United Slates Is - Determined Not to B HARRISBURG tSSlill TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— 11. S. DETERMINED TO KEEP OUT OF EUROPEAN TROUBLE Japan's Ultimatum to Germany Overshadows All Other Developments FOR PEACE IN FAR EAST Demand That German Warships Be Withdrawn From Oriental Waters, Fulfills Part in Alliance By Associated Press »Vashlnt,ton. Aug. 17.—Japan's ulti matum to the Berlin government de manding that Germany withdraw from Kiau-Chau, its stronghold In China, overshadowed to-day all developments I growing out of war in Europe. One j outstanding feature of the crisis was the determination of the United States not to be drawn Into the controversy. Administration officials look upon it as an issue strictly between Japan and Germany. Secretary Bryan was assured by Baron Chinda, the Japanese ambassa dor that d .ring the settlement of the Issue the Tokio government would exercise utmost care to safeguard the Interest of the United States and other countries not Immediately Involved. Baron Chinda presented a note from his government which comprised the announcement of the ultimatum and a statement of Papan's intention to restore Kiau-Chau to China. Germany took the territory from China after the killing of several Ger man missionaries sixteen years ago. Move Was Espected Japan'c sudden move, bringing her into the range of the European con flict, did not come as a complete sur- j prise in Washington. Her assurances i of the intention to maintain China's Integrity by restoring Kiau-Chau are! regarded as satisfactory to American j officials. There is no disposition on their part to believe the adniinistra-1 tion will assume any attitude other i than that of passive observation should | Japan take another step and declare i war. Japan's demand—the withdrawal of i German warships from orient.il waters j and the abandonment of Kiau-Chau—| fulfills her part in her alliance with. Great Britain and was iuad«roa)*l.—Lieutenant General Sir Jnmcs M. Grierson «lied suddenly in a train In England to-day. General Grierson. wlio was born in 1859, and had a long war record, at the time of Ills ileath held the eastern command in tlie British army. Washington, Aug. IT.—President Wilson declared to-da,v lie had no reason to question the good faith of the declaration of Japan in promis ing to observe the Integrity of China In connection with the Japanese ultimatum to Germany demanding he surrender of Klao-Chau to he Japanese government. The I'resident would not discuss the ultimatum as a whole, saying that one of the duties of neutrality was to have no opinion on what other nations were doing. Rome, Aug. 1". via Paris. 12.3(1 P. M.—l)r. Marchiafava visited the Pope tills morning and found his patient l»etter. The catarrh has di minished. but the hoarseness persists. The temperature of the patient is virtually normal. Dr. Marchiafa\a insists that the pontiff continue to rest and especially that he avoid speaking. Montreal, Aug. 17.—Three liners liylng British flags and carrying more than 3.000 Americans and Canadians who fled from continental Europe upon the opening of hostilities, arrived here to-day. They were the Virginian of the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Teutonic of the White Star I/ine, and the Tunisian of the Allan Line. St. I/OUls, Mo., Aug. 17.—Four of the live shoe factories In St. Louis of the International Shoe Company ilid not open to-day as an indirect result of the Kuropean war. Seven of 12 tactorics operated by the. company In other cities did not open. It is thought,, however, that all will reopen August 31. Rome, via London, Aug. 17, 5.15 I*. M.—Confirmation of the naval fight in the Adriatic Is given in a dispatch fro mCettinJe to the Corrlere D'ltalta to-day. which says that the Austrian battleship Zrinyi and three other ships whose names could not he ascertained were sunk by the French fleet. A great number of French and English warships art- said to be patrolling the coast. Panama. Aug. 17.—The sum of $25,000 was taken in yesterday in tolls by the Panama Canal, which was officially opened Saturday, August 15. Three steamers already to-day are going through the waterway and four more probably will start before nightfall. London. Aug. 17, 5.35 P. M.—A Brussels dispatch to the Exchange 1 Telegraph Company says the French casualties In the fighting between Namur and IMnant were heavy, as the Germans were strongly entrenched and their artillery at the outset played grent havoc with the French. .1 FRENCH CONTINUE THEIR INVASION OF ALSACE, KILLING MANY GERMANS AND CAPTURING OTHERS I •• ' T 7 ~ i • 4 JkM * I mm k Sir ~ < ♦»•••.; 4 * * « , v -x. i ■ ,• • i This is the tirst photograph of action in the conflict between Austria and Servia, the war which involved all Europe in the greatest struggle of history. The Servian soldiers here shown are half hurled in a trench. Through a tieid of growing wheat they are tiring on a body of Austriuns a half mile off. He ELLIOTT-FISHER CO. RESUMES; HAVE BIG DOMESTIC ORDER LIST Lack of Foreign Orders May Cause Occasioned Suspensions of a Day There has been a serious misappre hension growing out of a statement that the Elliott-Fisher typewriter plant will close down indefinitely by reason of the war in Europe. An official of the company said to day that while the war In Europe would undoubtedly seriously affect the typewriter business for a time, the domestic business was even larger than last year and there would be no shutdown of the plant as was reported. In fact, operations were resumed this morning as usual, and while there may be an occasional suspension of a day or two. it is expected that the business will continue along about the usual lines save for the interruption of the foreign orders. The Elliott-Fisher Company has built up a large foreign business and has headquarters in London and other cities in charge of their own repre sentatives. WANTS COMBINES INVESTIGATED By Associated Press Trenton. N. J.. Aug. 17. —Governor Fielder to-day directed Attorney Gen eral Westcott and the twenty-one county prosecutors of the state to investigate every combination- that may exist in New Jersey to boost the price of food. HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1914. FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WAR IN SERVIA Great Improvement in Living Conditions to Result From State Housing Dept. Not only does work for advance ment of agriculture which the State of Pennsylvania has been doing for years completely refute the recent tirade of Vance C. McCormick, Demo cratic candidate for Governor, to the effect that the Keystone State govern ment had done nothing for agricul tural conservation, but his reckless declaration that the general welfare has been neglected by thpse in power is'shown to be a political outbreak pure and simple by even a cursory ex amination of the labors of the State Department of Health. This depart ment has taken front rank in the Fnion for its tight against tuberculosis, typhoid fever and purification of water supplies and now is about to. under take the gigantic work of supervising the housing conditions of millions of people. This will be done in accordance with Harrowed Field Marks Burial Ground of 1,200 Germans; Haelen, a War-Scarred Town By Associated t ress London, Aug. 17. 5.30 A. M.—A trip over the battlefield of Diest, Bel gium. is described by the Brussels correspondent of the Daily News. He "I remember l>est a brown stretcb of harrowed ground, half a furlong j in length, which is the grave of 1,200 (Germans who fell in the fighting of \\ cdnesday. All over the Held are other graves, home of Germans, some of lielaans and some of horses. "When I reached the place peasants with long spades were still engaged 111 the work or lniriul. The battle ground Is about three miles long with the village of llaelcu at one end. The village is harshly scarred. Its houses are pierced with bullet holes. Hardly a pane or glass remains. The church spire is tumbled over and the town clock wrenched from place. "As I passed across the battlefield a German biplane swept by like a carrion crow seeking other victims. Later in the day I visited tlie Bruges prison, where 400 Germans are held. I never before saw men sleep as these men did. They lay like logs alter seven days and nights or almost constant . duty on the field of liattle. These prisoners arc no cowards. They surren ■ tiered only when no other course was possible. They were victims of the I (iceman military system, which drills men out of ull independence." ARREST 11 IN RAID ON WEST El POOL ROOM SUIAY NIGHT Charge Proprietor With Selling Liquor to Minors and Running Gambling Joint Arrest!) of eleven men and youths made in a raid on the poolroom of Alexander Lang, 1815 North Third street, last night Increased the num ber of arrests for Saturday and Sun day to 25. It was a busy wind-up of a slow week for the ponce department. At the hearing this afternoon, Lang was charged with selling liquor to minors on Sunday and without a 11- {Coutinued on Page 9] ports from Servia are to the ''fleet that they have driven the Austrians from their country and that they will take the offensive. This fact may be due to the assault of Russia on the Austrian frontier. The Austrians may" have with drawn their troops to fight the stronger enemy. the provisions of an act of the last Legislature which the garrulous Demo cratic candidate for Governor over looks in his outbursts against those opposed to his ambitions. Every speech in which he has made charges against the State administration and Legislature for failure to do some thing has proved a boomerang and demonstrated not only his lack of grasp of what the State has been do ing. but a willingness to say things without being certain of facts. His latest charge of failure to care for the welfare of the people of the State hap pens to have been made when the pre liminaries for a great work have just been mapped out. Dr. Samuel G. Dixon. State Commis sioner of Health, has about completed the preparations to establish the Bu [Contlnued on Page 12] ROBBERS ENTER BANK IN PITTSBURGH 11 ESCAPE WITH U Heavily Armed, They Cover Offi cers of Institution and Then Get Away in Automobile By Associated Press Pittsburgh. AUK- 17. —Two men to day entered the Homestead National Bank, covered the officers with re volvers. took all the available'cash and fled. They escaped in an automobile. Both men were heavily armed and commanded "Hands up." While one covered the officers and patrons of the bank the other robber went behind the desk, scooped to , (Continued on I'age 9 J BIG GUIMRDER CARRIES MANY m INTO HARBOR OF NEW YORK Laconia, From Liverpool, Steamed With Lights Out to Avoid German Cruisers By Associated Press New York. Aug. 17.—More than 1.600 passengers, most of them Ameri cans, who scurried out of Europe at the outbreak of hostilities, reached New York to-day on the Cunard liner Laconla from Liverpool. There were 543 in the lirst cabin, 477 in the second and 648 in the steerage. Sixty in the steerage were persons of wealth who could get no other accommodations. Resides steaming at night with lights out to avoid German warships the Laconia had her top, sides, bridge and funnels painted to resemble a steamer of the Norwegian I.ine. On August 10 she was spoken by the big Aqui tania, now a British cruiser. Many of the Laconia's passengers endured hardships in getting out of the war zone and most of them left their baggage behind. One man. who said he was in Weisbaden when the general exodus began, was obliged to walk for miles to cross the border. He carried his baggage in a wheelbarrow and crossed into Belgium by way of Liege. He estimated that 2,000 per sons, Americans, Knglish. Belgians and others, were crossing at the same time. The Laconia came straight across the Atlantic and saw none of the enemy's ships. The Norwegian steamer Bjornste jerne Bjornsen arrived to-day from Rotterdam. Captain Reinertsen said that when he left Rotterdam British battleships and cruisers were on guard from Osten to Brest, making navi gation of the channel difficult. He steamed through the North Sea and Peneland Kirth. north of Scotland, and came across the Atlantic on a north erly course. MEAT PRICES DECLINE By Associated Press Chicago, 111., Aug. 17.—Coincident with the opening of federal investi gation here Into the advance In prices of foodstuffs, cut meats at the stock yards declined 25 to 30 cents a hun dred wholesale. This is said to mean a retail decline of about 1 cent a pound. MORGAN ABANDONS LOAN By Associated Press New York, Aug. 17. —Abandonment by J. P. Morgan & Co. of a proposed loan to France because of the attitude of the administration at Washington is expected to terminate similar ne gotiations recently under way here In behalf of other belligerents, Including Austria. SHAMROCK AT BROOKLYN By Associated Press New York, Aug. 17.—Sir Thomas Llpton's cup challenger Shamrock IV was wharved alongside the dock of a South Brooklyn shipyard this morning and workmen began to remove the ketch rig under which the big sloop had sailed most of the way of her long voyage from England to this country. 12 PAGES British Military and Naval Activities Are Shrouded in Mystery Censorship Prohibits News of Movement of Forces to Reach England; Great Battle Between Two Great Armies Is Expected to Begin at Any Time; Japan s Ultimatum to Germany May Complicate European Situation, But United States Declares Her Determination to Keep Out of the Trouble; P®pe Is Reported to Be Improving. SECRETARY BRYAN IS ASKED TO PROTEST AGAINST JAPS' ULTIMATUM By Associated Press Washington, Aug:. 17.—A resolution directing Secretary of State Bryan to protest against the announced intention or Japan to take over the German leased territory of Kiao-Chow, China, was introduced in the House to-day by Representative Britten, of Illinois. The resolution quotes the Japanese ultimatum to Germany demand- 1 ins the withdrawal of all German armed forces in Chinese territory or waters and the surrender of Kiao-Chow to Japan and continues: "Whereas, it is self evident that the release of said territory to the Japanese government would he inimical to the interests of the United States and China, whose territory should be preserved; therefore be it, "Resolved, that the Secretary of State be and hereby is directed to communicate with the Japanese government that, the United States views with concern the transfer by force of arms of snv Chinese territory to Japan or any other foreign nation, or any transfer of territory without the unconditional consent of the Chinese Government." Representative Britten said that the course of Japan appears to be "a warnKe step to gam a hoiu on Chinese territory." The resolution was introduced in an Informal manner without special attention being directed to it and later It was referred to a committee. The censorship put into effect by the British authorities over the movements of the empire's armed forces; afloat and in Belgium, is effective to a remarkable degree. Not one word of news has come through for several days past converting British military or naval | activities. Censored dispatches from Brussels and Paris have fre quently referred to the presence of British troops arrayed against the forces of Germany, but not one word has been allowed to come through from any source to indicate what the numerical strength of the British field army may be, or where the units may be located. Equal secrecy shrouds the movements of the British warships believed to be holding the German fleet in check in the North Sea. Not one word has come through of the position of any British 01 German batleship, cruiser or torpedo boat in these waters. So far as the general public is concerned, naval activities in European waters are a sealed book. French official reports assert that the French armies continue their forward march in Alsace where many guns are said to have been captured from the Germans, as well as many prisoners and the standard of an Alsatian infantry regiment, which is now on view at the French war office. St. Petersburg reports successes by the Russian troops over the Austrians on the frontier where an Austrian dragoon regiment is said tc> have suffered severely in a sabre engagement. A German dreadnought is reported by hie captain of a Dutch steamer as having been put out of action. He said that she was lying in harbor at Trondhjem severely damaged. Nn confirmation has been received in official quarters. A naval battle between French and Austrian warships off Budua Delmatia, is said to have resulted in the sinking of two Austrian ironclads, while one was set 011 fire and another fled. Four British battleships are reported to have chased two Aus trian cruisers from Antivari where they had established a blockade. The stand of the famous Deaths Mead Hussars, the German crown princess regiment, is said to have been captured by the Belgians. Dispatches saying Greece had received information of the pass age through Bulgarian territory of Turkish troops going toward Greece are published in Copenhagen. It is said Greece has threatened to take similar measures. Germany has followed England's example and that of other countries in acknowledging receipt of President Wilson's proffer of good offices. Russia has not yet replied. J. P. Morgan and company have abandoned a proposed loan to France owing to Washington's attitude on the subject. This is expected to affect other similar financial transactions which were under negotiations. The Japanese press regards the ultimatum sent to Germany as containing reasonable demands. Large numbers of American travelers arrived in New York to day from Europe, whence they had hurried after the outbreak of war. Many wealthy persons were glad to obtain accommodation even in the steerage in order to get away from the scenes of their hardships and privations. A large amount of bullion for the relief of Americans stranded in the British Isles was sent to London from the American cruiser Tennessee at Falmouth to-day. The Pope is reported to have recovered somewhat from his in disposition said to have been induced by grief over the outbreak of war. (Other War News on Pages 7 and 9.) State Censors Order Picture Stopped But It Will Be Exhibited The State Board of Moving Picture Censors has ordered the film, "The Drug Terror," returned to Philadel phia for examination. Mr. Silverman, of the Photoplay theater, where It was scheduled for to-day, has de clined to heed the request of the board and will show the reel to-day. He said: "This picture was sent into Penn sylvania before the date of censor ship, but according to the rules must now go back for examination. I am going to risk the fifty dollar line at tached to a violation of the law be cause I had the dim brought here at the request of Judge Umbel, of Union town, who believeß It to be a strong * POSTSCRIPT. lesson against the drug habit. A large number of Hafrlsburg welfare work ers saw the picture at a trial run and pronounced it all right." THE WEATHER For IlarrlHhurg and vlclnltyi Gen erally fnlr to-night and Tuesday, continued warm. Fur KaMtrrn I'ennnylvanlai Unset tled to-night and Turaday, proli ntily occasional Nhonprni Ken tie to moderate aoirtherly wlnda. Temperature 11 H a. ni., 6S. Sum ItlnrM, Itilß a. M.i Beta, 7p. m. Moon i New moon, AiiKUat 21, Ti2tl p. m. ' River Stnßfi 1.1 feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Highest tempcrntare, S3. I.oweet temperatnre. At. Mean temperature, T2. Normal tempera-tare, 72.