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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
Delegates Approve of
Pan-American Alliance
Plan Outlined by Wilson

Washington, d. C., Jan. 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson's address before the Pan
American Scientific Congress last eve
ming in which he outlined the gov
ernment's plan for a Pan-American
alliance guaranteeing absolute politi-
cal independence and territorial inte-
gritty was favorably commented on
by the delegates to-day.
Sessions of the various sections of
the congress to-day were brief The
congress will close tomorrow with n
Joint meeting when resolutions and
suggestions evolved in sectional meet
ings will be taken up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
WOULD RESTRAIN SOLICITOR

An injunction was obtained this ar
ternoon by the Harrisburg Imperial
Laundry Company to restrain Paul
Bowman, a former clerk and solicitor
from soliciting for the Arcade Laundry.
a rival concern. Bowman, the plaintiff
had an agreement with 1t not
to solicit for any other concern within
eight weeks after he left their employ.
He has been violating this agreement
the petitioner declares. The Dauph:n
County Court fixed January II, at $50
o'clock, to hear the matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
HELD ON ASSAULT CHARGE

In default of bail, Solomon Wash
ington colored. 1907 William street,
was sent to Jail to await hearing be-
fore Alderman Fritz Kramme., Wash
ington was given a hearing last night
on charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by his wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
GIRLS ARM FRACTURED

While playing at the home in Luck
now, Jennie Deckard, aged . years,
fell and fractured right arm. The
fracture was reduced at the Harris.
burg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07
FALLS INTO ASH PIT

Falling into an ash pit while at
work, William Ettinger. a workman
at Roundhouse No. of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. received a dislocated
right shoulder. He was treated at the
Harrisburg Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07

1t appears quite certain that in
side living conditions that are un-
favorable to plant life are also
unfavorable to human life. If the
thought could be taken up and
pounded in that the grow
ing of plants i'm livingrooms
would be a provision of
an automatic means of determining
the fitness of those livingrooms for
healthy human nabitation, then
your outside decoration idea would
be fostered and an additional and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07

In line with the plan of this news
paper to cooperate with the Civic
Club for a general movement next
Spring in the direction of window and
porch boxes with a view to making
one of the flower cities of
the country, the Telegraph has re-
ceived a letter from j. Horace Me-
Farland, president of the American
Civic Association, in which he SAYS:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07

i'm the sale, every pair regular stoc-no
ali feathers and all sizes, including
Elm Shoes for and MANAHAN and QUEEN QUAIL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-07

Every pair OF Shoes without will be
special sale goods. There all of the styles
such weli-known makes BEACON and FIORSHE
ITN Shoes for women
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
U.S.. STEPS IN TO SET
YON PAPEN AID FREE
Wolf Won Igel. Seized for Wei
land Canal Plot. Gives
$4,000 Bail.
FIGHTS FEDERAL AGENTS
Accused Man. Saying He's En-
bassy Member and Immune.
Gets BcrnstOrff Help.

Wolf Won Igcl. Capt Franz Won Pa
pens man Friday. whom Count Won
Bernstorff sought in vain to have listed
as a member OF his official family i'm
day morning on "A warrant charging him
with having engaged in military en-
'terprise to blow up the Welland Canal
His name was the ifth in the indictment
charging Capt. von Papen, recalled mill
tary attache of the German Embassy.
Capt. Hans Tauscher and others with
being implicated in the plot TO destroy
the Canadian waterway
The arrest of Won Igel. dapper young
German. threatened international COM
pications last night. Count Won Bern
storff requested the State Department
to release the defendant on the ground
that he was a member OF the embassy
staff but United States District Attor-
ney II Snowden Marshall said he had
been informed by the Attorney General
that Won Igel had no connection with
the German Embassy that might pre-
vent his arrest FOR any crime.
However,. the State Department an.
nounced that II had requested the re-
lease Of the German provided the al
legged crime was committed AT the time
that, according to Won Bernstorn. Won
lgel was attending 10 routin. work that
previously had fallen 10 Capt Won Pa
tsu
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
BERLIN PRESS IN RAGE
OVER FINAL DEMAND
Germany Is Urged to Send II
Flat Refusal to President
Wilson.
>p,co5 ,otle Desp1,ch 70 Tn, So

iirRilN. Via Amsterdam. April IL
The Tdc1iichc RundSchnu publishes a re-
port that rresideni Wilson and secretary
of state Lansing will present a final de-
mand upon Germany 10 furnish proofs
Of the correct dcmeinor of the German
submarine commanders The paper
says.
This report nlaheS one blush with
rage and shame and kecnly desire that
berlin should catcgorically rcfuC. 10
have any dis ussious ON such a tone
and such footing wiki the Washington
attorneys of Ia English ana Fren h
Governments
The D,Hfschc TdgcS:'itGh0 saNs
The hun OF Washngton .md of the
American press bears for every one who
knows the real conditions the stamp ~
unconscious humor."
The Koein,schc /citumO says:
This new wave of threats aud ytu-
pera,ion proves IL necessary that "" de-
clare to III. americans Thus far and
not farther.
The FrunEfur'cr /cuiH0 admits Pres
dent Wilson's right to demand an invesu-
cation and an explanation where Ameri-
can citizens have lost their lives, hut
speaks Of Mr. Wilson's "tory tcmpera-
ment" The paper suggests that he may
he Influenced 10y the approaching auni-
versary of tn" sinking OF the l.uS!tana
and adds that as he desires to he r.
elected his opponents ahns" cannot leave
him cold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19

Erzerum without losing large numbers
in prisoners
Trebizond IS an ancient seaport OF
great commercial importance. due
chiefly To the fact that II controls the
point where the principal trade route
from Persia and central Asia to Europe.
over Armenia and by way of Bayezid
and Erzerun. dcscends to the sea. II
has been the dream OF Russia for CEN
turies to put her hands forever upon
this important window on ihe Black
Sea-"
Trebizonds population is abou, 10000,
Of whom 22.0o0 are Moslems and $4,000
Christians. The city first figured in his
tory during the fourth crusade. when
Alexius Comnenus. with an army Of
1berian mercenaries. entered II and es-
tablshed himself as sovereign. In 1861
Trebizond was taken by Mohamned II.
after IL ha& for two centuries been the
capital Of an empire having defied all
attacks. principally by virtue of it's
isolated position. between a barrier Of
rugged mountains of from 1000 to 5000
feet. and the sea.
Later the city was several times be-
sieged, the most memorable attack being
that in which Mohammed n took IT,,
after its powerful fortications had re-
Historians agree that even then the city
would not have fallen but for III, almost
unconditional surrender by David. the
las, Emperor.
Thus Grand Duke Nicholas. the uncle
OF the car. whom the world believed to
have been shelved FOR good" when En-
peror Nicholas took from him the chief
command OF the forces ia Russia and
sent him to- the Caucasus. has realized.
! temporarily at any rate. the dream OF
Russia.
II was at Trebzoai that Nenophon. AS
, coinmandsr OF the Greek army. in the
year 400 b. G. ended UP his memorable
| retreat to the sea" after Il i've weeks
march through the wiids Of kurdistar
and Armenia. The Russian Grand Duk,
! took practically the same route Memo
phou's pursuers had taken
4 After the city passed into Turkish
hands powerful modern fortificatons were
| added to the excellent natural defences
In the city there are number of inter
esting monuments Of ancient history II
the form OF churches In the Byzantine
| style Of architecture.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19

>pec'a cable Despo,ch 10 TnE SrS.
LONDON. April 1S.-Trebizond, one OF
the most strongly fortified and most
important Black Sea ports In Asa Minor.
has fallen into the hands OF the Rus
SLAMS
The petrosrad War Office announced
late tonight that thanks TO the CO.
operation OF the army and navy the
city has been captured. terrific bat
tie appears to have taken place at the
gates of the city last Friday, in which
the Turks made a last desperate stand.
hut were defeated by the Muscovte
forces. whose attack was aided by the
Russian naval guns of the coast. Most
daring landings were made, the Rus
sian War Office reports. under the pro-
lection OF the naval artillery
The Russian statement follows
Trebizond has been taken. The
united. energetic efforts Of our Cauca-
sian army and Black Sea fleet have
been crowned by the conquest OF this
fortified town, the most important po-
sitIon on the Anatolian coast
'ui NdlIdHN tToOIS, dIteT the SdU-
culuary battle OF the l&th on the Kara
Dere River. pressed the Turks without
respite and suimounied incredible OBJ
s,acles, everywhere breaking the fierce
resistance of the enemy.
The well combined action o. the
fleet permitted the execution of most
hazardous landing operations and lent
the support OF its artillery TO the
troops operating In the coastal region.
Credit fvr tins fresh victory also is
partly due TO the assistance given the
Caucasian army by the troops operat-
ing IN othc. directions in Asia Minor.
BY their desperate fighting and heroic
exploits they did everything in their
power to facilitate the task OF the
detachmen,s on the coast.
An official Russian statement issueC
earlier ,o-nigh, told of the election from
many positions of the Turks west o
| six and one-half miles east Of Trebisond
! The statement follows:
! In the Caucasus We occupied Drona
s.X and one-half miles east OF Trebl-
zCnd
, West OF Erzerum the Turks were
driven out OF many positions.
How fast the Russian drive along th
Black Sea coast has been. and how wea
the Turkish resistance must he are illus
trated by the fact tina, yesterday III
Russian War ONCE SIN reported III
T Mu-covitc troops as having occupie
Surmene. about nineteen miles east G
Trebzond and as having reached
point about ,welve miles from the cit!
Evidently there was. as predicted YES
terday, hardly any opposition ON IN
part Of the Ottomans. whose forces seer
to be badly shattered despite the fac
that they made good their retreat froi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
R. H. DAVIS LEAVES
AS250,O00 ESTATE
NOveiiSt's Widow. if She Does
Not Remarry. and His Daugh-
ter Get All in Trust.

WHlTE PLAINS. April lS.-Accor,ling
to the will fled here to-day OF the lac
Richard Harding Davis. the novelist and
war correspondent who died in his coun-
try home. Cross Road Farm AT Mount
Kisco on April II last. the main portion
OF his estate. estimated 10 he worth about
s250,O0O, is placed in the hands Of n
Elizabeth Genevieve McEvoy Davis, and
his daughter Hope.
The will. signed on March II, 1915.
'irects that the testator's body be ere
mated and orders that his personal
property. such as jewelry and furniture
he divided among his widow. his sister.
Nora Davis Farrar. wife OF +. =. Farrar
Of Turgoose, Is. l.. and his brother.
Charles Belmont Davis OF Manhattan.
The executor, however, shall respect the
FIRST choice OF Mrs. Davis as to her share
Of the personal property.
The remainder of the estate IL turned
over to the trustee. who is to hold IL in
trust AMI pay the income to the widow
until her daughter Is 2l years old when
onr-half ot the income will go TO the
Naughter and the balance to Mrs Davis
"as long as she remains my widow" the
testator says
Mi Davis directs also that in the even
% the death or remarriage OF Mrs. Davis
before the daughter is II years old all
the income OF the trust fund shall be
raid to Hope until she is II years old
when she Is to get one-half OF the prin
ripal and the balance is 10 remain IN
trust for her during her lifetime,
Mr. Davis directs that in tn" settle
men, of the estate the executor shal
enlist the services of his brother. Charlie
y. Davis, FOR the purpose of protecting
and asserting the rights OF my estate IL
and TO any and all literary compositions
and rights therein to which my saiC
estate woukl be entitled, 1t being my pur
| pose that he be entrusted with the settle
ment OF all matters relative to such com
positions, including new editions %
hooks and articles and rights therein
| copyrights, moving picture and dramati'
rights diaries, biographies, Sc, and tina
he receive by way of compensation II
per cent. of the net amount thus realize'
for my estate"
The Franklin Trus, Company o
brooklyn IL made executor and trus4ee
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
WOODS SEES WHITMAN.
Com mi ssiOner Hurries to Alba ny
as Wire Dills Advance.

ALBANY. April Is.-Police Commits
sioner Woods made hurried trip 10
Gov, Whitman to-day and returned 10
New York city without making public
any information concerning his mission.
one reason advanced for the journey
was to explain TO the Governor about
the police wire tapping Another rea-
son suggested was unusual activity on
the part OF Brooklyn lawmakers concern
ing the wire tapping incident.
senator A. W, Burlingame, Jr, and
Assemblyman William T. Simpson OF
Kings county have bills practically ready
for final passage making it misde-
meanor to tap Il wire and listen to con-
~ersation. The amendment to the Pena'
Law was presented in both branches or
Monday night with the consent OF the
Republican and Democratic leaders.
The legislative programme. IL is as
serted. includes the passage OF the Pena
Law amendment before adjournment OF
Thursday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
FILM FIRE ON THE KANSAS.
Bluejackets Lose Movies and Cow
ernment More Than 100000.

PHILADELPHIA, April ls.--Motion pic
ture films. valued at $4,000. leased by
the bluejackets OF the United States bat
tleship Kansas. were destroyed by the
fire aboard Uncle Sans sea fighter while
the warship was in Guantanamo Bay at
the spring target practice on April 5.
The damage was between 100000 to
$4,000
practice there was AN explosion and
smoke and flames burst from the store
room. About thirty feet away there
were 800 rounds OF fixed ammunition
The flames could he seen easily by the
other ships It IL believed the fire was
due to spontaneous combustion.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
BAKER CONFERS
WITH PRESIDENT
Report in Washington That
German Consul ut Parral
Led Riots.
Carranza Again Asks
u. S. to Recall Troops
psc,as Gable Despatch TO THE suN

SpectdH ,doe Dtspo'ch 10 ihh SON
MEXICO CITY, April 1S.-
AVA Gen. Carranza renewed rep
reservations to-day to the United
States through Ambassador Des-
ignate Arredondo for the retire
ment Of the American troops now
in Mexico, according to Assistant
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Amador.
James Linn Rodgers. United
States agent with Carranza, con-
ferred at length to-day with
Judge Charles S. Douglas. Car
ranza's legal representative. Both
declined to say what was dis
cussed. Mr.. Rodgers, his aid. Mr..
Parker. and other American en-
ployees are moving the United
states Offices from the Brazilian
Legation to the American En-
bassy building.
Gen. Gutierrez reported that
Gen. Herrera had left Chihuahua
city for Parral.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
TOO COSTLY FOR JOHN D.!
Price Of GasOlcnr Reported Cause
OF Closing Ills Ice Plant.

T.HHNrowN. y V, Apul iS.-John n
Rockefeller after spending s2o,oo0 for
mplel ice plant with the idea of sup
plying all his needs has decided to quit
business II Was runored about rocan-
,ico HIS to-day that tn. high cost of
gasocn. to run his engine FASTENED the
closing OF the plant producing Loo
pounds of lee day, which can be
bough, in the market for about 81
1t cost Mr., Rockefeller IN addition to
the price Of gasolene the services Of n
night and day man and the expense OF
maintenance. lie was paying about four
times the usual pricr foi II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
RUSSIAN REPULSE AT DWINsK.
Gcrmans Report Failure Of Attack
at HridUe head.

TuRiGS. via London, April lS.--The
follo(ing statement regarding operations
on the east front was ISSUED to-day
Russian attacks early this morning
a, the nwinsk bridgeh.dd on the mar
row front south OF ,iarbunovka broke
down in from, of our positions with
heavy losses
ON the Balkan front there is moth
ing to report
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
MAYOR SAYS PHONE
WIRES WERE TAPPED
TO DETECT A CRIME
Witnesses in Charity Inquiry Suspected Of Perjury and
Indictments May Follow, Mitchell Adds-Woods
Ordered Eavesdropping by Police

abused in this case?" the District Attor-
ney was asked.
II cant conceive Of myself doing any
thing like it," was his response. Moth
ing exactly similar to this instance Of
wiretapping by the police has come
within my knowledge before. But so
far as any criminal charge is concerned
the explanation Of Commissioner Lord
satisfies me.
When it was pointed out that Senator
Burlingames bill was designed to cor
rect any possibility OF abuse OF this
power. the District Attorney remarked ::
II wouldn't like to see Senator Burlin-
games bill passed He professed ig-
norance OF the authority that was be-
hind Commissioner Woods. though Cath
olic priests who suspected their wires
were meddled with charged that the
sanction came from city Hall"
NO department head would dare do a
thing like that on his own initiative"
said Father James j. Higgins. super
visor OF Catholic charities in Brooklyn.
The Rev, William u. Farrell an
nounced last night that he would Ale
suit against Mayor Mitchell. Charities
Commissioner kingsbury. Police Com
missioner Woods and officials Of the
New York Telephone Company. charg-
ing collusion TO place him in the light
of "A criminal
The satisfaction OF District Attorney
Swami in Deputy Commissioner Lord $
explanation was not shared by his for
mer campaign manager. Alfred J. Tai
ley, who Is counse, for the three men
whose wires were admitted to have been
| tapped. Before comforting with Judge
Swami yesterday he said that in view ot
! the standing Of Father Farrell the
police should indicate the source of their
action. and that II necessary he would
have the case taken to the Grand Jury
After the consultation Judge Swami an
nounced that his investigation would be
continued.
COMPANY Insists q" Reason.
Lawyer Swayze and Frank " Bethel
| vice. pres ident OF the New York Tele-
! phone Company. declared emphaticallS
that the Police Commissioner in his re-
| ques, 10 have a special wire tapped
| must always state his reason. and that
| the company does not indscr!minatel!
| allow the privilege TO be abused.
I'VE don't inquire as to whose wire is
| being tapped" MIR. Bethel said "l'
would make no difference whether II was
Mr.. Barnes or Mr., Murphy. II the police
believed n crime had been committed
This practice, which has been going
| on since 1905 and even as far back as
/ 1900. according to some police officials
will be considerably curtailed II th'
bills introduced in the Legislature b!
Senator Buringame and Assembymar
william Thorne Simpson are passed
The measure as II finally appeared ir
! the senate and Assembly read as follows
Section Article 20 OF the Pena
Law is hereby amended by adding AZ th'
end a new section. to lie section -?
to read as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
MOVIE CENSOR BILL PASSES.
\ sse mbly Votes Measure. ~ TO ~,
After hitter FiRht.

A,.pASy. April l9.--Thc Assembly by
a vote Of 81 to 81 passed the Cristman-
Wheeler bill this morning providing for
a State board Of motion picture censors.
Tho board IL to be under the direction
Of the state Board Of Regents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19

ALBANY. April ~ "wednesday. A.
M).--The Assembly passed this morn
ing a bill Of Assemblyman Lynch giving
the Governor alone the right to call out
the militia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19
\ Prriiminary Conference.

I'lbIe lll' l'S 'b'llN Eb's b'l bls
Congress he win confer with Senator
stone. chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, aud senator
Lodge Of the same committee and with
Chairman Flood and Representative
Cooper % tho House Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
The President III his address vii!
cover much the same ground that he
has covered in his note to Berlin. He
Will show cumulative oNidcuc" of lllc-
gal acts on passenger ships and mcr-
crantmcn, kissed on siNtN -iv" cases
that have occurred since the sinking
OF the I.usitania. lie Will cite specific
cases, including the attack on the
Channel packet Sussex, To show how
GcrmanyS pledges to nhe United states
have been violated
Under these circumstances the prcsi-
dent will inform Congress he has done
al! he can do through thr channels Of
diplomacy
Count Won Bcrustorff had ten min
ute conference with Secretary Lansing
,hls afternoon and stated specifically
after the conference that he and III.
Secretary were tn talk matters over
"in "A few days" This was taken as
an indication that all hope has not yet
been abandoned by the Ambassador
for an eleventh hour adjustment Of the
difficulty.
The German Ambassador did not
look worried after the conference. He
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-19

The case upOn which District Attorney
Townsend an counsel for Biddinger rely
10 keep him from going to Chicago dates
back to March, 1915. Mr., We'll, attorney
for the Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company. a natural gas company, was
indicted by the Kanawha county Grand
Jury on charge OF attempting to bring
about the bribing of Howard y. Osgood
"A Public Service Commissioner Of the
State, TO give certain testimony in "A
Federal suit then pending, Mr.. We'll
made vigorous tight, alleging undue in
tuencc and Interference by Gov, Hatfield
and various other officials When the
Smnreme Court OF West Virginia decided
against him the lawyer obtained writ
of error, and this case is about to he
decided.
Biddnger appeared as a witness in the
preliminary hearings OF the West Vir-
ginia case and 1t appeared then that he
had been employed by Mr., We'll to ascer-
tain certain facts In connection with the
case.
William $. Butler, counsel for Bid
dinger. explained the situation yesterday
from his standpoint.
mir. Well IL counsel for the Manu-
facturers Light and Heat Company
which supplies natural GAS In West Vir-
ginia," he said 'srhe company at
tempted to raise its prices from 90 cents
a thousand feet TO 81 cents and the Pub
Tic Service Commission OF West Virginia
refused 10 approve. Biddinger was hired
-
CoNflnuod ON Loaf PQOe,