German forces Are Reported to Be Fast Moving in Direction of Antwerp HARRISBURG (&K& TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 197 GERMANY WANTS TO GIVE PROVINCE TO UNITED STATES FOR RETURN TO CIA Inquiry Was Made Today to Ameri ca Charge d'Affaires in Pekin by Chinese Government Officials PLAN, IT IS SAID, MAY MEET WITH SOME OPPOSITION China Declares That She Will Maintain Her Neutrality No Mat ter What Outcome Is By Associated Press Pekin. China. Aug. 20.—China to- j flay inquired of the United States; what its attitude would bo toward the cession by Germany to the United i States of the territory of K'au-Chow j for Immediate cession thereafter hack j to China. The inquiry of the Chinese govern- | niont was made to the American j charge d-alTalros and it was under- I stood to be based on intimation from I tiermany that such a course might solve the problem. The Chinese government is not sure (hat such a program would meet with the apnroviil of Japan or (irciit Ilrlt- j nin and the option is freely ex-' pressed that it will not. But China 1 has informed the United States that no matter uhat action Japan may take as a result of her ultimatum the Chinese government «11l reserve an absolutely passive attitude. Car Hurled From Track When Cyclist Crashes Against It Shooting up Herr street on a motor cycle this morning Joseph Beck. 1930t£ Wood avenue, ran into a street car at Sixth street. Motorman o. . Morgan stopped his car within its j length with such suddenners as to j throw the front trucks off the track, j After the ear had hit him Beck got | up and walked around in a dazed way] and then went to the curb and await ed the arrival of the ambulance from! the Harrisburg hospital. Beck is suf- j fering from a broken rib and sev- | eral severe abrasions. Not knowing j that the car tea off the track an at- , tempt was made to start it and It nearly crashed into S. S. Pomeroy's ; grocery wagon. Traffic was held up j twenty minutes till the ear was put j on the track again. TRIMS tiAS ROUTE Myrtle Coslow, aged 21 years, color ed. i! 34 Minnlch street, a domestic, at- I tempted suicide yesterday by the Kas i route. She was found in an unconscl- | nus condition in her bedroom. She was | taken to the Harrisburg Hospital, where I her condition Is reported improved. THE WEATHER | For HnrrlMlnirK nnil vicinity: Un settled wentlier to-nlKht nnil Fri day, prolinldy t liundemliowrmi* not much chime? In temperature. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Unset tled to-night and Friday, prob ably thniidersliowerNt Kentle to moderate Mhit'tlnK wlndN. (■encriil Conditions The center of the Western disturb ances has moved northeast ward to Wisconsin with somewhnt di minished force. In connection with the IIIKII pressure nrea to the northwestward It hns enused sh'mers and thundrrstormx In the Missouri Valley nnd In the Mis sissippi Valley as far south as St. I.ouis In the I.ake region. »«■ York, I'ctmsylvnnln and Southern \ew England. Temperature: K n. m. t 74. Sun: Rises, 5:21 a. m.t seta, OtSO p. m. Moon: New moon, Friday, August 21. 7:2H a. m. River Stage: 1.2 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest tempernture. )>3. Lowest temperature, AS. Mean tempernture, SO. .Normal temperature, 72. MARRIAGE LICENSES Charles Henry Sorge and Daisy Riba ertz. city. 1 Hairy Allen Stambaugh and Lottie May Paxton. city. Late News Bulletins ULTIMATUM ARRIVES IN BERLIN I Toklo. Japan. Aug. 20. 10.to a. m.—Confirmation lias horn rccptvpd hero of iho arrival In Merlin of llio Japanese ultimatum. No hostility Is shown to Germans hero. RELIEF REACHES PARIS Paris, \ug. 20, 1 P. M.—American officer In charge of the rollff of stranded \mericnns In Franco arrived licre on a special train from Cher bourg to-day, bringing with them casks each containing $50.. 000 In gold. The money was transferred to automobiles in which the officer proceeded to the American embassy accompanied by a guard of four cyclist policemen. 1 Spring I,alio. \. J., Aug. 20.—Cardinal Gibbons. of Baltimore, was so shocked by the news of the pope's death that he was unable to pre pare any statement. The cardinal came here last evening for a week's rest. Washington, Aug. 20.—Officials here wore silent to-day with refer ence to the inquiry of the Chinese government as to whether the United States would undertake the transfer of Kiao Chow from Germany to China. It was predicted In official circles, however, that the United States would not assent to the proposal unless It had previously been assured that such a course would be accepted by both JUIMIII and Great Britain. San Francisco, Aug. 20.—The tramp steamer Mazatlan, which at one time and another lias flown Mexican and German flags, was forbid den to-day to leave port until she discharged !>OO tons of coal in sacks which it Is alleged was intended to l>e transferred to the German cruiser Leipzig at sea. Pittsburgh. Pa., Aug. 20.—1n announcing the suspension of divi dends "for the present" the South Penn OH Company, a Standard Oil subsidiary to-day explains that "the suspension of commerce between the United States and European countries now engaged In war has caused such general serious depression irt the petroleum industry that the lioard of directors believe It is to bo for the best interests of its stockholders." Rome, Aug. 20.—The Osservatore Romano in a special mourning edition, says: "The sweet and angelic Pius X has closed Ills eyes, struck with horror by the terrible spectacle of the war." Boston. Aug. 20.—Seven hours after receiving news of the death of Pope Pius X, Cardinal O'Connell started for Rome to-day to attend the conclave at which a new pontiff will be elected. K - ■ -J I ' POPE PIUS X DIES WITH WORDS OF LIFE MOTTO ON HIS LIPS . Pontiff Just in Act of Bestowing Blessing Upon Those About Him When Heart Was Stilled WAR HASTENED HIS DEATH Head of Catholic Church Stricken With Grief Over European Clash of Arms r" \ BISHOP SLIANAHAN GIVES HIS IMPRESSIONS OF POPE | Speaking of Pope Pius X, whom he met nine years ago In Rome, Bishop Shannlian. of the Harris burg diocese, said this morning: j "His Holiness was a man of great personal piety. He was an ardent lover of America. Pre-eminently S he was the people's pope, endeared 1 to all liy his democratic ways. ; "After his elevation to the Vati can he kept his two sister* and a ( niece In rented rooms within sight of the Vatican, and they were al ! most daily visitors at the Vatican." \_ By Associated Press Rome, Aug. 20.—"Together in one, all things in Christ." I These words, which Pope Pius X I adopted as his motto in an encyclical j issued on August 10, 1903, six days after he had been elevated to the Pontificate, were on his lips as he entered the valley of death. The end. which came at 1.20 o'clock this morninK. was peaceful. A few moments before he had been roused from a state of semi-consciousness and he attempted to bestow a bless ing upon those gathered in the cham ber, but his strength failed him. After | a pause he murmured the Scriptural text and did not speak again. The death of the Pontiff In the eightieth year of his life and the twelfth year of his Pontificate, while lone anticipated because of ailments I Incident to advanced age, neverthe less came as a shock even to those ! near him. For several days he had ! been suffering from gouty catarrh, blit lon Tuesday his physicians declared I that the trouble was of no great im | portance and yesterday morning re | assuring reports concerning the pa i (lent were current. | The change came suddenly during i the forenoon yesterday and early in i the afternoon those in attendance an nounced that' death was imminent. War Hastened Death Similar attacks had been resisted with the aid of the Pope's will power, I but depression over the clash of arms in Europe mitigated against another recovery. At 10 o'clock last night the Pontiff i experienced an attack of coughing Ithat greatly distressed him. He could i not move in bed without assistance ! and the struggle he made to breathe was painful to witness. As the su preme moment • approached the coughing ceased and the restlessness which the doctors had been unable to relieve disappeared. The features of the patient, which had given evi dence of his pain, resumed a normal expression, except for the pallor, which increased. The Papal Secretary of State, Car dinal Merry Del Val, Cardinals Fer rata, Cagiano and Bisletl, the Pope's two sisters and physicians, who were at the bedside, recognized the calm preceding eternal rest. Dr. March iafava, his hand on the Pontiff's pulse, turned toward the Papal Secretary, who was kneeling, and shook his head. Cardinal Merry Del Val under stood and covered his face with his hands. Meantime Cardinal Vannu teiii, the Pope's niece, Gllda Parolin. Mgr. Bianchi, Mgr. Misciatelli, and his secretaries, Mgr. Bressan and Mgr. Peschini, had joined the group in the chamber. The two sisters and the Pope's sec retaries could not restrain their sobs and their voices seemed to bring back the Pontiff from the state of coma Into which he had lapsed. His eyes opened and his lips moved and it was plain that he was making an effort to impart a final blessing. For a moment it seemed that dissolution had taken place and then the lips moved again. "Together In one, all things in Christ," he whispered, i Dr. Marchiafava released the wrist, [Continued on Page 12.] HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, AUG.UST 20, 1914. |/" # t .... N His Holiness, Pope Pins X, Who Died Early This Morning Following Short Illness 1110 REASON FOR FEAR OVER SEWER ODORS ALONG RIVER FRONT Detaching of Old Extended Pipe Outlets at Different Points Is the Cause Perhaps no public work in the city! has ever been more closely watched by the people generally than the im provement along the River Front, | owing to the fact that thousands of people resort to the green park strip during the summer season. For several days there has been considerable complaint about sewer odors at different points along the river and the principal engineer of the Board of Public Works was asked this morning regarding this condition. He said there was nothing to be alarmed about, inasmuch as the de taching of the old extended pipe, out lets at different points was the imme diate cause and this would be reme died as soon as the work shall have been completed. He explained that the old castiron pipe is now being cut off at the wall and a concrete box Is being constructed in such a manner as to place the outlet of the lateral sewer beneath the surface of the river. This will eliminate all sewer odors, which will amount to little after the steps shall have been com pleted. Indeed, the silt basins at in tervals in the big interceptor will take up all of this gas and prevent the offensive conditions. Had the unsightly sewer outlets been allowed to remain in the river beyond the wall lines they would not only have been a menace to boats and canoes, but would have created ed dies along the wall that would have overcome in some measure the very purpose of the improvement. The Stucker Brothers Construction Company is cleaning up the deposits outside the wall as rapidly as possible and those stretches which cannot be removed by the steam shovel will be eliminated by men with picks and Bhovels and the debris back of the wall will be removed by the use of wagons and carts. CORN CROP NORMAL. Special to The telegraph I Washington, r>. C., Aug. 20.—Pro- I duction of 2,700,000,000 bushels of | corn in the United States this year Is Ithe forecast to-day of the committee ion statistics and standards of the i Chamber of Commerce of the United | States. Its report is based on data secured as of August 12. The out look Is for about a normal crop, since [the averaKe for ten years Is 2,690,000,- i 000 bushels. . W HOTTEST AUGUST 20 IN 15 YEARS; NO COOL WAVE IN SIGHT Humidity at 79, Thundershowers Scheduled; Forecaster Poopoos Katydid Theory It is too late in the season to intro duce the usual wail "all Harrisburg tossed on its bed last night," but the fact is, it is officially hot to-day. In fact, in further fact, in fact, to-day was the hottest August twentieth in fifteen years. Put that in your pipe and smoke—no, we mean, put it in your refrigerator and cool it. This morning at 8 o'clock it was seventy five degrees warm; at 1:15 this after nooYi the weather bureau took a spe cial trip to the roof and saw that the thermometer stood at 90. Last year it was 79 on August 20 In 1899 it was 95 degrees at the hottest and this is the highest record since the twenty-six years in which records have been kept. Humidity is 79. Thunder showers scheduled for t.- night are expected to cool thinros up a bit, but there is no cool wavi In sight, although it is hoped that one will de velop within a short time. In regard to the katydid theory, that there is only six weeks till frost after the bird first sings its interminable song about Katy, which is reported to be going on new in the country, the weather bureau is silent. Chief Clerk Peterman said he might believe in it, but it wasn't official or scientific. "That's in the domain of the natural ist," he said. OVERCOME BY HEAT J. XV. Field, aged 60 years, 1830 North Seventh street, a machinist at the State Printery, is in the Harris-1 burg Hospital in a serious condition.' He was overcome by the heat. D. D. Lentz, aged 27, Dead at Mont Alto Today The death of D. D. Dentz, of Eliza bethvllle, occurred, this morning at Mont Alto, after an Illness that began last April. He was unmarried, 27 years old and a son of Mrs. J. C. Lentz, of Elizabethville, with whom he resided. James A. Eentz, vice-chair man of the Dauphin county Republi can committee, is a brother. The funeral will be held Saturday morn ing. with burial at Matter's Church I Cemetery. r ' SPY! SPY! YELLS GERMAN CROWD AT ACADEMY PROFESSOR Four Others Shot Down Without Warning When They Tried to Run Away Professor J. C. Allen, of the Harris burg Academy faculty, accompanied by Mrs. Allen and their baby, arrived in Harrisburg last night after a jour ney from Cologne after the declaration of war between German and Russia marked by hardships and experiences they wilj not soon forget. As previously noted by the Tele graph, Professor Allen was arrested in Cologne by the military authorities because he carried a Camera and was therefore suspected of being a spy. He was paraded through the streets escorted by a soldier on one side and a policeman on the other while an evergrowing mob at his heels cried: "Spy! Spy! Down with the spy." Professor Allen was finally able to prove his identity and he did not fully realize, his danger until the day fol lowing when soldiers shot down with out warning or inquiry four men sus pected of spying in the very vicinity in which he was when he was arrest eel. The Aliens came over on the New Amsterdam, of the Holland-American line, which landed in New York Mon day afternoon at 2.35 o'clock with nearly 3,000 passengers on hoard. Eight times the boat was stopped by French, German and British battle ships and cruisers. Once two shots were fired at the ship. She sailed from Rotterdam August 8. "We had no band on board," said Professor Allen to-day, "but there was a cornet and the man who had the in strument knows how to play the na tional airs. Did we sing. You can just bet we sang. "Yes, L was arrested as a spy in Cologne. 1 got into trouble when I tried to take a photograph of an old bridge and a historic fortification in Cologne. I was marched through the streets by soldiers and police guards. I was subjected to taunts and redieul ous questions. It required nearly eight hours for the German soldiers and po lice to find out that I was all right. I was lucky in having relatives in Colo gne. "Onre they gave me an opportunity to run. The guards turned their heads but kept a watch on my movements. I have since learned that four others were shot in an attempt to get away. I was glad I remained quiet. I tried to get off before my wife beard of my arrest, but a sister-in-law saw me I°] OPENING IN NORTH OF BELGIUM MAY CHANGE PLANS OF CAMPAIGN Persistent but Unconfirmed Rumors Say Brus sels Has Already Been Captured by German Forces; Kaiser's Army Is Headed For Antwerp and Belgians Are Retiring in That Direction to Assist British and French; Reports From Various Points Say Ger many Has Decided to Refuse Japan's Ultimatum; Terrible Fighting Is Believed to Be in Progress Throughout Belgium. London, Aug. 20, 5.33 P. M.—The following informa tion was given out by the official bureau this afternoon: "The Belgian field army, confronted by superior num bers has fallen back. "The Belgian troops had admirably performed their duty in delaying the hostile advance and enabling their al lies to complete their concentration." The invaders already have reached a line between Di nant and Neufchateau—the latter point being less than 25 miles from Sedan as the crow flies. To the northward their advance troops have reached the River Dyle, near Malines, almost midway between Brussels and Antwerp. Before this northward rush, the Belgian forces are re tiring on Antwerp. In Brussels they call this a strategic move. London, Aug. 20, 6.45 P. M.—A dispatch to the Star from Brussels says the German occupation of Brussels is imminent. The burgomaster of the Belgian capital has ordered the civic guard to disarm. Paris, Aug. 20, 3 P. M.—The recapture of Muelhausen was preceded by a very severe battle during which the French troops took one of the suburbs at the point of the bayonet. They also took as the result o ftheir victory six German cannon and si?c ammunition wagons. The official note says the situation in the Vosges moun tains is unchanged. In Upper Alsace the French have occu pied Guebwiller 14 miles southwest of Colmar. In Lorraine, it is stated the French lines extends from the north of Saarburg, passing by Morhange to Delme. The situation in the Duchy of Luxemburg and in Bel gium is unchanged. An entire change in the plans of campaign may be brought about by the finding of an opening to the north by the German armies in Belgium. This was admitted in an official communi cation from Brussels to-day which said the Germans "had gained ground on both banks of the Meuse and are in contact with the allies." It adds that "the Belgians, having done all that could be expected by holding the invaders in check for fifteen days, their strategy will now be merged into the general plan of the allied armies." It concludes with the significant sentence that "the retrograde movement does not mean defeat," implying that the Belgians have been operating hitherto by themselves in checking the Germans, while the French and British were making preparations to meet the advancing German forces. Rumors that Brussels has fallen into German hands were per sistently current in Paris, but no confirmation could be obtained. The Belgian capital was known certainly to be threatened by daring German cavalry who had reached the forest of Soignies, flanking the city. All the approaching roads had been barricaded and en trenched. Four of the Brussels hospitals arc filled with wounded soldiers. Antwerp apparently is the temporary goal of the German troops in Belgium. They are reported moving slowly but steadily in the direction of the great fortified port on the River Scheldt. The Ger man soldiers have occupied the town of Tirlcmont and their masses, pushing in from the frontier arc believed to have come into contact with the allies' front. BATTLE AT CHARLEROI Reports in Brussels asserted a battle'had occurred near Char leroi, in which the Germans were supposed to have suffered a loss of 6,000 killed. This was not confirmed by any official source. Reports were current in many Furopean quarters to-day that Germany had decided not to comply with Japan's ultimatum calling | for the German evacuation of Kaio Chow and the abandoment of the eastern seas by German war vessels. Holland is said to feel uneasiness in regard to her East Indian colonies in view of Japan's attitude. Gumbinnen, a German town twenty miles from the Russian frontier, has been occupied by the Russians who, according to Rus sian official advances captured twelve German field guns and took many prisoners. OFFICIAL BULLETINS BRIEF News of the military developments issued by the official bureaus becomes more brief as the great masses of Germans and Austrians approach the opposing forces of the Belgians, French and British and indications of the positions occupied are entirely suppressed. This morning's note sent out by the French War Office just men tions that important events are occurring in Belgium and adds that there is nothing new along the front in Alsace Lorraine. French official advices announce the rapid progress of the French column invading Lorraine in the direction of Metz. A corps of Amazons is reported being raised in Berlin, accord ing to a statement made by Chinese medical men who have arrived in Rotterdam from the German capital. Montenegrin troops have invaded Austria territory in Herze govina where they have been incorporated as an army corps in the Servian army. French Officer Tells of Capture of German Flag Paris, Aug. 20. 8 A. M.—An officer of a French rifle regiment gives to the Petit Troyen the following ac count of the capture of the first Ger man flag: "The engagement of the French troops with the Ninety-ninth brigade of Germans lasted from R. 30 a. m. to 9 at night. "The artillery combat wac terrible. [The French 76-mllllmeter guns made * POSTSCRIPT. 12 PAGES havoc among the German horses and then reduced the heavy German guns to silence. The gunners were deci mated by the French Are and they abandoned their pieces which fell into French hands. "The German machine guns from a church steeple continued to ravage the French but the church was finally demolished. "At nightfall thft French charged the enemy's defense works with irre^ [Continued on Page 10] [Other War News, Pages 8 a 10, XiX
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