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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
MAY RECALL MEXICAN FORCE
 F RELATIONS ARE SEVERED
Troops Will Be Needed At Home As Prudence Would Require Taking Steps to Prepare for Eventuaites In Europe If Von bernStOrff Is Sent Home

messages today that relief was ur gently needed if thousands of the peons in Durango, Coahuila, Aguas calientes San Luis Potosi and Zacat- ecas were not to perish. ..
 These messages stated that there were between 4,0O0 and 5000 cases of typhus in the city of Aguascalientes and a similar proportion in almost every city of importance in central Mexico, including Queretaro. The man who received these messages is the head of a concern with very large interests in Mexico and which in nor mal times employs several thousand Mexican workmen. He said that as he had tried to do something toward relieving the distress of his form CT employees by sending corn and beans to points where the Restitution was worst
 q found," he said, "that my eff forts were more provocative of ill than good. If I sent a carload of corn to help out a hundred of my former employees, it would be besleged by a mob of thousands and would prove merely the cause of riot in which nobody would get much of anything
 strenuous efforts to send food into the stricken districts and to check the ravages of typhus, but the disturbed conditions in the country are proving a serious handicap.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
THREATENING TO SEVER RELATIONS UNLES
 RESPECT IS SHOWN AMERICAN LIVES AT {
DemmO
 Is Although Limit Set

Washington, April 19.-Presdent Wilson has sent note to Germany warning her that unless attacks on m chantmen carrying Americans in violation of nternatio law, are stopped diplomatic citations will be severed.
 The president revealed this fact to Senators Stone Dodge and Representatives Flood and Cooper, rank| democratic and republican m embers of the congressid foreign affairs committees at the White House early day
 The president said that the note practically is utmatum, but does not cont ain time limit. A deman made, however, that Germany reply immediately
 As the committeeman left the White House they n4 no effort conceal what the president had told them
 The president made plain that if Germany still cd to conduct her submarine warfare in accordance with accepted rules of international law the American govd ment will be glad to continue friendly relations. The president went over the situation very thoroI y with the committee leaders and told them explicitly believed the United States could not remain frien terms with Germany if American lives continued to placed in jeopardy by Germ an submarines He laid fore them all information in his address to congress- demand for stop illegal submarine warfare the p1 dent told the leaders, is unequivocal.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
IGEL NOT IN EMBASSY
 AT TIME OF CANAL PLOT
BRITISH CABINET AT
 ODDS; CRISIS TENDS
Asquith Says Breaking Up of Govern ment Will Result If Truce Is
 Not Declared.

London, April 19, 9:20 a. m.-In- terest in today's session of the house cf commons was keen. Despite overnight rumors of a compromise of a patched up truce to avoid tenn = prorily cabinet resignations freely predicted yesterday, political tension was still acute pending Premier Asquith's statement on conscription which appears to be the root of the whole trouble.
 Whitehall was humming with ac- tivity this morning with the cabinet meeting and various conferences in progress. A great majority of the political leaders seemed bent on reaching a compromise in the crisis.
 The Pall Mall Gazette says it is in 8 position to indicate that there is every possibility of a definite solu- tion or of a compromise on lines which will preserve the coalition from disruption and maintain the stability of the government. Pre- n1ier Asquith is expected to announce that, while the existing situation does compulsion, he is prepared to pro- pose, should further events in the progress of the war. necessitate it, whatever measure of compulsion may be imperative.
 In the house of commons today Premier Asquith stated that there were still some material points of disagreem ent in the cabinet, and if they were not settled the result must be the breakup of the government.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Scott Going to Texas.

Washington, April 19.-Major General Hugh L. Scott. chief of staff of the army, will go to San Antonio, Texas, tonight by order of Secretary Baker, in order to get accurate in formation as to the situation on the border and in Mexico.
 Secretary Baker issued this state ment: General Scott leaves for San Antonio this evening at 615 at my request. He will spend several days with General Funston and return. This trip is made solely for the pur pose of getting as accurate informa- tion as is possible for the use of the department.~/ General Funston re- mains in full charge of the affairs of his department, including the expe- dition into Mexico. He has the full confidence of the department and his dispositions have the departments entire approval"
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Bernstorff Demands Papers.

Washington, April 19.-Count Won Rernstorff, the German ambassador, will confer With Secretary Lansing at 11:30 o'clock this morning. The engagement was made at the ambas- sadors request.
 It was revealed that the ambassa- dor went to the state department not to discuss the submarine situation but to make @ further formal demand fo" the return of papers which de- pertinent of justice agents seized from Wolf Won Igel, private secre- tary to Captain Won Papen, the withdrawn military attache, in New York yesterday.
 The department of justice has practically decided to hold Von Igel unless the state department specific ally demands his release, on the ground that the crime with which he
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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
-EMDEN HERO ESCAPES
Now in Italy and Says He Will Com init Suicide Before Submitting to Imprisonment by British.

Syracuse, Sicily, April 19, via Paris. 12:O5 D. m.-Lieutenant Kikentscher, of the famous German raider Emden which was destroyed by the Austral- ian cruiser Sydney at Cocos Islands in 1914, after performing many daring exploits, has made his escape from Malta, whither he had been taken as a prisoner by the British. The lieutenant is now a prisoner here.
 II will commit suicide rather than return to the hands of the British, ;" the lieutenant said. He maintains that as Germany is not at war with Italy the Italian authorities cannot surrender him to the British.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Former Secretary of Captain Von Papen Will Be Held Responsible if His Connec- ton With Plans Previous to September, 1915, Can Be Shown.
NOW AT LIBERTY
 UNDER $2O,OOO BOND
Papers Taken During Struggle in New York Said to Be of Great Import ance and Are Now in Possession of Federal uthoritieS-Embassy De- mands Return of Documents and Letters.


 New York, April 19-Government officials here faced a unique problem today. resulting from the demand of tine German embassy in Washington for the release of Wolf Won Igel and the return of documents seized in his office when he was arrested yes- terday on an indictment charging him with complicity in a plot to destroy the Welland canal.
 s Won Igel formerly was secretary to Captain Franz Won Papen, the re- called military attache of the German embassy, which claims diplomatic immunity for him. The embassy de- manded the return of the papers seized in his office on the ground that the office is a branch of the embassy. Seventy pounds of documents and letters taken from Won Igels office are in the possession of federal au- thorities. It was reported they were of great importance as throwing light on various German activities in this country during the last twenty months.
 Although counsellor Polk of the state department upon receiving the request of the German embassy, ad- vised the department of justice to return the papers and to free Won Igel unless his alleged offense was committed before he became a mem Der of the embassy staff, federal agents here said they had as yet re- ceived no such instructions The case SBeems to hinge upon the question whether the offense charged against Won Igel was committed before he was employed by the German en- bassy. It is charged that the Welland canal plot was organized in Septem- Der, 1914, within two months of the beginning of the war. Records of the state department show that it receiv- ed notice of the appointment of Won Nigel as a member of the embassy staff in September, 1915, one year after the alleged crime.
 Won Ige1 is at liberty under $20,- 900 bail The hearing in his case is get, for next Tuesday. Federal prose- cutors asserted that he would be re- leased only upon instructions from the attorney general in Washington.
 Counsel has been engaged for the accused man and @ diplomatic and legal battle to obtain his release is expected.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Bandits Dispersed.

Mexico City, April 19.-The war de- partment received despatches from the North today saying that Gen. Luis Herrera had disposed of bandits in Sierra de la Silla and Corral de las Piedras. Gen. Maldonado is pursu- ing the band of Gen. Martin Lopez.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
DUTCH SHIP BOARDED
English Crew Takes Possession to De- fend It Against Attack By German Submarine.

Berlin, April 19, by wireless to Say Vllle.--'It is reported from Rotter- dam that the Dutch steamer Kelber- gen, bound to Leith from Baltimore, was compelled, when two days off the Brltlsh coast, to receive on board a Br1tlsh crew armed with bombs, hand grenades and other weapons. in order to defend the ship against an attack of 8 German submarine" the Overseas News Agency says.
 ''The captain of the steamship pro- tested in vain. The Dutch foreign of flee has been informed of this event."
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
urGHEs LEADS THE FTEI

Omaha, Neb., April 19.-Wit| turns from only one hundred q 1900 precincts in the state avaI early today, the ballottng in VI days state wide primary lndH the following nominations: dent: Republican, Charles Hughes; democratic, Woodrow son (unopposed.)
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
State Department Fears
Germany's Pledges to U. S.
Haze Been Violated

Washington. Oct. so. - Dispatches
TO the State Department say the
Marina when sunk had mixed crew
or British and Americans and that
she was sunk by gunfire without
warning,
Consul Frost, at Queenstown, speci-
he'd that the information he trans
mitted was provisional" Investiga-
tion Will be made at once to determine
the status of the Marina and the nat
ure of the attack to determine wheth-
er any of Germanys pledged to the
United States have been Violated
The State Department issued This
summary of Consul Frost's dispatchp
'The British horse transport Marina
with a mixed crew of British and
Americans was reported sunk without
warning by German submarine gun
fre at 3 F, NJ, Oct. 2s, 100 miles
west of Cape CLEAR in an official re-
port received at the State Department
to-day from Consul Frost at Queens
town, Thirty-four of the crew of
i0f have been landed at Crool,
Haven, while 70 others presumabIv
those in boats l and are missing
consul Frost says his information SO
far is purely PROVISIONAL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Gun" of Gang Confesses
to Shooting Brains and
Leaving Body to Rats

Chicago, Oct. 80. = Jerry Suchardo
aged 18 years, confessed yesterday
that he killed his pal and ran away
and left him to the rats in an alley.
Elmer Carlson, aged 20, who he shot,
was regarded by the police as the
brains" and Jerry is known as the
"gun" of gang of a hundred crimes.
Jerry, in an unemotional matter-of-
fact manner, admitted a hand in go
hold-ups. 1t was to stick up some
one that he went forth with Elmer on
Saturday evening, he said. They wait
ed in the shadow of the alley for a
likely victim. When he came along
Jerry put the muzzle of a large re-
volver against his vitals and backed
him against a shed. A search of the
pockets brought resistance. Jerry
pulled the trigger and 1t was Elmer
who fell. The man who fought ran
one way and Jerry another.
Both Suchardo and Carlson have
received leniency in the Boys Court,
but, according to Jerry's own state
ment, they were perhaps the worst
juvenile offenders brought before that
bench. They stole so many automo-
biles and bicycles, robbed such a large
of stores and mmitted so
many holdups that he nnot begin
to remember them all.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Suffragists Are Accused
of "Poison Pen" Attacks

Washington. Oct. 80. - That the
antisuffra gists throughout the coun-
try are being attacked by poison
pen" postcards mailed broadcast by
the suffragists. charging them with
working with the liquor interests to
defeat prohibition, and that present
methods show "the danger of deplor-
able partisan attacks on women" if
they are enfranchised, are features
of an indignant statement issued by
Mrs. Arthur Nj. Dodge. president of
the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage.
what may be called poison pen
politics." says Mrs. Dodge, marks the
climax of a campaign of concerted,
INSCRIPTIONS and unsubstantiated at
tacks by which the suffragists have
tried for years to identify the anti
suffragists with the liquor interests.
"I am impelled again to make a
formal and official denial that there
is any connection whatsoever between
the antisuffragists and the liquor in
terests. in the hope that we may be
able to silence forever these unfound-
ed accusations and lift the struggle
for and against woman suffrage to
level of fair play and dignity worthy
of American womanhood."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

During October the following died
from typhoid fever: Mrs George L.
Frost, 567 Race street. Dr. w. Il. j.
Bomberger, 1850 Market street: Mrs.
Lucy Miller. els Harris street: Robert
Majors, 1923 James street; Mrs. Louise
j. Atkins. 702 Race street; Mrs. Lydia
Haas, $50 Emerald street; Edgar
Samuel Gohn. 2434 Jefferson street:
Delmar Bomgardner, 1244 Walnut
street; Mrs. Alice M. Robson, 1922
North Third street; Katharine Harle.
261 Delaware street: Mildred C. Young,
2231 Atlas street. and M. e. Orris,
SO PETER street.
In September the deaths included
Mrs. Louisa Corkle, 135 Vine street;
David r. Mark. So North Seventeenth
street; Joseph Warlow, Al North Sew
enteenth street; Charles w. Van Aer-
nam. 60T PETER street.
In August, Raymond Hoerner, 91O
Hemlock street, and Mrs. Joyce Lid
dick.
DIR. Raunick, with others in the de-
partment. Ia beginning a careful tabu-
lation of figures showing the begin
ming and growth of the epidemic of
the deaths reported. Practically all
of the victims were over 81 years of
age.
Owing to the big increase in cases
late in September and during the first
two weeks in October. an emergency
hospital was opened at Fourth and
State streets. Twenty-six convalescept
patients are being treated there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30

ENROLL NEARLY
MILLION VOTES
Figures For the State SurpasS
Hopes of Republican State
Chairman Grow
DEMOCRATS AWAY BACK
In Spite of Their Organizations
They Have Failed to Get
Very Far

Philadelphia, Oct. 0.-Enrollment
of Republican voters throughout
Pennsylvania for the election on No
vember is far and away beyond the
hopes of the Republican State leaders
and stands at 962.443. The Demo
cratic enrolment is 416,111, which is
the result of tremendous efforts and
systematic work by state and national
organizations. The nonpartisan enroll
ment is 201. 1.257, and if the Repub-
licans should only get half of it. which
Is low estimate, they will run into
time figures.
The Republican enrolment is a gain
of 2S0,95S over the enrolment of the
gubernatorial campaign of 1914 and
there are more than twice as many
Republicans as Democrats. Socialists
and Proh!hitionists combined.
The Republican gains are far
greater than the expectations of Chair
man Crow, who stated that though he
looked for a big increase. he had no
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Fifty Horsemen From This
Country Known to Be on
Transatlantic Vessel, Ma
rina, Sent Down Off Coast
of England
FEAR GERMANY BROKE
HER U-BOAT PLEDGES
Seventy of Crew Are Missing;
Seven Yankees Aboard
Rowanmore Sunk Last
Week Without Warning;
Lifeboats Shelled

The British steamer Marina, a
vessel of more than 5000 tons,
engaged in transatlantic service,
has been sunk near the Irish
coast. A London dispatch states
that the American embassy there
has received report from the
AAmerican consul at Queenstown
khat she was torpedoed without
warning.
The Marina reached Glasgow
from Baltimore and Newport
News on October 20. Her desti-
nation on her new voyage has not
been reported. A number of
Americans are believed to have
been on. board the London advices
state. The Americans doubtless
We're members of the crew as the
Marina was not a passenger
carrying vessel.
London, Oct. 80. y The American
embassy to-day received a report
iiOh w eSley fTOSI, american consul
at Queenstown, that the British
steamer Marina has been torpedoed
without warning. 1T is believed n
number of AmericanS were on board
Only "a members OFF the crew of 1O4
have been picked-~Gp and landed at
Crook Haven, Iceland.
Mr.. Frost is now procuring affidav-
It's fraq1< SlXa1fVors.
X report on the sinking on October
26 of Nle British steamship Rowan
more also was made to the American
embassy to-day by Mr.. Frost, who
states that the vessel was torpedoed.
Seven Antericans, including five Fill
pinos, we've on board the Rowanmore.
Several of them have given Mr.. Frost
afldaVltS | stating that a submarine
shelled htfboats while they were being
lowered and after they We're clear of
The ship, without causing loss OF life
London. Oct. 80. = Lloyds reports
that steamer anchored off Crook
Haven, Ireland, Squalls that she has
picked up the shhpwrecSed crew of
the steamship Marina, of Glasgow.
The Marina. which has been en-
gagged in transatlantic service was a
vessel Of 1904 tons gross, built in
1900. she was last reported as hav
ing arrived at Glasgow on October 10.
after having sailed from Newport
News on September 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
URGE PASSAGE OF /
NEW SCHOOLLOAN
FROM THE PULP
Rev. DR.. Smucker Uses High
School Problem as Stirring
Sermon Theme
DEBT TO CITIZENRY|
Declares Municipality Should
Feel Obligated to Give
Youngsters Intelligence =

Harrisburg's proposed S1,250, ,0d
high school loan last evening got 4
first real boost from the pulpit whS
the Rev. DIR. Clayton Albert Smucke
pastor of Stevens Memorial Methodi
church, preached a stirring campaig
sermon on the subject.
What Harrisburg owes it's citizens
was the subject and the minister dis !
cussed the new high school moved
ment and what it means to Harris l
burg in a way that held the attention.
of an audience of nearly 1900 church,
people
The duty of a city towarJ its citij
zenry was emphasized and in conclud1
ing his talk the Rev. DR.. Smuck
probably summed up the situation
concisely as the problem has yet beei
presented:
The City's Obligation
"a city ought to feel 1t is oh
TO give the very best possible
tional opportunities to its
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
NO EXCUSE FOR
RENT ADVANCES
FLOAN PASSES
]. Horace Mcfarland Warns
Voters Against Attacks of
Cowardly Men

Pay no attention to attacks upon
the high school loan made by persons
who are too cowardly to sign their
names to the circulars they are issuing
and who are ,using this method to give
themselves an excuse for advancing
rents after election. There will be
no reason for an advance of rents be-
cause of the passage of the high school
loan. The most that could be added
to any landlords taxation the first
year of this loan would be cents a
month on every 1000 hour. but the
likelihood is there will be no increase"
j. Horace Mcfarland, speaking be-
fore the Harrisburg Rotary Club at
luncheon to-day, warned the Rotarians
against being fooled by the arguments
of the little fellows who are living on
the high rents of small houses and
are trying to get more out of their
tenants. The Rotarians are support
ing the loan and will turn out on cleo
tion day to work for it.
The man who put out a circular
against the loan which has come to
our notice did not sign his name, but
we know who he is. He is the owner
of a large number of small properties
rented by working people and his pur-
pose in making this attack is plain.
The figures he uses are the same kind
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
JUMP IN EXPORTS
DUE TO GREA5 VAR
HUGHES DECLARES
Cites Federal Trade Commits
sion Report to Uphold Re
publican Claim
MUST HAVE PROTECTION
idle to Talk About Conditions
of Work If There Il No
Work." He Says
MUST HAVE PROTECTION

East Liverpool, o., Oct. 80. -
Charles e. Hughes replying further to
statements in President Wilson's Gin
cinnati speech, told an audience here
to-day that the $4,000, 100000 in
crease in American exports last wear
was due almost exclusively to the de-
mand created by the European war
and cited statement by Chairman
Hurley, of the Federal Trade Commits
sion to uphold the Republican claim
that America is mot prepared for
post-bellum competition with Europe"
THAT $2,0o0,O00,O00 increase" Mr.
Hughes said, represents almost ex-
clusively the demand created by the
European war. What are we to do?
There is but one safe course. 1t is
idle to talk about conditions of work
II there is no work. And you cannot
have any lasting basis for prosperity
unless you apply the Republican
doctrine of protection TO American in
dustries.
The last week of Charles e. Hughes
presidential campaign opens with his
speech here to-day. From East
Liverpool the candidate will go to
Steubenville, where his program call
ed for half hour stop. He will speak
at GAINESVILLE late to-day and CO.
lumbus tonight.
Mr. Hughes will spend one day in
Ohio and two in Indiana before re-
turning to New York State where
he will close his campaign. His first
Indiana speech will be delivered to-
morrow morning at Columbus He
Will make three more speeches in that
State during the day conc. 1ding with
night speech at Evansville : and will
speak five times in the State We'd
nesday. Ten speeches in New York
State are down on the program for
Thursday and Friday exclusive of
meetings in Brooklyn Friday night,
tentatively on the schedule.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-30
Fish Have Fifth Class
Soul, Curator Declares

Washington, d. c., Oct. 80. - Fish
have souls. just like men and all the
other animals. DIR. Paul Bartsch, cur
ator of the National Museum, declar-
ed in discussing a question which
arose last night at a meeting of the
souls are fifth class, he added, rank
ing below, those of mammals, birds.
reptiles, frogs, toads and similar ami
mails. ~
Man Is q physical organism differ
ent only from other organisms in that
he is more perfectly developed. If a
human being has soul, why not con-
cede one to other animals? The ami
mails have mentality. and what is
mentality than soul?"