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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Five JOyriders Hurt
When Stolen Automobile
Crashes Through Fence

Driving up River Road at fifty miles
an hour, in a car owned by DR.. John ].
Mofitt, 1927 North Second street, Elmer
Fields lost control of the machine,
panions narrowly escaped death when
Fields lost control of the machine,
and the automobile turned upside down
after crashing through a fence
Fields sustained a fractured collar
bone; Stanley L. Mckay. fractured col
larbone and laceratfons; Mrs. Stanley
Mckay, bruises; Frank Weiley. aged s,
cuts and bruises, and Mamie Luckett,
lacerations. Fields companions all re-
side at 610 Willow street Walter Acy.
aged Is. 1872 Liberty street, who was
hanging on to the rear of the car un-
noticed sustained a probable fracture of
the skull and cuts md bruises.
The accident occurred at Fort Hunter
about o'clock last night. The two
men and two boys We're treated at the
Harrisburg hospital. and shortly after,
Fields was arrested charged with steal
ing the automobile.
According to city police, Fields lost
control of the auto when he was pass
ing around another machine. He Is a
chauffeur employed by DR.. Mohitt, and
started off with the car after he had
taken the physician to the orpheum
theaters
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Eighteen Wealthy Women
Believed Strangled by
Hungarian "Bluebeard"

Budapest. May 13.-Further official
investigation into the case of the mod
ern BIuebeard i'm the village of Gin
kota, who, it developed, was known as
Pela Kiss. shows that the man made a
practice for years, according to the po-
lice of decoying women by marriage
advertisements. obtaining their money
on marriage promises and then mur-
dering them.
The police have a record of IS wo-
men with whom Kiss was at various
times associated, eight of whom have
long been reported as missing, while
the ten others have not yet been found.
In the house he had occupied were dis
covered packages of love letters from
all parts of the world, including the
United States.
Four of seven sealed leaden cases
found in the dwelling were opened.
Three contained the bodies of strangled
women, while in the fourth were seven
women's dresses. One was identified
as belonging to a young woman who
had been missing for ten years.
There appears to be no doubt that
Kiss died at Valjevo. Serbia, as pre-
viously reported. Although he rarely
worked, he spent money so generously
that he was known as "the American
uncle"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Price Maintenance Law
Favored by Chamber of
Commerce Referendum

A special meeting of the directors
of the Chamber of Commerce was call
ed this morning to pass upon the ref
erendum vote taken this week among
the members on the question of the
maintenance of resale prices.
Just 126 out of the membership of
311 voted. 76 being in favor of the
proposition to bring about price MAIN
tenance by federal legislation and so
voting against The directors this
morning voted 5 in favor and 3 against,
2 not voting. Consequently the mem
bership vote, which upheld the rec
ommendation of the chosen commit
tee on investigation, was i'm turn up
held by the vote OF the directors Sec
retary McColgin sent the report of the
Harrisburg Chamber to the general
secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States in Washington
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
PEOPLE
MARCH IN GREAT
DEFENSEPARADE
Patriots Stream Over Streets
of New York in Prepared
ness Demand
10000 WOMEN IN LINE
All Walks of Life Represented
by Marchers; Reviewed by
L. S. Officials
BY AsJoei1fed Press

New York. May 13.-New York's
belief that the nation should prepare
for war was expressed to-day by
nearly 145, 900 men and women march
ing in one of the greatest professions
ever assembled for the promotion of
an idea.
Twenty abreast. filling the streets
from curb to curb, keeping in step to
the patriotic tunes OF two hundred
bands. the parade that began this
morning will last for twelve hours or
longer.
Many business houses are closed
while the city gives itself up to its
celebration of preparedness day. The
sidewalks from the Battery to Fifty
ninth street, the start and finish of the
parade. are crowded. 1t is estimated
that at least 100000 persons saw the
demonstration.
Twenty thousand women are in the
pageant. Workers in two hundred
occupations, lawyers and other profess
sional men, city officials and city en-
ployes and 10000 members of the
National Guard and thousands of vet
Grams of the Spanish war compose the
long column. The lawyers are led by
twenty justices of the supreme court.
Sixty-four Divisions
The marchers were divided into
siXty-four divisions. The hour set for
the start was $50 a. m. and 1t is eX-
pected that the last division will not
reach the disbanding point until 1890
o'clock tonight
Demands for place in the parade
so greatly exceeded the time and space
that the promoters were compelled to
reject 10000 applications. Beginning
at the Battery. at the southern end
r. e. L.. IL i -. Coll
in line at intervals along Broadway,
Center and Lafayette streets and Fifth
avenue nearly to the reviewing stand
erected in Madison Square.
General Wood on Stand
There. from a stand containing thou
sands of spectators. Major-General
Leonard Wood, Rear Admiral Ma
New York navy yard, and Mayor
Mitchell reviewed the parade.
The main body of the marching
thousands was composed of employees
in shops and stores. In addition divi-
sions were composed of representa-
tiVes of the theater and allied arts,
engineers, architects. clergymen, bust
ness men. bankers and brokers, ply
sicians and surgeons and public
schools.
Girls From Stores
In the womens section were teach
ers. stenographers, art students, girls
from the department stores, the Ameri-
can Woman's League for Self-Defense
and the Womens Preparedness Bat
talon and representatives of various
trades organizations.
Anti-preparedness bodies, such as
the Woman's Peace Party and the
Socialists, endeavored to Offset the pre-
paredness spirit by circulation among
the spectators of circulars Across
Fifth avenue from the reviewing stand
the woman's party hung out a banner
with the inscription:
There are only 100000 OF you.
You are not the only patriots. Two
million families. 500 600 mine workers
and organized labor of America are
opposed to what you and Wall street
are marching for. Are you sure you
are right"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Y. M. c. A. Will Consider
How 1t May Assist in
Preventing Labor Strikes

Cleveland, Ohio. May 13. - The
question of the attitude of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Indus
trial strikes and how it may assist in
preventing and terminating strikes
will be one of the leading questions
considered at the international con-
vention in session here. This question
arose in the industrial section yester-
day afternoon and it was voted to
name a committee of seven to-day to
frame policy for presentation discus
sion and adoption Monday.
At this mornings program of the
general convention President, Nick.
King of the Hartford Theological Sem
mary made an address in connection
with a report on vocationa- training.
He will also speak before the student
section this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
WILL STRENGTHEN
SLOPES OF RIVER
FRONT WALL RAMP
Park Department Riprap
Passageway From Park
TO Wall
AT MUENCH ST. MONDAY
If Treatment Proves Economi-
cal Other Slopes Will Be
Similarly Improved

Work will begin Monday on the
rip-rapping of the ramp on the
River Front slope at Muench street
with a view to determining whether
or not the improvement can be eff
fected at a reasonable cost.
If the job can be completed at a
fairly low figure similar treatment will
be followed at PETER street and later
at all the passageways leading from
the upper park walks to the River
Front Wall. The ramp at Muench
street is the longest and will prob
ably prove the more costly of any.
From sixty to siXty-five tons OF
limestone quarried from the new park
way to the east of the city limits,
will be used for the purpose so that
the actual expenditure in connection
with the work will be limited to labor,
hauling, etc. The plan is to set the
stones into the slopes for distance
of fifteen feet above the walk and
the treatment will be similar to that
adopted at the pumping station plaza.
BY this treatment Commissioner e. u.
Gross and Assistant Park Superinten-
dent Forrer expect to establish a solid
bank of stones on the exposed por-
tions of the ramp slopes that will re-
sist the action of the water for years
to come.
Other Activities
While the work on the ramps has
been planned for Monday, the park
officials and the limited corps of
TContinueu on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

After months of exciting travel
through practically the only accessible
neutral countries in Europe with the
Ford peace party, which sailed frcm
New York December 4, 1915, on the
Oscar III. Miss Frieda Mylecraine, for
three years stenographer with the
State Board of Education in this city,
has just returned from Europe.
Miss Mylecraine is visiting in the
city as the guest of Miss Edna Cugler,
of the State Board of Education, and
vii! leave tomorrow for her home In
Philadelphia. While here she told
many of her friends of the rips
through Norway, Sweden, Denmark.
Holland and later in England after she
and Mrs Joseph Fels, of Philadelphia
left the Ford peace party.
i would go again tomorrow If
had the opportunity" was her reply to
the queries of friends, even after she
had told them of how for thirty-six
hours on one occasion everyone on
board wore a life belt the entire time.
Arriving with the Ford party in
Christiania, Norway, December 10,
Miss Mylecraine said that at first the
people greeted them cautious-c cordially,
but after three or four days showed
them the best of courtesies. Christmas
Day was spent in Stockholm and New
Years Eve and New Years Day in
Copenhagen, Denmark.
Accompanied by Police
Here, Miss MyleCraine said, she and
Mrs. Fels, together with other COM
panions, were warned on New Years
Eve not to venture outside the hotel
without q military or police escort be-
cause of the big celebration.
Our Fourth of July and the Danish
New Years Eve celebration are almost
the same" she said enthusiastically
as she told of the excitement of the
evening. The hotel windows were
boarded up, fireworks set off in the
big square, and enormous crowds in
the streets until after midnight"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
No Idea Now of Calling
Pennsylvania Guard
Special to The Telegraph

Atlantic city, n. J., May 13.-Call-
Ing out of the National Guard of Penn
sylvania for service in Mexico or along
the Rio Grande border is not even con-
templated as a remote contingency by
the War Department Secretary of War
Baker said here last night. He added
that the situation in Mexico is more
hopeful than it has been at any time
for a week. His further statement that
no more State troops are to be called
out is taken as indicating that the War
Department is confident of it's ability
to cope with the situation with the
force now at it's disposal.
Pennsylvania has an excellent Ma
tional Guard organization, but I do
not think there will be any need for
us to avail ourselves of their services
at this time" said Mr.. Baker.
1T is not now regarded probable that
any more States will be called upon to
put their troops in the field, as the
Mexican situation appears to be we'll
in hand"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Thomas A. Edison Comes Out
Strongly For Col. Roosevelt
Special to The Telegraph

Oyster Bay, ~ Y. May 13. - Thomas
A. Edison has come out strongly in
favor of Colonel Roosevelt. He has
written a letter to Guy Emerson, sec
retary of the Roosevelt Nonpartisan
League, in which he says:
Answering your question as to my
views of Colonel Roosevelt for our next
President, | would say that I believe
should De considered at this crucial
period. He has more real statesman
tant needs of this country and grea ter
executive ability to handle the big in
ternational problems that will arise at
the close of the war than all the other
proposed candidates put together His
energy, capacity and vast experience i'm
large affairs of State and nation for
many years. together with his great
patriotism and his intense American
ism and his great knowledge in all lines
OF human endeavor make him decidedly
the most striking figure in American
life"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Dispatch of $500 Carranza
Troops Leads Official to
Believe Assurance of Co.
operation to Get Border
Raiders Is Sincere
SITUATION SHOWS
NO SIGNS OF CHANGE
Coast Artillery Companies,
Recently Ordered Out, Are
Reaching First Along
Line; Expect All to Arrive
Soon
BY Associated Press

Washington, d. c., May 13.-Dis-
patch of 1,5OO Carranza troops north
ward toward the border in the Big
Bend district of Coahuila, reported in
border advices, was regarded by Off
cials here to-day as possible indication
that the Mexican de facto government
is making renewed efforts TO capture
bandits who have raided American
border towns. Reports that the ex-
pedition might have hostile purpose
were not regarded seriously by ad-
ninistration authorities.
They intimated that the action
tended to strengthen the belief that
American and Mexican military au-
thOrities at FL Paso had reached an
unwritten agreement on cooperation
along the border to prevent further
bandit raids.
The Mexican situation shows no
sign of immediate change here to-day.
President Wilson was cruising down
the Chesapeake bay on the yacht May
ilONtI anu ulu not expect 10 return
before Sunday or Monday. Secretary
Baker had taken a week-end trip to
Atlantic City and Newark.
Sn Antonio. Texas, May 1.-Two
companies of coast artillery reached
here to-day and pitched camp at Fort
Sam Houston, near the militia en-
campment. 1t was said at headquar-
ters that all of the other companies
included in the movement will have
arrived by night, making a total of
seven at this point Four companies
have been sent to strengthen forces at
El Paso and Marathon.
Major General Funston will reach
headquarters tonight after an alb
serce of more than two weeks, necessi.
tated by the conference at FL Paso
with General Obregon, minister of
war of the de facto government. He is
expected to outline a program of work
which will place the state troops in
shape for service within two or three
weeks.
Marathon, Texas. May 10. - One
company of coast artillery arrived here
from San Antonio. Texas, to-day Part
of it will go south to join Colonel Fred
ercl< w. Sibley's eXpeditionary force
while the remainder will help garrison
Marathon.
Colonel Sibley expects to have direct
communication between Boquillas and
Marathon by sunday night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Gem
orally cloudy Tonight and SUN
day; not much change in tenn
perature.
For Eastern PennEyIvanIa; Gener-
ally cloudy Tonight and Sunday;
moderate north and northwest
winds.
The Susquehannn river and all it's
TO fall slowly. stage of about
as feet is indicated for HARRIS
burg sunday morning.
General Conditions
The Southwest disturbance has in
creased in magnitude and now
covers the greater part of the
western half of the country with
Its center over New Mexico. 1t
rains In the Middle Mississippi
Valley and the Plains States and
SHOWS and rains continue In Mon
tana and Wyoming.
The lowest temperature reported
this morning was 20 degrees aG
Winnemuccn. Nevada.
Temperatures s n. M, "a.
Sunt Rises, 4:51 n. M; sets, 7i12
u. m.
Moon, Full moon, May IL, OIL
n. ~.
River Stages 80 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, a..
Lowest Temperatures. %.
Mean temperature, 83.
Normal temperature, 90.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
STANDING ARMY
OF 2O6,OOO is
INDICATED NOW
ConfereeS on Reorganization
Bill Agree Upon That
Number
$4,000 IN WAR TIME
Report Will Be Submitted TO
Both Branches of Congress
For Ratification

Washington, May 13. - regular
army of 2O6,O men at peace strength
capable of expansion to 254,000 men
in time of war, was agreed upon to-
day by House and Senate confereeg
on the army reorganization bill, frs;
of the big national defense measures
The report will be submitted to botl
branches of Congress for ratification
next week.
In the agreement on the regula'
army the Senate bill system of organi
zation was retained as a substitute TO
the House system which would hav'
recruited a maximum army of 10000
men.
The regular line of the army, the bill
now provides, can never go below l6O,
900, and it's maximum strength il
times of peace would be 10000 ofli-
(Cnntinuph On Pnoa 0l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

The party arrived in Rotterdam
about week later and remained there
and in Amsterdam for a short time.
Norway and Sweden, of course,
are anxious to remain neutral and our
party was treated here with the great
est of respect. In Stockholm when we
left the people crowded around the
railway station and sang national
songs.
Many Troops In Holland
In Denmark, however, much ten
sion is caused by the efforts to pre-
vent war with Germany. No public
meetings are held and the least bit of
trouble created tremendous excite
ment, but no troops are to be seen.
In Holland it is almost the opposite.
Three hundred thousand troops are
modified. Each morning the first
sound is the bugle call and the clatter
of horses hoofs, guns are mounted on
boats in the canals of Rotterdam and
Amsterdam and both cities are strongly
fortified
Miss Mylecraine, after the Ford
party returned home, remained in Hol-
land, Denmark, Norway and Sweden q
short time, and then with Mrs. Fels
left for London, where they spent five
weeks. Much difficulty was expert
enced in entering and leaving England,
but eventually they obtained passage
on the New Amsterdam, sailing from
Falmouth, England, shortly after the
Sussex disaster. Miss Mylecraine and
Mrs. Fels arrived in Bergen, Norway,
just before they sailed for England
and Immediately after the big fire.
There was only one hotel in the city
that could be used, and it was water
soaked.
Miss Mylecraine is enthusiastic over
the peace work and she is extremely
anxious to have all of her friends know
that a permanent peace party has
been established in Stockholm with
five representatives from the United
States, Norway, Sweden, Denmark,
Holland and Switzerland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
us. DELAYS WITH
BRITAIN TO SHOW
HAND IS FREE
Blockade Negotiations Post
poned Because of German
Conditions"

Washington, D. c., May 1S. - Two
developments in the submarine issue
further emphasized the stiffening in
the attitude of the United States Gov
ernment toward Germany which has
come to be subject of much COM
ment in diplomatic circles here.
1t was announced that instructions
were cabled to James w. Gerard,
American Ambassador at Berlin, to as
certain and report upon the exact
character and extent OF the punish
ment" meted out to the submarine
commander responsible for the at
Continued OH Page o.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
GERMANS RESUME
FIERCE FIGHTING
AT DOUAUMONT
Violent Bombardment Is Fol
lowed by Attacks; Repulsed
With Heavy Loss
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE
Encounters in Volhynian Fort
ress Triangle; Food Riots
Cause Teuton to Resign

The Douaumont region of the Ver-
dun front, where the Germans for
more than two months past have been
held fairly close to the line of their
original advance in the February
drive, is again the scene of desperate
fighting.
Violent bombardment of French po-
sitions in that sector yesterday was fol-
lowed by strong attacks in which, ac-
cording to the afternoon bulletin from
Paris, the Germans suffered heavy
losses ana failed to gain any ground.
Across the Meuse, northwest of Ver-
dun, no infantry encounters are re-
ported but the artillery is being kept
busy firing on both sides being virtual
ly without cessation
Vienna to-day reports continually
increasing activity in the vicinity of
the Nolhynian fortress triangle on the
TCOutinup1 nm DoOa OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
Thousands See Vessels
ManeuUer at ChGrleStOwn
BY Associated Press

Boston, Mass, May 13.-The Charles
town navy yard, in which forty vessels
of war had been assembled, was Wis
tied by thousands of persons to-day,
including a navy day" program, ar
ranged by the Massachusetts auxiliary
Of the Naval Relief Society. Among
the principal demonstrations Of naval
preparedness were the maneuvers of
the LII, representative of the latest
type of submarines in the United States
navy. and the launching of torpedo
by the torpedoboat detroyer O'Brien.
The fighting ships, ranging from
submersibles to superdreadnaughts
were dressed for the occasion.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
j. X. BOWMAN BUYS
WALNUT STREET PROPERTY

John K Bowman has purchased the
annex of Wilmer. Bair and Wilmer,
213 Walnut street, occupied by Ed
ward Hildebrand, florist The new
owner plans to rebuild the structure
and use 1t for storing automobiles.
The transaction was made through
S. w. Fitzgerald, ;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
STEELTON FOLKS TUESDAY
WILL VOTE VIA. BREADBOX
Ballots For $4,000 Loans Must Be Cast in Separate Recep
tacleS; County Commissioners SolDe Problem
in Humble Way

for loan tickets, and they had to get
them in a hurry. So ten breadboXes,
enough for Steeltons ten precincts
were hastily bought from a nearby
hardware store-and a chisel and a
hammer turned the japanned- tin hold
ers into official ticket receivers. Locks
were added.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

Steeltonians who vote for or against
the $4,000 improvement loans next
Tuesday will do so in a very hum
BILE way; they'll cast their ballots in
breadboXes. This is because the coun-
ty commissioners decreed to-day that
separate boxes had to be provided
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13

Vandals last night destroyed the
window flower boxes of Mrs. Mary
Winemiller. 124 South Fourteenth
street. Mrs. Winemiller has two large
attractive boxes at her home, and
much favorable comment has been
heard from folks who have seen this
display. During last night flowers in
both boxes We're broken, and the
plants at the ends of each box torn out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
FIND BODY OF MISSING WOMAN
By Associated Press

Lancaster. Pa. May 13. - From ar
ticles taken from the body of the wo-
man drowned in the Susquehanna river
and found on rock last Tuesday near
Safe Harbor, Albert OBrien. of York,
late yesterday Identified the woman as
mis- wife: She was demented and dis
appeared from home January 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
PRINCE BORIS TO WED

London, May 1S. - The announce
ment is expected shortly at Vienna of
the bethrothal OF an Austrian arch
duchess and Prince Boris, heir to the
throne of Bulgaria. according to an
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-13
BARN DESTROYED by FIRE

SfcCIdI 70 TIC TeTegrdfH
Lancaster, Pa, May 13.-The large
barn on Samuel A. Keen's farm near
White Oak, with 800 bushels of grain
and some livestock, was destroyed by
fire today. causing a loss of $4,000. A
spark from traction engine caused
the blaze.