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HARRISBURG tSSglll TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 180
RUSSIA ORDERS MOBILIZATION
OF ARMY: GERMANY TO FOLLOW
CHICAGO. PEOHIA AND
ST. LOUIS RAMI
IN RECEIVERS' liS
Failures of Large Concerns All
Over Country Due to Euro
pean Situation
FLOWER AND CO. SUSPEND
Fiim, Among Oldest in New York
Exchange Decides to Quit
Business
By Associated rress
Peoria. 111., July 31. —The Chicago,
Peoria and St. Louis Railroad went
into receivers' hands to-day.
The action was brought by the
Hankers Trust Company of New York
fallowing the failure to pay Interest
on Its bonds. Trie amount is part of
u $15,000,000 issue largely taken by
English investors in July.
In its answer to the plea for the
receivership the road admits in
solvency.
The road operates 251 miles of main
line between Peoria and St. Eouis,
with a branch line between Peoria and
Jacksonville. To-day is the third time
the road has been in the hands of re
ceivers. According to statements of
officers of the road this morning, the
"J purpose of the action is to secure a
bedrock reorganization of the road.
Homer Howe and Co.
Qaits in Philadelphia
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, July 31.-—-Announce- j
ment was made by the Philadelphia
Stock Exchange to-day that Ilomer
Howe A <"o.. of this city, had an
nounced its inability to meet its con
tracts.
Old Member of New
York Exchange Qaits
By Associated Press
New York. July 31.—Flower & Co.,
members of the New York Stock Ex
change, assigned to-day. The firm is
one of the oldest on the exchange.
Drinker Pleased With
National Reserve Corps
By Associated Press
Washington, P. C., July 31.—Presi
dent Henry S. Drinker, of Lehigh Val
ley. head of the Society of the National
Reserve Corps, established by student
bodies of the great universities to
build up a reserve in this country, was
here to-day after a tour of (he summer
camps of students located at Monterey,
Mexico. Michigan and Burlington, Vt.
Dr. Drinker, who wound up his tour
with a visit here, expressed himself as
greatly gratified wifVi the showing
made in the camps. Additional inter
est is lent to the efforts of the society
111 view of the threatened continental
war in Europe, with all of the powers
calling upon their army reserves.
METAL EXCHANGE CLOSED
By Associated rress
New York. July 31. —The New York
Metal Exchange was closed to-day
until Tuesday. The London Metal Ex
change was also closed.
RAISE, DISCOUNT RATE
By Associated Press
Berlin, July 31. —The rate of dis
count of the Imperator Rank of Ger
many was raised from four to five per
cent, to-day.
Late News Bulletins
FRONTIER GUARDS REPEL ATTACK
\ ienna. July 81.—Austrian frontier guards to-day repelled a strong
attack liy Servian.-, near Klotlevat/, on the ltosnln frontier without sus
taining loss. The Servians lost one oflieer and 22 men.
POLICE DISPERSE MOBS
Barcelona. Spain. .Inly 31.—Street manifestations In favor of Ser-i
via were organised here to-day but were dispersed by the police.
Brussels. Belgium, July 31.—The German Imperial Itailway admin
istration to-day informed the management of the Belgium Stale rail
ways officially that all international trains into Germany had been sus
pended.
Berne, Switzerland. July 31.—The federal Council to-day ordered
the mobilization of all men between 20 and IX years of age capable
of bearing arms.
GARLAND HEADS MOOSE
Milwaukee, July 31.—Muhlon M. Garland, of Pittsburgh, was to
day elected supreme dictator of the l/oyal Order of Moose at the con
vention here. The name of the military branch of the order was
changed to "Moose Defenders."
WARBURG NOT LIKELY TO APPEAR
Washington, July 31.—Chairman Owen or the Banking Committee,
received a message front Mr. Warburg to-day and said that while It
was not conclusive he did not expect the banker to come before the
committee. This was Interpreted to mean that .Mr. Warburg would
not take the nomination.
JACKSON'S AID DIES
Warrenton. Vn.. July 31.—Captain William I'luhiigli Kandal. for
many years Stonewall Jackson's aid, who was with the noted Confed
erate leader when he received his death wound, died here to-day.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1914.
SUFFRAGE MELTIN9-
CUOII SEETHING
WITH Miy RICHES
Valuables Pouring in, Army Worm
Poet Finds on Seeing Mrs.
Jones
ALAS FOR GRANDPA'S WATCH
V. For W. Enthusiasts Hold Nothing
Sacred in Quest For
Gleaming Gold
Double, double, without trouble,
Eire burn and caldron bubble.
Battered bracelets, antique bangles,
Silver plate and twisted spangles,
Watches that have ceased to go,
Side combs high and top tombs low,
Lids of jewel boxes nifty,
Stored away by persons thrifty;
Odds and ends make up the lot
That go into the melting pot.
Double, double, there's no trouble
To make the melting pot to bubble
—Army Worm Ballad,
Contributions to llarriphurg's melt
ing pot, from which gold and silver
bullion will be sold to the Philadel
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Civic Club to Measure
Swatted Flies Tomorrow
To-morrow a committer from the
Civic Club will measure the flies
brought in to 11 North Market Square.
The committee will be on hand from
9 to 12 o'clock and will give $5 to the
one turning in the greatest number of
Hies and $2.50 as a second prize.
Other prizes also will be awarded
aside from the nickel which will be.
paid for every pint. The committee
will consist of Mrs. Robert Hatfield
Irons, chairman: Miss Eleanor Shunk,
president of tv»s Civic Club; Miss
Rachel Pollock and Mrs. Mabel
Cronise Jones.
JUNE-JULY WEATHER
HIS mucus
FOR FREAK COnSTS
Temperature This Morning Drops
to 55; Coldest July 31 Since
Bureau Was Established
When the, thermometer this morn
ing reached a point lower than on
preceding days of this week, it came
close to establishing a new cold
weather record for July in this region,
and reached the lowest point of any
July since 1890. It did make a rec
ord as the coldest July 31 ever re
corded since the establishment of the
bureau here. Rut on July 22, IS9O,
the mercury stood at 50 1-2, while
this morning at 6 o'clock it was 55,
one decree lower than yesterday. Ry
8 o'clock it had climbed to 59.
The past sixty days have been full
of all sorts of weather singularities,
with some close approaches toward
| breaking records, both for rainfall,
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LATE WAR NEWS
Germany Believes War Is Certain
Washington, July 31.—Diplomatic dispatches from Berlin late today
say that the German opinion is that a general European war seems certain.
They also report that the British garrison in Gibraltar has been mobilized-
Warsaw-Vienna Railroad Bridge Blown Up
Berlin, July.—Official confirmation of the reported blowing up by Russian troops
of the railroad bridge between Granica, Russian Poland, and Szozakova in Galicia on
the railroad from Warsaw to Vienna was received here this morning.
All Russian Reservists Called Out
St. Petersburg, July 31.—An imperial proclamation calling all the army reser
vists in St. Petersburg to the colors was placarded today.
LOOK TO SAFETY OF AMERICANS
Washington, D. C., July 31.—American consuls throughout Europe soon will receive Instructions to got Into
close communication with all American ami travelers in their districts. If a general war breaks out they
will serve notice that Americans should remove themselves and their property from localities which may become
dangerous.
RUSSIA REFUSES TO HALT MOBILIZATION
Paris, July 81. —The Tempts to-day relates details of the conversation between Count Von Pourtales
the German ambassador and the Sergius Saionoff, the Russian foreign minister, in St. Petersburg yesterday.
Count Von Pourtales first asked whether, In cast Kussia were "assured Austria would not retain any territory
conquered in Servia, Kussia would stop her mobilisation. To this M. Sa/.onofT replied: "No," and said that Rus
sia could not permit the "execution" of Servia which had been announced by Austria. Count Von Pourtales
then asked SazonofT what conditions Russia would demobollze. M.. Sazonoff announced that any question of this
sort must first be raised at Vienna.
European War Situation
Causes Stock Exchanges
Everywhere to Close
New York Exchange Suspends and Is Quickly Followed by
Others in Many Parts of World; No Time Has Been
Set For Reopening
By Associated Press
New York, July 31.—The New York
Stock Exchange was closed to-day on
account of the European situation. The
Consolidated S.ock Exchange and the
New York curb market also ceased
business. This was followed imme
diately by announcements of closing
of exchanges in other chief cities
throughout the country.
This official announcement *was ma^de
Peace Near at Hand
in Mexico Is Belief
Washingtin, P. C., July 31.—Admin
istration officials to-day expressed con
viction that as soon as Provisional
President Carba.lal's envoys arrived at
Saltillo to confer with Carranza peace
plans for Mexico would move speedily
forward. They believe that the con
tentions of each faction will be satis
fled .and conditions agreed upon for
the transferring of government.
President Wilson described the peace
prospects as "entirely encouraging."
The President nd his advisers be
lieve that Villa, the Constitutionalist
general, will subscribe to the peace
program of his chief, Carranza. Re
cently there have been disquieting re
ports over Villa's attitude.
While the Constitutionalist armies
to-day continued their movement
toward Mexico City, yet it was under
stood that the first result of the Sal
tillo conference would be the decla
ration of an armistice.
DOWAGKR KMI'HESS TO HF.I'RI
London, July 31. Dowager Empress
Marie Feodorowna of Russia, who has
come to England intending to pass
some weeks with her sister. Queen
Mother Alexandria, has decided to re
turn direct to Uussia to-morrow, can
celling her usual visit to Denmark.
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Preserving Time
"Preserving time" is still hot,
tiresome work, but not nearly so
hard as it used to be.
Many utensils have been in
vented to make it easier—many
things to lessen the heat and
lighten the labor.
Many of these are standard
trade-marked articles.
Most of them are to be found
in the better stores of the town.
Prom day to day women will
find welcome hints In the adver
tising of the Telegraph as to how
to make "preserving time"
easier.
Only one of many roanons for
reading the ndvertising to-day
by the secretary of the Stock Ex
change:
"The goverrfing committee decided
that the exchange be closed until fur
ther notice and that all deliveries be
suspended until further notice.'
With the suspension of business here
transactions in securities the world
over came virtually to a halt. New
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Activity in Chicago
Market on Settling Day
Chicago, 111., July 31. —To-day is set
tling day for July grains and much
activity on the Roard of Trade is ex
pected when shorts attempt to cover
on large quantities of wheat.
The interest chiefly centered in July
wheat and oats. There were less than
800,000 bushels of contract wheat in
public warehouses and only about
6C0.000 bushels of oats. The supply
was said to be unusually light in view
of the enormous movement of wheat
through this market.
July delivery contracts have been
lost sight of in the past few days of
excitement. Upturns, it was thought,
might be occasioned If there were any
attempts to cover any big quantities of
grain to-day. No financial trouble was
reported yesterday in any quarter of
this market. Commission houses are
understood to be in a safe position now
that they are protected by response to
the. heavy margin calls.
STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS
Mechanicsburg, Pa., July 31.—Solo
mon F. Rider, an employe of the
D. Wilcox Manufacturing Company,
sustained a stroke of paralysis this
morning while at work which affected
his entire left side. Dr. P. R. Koons
was summoned and after givihg medi
cal aid conveyed him by automobile
to his home in South Arch street. Mr.
Rider is almost 70 years old and has
been employed at the Wilcox factory
for many years, assisting to rebuild It
when the structure was razed by fire
in its earlier history.
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FRIENDS MEET AFTER
QUARTER CENTURY IN
VALIEVJEEN CITY
This Is Contest Day in Chambers
burg Old Home Week
Celebration
By Staff Correspondent
Chambersburg, Pa., July 31.—To
day Is Contest Day here and this morn
ing and this afternoon contests for vis
iting firemen and railroaders were
held. These attracted many visitors
here and made to-day an eventful one
of Old Home Week.
To-night the street carnival and
parade will be held with R. H. Over
peck as chief marshal. The parade
will be divided into three divisions
and large prizes will be offered in
each. To-morrow is Children's Day
and everything on the program wiil
be in the interest of the youngsters.
An interesting incident occurred
here yesterday when the Rev. H. F.
Dice, a Methodist Episcopal minister
of Kansas, met S. S. Wallick, of Cham
bersburg. The men were reared here
together and early in ■ life went to
Kansas. There they separated twenty
flve years ago and did not meet again
until yesterday.
An event not on the week's official
program was the visit of little Miss
Mary Culbertson Mcllvaine, daughter
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THE WEATHER
For Harrlabnrg and vicinity! Fair
fn-iilicht mid probably Saturdays
slowly rlalnK trmprrnlurr.
Far Kaatern I'rniixjlvnnla: Fair to
night anil probably Snturoayi
nlonly rialnir temperature; mod
erate northenat winds.
River
The main river will fall alo~"_ ~
nlßht and Saturday ai.il «ni con
tinue to fall Indefinitely. A atnue
of about 1.0 feet In Indicated foi
llarrtnhurK Saturday morning.
General C'ondltlona
Local ahowera and thunderntormn
occurred In the Atlantic Stirtea
and In Southern Neiv Kniclnnd In
the Inat twenty-four hour*, |,r-
Inic moatly llnht except In x rn
Jeraey, Atlantic City reporting
one Inch! elsewhere eaa« of the
Mlnxlxnlppl river fair weather
prevailed, excep-t along the Gulf
eoaat of Florida, where Hbowera
fell.
Temperaturei 8 a. m., HO.
Sum Hlaea, 5i02 a. M.i aeta. 7i23
p. m.
Mooni Full moon, August 5, 7«41
p. m.
Itlver Stnurei 1.8 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterdn.v'a Weather
Highest temperature, 72.
I.oweat temperature. 80.
Mean temperature, 04.
Normal temperature, 74.
16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.
England Sees
Little Hope For
Peace in Europe
Resumption of "Conversations" Between Russia and Aus
tria Brought Brief Hope That Was Quickly Dissip
ated; Germans Active on French Border; Servians
Successfully Resist Austrians; Big Liners Held in
Europe; German Government Forbids Sailing
LONDON, JULY 31. THE MOMENTOUS AN
NOUNCEMENT WAS MADE BY PREMIER ASQUITH IN
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO-DAY THAT RUSSIA HAD
PROCLAIMED THE GENERAL MOBILIZATION OF HER
ARMY AND FLEET AND IN CONSEQUENCE MARTIAL
LAW HAD BEEN PROCLAIMED IN GERMANY AND A
GENERAL MOBILIZATION IN GERMANY WOULD FOL
LOW. • -
Premier Asquith's statement ■was as follows:
"We have just heard, not l'ront St. Petersburg, hut front Germany, that
Russia lias proclaimed the general mobilization of her ariny and her fleet,
aJiil that In consequence of this martial law is to he proclaimed in Germany.
"We understand this to mean tlmat mobilization will follow In Germany
if the Kussian mobilization is general and is proceeded with.
"In these circumstances I prefer not to answer any further questions till
Monday."
LONDON, JULY 31. A CENTRAL NEWS DISPATCH
FROM PARIS SAYS TELEPHONIC COMMUNI CATION
FROM FRANCE AND GERMANY HAS BEEN INTERRUPT
ED SINCE 4 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
LONDON, JULY 31. A CENTRAL DISPATCH FROM
BERLIN SAYS THE RUSSIAN TROOPS TO-DAY BLEW UP
THE FRONTIER RAILROAD BRIDGE OF THE WARSAW
VIENNA RAILROAD.
ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 31. THE EMPEROR OF
RUSSIA TO-DAY GAVE AN AUDIENCE TO THE GERMAN
AMBASSADOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY PRESIDED OVER A
FULL COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ATTENDED BY THE
CHIEF OF THE ARMY GENERAL STAFF.
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, JULY 31. SEVERAL
AMERICAN NAVAL OFFICERS ON LEAVE IN SWITZER
LAND WERE RECALLED TO-DAY ON ORDERS FROM
WASHINGTON. THE SWISS GOVERNMENT HAS OR
DERED A PARTIAL MOBILIZATION AND TROOPS ARE
READY TO DEFEND THE NEUTRALITY OF SWITZER
LAND. FOOD HAS RISEN IN PRICE FROM 10 TO 20%.
"Conversations" were resumed to-day by the Russian and
Austrian governments.
Martial law was proclaimed throughout Germany.
Stock exchanges were closed everywhere.
Several encounters between Austrian and Servian troops re
sulted in the Servians successfully resisting the invaders' advance.
The great German liners Imperator and Vaterland were taken
off the trans-Atlantic service.
Wild patriotic enthusiasm prevailed all night in St. Peters
burg. /
Vienna has been kept in ignorance of events at the front and
Germany has imposed a rigid censorship on dispatches, which are
greatly delayed.
London, •Inly Hl.—Olliclal announcement of the resumption of the
"Conversations" at St. Petersburg and Vienna came to-day at a moment
when pessmism had taken possession of all Kurope. The hope that it
might lead to a peaceable solution ivas grasped With desperation, hut the
news was offset later by the proclamation of martial lew iu Germany which
was regarded as a preliminary to the mobilization of the German forces
for war.
Kverybody then seemed to settle down to wait the news.
THE GREAT EUROPEAN POWERS IIAD EVIDENTLY DECIDED
TO ENGAGE IN A STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY. THERE WAS NOTH
ING TO (JIVE THE PUBLIC IIOI'E THAT A GENERAL WAR MIGHT
BE AVERTED.
The Stock Exchange in London and the Ills provisional cities as well
as those on the Continent were closed.
ENGLAND RESOLVED TO SUSTAIN FRANCE
The precautionary military and naval measures taken by the British
government arc almost completed. The prevailing public opinion here is
determined that England must obey her unwritten obligation to assist France
in her difficulties with Germany, but a smull body of radicals continue
to titter objections to England involving herself in the quarrels of the Con
tinental powers.
The House of Commons met at noon and the King gave his assent to
the liiiaiice bill, so that should the necessity arise the members of the house
would lie free to deal with any proposals of measure, linancial or other
wise. i
Dispatches from Nlsli, in Servia, and from Vienna told of encounters
between Austrian ami Servian troops on the frontiers but authentic details
of lighting were lacking. It seems certain that conflicts lietwecn the fron
tier guards have occurred but military men hero point out that stories of
lighting with heavy losses such as thai said to have occurred at Fotcha are
absurd, as it would be Impossible for the Servians In the time of their
ills|K)sal to cross the river and advance twenty miles within Austrian terri
tory.
It Is also argued that announcement that 500.(100 Austrians were on
the march into Servia, Is practically Incorrect. It Is said that Austria
cannot have 500,000 men on the move In less than six weeks
IMPERATOR AND VATERLAND ARE HELD UP
Americans visiting Europe received a shock to-day when it was an
nounced that th«- sai'lng of the Imperator from Hamburg for New Vork
had been cancelled owing to the unsettled situation. There was a rush to
steamship ollicvs to endeavor to bonk passage but few or none were to be.
had ns all the ships were filled to capacity until the middle of September.
Business men to whom it was imperatively necessary to get back to Amer
ica offered premiums for berths lint even then could not get the lucky
possessors to give them up.
In contrast to this rush for bertlis a lot of Americans applied at the
United States embassy for passports, so that they might visit Continental
countries. Over fifty applications were made including many from girls who
decline*' to listen to the advice of embassy officials and were given their pass
ports u.-Jor tlib direction of Secretary of State Bryan who had given in
structions that nil Americans wishing to visit the Continent should be
supplied with them.
State of War Has Been
Proclaimed in Germany
London. July 31. —A dispatch fropi
Berlin to Renter's Telegram Company !
says that a state of war has been pro
claimed in Germany.
The "state of war" in Germany
means in other words martial law lin
ger which the military .authorities
take charge of the situation In con
formity with Paragraph 66 of the
constitution of German Kmplre. The
Kingdom of Bavaria, however, la ex
cluded from the operation of to-day's
proclamation and will have to issuo
a similar decree If it desires to do so.
as it is an independent kingdom.
To-dny's proclamation was signed
l>y the German Emperor as king of
Prussia.
(OUicr War News Pages 13 and 16)