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Washington, Mar 3.—Eastern 1; Penna. Unsettled Sunday rains or;; snows, Monday cloudy and colder
The Only Sunday Newspaper Published  in  Lurerne «'-ounty.
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY,  MARCH 4,  1917
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SENATE BOLTS WAR DEMAND
WILSON CHALLENGED TO ACT
~j,MAJORITY VOTE IS HELD AI BAY BY A FILIBUSTER
WHEN WOODROW WILSON WAS INAUGURATED IN 1913
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OF SINCERITY
Editor of Fatherland Pledges Allegiance to America, But Gives Hint of Intrigue
GERMANY AT BAY
New Tcrl-. March 3.-Declaring: he ' still refuses to l.elieve that some Brit- iah intriKMe Is not hel.ind the revealed pl<.| ..f G-rmany to uliKn Mexico and • •pan aR«in,'*t the Lnited States, Geo. Svlvealor Vlerick. editor of V lerecka Weekly Review, formerly the Kather- land Mid today that he will desert his feeling for Germany if lli;vt country ueildea t.'- join our foes ¦ A formal .slatemenire.ids as follows:
•It    the. Get-man   government   allies il.-elf   with   our   foes   .then   no   mutter l-,.w deep our attachment  to the Ger¬ man   people   may   he   no   matter   how <aine»tlv   we  may   be  of  the  Justness of the tierman cause, we have reached .1  parting of the ways.    We are Amer- ican>!     b.:tore     we   are     pro-Germans. However, we view with jrrave suspic¬ ion anv news that comes to us by way of   I»nd(-n.     The   British   cenaor   who ha;'  .siipp.'epsed  and garbled  the truth .so often i« perfectly capable of iamper- ing even with wirele».<! dispatchen. "In anv case it is absurd to speak of, f^VTiermaH -plot."      From    Ihe    point of '   view of ttatesmanahlp,  we can  hardly blame   tbe   German   government   if   ll '   .seeks to  protect Its^f in  case we add our  strength   to   the   coalition   against
her
••The German government is con¬ vinced rightly or wrongly.—and the en¬ ure cou"se of the .\merican govern¬ ment leiids color to her convictions,— th.nl ;« secret covenant exist.s between \V.T>hinston and Ixjndon. Berlin also I., Iuv(«'rightly or wrongly that the America^i Ambassador in Berlin acted us il spv for Great Britain. Rabid  War Party.
• If Germany Judges the state of op¬ inion in'the United States by the news¬ papers vhe must conclude that we are -maycd by the rabid war party which has. ar«in and again, appealed to the President to sacrlAce the Uvea of our .sons t.i save Kngland.
•'This.propaganda is headed by a for¬ mer Prealdent of the United Stales who ruthlessly seizes every opportunity ir¬ respective of consequences to precipi¬ tate himself into the limelight. It .should b clearly understood that even in the alleged Zimmerman letter which we still regard as spurious and in Mr, Zlmmei'man's subsequent .statement, liermany expresses the ardent desire to keep us neutral. Her plans against us are laid merely in case we declare war .Igainst' her.
"The desire of Germanv that the United States remain neutral is shared by the people of the United States. If the Zimmerman letter and the so-call¬ ed plot are authentic we have all the more reason to stay out of a war that as Pre.sident Wilson has asserti^d with Hoqueiice and conviction is no business of oiirf."
President is Told to Explain Reason For Avoiding Extra Ses¬ sion of Congress—German Use of Submarines Defend¬ ed While British Acts Come in For Criticism
UNOFFICIAL POLL OF SENATORS CARRIES 4 TO 1
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The above photograph *.'as taken i n front ui mc *„cipi^ui dl "^iVasiung Ion March 4.   1913, and shows the spc. i.aiof=,,   ofticials   and guards of honor assembling for the first inauguration of Woodrow      Wilson      as      President of the United States
Will Be Sworn in at Noon by Simple Ceremony — Has Precedents* to Follov^-
INTERESTING HISTORY
GERMAN RAIDER FIRES
UPON FRENCH CRUISER
Buenos .\ires. March 3.—Humors of .1 bai'.le off the Braxiliaii coast be¬ tween aFrench cruiser and a (German '•omm^rce raider .are contained in dis- r«tches here to-day from Rio de Ja- >«euro.
OfTit-lala of tne Brazilian admiralty .ir< lartd they had not received word ot the engagement.
REPRESENTATIVE  WANTED
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WILL BUY SLOT MACHINES.
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.\n«terdam. March J.—The Widows' aad Orphans' Relief Society in Berlin has refused to accept an .^.mertcan fund of half a million marks left by Ambassador Gerard for dii^trlbution. ;<<'tx>idinK to dis|-,atches received from K^rllfi tonight.
%Vasliington, March 3.—At noon to^ morrow President Wilson will take the formal oath of office, launching him upon his sec«ind term as President of the United  Slate.s.
Members of the cabinet and the im¬ mediate families of the President and Mrs. Wilson wil! be present. There have been very few especially invited to attend, ae the President desires to have the function extremely simple.
Washington.    March    3,—With    less of splendor than has markt-d maugura- tions of the past, but with all the im¬ pressive dignity and solomnit> bertttiiiK ' the     occasion.   Woodrow   WiTson     and j Thomas Riley Marshall w;ll '^ake their I oaths   of   office   for   second   term.s   a.s Presidenl   and   Vice   President   of   the 1 United States on Monday. j     The   inauguration   of  Gnorge   Wasli- I ington resembled in pomp and splendor the coronation of a king.     The chosen first   Chief   Kxecutive   was   a'-rayed   in brilliant costume and was indeed king¬ ly in presence.      He earned it* his hand on   the  gallery  of  the  New   iork  City Hall a <-ocked hat and he wofte a dress sword,  we arc  told, and  was;preceded on  his way  to take thje <«ith; of office "by     two    .gentlemen     bearirtg     white waiftls,"
At Washington's second inaugura¬ tion, it is chronicled. Thomas Jefferson appeared '¦dressed in a blue .^ont, sin¬ gle-breasted, with large, bright basket buttons, his vest nnd small cJulhes of crimson."
When Chancellor Ivivingsto;! admin¬ istered the oath to the first "resident he shouted: "•Long live Geiwr.il Wash¬ ington, President of the United Statesl" The President wore a rich blaok velvet suit, the short clothes ornamented with diamond knee-buckles; h.;s silk stock¬ ings were black, and his brightly Jap¬ anned shoes were surmounted with large, square silver buckles.
Our first President was the only one inaugurated in two cities. The first ceremony was held at Federal Hull. New York, and lhe seond nt Inde¬ pendence   Hall,   Philadelpnia.
On the second occasion the I'resident waa carried  to the  hull  in  a  splendid cuach drawn  by six  while horse.s, A  Quaint  Story The    beloved    story    t.^at    ,leffeisoii . rode unattended tu the Capitol for his {inauguration,   hitched  ^li^   horse   to   a { fance and  walked  in  Is  not  borne out . by contemporary accounts. I     Matthew Carey, a  Philudelpliia Jour- ; nalisi pioneer, published at thr time a ¦' ten-page  pamphlet  about   the  inaugu¬ ration.      He .say.« there w»s a lirge at- ' tendance, that a salute wms fired in the , (Continued en  Page  Nine.)
fRfSIDENT TO DECLARE WAR DESPITE SENATE FILIBUSTER IF SUBMARINES WARRANT
Washington, March 3.—Senator Simmons, one of Piesidenl Wilsons closest advisers told the United Press at 10 • ) clock that he beli-ves the President's armed neutrality bill will be beaten by "an isolated filibuster. "
"We will hold them to their task until noon tomorrow when Congress adjourns," he said, adding that before Con¬ gress adjourns "there will be a record made to show there was sufficient power to pass lhe measure but for the filibustering few. We are now passing around a paper to obtain the rec¬ ord of every Senator" said Simmons. "This will show where the Senate really stands. "
Simmons reiterated that even if the bill does fail, the President will not call an extra session. "Indeed," Simmons said, "the President v./ill simply put into effect the powers he declares are already his."
"The manifesto passed around in the Senate was be¬ ing generously signed by Senators on both sides," it was de¬ clared by Senator Haidin^ of Ohio, Republican. The mani¬ festo read: "in view of the fact that the rules of the Senate forbid a vote on the measure if the filibuster should continue to the end, the Senate has adopted this means of recording its sentiment."
Shortly after lhe manifesto was put into circulation. Sen¬ ator Hitchcock, in charge of the armed neutrality measure, said things look a little better." This was taken as an in¬ dication that the manifesto might be turned into an effective cltib to swing the recaloitiants into line.
T'he text of the manifesto reads: "The undersigned senators favor the passage of S-822 to authorize the President of the United States to arm United States merchant vessels and to protect Americnn citizens in their peaceful pursuits ¦jpon the sea. A similar bill has already passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 403 to 1 3. Under the rules of the Senate allowing unlimited debate it now appears to be impossible to obta''i a vote prior to noon March 4, 1917, when the session of Congress expires. We desire this state¬ ment entered into the tecord to establish the fact that the Senate favors the legisia'^ion and would pass it could a vote be had."
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I WHILE THAWING PIPE
Hanover School Principal Meets Terrible Death—Legs Almost Torn From Body
SNIPPER SUSPECT
FREED BY POLICE
'BILLY SUNDAY WANTS
I MEN WHO CAN FIGHT
.\ suspect waa arrested yesti-rday in lhe police search for the liulr snipper who has struck terror to man." within the last tw.i weeks. l'.itrolman lohn O'Dea .saw a man acting; strangel> in .» central city store and took hini to the police station. Later the .irreiUed man establi.«hed his identity and inno¬ cence and he was released. '
It was learned yesterday that Miss Helen Krantr. of ("^hestnut sti^.et, Kingston, and .Miss Dorothy Davis nf riTt F;im street both of Kingston, 'lad leceiveil threatening letters. Tlttj.se tW" warnings are legarded as the work .if a practical joker.
.Vew York, March i.—"f;.,il wants ammunition workers, not pacifl.sts. Take oil your kill gloves and get on .some  fightinii  clothes."
That was •Billy' Sunday's message tt, nis -preparedness army " of .several thousand advance workers and a.ssis- tants   m   .N'ew   York   today.
The message was delivered by George Sunday. '•Billy's' son, who added on his r)wn hook: "My father couldn't ra.se a blister with a blank cartridge I am here as an in.«pector to put sucli stuff on the iunk pile. I want real minute men who can hit the bull's eye and who mean t.. do it," j
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PROMINENTLY KNOWN
Professor Henry T. .Murray, aged 36. principal of the Askam school in Han¬ over twonship. was killed yesterday afternoon by the explosion of a steam¬ er tiiiik which was being used to thaw out a water pipe in front of his home on McGovern's Hill in the township, lie died a few minutes after the ex¬ plosion, before ;i ph.vsician could be reach him. Both of his legs below the knee." were practically blown off.
Tbe fatal accident occurred shortly before five o'elock while Mr. Muri^a> stood watching a plumber engaged in thawing out a water pipe supplying the .Murray residence. He had been warn¬ ed that there was danger of the tank expLuling and was instructed lo re¬ main a safe disl:ince from it, but it is believed he foi.a.d the warning and was .-landing within a foot of the steamer tank when the explosion occurred. Other people nearby escaped without injur.\'
.More; than two weeks ago the Spring Brook ''Water company^s water pipe leading from Warrior Run to .^skam was forzen. Since that time plumbers employed hy T. A. Curley. of this cit.v. have been at work thawing it. Bernard Schappert. ot .Nanticoke, was the plumber in charge of the work yester¬ day. It was hoped to complete the job b.v In.'^t night and Schappert was in an excavation in front of the .Murray lesidence working overtime. He was u.sing a steamer tank two feet long and ten inches in diameter. The tank stood on the surface of the ground generating steam by means of a wood fire, while the steam was <-onvcycd to Schappert by means of a tube.
Just as the work was within a few minutes of being completed, .Mr. .Murray, forgetting the warning to re¬ main a way from the steamer tank, pressed forward to watch Schappert. With a report that could be heard for a half mile the tank exploded. Mr. Murray was near enough to receive the force of it. His body and legs received the full impact. His legs from his knees to his feet were literally torn yway  and  he  fell  unconscious.
The decease.! was oi.c >,f the best known young men in Hanover town¬ ship, having been u lifelong resident there, and a member of one ot its olile.st families. He taught school iii the t.jwii- ship for moi-f than fifteen yeara and a I the time of his death was fhe principal of the .'X.skam school, one <if the lead¬ ing district school in the township. .Mr, .Murray was also prominent in Demo¬ cratic politics and an influential factor in  the affairs of Hanover.
He was .¦?<> years old a nd a member of St. t"harles church of Sugar .Notch in whose religious work he always took a prominent part. He i.« survived by his wife^. mother and two brothers, Robert and John.   He had no children.
Washington, March 4.—Sunday.—By an informal vote the United States Senate has declared itself at least four to one, in favor of "armed neutrality."
Owing to the senate rule, which permits unlimited debate, how¬ ever- it appeared unlikely that an official vote on the "full-power" measure sought by President Wilson, could be secured before ad¬ journment of Congress at noon.. The sentiment of the attitude was secured by means of a manifesto passed through the chamber and signed by members of all parties. This will be formally read into the record some time before noon.
An organized 'ilibuster, conducted actively through the night
by a few so-called independents—Senators Jones, Cummins, Norris
and La Follette, with some six other "sympathizers" enrolled on the
reserve list—appeared capable of accomplishing defeat of the reso-
j iution by talking it to death.
i Early strength of this filibuster developed.     Democratic lead-
j tr% struggled to offset it by compromise, concession and argument— ! but to no avail. I Midnight Appeals.
I At midnight Senator   Hitchcock- in   charge    of the measure
> made a strong effort to set a time for voting on the measure. He ! declared an "overwhelming majority" is ready to vote oo tim Mi. I Clapp. Minnesota, objected, so Hitchcock did not press his res-
; olution asking imanimous consent. He said he would again seek a '. vote before noon and in the meantime hold the Senate in continuous I sessions.
The Senate talked on and on through the night. Party affilia- i tion and personal friendship were forgotten in the heat of ditcuMiati. { Shortly before midnieht, after an absence of six hours since his
' prolonged speech opposing President Wilson's stand. Senator Stone, : chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, re-entered the cham- jber.
Reed here took excention to Cummins' remark that he oppo4ed "Kaiserizing" the United States.
"This," Reed said, "implies the President is attempting to e«- i tablish an autocracy in this country. The President has no desire to I trench upon the constitutional prerogatives of Congress."
Cummins responded that his remarks referred to the interna¬ tional situation rather than what the President would do.
Up to 1 o'clock this morning Senator La Follette had not yet taken the floor. During the night, howler, he had gone among his co-filibusterers asking them to talk for spells, in order that his time, when it came, might not be too long. The general impression prevailed that after all others had concluded, La Follette would de¬ mand right to be heard—and then talk the measure into its final death throes.
Take Unofficial Vote.
But in spite of all these unfavorable signs, some few Demo¬ cratic leaders still hoped against hope that a break might come be¬ fore the end. Should this fail to develop, however, and should the Senate be prevented from taking its official vote, it was emphati¬ cally declared by Senator Simmbns and others representing the President on the floor that there would be no extra session call.
"The President will go ahead and put into effect the power he has declared was already his,!' Simmons said. "And in so doing he will know that a great majority of the Senate favored granting him the power if a vote had been possible, under the rules."
Following is a list of Senators who had signed the manifesto this morning:, Ashurst, Beckham, Brandegee, Brady, Broussard, Bryan, Catron, Chamberlain, Chilton- Clark, Colt, Curtis, Dilling¬ ham, Fall, Femald, Fletcher, Heu-ding, Hardwick, Hitchcock- HoUi*, Hughes, .lames, Kem, Lee, Lewis, McCumber, McLean, Martinc, Myers, Nelson, Newlands, Oliver, Overman, Owen, Page, Phelan- Pittman- Poindexter, Pomerene, Ransdeli, Robinson, Saulsbufy, Shafrotii, Shepherd, Sherman, Shields, Simmons, Smith, George, Smith,Mr., Smith, Michigan, Smith, South Carolina, Smoot, Sterling, Sutherland, Thomas, Wadsworth, Walsh, Williams, Underwood, Dupont, Warren and Williams.
Opposition Organized.
Absolute confidence in passage of the "armed neutrality" measure changed early last night to grave doubt that it would be able to survive the filibustering tactics launched by independent Republicams in an effort to force an extra session.
Democratic leaders at 9 o'clock were so fearful the measore might fail of passage they began making offers to the Republicans in an effort to reach a common grotmd.
Negotiations were started when it became evident that ceftaai Republicans would talk the bill to death if possible.
These Republicans declared their intentions on the floor.
Whil'^ Democratic leaders were reticent as to what advances they had made to the other side, it was learned the Republicans were given the opportunity to re-draft the measure to suit themselves, so long as the two principal contentions of the President—power and a vote of credit—were left in.
The Democrats offered to %vithdraw from their heretoi'ore un-' equivocal stand on the Senate resolution and accept the House j measure which strikes out "other instrumentalities" and provides' that munitions shins shall not be armed or convoyed. ¦
The President sent word again to Democratic leaders through Secretary McAdoo who has been on the Senate   floor   for   hour*