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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Miners Are DeadlOcked
Over Wage Demands
BY Associated Press

Mobile. Ala, Feb. 16.-Another ef-
fort was made to-day by the operators
and miners of the central competitive
bituminous coal fields to reach an
agreement on the demand of the
United Mine Workers asking pay on
the mine run basis. The subcommit-
tee to which all miners demands were
referred is deadlocked over that propo-
sition.
an agreement will be effected here.
One rumor is that if Western Penn
sylvania operators will not agree to
the mine run system, the operators of
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois will draw up
a three-state agreement and let West
ern Pennsylvania negotiate a separate
wage scale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
NINE FORTS OF
TURK STRONGHOLD
TAKEN BY RUSS
10000 Men Are Locked Up in
Erzerum, Chief City of
Armenia

While France and Flanders are the
fields of military activity that just
now command chief attention, the
operations of the Russians in their
Caucasus campaign are developing
notable points of interest. The new
dispatches from Petrograd's an
nouncement of the capture of nine of
the forts of the Turkish stronghold
of Erzerum, chief city of Turkish
Armenia.
Late last month the Turks were
driven back to the Erzerum defenses
and there have been reports that S0,-
600 men were locked up in the city
with not more than two weeks pro-
visions. Reinforcements however,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Continued on Page g..
Investigating Fire Which
Destroys Cargo of Sugar
on British Ship at PhiIa.
BY associated Press

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-Investiga-
ton is being made to-day by city au-
thorities, officials of the Earn Line
Steamship Company and the British
consulate to determine whether the
fire which damaged the sugar cargo of
the British steamship Dalton at a
wharf here last night was of incen-
diary origin. The loss is placed at
100000. The fact that the fire started
in two sections of the hold is regarded
as suspicious.
officials of the steamship company
point out that the fire was the sixth
10 occur on British steamers loaded
with sugar within the last month.
The Dalton was to convey the sugar
to West Hartlepool, England, for the
British government.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Big Barn and Is Cars
Burned at Waynesboro
Br ArSncintc1 PrcSs

Waynesboro, Pa, Feb. 16.-Fifteen
cars were destroyed last night when
the big car barn of the Chambersburg,
Railway Company was burned about
$50 o'clock. The company owned
nineteen cars and traffic will be greatly
restricted until new cars are received.
The track of the road is not of stand
ard gauge and the cars must be
specially built. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
KOTUR'S FATE IS
NOW IN HANDS OF
DAUPHIN JURORS
Trial of Steelton Foreigner For
Murder of Fellow Coun-
tryman Ends

The question of whether or not Nj
kolo Kotur shall pay on the electric
chair the laN penalty for stamping
out the life of Joseph Backic, fellow
countryman, is in the hands of a Dau-
phin county jury to determine.
Kotur, who has been on trial for
the murder that stirred Steelton's for
eign quarter on the night of December
%, retained the same rather indiffer-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
FIRE
SWEEPS HEART
OF FALL RIVER
Many Business Houses, Hotels,
and Apartments Destroyed
in $2,00O,OOO Blaze
BY Associated Press

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 16.-Esti-
mates made by owners of property
and proprietors of stores in the section
of the business district swept by fire
early to-day indicated that the total
loss would be approXimately$ SO 900, 900.
A score of buildings, including an
apartment hotel and several of the
largest retail stores in the city, were
destroyed and many others were badly
damaged. There was no loss of life
and. although there were many mar
row escapes, no one was injured.
determined stand made by the
firemen in the rear of a long line of
burning buildings kept the flames from
spreading to a congested tenement
house district. Residents of these
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
ADMIRAL GRANT ASKS FOR
1856 u. S. SUBMARINES

Washington, d. c.. Feb. 16.-AI-
though Rear Admiral Albert w. Grant.
who is in charge of the submarines of
the American fleet. estimates that
there should be at least 1856 under
water boats in the American fleet, he
told the House naval affairs committee
Yesterday that there are but 27 sub
marines now in fit condition and that
only five of these are in waters of con-
tinental United States.
Admiral Grant said that the first
base for submarines south of New Lon
don should be at the western end of
the Philadelphia navy yard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
OBTAIN NATIONAL
RECOGNITION FOR
WILLIAM PENN WAY

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 15.-E. VI.
4. Africa, chairman William Penn
Highway Committee.
Committee to-day decided to
adopt William Penn Highway with
connections from Reading to New
York and Harrisburg 20 Washington,
az planned Mt Washington confer
ence. Hope you will complete or
gnniEation Pennsylvania Division at
enrly date. Please advise other
communities Interested. VIII write
more fully upon return home next
week.
4. w. Henderson, secretary Pixies
Peak Ocean To Ocean Highway As
sociHtIOn.
The telegram which Mr.. Africa re-
ceiNed, was read to the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce delegation
upon it's arrival at Huntington late
this afternoon as surprise for the
visitors on their trade trip,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Believed to Have Lost Life
in Fatal Attempt to Save
MilIiner From Flames

Midland. Mich, Feb. 16.-One per-
son was burned to death and another
is said to be missing and damage esti-
mated at S150,000 was caused by a
fire which destroyed a block of Mid
lands business district early to-day.
Miss Della Taylor, a milliner es-
capped from her rooming place, but
later attempted to save some of her
belongings and perished. 1t is ru-
mored that man who rushed into the
building and tried to rescue her also
lost his life. The post office, a general
store and jewelry and shoe stores were
among the buildings burned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
CIVIL ENGINEER KILLS SELF
By associated Press

Philadelphia Feb. 16. Charles
Mills, said by his associates to have
beer one OF the most capable civil
engineers in the country. committed
suicide on lonely road last night. He
shot himself with a revolver he had
Just purchased an his body was
found by soldier from Fort Mfflin,
where detachment of troops is To-
Gated. Mr.. Mills. who was SO years
old, served as consulting engineer on
construction of the Brooklyn subway
until he broke down from overwork.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Torpedo Co. Manager
Is Blown to Bits When
NitrOglycerine Goes Up
By Associated Press

Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 16.-Charles
Baker local manager for the Wash
ington Torpedo Company. OF Washing
ton, Pa, was blown to bits to-day
when he entered the company's store
house in Olmstead Falls. a suburb, to
get load of nitroglycerin.
Three minutes after he went into
the building 500 quart of the expIo-
sive blew up. The automobile in
which to carry the explosive and
which stood in front of the storehouse
was destroyed. The building was re-
duced tc splinters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
New York State Convention
Endorses Whitman'S
..., Administration
WILSON is DENOUNCED
Decry Mexican Policy as In
constant and Irresponsible
Interference
Bp .AsEocinlcd Prcsl

New York. Feb. 16.-The Republi-
can State convention to-day unani-
mously adopted a platform intended
as Keynote for the Republican ma
tional campaign, endorsed the Whit
man State administration and named
United States Senator James w. Wads-
worth, Jr., Governor Charles S. Whit
man, Frederick Tanner, chairman of
the State committee, and State Sena-
tor Elon r. Brown. Republican leader
Continued on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Chased From House by
Wife; Hit With Brick
by Loving Stepson

After his mother had chased his
stepfather from the house at o'clock
this morning, Arthur Brown, colored
aged Ia, followed his stepfather, w. G.
Schildt, to work, and hurled a brick
at him.
Mrs, Schildt and her son are now
in jail charged with assault and bat
terry. They will be given a hearing
this evening before Alderman Bolton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
(From a staff Correspondence

Lewistown, Pa, Feb. 16.-Safely,
happily and enthusiastically-not to
say musically, strenuously and orator
ically-the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce trade excursion which sail
ed from Harrisburg early this morn
ing via the main line of A. +. Buch-
anan's Pennsylvania railroad for AL
toona, Williamsport and sundry inter-
vening points, is navigating the his
toric Juniata valley. The trip thus
far has been in the nature of an in
formal inspection from the car win
dow of the route of the William Penn
highway, which traverses the Juniata
from Harrisburg all the way, nearly,
to Altoona. All along the way the ex-
cursionists heard echoes of this pro-
iect. The towns visited are enthusi-
astic for it and there is not one of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
THINK PLOTTERS
STARTED FIRE IN
AMERICAN CLUB
Series of Explosions Precede
Toronto Blaze Which Kills
One and Hurts Two
BY associated Press

Toronto. Ont, Feb. 16.-One man
was killed and two others were in
jured in fire which early to-day
wrecked the six-story structure which
was the home of the American Club.
Several explosions were heard while
the fire was burning, but according to
latest information received by the po-
lice there were no detonations before
the flames, of unknown origin, were
discovered. Early reports, as yet un-
were that the blaze was the
result of an alien military plot, the
American Club having recently been
the scene of demonstrations in favor of
the entente allies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
TWO BIG LINERS
WITH MUNITIONS
BURNED AT N. Y.
Gasoline For Russia Spreads
$3,000,000 Conflagration;
Starts on Dock
BY Associated Press

New York, Feb. 16.-The steam
ships Bolton Castle and Pacific, and
a 900-foot pier belonging to the New
York Dock Company at the foot or
Pioneer street. Brooklyn, were de-
stroyed early to-day by the most dis
astrous fire on the Brooklyn water
front in years. Another steamer, the
Pallazia, was damaged, about 25 scows
and lighters were partly burned. The
loss is estimated at considerably more
than $3,00O,O00.
but suspicious that it was incendiary
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
MAY FIGHT FILING OF. ROM

If decisive action in the Hard
scrabble" case is taken by the prop
erty owners in that section other than
except and appeal from the viewers
report. it will not be begun until the
city attempts to file it's bond to cover
the condemnation according to counsel
for the residents to-day. 1t was in
that an injunction to restrain
the filing of the bond might be asked.
or that the filing of the bond might be
questioned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
PITTSBURGH BANK TO PAY
By associated Press

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 16. - The
Pittsburgh Bank for Savings which
was closed by the State Department
OF Banking last December will pay
the first dividend to depositors next
month, according to an announcement
by G.. IT. Getty, the receiver. He said
the dividend would amount to at least
40 per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Weakness and Irresolution
Leading Country Along Road
to War, He Says
ROOTS NAME PROPOSED
For Presidency, but
Later Motion Is Defeated;
Laud Whitman
By Associated Press

New York. Feb. i6.-In a speech
bristling with withering reference to
the diplomacy of the Wilson admins
tration and branding the government
as brave In words and irresoIute in
action, Elihu Root last night declared
that America has been blindly stum-
bling. along the road that, continued,
will lead to war
Then he continued: Our diplomacy
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
DRAFT OF
LUSITANIA NOTE
Is ACCEPTABLE
Won Bernstorff Presents Agree
ment to Lansing; Believed
Satisfactory
END OF CASE Is NEAR
Slight Changes Made by Both
Sides; Will Not Hold
Up Settlement

Washington, Feb. 16. - Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
Today presented to Secretary Lansing
the latest draft of the Lusitania agree
ment embodying the chances .sug-
gested by the American government
and also one change suggested by Ber-
lin. The indications were that the
agreement in its present form prob
CONTINUED on Page Al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
REvERsEs LAW OF 21s5 b. c.
Kansas Court Rejects Babylon Act
and Gives Child S2,000,000

Jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 16.-The
Supreme court declared void a Baby
lonian law of PISS b. c., which pro-
vided that the child of an adopted.
person had no rights as an heir after
the death of the parents.
Louis Bernero, not quite IL years of
age, was held by the court to be the
heir to property said to be worth
about $2.00O,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
ANCIENT BAGDAD
HAD NOTHING ON
TOWN OF HERSHEY
Magic Wand of Chocolate King
Causes City of Wonders
to Spring Up
Special to the Telegraph

Hershey, Pa, Feb. 16.-Within the
next year or two, probably a little
longer, building operations which will
have total valuation of several mil
lions of dollars will be started here.
The whole movement is along lines
mapped out by NJ. S. Hershey, the
chocolate king" to make farm land
of twelve or fourteen years ago a city
brimful of places of interest.
Included in the mammoth opera
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
KILLED IN FALL

Cory, Pa, Feb. lev. w. Ing
ham. of New York. superintendent of
surveyors of the Erie railroad, was
killed here yesterday when he fell 60
feet from o railroad trestle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
Texan Sufocated

A man believed to have been P. I.
Hurston, of Dallas, Texas. was found
suffocated just inside window on the
third floor. Edward Johnston, night
watchman of the Mechanics Bank,
next door to the American Club, was
dangerously injured when he was
struck by a chimney which fell into
the street. Captain Asa Minard, of
the Ninety-seventh Battalion of the
American Legion, was slightly burned
while making his escape
The interior of the building was de-
stroyed and the roof fell in. The walls
are intact. The property loss was
placed at $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
JAMES. THE AUTHOR, ILL
"a Assoeiated Press

London. Feb. 16.-The Illness of
Henry James, the author, is so serious
that even temporary improvement
in his condition Is not expected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
MARYE RESTGNS

Petrograd, Feb. 16.-George T.
Marye. the American ambassador has
resigned, giving i'll health as his rea-
sch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
Tonight and Thursday; slightly
warmer Tonight, with lowest
temperature about % degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Fair to-
night and Thursday; slightly
warmer tO-nighty light to mod
crate southwest winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and NIL its
branches will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. lee con-
ditiOns will probably not change
materially In the next few days. A
stage of about 4.4 feet II indica-
ed for Harrisburg Thursday
morning.
General Conditions
An unusual feature of the weather
this morning In the absence of
precipitation, no measurable
amount being reported from any
station In the United states. The
only precipitation reported IL IL
of rain from kRmfOOps, British
Column bfa.
'xhere has been n general and in
most districts decided decrease
In pressure during the last
twenty-four hours as result of
the soutbcusterly movement of n
disturbance that appeared Tues
day morning over Alberta and Is
now central north of the Lake
Region.
Temperature; = a. In., -.
sun; Rises, 0;57 a. M; sets, 5;41
p. m.
1IoOni Full moon, February Is,
g;2O a. m.
River StaEei 40 feet above low
water mnrk.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 20.
Lowest temperature, \.
Mean temperature, IL.
Normal temperature, 80.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
CITY'S BUSINESS
MEN OFF ON TRIP
TOBOOST CAPITAL
AND BIG HIGHWAY
Chamber of Commerce An
nual Trade Excursion Be-
gins With Stops at Marys-
vile, Duncannon, New
port, Miflin, LewistOwn,
Mt. Union and Huntingdon
GREAT RECEPTION AT
ALTOONA is PLANNED

Meet Leading Commercial
and Manufacturing Men
Throughout Western Cen
trail Pennsylvania; De-
veloping Closer Relations
Between Neighboring Com
munities
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
CREW OF BARaE WISHED ovERBoARD

CREW OF BARGE WASHED OVERHEARD
Philadelphia, Feb 16.-The tug Eastern arrived s
Norfolk Va, to-day reported had been compelled
during heavy abandon the Philadelphia :
barge Maurice R. Shaw, with cargo of lumber from Jack
sonville for New York, At time the barge was abou,
forty miles off Carolina coast and the crew of three or
four had been washed overheard and lost
; LUsITANIA DRAFT BELIEVED ACCEPTABLE /
Washington Feb 16-Count Won Bernstorf, the Ger
ambassador to-day presene to Secretary Lansing the
latest draft of the Lustania agreement embodying the
changes suggested by the American government and all
change suggested by Berlin The indications were ha,
agreement present form would be acceptable to 3
the United States
RUSS CLAIM CAPTURE OF ERZERUM s
London, Feb TO- - Reuters Petrograd correspondent =
telegaphs that Erzeum has captured by the Russians
THRESHERMEN ELECT
Harrisburg-These officers were this afternoon elected
by the Pennsylvania Threshermen Protective
Association President H Fl. Brubaker, Rohrerstown; !
vicepresident w B. Crawford Indiana county; secretary
treasurer, A Rose, Harrisburg; executive committee
George A. DeChant Harrisburg chairman; J. W. Corl :
State College; S. U, Keppe, Westmoreland; E. Moore
Ewyn Chester county; c. C Morrow Pittsburgh H. W.
Hartley Northeast Erie George Sellers Gap Lancaster
county; Ira M Hart Mechancsburg; E. F. suaubach,
ortana Adams county w. F. Hoveter Harrisburg; L. B. {
Sexton Rome Bradford county j. H. Bxel, 1ycoming
county
POSTPONE WILLARD MORAN BOUT
Chicago, Feb TO- = Jess Willard declared to-day that
the proposed bout with Frank Moran, Pittsburgh must
be postponed for least weeks from the date originally
set March 8.
NAkkIAGE LICENSES 8
M
Howard David Machnmer VI. essieH Z
and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
POSTPONE wILLARD-MoRAN BOUT

Chicago, Feb. TO- - Jess Willard declared to-day that
the proposed bout with Frank Moran of Pittsburgh must
be postponed for least weeks from the date originally
set March &
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
NAkkIAGE LICENSES

Solomon
Howard David Machnmer VI. Bessie city.
Henry FetterhOR. Tower
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16
General Conditions

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 20.
Lowest temperature, \.
Mean temperature, IL.
Normal temperature, 80.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-16

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-20
KILLS SELF TO ESCAPE TRIAL.

Fairmont, w. Va, Jan. 20.-Wil-
liam H. Fisher, committed suicide
last night at his home here by shoot
ing himself through the head with a
revolver.
Fisher was one of the members of
the Faimont Postoffice force who
went on "strike" last November and
whose trial for conspiracy to hold up
the mail was to have come up tomor-
row before the Federal Court in
Parkersburg. He was to have gone
yesterday evening 20 Parkersburg,
and when he did not appear at the
station his brother went to his room
to investigate and found his body.
His widow and three children survive
DR.. J. J. Durrett. aged 45 years.
also shot and killed himself yestcr-
day. His mind had been impaired for
some time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-01-20
SIMS-LILE JUDGESHIP FIGHT
Supporters Issue Statements Predict
Victory at To-Night's Caucus

Richmond, Jan. 20--On the eve of
the most keenly-waged contest for a
nomination at the hands of the Gene
raj Assembly that Virginia has seen
in many years, both the supporters
of Judge Frederick W. Sims and Pro
fessor William Minor Lille, issued
statements late last night confident
ly predicting the nomination of their
candidate for the impending vacancy
on the State Supreme Court bench.
At the headquarters Of the two as
pirants for the judgeship friends and
supporters were in session until late
at night. Animated meetings were
held by both the Lille and Sims ad-
herents. The tense situation was re-
fected in the gossip of the lobby and
galleries, Whore groufs= Cd delegates
and Senators discussed to-night'S
election with high degree Of interest.
At the Sims headquarters it was
stated that during the evening six
members of the caucus who had been
counted with the opposite side came
in and gave their assurance that they
would support the Louisa men. The
members in consultation with the lead
ers of the Sims forces included a
number of the most representative
men in the General Assembly.
Phil r. Porter, clerk of the Louisa
county Circuit Court, who has been in
charge of the details of the campaign
in behalf of Judge Sims, issued the
following official statement:
81 am confident that the fight is
Won After careful poll of the joint
caucus roll it can be stated with every
assurance that Judge Sims has safe
majority, which will unqucstionably
undergo no change