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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
Indictments Against u. S.
Agents Will Be Asked in
Tobacco Fraud Cases

Washington. April 1.-THE govern
ments investigation at New York of
charges of collusion between internal
revenue collectors and tobacco manu-
tacturcrs and dealers recently arrested
i'm the alleged $2O,000,0OO internal
revenue frauds has reached a stage,
officials here have been informed,
where indictments charging conspir-
acy may be asked in the case of a
of deputy collectors.
The investigation has spread, il is
said to Philadelphia Pittsburgh and
other cities, and a thorough inquiry is
now being made to determine if de-
putty collectors at those points were
in collusion with tobacco manufactur-
ers who are charged with having
evaded the payment of revenue to tho
government for fifteen years or more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
Prizes Given For Boxes
and Essays at Paxtang

Prizes were awarded to the school
children of PaNtang late this after
noon for their efforts in making bird
boxes and writing essays on birds In
connection with the awards special
exercises were arranged and the sing
ing of the youngsters was one of the
features of the occasion. Prizes were
given TO the two boys who made the
best wren and flicker boxes and also
to the two girls who wrote the best es-
says on birds. The prizes were
offered and awarded by the Rev. H.
3. King, pastor of the Paxton Presby-
terian church and T. II. Loser, post
master of PaXtang.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
HEAVY GUNFRE
INDICATES NEW
GERMAN ATTACK
Violently Bombard French Po-
Sitions During Night; Infantry
Charge Expected

French positions near hill SO4 in
the Nerdun sector west of the Meuse
were subjected TO violent bonn bard
ment last night. II was an operation
similar to those which usually precede
infantry attacks and indicates that the
next phase of the German assault on
Nerdun may develop shortly.
East of the river there is recrudes-
cence of activity on the part of the
Germans, although no heavy actions
are recorded in the official French
communication of to-day. A small at
tack on French positions south of
Douaumont in the part of the line
where some OF the heaviest fighting of
the Nerdur campaign has taken place.
is said by the French War Office to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
LET S35O,OOO
CONTRACT FOR
BLAST FURNACE
Second Unit of Proposed Bat
terry at Steelton Plant Is
Already Started

Contract has been awarded and
work started on a new modern. 500
ton capacity blast furnace to cost ap-
proXimately $350,000 at the Steelton
plant Of the PENNSYLVANIA Steel COM
pany. it was announced by General
Manager Quincy Bent this morning.
The contract for excavations and
concrete work has been awarded to
the Raymond Concrete Pile Company,
New York City, and the contract for
steel work and erection OF steel to the
Pennsylvania Engineering Works, New
Castle, Pa. The Raymond Concrete
Pile company already has n gang OF
workmen on the ground and excava-
lions have been started. Work will be
pushed rapidly and it is expected to
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
CARRANZA FORCES
ARE BEING WATCHED
In Position to Cut Lines at
Casas GrandeS Should
Break Come; Battle of
ParraI Is Reported to Have
Ragged Desperately For
Three Hours; $50 Mexi-
cans and One American
Killed
BY 1sSocil'-d Press

General Pershins's Camp al Front,
April 10. CVia Aeroplaue to Chihuahua
April 13, via FL Paso Junction, April
14) - About forty mounted men be-
lieved to be Villa soldiers of General
Tarango's command attacked last
night an automobile supply train ana
We're driven off after n short tight.
There were no American casualties.
one Villa bandit was killed.
General PerShing moved his camp
south Yesterday, penetrating far into
Villa territory where he found num-
erous de facto government detach-
ments under General Cara who gave
the Americans a friendly greeting and
cooperation. Acroplanes We're first TO
reach this new front. General Perish
ing travelled here in an automobile
train OF supply trucks, which made a
record breaking trip.
The fight. which occurred about 2
o'clock was several miles in the rear
of the automobiles carrying General
Pershing and his escort. 1t lasted
about twenty minutes. When the ban
dts who tried TO capture one truck
came up, the Americans poured in
five volleys which ended the fight COM
pletely There were two attacks, the
first a slight one and directed against
a forward truck. The last attack was
rush against the rear trucks during
which bullets few against the automo-
hiles. The American soldiers thought
they hit some of the bandits.
Harry Gosnear, of the autotruck
train. q resident of Philadelphia. got
a bullet through his hat.
FL Paso, April Il. - More than
$4,000 United States regulars are
guarding the Mexican border from
Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego,
Calf. to-day while hurried troop
movements southwark from Colum-
bus, y. NJ, show that the line Of conf
munications reaching over 400 miles
into Mexico is being rapidly strength
ened to meet any emergency.
American scouts are watching the
Pulpito pass, which leads from Sonora
into the Casas Grandes district of
chihuahua State for the appearance
of General Arnulfo Gomez. command
ing $500 Carranza infantry and
cavalry. General Gomez is awaiting
orders from the Mexican minister Of
war. General Obregon. TO meet in
chihuahua for the announced pur-
pose Of taking UP the pursuit of Villa.
In the event of trouble with the de
facto government General Gomez
would he in position to strike the
line of American communications at
Casas Grandes.
There are uncomfirmed reports that
the battle in Parrsl in which a de-
tachment of 140 American cavalry
men were attacked by citizens was
more desperate than indicated in the
Mexican official advices and that II
lasted for three hours. one report
had it that more than 100 Mexican
civilians and Carranza soldiers were
killed and wounded and that one Am
crcan soldier was killed and several
wounded.
Fear For L. s Troops
Army officers are deeply concerned
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
Will Complete Plans For
Keystone Banking Co.

Augustus Lutz, real estate agent. of
800 North Second street, said to-day
that plans for the organization of the
Keystone Banking Company will he
completed within ten days. The new
institution will be located at Third
and Calder streets. Mr. Lutz is one
OF the prime movers in the new enter
prise which will include a number of
prominent businessmen. Mr.. Lutz
added:
II purchased the property a short
time ago. The building will be re-
modelled. 1t is. proposed to start
business at an early date.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
Mere men Won't get the TRAGEDY of

Mere men won't get the tragedy of
this. at all. Brutes! Listen:
Within the next few days one OF
Harrisburg's prettiest brides-to-be is
due to add the plain gold band to her
iewelry case. That is, the wedding
WAS scheduled, but-someone, small
brother or sister, got the measles; And
to-day a cold-blooded health officer
tackled a quarantine card on the
house.
DR.. J. NJ. ]. Raunick, city health
officer himself answered the plaintive
phone call a little later when the dis
tracted bride-elect called up to de-
clare that the quarantine. the card and
things. Just couldn't be-
Sorry" sympathiZed DIR. Raunick
as gently as he could, but quarantine
is quarantine, you know. We're col
lecting information now against vio-
lators. Next week. We'll have to shut
down the lower grade schools again.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14

Senator Thomas p. Gore, of Okla
homa, addressing the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce at a noon
luncheon here to-day, spoke vigorously
in favor of the creation of a permanent
tariff commission for the United States
and did not spare the estariff theories of
his Democratic colleagues at Washing
ton in so doing.
"Of all commercial undertakings, in
ternational trade involves the fiercest
competition said ne. Competing
goods from various countries meeting
in common market engender com
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
SEVEN HURT IN CRASH
By .HSsocidied Press

Wilkes Barre. Pa. April 14.-Seveu
persons were injured in a collision
between a large jitney bus and troll
ley car here to-day. The bus was
struck in the center as il was crossing
the trolley tracks in the southern sec
ton of the city. Five of the injured
were taken TO a hospital. The trolley
car was operated bE men who have
taken the place of the regular en-
ployes on strike.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
Killed When Cart Passes
Over Him at Central Iron

George Fe"cnz, of 1900 South Ninth
street. employed as cart driver by
Frank Capin. died last night in the
Harris burg Hospital from internal in
iuries received yesterday afternoon
when he fell from his cart and the
wheels passed over his body The ac-
cident occurred at the Central Iron
& Steel Company. Ferenz had been
boarding at the South Ninth street
house. lie has wife in Austria.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
.ORATORGCAL CONTEST FOR 500
PRIZES AT TECHNICAL HIGH

DR.. John ]. Mullowney, president of
the Harrisburg Branch of the Penn
sylvania Arbitration and Peace So
ciety, has arranged to have the an
nual intercollegiate oratorical contest
of his society held in Harrisburg this
year. It will take place on Thurs
day evening, April 90 at the Technical
High School at SIS.
The colleges to be represented are
State, Bucknell, Juniata, Lebanon
Valley and st. Joseph's.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
ANOTHER JESS WILLARD

Chicago. ILL.,, April 14.-An eight
pound baby boy was born to the wife
of Jess willard, champion heavyweight
of the world. last night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
SEEK WATER CARNIVAL FUNDS

How funds can be obtained to
finance the 1916 river carnival will be
discussed by the recently appointed
water sports committee Friday even
ing, April 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
REVISION
OF TARIFF VERY
IMPORTANT--T.R.
Roosevelt Fears Disaster After
War Unless Change Is
Made

Oyster Bay, l.. l., April IA. - Theo-
dore Roosevelt declared himself in
favor of a protective tariff as one of
the issues upon which the Republicans
must 90 to the polls at the next Presi-
dental election. He let it be known
that the tariff was not the main issue
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
CROWDS SWARM
ANEW INTO BIG
RUMMAGE SALE
Hundreds or More Women and
Girls Just About Working
Their Heads Off"

What mattered it that one of the
most active of the young salesladies
got no breakfast this morning; what
mattered it that the rain poured and
the cry for additional goods to satisfy
the insistent demand of ''rummage-
mad populace" amounted to a wall of
ICnnfinnph nih Dnnn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14


cARRANzA MOVES INTO MEXICO CITY
Gszsao City April l4Gereral csrraaaz. who arrved
on as outskirts Of Mexico City yesterday entered the city
shortly after o'clock this morning accompanied by few
members Of his staff. us entry was unhsaiaaa and without
ostontaaon.
$4,000 NEW PERMITS
Harrisburg - Building permits totaling $4,000 were
issued late this afternoon as follows Harrisburg Lumber
Company twostory office building Seventeenth and Matt
dsin $1,000; DIG c. Conln tyvo-story garage, South
: Cameron near Market s2o0oo William a. IcIlhenny,
eight 2Elstoy dwellings, Eighteenth and Market $4,000
H a Nipple is contractor for all these Improvements
cRAY-HEAD ELOPEs WITH GIRL "a
Harrisburg-Frank swarsz, g. and Ada May swartz
a. his niece Winchester county Va eloped to this city
to-day and obtained marriage license swsrtz whose FIRST
vile died in 1903 admitted that there was parental objection
: to the marriage.
VILLA BANDITS ATTACK CAMARcO
To-soa april l3.-Bands Of villa forces today at,
tackled Cauzrgo but were repulsed according to reliable
advoes received Reports OF the death Of Villa have not
been confirmed.
JOHNSON ENDORSES REPUBLICANS
San Francisco April t4--"I wish YOU within your
party, Overwhelming success" Governor Hiram w
Johnson Progressive candidate for VicePresident four
years ago. in open letter to-day to group of can
ddaes designating themselves United Republicans up for
election delegates Republican National Convention
FRENCH GIVE NAME OF COMMANDER
Paris, April 14-The American government is now in
possession Of the information obtained by French gov
ernont which led the assertion that the steamship
Sussex orpedoed by German submarine Full de-
tails even to the name Of the commander and number of the
submarine have been communicated privately to the Aeri-
; can government.
MARRIAGE LICENSES !
chester
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
General Conditions

General Conditions
The storm from the Upper Mlssis-
slppi Valley has moved eastward
with increasing energy and Is
now central near Buffalo. Rain
has fallen also I'm the Southwest
with some snow In the Southern
Rocky Mountains. 4 sharp fall of
TO 20 degrees In temperature
has occurred In the Central VAL
ley.
temperature; 6 n. M, 46.
SUM Rises 5i27 n. nj; sets, Gi43
y. m.
Moons Full mo, April Is, 1907
%. m.
River stages "a feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest Temperatures, az.
Lowest temperature, IS.
Mean temperature, So.
Normal temperature, SO,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
VILLA BANDITS SWOOP DOWN
ON SUPPLY TRAIN; DRIVEN
OFF; STRENGTHEN PATROLS

Beaten Back With One Dead
in Short Fierce Attack on
Auto Truck; 10000 Regu-
lars Are Guarding Border
While More Troops Have
Been Hurried Into Mexico
to Protect Lines of Com
municatiOnS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Rain
this afternoon, followed by fair
weather tonight and Saturday;
cooler Tonight, with lowest tenn
pernturc about 80 degrees
For Eastern PENNSYLVANIA: Rain
this afternoon; fair Tonight and
saturday; cooler tonight; strong
west winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14

River
Moderately heavy rains have fallen
over the greater part of the Sus-
quehannn watershed In the last
twenty-four hours and substan-
tlal rises have occurred In the
North Branch, Lower West
Branch and the upper main river.
All streams will rise, but unless
considerable more rain occurs
thnn was reported this morning
no food stages are expected to
occur, except possibly in the
North Branch. 4 stage of ut
IO.b feet is indicated for Harris-
burR Saturday morning with n
maximum stage of between and
II feet Saturday afternoon or
night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-14

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
GENERAL ObRFCON AND
STAFF AT JUAREz FOR
PENDING CONFERENCE
Mexican Minister Of War Arrives at
Border Town Opposite El Paso to
Meet Generals Scott and Funston Of
the United States Army

Ell Paso April 28-General Obregon and staff arrived
today Juarez to confer with Generals Scott and Funston
military questions involved in the American punitive
expedition.
General Obregon accompanied by General Ire
vino, military governor of Chhuahua General Samuel s.
Santos Governor Enrquez of Chihuahua and President
Herrera of Parral The third section Of General Obre
CONS train bearing General Gutierrez military governor
of Chihuahua state deraed south of Juafez Several
passengers reported to have been injured
Generals Scott and Funston due here tonight. It
expected the first conference will be held tomorrow
General Obregon anticipated satisfactory conference
he made it clear that the Carranza government In
position to thoroughly police northern Mexico and that
the American troops having fulfilled their announced pur
pose of breaking up Villa bands should be withdrawn
Some 10000 Carranza soldiers now in Chihuahua and
Sonora All Juarez turned out to greet General Obregon
General Obregon held several conferences with the
military and civil authorities of the defacto government
of Chihuahua in which every phase of the situation
discussed that the ceares of the Mexican
proposals could be made to Generals Scott and Funston
Under orders General Gaviras troops lined up
both sides of the street from the railway station to the
custom house. where General Obregon and his party
escorted The Juarez military band aided in the welcome
at the railroad station where Of Mexcans gath
cred to greet the minister of war;
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
DASH MADE ALMOST
TO DURANGO LINE

Field Headquarters. April 24.-(By
motor courier to Columbus, N. NJ. April
2s.---A cavalry lieutenant, with his face
sunburned the color of ripe cherry.
arrived here today bringing the story of
adventures and fighting by the column
which penetrated farthest south In the
Villa chase, Is miles farther than even
Tompkins' at Parrai and which rode
nearly 500 miles until II was in sight
of the Durango state line on Chihua-
hua's. southern border.
This was the picked squadron Of Ma
jor Howe of the Eleventh cavalry.
They rode trails whore no Carranzista
soldier ever had been. where the natives
asserted no hor: could go and where
villistas laid ambuseades cf sinister
cunning-but always ineffective.
II WA April 7. when, three miles
south OF 5ineguile, the picked squadron
came an an abandoned wagon OF the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
LOCKOUT ORDER
ISSUED AGAINST
10000 WORKERS
Four Hundred Shops for the
Manufacture Of Women's
Garments Will Be Closed
as Result.

New York. April 2s.-Thirty thou
sand workers in women's cloak, suit
and skirt manufactures here today re-
ceived notice of the beginning of a
lockout affecting 400 shops controlled
by members of the Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Manufacturers Protective asso-
citation. The lockout Is effective to-
morrow. In retaliation the Interna-
tional Ladies' Garment Workers union
and the officers of II cloak makers
unions announced they would declare
strike effective next Tuesday, In
yolving not only the 80 600 affected by
the lockout. but also $4,000 employees
in shops not controlled by the asso-
citation. The dispute is over an open
or closed shop.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
ONE k|LLED;hANY HURT
IN Street CAR WRECK

Cincinnati. April ga street car,
crowded with :,en. women and chill
dren, became unmanageabie here yes-
terday, ran wild on down grade for
six blocks, jumped the track, crashed
Into telegraph pole, which almost de-
molished it. and caused the death OF
one woman and injury to ss other pas
sengers.
Miss Carrie stilger, aged 81, an at
tendant at the Cincinnati General hos
pital. was beheaded. She was to have
been bridesmaid Thursday night at
the wedding OF Miss Carrie Geisler,
who was with her on the car. Miss
Geisler was seriously injured.
Physicians at the hospital to which
the injured were taken. announced late
yesterday that probably 20 of the vic
time were In a serious condition, some
possibly fatally hurt.
According to ne motorman. the accs-
dent was caused by the failure OF the
cars brakes.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
MARCHING ORDERS
ARE GIVEN TROOPS
ALONG THE BORDER

Columbus, April 2s.-Marcning or
ders were today received by approx
mately one-haif of the number of SOL
diers stationed here. These troops,
largely cavalry. will probably cross the
border to reinforce General PershinE
late today.
II is believed the troops will be sta
toned along the American line OF COM
munication extending from Columbus
to San Antonio, about 325 miles south
OF the frontier. Military officials said
there was no connection between the
impending dispatch Of troops and the
reported arrival Of four train loads of
Carranza soldiers in the Guerrero dis
trict
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28

the documents already having been
handed to diplomatic representatives
of foreign governments here.
Copy of instructions
Secretary Lansing announced that
he had received from the British gov-
ernment g. copy of the confidential in
structions to captains of British mer-
chant ships, now said to be in opera
ton. The secretary has not yet COM
pared the British version OF the in
structions with the German version,
which was submitted with the German
declaration of intention to regard as
warships enemy merchant ships car
rying armament.
It was said, however. that the Brit
ish version appeared to be nearly II
not wholly identical with that which
was given out in London last Febru-
ary and cabled to the United States
in press dispatches. 1t was indicated
that some statement might be issued
later by the state department for the
guidance Of Americans travelling at
sea.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
EMPEROR MAY SEND
PERSONAL NOTE TO
PRESIDENT WILSON

Washington. April 2s.-Secretary
Lansing said late yesterday that he
had no further advices from Berlin re-
@arding the submarine issues. and the
situation remained unchanged. The
German embassy also WAS said to be
without information.
Announcement in press dispatches
from Berlin that Ambassador Gerard
would confer with Emperor William at
the army headquarters was regarded as
being significant Official informa
fion on the subject was lacking, but
she opinion was expressed freely that
II was not at all unlikely that the en-
fpcror might have in mind supplement-
tHnR Germany's reply to the American
note demanding the immediate aban-
donment of present methods of sub
marine warfare, with a personal COM
munication of some kind to President
Wilson.
Ambassador Gerard In visiting the
emperor is not acting under instruc-
tions from Washington. Consequently
officials assumed that the emperor in
-yfted Mr.. Gerard to confer with him
In both official and diplomatic quar-
fers the injection of the emperor's
personality into the situation was re-
garded as being hopeful indication.
Reply Espeeted Soon.
President Wilson expects to receive
4he German reply within the next few
Aavs, ii became known Thursday, al
though the basis for his expectation
.as not revealed. Up to the present
II spite of messages from Berlin, he is
entirely without definite information
OF the Intentions of the German gov
rrnment
The president, officials declare, win
not be influenced in the slightest by
the thousands of kilograms sent in the
last few days to senators and repre-
sentatives urging them not to approve
snv action which might lead to war.
n&aIis course in the German situation
viii be guided entirely by the charac-
Ter of the German reply. Should any
serious effort be made to embarrass
him. il was declared authoritatively.
he win go before congress and insist
that members go on record for or
against his policy.
IL was disclosed at the state depart
rnert during the day that the memo
randum in regard to the armament of
merchant ships, made public Wednes-
day. had been sent to all American
embassies and legations in Europe for
their information and guidance, Cop
les for Ambassadors Gerard at Berlin
and page at London were sent by cable.
None o. the American diplomatic rep
vesentatfyes abroad has been instructed
20 present the memorandum TO the
government TO which he is accredited,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
CARRANZA TROOPS
ARE SENT BACK TO
POINTS IN FIELD

Field Headquarters. Namiquipa, April
2s.-(By wireless to Columbus)-Num-
bers OF carranzista troops which had
been withdrawn, returned today to
points in the field south of Guerrero.
The ostensible purpose of this new
movement. IL is said. was to prevent q
combination of the adherents OF Car
rama and villa factions against the
Americans. 1t is known some agitators
have been expecting the popuiaoe of
this section to resist the American
troops and Colonel Dodd recently dis
covered the sentiment OF the people to
be very bitter.