German Forces Moving Southward Through Belgium and Across French Frontier HARRISBURG iSSSffli TELEGRAPH I.XXXIII- No. 200 SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXCESS ASSETS ORE WORTH HREF MILLIOH Total Value of City's Syitcm Close to Million and THtec- Quarteri $13,614.35 IN TEACHERS' FUND ThouMtuin Pflid Out For SnUriri; $4 in Finrn; $1,827.59 For Tuition ißarrishurg* whnol district l» pretty Well.to.do, ACl'Ot'dlll* I<• Hi l ' IlllttUitl report of ilia auditor* milttnltted m the Dauphin cnunt\ court lo day ll* exce** a**et * total itiore than Imlf it million dollar* The *tntcmiMtt of n**ct* Mild llnl'lll tie* inuw a whole piii of the thirteen pu km report ahd *liowe that j Ih« tnlnl assets iiit Miofe tlliilt n mil i ii<>n ana three quartere. 9t.Ttfl.lot.oßl In exact figures, llinl the lnliil llahlll* j ties were $1,1)13,00(1, leaving .■hi gSnCt* •..til 1111M I fit 11, I I'll, '• f. Th." receipt* front nil for j the fiscal vear Wri'i' sll4*,lilt* in nlii! | thin added to the balance of ♦lrtS.Oflit I .17 on hand nt the pre\ iotis Near, in "If n rim ml tutu I nt |xlt,?iil M I'll" j expenditure* 'IIIIIIIH the |i*«nt «I* | Were Well nlpf llilir I million t • v MR, Which left it halaili ■ In handled! iiy the treasurer of o III,SOI oi Alt overdraft of II in lo ill >nn In the American Healing mi l V.'itiil ting Company had been h turned nml j placed to the ImArd'H credit Tllt< Si In ml Hanking I'tllills The value of the school sinking flln 1 , I Th» IHi'hiri' letli e lltenl fuliil ll" 111 i r• 111 of.ii h ivini l.eeti paid out , lit loan* The cm nh balance tbin ye ill | It 111,114 II In the lint of source* from which Income wis deti*ei' tbe Mhiii' alp'Ws i Ih iI (ISt.srt 9* *a* collected tol l iota rril»lile tnx and thai 19.w si* re. enei) f.ir occnpmion Int The inter--!* on d*|nii|ii tieitci) fit int it*' tuition from outside students SI.*BJ, j (•> while the .Hitic It |> IM'O llf I.» 111 ■t* totaled MT.ltt *1 The school .|l» ' trlet collected M In fine* ii.o, which! went Into the general Income ut ile-j ment. (Jiiartcr Million I or Teacher* llat rlshitrg * »• hotil teachers' pay roll is a might* big itein too During the year iu*t pant It paid ott nearly a I uiiarter of a million alotie for ihe teacher* stafT, t!l!IS,IM 9" lit exact i r*nr»» Altd llt In ilocn't Ittclttde the : I.'V.xiki paid I 1 !•' r>own*i tli.< citv ; niperltiienilent, nm ftri'iei,.r\ l< |i II aiti tu i-11 nmb nor filter tticiiiber* of I tt i lerieal ■iaff The otatement relative to the con | dltloii of the leaehctV let 11 elite lit fund l« pai'lleitlnrh lnteie«ting however in that It effe, In |0 Rillt) of tb. .lt\ n great »lnff of teiiclteta in the public ichooln *Plte report shown that the teicber* contrlbnttd |lt,x:*tl ia the mtperin. tendelil ontrlbllted I,Nti the Mchool bi a I'd'* nhare totaled |S,*7it It, ''ie Interent from litvcntitictita atttottnte.) to si.tm it an.i payments os won v iK. n iittd loan* ri n hed $7 oort I lite recnpttlllattotl of the aaoet* the value of the dtx'a aehaioi butld* |i •« and Riotittilii t* uliowtt to be $i ISft.ooii the school furnlttire m worth sf.it nail tbe book* and ap> par,-dm ?S,eftO, otti*ian.||ttii taxes 11,000. «lnkin« fuiiil* nsi sM, t*« Hhtmntel bittt«ttitw fund contain* $* . I** and the actual cash In bank l» r I.OS, a total of $ 1,7t11,10.V0.V Second Fly Contest , of the Civic Club *t tn «t it m «Ki*rt!Mitita g,X t»r ttrst t»rt»ei «rv»ml nthrr Rritrt. anit eea«t a |.int nit Irs hrenuhl In .in Ike Viltli nt Ipwhll^^ I Late News Bulletins WAR SCARE DISAPPEARS WwltlMHW. V«« 4l,~|t*nOT ni ttAi* M«w« Jmivmn mih! \u.»irt» won H*n»it»t>tl *«»-«».-* % ilti>ii>iit the Atiivt*itit*m ttf \u*triw it* (lunntuiW- h»-r t*r«t»*'i\ Oh* hm»t*M« IIUaIk iU, ihi\\ mi IVIIM Vmii, GKRMAN BIPLANE EXHIBITED iMtxtri, I t-Miitv. \>»a ttt —■ \ itwiwH hii»lMiit* t-M|*mrvO mi ltn» hnm MtMt*tl i\> OH* i# ttiiw* tHil »*OH**l* it* itlMtvtl MI ihc r*«»i ttf ihi' \f»«»»Hit*i*tl H|«w hi* MriiXMl l*«*rv ltt-*U> fntni ltt»Ot*ltUlll, I lilt I III* |it»X» v *l*HH 111 l*M>l iHVII llllttrilHHl Ot«t llivv*lmh t*i\U Mill) mllllMft MllOltM-lllt« ItMtl WIIIMi'MMII IU*IH IVUlitl Mlttl OtMl o*> IN*4t» IvMtl «H «|> All UHlt'lH'dtlvlH HfO* WmlT*«« M* ll* >M|>IIM|. W>l>(llniHim \ttti \n« CI Vli>-i M tttttlvi-t*«tv ttult *»ts rviMrv Imt. ifl« »

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IV>HNIHIv M«v Vtm H —\ f >h*t-Ml t>Hti l *wn Itt i» t UittM«t* I*l tlvlM«V4Mt MtHl t\M* < K\ I Itt IttVMITMHIV \> tl*t t ttHH**ttt tS* S»*\\ XtH V Ott* ItWHMMH \ Ittttl **|t Mllt *hl(» IVtH\|*«Wt MHtl • » Hm«<*hMl t\M* .t*UI Itt H«r nwWw lit HM iW t>*itnvt>tt * tit*nMm> >\itMt|Mi»»t***ui ivt iMt* MI Owi IktM uj-.tu. in 11, now ESCAPES IN MIDNIGHT EIHE IT MIELERSBURG Wholo Center of Town at One Time Threatened by Stub born Blaze IS WORK OF INCENDIARIES llrtrrishurg Firemen Called For, But Their Aid Is Not Needed St'tliil (ii 7 Tfltvrk Mlllerihurc. I'a.. Ann 24.—-A tire nuppoNcd tn have been of Incendiary urluln ile»lrnyed the larse hardware mori of 'l'liontae l.onii, at the corner of Market and t'enter itreetn, and the dwelllnehoiup of Rtay llruhak»r. ad lolninu, 111*1 iiiuht The * nd etory ..i it. hardware ii waa ueed .■* a j tint and w.m occupied hi Mr, and Mrs. II en I'll c \\ liver and Mr, and Mm, r \ \Vel«el, all of wliotit escaped by ,i tut It'll xt 111 Aram, an Ihe lire was well under wav before din. overcd. j The tluee sinr> brick hulldln« ad lolnlmt lite Itarilwnre store, occupied b\ I'iiler A t'o. Hetieral store, M 1.. lurk, mid Tahoe Tribe of 1,1 M, II Wan flooded w till water, which milled all of the wood*. This brick Inilldlna helped to conrtne the nrc lo the hardware store, as at one tline tb.* whole block was threatened I 'Hid teieitrmiis were sen! to Hunbury hiti.l lUrrlshttm for engine* to aaeiet, I t'he uppcnl w is Inter couitternionded, 1 in the lite was lint ten under control. I The liuliiiv lire department brought I jf,o fr. i o( hone by aulonioblle, which uriMitt.x assisted in the worlt. The nil was illscovernl ahoiii 20 niinutes before 1 o'clock and started 111 111. w nebulise of the htitldinu on 'the i'enter ntreet Hide, ?le\er»l per. 1 ions who passed the place only a i let' of an hour before ttaw no tire, j However, ll Is said that a panel of the I warehouse door was knocked In early in ihe evening, and together with the ii?. the tire assumed almost Immedi ately, It Is stippoited to have been set J il M I " „ I The building* were owned by the >,! \| Uruhnkel entate and the losh Is I covered l«\ ittsurance H. It. Bruhnker lost all bis fiirnßtui'e with no Insur- I an. e, tiii'l It Is not known how much ! instil mce Messes l.ong, I'hler, VUver | i,||i| \\ el*e| carried The Millerehurg rtre company did Iheroic work am t> iliHini_rr»h»wer» «ht» «fieiiti>«nt fntr an 4 cooler l«- ntufct ami 'tnesdaji. for t 'aklrm IVnnnt l« nnlm Inuu ilfrskiiwern ibis alternexn or to ttlabi, .'iinleri TiifmliO iiartly ,'limit< snil eooleri gentle In m«it erale •ntriltweal In north ttlmls. litter Tke twain liter ttlll continue to rise to-night nnit I'tnitmltj. * atnge „t ntoial n.tl feet Is Indicated for tlnrrlstiurg, Tiie»il«> mornlna. I.enrrHl • onilKlons The renter ot (he disturbance from the Northwest ha* niotetl east nnr.t to the ttalne cunt during the latt fort* -eight hours. It has enuseil shutters In the last tttrult.four hours from the m>- ,„.r tllsslsst|«|»l rlter eastttar.l through the lake region Into IS «ns,tltanla anil Nett Xorh, l entueratwrei * a. m„ T*. sunt nises, IkaS a. 111,1 seta, tti.M t> in, tlooni first .(uarter, Xuaust DT. 11 iA* a, »», Hlter t|ii>||| a.T feel ahnte luw ttater mark, Xesterilat's leather Highest temeerature, 1 I attest tetntiei mure, M, tiean tewtwratwre, !tl Xoriwal irMinfiniiw, Tl, XI \tlllt xt.l tlt t;\*l S William 11111" I'ell uul IHiiabeth ttenetie Uarrett, PIP IIAKRISBURG, PA., JAPAN BOMBARDS TSING TAU SEAPORT; GERMAN FORCES CROSS FRENCH FRONTIER I MEN WHO CLASH ON RVSSO-GERMAN FRONTIER ' v In the upper photograph is shown a troop of German Infantry eating dinner In the field. This photograph contradicts the published stories that the German army Is in a state of revolt because of lack of food. These stories said that each man received only two small sausnsres and a teaspoonful of peas at each meal. Tn the plc- Iture the men are eating soup, good. generous portions of it, and seem,perfectly contented and happy. In the lower photograph is shown a group of Russian infantry patrolling the border line between Germany and Russia. Swimmers of City Use Island Sands as a Tango Beach In Bathing Suits? Of Course! To the Gentle Strains of Baby Phonographs, They Do Those Daring Dances!! Are the city's boy and girl canoeists) anil swimmers transferring a bit of j Atlantic City's beach to the islands In the Susquehanna, figuratively, from time to time, by tangoing on the aanda? Someone who read the Telegraph's evening "chat" column a few evenings ago raised the question. ll appears that the "chat" was ahoiT the use of small phonographs or talking machines by canoeists and swimmers who like to have a little muaic with theirs of a moonlight PROBLEMS OF THIRD j CLASS CITIES TO BE CONVENTION TOPICS Officials Will Discuss Good and Evil of the Qark Act Harrisburg's delegation to the first session of Pennsylvania's Third Class City l.easue to he held since the com mission form of government was adopted hy the municipalities of thi | State, has practically completed its; plana to leave for Meadville. the con vention city, this evening. Prior to leaving for Meadville. th«- t\»uncllm*-n will attend the luncheon to he held at the Reservoir (OUIIIIIIIIHI oil l*»se 8] Apple Crop Will Total 19,500,000 Bushels Here I*v rrtts Washington, Aug 24.—An apple wp of !U,OW,#nO hushels is fore cast to-da.v by the Department of Agriculture which bases its estimate upon lis latest reports- That 1s about hushels more than last \eav but 11.1H.M1l hushels less than in t»IJ and about four million bush els less than in lit). The mean p ice to producers in the three months of hea\> marketing. iSept,, Oct., and Nov. latt veaf, was SS.S cents bushel. In! I>IS It was (►J.* cents and in 1911 it was H T cents Pennsylvania will) produce I**oo,l*oo bushels and Dela-i war* 10«>,0i)0 bushels. 4 MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1914. ! night. But the reader in question thought the matter hadn't been gone into fully enough. "Don't you know what they do with those machines or why they have 'em —some of 'em, I mean? Why they use 'em to tango on the sand!" "Do you mean to say that the canoe ists tango on the sand by moonlight to the music of a phonograph?" "Yes, Indeed—and the swimmers do it too." t "In bathing suits of course?" "Eh? Oh. yes—of course!" HOUSING BUREAU BILL IS READY FOR NEXT LEGISLATURE State Health Department Is Doing Great Welfare Work in Pennsylvania Manifestly the Democratic candi date for governor of Pennsylvania has In his weeping over the alleged ills of the farmers failed to see the great work that has been done for the babies of cur State through the State Department of Health. There appears In the Johnstown Democrat, which to be good authority, a most interesting article on a recent baby show held in that city under the {Continued on Page 12.] Does Not Believe That Emperor Caused War By Msspeiiittd Press Paris, Aug. 24. 6 A. M.—Abbe Wetterle. a former member of the Reichstag from Alsace, writing for a morning paper says It is a mistake to believe the war was the work of either Emperor Williair. or German officialdom. "It is," he says, "the will of the people of every degree who have been made to believe that the Germans race is superior to all others and ou~ht to dominate the universe. The , emperor would have compromised i his crown if he had tried to resist the Ipopular movement." j LIGHTHOUSES SET UP BY EPISCOPAL BISHOP 00 SPLENDID WORK No Telling How Many Have Been Steered Aright by the Rev. Darlington's Plan "Pointing a New Path to The Way ward." in the title of a page article in yesterday's Philadelphia North Ameri can which Is of special interest to Harrisburgers. It is a story of the great social work being done by the "Lighthouse" established by Bishop [Continued on Page ■!.] RUSSIAN FORCES CLAIM VICTORY IN FIRST BATTLE Fighting Extended Nearly Thirty Miles on Both Sides of Main Railway By Associated Press London, Aug. 24. 3 a. m.—A dis patch to the Dally Mall from St. Pe tersburg sent under to-day's date says that the first great battle in the East Prussian theater of operations has been fought and won by the Russians, who gained a complete victory after six days of desperate lighting. The correspondent continues. The battle front extended nearly thirty miles on both sides of the main railway running from Eydtkuhnen, a town on the Russian border westward. The fighting began Thursday, when the Russians attacked the German first division, which had delivered sev eral unsuccessful assaults on Eydt kuhnen. The forces on both sides were gradually Increased, the Ger mans linally having three army corps engaged. One army corps had been hurriedly called from Lyck. "Fierce fighting took place at Gum blnnen on Thursday when the Ger mans attempted to turn the Russian flank. Though the attack here was conducted with the utmost vigor, the attempt was frustrated by the bravery and stubbornness of the Russian troops on this wing. The Russians took the opportunity offered by the concentration of the Germans to the northward to direct a vigorous as -4 Continued on Page 7] 12 PAGES. Wireless Dispatches Tell of Victory For Kaiser; Germans Invade Nancy Reports Received in London and Paris Tell of Invasion oi City in Northern France by Emperor William's Forces; British Engaged in an All Day Battle Yester day Without Either Side Falling Back; Two Great Armies Are Now Engaged in Actual Warfare; Rus sians Are Invading Germany and Are Thirty Miles From the Frontier Paris, Aug. 24, 3.10 P. M.—An official announcement this afternoon says that Luneville, Amance and Dieu loard, in the department of Meurthe and Moselle, have been occupied by the Germans. The French front otherwise has not been modified. Tokio, Aug. 24.—The Yamato in an extra edition to-day says that the bombardment of Tsing Tau by the Japanese fleet has com menced. This message was passed by the censor of the navy de partment. London, Aug. 23, 4.25 A. M.—The Ostend correspondent of the Daily Mail says that the German columns are marching south ward toward Valenciennes on the Scheldt, thirty-one miles south east of Lille, one proceeding by way of Ninove and Grammont and Lessines, Belgium, and the other going by way of Hal, Braine, Le comte and Mons, Belgium. They are moving with great speed. advanced parties have appeared and done damage successively at Thielt and Lichtervelde. It is suggested that this means a dash upon Roubaix, one of the wealthiest of French towns, or upon Lille. In that case the movement toward Valenciennes probably would be an encircling one. Paris, Aug. 24, 10.24 A. M.—A rumor is in circulation in Paris this morning that the Germans have occupied the unfortified town of Nancy. This report, however, lacks confirmation. Nancy is the capital of the Department of Meurthe and Mosille, thirty-five miles south of Metz, on the left bank of the river Meurthe. It is about ten miles from the German frontier. It is one of the finest and best built towns of France and has a population of over 90,000. Of the ancient fortifications of the town only the citadal has been preserved. Udine, Italy, Aug. 24, via Paris, 12.15 P. M.—Reports receieved here from Vienna are to the effect that the Austrians are about to abandon their operations against the Servians on the Drina river in order to concentrate their forces against the Russian advance. London, Aug. 24, 1.35 P. M.—The official bureau of informa tion to-day gave out the following announcement: "British forces were engaged all day Sunday and until after, dark with the enemy in the neighborhood of Mons, Belgium. They held their ground." A dispatch of the Associated Press from Berlin by wireless telegraph has brought news of German victories over the French. Official announcement is made in the German capital that a German army has defeated a French army at Neufchteau, capturing guns and prisoners, including several generals. The Germans are pursuing the French vigorously in one case beyond Longwy. Another German army captured 150 French guns in the French department of Meurthe and Moselle. The Germans are reported west of the river Meuse, advancing against Maubeuge. They have defeated an English brigade of cavalry. The great battle between the allied forces of England and France against the bulk of the invading German army continued again to-day with no word as to whether a decisive result had been reached. Official information given out in London states that the British forces wer» engaged all day yesterday with the enemy in the neighborhood of Mons, Belgium. The English held their ground, according to the official statement. The conflict between the allied forces and the Germans in Bel gium extends along the complete line of contact and the French embassy at London has received information that up to the pres ent the battle has been without advantage to either side. Reports were in circulation in Paris to-day that the Germans hav.c occupied the unfortified town of Nancy, France. The bombardment of Tsing Tau, China, by the Japanese fleet has begun, according to the Yamato which published an extra edi tion in Tokio to-day. The message giving the news of the bom bardment was passed by the navy department censor at Tokio. The German troops, according to reports from upper Alsace, are making another offensive movement against the French army which is occupying Muelhausen and vicinity. RUSSIANS ARE INVADING GERMANY The Russians according to Paris reports, now occupy territory fifty miles on the German frontier. A Vienna report filtering through Udine, Italy, says that the Austrians are about to abandon their operations against the Servians on the Drina river in order to concentrate their forces against the Russian advance. The agreement of Austria to dismantle her cruiser, the Kaiserin Elizabeth, now at Tsing Tau, has removed the danger of war be tween Japan and Austria, according to diplomatic information in Washington to-day. The Standard Oil Company, United States Steel Corporation and the United Fruit Company have notified the government that their fleets will be put under the American flag. 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