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The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15
THAT IS MIGHTY NICE.

To see the Republican and Democratic party in Alaska united on one point for this campaign. is mighty nice. according to our opinion. Bot4 parties working together with one aim one ob- ject in view seems too good to believe. IL shows that the country is tired of strife. wrangle and division of nations. The members Of both parti = want 9 man to represent them il congress who will not be ever ready to find fault; who will tr.
 to harmonize instead Of keeping up 3 levin with which to brew more factions. Peace is such a desirable adjunct 10 community like ours tha- most Of Us are willing to sacrifice some Cf 01.r ambition in order to have peace. Factions sen- our present representative to congress; anc fac t;ons kept him there. But today. we are glad to say that most of those who composed these fac tions have decided on peace at last. and vii j,in n electing man who will not only assure gre. gress for the territory, but who will assure lis
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.

The politicians are certainly after Wilsoa. They are hanmering away at the poor feao9 from every direction. Even among his own n. 7 ty: or rather among his followerS-we say fo. lowers because Wilson has always been the whole party by himself-we find many who are joining the rank and file of the critics and are adding weight to the blows aimed at h.m as thougl they wanted to help to crush him out of eX,e- tence Wifi he survive the hammering? That the question. In our opinion, no man can sta 1d the assault. They point out his incompetence attach and magnify all kinds of charges agailSt him which Is the price he is made to pay for hay irg bean the whole push during his aaminjstl ton. His critics cannot divide the charge of in- competency. because nothing was ever done ur- less 1t had received the Wilson stamp Of approval The whole fire of the critics is aimed at the heaa that has landed the American nation into hum iliating mire of diversity.
 Wilson may be driver, but he is not leade- Of men and there is a vast difference betwee l the two. What our country wants iS 9 leader | not driver.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15

when your wife sees the abundant supply of coal you have so prudently ordered us to put in for you Youn command it still more when coal u aathev time comes and the house avs so costly warm while the coal lie diminishes so slowly.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15

peace To acquire these two is worth the effort aI every voter.
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15
THE HALIBUT ISSUE.
tslIigenee.

The failure -o procure congressional assen, 10 Jhe pro 5ecsoa @. the Alaska Aa.ha- industry. feeder for Prince R-pe-.. C. and other Canadian interests is dise0arasng 10 American pride Legislation that would d5ger- his rrac American por.s was opposed by a Canadian lobby and Washington reports say, by Sir eae Sp-ing- British ambassador This opposi lion was also strengthened by rhe New England repres 7a-at5Tzz who feared Canadian -=tasary measures tha
 Measures for retaining sse trut of American tndTzrs .n America zhuo,5 a cause for no retaliation no bitter feeling ia Canada which makes 10 disguise of protecting trs own interests ss5ulgusly-
 Congress vii 5e g.e7a another chance to meet th, ..-asloa 4- .e December session when fl is hoped vt show more concern for the national interests and especially. the C-az.s interests
The daily progressive-miner., 1916-09-15
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Ministers Favor Merging
of Benevolent Societies

Methodist ministers in the city, after
a discussion this morning at the Min
isterial Association meeting, favored
the consolidation of the benevolent So
cieties of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, including the Sunday school,
church extension, home and foreign
mission work 1t is believed that at
the general conference of the Meth
odist Church in Syracuse this Spring
action will be taken on this subject.
The Rev. ]. V. Adams. of New Cum
berland, read a paper on the Con
solidation of Benevolences." DIR. j. A.
Kynett, of Philadelphia, also spoke on
this subject. He is general secretary
of church extension work in the Meth
odist Church. Brief plans of the lay
mems missionary conference to be held
in Grace Methodist Church, March u,
Is and Ia, were announced by Frank
b. Everett, executive secretary of the
movement.
The Rev. S. S. Garnes spoke this
afternoon at the Lutheran ministerial
meeting on THE Gary School Method"
and explained the system being used
in religious instruction in the schools
at Gary, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
SAW MURDERER
GRIND HEEL ON
VICTIMS FACE
District Attorney Gets Bloody
Story From Trembling
Witness
FEARED SAME FATE
Nikolo Kotur Swore He Would
Finish Man Who Told
of Crime

When Mike NovokoVic climbed
tremblingly to bed that memorable
December night Joso Backic was
murdered in Steelton's foreign colony,
this was the last thing he saw from
the top of the stairway.
At the bottom of the fight lay the
quivering figure of Backic. over him.
drawn knife in hand, stood Nikolo
Kotur. AS the fascinated witness
watched, Backic feebly tried to raise
his arm. Kotur deliberately stepped
upon the fallen head and ground his
boot-heel into the upturned face.
That was only part of the confession
Novokovic this morning reluctantly
made to County Detectives James T..
Walters in the Dauphin county prison.
1t was just what District Attorney
Michael e. Stroup wanted to untangle
few threads of evidence with which
he hopes on Wednesday to send Kotur
to the electric chair.
AZ the Foot of the Stairs
Novokovic added some other start
ling details of that winter night, which
has materially strengthened the
States case.
As Novokovic crawled into bed his
roommate noticed that he was shak-
ing as if with u fever; Novokovic
didn't even undress but quickly buried
his face in the covers. Mike admit
ted this in his confession to-day.
Before the pair had gone to sleep
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
AEROPLANE OVER
PIPE MILL STORY
WATCHMAN TELLS
Paid Early Morning Visit to
City, Coming Out of the
Southeast
HIGH ABOVE THE EARTH
After Poising Near Same Spot
For Several Minutes,
Speeds Away Again
HIGH ABOVE THE EARTH

Harrisburg was paid an carly morn
ing visit Saturday by someone in an
aeroplane, according to William Karns.
l1O6 Briggs street, night watchman in
the residential district between State.
Herr, Sixteenth and Eighteenth streets.
Mr.. Karns said that he heard the
whirr of the motor in the sky for at
least five minutes. but could not see
anything because of the clouds and the
city street lights.
Il am positive that the motor was
that of an aeroplane and not an auto
mobile. The sound first was dim and
came from the southeast, but the ma
chlne must have been a great distance
from the earth. For several minutes
the sound came from the same place,
right over the central part of the city,
Mr.. Karns said.
Mr.. karnS went on to explain that
the plane seemed to be circling over
the manufacturing and business sec
ton, including the Pennsylvania Rail
road yards. the pipe and pipe bending
works, EIicllok's, and so on.
Judging from the direction of the
sound as it grew DINNER, the sky Wis
itor went into the southeast again, ac-
cordinG to Mr.. Karns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
SALONIKI ATTACK
IMMINENT FROM
ALL INDICATIONS
Teutons Are Concentrating on
Greek Frontier; Moving
Artillery From Nish
RUMANIA is MODELLING
Collecting Troops Along Aus
tro-German Line; Franco
Belgian Front Active
q mn. .HL1 -SERT<cS

While recent reports of the actual
opening of an offensive movement by
the Teutonic allies against Saloniki ap-
pear to have been premature, the
cables continue to bring accounts OF
various troop movements held in mill
tary quarters to indicate that such an
offensive is probably not far distant.
Athens dispatches to-day tell of con-
tinued concentration of German, Aus
trian and Bulgarian forces on the
Greek frontier, together with the
transfer OF heavy artillery southward
from Nish.
With such a movement in the Bal
kans in prospect. the reports that come
out of Rumania command increasing
interest. Advices from all sources de-
clare that the friction between Ru-
mania and the central powers has in
creased and that Rumania, supposedly
in view of the reported threatening
attitude Of Germany and Austria. has
collected forces close to the Austro-
Hungarian frontier
Offensive in West
There is q paucity of news of active
operations in any of the war fields,
probably for the good reason that few
important movements are now actually
in progress. The chief capitals of the
entente allies however, appear to be
impressed with the idea that an impor-
tant offensive is shortly to be begun by
the Germans in the west. The belief
is prompted largely by the military
movements noted along the Franco
Belgian front in recent days, consid-
cred to presage something out of the
continued on PAGE Z
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Partial Victory NOw
Predicted by Miners

IIazleton. Pa. Feb. 7.-"There will
be no strike in the anthracite coal
field.
The miners will be granted a wage
increase. but it may not be 90 per cent
ION the other demands of the men,
compromises will be reached after eX-
tended negotiations in New York be-
tween committees of the union and tho
operators.
The chances are that the price OF
fuel will be advanced after April I.
Each side will fight hard for its
contention. and at times the outlook
may be critical but there won't be any
break
These are the deductions reached by
an expert in the Lehish field after the
people have had a chance to recover
from the shock they got when it was
announced from New York last week
that all the demands OF miners had
been rejected. when. in fact, they had
merely issued the first of a series of
statements to the public explaining
their position.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
SHALL MEET YOU
IN HEAVEN" PENS
ELOPING HUSBAND
New Benton Man, Believed 10
Have Fled With Pretty
Girl Half His Age
WRITES, KEEP MY MONEY"
Tells Wife to Sell Property and
to Forgive Him; Letter
Posted Here
II have not been true to you for

II have not been true to you for
u year. Sell our property and
keep the money. Forgive me for
what am doing and some day
shall meet you in Heaven
This. according to neighbors, is the
substance of letter received by Mrs.
f. j. Lutz, of New Benton, from her
husband who disappeared from his
home Friday.
At the same time, une police say.
pretty Mary Frantz, 20 years old, belle
OF the little hamlet and pride of aged
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Frantz, her
adopted parents, also disappeared.
The town gossip naturally has con-
nected the two disappearances.
Never has there been such q sensa-
ton in the little hamlet that oVerlooks
the S'usquehanna back of Steelton. Mr.
Lutz is near the two-score mark in
years, and one of the towns most sub
stantial citizens. He is q moulder in
the Frog Shop department of the
Pennsylvania Steel company and until
the first of the year was superinten-
dent of the Methodist Sunday school
at New Benton.
His wife is nearly prostrated with
shame and grief, the neighbors say,
and the foster parents of the Trantz
girl take the gossip much to heart.
Friends have applied to the local po-
lice to trace the missing pair, believing
that they are now in this city, mas
much as the letter said to be received
by Mrs. Lutz, bore the local postmark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Harrisburg Gas Sup't.
Goes to, Syracuse, N. Y.

Charles NJ. Cole. Jr., for the past
six years connected with the Harris
burg Gas Company as superintendent,
has been transferred to a responsible
position with the Syracuse Lighting
Company, of Syracuse, n. Y.
Mr.. Cole came to Harrisburg in
1910. having been transferred here
from the Wyandotte Gas Company.
Kansas City, Mo-, where he held q
similar position. During their resi-
dence in Harrisburg Mr.. and Mrs. Cole
have formed a large circle of friends.
Alfred /. Phillips, formerly con-
nected with the gas department of the
Syracuse Lighting Company, viii sue
ceed Mr.. Cole as superintendent, and
with Mrs. Phillips will arrive in Har-
risburg during the week, taking up
their residence at 1902 Green street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Labor Leaders Say Move Is
Under Way to Bring Increas-
ed Wage Demands Jointly
100000 MEN ARE AFFECTED
Trainmen, Enginemen and
Firemen Heads Approve
of Move
Bv .4ssociatsd Press

New York. Feb. Labor leaders
here say that a movement is under
way to bring about concerted action
of members of the four great unions of
railway employees and of the union of
mine workers in their demands for
increased wages or shorter working
days. It is stated that if this plan
were put into effect it would bring
about combined action by $50, 900 men
and affect the mining fields of Penn
sylvania, Colorado and the South.
The movement is said to have the
approval of w, S. Carter. president of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, and of w. G.
Lee, president of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen. representatives
of the railroad unions are said to have
been sent to Mobile to confer with the
United Mine Workers of America. who
are gathering there for a conference
with the operators tomorrow.
1t is reported here that John p.
White, president of the United Mine
Workers, has dsapproved the pro-
posed coalition.
Members of the local brotherhoods
learned of this proposition to-day. Any
action that will he taken will be a
part of the meetings next Sunday.
Trainmen We're of the opinion that if
President William G.. Lee authorized
a vote on this question, it would come.
They would not commit themselves as
to what the probable result would be.
Members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
were not inclined to talk on the sub
iect until the question reached the
local lodges from headuuarters
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Agrees That Reprisals Must
Not Be Directed Against Any
but Enemies
PLACE OF "ILLEGAL"
Also Suggests in Lusitania Case
L. S. Cooperation Toward
Freedom of Seas
BY .4SSocidfcd Press

Washington, Feb. Germany has
agreed that reprisals must not be di-
rected against any other than enemy
subjects.
This expression is offered by Ger
many to take the place of the phrase
containing the word illegal which was
incorporated in the draft Of the Lusi-
tania agreement now under consldera-
ton.
1t also became known that Ger
many expresses the hope that it may
have the opportunity to cooperate
with the United States in some action
locking toward the freedom of the
seas before the end of the war. This
statement is taken in high diplomatic
circles to imply that the Berlin gov
eminent sees no occasion to await
the cessation of hostilities before set
ting that issue.
Furthermore. the German govern
ment refers to the British blockade OF
Germany as being inhuman, calls at
tcntion to the fact that neutral vessels
have been affected by the efforts OF
TIE British government to starve
Germany, and puts forth the conten-
tioT that the German retaliation in
the war zone around the British Isles
is justified by the actions of Great
TCOntinued on Page 101
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Says There Are Too Many
'LOw BrOws" in College
BY 4ssocidted Press

Stanford University, Cal, Feb. T.
In Stanford University circles to-day
there was lively discussion of an adj
dress made to the students last night
by Chancellor David Starr Jordan
who said:
There are too many low brows' in
college"
A Glow brow he explained was
only one degree removed from a
rough neck The low brow was
too practical Just as the high brow
was not practical enough.
DIR. Jordan's subject was "A Man"
and he told his hearers it was a good
thing to learn to be in the minority.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Father at 96, He Calls
Twenty-FOurth Woodrow

Cincinnati, Ohio. Feb. AT the
age of ninety-siX, Uncle" Bob Bates
of Whitesburg, Letcher county, KY,
the father of three families has an
other new member of the household,
a boy, he has named Woodrow, in
honor of President Wilson. The
youngster arrived last week.
Uncle" Bob has been married three
times, and has nine children as a re-
suit of his first union, eight by his
second wife and seven by his third
and present wife.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
DERRY CHURCH PASTOR TO
BE MARKET SQUARE ASSISTANT

The Rev. George Snavely Rentz. pas
tor of the Derry Presbyterian Church,
at Derry Church. has resigned to be-
come assistant pastor of Market Square
Presbyterian Church. this city. The
Rev. Mr.. Rentz has been pastor of the
Derry Church for several years and
will come to this city as the assistant
of the Rev. DR.. George Edward Hawes
on March /.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Attempt to Jimmy"
Open Lock of Door
Of City Treasury

What is believed to have been an
attempt to Jimmy an entrance to
the city treasury was discovered this
morning by City Treasurer Harry F..
Owes.
The treasurer's Office was formerly
used as the grand jury room and when
the city took the quarters the old en-
trance from the rear of the Courthouse
was left open. The door through this
narrow passageway has always been
locked with a Yale lock, to which only
the treasurer has the key. 1t is gen.
orally used as q private entrance for
this official. This lock was loose this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Cold Wave Sweeping in
on Thirty-Mile Gale;
Ten Above Predicted

A S0-mile-an-hour gale this after
noon was the forerunner OF a cold
wave which will hit Harrisburg to-
night, according to the forecast at the
United States Weather Bureau. The
wind is expected to last until late
this evening.
The thermometer started on a
steady drop at IL o'clock. At O'Clock
this morning the mercury stood at
SO degrees, remained unchanged for
several hours and then dropped to
2S degrees at l o'clock in the after
noon. The temperature will drop to
10 above tonight, according to the
forecast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Wellesley Girls to Make
Plea For Sunday Beaus
.Stccinl 10 The Telegraph

Boston, Mass, Feb. Z. - Wellesley
College girls have declared war on a
number of rules that govern their
conduct on Sundays, and are prepared
to go into the next meeting of the
Student Government Association and
fight to have them abolished.
Three rules which the girls say
must be done away with are those
that prohibit them from having men
callers on Sunday afternoons, that
close Lake Waban on Sunday and
prevent them from skating in the
winter and boating in the Spring, and
the order which forbids them to
travel to and from Wellesley on Sun
days.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Notre Dame Students Chase
Conductor and MotOrman
From Car, Then Fire 1t
Special To the Telegraph

South Bend, Ind, Feb. Z. - Notre
Dame students last night in demon
stration against the street car COM
pany destroyed one of the company's
cars by fire after forcing the motor
man and conductor to leave their
posts and return to the city.
The trouble started Thursday when
conductor, locked in his car as a
prank, threatened several students
with a switch hook and was soundly
trounced by one of he crowd. Later
extra men from the tar company had
an encounter with students and sew
eral injuries resulted. Tonight $50
students came to the city and paraded
through the street car station, later
boarding the last car. which they
fred
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Deal Follows Collapse of Cam
bria Youngstown Lacka-
wanna Merger Scheme
BIG FLURY IN STREET
Stock Transfers Break All
Records Since Reading
Deal in 1893
BY associated Press

Philadelphia Feb. 7.-Control OF
the Cambria Steel company, one of the
largest OF the Independent steel con-
Germs has been purchased by the Mid
vale Steel and Ordnance company, of
Philadelphia.
Announcement to the effect was
made to-day by w. II. Donner presi-
dent of the Cambria company.
Financiers here and in New York
learned with surprise that negotia-
tions for the consolidation of the Cam
bria Steel company, the Lackawanna
Steel company and the Youngstown
Sheet and Tube company into a $780,
900, 900 corporation had suddenly been
called off at time when an official an
nouncement of the merger together
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Reported Kitchener Will
Leave War Office, Giving
Robertson Sole Charge
By Associated Press

London, Feb. 7.-Changes of great
importance in the direction of the war
are contemplated. says the Daily
Sketch. Ii asserts Earl Kitchener
probably will leave the war Office.
The Sketch also says Sir William
Robertson, now chief of staff, pres
emily will take over active direction of
the war without interference except
from the cabinet as - whole and that Il
civilian of real ability for organization
will become secretary for war.
In event that Earl Kitchener leaves
the war office, the Sketch says that he
will undertake work of an important
character elsewhere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Saves Settler From Band
of Indians Fifty Years Ago;
Now Bequeathed Fortune

Kokomo. Ind, Feb. John w.
Boyer, 75 years old, has received u no
tice from an attorney at Independence
Kan, that he has inherited a large
farm and thousands of dollars worth
OF stock from the estate of a wealthy
Kansas farmer, John Westfall who
died ten years ago.
When a young man seeking adven-
ture in the West fifty years ago Boyer
surprised and. single handed. drove
away a band of Indians attacking the
home of Westfall, then a poverty
stricken settler. saving Westfall, his
wife and children.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
Lose Your False Teeth?
Police May Have EN-

Found-One set of false teeth on
steps of the New Idea Spreader
Company, Seventh and Kelker streets.
Owner may have same by calling at
police headquarters and Identifying
property.
An unknown man, or rather one
who refused to give his name to the
police, came to headquarters this
morning and turned over the set of
false teeth which he had found.
Captain Joseph p. Thompson is wait
ing for some one to claim the set
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
CATCH MILK THIEF

Charged with stealing milk from
doorsteps, Charles Smith was arrested
Saturday night by Officer Dickey
January 25, his companion, Ernest
Lavender. was arrested on the same
charge, but Smith escaped. Laven-
der was held under 5000 bail for
court. Smith will be given a hear
ing before Alderman Nicholas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-07
"NOTHING BUT HARMONY"
DECLARES POLICE CHIEE

According to Chief OF Police ].
Thomas Zeil nothing but harmony
exists in the police department under
the new administration. In speak
ing of the report that there was no
organization between the various de-
partments, Chief Zeil declared that
there was no truth to the rumor, and
went on to say that he was we'll sat
isfied with the situation.