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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
ENTENTE DIRECTS
HARD DRIVES ON
WESTERN FRONTS
Important Military Operations
Reported in Two Sections of
Franco-Belgian Front

Military operations of importance
are taking place in two sectors of tile
Franco Belgian front.
The British have extended their
activities further south on the SomnIe
region and Berlin to-day reports an
attack near Bouchavesnes, north of
Peronne. This is declared to have
been repulsed and an effort to repeat
IL frustrated.
North of Verdun severe engage
ments are still in progress along the
line near Caurieres wood where in
roads upon the French positions were
recently made by the Germans. Paris
reported last night the recapture OF
some advanced positions which the
Germans had occupied in their attack
the day previous. An effort was made
by the Crown Princes troops last
night to retake these lost trenches
but Paris to-day declares the ATTEMPT
was futile.
On the Russian front in Galicia
Berlin announces a repulse of Rus
sian night attack near Brzezany and
Russian contingents in the Kelemen
mountains near the northern end OF
the Rumaian front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
Beidleman Urges River
Bridge at Millersbure

Senator E. E. Beidleman at a big
meeting in the First National Bank
building, Millersburg, last night, as
sured his audience that he will sup
port the movement under way to
have bridge erected there, connect
ing Perry and Dauphin counties. Re-
Gently at the annual banquet of the
Millersburg Motor Club speakers spoke
of the possibility of providing for the
bridge at this session of Legislature.
AS Senator Beidleman could not be
present, the meeting last night was
arranged so that he could be present.
Senator Beidleman declared that he
will make every effort to have action
taken on the question before Legis-
lature adjourns. The meeting was
one of the most enthusiastic ever
held in connection with the bridge
project. Numerous advantages TO
not only Dauphin, but adjoining
counties, have been pointed out, to-
gether with the need of connecting
link in the upper end of this county.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
MT. UNION WRECK
CAUSED BY CHAIN
OF CIRCUMSTANCES
Operation of Freight on Pas
senger Track Was First
Contributory Factor
CENSURE FOR BRAKEMAN
Investigator Dohoney Explains
How Signal System Operates
on Middle Division

A combination of circumstances, the
absence of any one of which would
have prevented a calamity, is given
to-day by John p. Dohoney, chief of
the bureau of accident investigation of
the Public Service Commission, as the
reason for the wreck last week on the
pennsylvania Railroad at Mt. Union.
when 20 persons were instantly killed.
Censure for the fiagman on the pass
enger train is contained in the report
The signal system in use on the Mid
die division of the railroad also is
said not to be as satisfactory as the
one in use on the Philadelphia division
Dohoney's report shows that the eX-
press train reached the Mt. Union sta
tion fourteen minutes behind schedule
The freight train was approximately
five miles distant and had been di-
verted to the passenger track by q
broken rail on the regular freight
track.
Due to Minor Accidents
This was the first contributory fact
or in bringing about the collision
says Mr. Dohoney. another was ere.
ated when the discovery was made that
brake on the passenger train was
defective. This failure prevented the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
H'B'G RAILWAYS
EARNINGS JUMP
DESPITE STRIKE
Gross Receipts $10O,068.3O
More; Net $21,-
264.65
r. EFFECTS PROSPERITY
Report at Annual Meeting Com
plains of Income and
Excise Taxes
PROSPERITY

Despite the strike on the lines of
the Harrisburg Railways Company
last summer the net earnings of the
corporation for 1916 were $21,264.65
greater than in 1915, the report of the
officials at the annual meeting of the
stockholders to-day shows.
The gross earnings for the year
were $1,015, 5,004.37, as compared with
1914 4,936,07 in 1915, an increase of
S1OO,06S,30.
This big jump in the gross earnings
of the company in the face of a strike
of its platform men and the opera
tions of unlicensed jitneys reflects the
general prosperity of the past year
as have few financial statements made
public in this city.
While the gross earnings of the
company were more than 100000,
the net earnings increased only $21,-
264.65 because of the increased main
tenance expenses caused by the strike
and means employed to end the labor
trouble, the report to the stockhold-
ers points out.
Last Years Strike
During the year SIT, ,115.0S was
expended for maintenance" says the
report. THE operations of your COM
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
By Associated Press


New York, March 8. - DIR. C. Hama
do Chakiaberty, a Hindoo physician,
and DIR. Ernest Sckunner, "a, describ-
ed as German, were arrested to-day
on charges of conspiring to set up a
military expedition against a foreign
country on friendly relations with the
United States. The police say the men
confessed that they had plotted under
direction of Wolf Won Igel to invade
India by way of China. Won Igel, IN
dicted but never tried for completely
in an alleged plot to destroy the We'll
land canal, is with Count Won Berns-
torff. former German ambassador to
the United States, who is approaching
Copenhagen on the steamer Frederick
VIII.
From Won Igel, according to the po-
lice, DR.. Chakiaberty and Sckunner
who have been suspected for some
time, received 100000, and the Hin
doc, posing as Persian merchant, OBJ
tanned a passport which enabled him
to get to Berlin. In this connection an
additional charge of fradulently OBJ
tanning a passport has been made
against the physician.
Have Confessions
DIR. Chakiaberty, according to alleg-
ed confession, revealed his plans of ar
invasion of India to certain officials
in Berlin and then returned to New
York where he and Won Igel prepared
literature printed in various native
India languages. In the house in West
One Hundred and Twentieth stree
where the two men were arrested to-
day. the police seized large quantities
of literature and found also a complete
chemical laboratory.
After the literature was prepared
according to the police, DR.. Chakia.
berty and Sckunner employed as theil
agent influential Cinnamon whom they
sent to his native country with the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
ASK ENGINEER
FOR ESTIMATE
ON ASH SURVEY
Commissioner Gross Will Ask
Cost of Investigation and
Recommendations

City Commissioner e. u. Gross noti-
fed Council this morning of his inten-
ton to ask Farley Gannett, consulting
engineer, to submit an estimate of the
cost of an ash and garbage survey in
Harrisburg, together with recommen-
dations as tothe disposal of all re-
fuse after the expiration of the pres
ent contract with the Pennsylvania
Reduction Company.
Although this will not authorize Mr..
Gannett's employment, it was explain
ed, it will be the first step in making
the proposed survey. Commissioner
Gross plan was sanctioned by Com
missioner William Fl. Lynch, who fav-
ors employing a sanitary engineer to
study the situation and make recon-
mendations.
Although weather conditions have
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
Question Now Before Attorney
General Gregory For I'm
mediate Consideration;
His Decision on Old Laws
to Be Placed Before Cabi-
net at Meeting Today.
PLAN TO SWEEP ASIDE
OLD TECHNICAuTIES
Secretary Lansing Believes
Administration Can Pro-
ceed to Protect American
Rights Without Waiting For
Senate to Specially Grant
Permission.

Washington, March q. President
wilson, it was stated authoritatively
to-day, will do everything possible to
ind way to arm American ships and
protect them in other ways from sub
marine danger, despite the failure of
the Senate to pass the bill giving him
specific power. A final decision on
whether the President can legally arm
the ships without specific authoriza-
tion. is expected shortly.
An extra session of Congress before
July to pass appropriation measures,
if for no other purpose, seemed to-
day to be certain. If the Senate
amends its rules so prompt action can
De taken on an armed neutrality bill,
an extra session of Congress may be
expected within the next two or three
weeks.
Messages. apparently spontaneous,
which came to government officials to-
day from all parts of the country,
criticised in bitter terms the senators
who prevented action on the armed
neutrality bill.
Senators Hedge
Senators Vardaman, Democrat, OF
Mississippi, and Kenyon, Republican,
of Iowa, two of the twelve senators
who did not sign the Senate manifesto
in favor of the armed neutrality bill
and who were included in the group
referred to by President Wilson as "a
little group of wilful men," who had
rendered the country helpless and
contemptible" before the world, ex-
planned to the Senate to-day that they
had not been in completely to prevent
vote on the bill.
Senator Williams, replying particu-
larly to his colleague, declared en-
phatically that President Wilson was
right in his criticism of a few senators
who made legislation by an over
n a In IN lfNnf ~
nations crisis and that whatever might
have been their motive they and not
Congress were responsive for the
United States being helpless and con-
temptible" before the world
The question was referred to Attor-
ney General Gregory and Secretary
Lansing and probably will be decided
in time for consideration at to-day's
Cabinet meeting-the first to be held
in the new administration.
A determination to arm the merchant
men If legal way to do so can be
found was generally apparent.
Technicalities raised by members of
his own Cabinet, as we'll as the shame
full action of the twelve Senate paci-
fists, have shackled the Nation in its
attempt to defend itself against the
slaughtering submarines. Even among
certain members of the administration
there Is more concern lest the United
states violate technicalities than there
is over Germans violation of the Ma
tion's rights.
Secretary Lansing, of the State De-
partment, believes that the United
States can proceed at once toward the
arming of merchantmen. The pacihst
element however, believe that the
moss-covered statutes of 1918 and
1919, which were the outcome of the
War of 1912, would make such gov
ernment action now a virtual declar-
alton of war against Germany.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
GERMAN PLOT FOR
INVASION OF INDIA
FOlIED BY POLICE
No knowledge of What Success Chinese Agent Had Can Be
Gained From Prisoners Who Say That They Haze
Received No Report
Ten Thousand Boxes of Secret Preparation and Official
Papers Are Seized by u S. Agents

idea of interesting his government in
a plan to ship arms and ammunition
from the United States to China where
with the Chinese governments per-
mission, they were to be stored until
the time set for the invasion.
Seize Many Papers
The police said the two men de-
clared they had heard nothing from
their Chinese representative and did
not know what success, If any, he had.
In the laboratory Sckunner was en-
deavoring. according to the police, to
compound a preparation to be used
Ito disguise contraband of war" The
character of this preparation he re-
fused to disclose. Ten thousand small
aluminium boxes about the size of a
pill box were seized, together with
what appeared to be official papers.
The latter have been turned over to
government agents
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
MOTHERS-IN-LAW, NOODLES,
AND DSHOWLEAD OHM A ASTRA Y

helped, but Mrs. Wilson answered that
she couldn't live on noodles all the
time"
Finally the court ordered Wilson
to pay $500 toward the support of
his children, after Mrs. Wilson refused
to so back to Grantham and live with
her husband. IF the court had the
power we would make an order to
have the mothers-in-law live togeth-
err" Additional Law Judge s. j. Nj.
McCarrell remarked as he heard the
testimony of the marital troubles. each
blaming the others parent for part of
the trouble.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06

Mothers-in-law, noodles and bur
lesque shows all came in for a share
o fthe blame when Mrs. Sarah e. Will
son appeared against her husband
Faust Leon Wilson, in Dauphin coun-
ty court, to-day, charging him with
non-support.
Mrs. Wilson alleged that even while
her husband was working for $8.40 q
week at Grantham in n noodle fac
tory, he didn't support her and their
children properly. The court isug-
gested that probably purchasing moo
dies at wholesale rates might have
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
Freedom of Seas For Nom
Belligerants Applies Only
to Persons Not on Board
Enemy Vessels, Dual Mon
oarchy Informs Washington
in Answer to Pointed Note.
RESERVES RIGHT TO
FIGHT OWN WARFARE
Vienna Says 1t Has Done Its
Duty by Warning Passen-
gers to Stay off the Seas;
Would Have Americans
Keep off British Ships to
Avoid Death.

London, March 6.-The American
AMBASSADOR at Vienna has been hand
ed the reply of the Austrian govern
mont to the American note inquiring
as to the position of the Austrian gov
ernment in regard to unrestricted sub
marine warfare, according to a vi
emma dispatch to Reuters by way of
Amsterdam.
The reply declares that neutrals
are responsible for losses they suffer
by entering territory where warlike
operations are taking place.
The American note, which was dis
patched to Vienna on February IS,
asked specifically whether the Austrian
assurances given following the sinking
of the Ancona and the Persia had been
ever attitude the Washington cabinet
may take as to individual questions
raised here" the Austro- Hungarian
Hungarian government is essentially
in accord with the American govern
ment in regard to the protection of
neutrals against endangering their
lives" The memorandum then main
tains that neutral subjects have to
bear themselves all losses they suffer
by entering territory where warlike
operations are taking place"
Declare Blockade Illegal
After a lengthy discussion of the
British blockade. which it declares is
The principle that neutrals should
enjoy in war times the advantages of
the freedom of the seas refers only
to neutral vessels and not to neutral
persons aboard enemy vessels"
The reply further contends that bel
ligerents are entitled to decide for
themselves what measures should be
taken against an enemy in sea traf-
fic and concludes:
I'm such cases neutrals have no
other legitimate interests and there
fore no other legal claim than that
Il belligerent inform them in time of a
prohibition directed to an enemy so
that they can avoid entrusting their
lives and their goods to enemy ves-
Sels.'
Doesn't Want Break
The Austrian memorandum refer
ring to the note on the Ancona case
says that it strictly adheres to the
assurance already given"
At the same time Austria calls atten-
tion to the fact that at the time of
the Ancona incident it stated that it
reserved the right to bring up later
for discussion difficult international
questions which arose in connection
with submarine warfare" The men,
orandum then adds:
IF the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment now refers to this reservation
and briefly discusses the question of
the sinking of enemy vessels to which
that note refers it is guided by q
desire to show the American govern
ment that now, as heretofore, it
strictly adheres to the assurance al
ready given and endeavors, by clear
ing up that important question be-
cause 1t touches the laws of humanity
to avoid misunderstanding between
the monarchy and the American
union"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
CHANGE OF DATE
FOR INAUGURAL
AGAIN SUGGESTED
Bad Weather Given as Reason
For Abandoning March Exer-
cises at Capital
BY Associated Press

Washington, March 6.-President
Wilson to-day took up the work of his
second four-year term, while thou
sands of visitors who thronged the
capital yesterday to witness the pub
lie inaugural ceremonies or march in
parade, filled every outgoing train
homeward bound. Many soldiers, sail
ors and cadets remained, however, to
give the city at least part of the gala
spirit that pervaded it yesterday, and
many excursionists still crowded the
hotels or visited public buildings.
Up and down historic Pennsylvania
avenue, through which the inaugural
procession tramped in review past the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
u. S. BREAK WITH
AUSTRIA ALMOST
DEEMED CERTAIN
Little Hope Left as Note Ad.
heres to General Principle
of Ruthlessness
By Associated Press

Washington, March 6.-Austria's s
note declaring adhesion to the general
principles of Unrestricted submarine
warfare holds out little, if any, hope
that a break between the United
States and the Vienna governme ents
may be avoided. The complete official
view of the Austrian communication
Will not be made known until after
President Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing have carefully studied the Of
fetal text which was before them to-
day. Also the subject was scheduled
to come up for discussion at to-day's
meeting of the cabinet. 1t was con-
sidered probable that the course of
the United States toward Austria
might, tentatively at least, be deter
mined upon then.
Austrias effort to substitute for the
individual warning every merchant
TCOnfinuoH nn DaUo
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
Have Evidence Teuton
Plotted Against Plants

Hoboken, n j., March 6. Fritz
Tkolb, German, was arrested yester-'
day on evidence that he had a part in
a plot to cause munition plant explo-
sions The police found in his room
two well-made bombs, complete. except
for the fuse: small amounts of trini-
reported that Kolb and his associates
had plotted to kill the President but
after preliminary investigation the
police announced themselves convinced
that the plans of the alleged plotters
had to do entirely with destroying war
supplies.
The police say they had come into
| possession Of information which might
help them in solving the Black Tom
explosion in Bayonne, n. j., and the de-
structi5n of the Kingsland, N. j., plant
of the Canadian Car and Foundry Com
pany, in which large munition supplies
! for the Entente Allies were blown up.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
and slightly warmer Tonight,
with lowest temperature about
20 deEreesj Wednesday fair and
warmer.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair to-
night, slightly warmer i'm west
portions Wednesday fair, warmer;
moderate variable winds becOm-
ing southeast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
River
River
The maln river and all Its br

The main river and all Its branches
above Harrisburg will fall slowly
or remain nearly stationary. No
material changes have occurred
I'm the ice situation in the lower
Susquehanna so far as known.
The river at Harrisburg closed
again last night and In expected
to remain icebOund and nearly
stationary mt n stage of 1915 10
11.O feet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06
General Conditions

The southern disturbance that has
caused unsettled weather and
precipitation generally over the
eastern half of the country dur
ing the past week, has moved of
the North Atlantic coast. 1t has
caused precipitation In the last
tNenty-fOur hours, mostly snow,
from the Lake Region and Upper
Ohio Valley eastward to the At
Iuntic coast, the heaviest snow
falling in the New England
States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06

Temperature; 8 n. M, IS degrees
above zero.
sun; Rises, O.31 n. IN.
MOOni Full moon, March 8, 5iO2
ID. ms
River Stage; 100 feet above low
water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-06


LODGE INTRODUCES NEUTRALITY BILL
Washington March o--Ssnator Lodge OF MaSsa-
oduced IN the Senate to-day the armed neu'
hchtai OF passage Sunday. When he asked
ee enee to the foreign relations committee Senator.
OF Colorado, made the point OF order that Congress
vas not IN session. which Vee-President Marshall sus-
t,ned
FIGHT ON CLOTURE RULE ON
Washington, March o-When the new Senate met at
today, Senator Owen, Of Oklahoma laying the foun-
dad.n fer the coture fight served notice that Sena
bound by the rules Of the old Senate in legsla
POSTPONE JITNEY HEARINGS
Attorney George r. Kelsey, Attorney for the Harris
burg peynlen, today made application to the Public Ser
VICE oO'Ss'o" -ol P'S''0lo' W l'o meanings l' 'io
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-03-08
junction Nae I Scandal.

California junction, Ia, March
|3.--A wife of a sick man and the
mother Of four children, the eld-
est being but IL, gone, and a
handsome young man of this To-
|cality battered out of recognition,
and the quiet old town Of Cali
!fornia junction with its schools
and churches shocked are among
the exciting events of this part of
the county. However, the hand
some young man came back to
pay his respects to Earnest Fiene,
deputy postmaster, for alleged
activities in point of .intcrfer-
ences and was about half way
through with the ceremony when
Mr.. Fiene fell on him and when
time was called, the dashing
young stranger was hors de COM
bat; so much so that his old time
acquaintance hardly recognized
him in the MONDAY sun. The in
jured husband left the Junction
with four motherless children for
a brothers. home Friday evening.
--Nonpareil,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-03-08
Oily gleotjon PROCLAMATION.

Notice Is hereby given to the
qualified electors Of the City Of
Missouri Valley, Iowa, that the
regular biennial city election of
the City Of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
will be held on the Goth day of
March, A. ID: 1917, il being tile
last Monday in March, for the
purpose of electing a Mayor, City
Treasurer, City Assessor and two
Gouncilmen at large, and also one
Councilman from each of the
three wards of said city.
The polls will be opened al Z
a. M, and remain open until Z
|p. m. on said day.
The several voting places in
the different wards of said city
are as follows:
Firt Ward: Harker & Son gar
age.
Second Ward: Stout & Good
wins office.
Third Ward: Council rooms,
city building.
A. EDGECOMB,
Mayor of the City of Missouri VAL
ley, Iowa.