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Evening star., 1917-03-04
GERMAN ATTEMPT
TO EXPLAIN PLOT
LAUGHED At HERE
Charge That U. S. Tried to
Intrigue Against Central
Powers Amuses.
SAY ZIMMERMANN NOTE
SETS ALL DOUBT AT REST
Pan-American Union, Argentine En-
bassy and State Department Find
No Record Of STORY"
Zimmerman Tells the
Emperor All About It

LONDON, March 3-The Ger
man foreign secretary. DIR. Zim-
mermann, had q long audience
with the emperor yesterday, ae-
eordinE to . Berlin dispatch re-
eelved BY the Exchange Tele-
graph Company By way OF AM
sterdam. 1t is generally sup
posed that the audience con.
cerned the Mexican question.
II was followed by u confer
ence between the imperial cham
cellOr and DIR. Zimmerman. at
which several foreign ONCE ON
cials were present. at the cham
cellOr's residence.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Four Progressive Republicans, Aided by Mr..
Stone, Block Passage Of Bill Giving Presi-
dent Power to Protect U. S. Rights.
FRIENDS OF ARMED NEUTRALITY PLAN !.
PREPARE MANIFESTO, FIXING BLAME:
Missouri Leader Hints Plan Put Submarine Chase Merhan
men and Declares Actual War Is Planned-Mr.
Cummns Attacks Measure. @@s

Wilson's armed neutrality bill facing failure be-
the opposition of small group of progressive republicans
republican vorng last night prepared
manifesto show the country where the responsibility will
rest if the measure should not be passed.
midnight had developed strong indications
that the bills intended vote before the
sion expires today manifesto had been signed by
majority of the Senate and friends OF the bill said that IN
H.. .,d would hear Signature of per cent
It was the intention hold back the document until became
that no vote permitted and then read into tho
of those who had stood behind the
Presidents program.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
NEWS AND FEATURES
PART I.

Page.
German Explanation Amusing.
City Ready for Inauguration.
Congress Rushes Through Bills.
Japan Exposes Teuton Intrigue.
FiIibuster Threatens Arm Ship Bill
Senate inactIon Haits House.
carmen Insist on Reply.
Dry Bill Causes Row.
House Refuses o. G. Probe Fund.
4-suffs at White House Today.
5-ReIieion Of Presidents.
Here to Honor Wilson.
6-President to Review Parade.
Information Squad Busy.
7-Money Bills DIE With Congress.
Governors Here for Parade.
s-lnauguraI Crowds EnIIven City.
11-souvenir Inaugural Map.
12-cIerks Get Salary Raise.
Show Nutrittve Value Of Food.
13-Women in Inaugural Parade.
Humane Society Year Book Issued.
Steel Corporation Files Brief.
High School Cadets to Parade.
14-No Ball to BE Held.
OfIciai Formation OF Parade.
f5-Maryiand to Take Big Part.
Capitals Appeal Is Varied.
Pennsylvania Sends $500 Here.
16-Germans Storm Russian Line.
Asks Referendum on War.
lnauauration Weather Often Bad.
17-Fiaancial.
PART II.
Among the Clubs.
Around the City.
Boy and Girl Scouts.
With the Rifle Clubs.
2-Amusements.
s-PhotopIay Features.
+EditoriaI.
FemnIsm In Europe.
5-War Review.
In the Schools.
Art Notes.
e-Fraternities.
7-Fashions.
s-Notes Of Government Workers.
PART III.
Sunday Star Magazine.
PART ~.
Special Features.
PART v.
Sports and Automobiles.
zPoiIce Inauguration Orders.
Typhus HaIts YarrowdaIe Men.
E1o Cultivate Vacant Spaces.
s-LocaI Marchers In Parade.
Virginia Cadets With Governor.
12-Muslcai Mention.
PART VI.
Comic Section.
PART VII.
ia. Society.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
,eedings from their own private gal

ceedings from their own private gai-
lery.
AS the evening wore on men and wom-
en- in evening dress. who had been to
dinner or the theater, filtered into the
galleries, and the crowds thinned out a
little. But hundreds hung on watching
the battle over the armed neutrality
bill.
Late in the evening Miss Margaret
Wilson. daughter of the President. ac-
companied by a party from the White
House. entered the executive gallery and
took the seats reserved for the Presi-
dent and his family.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Senator Stone in Opposition.
Thousands Try to Get Into
Galleries at the Capitol
to See the Closing Session

Thousands of people, men, women and
children, swarmed to the CapitoI 1.s+
night in the hope of seeing coneress
in action in it's closing hours. The re-
port of the debate on the armed neu-
trality bill in the Senate drew pre,+
numbers of them to the Senate wing
1t was impossible for the great .ior.
ity to gain admission to the Senate
galleries, which, all told, seat about
1900.
Hundreds of men and women stood i,
line for hours outside the doors to III.
Senate galleries. hoping for an onnorS
tunity to get in" So congested We're
the corridors that it was difficult to
cts to the reserved galleries were ~ NJ
avail. special variety of pink ,I,ns" ~
specially printed tickets for March =
1917, were the only keys to the reservad
galleries, and even armed with these
tain admission. These tickets cola
be obtained only from senator's ana III
lobbies. were crowded with applica nts
for them.
Senate the Leading Attraction
1t is only on rare occasions that ~.
senatos have such an audience in 49,
galleries to address from the floor of tba
Senate. Strict orders were given that
only members of the immediate f.n,.
lilies Of the senators should be admitted
to the senator's gallery. Inis gallery
was crowded to it's capacity as Well AZ
the others. Many members OF the din
lomatic corps visited the senate Chamber
during the evening and ~ateneo the pro-
Evening star., 1917-03-04
BIG MEASURES MAY
FAIL IN CONGRESS
Session Near End With Bills
Caught in Legislative Jam;
Some Hopeless.
OTHERS IN THE BALANCE

The Sikty-fourth Congress was ap-
ure Of some of the major administration
measures certain and the fate of others
hanging in the balance.
Held up by the determined opposition
Of a small group of senators. who threat
ened to prolong debate until the end Of
the session at noon, the Presidents armed
neutrality bill was giving the leaders
most concern.
Approves Conference Report.
The naval bill. with its provisions for
continuing the big building program, was
one Of the measures caught in the legis-
lative jam. but it was saved when the
Senate shortly after / o'clock interrupted
a conference report already accepted by
the House.
Outstripping the Senate in clearing
away legislative odds and ends, the House
recessed at 1852 am. to 10 am. There
was no prospect that the Senate would
interrupt its session until expiration at
noon.
Democratic and republican leader.- unit
ed in an effort to break down the opposi-
neutrality measure to vote. Through
the morning hours unusual pressure was
brought to bear, but with little promise
Of success.
Bills Likely to Fail.
The annual army appropriation bill
and the sundry civil bill were
among the measures of whose passage
the leaders virtually had despaired
By recessing as soon as the i'm
mediate business was disposed of, in
stead Of waiting in session for the SEN
ate to report itself ready for adjourn
ment. the House cut short the period
of song and celebra ton that usually
occupies the closing hours of a session.
The House last night was in better
condition than the Senate. where the
which President Wilson wants, to deal
with the German submarine menace,
tied the legislative situation into a
hard knot.
Senator Stone in Opposition.
The opposition from the republican
side was negligible, but was pro-
nounced from Senator Stone, democrat.
and chairman of the foreign relations
committee. Fears were expressed that
If vote on the bill were not secured
by o'clock this morning it prohab1
would fail. Even after the Senate acts
it must go back to the House for
agreement.
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Latest Gain on Ancre Made to
the East of Puisieux-
GERMANS STUBBORNLY
RESISTING THE ENEMY
Teutons Gain Some Ground to East
of Sailly-Saillisel, But
Later Lose It.

British troops continue to maintain
their daily progress against the German
lines on the Ancre front in France.
Saturday Field Marshal Haigs 1ofces.
'na. ~ ",.o"... ~ 80, r,,,. ~ -, . - ,ron. - n.a,,y
}lve miles in the face OF stubborn German
resistance,
The latest gain was made east of
Puisieux- au-M Mont and north Of Gomme-
court. which would bring it almost on the
Essarts- -Bucouoy-Ba line, where 1t
has been reported the Germans were ex-
pected to make a stand. Berlin says
there have been violent infantry encoun-
tiers on both banks Of the Ancre and 1t
Is apparent Crown Prince Rupprecht is
Offering greater resistance to the British
attempts to advance than he has done
recently,
Near Sailly-Saillisel. several miles south
OF the scene OF the Britisn ADVANCE anu
northeast Of Gueudecourt, the Germans
are said to have attacked the British
lines. Repulsed at 0ueudecourt, the
~, h.r.h,,~ .%+..A 1,,ned
e'eihihs "s
some ground east OF SaliIy-SahnseL Inc
lost ground 10 reported to have been re-
gained IN ITS ens ~, " 80. @ ~ ,ran.
raids and artillery ENGAGEMENTS have oc-
Cured.
BRUSH omclai 1eport'
BY the Associated Press.
born German resistance British troops
today advanced their line north of the
Anore in France, an average Of quar-
ter mile on a front OF nearly nve miles,
says the official statement issued by
the war office tonight. The British ad-
vance was made north of Puisieux-au-
Mont ad east of Sommecourt.
~ c.., honohsnr attack tha state
-. .sa..s .s.. 1919, 80 -. !.
ment Aoos, iofeu is .He ~
~. -, ,hs lost ground. vas rexafned
s....,- rs
oy oou".ei
"Dnr;nr the day our troops made
further progress north of Puisieux -au-
Mont ana eas. Stsnnsa 1r To.mI sn sversge Sis.
tanca of quarter mile on a front of
nearly Ave miles. The enemy offered
stubborn resistance.
c.ru.,. Ara Stonn~d
"a local German counter attack made
,,r .dvapced r,o.ftiona north =
east Of Gueudecourt last night was
s.op'e1 hs.h,. ...,o,,
INC -. ...oh
ioi.ou .s,,;.., az. .;.
eoS' "
Evening star., 1917-03-04
Cabrera's Vehement Denial.

MEXICO CITY. March 3.-Luis Ca
brera, provisional finance minister and
a member of the Mexican delegation
TO the recent Mexican-United States
joint conference. today denied vehem-
entity that he knew anything of the
proposed alliance between Mexico and
Germany against the United States. or
hat he had aided the German plan.
Evening star., 1917-03-04

s:4e-Rspresentative Mike" Burke Of
Wisconsin discovered fast asleep. Rep
CONTINUED On Twelfth PaEs.J
Evening star., 1917-03-04

At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning Penn
sylvania avenue is to be cleared and at
10:l2 o'clock street car trafic will be
stopped. After that time no one will be
permitted to cross the Avenue unless he
Is provided with a permit to do so. At
ter the presidential party has passed on
it's way to the Capitol persons holding
tickets for stands on the opposite side
Of Pennsylvania avenue will be permitted
to cross until 1923 o'clock, however.
At 1850 o'clock tomorrow morning the
three carriages which are to take the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, the
chairman OF the inaugural committee,
the members Of the Joint congressional
COMMITTEES for the inauguration and the
physician to the Capitol are to draw up
at the r street entrance of the New Will
lard Hotel. This hotel 10 the residence
Continued On Second Page5
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Smith Farm Truck Has
Proved a Popular Seller

The Smith Motor Truck Corporation
OF Chicago, manufacturers of the
famous Smith Form-a-Truck, declared
dividend at the rate of two per
cent. on its preferred stock, payable
January Is, 1917, to all stockholders
or record as of December 81.
Preferred stock in the Smith Motor
Truck Corporation was issued in No
vember, 1916, and the action of the
board of directors in declaring this
first dividend only three months after
the stock was issued, is the most con-
Vlncing demonstration of the remark
able era of sales development Smith
Form Truck has just pass d
through.
An unprecedented demand for this
attachment which combines with any
Ford, Maxwell, Buick, Chevrolet or
overland chassis to make Il fully
guaranteed one ton truck, has created
entirely new sales records in the field
OF motor truck transportation,
At recent meeting of the district
managers minimum production of
10000 was set for 1917, with every
indication that this would be practi-
cally doubled before the end of the
year.
The Smith Motor Truck Corpora
ton has already achieved the distinc-
ton of making more sales than any
other manufacturer of motor trucks
or motor truck attachments during
the past year, which is the first year
of its development. There is hardly
a city or town in the entire country in
which Smith Form "a Truck is not rep
resented either by live aggressive
dealers or by enthusiastic users.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Chandler Increases Wages
and Will Pay Bonuses

An increase of ten per cent. in
wages to all of it's employees working
on an hourly wage basis and a very
liberal bonus in addition, has been an
nounced by the Chandler Motor Car
Company of Cleveland. The ten per-
cent. wage increase became effective
January 2. In addition to this the
company will pay on July 20, 1917 to
the men employed on an hourly wage
basis wko are on the companys pay
roll July l, 1917, ten per cent. bonus
on the entire wages paid to them by
the company during the year July 1,
1916 to June 80, 1917. To employees
who have been with the Chandler
Company the full year this bonus
means about five weeks extra pay.
The Chandler Company's notice came
to its employees as complete sur
prise.
The Chandler Company has had a
very prosperous year, and its business
is generally considered to be one of
tie most firmly established in the
whole industry. This latest move on
the part of the management of the
company would seem to indicate q de-
sire to put it's employees on what
amounts to a profit sharing basis, in
addition to a liberal wage scale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Big Field For Commercial
Cars Says Studebaker Man

The theory that the market for COM
mercial cars is restricted pretty much
to large cities is disproved in figures
compiled by the Studebaker Corporation
and announced through Henry II. My
ers. sales manager of the commercial
car division.
Commercial car sales in towns from
5000 to $4,000 inhabitants are con-
siderably greater in proportion to the
population than in the larger cities"
stances even where Studebaker COM
mercial car sales in certain small
towns have been in excess of pleasure
car sales during the past four months.
There are several Studebaker COM
mercial car dealers who in the past
three months have sold between ten and
twenty-five commercial cars in towns
of not over $4,000 population. One deal
er who lives in town of a populati
OF some $4,000 people has sold as many
commercial cars to merchants, livery
men and farmers rs the total sales of
each of three large branches.
Selling commercial cars is not a mat
ter of location or population. 1t is
wholly matter of getting out and 60
ing after commercial car business along
well defined and systematic lines"
OF the 10000 half-ton and one-ton
models to be produced during 1916 by
the Studebaker Corporation, a large
proportion have been spoken for by
distributors in towns of size that
We're not considered seriously as
market for commercial cars two years
ago,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Tremendous Demand For
Motorcars This Year

Fathers residing in Kokomo, Indiana,
who entertain presidential or equally
lofty aspirations for their little Toms,
Dicks and Harrys, long since gave up
the observe the busy bee, my son"
bromide and substituted watch the
Haynes factory double itself over
night"
Although the Haynes has been build
ing cars and selling them since back
in the nineties and has always had a
good-sized factory. some 80 months ago
1T produced the Haynes Light Six"
whereby high powered, 1ight-weight,
economical to operate car of striking
ly graceful lines nosed it's way to the
footlights from amidst the chorus of
other high-grade cars. 1t became n
headliner Immediately with the result
that Haynes strides have been of the
seven-league boot variety ever since
100 Haynes Cars n Day
Despite 24-hour day factory sched-
ules, despite multiplication after multi
plication of factory buildings, despite
steady influx of new workers, the
three and one-half years and more
since the advent of the Light Six"
have denied the Haynes people even a
breathing spell. "One car sells two
more" is the way they put 1t, and 1udg-
ing from the ever-increasing demand il
must be true.
The present $4,000 square feet of
moor space will soon be increased to
nearly 100000 square feet, 1t is plan
ned. The 1917 output will be three times
that of 1916, and 1916 far over-shadow-
ed the year preceding-100 cars q day
Is the capacity goal for 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Drivers Ease a Feature
of the Cadillac Eight

Much has been said-and with full
justifcation-about the charms which
the Cadillac eight-cylinder engine has
contributed to motoring, but other note
worthy features of the cars operation
and control have commanded almost
equal attention" is the view expressed
by l.. c. Howard, Cadillac sales man
ager.
There Is much in the wonderful
smoothless of the motor, its quick pick
UP and fieXibility. and it's remarkab BILE
work on the hills. owners have eX-
perienced these qualities to their hearts
content, and found them even more
than they had been led to expect. But
along with them, they have discovered
other good points which are important
in the operation of motorcar any
where, and especially in touring.
When a man drives from a hundred
to two hundred miles for a days run,
he naturally will feel considerable le
strain if constant effort is required to
steer the car and keep it in the road.
The Cadillac Eight has become noted
for the ease with which it handles in
these two respects. A gentle influence
on the steer wheel guides the car, and
it holds the road with practically no
effort on the drivers part
Then the clutch releases easily, and
1t engages with marked softness. The
brakes are manipulated scores of times
day without muscle-strain, and with
out material exertion to get full effec-
tiveness. Hardly more than a gentle
pressure of the foot puts the brakes
on either lightly or firmly as circum-
stances demand.
such things make a long drive a
pleasure, because they prevent most of
the strain and fatigue of long distance
driving. And such qualities are not so
common that they can be regarded
lightly by men who like touring, either
behind the steering wheel or in the
comfort of q tonneau seat"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20

Those big companies which foresaw
the possible shortage of materials due
to the astonishing demand for motor
cars, and fortified themselves against
that shortage are congratulating them
selves to-day on the fact that they
were not caught totally unprepared to
cope with present market conditions.
The Willys-Overland Company, the
second largest automobile manufacture
ing organization in the world and the
greatest producer of medium and high
priced cars. was perhaps one of the
least affected of all by this upheaval
In the material market. While 1t is
true that all quantity producers of mo-
torcars felt the sudden change, the To-
to protect itself in n measure against
just such an emergency.
Long before prices started to shoot
skyward, the Willys-O Overland Company
had tucked away in its storerooms and
subcellars huge quantities of raw ma
terials. To-day 1t has more than $780,
100000 worth of parts OH hand, fully
so per cent. of which was bought at
before-war-prices.
This preparedness policy on the part
of the Toledo concern is responsible,
1t is said, to a large degree for the high
standard of quality which the factory
has been able to maintain in it's 1917
production, without any extraordinary
advance in it's selling prices.
And, although material such as steel
is hard to get at any price these days.
every carload that arrives at the Over
land plant is as rigidly inspected as it
was when conditions were normal. In
order to protect itself and Overland
and Willys-Knight owners. the COM
pany employs staff of expert chem
lists and metallurgists to test carefully
each batch of raw material delivered
for use at the factory.
These chemists know that a certain
proportion of carbon, together with GER
tain quantities of other elements, when
united with pure iron produces steel
that will stand certain strains. They
also know that il the proportion of
nickel. manganese, chromium or other
elements vary even as much as a frac-
tion of one per cent. the steel will be
either too weak or too brittle.
If the samples undergoing inspection
come up to the required specifications
metallurgical and chemical laborator-
les, the cars from which the samples
were taken are accepted by the COM
pany. If the samples come through
without an OK the car or cars are re-
jected on the spot.
Some of the scales used in the Over
land laboratories measure accurately
to one-t -thousandth of a gramm. The
slightest defect in physical structure
of sample of steel can be detected
by microscopes that magnify many
thousands of diameters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Paige Well Fortified
With Material in Stock

So great has been the demand for
motorcars i'm this country during the
past two years that many of the lead
ing manufacturers have been unable to
supply the necessary number of cars.
Both the dealers and the motor-buying
public are familiar with this condition
of affairs.
The consumer has either had to
wait. in many eases several months.
for a delivery, or else has been forced
to buy a less desirable car. Conse-
quentiy some dealers have suffered
loss in volume of business. This con-
dition OF being over-sold has been
brought about by several causes -
among them, exceptional countrywide
prosperity and the shortage in ma
chinery, parts. supplies and labor be-
cause Of diversions to munition maxi
ing.
recent announcement made by the
!Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company will
be of interest to those who have suf-
fered from this congested condition or
who have been fearful lest 1917 will
find the output still below the demand.
The Paige factory now has on hand
$2,6OO.0O0 worth of stock for the i'm
mediate manufacture of it's cars and
within ten days deliveries of additional
stock and material of all kinds will
increase this total to about $4,000,0O0
In value.
This announcement reflects the
strong position the Paige has secured
In the matter of production and deliv
cry and should be welcome news to
Paige dealers and those who contem-
plate buying Paige cars. 1t is also
significant reflection on the foresight
| of Paige executives, their knowledge
| OF the market and their ability to get
what they need when they need 1t.
Thus fortified the Paige officials be-
lieve that in 1917 the Paige factory is
going to make the contest between
production and demand a neck and neck
race.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-20
Chalmers Makes Record
Run of 79 Miles

new record, for the run from
Buffalo to Rochester has just been
made by Chalmers car. This run is
one over which many disputes have
occurred recently. The distance is
1872 miles over rough roads. A Ckal-
mers SiX-S0 stock car covered the dis
tance in one hour and 23 minutes.
This time is 23 minutes faster than
the best previous time.
A. ]. Stuart and A. E. Higgins,
members of the Mason b. Hatch Co.,
of Buffalo, dealers in Chalmers cars,
accomplished this feat recently and
hung up the new record, which it is
said, is one that will be heard to beat.
Tie car which they sent over this
course was one which had been driven
over 5000 miles. 1t was fully equip
ped and in every sense of the word a
strictly stock car.
This recent performance is evidence
of what the Chalmers cars can do
when put to an actual test.