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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
WILL MAKE WAR ON WEEDS
Pittsbure's Cleanup Enthusiasts to
Furnish Free Gamma and GladioIi
Bulbs to Citizens.

Pittsburg is to be city of cannas
and gIadioli this summer. They are
to take the place of weeds. The Civic
Improvement Association, which is
another name for an organization OF
cleanup enthusiasts, has given away
six thousand Gamma bulbs and three
thousand gIadioli. Two thousand
more Gamma bulbs have been ordered.
The association started several
weeks ago to conduct a campaign
against Weels and trash and for pref
ty lawns and flower beds. 1t was de-
cided that weeds should not be con-
demned unless something else in the
way of vegetation could be offered res
idents which would compensate them
for their cooperation in the elimina-
ton Of weeds. Prof. B. w. Scheib Of
the state manual training normal, one
of the organizers of the association
and now its secretary, arranged for
the supply of bulbs, which were sold
to residents at cost.
The association has the campaign
for a spring cleanup thoroughly or
ganized. There are two captains for
every one of the voting precincts of
the city-a man and woman. For
every block there is lieutenant, who
reports to the precinct captains. Per
sonal visits to residents to urge CO.
operation in the campaign are being
made. Professor Scheib is delivering
lectures at various meetings over the
city concerning the proper making OF
lawns and gardens and flower beds.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS

Jose BuenroStro and MelQuiadeS
Chapa, alleged Mexican bandits, were
found guilty of murder at Brownsville,
Tex, and sentenced to the death pen
atty, in connection with the killing Of
A L. Austin and his son, Charles Aus
tin, at Sebastian, Cameron county,
August 6, 1915.
Usage Indian tribal officers have
signed leases of oil rights on 1890
acres of land and of gas rights on
$4,000 acres, all in the old Foster
lease territory The old leases ex-
PRED on March 16.
-Four men charged with completely
In manufacturing fire bombs" which
were placed aboard ships carrying mu-
nitions and supplies to the Entente
Allies have been arrested by agents of
the Department OF Justice, acting with
the New York police.
The French minister to Holland,
on behalf Of France, has given Holland
the assurance that neither France nor
her allies ever contemplated, directly
or indirectly, attacking the neutrality
OF Holland or the invioIability Of its
territory.
The growth In Germany's sub
marine warfare is shown, according
to estimates published In Berlin, by
the fact that 81 900 tons of merchant
men of countries at war with Ger
many have been destroyed since April
I, as compared with twenty thousand
tons for the month OF January.
American breadstuffs exports
which broke al records the first year
of the European war are shown IN fg-
ures made public by the bureau Of
foreign and domestic cemmercs 70
have declined In recent months.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
GERMANY ADMITS GAARGES
United States Consider Latest serIin
Note as Confession of Guilt IN
Sussex Affair.

Washington. D. c.. April 1.-THE
United States is disposed to consider
that Germany, in the latest submarine
note, virtually has admitted that one
Of her submarine commanders is guilty
Of torpedoing the channel steamer Sus-
sex President Wilson and Secretary
of State Lansing today examined the
full Communication from Berlin and
are understood to have reached this
conclusion, although no announcement
was made.
Unless Germany should without
eQuiYocation admit attacking the yes
sci, which had aboard more than q
score OF American citizens, infict ade-
quate punishment upon the command
er Of the submarine and in other ways
show evidences Of good faith, action
of a drastic nature undoubtedly will
follow. Details of the policy TO be
pursued are expected TO be formulated
at the meeting Of the cabinet tomor-
row
The assumption of Germany's admis-
sion of guilt is founded upon the
marked similarity Of the circumstances
surrounding the explosion which dam
aged the Sussex and the attack on the
steamer in the channel described in
the German note The date, time and
locations are practically the same. The
damage done by the torpedo by the
submarine and the explosion which
wrecked the Sussex are identical. The
course being followed by the Sussex
and the vessel mentioned in the note
are similar.
The only difference in the two yer
sions, that Of Germany based upon the
report Of submarine commander, and
that of the United States founded
upon reports of the British and French
governments, affidavits of survivor:
and investigations by American dip
lOmatic and consular officials, is found
in the description Of the Sussex ant
the description Of the vessel attacked
by the submarine, based upon a sill
houette sketch made by the submaT
inc commander while peering through
his periscope. 1t is considered tina
/ the slight variations in two sides o
the case very well could be reconciled
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
PACKERS SETTLE BIG CLAIM
British Agree to Pay for cargoes of
Products Worth Millions Seized
on Sea.

London, April 14.-Chandler P. An
derson, formerly counselor for the
State Department at Washington and
now the representative of the Chicago
meat packers in the prize court cases
involving cargoes valued at between
10 and 20 million dollars. stated to-
night that q settlement with the Brit
ish government had been agreed upon
and that the money would be paid over
tomorrow
Mr.. Anderson represents the Ar
mour, Swift, Hammond and Morris
companies. B. Lloyd Griscomb, rep
resenting the Schwarzschild & Sulz-
berger Company, also Joined in the set
Element on the same basis as Mr.. An
derson.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

This is Ernest Schiller, the Ger
man "pirate' who sineIe-han6ed
captured the British steamship Ma
toppo. Schiller now says his name
is Clarence Hudson, his father be-
ing English, his mother German, he
being born in Petroarad. With four
other men he plotted TO board an
English steamer and capture treas
ure on board, but having taken too
much intoxicating liquor he board
ed the Matoppo and held up the cap
tain and crew when the vessel was
well out at sea. He was so dis
gusted with the meager loot on
board that when off the Delaware
coast he ordered the captain to put
him ashore, where upon landing he
was disarmed and arrested.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
WILSON MAY CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS
Mobilization of Militia is Also
Said to Have Been Dis
cussed by Cabinet.
WILL NOT WITHDRAW TROOPS
Washington Ready to Discuss Car
ranza's Protest With Mexieo-Noth-
ing Heard From Pershing.

Washington, April 15.-It was learn
ed tonight that call for volunteers
from three hundred thousand to one
half million men-and the modifying
of the entire state militia are not only
possible in the near future, but prob
able
And notwithstanding Carranza's pro-
test, the American forces already in
Mexico will remain there indefinitely
Might Have SaIutary Effect
While all officials positively refuse
to discuss the military phases of the
Mexican situation, it is known that the
possibility of issuing the call for volun-
teers has been under consideration,
should future developments warrant.
In many official circles the opinion is
freely expressed that with worldwide
conditions as they are it would be a
most salutaTy thing for the United
| States to have few hundred thousand
volunteers under military training for
a year or possibly longer-the Nation
thus being prepared better for any
situation abroad or in Mexico.
While every effort is to be made to
prevent a rupture with all Of Mexico,
| the chase for Villa is to be continued.
In the meantime, preparations for any
eventuality are to be rushed so far
as possible under cover, the secrecy
being maintained so as to give Gen
eral Carranza and the officials of the
de facto government in Mexico no ex-
cuse for action of such a character
that in itself would make Intervention
and a general movement for the pacifi-
cation of all of the Southern republic
| inevitable.
The Presidents Position.
The President, it is said, will not
present the Mexican situation to Con-
gress until he believes every effort to
work the situation out amicably with
| Carranza have been exhausted. That
may be any day-depending largely on
the attitude Of the de facto governs
ment and the acts of the Carranzista
| troops and Mexican people.
That this course has been deter
mined upon was made known from
high official sources tonight several
| hours following the cabinet meeting
| at which every phase of the Mexican
| situation was discussed. 1t was adj
mitted that three dispatches, two from
| American consular officers in Mexico
and the other from General Funston
had an important bearing on the de-
cision as to the policy of the Wash
ington administration. The text OF
the dispatches was not made public.
Insists on Withdrawals.
Mexico City, April 15.-The Mexican
government will insist with inflexible
determination that any armed expedi-
| ton of the United States which enters
Mexican territory in the guise of a
punitive expedition must be limited
to 1000 men of one service alone,
cavalry, according to a statement
made to the Associated Press today
| by Juan Nefta1i Amador, sub-secretary
of foreign relations.
During the absence of General Can
dido Aguilar, minister of Foreign re
lations in Quaretaro, Sub-secretary
Amadore is in charge of the foreign
office and is conducting its course IN
international affairs.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
PatroI the Island Watera.

Manila, April I4.-American torpedo
boat destroyers are patrolling the Phil
ippine coasts inquiring the identity
and all information regarding the
coastHise and other vessels under way.
War vessels of the Allies are also
watching the waters
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Chicago, April 12-Offcial denial
was made yesterday by J. W White,
inspector Of immigration agencies OF
the Canadian government, that VII
liam and Louis Schroeder OF Iowa had
been eourt-mardaled or shot as spies
at ClaYet, March d
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Pespinu ION used Periseope.

Mystic, Conn, April IA peep
ing Tom" who used an improyised
periscope to ssee how pleasantly peo-
ple lived in bedrooms is employing
the device to look out of his high jail
window here today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Powder MiII sIoyup kIIIe 3.

BluefieId, ". Va, April 15-@Three
persons were killed. a workman and
two children, when the plant Of the
D1 Pont Powder Company at Ne
mours. Mercer county, eight miles
from here, was blown to pieces by
four explosions early today. Houses
IN the little village were wrecked.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
pIesd Moi Guilty. 20 Piot.

San Francisco, April 14--FTanz
Bopp, consul general Of Germany here.
and four others pleaded not guilty to-
day in the United States district court
to indictments involving violations Of
neutrality.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Worry makes Kaiser fII.

Geneva, April 1.-THE Agenzia Ii
bera reports that the kaiser has re
turned to Potsdam and is III. due to
worry over the failure Of the verdun
offensive ana the heavy loss o. life
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Germans Touchy on Honor.

Berlin, April 12.-Much bitterness
has been caused here by reports that
Americans are questioning the honor
of the German government, without
waiting for presentation OF all the
facts In the Sussex and other cases.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Pass New York Trainina RiII.

Albany, N. Y, April 15.-The Senate
today considered, out of its regular
order, and passed, by a vote Of Al to
1, the Welsh-Slater bill to provide for
general military and physical train
ing of boys between Is and 10 years.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Pane On His Way.

Washington, April 15.-Thomas Mel
son Page, American ambassador at
Rome, today advised the State De-
partment in a dispatch from London
that he would sail with Mrs. Page for
New York today
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
WILSON Won't Go to New York.

Washington, April Am view of
the pressing nature Of the situation
with Germany and Mexico, President
Wilson has cancelled his engagement
to speak before the Young Mems Dem
ocratic Club at New York.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Columbus, N. NJ, April 12-PubH-
cation of reports that American sol
diers in the Mexican field have asked
for consigHments Of candy have
brought responses from young women
in almost every section.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
crrttera 20 EIood serviee

washington, April 13.-Plans for
three modified coast guard cutters for
use In flood time on the Mississippi,
Ohio and Missouri rivers were being
drafted yesterday by the coast guard
service.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Burns Herself 10 Death.

Rockford. III, April 15.-Mrs. Flor
ence Sarver of this city committed
suicide today by burning herself to
death at q farm near Durand- Mrs
Sarver rubbed petroleum jelly over
her body, and then touched a match
to it.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
So 3 PIofters Il Juarez.

FL Paso, Tex. April 1.-THE three
leaders of the Diaz plot to seize Juarez
and overthrow the Carranza garrison
here last Sunday were shot by the
firing squad In Juarez early todax.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
verdun Attacks Continue.
Eind Ruried Mexiean Loet.

FL Paso. Tex April 13.-Ffve mil
lion dollars worth Of loot buried by
the late YiI1ista general. Thomas Or
bina, has been recovered by the Car
ranzista military forces, according to
official announcement
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
Land IS Of sbio,s survivors.

Queenstown, Ireland, April 15--Six-
teen members of the crew OF the Lon
don steamship Chic, which vas tor
pedoed and sunk hy 3 German sab
marine, we're landed today.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22
German Prince Nov = kin.

Paris. April 1S.-The Journal SAYS
Prince Oscar. fifth son of Emperor
William. has been proclaimed king OF
Lithnaria-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Couple Wed 65 Years-Mr. and
Mrs. Solomon Lowell of AxtelI have
just celebrated their sixty-fifth wed
ding anniversary. Both are hale and
hearty for their advanced ages and
bid fair to live to celebrate several
more wedding anniversaries.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

K. U. Beat Missouri in Debate
Kansas was given the decision In the
annual debate with the University Of
Missouri by a vote OF 2 to 1. The
question was on the abolition OF IN
ksrcoileEiate athletics.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Woman Died in church-AIrs. Anna
Schaller was stricken with paralysis
and died while in church at Coyville
recently. She started singing with the
congregation and It was after the
hymn was finished that she was found
TO be dead.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-04-22

Golden Belt Doctors EIect.-Mem-
bers of the Golden Belt Medical So
ciety, at their meeting in Junction
City, elected the following officers
DR.. L. o. Nordstrom, Salina, presi
dent; DR.. B. Runner, Wamego, first
vice president; DR.. L. R. King, juno
ton City, second vice president; DR.
W. A. Smiley. Junction City, secre
tary; DR.. w. S. Yates, Junction City
treasurer. The next meeting of the
society will be held in Wamego July 6
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
KIPONA SHOWS DEMAND
FOR DEVELOPMENT

CONTINUED From First PageI
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
Mosquito Fleet Learns
to Repel Enemy U-BOats
By Associated Press

New York. Sept. 5. - Shippers. of
the mosquito fleet, the latest auxiliary
adjunct to the United States navy, be-
gan receiving instructions to-day in
the potential uses of their motorboats
and other small craft in aiding the
larger warships in time of war. Along
the Atlantic coast from Boston to the
Delaware Capes. good-sized flotillas
of privately owned powerboats, and
hydroaeroplanes put to sea, escorted
by battleships, destroyers and submar-
ines for maneuvers curing which the
owners of the speedy little boats will
be taught by naval officers how they
can help defend the coast, particular
ly against the approach of submar-
ines.
The instructors will show how sub
merged underwater craft can be de-
tected, how destroyed and how the
mosquito fleet can bring destroyers
to the attack. The maneuverS will
continue a week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05

third, F, Naughton; fourth, Charles
Snyder. Time, SO 2-5.
100-yard tub race Winner, ]. L.
Spahr; second, John Ewing; third, Isaac
Jeffries; fourth, Frederick Stone. Time,
153
Half-mile canoe race, mems doubles
Winners, Raymond Suydam and
Ralph Soldiers; second Ward Nicely and
Clayton Keys; third, E. and w. Shaf-
fer; fourth. Clarence Armdorff and John
Smith. Time. 5.16 3-5.
100-yard swim for girls-Winner, Mrs
Ward Nicely; second, Miss Minnie No
BILE; third, Miss Esther Sweeney; fourth
Miss Anna Emanuel. Time, 1.22.
Quarter-mile obstacle canoe race
Winners, William Lutz and A r. Mich
ener; second, Glennon Melville and d.
Wolf third. Richard Conway and Waldo
Myers; fourth. C. Wolf and Sam KAN
sky. Time, 3.17 3-5.
Quarter-mile swim-Winner, Will
liam Emanuel; second Charles Sny-
der; third, William Fisher; fourth, Roy
Kerns. Time. 6.45 1-5.
Canoe tilting-Winners. John Ewing
and Francis Naughton; runners-up, G.
Melville and w. Fisher.
Scholastic war canoe race - Won
by Technical crew; second. Central
High school crew; third, Harrisburg
Academy crew; Steelton High school
crew did not finish.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
Electrical Display Awes
and Thrills City's Thousands

Long after the Man in the Moon
had gone to bed last night behind the
Cumberland hills, the stars stayed out
for few hours, of amazed reflection
over the Susquehanna basin"
The old man of the skies wasn't
positive during the early evening as
to whether he was wanted or not to
add to the joy of a night on the river;
and the stars had had a woeful time of
it trying to coax the thousands of
folks along park and river front to
lift their eyes higher than the man
made stars of gun-powder or the
scintilating illuminations of electrical
displays.
And If the Moon had met the Sun
way off behind those same Cumber-
land hills, the chances are that the
Moon told the Sun that King Solomon
may have been all right when he
made that old, old remark about the
newness of things under the Sun, but
he positively could not have applied
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05
Many Records Go by
Board in Afternoon
Program of Kipona

More than one regatta record was
smashed to smithereens during the
afternoon program of the first annual
Kipona held under the direction of
the Greater Harrisburg Navy" but in
two particulars at least, the crowd
didn't need to wait for judges and
timers decisions to appreciate that
For instance, while the starting Of
the first event was delayed some fifteen
or twenty minutes, the program when
1t finally got under way was rushed
along with such speed that starter
Hull had to hold back the war canoe
race, the final, event, for ten minutes
in order to adhere to schedule. Thai
was one record.
The other dealt with the course
For the first time in the history of
Harrfsburg's water carnivals +be
whole course from South street To ~ a
finish line at the Market street hri6ee
was kept entirely free of every tv6e
OF craft. A few canoes hung close fo
the river wall; the vast majoriv M
them clung to the ropes and flats on
tne western and southern boundaries
of the course. 'Ai ies
sudden illness of Miss Reba White.
man who had been slated to do som,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05

that observation to the things going on
beneath the Moon.
When Solomon Went Wrong
King Solomon for instance never
saw the evening water pageant, Sus-
quehanna basin" electrical illumina-
ton, or the fireworks display that
closed the celebration of the first an
nual Kipona held under the direction
OF the Greater Harrisburg Navy"
With multitude of flashing vari-
colored electric lights, misty fountain
sprays of water and steam. with the
bang and snap of whizz and breaking
glory of many colored rocketed stars
and with hundreds and hundreds oil
bobbing Jap and Chinese lanterns that
danced from as many canoes - the
big night of Harrisburg's river his
tory was celebrated.
And the thousands of the evening
which augmented the thousands who
saw the day events, turned tired feet
bat unsatisfied eyes toward home when
The display had become history.
On the City Grandstand
From far beyond "Hardscrabble" tc
Market street, the city's water front
was crowded with sky-and- river gaz.
ing folks; the great grandstand oi
hundreds got seat. But they hac
Electricity and gunpowder tried tc
outdo each other as illuminatine
agencies through the mutual co-opera.
ton of the Jovian league, the city.
recently organized electrical engineers
and the Chamber of Commerce. Ad.
roiring thousands reaped the benefit.
In Sky and Water
The fireworks display was Just z
whole lot finer than anything of the
kind Harrisburg has seen in a similar
celebration, take it from those who
watched until the last rocket had gone
heavenward; the electrical display
from the wonderful exhibits that hat
been arranged by the Jovians all the
way up the line to the last float-wa:
something which most all Harrisburl
will never, never forget.
About 1880 o'clock the lights flashed
down the long line Of floats. Promptly
Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, the
Globe. the Telegraph, the Belle Tele
phone Company, the David Kaufman
and the William Strouse floats flashed
into the brightness of thousands O.
globes.
The Jovian league floats held tn,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05

cleaning water as the illuminated boat
parade, evening feature of Harris
burg's first Kipona, swung down from
the upper end of Independence Island
and floated past the judges stand
down near the bridges
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-05

bands played and the aolian orchestra
which had offered it's services to the
committee sang all the old and new
ballads it knew. But elsewhere in
the Telegraph you'll read about the
decorated boat parade.
While thousands crowded the river
banks, Front street from Chestnut to
far above North, and OIL all the inter-
vening sidestreets were pretty, nearly
impossible for automobiles. Thousands
of cars were backed in double rows
along the curbs.
The End of Perfect Day
During the arrernoon the course
had been kept clear by the arrange
ment of floats and ropes. The craft
and the arranging of the floats had
been supervised by Ray Steward of
the Harrisburg River Coal and Sand
Company. The company by the way
donated all the craft. Patrolman
Henry Buch and w. c. Fisher and e.
C. Ensminger together with the ropins
plans insured perfectly clear course.
And what was true in the afternoon
was equally true of the evening.
All in all it was Harrisburg's "bie
night on the Susquehanna.