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HER FATHER WAS
NAPOLEON'S CHUM
Harrisburg Woman's Story Recalls
Days When the Great Conqueror
Was Battling on Continent
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MRS. CHARLOTTE A. MATHOIT
Since the name Napoleon is men
tioned quite frequently during the
gigantic war now waging across the
waters, it is interesting to know that
in Harrisburg lives a woman whose
own father was a chum and intimate
friend of Napoleon the Great. She is
Mrs. Charlotte Augusta Mathoit, 209
Harris street. Her father, Dr. Charles
Augustus von Raman, and Napoleon
were chums and attended many par
ties and other social functions of the
day.
Dr. von Raman was a German phy
sician and surgeon. When quite
young he fell in love with Theresa
Flecker, aged 17 years. On the for
mer's parents refusing to permit their
marriage tljc, young couple eloped and
set sail for this country.
Mrs. Mathoit is ii woman of 79
years, but is more active than many
half her age. She and her brother,
Martin L. von Bainan, of York, the
father of Walter von Raman, assist
ant district attorney of York, are the j
only surviving members of the Von
Raman family. Dr. von Raman's
father was a judge of the Supreme
Court in Germany and one of his
brothers was a colonel in the German
»rmy.
Mrs. Mathoit is the mother of Pro
fessor William Mathoit and Mrs. Rcs
sie Lightner, who live with their
mother at her home, 209 Harris
street; Mrs. Rachel D. Irwin, ISI2
Green street, and Samuel 11. Mathoit,
of Philadelphia.
Americans Registry Bill
Is Before House Again
By Associated Press
Washington, P. C., Aug. 12. The
hill authorizing the President, in his
discretion, to admit to American rep:- I
istry foreign built shops loss than live i
years old. was before the House to-day i
for its action. The measure was sent j
over from Senate, where it had j
been agreed to without a roll call. It
was materially amended, however, as it
passed the House recently.
One of the principal amendments
adopted by the Senate which aroused
considerable opposition was that offered
bv Senator Cummins to require Ameri- j
can ownership of n majority of the j
stock of corporations seeking to regis- |
ter vessels hereafter acquired. Oppon
ents of the amendment, who declared!
that any such limitation upon the
President's discretion would destroy |
the measure's value as an emergency i
step to meet the situation created by I
the European war claim that the pro
vision will be strirken out in confer
ence between the House and Senate.
The Senate also amended the bill so
as to authorize the President, in his
Judgment, to admit foreign built ships
to the trade between Atlantic and Pa
cific and Gulf and I-ake ports.
Private Trading in
Securities by Brokers
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 12.—Notwithstand
ing the fact that the Stock Exchange
is closed, a way was found to-day to
permit a limited amount of private
trading in securities by brokers for
cash. The method was outlined in the
following notice, posted in the Stock
Exchange:
"Members of the Exchange desiring
to buy securities for cash may send a
list to the Clearing House giving
amounts of securities wanted and
prices they are willing to pay. No
offers to buy less than closing prices
of July 30 will be considered.
"Members desiring to sell securi
ties but only In order to relieve neces
sities of themselves or customers, may
send a list to the Clearing House. In
such cases no prices under the, closing
will be considered.
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Rumors Regarding Loss
of Forts at Liege Are
False, Says Minister
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 12. 11 A. M. —The
military position at Liege, Belgium,
also along the Franco-German front
ier where the opposing outports are
in touch and Alsace where several en
gagements between a French invading
force and the German defenders re
cently were fought is explained in a
despatch from the French foreign
Minister received here this morning.
He says:
"Rumors regarding the loss of the
forts k'f Liege by the Belgian troops
are entirely false. Only small groups
of German soldiers entered the town
itself under cover of the darkness.
All the encircling forts, twelve in
number, are intact.
Small unimportant' engagements
have occurred along the whole line
where the French and German armies
are facing each other from Belfont,
opposite the southernmost part of
Alsace to Liege in Belgium. In these
encounters the French cavalry has
always maintained its superiority over
the German mounted troops, while
our artillery has been splendid.
"Our troops have kept the crests
and passes of the Vosges mountains
and they dominate the heights of
Alsace.
"A line between Thann, (22 miles
southeast of Kolmar,) and Altklrch
(the position ocupied by the French
army after its invasion of Alsace) is
held by our armies. This line runs
slightly to the rear of Muelhausen.
"The French government indig
nantly denies that there was any vio
lation of German territory hy the
French army before the declaration
of war."
German Cruisers Sighted
Off Farallone Islands
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Aug. 12.—Captains
of several vessels making port last
nieM asserted positively they had seen
both the Ggrman cruisers Leipzig and
Nurnberg cruising in a radius of 30
miles off the Farallone Islands yestc -
day. The Nurnberg was supposed to
be in the far East.
Captain Mann of the British bark
Colony which arrived at this port to
day in ballast from Cruz Grande,
Chile, reported that he passed close
to the German cruiser Nurnberg about
25 miles south of the Farrallone is
lands yesterday. Captain Mann said
he was In communication with Cap
tain Schonberg of the hostile warship
through a megaphone, and that when
the German learned the sailing vessel
was without cargo he was given per
mission to proceed to San Francisco.
Three British warships, the Canadian
cruiser Rainbow and the sloops Shear
water and Algerine are supposed to
be in these waters.
Black Diamond Steamer
Has Exciting Experience
By Associated Press
Charlottetown, P. E. L., Aug. 12.
The Black Diamond steamer Morwenna,
which arrived here last night from
Montreal on her way to Sydney ami
New Fouridland, had an exciting ex
perience coming down the St. Lawrence
river. When off Quebec, Saturday even
ing, two shots were tired at Iter from
the Levis shore. The captain kept the
Morwenna full speed ahead not under
standing the reason for the tiring.
When off the Island of Orleans two
more shots were fired, the projectiles
passing over the steamer and falling
about one hundred yards beyond.
Shortly after the Government cutter
Bellchase came Into view and ordered
the Morwenna to put in at Quebec to
have her clearance papers examined
and endorsed.
A new regulation, adopted since the
war, required all vessels to get clear
ance papers at Quebec. Captain Holmes
was not informed of the new rules
when clearing at Montreal.
CAPITOL IIILL NOTES
Emmett Slpe, of Dunbar township,
Fayette county, to-day filed a petition
to be independent candidate for the
legislature in the Second Fayette dis
trict.
W. M. Van Horn was to-day named
as a justice for Kingston.
The State Armory Board will meet
in camp at Mt. Gretna to-morrow and
determine what to do about the Leb
anon and Allentown armories.
Recorder Wlckersham to-day paid
$lB6 to the State Treasury as State
taxes.
West Hanover township to-da> 4 re
ceived its school appropriation,
amounting to $907.
HA! ANOTHER NAPOLEON!
German Boat Destroyed by
Mine Said to Have Been
Laid by German Warship
By Associated Press
lirtndon. AUK. 12, 9:30 a. m.—The
Copenhagen correspondent of the
"Dally Mall" says:
"Tt is ascertained that the German
torpedo boat destroyer which was re
ported to have been sunk by the ex
plosion of one of her boilers off South
Gedzer on August 5, really was de
stroyed by a mine laid by a German
warship.
"The Danish and Swedish steam
ers, It is reported, ceased running as
a result of information that the Ger
mans had laid contact mines in the
North Sea."
"The Russian commander of the
fortress of Sveaborg, Finland, has
ordered all the inhabitants of that
place and Helsingfors to leave as a
battle or a bombardment is believed
to be imminent.
American Press Asked to
Be Fair Toward Germany
By Associated Press
Washington, Aug. 12.-—Resolutions
appealing to the American press to
adopt a fair and just attitude toward
t'te cause of Germany in the Euro
pean war were adopted at a mass
meeting of German-Americans here
>ast nigh*. The meeting was featured
by an address by Representative
Bartholdt, of Missouri, who charged
England with being not only responsl
• i„ Hi" ..rcsont conflict, but also
for the hostile attitude of the Ameri
can press towards Germany. He de
clared that to nolo the German Em
peror responsible for the war would
he to falsify history. All of the speak
°rs vigorously denounced the attitude
if the American press.
U. S. Will Protect
Germans in Canada
Washington, Aug. 12.—German citi
zens in Canada are to receive the same
protection at the hands of the State
Department as are British subjects in
Germany. Having assumed responsi
bility for the welfare of these citizens
the State Department has sent instruc
tions to all American consular officers
in Canada to look after the Germans
and Austrians there precisely as it
has sent similar instructions to the
American embassies in London, Paris
and St. Petersburg. Absence of an
American diplomatic representative in
Canada obliged the State Depart
ment to address itself directly to its
consular officers.
It i.; expected that American diplo
matic and consular officers everywhere
save in the few neutral countries, are
goir.g to be very busy in extending
protection to hundreds of unfortunates
who are being denounced as spies, it
is said, merely because they happen to
speak the language of the enemy. No
doubt is felt here that every effort
will be -made to secure exact justice
and a fair trial for every person so
accused wherever possible outside of
the actual zone of military operations.
American Battleships
Will Leave Vera Cruz
Before September 1
Washington, Aug. 12.—A1l the big
ships of the Atlantic battle fleet will
be withdrawn from Vera Cruz and
brought north by September 1.
Secretary Daniels announced to-day
it was his intention to leave in Mexi
can waters only small craft capable of
patrol duty or which might necessar
ily be ordered across the Gulf to
Dominican or Haitien waters.
At the Navy Department it was said
the movement of ships had no con
nection with the European situation,
although some of them might be used
in safeguarding neutrality.
British Shipping Safe
in Western Atlantic
New, York, Aug. 12. The Western
Atlantic ocean is clear for shipping in
the area as far south as Trinidad, ac
cm-dlng to announcement made by Ad
miral Sir Christopher Cradoek, of the
British nrulser Suffolk, through the
British Consulate here to-day. The
Suffolk is now not far from New York
City
The Consul went on to say that there
were five British warship* In Western
Atlantic and that their patrol wan BO
effective that all British shipping In
terests had been assured that there wa3
[little danger from German craft.
Session of House to
Last Another Month;
Special Rule Acted On
Special to The Telegraph
Washington, Aug. 12.—Indicating a
determination to keep Congress In ses
sion for at least another month, the
Democratic leaders of the House to
day forced through that body a spe
cial rule which makes the adminis
tration's conservation bills the pend
ing order of business until they are
acted on. The Republicans under the
leadership of Representative Mann, of
Illinois, fought against the rule, and
just before it was adopted Mr. Mann
characterized the action of the Demo-
I carts as the "most arbitrary, conscien
celess proceeding" that he had wlt
j ncssed in his entire service in Con
j gress.
In adopting the rule, the House, by
[ammendment, left a way open by
which immediate action may be had
on the proposed special war tax bill
! which the leaders have agreed shall
be passed before the end of the pre
■ sent session. This special bill will be
necessary. It has been decided by the
► leaders, because of the slump in im
port tariff duties due to the war in
| Europe. Representative Underwood.
| chairman of the Ways and Means
[ Committee, is now of the opinion the
hill will be brought before the House
just before the adjournment of the
[ session.
The Ways and Means committee
which has charge of all revenue legis
lation, already has called upon the
Treasury Department for a detained
statement of the condition of the
Treasury and the situation as to re
duced import taxes. It war, estimated
that legislation would be framed
which would contemplate a "war tax"
of approximately $100,000,000. While
no definite plans have been determin
ed, it is expected that the tax will
take the shape of a stamp Impost on
malt and spirituous liquors, although
an increased import duty on tea and
coffee may be considered.
Germans Want Use of
Wireless Stations at
Sayville and Tackerton
By Associated Press
Washington", Aug. 12.—Hanlel Von
Heimhausen, charge of the German
Bryan to-day on wireless and cable
communication between America and
Europe. The charge had previously
requested that the State Depart
ment permit code messages be ex
changed directly between the United
States and Germany, which now are
barred by the military censors in Eng
land, through which country all cable
messages must pass to reach Germany.
The charge was also desirous that the
German-owned wireless stations at
Sayville, L. 1., and Tuckerton, N. J.,
be permitted to work with Germany,
free from censorship, thereby placing
Germany on an equality with England
and France which are using their
cables without restrictions for trans-
Atlantic correspondence.
A disposition was shown at the State
Department to-day to justify the ap
parent discrimination against the
wireless by an article in The Hague
convention which provides that such
methods of communication may be
barred where the stations were erected
for purely military purposes on neu
tral territory and transact no com
mercial business. The German con
tention is that the prohibition does
not apply for the reason that the sta
tions in question have been doing
commercial business.
Secretary Bryan promised Charge
Heimhausen that he would take the
subject up with President Wilson as
soon as possible and the charge re
turned to the summer embassy at
Newport to await his answer.
German Aeroplane Flies
Over Capital of Belgium
By Associated Press
Brussels. Aug. 11. 11.30 p. m., via
London, Aug. 12, 6.50 a. m.—An of
ficial report states tnat communication
has been restored with Landen, a vil
lage in the province of Liege, seven
miles southeast of Tirlemont. The
Belgians blew up several bridges at
their front in that vicinity, which
gave rise to the report of an artillery
engagement. No news has arrived
showing that such an action took
| place.
The German aeroplane flew over
Brussels to-day at a height of 2.000
feet. Civic guards fired several shots
at the airship, but they fell short.
There is no fear regarding the food
leupDiy of Belgium.
REM MEN AID
PLANNING BODY
Operating Companies Seem Glad
There Is Consistent Scheme
For Development
'" 'A President Edwin S.
T y Ifcv members of the City
> 1/ Planning Commis-
Jlffiife-rT -l sion are more than
7r£~^Uri ate pleased with the re
< /w*p~H e T ! snonslve attitude of
VilnOyHTT JOT the real estate oper
ators and developing
B>U 6 JlPa companies in the
I matter of proper
planning of new residence districts.
Instead of opposing proper building
regulations and other features of de
velopment, the interested companies
and individuals are meeting the com- |
mission more than half way. Indeed,
they seem to be glad that there is
some cohesive and consistent planning
scheme for future development.
At the special meeting of the com
mission on Monday the replatting of
part of the Elder farm was considered
and approved, the plan giving grass
plots in front of the houses and an
alley of twenty feet at the rear of
the properties being reached. This ar
rangements avoids complications
which have so frequently occurred
through one property being developed
in a satisfactory manner and Contigu
ous property being opened up along
different lines, thus destroying the
harmony of the entire neighborhood
scheme. . ~ ..
I The present thought is to avoid the
building of all houses on narrow al
leys, which has been done to the det
riment of the health and comfort of
people in some sections of the city.
TO ERECT GARAGE
W J. Stenberg will erect a one-story
galvanized Iran garag* in the rear of
1713 State street. The cost Will be
$126.
RE At/TV TRANSFERS
Real estate transfers recorded yes- >
terdav include: 415 South street, H. C. I
Wells, Sheriff, to H. Freedman, $l.l«5; ,
the same, H. Freedman to Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, $2,100: 5:11 Cur
tin street, C. S. Melcholr to William G.
GarVerlch, $2,900; Enders. James A.
Hoffman to Thomas J. Hoffman. s<.oo;
Wlconlßco township. Emma J. Mover to
A. O. Hoffman, $175; same, A. (I. Pa
shore to Emma J. Moyer; Lykens town
ship. A. H. Bailey. treasurer, to J. J.
Coleman; Dauphin, H. C. Hamilton et
al„ to George C. Hallman; Enhaut, M.
Livingston to Frank Schalt, $1,200.
BUILDING PLANNED
Contractor C. A. Eckard will build a
three-story frame building at II"''
South Cameron street for Arthur Dor
sev. It will cost $1,200. The same con
tractor will alter Mary Berhn's twn
and-one-ha If-story building at 1164
Cameron street, to three stories and add
a hack building 12x14. The cost will
he $1,200.
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It Is felt that the moving of the
refugees may be greatly expedited by
the charter of neutral vesßesl wher
ever they are available.
Little is definitely known as to the
number of Americans desirous of re
turning home immediately. Secretary
Garrison said to-day the diplomatic
officers had been instructed to give
preference to such tourists of small
means who would he Immediately em
barrassed financially should their re
turn be delayed.
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, retired,
will take command of the American
Red Cross hospital ship which is to
operate In European waters. He Is at
Aix-le-Bains, France, and to-day cabled
Miss Mabel Boardman his acceptance
otf the command.
The Red Cross is now gathering
funds to tit out the ship, which is to
be selected and chartered by a com
mittee headed hy Surgeon-General
Braisted, of the navy. It is expected
to sail Boon with a number of hospital
units to he dropped off at different
ports as near as possible to places
where their services are required.
Up to to-day nearly a million dol
lars had been deposited \ylth the gov
ernment by Americans for relief of
friends or relatives in Europe. One
St. Louis woman had $25,000 depos
ited to her credit at the St. Louis
suhtreasury.
Italian Steamers at
Disposal of Americans
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 12.—The Italian
steamers San Giovanni. San Giorgio
and San Guglielmas have been placed
at the disposal of the American tour
ists in Italy and will sail from Naples,
each with 1,000 Americans aboard, on
August 15, 18 and 19, respectively.
Announcement that the three ves
sels had been turned over to marooned
Americans was made to-day at the
office of the Slcilia-Amerlca Bteamship
Company. All three ships are now at
Naples.
Each of the vessels has a carrying
capacity of approximately 2,000, in
cluding steerage. To bring hack the
Americans all accommodations will be
made first class. This will virtually
halve the carrying capacity of each
ship.
Captain Plunkett, of the Danube,
which arrived here to-day, said that
martial law prevailed in Kingston
when he sailed and that all news
was censored. Four naval reserv
ists. he said, were taken from the
Danube's engineroom just before sail
ing and four other men not engineers
were substituted.
The four engineers will be ket>t at
Kingston and placed aboard the first
British war vessel that enters that
port.
The French Line steamship Ro
chambeaii. which was to have sailed
to-day with 1,500 passengers, mostly
army reservists, has been held until
further notice under Instructions from
the home office In Paris.
MRS. .1. M. RICHARDS DIES
By Associated' Press
Ventnor. Isle of Wight, England.
Aug. 12.—Mrs. Richards wife of John
Morgan Richards, of Urora, N. Y..
died suddenly to-day at Steephill Cas
tle, their residence here.
Mr. Richards has lived in England
since 1867. He was at one time pro
prietor of the Academy.
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Greencastle. Pa.. Aug. 12.—-On Tuesday, with appropriate ceremonies, dur
inR the Old Home Week celebration, the "Old Boys of Greencar.tle presented
to the town a handsome granite drink Ins: fountain, erected In Center Square.
The -resentatlon speech was made by Rimer J. Cook, and the gift Was re
ceived on behalf of the municipality by Burgess J. Adam Carl.
Head of German Forces
Denies Loss of 20,000
Men in Siege of Liege
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 12, 9.10 A. M.—The
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph Company at Romem that
a dispatch from Berlin Rives an of
ficial statement by Genera! Vonstein,
regarding the siege of Liege. The
German commander denies the loss
of 20,000 men, but does not give fig
ures of his Inssep. He says that only
a small number of German troops
were engaged in order to mask the
movements of the balk of the army.
The army's advance attacking force,
he says, was completely annihilated
and while admitting that the forts re
main intact, explains this by saying:
"The Emperor did not wish to sa
rifice life unnecessarily, hut as soon
ns the heavy artillery arrives the forts
will be taken without the loss of a
man."
General Vonstein admits that the
capture of the forts Is a difficult pro
blem because of the unfavorable
ground about their and further be
cause the population of the town, in
cluding the women, shot at the Ger
man troops from behind, firing in
discriminately, hitting the surgeons
and the wounded. The German com
mander concludes with the remark
that "it must not be forgotten that the
Belgian force is numerically superior
to ours."
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Mrs. J. Borden Harriman
Reported 111 in Paris
1 By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 12. —A cable mes
sage from London to-day announced
the serious Illness there of Mrs. J.
Borden Harriman, who with her
i husband is a >var refugee from Paris.
The message stated that Mrs. Harri
man is suffering from ptomaine pois
oning.
Mrs. Harriman Is a member of the
Commission i>n Industrial Relations,
and one of the first women appointed
',i an tin nor tan t federal place by Presi
dent Wilson.
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