Militia of Other States Will Be
HARRISBURG tS|§i|l TELEGRAPHLXXXV? No. 106 FY CARRTP.R « CKNTS \ WEEK.
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VIRTUALLY ALL U. S.TROOPS MOBFOR BORDER SERVICE
Ten Thousand Men Including Militia,Regulars, Coast and
Field Artillery Getting Ready For Service; National
Guard of Other States Will Be Called if Situation War~
rants; Americans in Mexico Preparing to Leave
PROPOSED MILITARYAGREEMENT BETWEENCARRANZA AND U. S. IS STILL UNSIGNED
Three Hours' Conference Last Night Ends Without DefiniteDecision; Continuing Today; Pennsylvania Troops
Will Probably Be Among Next Detachment to BeCalled Out; Men Are Splendidly Drilled and Fully
Equipped
Washington. May 10.?Virtually thelast American troops In the UnitedStates were being mohilized to-dayfor Mexican border service. With theNational Guard of three states, theywere under orders 10 hasten to rein-force General Funston's army. Thetotal of between nine thousand andten thousand Included eleven com-panies of coast artillery ordered outlast night by Secretary Baker.
The proposed military agreementbetween the C'arranza and Americangovernments remained unsigned andGeneral Obregon, Mexican war minis-ter, after a three-hours discussion withGeneral Scott last night, arranged forstill another conference to-day.
If the situation warrants. NationalGuards of other States will lie calledout for border patrol duty, officials de-clared. Secretary Baker stated, how-ever, that no further mobilization or-ders are contemplated immediately.
In addition to the 4,000 UnitedStates soldiers and an equal numberof militiamen from Texas, New Mex-ico and Arizona ordered to the borderyesterday. Secretary Baker announcedthat 1,000 soldiers, comprising elevencompanies of coast artillery stationedat Gulf and Atlantic seaboard po3ts.had been ordered to San Antonio to
serve as infantry with the border pa-trol.
in the Philippines, in the Canal Zoneand in Alaska, there are few regulartroops left available in this country,beyond those now in Mexico or on theborder. Consequently if the need foradditional troops arises, it appearsnecessary to call upon the NationalGuard of the various States."
Laying Out Camp SitesFor Militia and Regulars
Called For Border DutySnn Antonio, May 10. A board of
army officers to-day began laying outcamp sites for the militia and regulartroops that "will begin arriving herewithin Ihe next few days, subject tothe orders of Major General Funston.The total number of men mobilizedhere for service alonir the border andin Mexico will exceed 5,000 men.
The troops ordered to San Antonioinclude all the organized militia ofTexas, eleven companies of coastartillery from gulf and Atlantic sea-board points and the second battalionof the third field artillery from Toby-hanna. Pa.
In addition General Kunston hasordered the five batteries of the Fifthfield artillery at Fort Sill to move tothe border. It was announced at head-quarters that the batteries probablywould be sent direct to El Paso frontFort Sill to join the one battery ofthe same regiment now on duty there.
The secretary also said five bat-teries of the Fifth Field Artillery hadbeen ordered from -Fort Sill. Okla-homa. Three additional batteries ofthe third tield artillery were held inreadiness at Tobyhanna, Pa., underorders to-day.
'15,000 Troops ReadyUnofficial estimates placed the num-
ber of troops now on Mexican duty orunder mobilization at about 45,000.
Admiral Winslow, commanding onthe West Mexican coast, reported tothe Navy Department to-day that thesteamer Sajt Juan had taken <lB Amer-ican refugees front Manzanillo and 23from Mazatlan. and was proceedingwith Ihent to San Diego. Cal. Theadmiral made no reference in his dis-patch to new disturbances on thecoast but said there was a generalfeeling among Americans to leaveMexico.
\u25a0May Delay on PennsylvaniaIt is believed that troops called yes-
terday were selected because they canbe more easily acclimated to the hotclimate of northern Mexico than thetroops of the States further removedfrom the border. In all likelihoodthe next step of the War Departmentw'M i:>e to complete the Fifteenth divi-sion, and it may be that the NationalGuard of Pennsylvania. Ohio and NewYork, the best trained troops of theNational Guard, will not be called forseveral weeks, even if intervention isdecided upon.
In Splendid ConditionColonel Mctver. Chief of the Divi-
sion of Militia Affairs, said:"The Pennsylvania National Guard
comprises a.n efficient and well-drilleddivision of the organized militia. Asto equipment and property, the Penn-sylvania Guard is in splendid condi-tion. The same applies to the Na-tional Guard of Ohio, where the mili-tia is well equipped for service.
"According to the report made onDecember 31, 1915, by GovernorBrumbaugh and corrected to May 23,
The coast artillery companies willbe held at Kort Sam Huston tor dis-tribution along the border as the
: situation ma.v demand. It was indi-cated by officials that the militia willbe Riven border stations before thecoast artillery is sent out.
Insist Upon PlacingWithdrawal of Troops
Ahead of Co-operationHy Associated Press
Kl I'a so, Texas, May 10.?roniiilcneo in the ability of GeneralsSrott ami ohregon io effect an agree-ment as to the status of the American
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Drug Violators FromThis City Sentenced to
Penitentiary and JailBy .Issociated I'rrss
Sun bury, Pa.. May 10. ?Judge Wit-mer in the United States court hereto-day sentenced William Phipps, Har-risburg, and Harry Price, Scranton,round guilty of violating the Harrison
I drug act, to one year and one day eachj in the federal prison at Atlanta, andWilliam Burns and Albert Wise, Har-
I risburg, to four and six months, re-I spectively. in the Dauphin county jailfor the same offense.
Fulfills Oath of Vengeanceto Avenge His Mother by
Killing Aged Unclethe militia of Pennsylvania consistsof "46 officers and 10,164 enlistedmen. Governor Willis' report forOhio shows 543 officers and 6.9.53 en-listed men. West Virginia has 113officers and 1.643 enlisted men.
"As to whether the militia of theseStates will be called into service alongthe border or in Mexico, we cannotsay at this time. So far as I know,no orders have been s*nt to them toget in readiness for active duty. De-velopments will determine this, nodoubt. But we all know that withlarge detachments of the reßtilar army
THE WEATHERHarrlMbarjc and vicinity: ln*et-
tleil Honther ami Thurs-day, proltni>l * llOWCfli Warmerlu-niftlit, loue»t tciupernture aboutHO degreea.
Ilaniorn J'ennnyU aula: 4 iimcUlod
to-nlKht anil TliurNilay, probablynhotvera. \\ armfr to-iilßht. Wind*becoming aouth and IncreaNinic.
ItlvcrThe Susquehanna river anil all
lla branches will probably fall alotv-ly or remain nearly stationary. .Vstave of about 4.8 feet In Indicatedfor Hnrr«hurK Thursday morn-Ing.
f.eneral Condition*I'lif disturbance that tins central
over WyomlnK Tucailay mornlnicha* muted rapidly eaatuard withIticrenalnjK strength and nou cov-er* the middle part of the countrywith it* center o*er the upper Jlls-?lsslppi valley.
It I* '2 to IO desreea cooler Inthe Middle Atlantic States and .NewKn gland.
Temperatoret H a. in.. .%2.Sunt (Uses, 5.04 a. M.i Seta, 7.(Hi
p. m.Moons Full moon. 17* 9-11 n. m.flRiver *tairc. 4.9 feet above low
water mark.
Veaterifay'a WeatherHighest temperature, ««.l.oweat temperature. .10.Mean temperature, O'i.Kornial temperature, HO.
Bridgeport, Conn.. May 10.?As a| result of an oath of vengeance to kill
the man who wronged his mother,!| made when he was a boy of thirteen|at his grandfather's knee, MichaelI Rizzo, American born, and a former! soldier at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, so| shot his uncle. Angela Rizzo, here lastnight that he died from the wound,
'i "The man who does not light for: his mother is a coward," said young
Rizzo after lie had caimly walked to apolice station and given himself upfor the murder.
Ten years ago. while Mrs. Rizzo,j with her four small children, was visit-
| ing their grandfather in Palermo,j Italy, who was too feeble to come to
i this country, she was assaulted by her! husband s brother, and four years| later died as a result of the attack.
Want a Pet Skunk?Juniata County Man
to Sell Them HereC. D. Market, of East Salem. Juniata
! county, dealer in general merchandise,; flour and feed, stencil manufacturer,and bicycle repairer. Is planning tobring some pet skunks to Harrisburgto Fell them, according to a letter re-ceived by Mayor E. S. Meals this
! morning.Mr. Market, of course, wants to do
it lawfully, so he wrote for informa-tion about a license to carry on hisline of business in Harrisburg. Histetter to the executive Is as follows:
"Mayor: Kind Sir?l am planningto fake some of my. pet skunks to yourcity in a showcase fastened on a babv
jcarriage running gear. Will I haveto pay any license to try to sell them?If so, how much? Waiting reply, Iam, Yours. C. D. MARKET.,."
Mayor Meals after reading the com-munication decided that II would beall right, but turned the letter over tohi? secretarx to deliver to William
4D. Block, special city license officer.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10,.1916.
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GOVERNOR REFERSHIS INQUIRERS TO
COL. KOLB TODAYSays Treasurer of CampaignCommittee Told the Truth
About >55,000 Contribution
Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh to-day referred to Colonel Louis J. Kolb,of Philadelphia, treasurer of theBrumbaugh Citizens' Campaign com-mittee. all inquirers for statements re-garding the charges made by Rep-resentative Isador Stern, of Phila-delphia, to the effect that sf>,ooo hadnot been accounted for in his cam-
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BASEBALL LIDBLOWS OFF IN
STATE LEAGUESix Clubs in Al. Lawson's Cir-
cuit Also on Schedule ForOpening Day
The baseball lid blew off in six citiesto-day. To-morrow there will be moreuncovering exercises in six more cities.The Pennsylvania State League in-cludes Harrisburg, York,Lebanon, Reading md Shamokin. TheAtlantic League includes Reading, Al-tentown. Chester, Paterson, Pottsvilleand Wilmington. The inauguration ofbaseball in these cities to-day marksthe revival of league sport in CentralPennsylvania.
Unusual interest is manifested inboth fhese organizations because itpromises to be a fight for supremacy.The State league, which was promotedby Leo Groonie and Abraham Rosen-bluth, will have protection and a salarylimit of $2,000. The Lawson circuithas no protection and a limitof SI,OOO.Each league has a team in Readingand Allentown. Sunday baseball willalso be a feature of both organizations.
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rcmsov i\ parade:
By itsociatcj i'ressNew York. May 10, Thomas A. Edi-
son. the inventor and chairman of thenava! consulting board, experts tomarch al the bead of twenty engineers,all of whom are members of that board,in the great prepa redness parade inwhich nearly I 1r,.000 persons will tak*part here on Saturday. The consultingboard is composed of 24 members andall of them may march in the parade.
1,000 MORE TAILORS OUTHy . Issocititetl Press
Chicago. May 10. One thousandtailors employed by R. Kuppenheitnerand Company, were called out to-dayto .loin the six hundred cutters and !trimmers who struck yesterday, J
MISS- MARY R. TURNER
LINER TORPEDOEDWITHOUT NOTICEU.S. CONSUL FINDS
Cymric Sent to Bottom Un- 1warned; Wake of Projectiles
Clearly Seen
By Associated PressLondon, May 10. ?Wesley Frost,
I American consul at Queenstown, Benta telegram to-day from Pantry to the
i American embassy here announcingI definitely that there were no Ameri-| cans on board the Cymric. Mr. Frost
j said no warning was given but thatthe wake of a torpedo was seen, and
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HEAVY FIGHTINGBEFORE FRENCH
FORT SLACKENSDesperate Struggle in Verdun
Region Is Diminish-ing
Paris reports diminishing activity inthe Verdun region following the des-perate fighting of the past few days.
On both banks of the Meuse the ar-tillery fire has slackened, that east of jthe river being described as inter- 'mittent.
A German attack on the Frenchlines near Moulain-Sous-Toutvent wadcompletely checked.
British Destroyer BadlyDamaged in Fight With
German Torpedo CraftBy Associated Press
Berlin, May 10 (By Wireless) lnan eugagement off the Belgian coast 1on Monday between German and jBritish torpedo craft, a British de-'stroyer was badly damaged bv artil-lery fire, according to official an-nouncement by the German admiraltyunder date of May 9.
German Casualties DuringWar Placed at 2,822,079;
in Last Month 91,162By Associated Press
London. May 10.?An official Rritishestimate of Herman casualties in April,Issued here to-day, places the total at'91,162. The number of German \u25a0 asual- I
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CHORAL SOCIETYSPRING FESTIVALPLANS COMPLETE
Scat Sale Now on; Final Re-hearsal of "Atonement"
Tonight
If vou haven't yet f-ngaged your seat*(l ' the , Spring -twHyal, tft , heconducted Friday by the Choral So-ciety you'd better phone or hustle amessenger 'round to the Orplieum the-ater box office and arrange for tirkets.
The seat sale opened at !' o'clockthis morning and a long line of waitingmusic-lovers greeted the expectantclerk at the little ticket window. Ata late hour this afternoon the salehad already reached such proportionsas to make the unprepared shiver a bit
I apprehensively as to their chances fofFriday evening.
What is true of the Choral Society's
I concert in the evening Is equally trueof the afternoon program by the Phil-adelphia Orchestra. The orchestra will
; accompany the society in the eveningi in the rendition of Coleridge-Taylor'si "Atonement." In the afternoon begin-ning at 3 o'clock, the orchestra alonewill entertain with a feature program.
Final rehearsal will be held thisI evening In Fa linestock Hall at 7.45
jo'clock and Dr. Wolle. the leader, reach-ed here from Bethlehem early this af-
i ternoon to conduct it.
GERMANY ADMITSSUSSEX ATTACK
IN LATEST NOTENew Communication on Way
to Washington Asserts Com-mander Was Punished
SCHOOL TAXRATEJUMP FROM 81-2TO TEN MILLS INHARRISBURG DIST.
Deficit Between $95,000 andSIOO,OOO Must Be Met,Says President. StammPROMISE REPAR ATI O N
At this evening's rehearsal the finalaccounting of returned tickets will bemade.
Believe Early Agreementon Army Reorganization
Bill Will Be ReachedBy Associated Press
Washington. D. C.. May 10.?Workon the army reorganization bill wasresumed to-day by the conferencecommittee of the House and Senatewith indications of un agreement be-ing near at hand. It was expected thatvirtually a new bill, the result ot acompromise, would be readv to be laidbefore President Wilson next week.
Prospects are that the Senate con-ferees will have to irive up the volun-teer army provision for a reserve of261,000 men in view of its repudiationby the House. Senate conferees hope,however, to strengthen the-House pro-vision authorizing citizen instructioncamps which would afford tile nucleusof a volunteer army.
It was expected that a regular armywith a peace footing of approximately3 75,000 men with the Senate expansiveorganization system for 220,000 menin time of need would be agreed to.The House provision for reorganizationand federalization of tho nationalguard, which would provide for a de-fense reserve of about 400,000 men,also probably will be approved. Itwas regarded as likely that the Houseamendment for a nitrate plant to -ost$20,000,000 would be accepted.
French Battleships AreSearching Atlantic Off
Coast For German U-BoatsWest Chester, Pa? May 10. The
! British steamer Kinmount, which ar-rived here to-day from Cape Haitien,
j reported that on Monday afternoon atj live o'clock, about 100 miles southeastjof Cape Henlopen, Del., the steamer
! was stopped by two French battleshipsI which inquired if the Kinmount had( seen any German submarines.| On being told that none had beensighted the battleships with three| cruisers, which had been waiting somedistance off, proceeded north to-ward New York. The warships, theKinmount reported, were equippedwith steel nets strung along theirsides.
It is believed here the warshipswere searching for supposed sub-marines recently reported near theAmerican coast.
H'SPBXI) M.OOD FKIHSBy Associated Press
Berlin, May 9.? According to a dis-patch from Scutari, the chiefs of ail theAlbanian clans, In a meeting therehave voted unanimously to suspend forsix months the custom of blood ven-geance. Rlocd feuds have been univer- ;£td lu Albania for centuries.
Imperial Government Is NoLonger in Doubt That Sussex
Was Boat Torpedoed
Ry Associated PressWashington, D. C? May 10.
Secretary Lansing received a mes-sage from Ambassador Gerard to-day giving notice that a new noteon the Sussex ease had beenliandcd him and was on the wayto Washington.
It lias been indicated that theGerman government now admitsattacking the Sussex, gives noticethat the submarine commanderresponsible has been punishedand promises to make reparation.
Amsterdam, May 10. A semi-official dispatch from Berlin says thatas the result of the German govern-ment's investigation concerning theexplosion which damaged the steamship Sussex it can no longer bedoubted that the vessel torpedoed bya German submarine on the supposi-tion that it was a warship was In factthe Sussex.
HAS BEEN PILING UPFOR LAST FIVE YEARS
| The dispatch says the German gov-ernment has acquainted the UnitedStates government with (Ms fact, add-ing that in accordance with the noteof last month Germany will draw itsconclusions from the evidence whichnow has been adduced.
CIVIC CI.CU GKTS HOMETo-day the 30-day time limit al-
lowed for filing exceptions to Presi-dent .Judge Kunkel's decision allowingthe Civic Club of Hanisburg to enjoypossession of Mrs. William It. Flem-ing's bequest of "Overlook," lier Frontstreet residence, expired, and up until
.» late hour this afternoon ex-Judge M.\V. Jacobs, counsel for the CentralTrust Company. New York. Mrs. Flem-ing's administrator, had filed none.
I John Fox Weiss, attorney for the club,said he will advise the club to takepossession at once unless exceptions befiled to-day.
j I LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND RESIGNS ''
i London, May 10.?The Marquis of Crew announced in
jjf the House of Lords to-day that Baron Wimborne, Lord'
Lieutenant of Ireland, had resigned. Premier Asquith told
, the House of Commons there was reason to believe there *>
would be no further necessity for extreme measures with
, the Irish rebels. I
* 9CITY SCHOOL TAX RATE 10 MILLS
11 Harrisburg.?After waiting some time to procure a f< ®
quorum the school board met this afternoon with Directors
1 ; Stamm, Yates, Boyer, Houtz, Enders and Werner present.
!So<fhafter convening the report of the finance commitee
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advancing the school tax rate from 8y2 to 10 mills for the
coming year was presented. Without debate or discussion' 1
it was adopted, all six directors voting for it. The tax rate
for the coming year will be ten mills. ?
C. C. ZIMMERMANDEAD
v.*: burg.?Charles C. Zimmerman, aged 59 years,
I clerk »n the County Commissioners' Office, died at his home ®
& in Halifax this afternoon.
| rf1 AGED WOMAN HANGS HERSELF
Lancaster, May 10.? Mrs. Annie Wenditz, aged 77, ,
i proprietress of the People's Restaurant, committed suicide ' jby hanging herself to the railing of a rear stairway this
i 1mornirShe was the wife of City Councilman Wenditz.
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SEIZE MILLION ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION"
Laredo, Tex., May 10.?One million rounds of rifle am- (
munition, which Mexicans attempted to smuggle across the
river into Mexico near here was confiscated by troops here
to-day. It was believed the ammunition was intended for( use of bandits in Mexico.I
j CIVIL ENGINEER KILLS SELF
, Media, Pa., May 10.? E. Mervin Lewis, a civil engineer 1 »
of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washingon Railroad,
( , shot and killed himself to-day at the home of Horace R. ?
Manley.
1F MARRIAGE LICENSES ,
Klrhrlhrrxrr nnil Siflly <*reau. elly.# Frrt I.orke, Hlrrlton, and Carrie % Inla Kllnn<-»itil<h. Knola.I Spencer Alexander and Hattle 1 Hilda, Steeltnn. I
Little Waste, He Finds; NewRate Would Cover Ex-penses of New High SchoolLoan
The school board this afternoon took
I up the report of the finance commit-tee, adopted yesterday afternoon, In-
creasing the tax rate in 1-larrlsburg
for the coming jear at ten mills. The
[tax rate last year was S'i mills..
President. Stain m, when asked by a
representative of the Telegraph as to
it he reason for the increase, .said that
it is absolutely necessary. "What elseis there to do," said he. "The boardfinds itself with deficit of between$95,000 and SIOO,OOO, and with an in-
jcome of $25,000 or $30,000 too littleat the old rate to meet current ex-penses. This deficit has been accumu-lating for five years. It began in ICI2with the arbitrary and unlooked foraddition by the School Code of onemonth to the school year. The taxrate for that year had been fixed longsince wlien, of course, the Board wasnot contemplating this additional ex-pense. The Hoard seems to liave gone
along from year to year without in-creasing the rate, in the hop,r, doubt-less, that either the assessments wouldincrease or the expenses would de-crease and enable it to get throughwithout increasing the taxes, butneither hope was realized."
Deficit For Year $20,000"The defincit for the current yeai-
alone will be approximately s2o.otKl.jThere seem to be no two sides to tho
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