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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
GERMAN INTRIGUE is
FLAYED In SENATE

high seas as the misguided band of
pacifists seem to wish,
There is no use to issue q moral
homily or a Salvation Army tract or
to repeat the sermon on the Mount
to nation that has gone had and acts
through its military authority like u
homicidal maniac, Must we get off
the face of the earth-lie yWn and
curl up? I'm for peace but L am GO
ing to preserve the liberties of my
country. If the pacifists had lived in
the time of George Washington we
never would have been a country, and
if they have their way now we will
cease to be country, The peace
propaganda, in some aspects, closely
approaches treason"
Senator Sherman presented te-day's
news dispatches from Berlin, bringing
Foreign Minister Zimmermann's ad-
mission of the attempted intrigue with
Japan and Mexico,
State of War Now
senator Brandegee declared with
emphasis that state of war already
existed and had existed between the
United States and Germany February
l."
Germany declared war on the
whole world in issuing this proclama-
tion," he asserted mo seif-respect-
ing nation regards it any other way
when she proclaimed slaughter in
the barred zone she declared war
against this nation"
That he and some other foreign re-
iations committee members wanted to
amend the bill to "directi and not
merely "authori8eH the President to
arm american merchantmen was
stated by the Connecticut senator.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
Allan Carter Wins Two
Prizes in Lamberton
OratOrical Contest


Allan Carter, colored, won the prize
for oratory yesterday afternoon in
the Lamberton contest, this being ad-
ditional TO the prize for one of the
four best essays submitted by the
boys of the senior class on John
Marshall" Carter is an athlete of ex-
ceptional ability, also.
The other prize essays were written
by James Dougherty, Marlin Geiger
and Bernard Vert. They were all ex-
ceptionally interesting, as was the
presentation speech made by Senator
r. e. Beidleman. The judges on COM
position were w. C. Heiges, DR.. Thom-
as s. Blair and Mark T. Minor; the
judges on delivery being l.. f. Nc
Chimes Dr. Clayton A. Smucker and
e. f. Beidleman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
Zimmerman Virtually
Admits He Plotted
to Have U, S. Invaded
By Associated Press

Berlin, March BY wireless to
Sayville.-The following was given
out to-day by the Overseas News
Agency:
Foreign Sec'y. Zimmerman was
asked by a staff member of the Over
seas News Agency about the English
report that "a German plot had been
revealed to get Mexico to declare war
against the United States and to Sc
cure Japan's aid against the United
States. Secretary Zimmerman an
swered;
You understand that it is impossl
BILE for me to discuss the facts of
this revealed plot just at this mo-
ment, and under these circumstances.
| therefore may be allowed to limit
my answer to what is said in the Eng
lish reports, which certainly are not
inspired by sympathy with Germany.
The English report expressly states
that Germany expected and wished
to remain on terms of friendship with
the United States but that we had
prepared measures of defense in case
the United States declared war
against Germany. / fail to see how
such plot is inspired by unfriend-
illness on our part. 1t would mean
nothing but that we would use means
universally admitted in war, in case
the United States declares war.
The most important part of the
alleged plot is irs conditions and
form. The whole plot falls fiat to the
ground in case the United States does
not declare war against us. And IL
we really, as the report alleges. con-
sidered the possibility of hostile acts
or the United States against us, then
we really had reasons to do So"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
RUTHLESS SEA
WARFARE FAILS
TEUTON PURPOSE
U-Boats Sink Less Than Half
of Tonnage Berlin Believed
Possible at Start
LITTLE FIGHTING DONE
Military Operations of Minor
Importance; Skirmishes
on All Fronts
BY associated Press

Figures obtained in London and
vouched for there as authentic, show
that Germany succeeded during Febru-
airy in destroying 100000 tons of mer-
chant shipping, or less than half of
the 100000 tons she threatened to
destroy during the first month of un-
restricted submarine warfare.
The tonnage destroyed exceeded the
total for January, before the period of
unrestricted action, by less than 17O,-
600 tons, the January figures being
322,16 TONS while 1856 tons were
destroyed in December.
Military operations YESTERDAY were
OF comparatively minor Importance.
Berlin reports violent infantry engage
ments on both sides of the Ancre.
where the great German retirement
has been taking place. No mention
Is made of ground gained or lost, how
ever, the statement of results being
confined to announcement that the
Germans took 60 prisoners and eight
machine guns, besides infiicting casu-
alties of q sanguinary nature.
Only raiding operations have oc-
Cured in the other Franco Belgian
front sectors, and the same is true
of the Russian front, according to
the Berlin report. West of Lutsk in
Volhynia, however, q German raid
was on an extensive scale. Russian
positions were penetrated to a depth
. H..
than l 1A miles. The results were the
destruction of tho Russian dugouts
and the capture of 122 prisoners and
four machine guns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
DEFINITE STEPS
TAKEN TO FOUND
CHURCH ON HILL
Methodists Hold Meeting and
Name Committees to Select
Site For New Structure
TO CANVASS MEMBERS
Backers Feel Need of Convent
emily Located Structure in
Northern Section

Plans for organizing a new Meth
odist Episcopal Church, to be located
In the section north of Walnut street
and east Of the railroad, were dis
cussed last night at a meeting held at
the home of Warren K. Van Dyke,
$40 North Sixteenth street,
Fifteen members of various Meth
odist churches, who live in that sec
ton of the city, attended the meeting.
A committee was named to select q
site, prepare plans for church
building and to acquaint Methodists
living in the northern Hill section with
the movement.
The committee consists of the fol-
lowing! j. Frank Saussaman, chair
man; the Rev. r, II. Colburn, re-
tired Methodist minister; John II.
Olmsted, AL. K. Thomas and William
Haseltine. Another meeting will be
held before the end of the month
when the committee will make re-
port.
Say Need Is Long Felt
In discussing the matter this
morning, Mr.. Van Dyke said: There
is no doubt in the minds of Meth
odists residing in that section of the
city as to the need of a new church.
There are over $50 adult church
members in the northern section of
the Hill and the need of a conven-
iently located church has been felt
for a long time"
The b. F. Stevens Memorial Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Thirteenth
and Vernon streets, of which the Rev.
DR.. Clayton A. Smucker is pastor, is
the only Methodist Church on the
Hill, and it is practically as incon-
venient of access and as far from the
section in which the proposed new
church is to be established as the
downtown churches, in the opinion of
many Methodists living in the north
ern part of the Hill,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
REACH PRISONERS BUMP OF
HONESTY "THROUGH STOMACH"

Police department officials this
morning discovered that not only can
you reach a mans heart Through his
stomach" but that the bump of hon.
esty is approachable through the same
medium.
When Raymond Osborne, colored,
was arrested last night on a charge
of stealing a bicycle, he vehemently
denied the allegations. All night long
In loud and mournful voice he MAIN
tanned his innocence. This morning
Detective Hyde Specie who made the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
BERLIN DEFENDS
PLOT TO INVOLVE
AMERICA IN WAR
Treachery on German Soil Said
to Have Given U, S. Notice
Of Intrigue
Ru Associated Prnss

London, March 8. = Foreign secre-
tary zimmermanns instructions to
the German minister TO Mexico, as
published in the United States, are ad-
mitted in Berlin to have been cor
rectly quoted, according to dispatch
to Reuters from the German capital
by way of Amsterdam.
The dispatch quotes the following
telegram received in Amsterdam from
Berlin on Friday and which was ap-
parently sent by the Wolff Bureau, the
semi i-official German news agency.
'The American press contains re-
ports about instructions from the Min
lister of Foreign Affairs to the German
minister in Mexico City, in the event
that Germany, after the proclamation
of unrestricted submarine warfare
TConfiuuo5 m, Daro A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

River conditions fraught with dan
ger for towns and hamlets from Har-
risburg to the Chesapeake Bay are
keeping the experts of the State Wa
ter supply Commission on the alert
day and night.
Not since the ice gorge of 1904
which resulted 30 disastrously for
Middletown, have conditions pointed
so menacingly toward q repetition of
great property damage and human
suffering.
River damned Solid
In fact, say the experts OF the State
Water supply Commission, the pres
ent status of the lower Susquehanna
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
c. |. & S. Representative
Dies In Philadelphia
Br Associated press


Philadelphia, March 3.-Ch aries K.
Barnes, widely known in the steel in
dustry, died of a fractured skull in
a hospital here to-day. He was in
jured in a fall down flight of stairs
at his residence. Mr.. Barnes was
president of Charles X. Barnes d
Company, formerly representative
here of the Central Iron and Steel
Company of Harrisburg. He was "a
years old.
Charles X. Barnes, for years the
Philadelphia representative of the
Central Iron and Steel Company, was
we'll known in Harrisburg as he visited
here frequently. Among his many
business associates and friends is
Robert II. Irons, superintendent of the
Central company. Mr.. Barnes was
also an expert shot and is known to
many sportsmen here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

arrest bethought him of the darky
fondness for chicken. The restaurant
had no chicken, so turkey was substi-
tuted.
When Raymond's cleaning teeth hit
the toothsome morsels of turkey he
just couldn't stand being false in the
face of such generosity
why man, dat am toikeyl" gasp
ed the prisoner. Deed sab, I done
gotta confess. All did steal dat dere
bicycle, Mr.. Policeman, 1 jes' thought
dat man didn't need dat ole wheel no
mo-. "
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

is even more dangerous than in 1904.
In that year the lower stream was
open to the bay from York Haven
The river was running with solid
cakes of ice which, in gorging, leave
open spaces for the passage of flood
waters And as result much of the
ice from the upper stream passed on
without creating havoc. At present
however, the experts point out, the
lower Susquehanna is jammed and
packed with ice from Bainbridge To
tidewater, From few miles below
Middletown to the bay the original
sheet of Ice remains intact, The ice
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
"Bone Dry" Amendment Is
Now in Presidents Hands

Washington, d. c., March 3. - Ap-
proval of the conference report on the
bill. with its bone dry" amendment
forbidding the shipment of liquor into
prohibition States, was voted late yes
terday by the Senate without roll
call.
1t was agreed to by the House las
night and now goes to the President 70
his signature. President Wilson is ex-
pected by practically all his closest ad-
visers to sign the measure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
BETTER SCHOOLS.
CROPS AND ROADS
HOPE OF FARMERS
New Dauphin County Bureau
to Work AggresslveIy For
Improved Conditions

Crop production, road Improvement
rural school development and the bet
terment of conditions generally in the
agricultural sections of Dauphin coun-
ty will be pushed forward with vim
and Vigor as the result of the organi-
zation of a Dauphin County Farm Bu-
reau here yesterday.
Announcement was made to-day
that pennsylvania State College will
make all haste to procure the best
man obtainable for the post of Farm
Agent. He will be a man who was
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

The President was represented as
feeling deeply the implication back of
the effort to force an extra session.
He desires the important appropri-
alton bills passed at this session 50
that If an extra session is forced by
begin work Immediately on emergency
measures.
1t became known that the President
will seek an opportunity in the near
future to make his position clear. His
representatives at the Capitol were
told early to-day that some Repub-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
DEMOCRATIC CLUB oFE

More than 100 members of the Cen
trail Democratic Club, headed by the
Commonwealth Band of 40 pieces
boarded a train at 2 o'clock this after.
noon for Washington. The club. with
the band, will march in the inaugu-
raj parade on Monday. The local
club will head the First brigade
which Governor Manning, of South
Carolina, will command.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
CITY PUPILS TO
BURY AK AND
GET TOGETHER
For First Time in Memory of
Man, There Will Be No
Rivalry
ALL WORKING HARD
Complimentary Musicale of
State College Glee Club at
Chestnut Street Monday

Students of the Central, Steelton and
Technical high schools, as well as
those of the Harrisburg Academy, are
all agog over the complimentary con-
cert that will be rendered in their
honor by the State College Glee Club.
The college boys will sing in the
Chestnut Street Auditorium Monday
evening. with the opening number
at $50.
1t will be "get together night for
the students of this city, who will be
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and Vicinity; I'm
settled, with rain or snow this
afternoon, Tonight and probably
Sundays not much change In
temperature, lowest Tonight
about freezing.
River
The Susquehanna river and all It's
tributaries will probably con-
tinue to fnll slowly or remain
nearly stationary. above HARRIS
burg. Places ON the main river
below MiddletOwn are likely to
have flood stages, due to the
choking of the channel by ice,
which In reported still gOrEed
near Bainbridge and probably af
pthcr places I'm the lower river
The river mt Harrisburg will
probably remain nenrly sfatIon-
hry or rise sOmewhat until the
channel opens below.
Temperaturei 8 n. M, IS degrees
above zero.
Suni Rises, 0t35 a. m.
Moon; Full moon, March g, 5sO2
ID. IN.
River Stage. los feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature, rs.
Mean Temperatures, ~.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
President Will Take No Step That Might Bring War With
Germany While Congress Is Not in Session He Informs
Legislative Leaders,
FAILURE TO PASS APPROPRIATION
BILLS MEANS EXTRA SUMMER SESSION
Fairly Long Recess Believed Possible if Needed Bills Are
Gotten Through Before Tomorrow Noon; Wilson
Seeks Republican Support For His Measures
BY l4ssocintcd Prcst

Washington March g. - President Wilson has intention of
taking action that would bring with German yune Congress
summoned in session This communicated Senate
leaders to-day by of the President who takes the
position that extraordinary crisis arises will not be
call an session before late the spring and then only
any appropriation bills which may fail the present session
The President to-day continued efforts Republican
Senators assist in the of needed appropriation bills dur
the session These Senators told by representatives
the President that their that Congress should remain
because of the German situation logical because he
naturally would take action leading declaration with
the cooperation Of Congress.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
Chief of Austrian
Staff Is Dismissed
by Emperor Charles
By Associated Press

London, March 3.-Emperor Charles
of Austria has dismissed Field Mar
shall Conrad Won Hoetzendorf, Aus
trian chief of staff, according to a
Vienna dispatch to Reuters by way
of Amsterdam. Baron Strauzenberg
succeeds Won Hoetzendorf.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
By Associated Press

Washington, March 9. - The iegis-
iative situation in Congress to-day ac-
cording to the most optimistic esti-
mistic estimates, indicated that Senate
Republicans had determined to limit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

lican senator's were insisting in block
ing the appropriation measures in or
der to force an extra session.
Some Bills Fall
For while, it was said, 1t looked as
though the administration efforts
to get action on the army appropria-
ton bill, the Military Academy bill,
and a few other important measures
would be successful, but. finally. two
or three of the Republican leaders
would not give their consent to such
an arrangement.
CONTINUED on Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

TO FORM RETAIL MERCHANTS BUREAU
HARRISBURG - PROPRIEToRS AND MAN
Ayers OF RETAIL STORES. MEMBERS OF THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL MEET AT DIN
NER AT THE ENGINEERS CLUB MONDAY EVE
MING TO ORGANIZE A RETAIL MERCHANTS
BUREAU OF THE CHAMBER FOLLOWING THE
ORGANIZATION, WORK. DETAILS OF THE
SPRING OPENING AND OTHER TRADE MATTERS
WILL BE DISCUSSED.
MAY BLOCK ARMED SHIP BILL
WASHINGTON, MARCH ), - THE ARMED
NEUTRALITY BILL WAS RUNNING NECK AND
NECK RACE WITH TIME IN CONGRESS THIS
AFTERNOON. DEMOCRATI cLEADERS WERE
AIMING TO GET IT THROUGH SOME HOW BE
FORE THE SESSION DIES TOMORROW, BUT
WERE NOT ENTIRELY SURE OF THE POSITIONS
OF ITS OPPOSITION.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03

Conditions More Fraught With Danger Than Preceding
Destructive Breakup in 1904; Susquehanna South of
Harrisburg Jamned Nearly Solid With Monstrous
Ice Cakes; Heavy Rain That Would Sweep 1t Away
at Stroke Only Hope State Water Supply Commits
sion Has That Trouble Will Be Averted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-03
DIES WHILE GETTING DINNER

Mechanicsburg Pa. March }. - While preparing din
for her family to-day Mrs George coover aged 6s.
seized with Of failure which resulted
in her death She found short time later by her
band She is survived by her husband, sons and
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Charley White,
Referee, Dead
The lineup follows:

Charley White, widely known boxing
referee, who had been i'll for long
time with a complication of diseases,
died in his home here last night
White was the most prominent ref
cree of pugilistic contests In this coun-
try. In nearly all the big events, when
championships changed hands or were
defended successfully in the Eastern
states, he was "the third man in the
ring" The last big contest in this
vicinity where White was the arbiter
was the Willard Moran contest IN Mad
ison Square Garden, March 70, 1916.
He was at the ringside when Johnson
defeated Jeffries in Reno, New, in 1910,
as alternate referee.
Among the other prominent fights in
which White officiated as referee were
Jeffries- Corbett, Fitzsimmons-Sharkey,
ct Coney Island; Fitzsimmons-Ruhlin,
Maher-Ruhlin, Walcott-Smith, Walcott-
West, Walcott- { reedon, Jordan Dixon,
McGovern-Er and Erne-Gans in this
city and Young Corbett-McGovern in
Hartford, Conn.
White was born in this city ffty-two
years ago and was a lifelong resident
Of the 18th Ward. He was affiliated
with athletics from his schoolboy days,
and founded in 1887 the Clinton Ath-
letic Club in Cherry Street.
For several years White held the Of
fee of sergeant-at-arms Of the Demo
cratic State Committee. He is survived
by his wife, two daughters and two
sons, the older Of whom was graduated
from Yale and is now serving as an
officer in the United States army at
Camp Upton. The younger son is in
the United States navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Pittsburgh Sub
Team Triiumphs
Over Camp Lee

PITTSBURGH, Dec. Coach Glenn
Warner sent in team Of substitutes
to-day to show their speed against the
soldier team from Camp Lee, and they
made good by scoring five touehdowna
and defeating the army team BY
score OF 30 10 b.
In the first period series Of line
smashes by Penman and Peters added
to several substantial end runs by Pit
Ter, carried the ball to the army's
9-yard line, from where Penman car
ried the ball over. Miller failed to
kick the goal.
The SECOND period began with the
ball in Pitts possession in the centre
Of the field. but they soon carried the
sphere to the 19-yard line. Peters then
ran around right end for the second
touchdown, and Miller again failed
at kicking the goal. Before the period
ended Pitler gained about fifty yards
on three end runs. His last effort
carried the ball over the line, but he
also missed kicking goal.
Both sides fumbled frequently In the
third period and Pitt lost ground on
penalties, but the army couldn't make
substantial gains, and it was not long
before the Blue and Gold had the ball
on the 7-yard line. Penman then
plunged through centre for the fourth
touchdown.
Just before time was up, when il
seemed as if Pitt was not eager 10
score, Penman broke through the CEN
ire and ran thirty-fve yards for the
fifth touchdown. Stanford tried for
goal and failed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-02
Football Title =
At Stake To-day

The final game for the championship
of the Army and Navy Posts Football
League Of the Metropolitan District
will be played to-day at Travcrs Island
under the auspices Of the New York
Athletic Club. The teams which wiz
meet on the gridiron are those from
Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, and from
the aviation training camp at Mineols-
These two elevens are now TIED for
the lead, the Ayistors having a record
of four straight victories and the Fort
Slocum men Of three victories and one
tie. the play-of Of which has been
forfeited by the opposing team, making
a record Of four victories for esen
team and no defeats. The standing OF
the other teams in the league Is as fol-
lows: 4.
Pelham Bay Naval Reserve Station, 3
victories and 2 defeatsj Fort Totten,
2 victories and 8 defeats; Fort Wads-
worth, 4 defeats, and Fort Jay, de-
feats.
The game to-day promises to be the
hardest fought contest OF the series, as
each team is exceptionally strong. The
Aviators on Thanksgiving Day cleaned
I'd the Pelham Bay Naval Reserves .,
the Polo Grounds by score OF II 70 .,
while Fort Slocum defeated the same
team two weeks ago BY score OF
l3 TO 0.