Belgian Forces Again:v*cteed*in*Holding-Back Invading HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII—No. 186 GERMANTROOPS ACKNOWLEDGE LOSS OF 25,000 MEN AT LIEGE STUBBORN BELGIAN DEFENSE OF LIEGE ~ ~ mmmKsaw " ffapi : v*• •.. :i*u * r ,.}.•••-•■•i.'tv.) LIEGE AS SEEN FROM THE OLD FORT OF IJA CHARTREUSE With va|or seldom equalled, never surpassed, a comparatively small force of Belgian patriots is holding the city of Liege against an Invading armv of 100,000 Germans under the command oi. the Crown Prince. An army of 80.000 French soldiers is being rushed to the relief of the heroic Belgian defenders. The Kaiser expected but little difficulty in pushing his forces through Belgium's neutral territory and crossing the French border. The resistance that has been met was entirely unexpected. While one part of the Belgium army is holding Liege against the invaders, another is digging trenches and throwing up breast works behind the city. When the German artillery forces the evacuation of Liege the invaders wll' meet an equally stubborn defense Just back of the city. MRS. WILSON'S DEATH 1 CAUSE OF MOURNING ALL OVER COUNTRY Messages of Sympathy Pour in on President From Every Part of U. S. Bv Associated Press Washington, Aug. 7.—Messages from every part of the United States anri from abroad poured into the j White House to-day bearing the sym- j pathetic e pressions of thousands for President Wilson and his daughters! on the death of Mrs. Wilson. Funeral arrangements had not been completed early to-day but it was certain that the burial would be i either at Rome. Ga.. the girlhood home of the President's wife or at Princeton, X. J. It was regarded as i probable that the funeral services i ■would be simple and that only the i family and close friends and relatives ■would be Invited. 'earing up well under his dee < j grief, the President went t.. his desk early to-day to sign a few important ! papers but returned immediately to j the White House, where the flag flut tered at half mast. The shades of the ' windows were drawn, and the silent pall of death pervaded. Gates to the i grounds were closed, only the most l pressing business was transacted at the Executive Offices, and attaches and ' fContinued on Page 6] ' Late News Bulletins GERMANS ENTER LIEGE Paris. Aug. !>.—Official reports say German hare enured city of Liege, hut have not captured forts and that Belgians have captured 27 German cannon. FRENCH APPEAL TO UNITED STATES Paris. Aug. 7.—5.50 a. in.— \n appeal to the Inlted States to pro test against violations of the Hague treaties is made in to-day's Figaro h» nahriel Hanntauv former minister of foreign affairs. He suggests that an Inquiry should l>e begun Immediately and proposes that President Wilson. Secretary of State Bryan. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Andrew) Carnegie. Nicholas Murray Butler and Robert Bacon assume the duty.! He declares the fate of civilization to be in the hands of the neutral powers. SAY 19 SHIPS ARE LOST I-ondon. Aug. 7.—A dispatch to the Daily News from Whitby says a ship owner Is responsible for the statement that in German ships were sunk or captured In the hattle in the North Sea anri that several British and French vessels were sunk. Reports from various ports say that heavy firing has been heard in the North Sea for the past 24 hours. Quebec .Aug. 7.—Reports to-day from Rimouski. Quebec, on the lower St. I-awrence river, were to the effect that a German steamer was being held at that place as a prize. Washington. Aug. 7.—Potato prospects increased 9.000,000 bushels and a 370.000,000 harvest is indicated. Weather conditions for the great grain crops were not especially favorable during July. Washington. Aug. 7.—Foreign merchantshlps being converted for war purposes, or carrying foreign reservists in organized manner, will not be permitted to clear from ports of the Vnlted States. Washington. Aug. 7.—A1l day to-day the body of Mrs. Wood row Wilson remained In the room in which she died. The President went to the room last night at midnight ami to-day a number of. times where he sat alongside of the body undisturbed by other members or the house ! hold. President Wilson is truly a grief-stricken figure to-day. RUSHING IRK ON SUSQUEHANNA'S DAM TO CLOSE ALL GAPS High Water Alone Will Interfere; Walk Practically Com plete to Market Unless a sudden and decided rise in the Susquehanna should interfere, tne entire stretch of dam on the eastern side of the river will be completed within another week and the con tractors will be free to devote their whole attention to the casing of the last gap in deep water on the western side. The closing of the narrow gap in the eastern section, however, doesn't nec essarily mean the completion of the job, but merely the pier form work, so that the water can flow through the openings. The slabs that are to com pose the facing slope of the dam will rContlnued on Page fll Second Fly Contest of the Civic Club AVGVST 3 TO «EPTEHBKR f.l for first prlnes aeveral other prlr.en. anil ft cent* n pint for all fllr* brcuEht 'n on the -Olh of Sep tember. «■ HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 7, 1914 To Celebrate His Sixtieth Birthday by Walking 60 Miles Dr. Fager Takes a Little 30-Mile Trip Today For a Bit of Training | In training for his annual birthday anniversary hike, Dr. John H. Fager. 1234 Xorth Sixth street to-day walked thirty miles. Jn September 7, Dr. Fager will be 60 years of age. As it Is his custom to walk as many miles ias he is years old it means a sixty mile trip. Dr. Fager to-day walked to Hum melstown. From there he climbed MOD! FORTS BUR WAY OF GERMANS IT HISTORIC LIEGE Kaiser's Army Finds Progress Into France Checked by 12 Citadels It is believed by many military ex perts that Liege will become one of the central points of the war and that the Germans will have to besiege the place before taking it. With the as sistance of France it may be able to resist or drive the besiegers away. The city is itself a prize in many ways. It has been called the Pittsburgh of the Continent. The rich coal mining district not only surrounds, but cen j ters in the town. Like Scranton and . Pottsville, of the anthracite region of I Pennsylvania, the houses are built ■ over rich deposits. More than 20,000 persons in and | around the city are engaged in the i manufacture of arms, ranging from 1 small guns to the largest .of modern ! weapons. For miles to the southwest of the city the industrial activity is great. Along the banks of the River Meuse are scores of blast furnaces, rolling mills and forges. This would make It a rich prize of war. The | lion erected as a monument on the lj [Continued on Page 4] I |j TRADE COUNCIL TO MEET i Xew York. Aug. 7.—A meeting of I the Xational Foreign Trade Council I has been called for Monday tc dls- I cuss plans for the further relief of the . tourist andcommerclal congestion In 'Europe resulting from war. Many !| men foremost In the financial and shipping circles of the country will be !in attendance. ( . Going on a Vacation? Don't forget to have the Telegraph «ent you while you are away. Tou will have plenty of tlm* to digest Its happenings. The cost Is just the same as when you are home. Six cents a week. I A postal addressed to the Clrcula- I j tion Department will bring you tha i ! next Issue. the hills and strolled into Mlddletown and returned to Harrisburg via the Oberlin route, covering a trifle over thirty miles. Last year on his birthday anniver sary Dr. Fager walked to Dauphin, returned to Harrisburg, crossed the river and went over a circuitous route which took him to New Cumberland and returned to Harrisburg, covering i a distance of fifty-nine miles. AUSTRIAN YOUTHS STORM STORE OF RUSSIAN RESIDENT War Spirit Breaks Out in Steel ton ; Arrests Are Expected Austrian youths of Steelton, filled with war spirit, stormed the store of L. Marcus, a" Russian Jew. at 256 Christian street, last night. The boys :tore off the shutters, broke down | two doors and broke a half-dozen j windows with stones and pieces of cinders. The boys. number twenty-five, started their attack shortly after 7 o'clock, while Marcus was at his sup per. They were chased away, but re turned a half-hour later and renewed [the attack. When the proprietor remonstrated with the lads they [threatened to stone him. To-day High Constable A. C. Baum igardner and other officers were on the i hunt for the warriors. Several names were secured and arrests are expect ed to-night. MANY MIXES CLOSED By Associated Press Kansas City. Mo., Aug. 7.—At the offices of the Southwestern Coal Op erators' Association to-day it was an nounced that alt save ten of the coal companies in Kansas were closed as the result of the strike of 3.000 miners several days ago. FUNERAL OK DAVIT SNYDER The funeral services of David Sny der. 56 years old. 1713 Green street, who died Wednesday, will be held from his late residence to-morrow after noon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. E. E. Curtis, pastor of Westminster Presby terian Church. Reily and Green' streets, will officiate. Burial will bo, made in the Harrisburg Cemetery. FOREST EIRES RAGING By Associated Press Quebec, Aug. 7.—Forest fires were raging to-day in the woods around Quebec and the Valcartier military] camp, where 20,000 men are expected I to mobilize within a few days. * COniD [IST ISSUED if ENGLISH IS CABLED BY PAGE Arms and Military Supplies in "Ab solute" Class; Food, Grain and Money May Be Seized By Associated Press Washington, Aug. 7.—Great Bri ta:n's contraband of war proclamation was cabled to the State Department to-day by Ambassador Page. It placed arms, ammunition and all distinctly military supplies on the list of "abso lute' contraband, and designated food, grain, money, horses and general sup [C'ontlnued on Page 4] Ml BULLETINS Paris, Aug. 7 (via I/ondon, Aug. 7. 9.40 a. m.).—The minister of war an nounced that French troops have oc cupied Vic and Moyenvie, small Ger man (owns in Alsace-Lorraine Just over the lK>rcler and about seventeen miles east of Nancy. Brussels, Aug. 7 (via London, Aug. 7, 5.05 a. m.). —It Is reported that the attack on I.iege forts has been aban doned after a three days' encounter. The German division has retired to the left of the River Meuse. Constantinople, via fo hint a-, to where tliey will come Into contact has been given. ! iiT' "elgium, was again attacked by (ierman troops last niclil but was Beriln r,| '° rt * Gepman reverse there was denied in a dls ti Pr,,,a, J cruisers Goeben and Breslau. obliged owing to Italian neu fralitj to lea\e Sail Salvatore, Sicily, have gone out to meet the British fleet * a ' U "" VC handed thelr w,lls •« ,he «er.nan Vnsui t newspaper report says the German crown prince has been seriously injured by an unidentified assailant. been h„,.i V **'» on 11 rriving at Stockholm reported the Russian naw bottled up at Helsiiigrors and the Russian ports of l,ihau and Kevaf f burning after an attack by German vessels. Xo confirmation >Q h. M-.. a i n i y rl "" n '"erchant vessels were brought into English norts to ,i„v bj British cruisers. The Holland IJoyd steamer Tubantia with s•' 5?o oon South America for (he Deutsche Bank to London «is also Thc'S'l *n' i * "I s " '■ a P ,,,red . scveral merchant ships wheat and S'C" " PPC,,,eU «« gather the BritJh' Gem,an M,,Ua " r,,n at Tslng-Tau, China, hemmed in by , T,,P British tank steamer San Wilfredo is reported destroyed bv » ,„i„„ ;;£• D " merr •> •<»•«* ». [Continued on I'age 18.] MI ROMS CiTY S SYMPATHY TO PRESIDENT WILSON Vance C. McCormick and Howard Jones Also Send Messages to Bereaved Executive Mayor John K. Royal this afternoon wired President Woodrow Wilson an expression of sympathy In behalf of the citizens of Harrisburg. The mes sage was as follows: Woodrow Wilson, President of Vnlted States, Washington, l>. C. On hclialf of the citizens of llarrtshurg I extend to you and yours our heartfelt sympathy in your great bereavement. May God sustain you In this dark hour Is our prayer. Messages of sympathy were also sent by Vance C. McCormick, Demo cratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, and by Howard Jones, tecretary of the Central Democratic Club of Harrisburg. Sympathy for President Wilson on the death of his wife was expressed throughout Harrisburg to-day. Flags on the Federal Building, at the State Capitol and on office buildings and residences throughout Harrisburg were draped and placed at half-mast. Orders to place the flag on the Fed eral Building at half-mast were re ceived by Postmaster Frank C. Sites last night. HAS APPENDICITIS „ Margaret Schilling, 617 Emerald street, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Schilling, was operated upon at the Harrisburg Hospital to-day for ap- Ipendlcitls. , 'REBEL FORCES ME REPORTED MARCH! ON MEXICAN CAPITAL Carranza and Carbajal Represen tatives Fail to Agree; Popu lace Panic Stricken Washington, Aug. 7.—General Car ranza and Provisional President Car bajal have failed to agree on trans ferring power in Mexico and trouble Is expected In Mexico City whwe the population is reported panic-stricken. Constitutionalist forces are marching' on the capital. This was the official explanation to day of events in Mexico during the last 24 hours. The United States gov ernment gent a strong protest to Gen eral Carranza, urging that he give the Carbajal delegates an opportunity to be heard but the envoys already had left Saltillo and are on their way to Vera Cruz. Reports to the State Department say General Carranza did not accord the Carbajal delegates "even scant cour tesy." When the envoys presented what they termed six suggestions, the rarranza representatives flatly rejected all and declared the conference at an end. The American government sent word it had every reason to believe the suggestions would be completely modi fied. If the Carbajal delegates were given an opportunity to talk them over, b'ut discussion was denied. REPAINT TRUST COMPANY Blll.n- ING Contractors Gohl and Bruaw to-dav completed the repainting of the ex terior and interior of the Harrisburg Trust Company Building, Market Square. The same firm last week com pleted the repainting of the -*t«rlor of the Commonwealth Trust Comi»*iy.