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Arizona republican., 1916-04-20

whole method and character of sub
marine warfare as disclosed by the
unrestrained practice of the command
ers of German undersea craft, during
the past twelve months and more, in
the indiscriminate destruction of mer
chant vessels of all sorts, national
ties and destinations.
IF the sinking of the Sussex had
been an isolated case the government
of the United States might find it
possible to hope that the officer who
was responsible for that act had
willfully violated his orders or had
been criminally negligent in taking
none of the precautions they pre-
scribed and that the ends of justice
might be satisfied by the imposing
upon him an adequate punishment
coupled with a formal disavoWal of
the act and payment of suitable
indemnity by the imperial govern
ment.
! But, though tne attack upon the
Sussex was manifestly indefensible
and caused loss of life so tragical
as to make it stand forth as one Of
Iinhumanity of submarine warfare as
the commanders of German vessels
are conducting it, it unhappily does
not stand alone
lndiscriminate
con the contrary, the government
of the United States is forced by re-
cent events to conclude that it is only
one instance even though one of the
most extreme and most distressing
Instances of the deliberate method
and spirit of indiscriminate destruction
of merchant vessels of all sorts, ma
| tionalities and destinations which
have become more and more unmis-
taxable as the activity of German un-
dersea vessels of war have in recent
months been quickened and extended
The imperial government will re-
call that when in February, 1915, it
announced its intention of treating
1.-THE water surrounding Great Britain
land Ireland as embraced within the
seat of war and of destroying all mer
chant ships owned by its enemies
THAT might be found within that zone
of danger, and warned all vessels
|
out of the waters thus prescribed, OF
to enter them at their peril. the gov
eminent of the United States earn
estly protested.
1T took the position that such q
policy could not be pursued without
, constant gross and palpable violations
of the accepted law of nations, par
ticularly if submarine craft We're t.
be employed as its instruments. mas
much as the rules prescribed by tha
law, rules founded on the principle.
of humanity and established for the
, protection of the lives of nOn-com
batants at sea, could not in the nature
, of the case be observed by such yes
sells. 1t based its protest on thu
ground that persons of neutral ma
tionalities and vessels of neutra
a ownership would be exposed to ex
IRENE and intolerable risks; and tina
no right to close any part of the higl
seas could lawfully be asserted by tn
imperial government in the circum
stances then existing.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-20
Find Pieces of Metal

In addition to this evidence which
would in itself appear to be conclu-
sive that the agent of destruction was
a torpedo, is that of Lieutenant Smith,
L. S. n. attached to the American
embassy at Paris who. accompanied
by Major Logan. U. S. A. of the EN-
bassy, went to Boulogne. inspected the
hull of the Sussex and personally
found beneath the mass of water
soaked debris of the wreck fifteen
pieces of metal. which they retained
| in their possession, as they did not
| believe the pieces formed part of the
vessel. The inspection of the hull dis
! closed that the vessel was wrecked
| by az external explosion, the boilers
| beng intact, and that a short distance
forward of the bridge was a large dent
showing that the vessel had received
a heavy blow, the direction of the i'm
pact being from abaft the beam aIpng
a line al an acute angle with tae keel
of the vessel. (Report of Lieuyenant
Smith, cabled April -. This evidence
| comedies with and corroborates the
| statement that the vessel was swing
ing to starboard and away from the
torpedo when struck.
The pieces of metal which the
American officers had collected were
compared by Lieutenant Smith. Lieu
tenant Commander Sayles and Major
Logan with mines and plans of mines
| in possession of the French naval
authorities at Boulogne, Richfort and
ToIlon, and British naval authorities
at Portsmouth,. These officers are
positive in their opinion that these
pieces of metal were not parts of "a
mine. (Report of Lieutenant Smith,
cabled April and 81.
Among these fifteen pieces of metal
were two screw bolts, showing the eff
fects of an explosion. which were
STAMPED with a X and SO on the
faces of the head of one and X and
, S. on the faces of the head of the
other. On examining German torpe-
does in possession of the French naval
authorities at Toulon and of the En-
glish naval authorities at Portsmouth
the American officers found that
Identical screws with the letter X
and a number We're employed to faster
the war head (kopf) to the aircham-
Der. Lieutenant Smiths reports, ca.
5led April ,. 5 and 49,,
Parts of German Torepdo
The screws used in French ant
= English torpedoes have no marking
:, and are of a slightly different siz
(same reports). Furthermore, tn
American officers were able by com
!, parison and close examination to posi-
;, lively identify and locate all the re
q naming thirteen pieces of metal a
q parts OF a German torpedo, as fol
! lows:
$ Fragment S-Part of inner seat o
= water relief valve of engine valve.
n Fragments and 5-Punto bands o
! engine-room casing
$ Fragments 6 to 10, inclusive, an
12-Parts of engine cylinders.
It fragments II. 10, IA. 15-Parts O
% steel warhead still bearing the dis
n tinctive red paint common to Germa
Z torpedo warheads (Report of Lieu
d tenant Smith, cabled April 15).
: In view of these authenticate
l. facts. there can be no reasonable dout
: but that the Sussex was torpedoed, an
l. that the torpedo was of German man
y ufactdre. AS no vessel was seen
m any person on the Sussex, the conclu
r SIGN is irresistible that the torped
was launched without warning from
Arizona republican., 1916-04-20

bassy, March 26 and 2S,) were of sew
eral nationalities. and many of them
were women and children and nearly
half of them subjects of neutral
states. (Repo:t of Commander Sayles
and Lieutenant Smith and Rear Ad-
miral Grassett's repOrt.) The Sussex
carried no armament (French foreign
office; report of Commander Sayles
and Lieutenant Smith; affidavits of
American passengers); has never
been employed as a troop ship. and
was following a route not used for
transporting troops from Great Brit
ain to France British admiralty
statement: French foreign office.
The steamer proceeded on its
course almost due south after pass
ing Dungenes. Declaration of Cap
tain MouffetD. The weather was
clear and the sea smooth (Affidavits
of Edna Hale. John F. Hearley Ger
trude w. Warren). At $50 pm when
the Sussex was about Is miles from
Dungenes declaration of Captain
MCuffetD, the captain of the vessel.
who was on the bridge, saw about $50
metres from the ship, on the port side,
tho wake of a torpedo. Declaration
of Captain MouffetD. 1t was also
seen very clearly by the first office:
and the boatswain. who were with the
captain on the bridge. (Report OF
Rear Admiral Grassett).
Tried to Dodge Torpedo
-Tt,,t, Iiat oil
ders to port the helm and started the
starboard engine (report of Captain
| MouffetD, the purpose being to swing
the vessel to starboard so as to dodge
the torpedo by allowing it to pas.
along the port bow on line converg-
| ing with the altered course of tho
1 steamer.
| Before, however, the vessel could b,
/ turned far enough to avoid crossing
( the course of the torpedo, the latte
struck the hull at an angle a shor
distance from the bridge exploded
destroyed the entire forward part o
| the steamer as far back as the frs
water tight bulkhead, carried away tn
foremost with the wireless antenna
.
persons on board. Declaration o
Captain Mouffett: report of Rear Ad
miral Grassett; deposition of Henri
s. Beer. At the time no other yes
sci was in sight. (Affidavits of Sam
uel F. Bemis. T. w. Culbertson, job
II. Hearlev and others).
TIE approach of the torpedo wa
the vessel (Affidavits of Samuel I
Bemis, Henry S. Beer, Gertrude "
WARREN.
zone of these, an American citiZe
named Henry S. Beer, was leaning o
tho port rail about ten feet behind tn
bridge and gazing seward when h
saw the approaching torpedo aboI
100 yards away, and exclaimed to h
wife and companion, A torpedo! In
mediately following his eXclamatio
the missile struck the vessel. OepC
sitions of Henry S. Beer and Mr.
Henry S Beer.
IN further confederation of the fa'
that the captain saw the torpeC
coming toward the vessel is the swoI
statement of the engineers on dut
that the order to port the helm ar
to stop the starboard engine was r,
ceiveG and obeyed. REPORT of A,
miral GrassetD. No reasonable e,
| PLANTATION can be given for this III
usual order other than that the cal
tain saw something which caused hi
| TO change his course sharply to sta
board
Arizona republican., 1916-04-20
PEREWTCH VERDICT
AGAINST RAY CON

For injuries, sustained while in the
employ of the Ray Con last summer,
George B. Perevitch was authorized to
collect $3.50 from the company, in a
verdict returned in the United States
court yesterday afternoon.
The case has occupied three days
and was the last jury trial at the cur
rent session of court. Judge Sawtelle
charged the jury at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and the defense entered sew
eral exceptions to his instructions.
The jury deliberated until o'clock
The complaint asked for $4,000.
Arizona republican., 1916-04-20
Established PRINCIPLES

The law of nations in these mat
tiers upon which the government of
the United States based that protest
is not of recent origin or founded up
on merely arbitrary principles set up
by convention. II is based, on the
contrary, upon manifest principles of
humanity, and has long been estab-
Arizona republican., 1916-04-20

mo limit of any kind has in fact
been set to their indiscriminate pursuit
and destruction of merchantmen of al
kinds and nationalities within the
waters which the imperial governmen,
has chosen to designate as lying with
in the seat of war. The roll of Ameri-
cans who have lost their lives upon
ships thus attacked and destroyed has
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19

will desire harmony in the delegation
and that they will be men of enough
hrmness to squelch those who may
try to kick up a fuss.
Penrose men to-day said that the
Governor had shown unexpected
strength, but 1t was asserted in some
quarters that his good showing was
to some degree because his partisans
had voted for him alone in some dis
tricts and forgotten the rest.
State Committee to Meet
Whether the election of Republican
State committeeman is certified by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth or
not by the last day of the month there
will be a meeting of the State COM
mittee to organize. This was done
two years ago when returns of cleo
ton of a number of committeeman
had not been received. Penrose is
admitted to have a clear majority on
the committee and If the committee
is called he will be elected national
committeeman, succeeding Henry G..
Wasson, and his friends say he will
be recognized.
1t is the hope of the anti-Penrose
men that the certification of the cleo
ton of State committee members will
be impossible by May 81 because of
the delay In the official count and
that no national committeeman being
elected before the convention meets
that the delegation can be called
upon to elect.
The department of the Secretary of
the Commonwealth will make every
effort to get official returns on election
of national delegates and alternates
and members of State committees be-
fore June /. The Republican national
convention starts on June Z. The
State committees must organize not
later than the third Wednesday fol-
lowing the primary.
George d. Thorn, chief clerk to the
department, said that no plan had
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been determined upon, but every ef-
fort would be made to get official re-
turns into the Capitol and to certify
them.
Philadelphia Claims
Penrose men in Philadelphia were
not a bit disconnected by the abrupt
drop in the Penrose majority in AL
legheny county and this morning
claimed that between So and 60 dele
gates would be favorable to the poll
cies of the Senator. They said that
Senator Snyder would be nominated
by from 0,000 to 10000 majority and
that John r. K. Scott had been re-
nominated for Congressman-a -at-large.
The Philadelphia people have been
making every effort to get line on
returns in the district which have been
in doubt and said this morning that
the claims of the Brumbaugh forces to
the delegates in the Northumberland
and "shoe string" districts were alb
surd. They also said that districts
claimed for the Governor were on the
basis that the men would vote for him
on the first ballot and that the admin
istration people knew they could not
be counted upon for anything else.
The BrumbauSh Side
"Oh, they're claiming men who were
not even elected. We are going to
stand on our claim of A at least
which we made last night" said Paul
N Furman. one of the general staff
of the Brumbaugh headquarters.
How about the claim made by Pen
rose men in Philadelphia that there
will be over fifty men favorable to
the Senator?"
Let them claim. We've got Al out
of the 76 now," answered Furman.
Does your claim mean that the A
will be with the Governor on every
thing, Presidential vote, organization
of the delegation and all that?"
Sure. They are with us and they
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sylvania would rest with Senator PEN
rose" The North American says that
late reports were all favorable to
Brumbaugh and that If the fight had
been personal one between the Gov
ernor and the Senator, the Senator
would have been defeated. The Phila-
delphia Inquirer says that it is nn-
possible to pick the twelve delegated
at-large, but that 1t looks like ten for
Penrose. The Democratic Philadel-
phia Record says that it looks as
though the Governor Senator w. j.
Burke, of Pittsburgh, and w. Freeland
Kendrick, of Philadelphia, had been
elected delegates and was inclined TO
think that Penrose would be found to
have the better of it.
The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times says
that it looks as though a majority OF
the delegates would go unpledged.
The Supreme Court
Although late returns show a mount
ing vote for Charles Palmer, the Ches-
ter lawyer. who ran against Justice Il.
A. Walling, of the Supreme Court. Il is
not believed here that Palmer will be
nominated. Walling is we'll known in
counties to be heard from and his
friends say that he will be found to be
q winner.
However, Palmer only needs to get
more than so per cent. of the vote
to be sole nominee. There are only
two candidates this year on the non
partisan ticket, but any person can be
voted for, and the grand total of the
nonpartisan vote must be the deter
mining factor.
Justice Walling's friends made no
effort in his behalf No one looked for
Palmer, who has run as filler-up OF
Prohibition tickets for years, and who
fell outside the breastworks In the
Superior Court fight last year. to make
any kind of a showing. There is some
thing in being first on the ballot after
all
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19

are going to stay"
The Brumbaugh headquarters staff,
however. has not given out the names
of the delegates claimed and is en-
gagged in shooting holes in lists claim
ed by the Penrose forces.
AS far as can be learned the Brum-
baugh people are taking q sporting
chance in their national committee
scheme. They realize that the State
committee is with Penrose and that
IL the committee is called and the Sem
ator is elected that he will 'be recog-
nized. Their hope is that the delay
in counts in the districts will prevent
anything like a complete certiication
of committee which will give an
opening for attack. Then they will
demand that the national delegates
settle it and spring candidate in OPP
position to the Senator, provided, of
course, that they have enough dele
gates to make 1t worth while.
Results Up in the Air
AS has occurred before under the
present primary law it is going to be
days before the results are officially
known. All over the State counties
are shy some districts and with the
knowledge that only time will tell men
have settled down to await results on
the delegates-at-large.
me brumDauBn people last nlSnt
claimed seven delegates-at-large. The
most pessimistic Penrose men gave the
administration three. Many men look
for almost an even break, basing this
contention on the way the Governor
ran outside of Philadelphia, especially
in Allegheny.
Newspapers Divided
Newspapers which have been maxi
ing efforts to get lines on the delegate
election have curiously divergent ar
ticles. The Philadelphia Public Ledger
says that there is mo doubt but that
the control of the delegates from Penn
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z.
side. He will be at Williamsport to-
night.
II am satisfied that my friends will
be in the majority in the State delega-
tion," said the Senator when. asked
about the result of the election.
THAT is all I have to say now"
The Senator was called upon while
here by Senator e. f. Beidleman and
other Dauphin county leaders and ap-
peared to be very sure of what he said
about the delegation.
Penrose Men Make High Claim
Friends of the Senator are claiming
that he will have over fifty men with
him in the various business matters
which will come before the delegation
at Chicago. Some are claiming that
there will be sixty men who will act
together in the convention. They
point out that the Brumbaugh people
are claiming that men who agreed to
support the popular choice for Presi-
dent will be with the Governors fac
ton in everything and that the Gov
ernor's advisors do not realize that all
the pledge amounts to is promise to
vote on President as long as the dele
gate sees f1t.
There is nothing binding delegate
elected with a pledge to support the
popular choice for President to vote
against senator PenrOSe, Tor chairman
of the delegation or to act with him
and his friends in convention and dele
cation matters.
Penna. at Chicago
Penrose men point to the fact that
Pennsylvania has an opportunity to
be the biggest factor in the national
convention. Assuming that there are
sixty men who will be with the Sena-
tor on all matters aside from compli-
mentary votes on the first ballot for
the Governor this will be a force which
will have to be reckoned with in the
most important convention in many
years. New York's delegation is all
split up. Massachusetts has only
about thirty standing together.
The belief of the Penrose adherents
is that when the delegations COM
position is finally determined the
Senator will have big majority. They
grant that there will be some men
who were not elected on a pledged
basis who will feel like giving the
Governor a mplimentary vote, but
they say that there is no doubt of the
election of the Senator as chairman
of the delegation as "the logical thing
to do" that the bulk of the delegates
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
GRADUATION AT
ACADEMY JUNE |
Mercer B. Tate, Jr., and George
S. Jeffers Win Highest
Scholastic Honors

One week from tonight the class of
1915, of the Harrisburg Academy will
begin the festiviti IS which mark the
close of the school year preparatory
ITO their departure as full-fedged
alumni with sheepskins tucked away
in their little cylindrical holders and
faces turned toward the halls of in
stitutions of higher learning.
Scholastic supremacy during the
year has marked out Mercer B. Tate,
Jr., and George S. Jeffers as valedic-
torian and salutatorian respectively.
Both have been active in all things
which have pertained to the upbuild-
ing of Academy prestige and both are
we'll deserving of the honor to which
they have attained.
Friday evening at the Colonial
Country Club the class dinner will be
held, Saturday evening on the campus
the Ben Greet players will present
The Tanning of the Shrew," and on
Sunday evening, in Pine Street Pres
byterian Church. the Rev. Lewis s.
Nudge, d. D.. will preach the bacca-
laureate sermon to the graduating
class. Tuesday evening, May 80, the
commencement dance will be given in
the academy gymnasium and on We'd
nesday morning the class day program
will be carried out on the campus.
That evening reception to the class OF
1916 will be given at Headmaster
Browns home by the faculty and trus-
tees, and the following day at 10 a. m.
the commencement exercises will be
held in the Orpheum theater
The attention of friends and pat
rons of the Academy is called to the
fact that they are cordially invited to
all the EXERCISES that will be held at
the academy, as no special invitations
will be issued this year to those in the
city.
"The Tanning of the Shrew''
The coming of the Ben Greet play
ers with large cast on Saturday even
ing, May 81, promises a treat in their
performance of Shakespeare's THE
Tanning of the Shrew." The company
is under the management of l.. NJ.
Goodstadt and will play at Carlisle,
Mercersburg, and other nearby points
in the near future. The play will be
given on the campus unless inclement
weather prevails, when it will be given
in the Technical High school auditor
ium. Tickets at so cents, rs cents and
81 will be on sale Monday morning at
Gorgas' drug store.
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Investigating $1,OOO,OOO
Canadian War Commissions

Ottawa, May 10. - Col John West
Allison, around whose activity center
the Kyle charges in Parliament of
huge profits obtained on fuse con-
tracts, was a witness yesterday before
the Meredith-Duff commission of in
quiry. He admitted that certain COM
missions had bee n paid him on other
than fuse contracts. but refused to
state the amount.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
Returned Missionary at
Rally Day Services

Elizabethville, Pa. May 19.-The
Rev. e. ]. Pace. returned missionary
from the Philippines, will speak at the
rally day services in the Trinity United
Brethren Church, Sunday, at 9 o'clock.
An effort will be made to break all
records for attendance on that day.
Each pupil will endeavor to bring d
new member
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
William Strouse Makes
Plans For Convention

william Strouse, president of the
Pennsylvania Retail Clothiers' Asso-
ciation, has returned from a meeting
of the executive committee of that or
ganization at which arrangements
were made for the annual convention
of the association, to be held in AL
toona. July 25-26. w. w. Keck, of
Reading, formerly of Harrisburg, is
treasurer, and w. C. Westfall is chair
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
MAY TAKE DRASTIC STEPS
TO AVOID NORWAY STRIKE
By Associated Pres

Christiana, Norway, May 19. - The
government is considering a bill for
compulsory arbitration in order to
avert the lockout which the Employ
ers' Association has announced will
be put into effect June 3 against all
union workmen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
Renewing


Stern started small shoe in the old Motter Building
on Market street Continuously from that time up until
Sterns have served the shoebuyng public of Harris
burg conscentiously and well. Tomorrow am going to
open my newest shoe store at 20o Walnut Street
have gathered together the greatest lot of "corl<
ing good" shoes, that have ever been shown in
Harrisburg, which will sell at popular prices
want every woman and child have ever served
in any shoe store to in here tomorrow and tell
they like my store and they wish success.
have the goods
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19

man of the Altoona committee on ar.
rangements.
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PENROSE SAYS FRIENDS
ARE IN CONTROL

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