THE WEATHER
PAIR TO NIGHT
OOLDEE TO MOEROW
Drtallrd Report* Pave •
§eT a^T" ku VOL. 76—NO. 141.
FIGHTING IS
LIMITED TO
ARTILLERY
French Official Report
Says Germans Were
Driven Back in At
tempt to Cross Yser
OTHER ATTACKS
ALSO REPULSED
German Regiment Reported to Have
Been Destroyed South of Bixschoote
and Two Attacks by Kaiser's Troops
Near Ypres Repulsed
Paris, Xov. 16, 2.51 P. Xl.—The
French official announcement given out
in Paris this afternoon says yesterday
along the Yscr >eanal between Nieuport
and Dixmude the lighting was limited
to artillery exchanges. The Germans
who endeavored to cross the Yser canal
between Dixmude anil Bixschoote. were
driven back and a German regiment was
destroyed south of Brcvuoote. Two
German attacks near Ypres were re
pulsed and the French have taken the
offensive and driven the enemy from
positions taken by them several days
ago. On the remainder of the line there
have been artillery exchanges and en
gagements of relatively minor import
ance. The text of the communication
follows:
" During the day of yesterday, along
the Yser canal, from Nieuport to the;
country up the river from Dixmude, the
fighting was limited to artillery ex- |
changes.
"The country having been further
Inundated, the submerged territory now
stretches to the south of Dixmude to a
,point five kilometres (three miles') north
of Bixschoote.
"The forces of the enemy which en
deavored to (.Toss the canal between the
region o<f Dixmude and BSxschoote all
were driven back beyond the bridges. A
general regiment was completely de
stroyed at a point to the south of Bix
schoote.
''To the southeast of Ypres two oth
er German attacks were repulsed. On
our part we have taken the offensive
and reconquered certain points of sup
port. wtich t.he enemy some days ago I
succeededi n capturing.
'"Between the Lvs and the Oise there
have been only operations of minor im
portance and partial progress made by
our advance positions.
"In the region of the. Aisne and in
the champagne country there have been
artillery exchanges without result.
"In the ATgonne the town or St.
ffuibert has again been attacked by the
Germans, but without success.
"In the region of St. Mihiel a sur
prise attack undertaken by the enemy
against Apremont resulted in failure.
"There has been little aictivity in the
Vosges.''
KHEDIVE Will COMMAND
FOR THE TURKS IN EGYPT
Berlin, Nov. 16. via Wireless to Lon
don 1.15 P. M.—According to reports
reaching here from Constantinople the
Khedive of Egypt will leave the Turk
ish capital shortly to assume command
of the Turkish operations against
He will be accompanied by a
•suite of fifty persons.
Abbas Hilmi, Khedive of Egypt, has
been in Constantinople sinve the out
break of hostilities. He owes spiritual
allegiance to the Sultan as the head of
the Mohammedan faith. Dispatches
'torn Constantinople a month ago said
the British government had ordered him
not to return to Egypt.
A message from Berlin received yes
terday said the Khedive had declared
to the correspondent of the newspaper
iiis loyalty to the Sultan which was
dictated by his religious obligations.
This same message said the Khedive in
tended to accompany the Turkish army
which is marching on Egypt by way of
Palestine.
TURKS ADVANCING WHILE
RUSSIANS ARE RETIRING
Paris, Nov. 16, 4.45 A. M.—A
statement given out by the Russian
army staff in the Caucasus dated at
I iflis and sent to the Havas agency
here, announces the retirement of the
Russian advance guard in the region
of Koprukeuie, east of Erzerum. The
statement says:
'' After a series of combats, fought
in the Koprukeuie region our advance
guards definitely located the grouping
of the principal forces of the enemy.
Jn view of the considerable reinforce
ments received by the Turks in the
Jast few days, coming from Chnvskala,
Krzerum and Trebizond, our advance
guards are retiring, still fighting to the
regions allotted them.
"The attempts made by the Turks
to regain the Khanessojk pass, pre
viously taken by us have failed. The
Russian detachments were not serious
ly engaged."
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THE BIGGEST DISASTER TO ENGLISH NA VY
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THE AUDACIOU4
Above is a picture of the British dreadnought Audacious, one of the most powerful aud finest in Britain's ijreat
cavy, which was sunk twenty-five miles off the Irish const by a German submarine or German mine. This disaster,
the most serious loss of the war. so far as bnttle efficiency is concerned, overtook the Audacious on October 27. With
the possible exception of one or two men. the entire Bfto officers and men of the Audacious were saved by the White
Star line steamship Olympic. Over all. the Audacious was S»G feet long, with a beam of SO feet. Her displace
ment was 23.000 to«s. Sue was supposed to make about 22.5 knots.
U.S. KNEW OF DISASTER TO
AUDACIOUS 2 WEEKS ACO
Washington, Nov. 16. —The United
States government ha? known officially
for two weeks of the destruction of the
British dreadnought Audacious by a
mine off the Irish coast, but has kept
the secret at the request of the British
government.
Ambassador Page cabled the Amer
ican government of the sinking of the
Audacious within a day or two after
she went down. He said he had been
officially informed of the sinking, as
well as of the delay to the Qlyntpic.
He gave no details, however, but merely
started t'liart the British government
wanted the loss kept secret for the
present. Officials here scrupulously
guarded the news.
With the mail advices from Ireland
and stateiments of en ewitnesr-es, how
ever, the fart that Ambassador :Page
had reported or the incident leaked
out. In the same communication in
which the loss ot the Audacious was
•mentioned Ambassador Page transmit
ted a warning to American ships con
cerning the presence of mines off the
Irish coast.
3 BRITISH WARSHIPS ARE
DISABLED BY GERMAN CUNS
Berlin, Nov. 16 (By Wireless) —Ac-
cording to information given officially
to the press to-day, reports reaching
Berlin from Geneva set forth that the
British torpedo boat destroyers Falcon,
the cruiser Brilliant and the sioop-of
war Rinaldo have been disabled by Ger
man guns on the Belgian coast.
j The Failcon is a torpedo boat destroy
er 210 feet, long, launched in ISS9.
She had a speed of 30 knots, a comple
ment of 60 men and two 8-inch tor
pedo tubes.
The light cruiser BnWliant was launch
ed in 1891. She is 300 feet long, has
a complement of 273 men and carries
two 6-inch and eix 4.7-inch guns.
The Rinaldo, sloop-ofwar, is ISO feet
long, has a complement of 130 men and
an armament of four 4-inch guns and
four 3-pounders.
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The battle in Flanders was continued
to-day with the same ferocity which
has consistently marked this crucial
struggle since it began more than a
month ago. From French sources came
reports of minor advantages in the
fighting, but the great issue there, as
on the eastern frontier in Germany,
still hung in the balance. Berlin made
the statement that three British war
ships, part of the fleet which had been
assisting the allies to stem the Ger
man onrush toward the English chan
nel, have been disabled.
Of greater Importance to Great Brit
ain than any of th« day's passing
events was tho question of the attitude
in the world war to be taken by the
millions of Moslems in her colonial pos
sessions. Reports emanating from
Germany were that the Moslems, in
some instances at least, were siding
with the Sultan of Turkey, to whom
they owe spiritual allegiance, as against
Great Britain.
The German attack in the extreme
west is shifting slowly southward In
Belgium, toward the French border.
The country to the west of DixmUde
has been transformed by the tapping
of canals and the heavy rains into a
vast swamp, in which heavy fighting is
almost impossible. South of Dlxmude,
the French War Office said to-day, re
newed German efforts to cross the Yser
canal were beaten back, with the de
struction of a German regiment. The
French claim the recapture of positions
Cnnllnard on Kluhth I'agr.
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING. NOVEMBER 16, 1914 12 PAGES.
niEEHK
MOT Ml
First Resumption of
Trading Since the
Market Became De
moralized July 31
FLOOR IS ALIVE
WITH BROKERS
During First Few Minutes Trading Is
Exceedingly Brisk and Somewhat
Nervous—The Now Rules Imposed
Cause Some Confusion
By Associated Press,
New York, Nov. 16.—The New York
Cotton Exchange reopened for unre
stricted trading at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. It had been dosed since July 31
when the market went into convulsions
and three firms failed through the de
morilizatiou caused by the impeudiug
war in Europe. The floor of the ex
change was thronged with brokers when
the gong sounded. During the first few
minutes trading was exceedingly brisk
and somewhat nervous. Tilery was some
little confusion because of unfaaiiiiarity
with the new style contract and the new
rules ini|>osed on the market by the j
operation of the so-called cotton futures
law. ,
Early tracing was confined almost
entirely to December rotton, soid ou the
old style contract. The market opened
at 7.45 cents aud dropped quickly to
7.40. A low level of 7.39 was readied
in the first haiif hour. The market then
grew steady and the nervous tone de
parted.
At the end of the first halt' hour trad
ing appeared to be normal a.nd the num
ber of brokers on the floor had dwin
dled. Prices were approximately three
cents below what they were when the
exchange vlosed on July 31. January
sold at 7.75 to 7.85, March at 7.88,
IMay at 8.10 to 8.12 and October at
8.40 to 8.50, all on old style contract.
Wall street brokers, inactive because
of the darkened Stock Exchange, were
interested spectators at the opening. A
spnnk'ling of other spectators and
friends and families of cotton brokers
were in the gallerv. A general laugh,
punctuated by hoots, greeted the read
ing of a letter of congratulations from
j members of the Liverpool Cotton Asso
ciation.
After the first hour of trading it was
I estimated that between 75,000 and
125,000 bales had changed hands.
Heavy liquidation of old contracts,
which had been thrown into the pool,
was in progress. The South was buy
ing a little, but Liverpool and the con
tinent were evidently proceeding with
much caution Prices held fairly
steady.
WOOD MARRIED 25 YEARS
Governor Tener Will Attend Celebra
tion Wednesday Evening
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Wood, 2243
Logan street, will celebrate the twenty !
fifth anniversary uf their wedding on
Wednesday night at tlieir home. I
Mr. Wood is marshal of the Public |
Service Commission, having previously
been a clerk in the State Department,
and came here from Philadelphia. iHe
was one of the professional basebull
stars in 1889, being a member of the
Philadelphia team, and at the time of
his marriage in that city hnd just re
turned from a tour of the world as a
member of the All-Americau team,
which toured with the Ohicagos.
Governor Tener, who was one of the
Chicago team, will be one of the guests
at the anniversary, with Mrs. Tener.
Other guests will be Secretary McAfee,
Deputy Secretary Hertzler and other
State officials.
THREAT IB SUE RECALLS
KUNKEL-STROUP CONTEST
Wetzel, a Deputy Sheriff, Says He Has
Not Yet Received s!»,"> Due Him
for Summoning Witnesses in Post
election Fight
Declaring that lie has not vet been
paid for "summoning to court the wit
nesses who testified in the proceedings
iat winch Paul A. Kunkol maile a vain
ettort to show that he had been elected
.District Attorney of Dauphin county,
oxer Michael E. stroup, the present in
cumbent, J Edward Wetzel, a deputy
sheriff, to-.lav sent out letters to the
Kunkel petitioners who staged the con
tost, in which he threatens to bring
| legal action if the money is iiqt psid
to him wittiu th«.ne!fc weak.
has retained William L. Loeser a« his
legal adviser, and this afternoon said
lie will brinjr suit for the full amount
of his claim, $135.19, unless he at
once is paid t'o r his services.
District Attorney 'Stroup assumed
the duties of his ollice nearly three
years ago and more than two years
have elapsed since ij was definitely de
cided that he was elected over Kunkel
bv a plurality of less than a hundred
votes.
The signers to the petition throngn
which the County Prosecutor's election
was contested, who now are being called
upon to pay trie deputv sheriff for his
services, include the following: ,1.
fcraltsgiver, .John Edwards. Wilson Gut
shall, George H. Lodge and Harry M.
Bret7.. The bond that accompanied the
original petition a- a safeguard to the
county against the payment of the costs
of the contest, contained the names of
the following: Paul A. Kunkel, the
defeated candidate: Edward Moesloin,
chairman ot the Democratic Countv
Committee, and T. K. Van' Dyke, an
attornex.
At the enurt hearing on the contest
more tha:; a hundred witnesses were
summoned and the costs amounted to
between SI,OOO and $2,000. Many of
the witnesses have been paid, although
it is said that the amount vet unpaid
will run close to SI,OOO.
Kunkel was the fusion candidate op
j posing the present incumbent and the
post-election contest chiefly was based
Continued on Ulghth Pint.
RAT BIT HIM SEVEN TIMES
! Drug Clerk's Thumb Severely Tom by
Rodent He Attempted to Cap
ture With His Hands
Ray lirough a drug clerk employed
i in Tolbort Prowell's pharmacy, 385
I South Front street. Steelton, is reeeiv
j iu,g medical attention for a .series of
rat bites inflicted on his light thumb
by a rodent which he had cornered in
the cellar of the drug store and had
j picked up with his bare hands.
Brough often catches rats in a trap
with the object of using them for scien
tific experiments. Last Friday he spied
a large sewer rat in the cellar and de
termined to capture it without use of a
trap. After driving the rodent back
of a box the clerk placed his hand in
the animal's hiding place and pulled it
out.
A succession of shrieks from Brough
followed and th<> owner of the drug
stqre rushed to the clork's assistance.
The rat was tenacious and Brough
could not get rid of it until it had bit
ten him several times. Dr. W. P.
Daily cauterized the wounds anc} it is
hoped to avoid blood poisoning.
Scott Chief of Staff U. S. Army
By Associated Press. j
Washington, Nov. 16.—'Brigadier
•General Hugh L. gcofct became chief of
staff of the United States army to-day,
succeeding Major General Wiiliam W.
Wotherspoon who was retired on ac
count of age.
Caesarian Operation at Hospital
Mrs. Viola Stickell, 1245 Kittatinny
street, underwent a Caesarian operation
at the Harrisburg hospital Saturday aft
ernoon. A daughter was 'born, whose
respiration was started >by a ptrlmotor.
'Mrs. Stickell's condition was serious
to-day.
WELFARE Eli
1W I PROGRESS
Many Industrial Con
cerns Represented in
Display at the Chest
nut Street Hall
EXPERTS ARE IN
CHARGE OF SHOW
Are Carrying Their Safety First Idsa3
Out in Teaching the General Public
to Safeguard Itself in Every Pos
sible Way
When you enter the Chestnut street
hall, where the Welfare and Efficiency
exhibit is in progress, and see a red
sign screaming "Danger. Men Working
Overhead," don't pay any attention to
it for it's just a sample of the signs
used by a big industrial concern in its
I campaign for safety. But when you
! see a sign in the general office at the
| exhibit saying " Ixiw Bridge, Safety
I First," dodge or you will strike the
i balcony in the big hall.
Thus do the efficiency experts in
| charge of the exhibit, which by the
, way is the best yet, carry their safety
first ideas out in teaching the general
[ public to safeguard itself in every pos
sibe way. The little sign in th«» office
! demonstrates to the highest possible de
gree to what lengths the safety first
movement can be carried with success.
Conference Begins To-morrow
The exhibit is held in connection
with second annual Pennsylvania Wel
fare and Efficiency Conference which
will last for three days, beginning to
morrow in the hall of the House of
Representatives at the Capitol. The
conference was called by the Depart
ment of Labor and Industry under the
auspices of the Engineers' Society ot'
Pennsylvania. Many other sectional
meetings will be held in other rooms in
the Capitol building.
While experts will speak on welfare
and efficiency at the c9uference, actual
demonstrations of how many of the ad
vanced ideas are being carried out in
industrial plants will be shown at the
exhibit which will be open every aft
ernoon and evening, beginning at noon
t%lay and lasting until Friday night.
The sessions of the conference are open
to anyone interested in welfare work,
Coatlnned on Klichth Pave.
FIRE DESTROYS SI .275 CAR
Alarms Sent Simultaneously From Two
Boxes Cause Confusion for the
District Firemen
A new five-passenger touring car, be
longing to John Black, stone contractor,
was destroyed by fire along with
Black's private garage, at Seventeenth
and Vernon streets, at 1.45 o'clock this
afternoon. The automobile was valued
at $1,275 and. was not covered by in
surance. One hundred dollars will cover;
the loss of the building.
Archibold Blai-'n, a son. liail just put
the machine in the garage and started
for his home, fifty yards away, when
turning lie saw the garage building in
flames. It is not known how the fire
originated. Alarms were simultaneous
turned in from boxes No. 34, Fifteenth
and Derry streets, and No. 17, Seven
teenth and Market streets, and the dis
trict apparatus responded. The garage
and the ear were wrecks when the fire
men arrived and nothing could be
saved.
The two alarms turned in at the
same time, caused some confusion for
the firemen. Only five taps,—a three
and a two, —had sounded from box No.
34 when the alram was interfered with
by the ringing of No. 17, which is on
the same circuit. No. 17 then struek
four times. As firemen are ordered not
to respond to an alarm until it strikes
the second time they responded to box
No. 17 at Seventeenth and Market
streets. On the return, however, the
Friendship motor apparatus was sent to
Third and Boas streets, where box No.
32 is located, but it was seen that that
box had not been opened and the fire
men returned immediately to quarters.
GIRL FORGER IS PAROLED
Court Gives Another Chance to Daugh
ter of Once Rich Parents
The Lancaster girl, of wealthy par
entage, who pleaded guilty here to a
forgery charge and whose case on three
occasions was continued in order that
the proper officials might get informa
tion concerning the defendant, this
morning was told by Judge McCarrell
that she will be paroled if she can get
housework in a proper home. Mrs.
Anna Simonctti, probation officer, was
directed by the court to make an ef
fort to get work for the girl.
The defendant's once wealthy par
ents were divorced after a separation,
which it is said, was preceded by the
father's financial■ ruin in stocks. The
mother, by letter, made an appeal to
the court in her daughter's behalf. She
added, ''l too, must now work to make
a livelihood."
Carlisle FootbaUist Out of Danger
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Nov. 16.—Gustave Welsh,
qaurterback of the Carlisle football
team, who was knocked unconscious In
the game here last Saturday with
Notre Danr.e, rested well last night and
to-day was declared out of danger. His
cheek bone wa« crushed in.
MOST POPULAR FIREMAN
TO BE BURIED WEDNESDAY
Mt. Pleasant Company Will Meet to
Do Special Honor to Memory of
John G. Willis WTjo Left Sickbed
to Parade With Comrades
A special meeting of the Mt. Pleas
ant Steam Fire Engine Company will
be held to night to plan to pay honor
to the memory of John G. Willis, a
member of the company, who was
voted the most popular fireman in
Harrisburg, and whose death occurred
last night at his home, 15 North Eignt
eenth street.
Willi?, who was 36 years old, had
been ill for many weeks. He had been
JOHN'G. WILLIS
Man Voted City's Most Popular Fire-
Fighter Died Last Night
a member of the Mt. Pleasant com
pany for many years and when the
State firemen's convention was held
here last month he left what his
friends had supposed would be his
death bed to participate in what he
knew would be his last parade. He at
tended a session of the convention,
after which ho returned to bed where
he romained until the time of his
death. At the time of the convention
Willis said that even if it hastened
his death, which lie knew was not far
Continued on Hleveiitb Puce.
REPUBLICANS TO TAKE ALL
OFFICES IN LEGISLATURE
Kephart. Baker and Miller Will Be
Retained —Speakership Is Likely to
Go to Habgood, of McKean—Bald
win Seeks That Post
If there ate any Republicans in the
State who ha i hopes of picking up the
important offices in Senate and House
when the organization of the Legisla
ture is effected it may be interesting
to them to kn-ow that the old officers
are to be retained, according to an an
nouncement that came from Republican
headquarters in Philadelphia on Satur
day night.
Herman L. Kephart, of Fayette, will
be chief elerk of the Senate, and W.
Harry Baker, of Harrisburg, will be the
•Senate secretary, while Herman P. Mil
ler, of Harrisburg, will again be the
Senate librarian. This leaves the po
sition of reading clerk and journal
clerk open for the disposition of the
Senate slate committee which will be
appointed at the Senate Republican
caucus on th<> Monday night preceding
the assembling of the Legislature.
In the House Thomas 8. Garvin, of
Delaware, is to be the chief clerk, his
old office, while William S. Leib. of
Schuylkill, will again be resident clerk,
the other clerkships to be apportioned
by the House Republican slate commit
tee which will be created in the Repub
lican caucus to meet on Monday night,
January 4.
The indications are that there will
be a very lively scramble for the main
positions, the applicants being numer
ous. One thing agreed upon, it is said,
is that no Washington or Democratic
party applicants will receive the slight
est recognition. The .Republicans will
take all.
The contest for Speaker of the House
grows lively. Representative Baldwin,
of Delaware, who is very active in his
campaign to win the place of presiding
officer, was 'in Philadelphia on Satur
day looking up his chances, but it is
said he will lose out because the place
of chief clerk will go to Delaware for
Mr. Garvin. Representative Robert P.
Habgood, of McKean, an old member,
is said to have the inside track for
Hpeaker and has the promise of support
from a number of leaders. Senator
Kline, of Allegheny, will {'resident
pro. tem. of the Senate, having been
chosen at the close of the last session
by the Republicans.
LOCAL MAN IS HONOREp
District Typographical Union Re elects
L. B. Wanbaugh Secretary
Delegates from this city'who attend
ed the quarterly convention of tfco East
Pennsylvania district of the Interna
tional Typographical Union at Scranton
yesterday were: Richard Gray, Harry
Fry and P. C. Hoffman, and Linwood
B. Wanbaugh, secretary of the district.
Mr. Wanbaugh, of the Star-Independ
ent, was re-elected secretary at yeirter
day's session. Other officers elected
were: '
President, William Corless, of Scran
ton; vice president M. L. Mason,
Reading:, treasurer, James McfPherson,
of Philadelphia.
The delegates present at the conven
tion represented 3,000 men. A feature
was the attendance of nearly all of the
officers of the international union. The
next place of meeting will be Pottsville.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, (>?> F JENT.
CREW MATES
MEET IN THE
SAWDUST
Gettysburg Student in
City for Football
Game Also Hits the
Trail
STOUGH TAKES
PIPE FROM MAN
Services Held Morning and Evening at
Tabernacle Yesterday, and Meetings
for Men, Women, Young Womeu
and Children in the Afternoon
The scenes incident to the trail hit
tiug at the SHough tabernacle Saturday
night and last night noticeably lacked
the hysterical crying and loud shrieking
Which marked the events of the two
piweding nights. The men and women
and boys and girls w'iio came forward,
for the most part, with serious f.ices,
many of them sobbing but not loudly!
Jvvatigelist Stough conducted everything
in a brisk, matter-of-fact wav. For the
first, time since the trail hitting began,
last. Thursday night, trail hitters on
Saturday night laughed heartily as thee
shook the preacher's hand, expressing
joy rather than grief that they had hit
the sawdust.
At the after meeting Saturday night
there were more interesting incidents
than at any time sine*! the opening of
the campaign. When most of tiito audi
ence had left the building at. 9.80
o'clock, Dr. Stough began his work villi
the trail hitters, about a hundred of
them, who were sitting with bowed
heads in the front benches. When lie
had led them in prayer, he went down
among them and called foi each to rise,
one at a fcinie, to shake his hand and
publicly accept Jesus Christ.
Crew to ' 'Run Train for God' •
Among the first to rise wore a man
| and wife and 10-year-old daughter,
formed by the evangelist, "a whole
■ lAmily in the Kingdom." Onlv a Few
j minutes later the revivalist reached a
j man «' compairied bv his wife and 10-
| vear-old son. The coincident would not
have been so remarkable had it not de
\ elo.pe.d that the two men wore con
ductor and brakeman on the saino train
on the Pennsylvania railroad. When
; l>r. Stoug'n was told about it bv the
I second man, he brought Hie .two men to
-1 jrether and putting his arms around
them said:
*' Now you 're goini.' to run the train
for (iod. aren't you?''
Among the trail hitters was a young
! man, unaccompanied, who quietly told
the evangelist he " accepted" Jesus
Christ. ' He wan in this city only for
the day, and had come primarily not
to hit the sawdust, but to.root for his
j college football team, Gettysburg, at
< nil tinned on Seventh V'rcr
LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF
SEASON EXPECTED HERE
Cold Wave Comes Here 011 Heels of
Heavy Rain Storm and Will Send
the Mercury Tumbling—2."» Degrees,
Says Weather Man
A cold wave that to-day gave below
zero temperatures in Wyoming moving
east on the heels of yesterday's storm
will carry the temperatures hereabouts
to way below freezing point to-night.
A real cold wave is indicated and
Weather Bureau officials in this city
fix to-night's minimum at twenty-five
degrees.
While this temperature will not
break any absolute minimum records
for this month in Harrisburg it will bo
the coldest weather so far this season,
a previous record for this year being
twenty-eight degrees. The area now
covered by the cold wave would indi
cate that it will cause low temperatures
for several days.
A storm that was central off the Uulf
coast Saturday morning moved rapidlv
northeastward merging with an eastern
storm in the Ohio valley causing pre
cipitation generally in the east. Tho
rainfall here was ,9(i of an inch. Heavi
er rain was reported from some station
on the .Susquehanna to the north of the
city. A slight rise in the river is ex
pected, a stage of about 2.3 feet boiug
indicated for Harrisburg tomorrow.
Kain beginning here early in the
morning, continued heavy throughout
the day until nightfall. It was ne
com pail ied by a high wind, which marie
it particularly disagreeable. With the
coming of the cold wave the high winds
will diminish.
STABBED IN NOON DAY FIGHT
Charles Cheney in Hospital With His
Intestines Punctured
Charles Cheney, colored, .'!4 Lochiel
row, was stabbed in the abdomen bv
another colored man in a tight at noon
to-dajv near his home. He was taken
to the Harrisburg hospital by the po
lice in such a serious condition that
an operation was performed* immedi
ately. The intestines were punctured.
Cheney said that lie was lighting
with several colored men, when one of
them whipped out a razor and slashed
him. The wound is nine inches long at
the left side of the abdomen. He
would not say who his assailant w;w
anil no arrests were made.