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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Withdrawn From Oriental Waters,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)*<the
proposal of the English government,
according to authoritative sources in
Washington. However, it also is de
signed to bring to an end Cerman rule
in a territory which, Japan contends,
threatens China's integrity and peace I
in the Far East. The German strong- I
where Japan is developing Colonies j
and across the sea from the southern j
Japanese islands.
First Move at Outbreak
The first move in the immediate
situation was made at the outbreak of
war in E- rope when China expressed
the hope that she might depend cn the
polic;* of the United States as an in
fluence against violation of her nau
trality. Then the Berlin government j
sounded American sentiment over the
proposition of neutralizing German
provinces in China. Through the
United States the German attitude in
formally was ronveyed to Japan. That
government's response was the inti
mation that whatever steps Japan
ir.'ght feel compelled to take to dis
charge its share in the Anglo-Japanese
alliance, the United States could assert
its intention to maintain China's in
tegrity. Germany's neutralization
proposal apparently was not favored in
Toklo.
Since the German fleet sailed into
Kiau-Chau harbor sixteen years ago
and claimed the territory as indemnity
for alleged attacks on German mis
sionaries, Japan's avowed intention
has been to restore it to her oriental
neighbor. The Anglo-Japanese alli
ance was said to have brought about
Japan's decisive step In that direction.
Recfnt exchanges between officials of
the Japanese and British governments
were said to have resulted in Great
Britain's taking the attitude that "her
special interests" in the Far East as
mentioned in the treaty were menaced
by the operations of the German war
ships in oriental waters, and by the
general situation involved in * Ger
many's military strength in Kiau-
I'hau. Japan was said to have lost
no time in accepting the British view
point.
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Late News Bulletins
London. Aug. 1". 2.50 P. >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.
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FRENCH CONTINUE THEIR INVASION OF ALSACE,
KILLING MANY GERMANS AND CAPTURING OTHERS
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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-
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.