THE WEATHER
RAIN TO-NIOHT
AND TO MORROW
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dkT a 7 l I'KT" ed VOL. VH—NO. 115
ANOTHER BRITISH
BY THE GERMANS; 350 MEN LOST
Only 50 of the Crew Are Res- i
cued When the
pedoed by a Submarine
Loss of the Bi
Vessel Is Officially
by the British Admirality in
Statement Gi
day— Refugees
saw Report
sians Have Be
German Advan
That City
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 16, 12.03 P. M.—The British cruiser
Hawke has been sunk in the North Sea by a German sub
marine. Out of a crew of 400 men fifty were saved.
London, Oct. 16, 12.15 P. M.—The statement that the
British cruiser Hawke has been torpedoed and sunk in
the North Sea has been officially confirmed.
London, Oct. 16, 12.20 P. M.—The admiralty has given
out the following announcement concerning the loss of the
cruiser Hawke:
"His Majesty's ship, Theseus, Captain Hugh D. Ed
wards, was attacked by a submarine in the northern
waters of the North Sea yesterday afternoon and was
missed. His Majesty's ship Hawke, Captain H. P. E. T.
Williams, was attacked about the same time and was sunk.
"The following officers with 49 men of the crew have
been landed at Aberdeen from a trawler: Boatswain Snd
ney Austin, Gunner James Dennis and Acting Gunner
Harry Evitt. The remaining officers and men are missing.
Further particulars will be published as soon as available.
The Hawke was a cruiser built in 1889."
The Hawke is the British cruiser which collided with
the White Star Line steamer Olympic September 20, 1911,
near Osborne bay, on the north side of the Isle of Wight.
She received serious damage.
GERMAN ADVANCE REPULSED
London, Oct. 16, 4 A. M.—A Reuter telegram from
Petrograd says:
"Refugees who fled from Warsaw at the approach of
the Germans are returning, the Russians having beaten
back the German advance, chiefly through the brilliant
work of the battery.
"The fighting is now in progress 30 miles from War
saw. The town of Grodzisk, which was captured by the
Germans, has been retaken by the Russians. The fighting,
a few days ago, was within seven miles of Warsaw.
"The Germans are making excellent use of aeroplanes
which signals by means of long black streamers whenever
they pass over Russian batteries. The fighting line of the
opposing forces extends 160 miles from north of Warsaw
to a point due south of Przemysl. Half of Galicia is oc
cupied by the Russians."
Petrograd, via London, Oct. 16, 4.36 A. M.—The
"Courier" publishes a report that a German force which
entered Warsaw, Russian Poland, region after two days
of hard fighting was cut in two and driven back on the
Lodz, Petrokoff and Kielce line. The newspaper says it
is claimed that 10,000 German prisoners were taken.
German naval forces have scored again. The British
Admiralty announces that the cruiser Hawke was sent to
the botom in the North Sea by a German submarine
Thursday.
The loss of life on the Hawke is not made known but
the warship belonged to an older class of vessels that
ordinarily carry about 500 officers and men. Only fifty of
her crew are known to have been saved. A sister ship, the
cruiser Theseus, was also attacked by a submarine but
escaped.
The French War Office reported this afternoon that
the progress of the allies indicated in Thursday's com
munication had been confirmed. The field of action on the
left wing of the allied armies extends from the region of
Ypres to the sea.
There was no official word from Berlin up to early
afternoon, but news dispatches report that the Germans
marching on Ostend are within ten miles of their ob
jective, having occupied Blankenburghe, a town on the
Belgian coast connected by rail with Ostend.
The belief grows in London that Ostend will not be
occupied by the Germans until at least they have fought
Coatiaaed on Fifteenth Pace.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1914—16 PAGES.
DESCRIPTION OF BRITISH
CRUISER SUNK IN NORTH
SEA BY CERNIAN TORPEDO
London, Oct. 16. —The British cruis
er Hawke, sunk by a German submarine
in the North Sea yesterday, was of 7,-
350 tons displacement. She was 360
feet long, of 60 feet beam and drew 23
feet of water. She was a sister ship
of the Edgar, Endymon, Grafton, The
seus and Gibraltar and was launched
in 1891.
Her armament consisted of two 9.2
inch guns, ten 6 inch guns, twelve 6
pounders, five 3 pounders, two machine
guns and two torpedo tubes. Her com
plement is given as 544 men, but she
may have had fewer on board when she
went down.
The Hawke was commanded, accord
ing to the British Admiralty list of
September, 1914, by Captin Hugh P.
E. T. Williams and among her officers
were Commander Bernard A. Pratt Bar
low and Lieutenant Commander R.
Sosoman.
The disaster to the Hawke follows
by about three weeks the sinking in
the North Sea of the British cruisers
Aboukir, Hogue and Gressv. These ves
sels succumbed to the attack of a Ger
man submarine and with them some
sixty British officers and 1,400 men
went to their death.
When the Hawke was laid down in
.June ol' 1889 sh ? was launched at Chat
ham on March 11, 189 t.Among her of
ficers at the time of this disaster were
eight naval cadets.
Other British warships lost since the
outbreak of hostilities are the cruiser
Amphion, which was sunk in the North
Sea by a mine August 6 and the cruiser
Pathfinder, torpedoed in the North Sea
September 10. The loss of the Hawke
makes a total of six British cruisers
destroyed by Germany in the North
Sea since the beginning of the war.
IMPORTANT REINFORCEMENTS
FOR GERM ANS ON WEST FRONT
London, Oct. 16, 12.25 P. M.—
"Important; German reinforcements, es
pecially artillery, have been Bent to the
west front," cables the Copenhagen cor
respondent of Hauler's Telegram Com
pany.
" My informant, who has just return
ed 'here, met at Brendenburg twenty
eight trains of reinforcements in one
hour all packed with men and horses.
He estimates the numtber of troops to
be 'between 300,000 and 400,000."
ALLIES TAKE H4NNESCAMPS;
GERMAN'S ALSO MAKE ADVANCE
Washington, Oct. 16.—Capture of
Hannescamps, south/west of Arras by
the allies, and an advance by the Ger
mans from Audenarde to Courtrai were
announced in an official dispatch made
public here to-day by the French em
bassy. The dispatch follows:
"The Germans hav e advanced from
Audenarde toward Courtrai. The enemy
occupy a line of defense at Meroine,
Armentiers and Givenchy. To the west
of Ija Bassee he is in contact with our
troops between that locality and Ar
ras. A violent combat took place
northwest of Lens to Vermelles which
resulted in our favor. We have taken
Hanndscamps, southwest of Arras."
PITTSBURGH IRON OFFICIAL
DIES OF WOUNDS AT ANTW ERP
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 16. —(Lieuten-
ant Alfred Sang, vice president of the
Garland Nut and Bolt Company of Pitts
burgh, and until recently in charge of
the London business, has died of wounds
sustained during the recent lighting at
Antwerp, according to information re
ceived by his business associates here.
Lieutenant Sang was born in En
gland and came to the United States
a number of years ago, residing in Pitts
burgh until sent abroad by his company.
Lieutenant Sang saw active service in
Prance almost from the outbreak of
'hostilities.
'Students Honor Poincare
Bordeaux, Oct. 16, 1.05 P. M.->-
President Poincare has accepted an in
vitation of the students of Glasgow
University to their next Lord Sector.
This is the first time this honor has
been conferred upon a foreign states
man.
TOLL OF BRITISH
hebiiii
Sinking of the Cruiser
Hawke Eighth Big
Vessel Destroyed by
the Germans
NORTH SEA THE
GRAVEYARD OF 7
Bad Aim on Part of German Gunner
All That Saved the Hawke's Sister
Ship, the Thesues, From Destruction
at Same Time
London, Oct. 16, 1.42 P. ;M.—Anoth
er thrust from the German submarine
service has robbed the British navy of
the cruiser Hawke and has raised the
tally of British warships sunk by the
Germans to seven. To tlhis must be
added the virtual destruction of tihe
cruiser Pegasus by a German warship
at Zanzibar.
The Hawke, a cruiser of 7,350 tons,
under command of Captain Hugh Wil
liams. was sunk yesterday in the North
sea, the graveyard of six other war
ships which were the victims of Ger
man torpedoes.
It was only bad aim on the part of
tihe German gunner whicih saved tlbe
Hawke's sister ship, the Theseus and
the doubling of yesterday's disaster, for
tfhat vessel, too, was attacked, but she
escaped. ~v _ -#,.«—•
The exact complement aiboard the
Ham-ke 'has not been announced, but in
ordinary times the men numbered
Conttnnrd nn Sixth I'nse.
BRITISH ADVISER COMES
TO DISCUSS FINANCIAL
SITUATION WITH THE U.S.
New York, Oct. 16.—Sir George
Paiss. adviser to the British Chancel
lor of the Exchequer, reached New York
to-day aboard the steamer Baltic, to
■confer with Treasury Department of
ficials at VVaShington" and bankers and
financiers in this city in regard to es
tablishing a basis of exchange between
this country and England.
The 'Baltic 'brought 1,515 passengers.
The Mjvuretania also arrived Ihere to
day. She had 990 passengers. It was
said that this probably would be her
last trip to New York for some time,
as she will be laid up at Liverpool for
repairs upon 'her return there.
Sir George said that he was here at
the invitation of the Secretary of the
Treasury. He was accompanied by
(Basil B. Blackett, an official of tihe Brit
ish Treasury.
"While T am in America," said Sir
George, "I expect to investigate the
situation ihere so far as the handling of
the cotton crop and its financing is con-i
■eerned, as well as the exchange situa
tion. England is vitally interested in
the cotton situation ihere.
Sir George and Mr. Blak'kctt said
'thev thought that before British mora
torium expired on November 4 some
(plan migQrt 'be arranged whereby the
London Stock Exchange might 'be re
opened.
5.000 PRISONERS AND BIC
BOOTY TAKEN BY GERMANS
Washington, Oct. 16. —The German
embassy to-day received the following
official wireless report from Berlin:
"Official headquarters reports that
near Antwerp between 4,000 and
5,000 prisoners were taken and among
the war booty are 500 cannon, 4,000
tons of'grain and plenty of wool, metal
and cattle. The harbor works are un
damaged.
'' The French attacks near Albert
have been repulsed. The Russiau ad
vance in East Prussia has failed. The
Russian attack with eight army corps
from Warsaw and Ivangorod has been
repulsed."
U. S. ADMIRAL ORDERED TO
CLOSE HONOLULU WIRELESS
Washington, Oct. 16.—Rear Admiral
Moore, commandant of the naval sta
tion at Honolulu, was ordered to-day to
close the Marconi wireless station there
within twenty-four hours unless the
company gave a satisfactory Explana
tion of the sending of a wireless dis
patch announcing the arrival of tihe
'German gunboat Geicr.
H LINES
mm ATTACK
Mexicans Have Two
Mounted Guns Train
ed on U. S. Outposts
at Vera Cruz
AGUILAR MARES
A PROUD BOAST
General Is Reported to Have Made
Wager That He Will Take Break
fast In the City of Vera Cruz Next
Sunday
By Associated Press.
Vera Cruz, Oct. 16. —Evident prep
arations on the part of a small detach
ment of men under General Aguilar for
an attack last night on the American
outposts around Vera Cruz have re
sulted in the strengthening of the Amer
ican lines.
Some 200 Mexicans are in a posi
tion about halt a mile from the Amer
ican posts and they have two mounted
guns trained on the American soldiers.
Their warlike activity is attributed in
Vera Cruz to over-indulgence iu liquor
obtained at a house just beyond the
American lines, but their boasts that
they were about to inaugurate an at
tack that ultimately would drive the
Americans out of this port are taken
, juore or leas seriously on account of the
■ pendstency of the reports that-Afluiltir
will not be able to restrain himself
much longer and that the impatience
of his men to enter Vera Cruz is ren
dering his control over them doubtful.
Aguilar's entire force is estimated
at between 4,000 and 6,000 men, with
several pieces of artillery. It is re
ported in Vera Cruz that Aguilar has
made a wager that he will take break
fast in this city next Sunday.
Washington, Oct. 16.—General Car
ranza's resignation has not been pre
sented to the Mexican convention at
Aguascalientes. To-day's reports to
the State Department reiterated that
the question of his retirement would not
Ibe taken up until additional delegates
from General Zapata arrived.
Conditions in the west coast of Mox
ico are rapidly assuming a more peace
ful aspect and Rear Admiral Howard,
reporting to-day from the flagship
West Virginia at La Paz, predicted the
speedy restoration of peace in Lower
California.
CANDIDATES JUTOTTRUCK
Norristown Reporter Killed and Aspir
ant for the Legislature Not
Expected to Live
By Associated Press,
Norristown, Pa., Oct. 16. —Wihile re
turning to this place from a political
meeting held in a town near here last
night, Frederick E. Simons, a reporter
for a Norristown newspaper, was killed
when an automobile in which he was
riding was struck by a railroad train.
Three others who were in the automo
bile were injured. Arthur McFarland.
justice of the peace at Gulf Mills, near
here, candidate for the Legislature, is
not expected to .ive. The other in
jured are John Decie and Bernard
Shaifter.
John Rex, candidate for State Sena
tor, and Harold Knight, of Ambler,
candidate for Congress, who were also
in the automobile, escaped injury. The
men were returning from a Washington
party rally. McFarland was taken to
a hospital in South Bethlehem.
MARION VERBEKE RESIGNS
Gives Up the Post of Clerk to the
Jury Commissioners
Marion V e rbeke, clerk to the Jury
Commissioners, to-day sent in his resig
nation to the Commissioners. It will
become effective on November 1. Mr.
Verbeke for years had been deputy
City Controller, and when that office
was abolished he was retained as chief
clerk to William L. Gorgas, City Com
missioner of Finance and Accounts.
His appointment to the clerkship
with the Jury Commissioners was made
shortly after the new board went into
office almost a year ago. He was
named successor to George W. Mcll
henny.
The Jury Commissioners will hold a
special meeting within the next few
days to select a clerk, and it is said
upon good authority that Freeman C.
Gerberick, of Dauphin, a clerk in the
State Department of Public Grounds
and Buildings, will "be named Mr. Ver
beke 's successor.
The clerk to "the Jury Commissioners
works, as a rule, on not more than a
dozen days a year or only w>hem court
jurors are draw*.
NIB FUSION
MIJO-DIIII
Mann, Democrat, Quits
9th District Ticket
for Hetrick, Wash
ington Party
GOSHORN OUT OF
SENATE CONTEST
Yields His Place in the Crawford-Mer
cer Race to R. E. Smith, Bull
Mooser—Combination on Assembly
Candidates in Lancaster
It was announced in Democratic
State headquarters to-day that the ob
ject of the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the State Committee was
to till vacancies on the ticket caused by
fusion.
State Chairman Morris came up
from Philadelphia at noon and the
Executive Committee at once went into
secret session, there being present,
either in person or by proxy, all of the
members with the exception of Eugene
Bonniwell, of Philadelphia, one of the
Old Guard Democrats who, it is under
stood, has not become reconciled to the,
new order of things instituted by the
Reorganizes.
Instead of occupying the regular
meeting room of Chairman Morris tho
committee got off into a room up stairs
and all outsiders were re)jciou?ly
barred from the conference. Jt *as ail
nounced that the conference would
last until late in the afternoon, which
Continued on SUth Pace.
4 DODGE THE STONE PILE
Escape Detention After Enjoying Two
Meals and Warm Beds at the
County Almshouse
Fourteen hours after each had been
sentenced to ninety days exercise on
the stone pile, John White, Howard
Wilbert, Joseph Fellen and James
Clark, four defendants taken to the
Almshouse last evening, made their es
cape and went away rejoicing over the
fact that they had received two full
meals and had enjoyed a night's sleep
in warm, dry beds. They obtained
their freedom by slipping out of the
Almshouse at breakfast time this morn
ing while Charles Jones, the night
watchman, was not looking their way.
The four now are among the missing
and the police of the city, who yester
day nabbed them on charges of vagran
cy, have been asked to be on the look
out.
These four defendants with three
others were slated to go to the stone
pile this morning. Two panhandlers,
who a week ago were committed to the
care of the Directors of the Poor, told
the new arrivals of the work they
would have to do, inasmuch as the two
already had experience breaking stone,
.md the quartet resolved to "beat it."
They were successful and S. F. Barber,
the Almshouse steward, said he is with
out means of bringing them back.
At noon to-day one of the Directors
of the Poor announced that steps will
be taken at once to have one or more
guards commissioned with full police
powers to watch the " stone-nappers.''
Jt is likely that a special meeting of
the Poor Directors will be called to con
sider this plan.
ELECTS GILBERT PRESIDENT
Board of Directors of Chamber of Com
merce Choose Him As Head
of the Organization
Henderson Gilbert, w<ho was president
of the Harris'burg 'Board of Trade dur
ing its reorganization into the Harris
'burg Chamber of Commerce, was last
evening elected president of tlhe Cham
ber at a meeting of the board of di
rectors in the Harrisburg Club. Owing
to Mr. G-ilibert'e absence from the city
the directors did not take any action
on administrative matters.
On 'his return to the city Monday,
'Mr. Gil'beTt will announce the names of
the mom'bers of flhe executive '(rommit
tee. Other officers chosen are: David
Kaufman, first vice president; W. IM.
Oglesby, second vice president; Donald
McCormack, treasurer, and E. U 'MiC-
Colgin, secretary.
The resignation of George B. Tripp
as a mem'ber of the 'board of directors
was accepted with regret. Mr. Tripp
'hae removed to New York City. In his
place George Shreiner was elected a di
rector.
M
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
TO BUILD TEMPLE
111 W WEATHER
Thousand Volunteers
Will Put Up Stough
Tabernacle To-Mor
row Even If It Rains
BUILDING IS TO
BE 172X240 FEET
Call Issued for Volunteers to Take Rc
ligious Census—Much Enthuaiao.u
at Meeting Last Night of All uu
Committees
The big tabernacle in which the
Stough evangelistic meetings will In'
held is to be erected to morrow, ram
or shine. The lumber is all on the
ground at North street near Seventh. k
the holes are all bored and everything
is in readinet; for the raising, whim
will be done by 1,00(1 volunteer work
ers, who will be divided into eleven
different Bquads, each squad under ;i
capable captain. Ladies interested i:i
the Stough campaign will serve dinne
to the workers, using articles ot' food
that have been contributed.
William S. Roebuck, chairman of the
tabernacle committee and leader in the
work of raising the tabernacle, a»» <
that all nf the less experienced worker*
bring hammers with them, if possible,
and all those who have had experience
bring hatchets.
The volunteers mill all get dinner
iat Ridge Aveoue Methodist church,
nearby. The tood will be cooked in
the kitchen ot the church by women
who volunteer to do that part of the
work.
The tabernac.e will be 172 by 24 0
feet and will be 26 feet high. In the
short space of ten hours this whole
structure will bn erected. The total
i amount of lumber, including framing,
siding tnd rooting boards, to be used is
230,000 feet, with 65,000 square feet,
of rubberoul rooting, more than a ton
of steel bolts for the frame work and
several tons of nails.
Description of the Building
The building will have a two-pitch
roof, 26 feet high at the center peak
and 9 at the eaves. There will be 30
dormer windows and 7 ventilators, and
35 six-foot double doors, opening out
ward.
The roof will be supported by posts
of three 2x<s timbers bolted together
and set every 16 feet, excepting over
the center aisle, which will have a
32-foot span, with an upper truss sup
port.
The choir loft will be built in the
form of an amphitheatre set above the,
level of the main auditorium and will
Cvntlnnrd on 'I hiril Pnice.
WINS BIS WAY TO LIBERTY
BY PLAYING HIS CORNET
Youth's Ability as a Musician Influ
ences the Court to Order His Re
lease From House of Detention—
Orand Jurors Plead His Cause
When George Williamson, 14 years
old, was committed to the House of De
tention on a charge of incorrigibility
recently he took along his cornet with
which to while away his leisure mo
ments. To-day in juvenile court the
lad learned he had successfully played
his way to liberty.
While in the detention house Wil
liamson proved himself industrious
With his musical instrument he enter
tained defendants who were awaiting
court action on criminal charges anil,
what is more, he won the hearts and
confidence of half a dozen or more
Grand Jurors who were sitting at the
September criminal court and who in
spected the Detention House and the
Almshouse on October 3, last.
The lad had been detained for fail
in gto obey the instructions of his fa
ther, E. A Williamson. That fact was
learned by the irand Jurors, among
whom was .John A. Conrad, of Susquc
hanna township, -who resolved to aid
Williamson. Conrad and other Grand
Jurors this morning appeared before
Judge McCarrell and made an appeal in
the lad's behalf. Conrad remarked:
'' That boy is a splendid cornetist.
He deserves to be given a chance and
it would be detrimental to his own good
to imprison him. He certainly can
triple-tongj« that instrument, too,"'
added Conrad with evident admiration.
Judge McCarrell, moved by the jur
or 's appeal, agreed to give Williamson
another chance and, guided by the sug
gestion of Conrad, dnected that the
boy be placed on the farm of Joseph
Imes, near Linglestown. The boy had
complained that he could not get alooj
with his stepmother. He was pleased
with the Court's order.