Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, July 27, 1914, Image 1
Austro-Servlan Situation Threat eis to Throw Great Powers of Europe Into War HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 176 Some Hope Remains of Averting War in Europe Involving Many Nations Feeling in Powers Is Becoming Acute and Authorities De clare They May Not Be Able to Prevent Clash; Rus sia Prepares to Meet Austria in Battle; Other Coun tries Ready For War but Hope For Peace London, .July 27.—Glimmers of liope flickered In tlie darkened skies of European polities to-day and the wish was general that the efforts of the great European powers to avert a clash of arms which mlclit Involve many nations would he successful. While all the powers were preparing for possible eventualities, their statesmen, with Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign secretary, at their head, were endeavoring to bring together the governments at issue with a view to mediation.. At the Servian legation In Ijondon the view was held that some im provement had taken place in the situation and this was attributed to tlio Influence exercised by Russia. Alex Georgevltch, the first secretary, said:. "We have complied with everything tliat does not Impair our sovereign rights. We hope that Austria-Hungary, in the interests of peace, will rec ognize that consideration is due to an Independent state and so avert war. If. however, Austria-Hungary wants war. she will have seen that we are pre pared to accept it in the interests of the dignity of our state.'.' The fact that Austrian ambassadors abroad were willing to discuss the controversial points with foreign governments, and especially Russia, led to belief that an outlet for the deadlock would be found. The stock markets of 1-ondon and the European capitals still displayed a panicky feeling, although it was not as pronounced as on Saturday. Germany Endeavors to Settle Threatened War By Associated Press Berlin. July 27.—Germany's efforts are being directed to making the other powers see the wisdom of adopting I' Germany's view that the conflict be- !' tween Austria and Servia is one that j ' concerns only those two States, in or- j der that the peace of Europe may be maintained. "It needs little reading between the lines to discern the warning of a Euro pean war if another State attempts to | interfere," a thoroughly posted Ger- ' man diplomat said to-day. "The ef- ! forts which the pence loving powers ore making or planning must be ad- j dressed to St. Petersburg where it is | possible they will be of some avail. |' It is useless to approach Vienna. Any 1 attempt to deflect Austria from her! settled course is doomed to failure." j, Emperor Williams is on his way tor Pottsdam. Tt is believed his influence ] 1 in the present crisis as in the critical!' days of the Morocan conferences, Willi' be thrown into the scale with peace, j It is understood that he will go direct! to Pottsdam In order to avoid the j enormous demonstration which other- j wise would be evoked by his arrival; in Berlin. A courier with the latest dispatches left last night to meet the | Emperor at Kiel. Summer Broken l T p The summer season at Carlsbad and other resorts have been broken up by , the Austrian mobilization. Hundreds! of Americans have fled the court in | panicky haste and have come into j Germany so as not to bo caught in the whirlpool of war. The military took possession of all ■ the railroads in Austria yesterday and j cancelled the regular schedules. The last passenger train from Carlsbad j reached Berlin last night with a large j number of American fugitives, who 1 brought tales of hotels, bathhouses and j shops closing, because the able-bodied J proprietors and employes had been called to their colors. The cab service! was demoralized by mobilization. The government is making earnest i efforts to localize the conflict and pre- j vent the outbreak of a general Euro pean conflagration, for which the In tervention of Russia will be the signal. | Representations were made to at least I two European capitals to induce the | powers to exert pressure on Russia;' to preserve neutrality but with what i success remains to be seen. No Olliciul News The foreign office, it was stated, had I received no official news regarding j Russia's attitude and officials were not! willing to credit private reports of I Russia's alleged military movements, j Pending authoritative confirmation j the hope was expressed that Russia j would not embark on such a calami- i tous course. The Russian embassy here is guard-1 ed by the police in order to prevent demonstrations against the nation. I Late News Bulletins BOY IS REPORTED DROWNED Report was received at the police station at 3.30 tills afternoon that a hoy had liecu drowned in the Susquehanna at Riverside. The am bulance was sent at once to the scene. Ills name Is said to he Bixler. Klpaso, Texas, 27.—Indications to-day were that General Villa was preparing to move his entire ariny toward Mexico City, leaving only local garrisons in the territory he dominates. It previously has been understood that the northern constitutionalist leader would participate in the mobilization above the Xaliouul capital with only live thousand men. Brussels, July -7.—Partial mobilization of the Belgian army was or dered to-day raising the total of the active force to 100,000 men. The Internationalist bureau has telegraphed to its members to meet Wed nesday. when a general strike as a preventive of a European war prob ably will be declared. Vera Cruz. .Inly 27.—Reports from points along the railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico City Indicate that the Constitutionalists are not ready to cease lighting. A skirmish occurred at Soledad where a small federal garrison made a sudden resistance. London, July 27.—A special Newspaper dispatch from Conenhagen to-day says several of the Russian harbors on the Baltic Sea have been mined. Chicago. July 27.—Suit for divorce was tiled here to-day by Mrs. Trixie Goettler, known on the stage as Trixie Frigansa, against Charles A. Goettler, charging cruelty and non-support. New York, July 27.—Alarming conditions abroad caused declines of two to four points In the stock market to-day with a sharp recovery in the llnal dealings, due to advices of a more hopeful character. The closing was Irregular. Kingston, Jamaica, July 27. —General Hucrta was Invited to dine with the governor of Jamaica to-day. The former Mexican dictator has decided to await the arrival this week of a large party of refugees from Mexico whose company he plans to proceed to Spain. He will leave as soon as he can complete his arrangements. Rome, July 27.—The Italian government to-day informed Sir Ed ward Grey that it accepted his invitation to join in a mediation con ference. Wall Street Closing.—Chesapeake & Ohio. 15; Lehigh Valley, 134 u ■ Northern Pacific, 100; Southern Pacific, V. S. Steel. 54 % ; C„ M. & St. P.. 1(0; I'. R. R.", Reading, N. Y. Central, 83%! Canadian Pacific, 170%. The German government has expressed regret to the Russian representative at the demonstration which cfecurred on Saturday night. Contrary to rumors in circulation Germany apparently is taking no mili tary movements for the crisis. Ger man mobilization arrangements are so excellent that no preliminaries are re quired, but the executives of the fed erated States are hastening to the cap itals in order to be prepared for all eventualities. Foreigners to Organize Regiment in New York By Associated Press New York, July 27. —The one topic ofconversatlon in the Hungarian Colo nies in the upper and lower East Side is the possibility of war. A strong sentiment to return to Hungary has sprung up and men and women de cleare they would leave at once if news of a foreign foe threatening Hungary Is received here. A committee already has been or ganized to form A.volunteer regiment from this city. Servians, too, are anxiously await ing news of the Impending war cloud land apparently are as ready to re- I turn to their native country as are the j I lungarians. President of France Cancels Intended Visit By Associated Press ! Copenhagen. July 27. Raymond j Poncaire, President of the French Re ■ public, to-day canceled his intended visit to Copenhagen. Owing to the j critical European situation, be has de ! elded to proceed direct to Dunkirk. A j French warship arrived here to-day j bearing a message from the President I to Denmark notifying his majesty of i the exchange of plans. Russia Anxiously to Hear Plans of Berlin By Associated Press Washington, July 27.—The gravity of the European situation was re ; fleeted In an official dispatch from St. I Petersburg to-day saying the Russian j minister of war had said he consider ed war between Russia and Austria ! almost inevitable. His statement was made after the ; Russian minister had issued an official I declaration that Russia was generally 'disturbed and could not remain in i different in the crisis that had arisen ! between Servia and Austria-Hungary. I Tlie order for the complete mobiliza ition of Russian army was confirmed, [answer to inquiries whether the United [Continued on Page 7] HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, JULY 27, 1914. 10 COMPLETE THE FRONT ST. SUBWAY BY SEPTEMBER 1 Curbing Has Been Placed on Ground Preparatory to Setting CLOSING GAPS IN DAM Another Stretch of Walk on River Wall Completed—Steps at Hardscrabble By September 1 the new Front street subway at Mulberry street will likely be paved; curbed, complete for service. While no date will be definitely fixed as yet by the contracting officials, the job is being pushed as rapidly as pos sible. and the chances are that if the weather doesn't interfere, the first of the two underbridge ways will be in shape to permit the passage of traffic in another month. The grading has been practically finished the entire width of the high way and the curbstones were unloaded on Saturday, so that before the end of this week thev curbing will likely have been set. The placing of the con crete foundation and the surfacing with asphalt will follow in order. As soon as the street is finished the restoration of the stretch of sloping park land north of the bridge will begin, as It will be a part of the con tractor's job to put the lawns into the original shape. The construction of the sewer inlets has been practically completed and work in the great tun nel for the concrete sewer just south of the bridge is being pushed ahead. Gaps in Dam Narrowing Work on the other city improve ments is going ahead at top speed, too. The gaps in the river dam are narrow ing daily so that the obstruction now presents a long low line from the river shores. The piers have been set en tirely across the river with the excep tion of a couple of gaps that approxi mate probably 200 feet. The slabs that compose the sloping face of the dam are yet to be placed for several hundred feet on the eastern side. With a view to facilitating this work as the construction nears the eastern I shore the Frank N. Skene Contracting ' Company has erected a great derrick j along the river walls a short distance |, above Dock street. This will be used | to swing the one-ton concrete slabs from the bank where they are maniv, faetured out across the wall into place on the dam piers. This work will be under way within a week or so, al [Continued on Page 7] EUROPEAN AFFAIRS ! CREATE EXCITEMENT IN STOCK EXCHANGE London, Paris and Berlin Centers in New York Sell Long After Their Markets Closed New York, July 27. The local stock market opened amid scenes of ■ great excitement to-day. Conditions in Continental Europe growing out of the Servian crisis caused severe losses on foreign exchanges. Canadian Pacific, which yielded over , 6 points in London, opened here with a loss of 3Mi points. Declines of 1 to 2V6 points were recorded in the initial trading by St. Paul. Northern Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande preferred and many other active stocks. Steel and Heading were heavily dealt in at rela tively moderate recessions. The mar ket continued feverish throughout the j iirst hour with further weakness In Canadian Pacific, which extended its loss to 4 points. Leading bankers were in communi cation with their Kuropean corre spondents and the tenor of advices re ceived from thenv, offered little ground fcr encouragement. It was the gen eral opinion, however, that means would be found to localize any conflict ! between Austria and Servia. More than 200,000 shares changed hands in the first hour and of that amount fully one-fifth was credited to Europe. London, Paris, Berlin and other centers continued to sell long after the close of their markets, ff Prohibition Candidate and Amendment Meet Defeat at Primaries Dallas, Texas, July 27. —With more than three-fourths of the total vote cast in the Democratic primaries elec tion on Saturday returned here, it was regarded as certain that James E. Ferguson, of Temple, anti-prohibition ist, had been nominated for Governor by a majority of perhaps 40,000 over Thomas S. Ball, of Houston, ex-Con gressman, chosen by a Prohibition State convention to make the race. It also appeared certain that the demand for submission of a State-wide prohi bition amendment to the State con stitution had been defeated by a ma jority of 30,000. Democratic nomina tions in Texas are equivalent to elec tion. Returns also showed that no pro .hibitionlst on the State ticket who had l an anti-prohibitionist opponent had j been nominated, except as to the two ! Congressmen-at-large, where the re sult is in doubt. WILSON TO TALK IN FALL Washington, July 27. —President Wilson is laying plans for an active part in the Fall campaign. Candidates in several States urged the President to help them and while he has given no definite replies, they are counting on* him to make several speeches. AFTER THE CHAUTAUQUA I SALE THE FINEST BRAND OF GRAPE JUIUON THE MARKET — JUST THE THING FOR THIRSTS AFTER A PRY LECTURE you kNOU/ X CAN'T LIVE ON MY SALARY AS SECRETARY OF DIPPY DIPLOMACY — HELP ALONG A TRUE Q R T^ BRYAN TAKES £SOO OF DAUPHIN CASH FOR 2 LECTURES Interesting Financial Information About the Secretary's Lec turing Tours William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, left here yesterday afternoon for Washington with over SSOO of good hard Dauphin county money as the result of two Chautauqua lectures delivered in the upper end of the county. How much he received over and above the SSOO is not known, but it was probably handsome. Five hun dred dollars he got anyway, according to upper end people and when this is added to about SSOO collected in Mechanicsburg last week and large sums from Lancaster and Franklin county towns indicates that he is doing j well in this part of Pennsylvania. Mr. Bryan came to this city yester- J day morning from the national capi- I tal. He does not mind riding in sleep ing cars in hot weather when out on the circuit and his lectures were ap propriate to Sunday. They were de livered at the chautauquas in Millers burg and Lykens and were those won derful talks which have given the Ne braskan a world-wide reputation. He was in rare form and his great audi ences were delighted with his senti japnts and the splendid manner in Wnich they were presented. Being premier of the Wilson administration, the enunciator of a foreign policy that passeth understanding and the expon ent of peace and the unfermented juice of the grape have not dimmed the oratorical ability of the man from the Platte. What Hp Gets After Mr. Bryan had hastened back to Washington on an afternoon train the Democratic State headquarters gave out a statement showing just what the $12,000 Secretary of State gets for trotting the circuit. This statement says: '•From a high authority In the Chau tauqua association it was learned to day exactly what Mr. Bryan receives for his Chautauqua lectures. His con tract is the most liberal of all the Chautauqua speakers, It is said, requir ing the association to take no risks whatever. Mr. Bryan receives the first $250 taken in at the gate in single admission tickets at the cession at which he speaks. He gets no part of the season ticket sale. Since the usual admission is fifty cents, Mr. Bryan must draw 500 listeners in addition to the regular chautauqua season ticket holders. If he draws less he gets less. Above the first $250 he shares the gate receipts of the session equally with the association. NAME FLY CONTEST COMMITTEE Announcement was made to-day that the Civic Club committee which will be in chnrge of the fly measuring contest returns Saturday morning will consist of Mrs. Robert Hatfield Irons, chairman. Miss Eleanor Shunk. Miss Rachel Pojlock and Mrs. Mahel Cronlse Jones. "Charlie" Johnson will meas ure the victims in the'Patrlot building. PARADE OF AUTOS ' MARKS BEGINNING OF OEU HOME WEEK Hundreds of Persons Are Attend ing Festivities in Chambers burg This Week Special to The Telegraph Chambersburg, Pa., July 27. — Chambersburg's Old Home Week cele bration is on In full swing to-day and the dozens of former residents re turned here for the festivities fell into the spirit of the occasion this morn- Ir.j when they joined in the singing of old-time songs during the exercises held in Memorial Square. Hundreds of persons heard and took active part In the program at 10 o'clock. "Auld Lang Syne" was sung as never before and at its conclusion there were many of t,he men and women, who have not been hero since childhood, standing in the throng with tear dimmed eyes. The strains of.the ever glorious old song brought bac?k to them the memo ries of youth, the days when they played at their mother's knee. Town 150 Years Old Chambersburg this week is celebrat ing the one hundred and fiftieth anni versary of its founding and the fiftieth anniversary of the town's destruction by tire at the hands of Confederate soldiers on July 30, 1864. If Ben jamin Chambers, the Scotch-Irish Im migrant, who tlrst erected a little log cabin on the present site of Chamkers burg, could rise from his grave and see [Continued on Page 10] Fire Sweeps Garage of Adams Express Company By Associated Press Philadelphia, July 27. —Several men were injuyed, 46 motor trucks valued at $60,000 were destroyed and oth#r property worth SIO,OOO was ruined by flames which swept the garage of the Adams Express Company here to-day. The most serious injuries were sus tained by the night watchman, Thomas Lawless, who was found unconscious on the floor after he had entered the garage in an attempt to save some of the trucks. The others injured are fire men. Owing to loss of trucks, the express company was forced to resort to ped dlers' wagons and other vehicles to transact business to-day. STARVED HIMSELF TO DEATH Chambersburg, Pa., July "27.—James Fitzpatrlck died Saturday night after a forty day fast. He was employed on the county farm for a number ot years. On June 16 he began the fast, drinking nothing during the entire forty days but small quantities of water and coffee. He ended the fast on July 20, greatly weakenet". and lin gered until last night, when he died. [He was unmarried. , 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. OKIES DEV. ROW ROOMER MEMBER OF HOUSE. DIES AT 37 Death Results From Acute Attack of Sunstroke Two Months Ago . - -it CHARLES DE VENEY ROW Ex-Assemblyman }Vho Died at Wli liams'town Today Wllllamstown, Pa., July 27. Charles De Veney How, former mem ber of the House of Representatives, school teacher and farmer, died this morning at his home near here after a several weeks' Illness resulting from an acute attack of sunstroke less than two months ago. Mr. Row, who was In his thirty seventh year, Is survived by his widow, his widowed aged mother, Mrs. Tobias [Continued on Pnge 10] Boston Man Shoots Wife, Children and Himself Boston, Mass., July 27. —Thomas H. Dalton, clerk of the East Boston Dis trict Court, shot and killed his five weeks' old daughter, Prlscllla, serious ly wounded his wife and Ills son Jo seph, 5 years old, and then killed him self early to-day. Dalton had been at his home for the past two months suffering from a nervous breakdown. The boy is in a critical condition, but it Is said that Mrs. Dalton will recover. Dalton shot the children as they slept. LEBANON EX-SHERIFF DIKS Lebanon, Pa., July 27.—Ex-Sheriff Harry Coppenhaver died suddenly on Saturday morning of diabetes. He was 65 years old and had been in poor health for the past six months. ALL IRELUIO STIRRED BY CLASH IN WHICH 4 PERSONSARE KILLED Crowds March Through Streets of Dublin All Night Singing Patriotic Songs SERIOUS VIEW IS TAKEN Nationalist Volunteers Refuse to Give Up Rifles and King's Soldiers Charge Them By Associated Pres\ Dublin. Ireland, July 27.—The city of Dublin and the greater part of Catholic Ireland were to-day In a state of great excitement over yesterday's conflict between the regular troops of the British army and the Irish Nation alists. which resulted In the killing of four persons and the wounding of many others, forty of whom were still in hospitals in a serious condition. Day had dawned before the powers succeeded in dispersing the crowds marching through the streets singing patriotic songs and looking for soldiers of the Second Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers on whom to inflict vengeance for the fatal events ot yesterday when the Borderers wer» ordered out to prevent the landing of arms and ammunition for the Irish Nationalist volunteers. A crowd, find ing that soldiers had been ordered to barracks, attacked the royal barracks where the Borderers are stationed and clamored for the soldiers to come out. Finally the mob kicked down a gate of the barracks and fired a couple of shots, upon which bugles were sound ed. The polife came on the scene and the crowd was dispersed. Demand Reparation The Nationalist leaders take the most serious view of the affair and will demand reparation from the gov ernment. The landing of arms yesterday for the Nationalists was carried out In a more daring manner than similar feats achieved by the Ulster Unionist volun teers. as it was effected in daylight. The yacht from which the arms and ammunition were brought ashore al ready had landed 2,500 rilles and 126,000 rounds of ammunition at iso lated points along the coa3t and these had been successfully distributed by motor cars among the Nationalist vol unteers. Yesterday's attempt was un dertaken to show that the Nationalists could do what the Ulster Unionists had done. At Howth 2.500 rifles and 16 0,000 rounds of ammunition were landed under the eyes of the police and telegraph wires having been cut to prevent communication with Dub lin. Automobiles carried off 1,500 of the rifles and all the ammunition. A body of Nationalist volunteers then started for Dublin with 1,000 rifles but no ammunition. The police sent to intercept the volunteers cheered the gun runners and everything seemed to be going smoothly until the bat talion of Scottish Borderers came on [Continued on Pago 7] TO UUJI.D ON 1111/ D Two 2%-story bricks are to be built at 2139-41 Swatara street by W. C Porr at a cost of $4,000. The permit was issued to-day and Mr. Porr will construct the houses himself. THE WEATHER For Hnrrinhurg and vicinity I Gen erally fnlr and continued warm to-niglit anil Tuesday. For ICastern Pennsy]vnnla: Partly cloudy to-night and Tuesday, not much rhangt In temperature: light, variable wind*. ' River The main river will continue to fall Mlowly to-nlKht and Tuenday. A stage of about 1.3 feet In Indicat ed for llarrlahurg on Tumday morning. General Condition* No Important change* have occur red In weather condition* In the United State* Mince ln*t report. I-ocal Hhowern have occurred In the lant twenty-four lion*e In New York, Kantern Tennemee. Florida, Northern Michigan, Wla con*ln, WcHtern Minnenota and Utah, hclng mostly ll K lit to mod erate except at Knoxvllle, Tenn., where 1.82 Inchc* fell. Temperature change* *lnce Satur. day mornliiK have been genernllv unimportantt It I* Hto 14 degree* warmer In Kantern Pennsylva nia, Eastern New York and New Jersey and 2 to 8 degree* warmer over moat of the country between the Hocky Mountain* and the MINHIMHIPPI river. Temperature! 8 n. m., SOi 2 p. m., 01. Sun: Itlnen, 4:!5S a. m.| net*, 7:24 p. m. Moon: First quarter, July 20, 0:151 a. m. Klver Stage: 1.4 feet above low water mark. Yesterday'* Weather Highest temperature, I*2. l/oweat temperature. 72. Mean temperature, 82. Normal •temperature, 75. MARRIAGE: LICENSE* James Washington and Rachel Mltch el, city. Jnljn Henry Casey and Myrtle Isa bella Kuntzleman. city. Harry B. Brehm, Jr.. city, and Ger trude M: Forney. South Hanover. Raymond Vorhees, DaVewood, N. J., and Gertrude Krall, city. Anthony Bautnan and Elizabeth Kohl, Steelton. ' Here Are Facts One of the great Advertising agencies In the country writes: "There is no doubt in our mind about the efficiency of newspaper advertising. The fact is demonstrated by the goodly proportion of our busi ness which goes Into the news papers. Certainly there Is no quicker way of getting results from advertising than through the newspapers, and while the newspaper advertising In any one locality Is local In itself, It only takes an extension of that to bring about patlonal adver tising of the most effective kind. "Another extremely important side of newspaper advertising Is the vigorous local backing it gives to a campaign In national publications. The best exam ple we know of this is in the automobile business."