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KAISER'S SECOND SON HEADS TROOPS AT LIEGE
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PRINCE EITEL. FREDRICH
London, AUK. 24.—Quartered in the
provincial palace at Liege on the
footing of the commandant of the
First Guards Regiments is the Kai
ser's second son,' Prince Eitel Fredrich.
The prince has always taken an active
FLAGS OF WARRING
NATIONS TO BE SEEN
AI RED CROSS GAME
Standards of All Countries to Bei
Flown in Elaborate Dis
play at Island
island Park on Friday afternoon,
when the Harrisburg baseball team
plays a. game for the benefit of the
Eureopan war Red Cross fund, will be.
the scene of the most elaborate flag
display ever seen in Harrisburg.
The Dive's, Pomeroy & Stewart store
has long had a complete collection of
the flags of all nations. They have
never been displayed on account of
their extremely large size. In order
that they may be properly displayed
on Friday, the Bell Telephone Com
pany and the Harrisburg Light and
Power Company will join in erecting
poles encircling the outfield of the
baseball grounds and from wires sus
pended between these the flags will be
hung, the American flag also being
given a prominent place among them.
This display is considered very ap
propriate in view of the fact that the
fund to be raised will be used for the
sick and wounded of all the nations
at war.
Girls to Sell Souvenirs
A meeting of the committe© to ar
range the program for Friday will
be held to-morrow morning at 10
o'clock in the office of George W.
Reily, in the Harrisburg Trust Com
pany offices. In addition to special
field day events, in which the players
of the Harrisburg and Wilmington
teams will participate, there will be
r number of events for outsiders.
These events will be announced to
morrow. An invitation has been ex
tended to Governor John K. Tener to
act as starter in the athletic events.
Another interesting feature will he
an army of pretty girls from the big
stores, who will sell souvenirs and re
freshments for the benefit of the Red
Cross fund. At the meeting to-mor
row a suggestion of having a band
.concert will be taken up.
The name of John Fox Weiss has
been added to the committee.
WILL Bl'll.n TWO IIOI'SKS
Building permits were issued to-day
to B. Vandyke, who will build two
two-and-one-half-story brick and
stucco houses at 818-20 North Six
teenth street. The. houses will cost
$6,000. Black and Lingle will buid a
one-story addition to a two-story
frame house at 1632 North Sixth street,
to cost $2,000.
QIIGLEY LEAVES HOSPITAL
Walter 8. Quigley, who was mys
teriously shot last Tuesday evening,
was discharged from the Harrisburg
Hospital this afternoon. He bad ten
revolver shot wounds In the legs and
hand when he was found near Four
teenth and Verbeke streets, late last
Tuesday night.
ADOGRAM
No. 10
When we see a steer en
deavoring to butt a locomo
tive from the track we may
admire his courage, but we
condemn his judgment.
There is an object lesson in
this for the manufacturer who
spends his money for nation-wide
publicity without having distri
bution.
National advertisers who use
newspapers spend their money
where it actually moves their
products from the dealers'
Rhelves to people's homes. News
paper advertising is the most
profitable, because it eliminates
waste.
MONDAY EVENING,
well liked by the men of the rank and
interest in all things military and is
file. A few days ago the prince's
brother, August Wilhelm stopped
with him at the provisional palace
over night and then started for the
front.
JAPAN DECLARES
WAR OH GERMANY
Emperor Issues Official Declaration
of Hostilities and "War
Gun" Is Sounded
Special to The Telegraph
Tokio, Aug. 24.—The Emperor of
Japan yesterday declared war upon
Germany.
This action was taken at the expira
tion of the time limit of Japan's ulti
matum to Germany demanding the
surrender of Kiao Chow and with
drawal of German warships from
Eastern waters. The Japanese gov
ernment has ordered the beginning of
operations on land and sea.
The Imperial rescript declaring war
officially inaugurates hostilities in the
Far East as a result of Germany's
failure to reply to the Japanese ulti
matum.
Emperor's Proclamation
The Imperial rescript issued by the
Emperor of Japan, declaring war on
Germany, is:
"We, by the grace of Heaven, Em
peror of Japan, seated on the throne
occupied by the same dynasty from
time immemorial, do hereby make the
following proclamation to all our loyal
and brave subjects;
"We hereby declare war against
Germany, and we command our army
and navy to carry on hostilities to that
empire with all their strength and
we ilso command all our competent
authorities to make every effort, in
pursuance of their respective duties,
to attain the national aim by all means
within the limits of the law of na
tions.
"Since the outbreak of the present
war in Europe, the calamitous efforts
of which we view, with grave concern,
we on our part have entertained the
hope of preserving the peace of the
Far East, by the maintenance of strict
neutrality, but the action of Germany
has at length compelled Great Bri
tain, onr ally, to open hostilities
against that country, and Germany
as at Kiao-Chau, Its leased territory
in China, busy with warlike prepara
tions, while its armed vessels cruising
the seas of Eastern Asia are threaten
ing our commerce and that of our
ally. Peace of the Far East is thus
in jeopardy.
"Accordingly our government and
that of his Britannic Majjesty, after a
full and frank communication with
each other, agreed to take such meas
ures as may be neecssary for the pro
tection of the general Interests con
templated in the agreement of alli
ance, and we on our part, being desir
ous to attain that object by peaceful
means, commanded our government to
offer with sincerity an advice to the
Imperial German government. By the
last day appointed for the pijrpose,
however, our governmen failed to re
ceive an answer accepting their ad
vice. It is with profound regret that
we, in spite of our ardent devotion
to the cause of peace, are thus com
pelled to declare war, especially at
this early period of our reign, and
while we are still In mourning for
our imperial mother.
"It is our earnest wish that by the
loyalty and valor of our faithful sub
jects, peace may soon be restored and
the glory of the Empire be enchanc
ed."
Servian Artillery
Sinks Eight Ships
Carrying Aastrians
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 24, 3:55 a. m.—An
Exchange Telegraoh Company dis
patch from Nlsh, referring to the
Servian victory on the Drina says the
Servian artillery sank a number of
the enemy's boats Including eight
transports carrying troops.
The dispatch says the Austlrans are
missing on the banks of the Drina
and preparing for a desperate attempt
to regain lost ground. j
VIS! GROWTH OF
BUILDING ISSN'S
Banking Commissioner Believes
Some of Them Are Ex
ploited by Promoters
A tendency to loan money on build
ings other than dwellings, notably fac
tories, hotels, theaters, "movies,
stores and business houses, is noted
by William H. Smith, State Commis
sioner of Banking, in his report on the
operations of Pennsylvania's 1,735
building and loan associations for
1913. The commissioner calls atten
tion to the remarkable growth of the
business of the associations, whose as
sets last year aggregated *233,0b4,-
455.60, as compared wtih $.,1.1,8".-
547.70 in 1912. but apparently feels
that the vast resources of organ
izations formed for the purpose of as
sisting the wage-earner to buy a home
are being exploited by promoters, \vho
are obtaining loans and putting big
commissions for the service into their
Of the increase of $19,738,907 in
assets approximately $19,000,000 went
into mortgage loans in 1913 and there
was SBOO,OOO of an increase in real
estate, most of it by foreclosure, "the
largest increase being in those asso
ciations which do not contlne their
business to certain localities, but which
receive high rates of premium in ad
dition to the regular interest. "In the
loans on buildings other than homes
the investigation of the commissioner
shows that there are nearly $5,000,000
in Philadelphia and $2,000,000 in Alle
gheny county, the commissioner re
marking: "Years ago loans of this
character could not be obtained in
building and loan associations and the
privileges granted by the State to
foster the system were intended to
inculcate thrift in the wage-earner by
inducements to secure homes." The
direct charge is made that these loans
are being "largely put through by pro
moters, who charge for their services
enormous commissions, which are not
paid into the treasuries of the re
spectlve associations for the benefit of
all shareholders."
The statistical portion of the report
sets forth that 90 associations were
formed durlug the year, most of them
in Philadelphia, and 26 liquidated un
der departmental direction, thus avoid
ing large receivership fees.
The assets include $201,098,381.91
on mortgage on stock shares; $15,-
189,175.81? in stock loans; $3,645,385.11
In straight mortgages; $4,520,248.03
cash in hanks; $5,450,908.77 in real
estate; $1,46 4,772.7 8 in delinquent
shares; $1,308,176.05 in delinquent in
terest. fines and premiums; $9,667.72
in rents due and other items.
Liabilities include $170,851,316.41
dues of instalment stock; $4,851,787.67
full paid stock; $12,431,046.48 bor
rowed money; $41,594,546.90 earnings
due shareholders, $1,362,314.47 ad
vanced payments of dues; $1,226,-
328.21 matured stock; $633,162.30 un
earned premiums.
The receipts amounted to $122,011,-
512.43, a gain of $11,376,811.82 over
1912; shareholders numbered 510,839.
with 4,106,454 shares, of which
1,326,451 were clear and 2,780,094 had
been borrowed upon. There was an
increase of nearly $15,000,000 in the
instalment stock remaining in force,
but full paid stock fell off $150,000,
probably due to the decision of the
Supreme Court that full paid stock
must bear its proportionate share of
losses.
The associations aided people to get
19,531 homes, hut there are some
which, the commissioner says, caused
some nnxiety. Some "did not adhere
to building and loan association prin
ciples" and went out of business.
Others advertise the virtues of the
system, but do not carry them into
effect. These take risks and accumu
late real estate, pay high salaries and
cause complaints by shareholders.
They are within the law, technically,
and the department cannot make pub
lic what they do, under the law re
quiring secrery.
Patriotic Sons of This
City and Steelton to Go
to York on Thursday
Washington Camp, No. 8, of Harris
burg, and Camp No. 102, of Steelton.
have ordered a special train to accom
modate all members and friends of this
district who will go to York Thursday,
where thousands of Patriotic Sons will
participate in one of the largest pa
rades in the history of the order. Camp
No. 8 will be accompanied by the West
End band, of this city, and will be
marshalled by Captain Frank Lindsey,
leaving camproom at Third and Cum
berland streets on Thursday morning,
at 7.35, marching down Third to Lo
cust, to Second, to Square. where
camp No. 102. of Steelton. will fall in;
then down Market to Pennsylvania
Railroad station, leaving the city on
special train at 8.30 a. m.
The degree team of Camp No. 8 will
he in line.
Many Prize Winners at
Republican Club Picnic
Members of the Harris.burg Re
publican Club, with their wives and
sweethearts, had a great outing on
Saturday at Boiling Springs. During
the day there were various contests
for men and women. Winners of
prizes were:
Women—Running race, Miss Bil
-1 lets, Mrs. Barber; throwing the ball,
Miss Isenberger, Mrs. John Hess;
guessing, Mrs. George Nebinger, Mary
Line.
Men —Running jump. George Neb
inger. Ashton Peace. Harry Houser;
standing jump, Wambaugh, Charles
Rapp, Joseph Henney; drinking, D.
L. Keister, Joseph Bumgardner, Mc-
Combs; guessing, F. C. Hoffman, Sam
uel Fisher, Charles Tress.
4,500 Austrians Taken
as Prisoners on Drina
By Associated Press
Nish, Servla, sAug. 24, via London,
11.25 a. m. —Servla has issued a reply
to the official communication on the
j Austrian-Servian note issued at Vien
i na. After repeating the main point
of the Austrian note, the Servian com
munication said:
"In order to put matters in their
proper light the official press bureau
! has been authorized by the highest
authorities to issue the following:
"The Servian army captured from
the enemy in the engagement on the
Drina, spoils which up to the present
time include the following items:
Four thousand five hundred prisoners,
53 guns. 8 howitzers, 114 caissons, 3
field ambulances and a medical col
umn with supplies, 14 field kitchens,
15 ammunition, provision and tele
i graph wagons, railroad trains, quantl-
I ties of equipment, regimental strong
boxes, etc."
GUNNER SHOOTS EAGLE
Special to The Telegraph
Hummelstown, Pa„ Aug. 2 4.—Chas
ing an eagle in his canoe down the
Swatara creek. Charles Zerfoss, of
this place, shot the bird while it was
sitting on the top of a tall tree near
Union Deposit. j
RARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Wireiess Dispatches Tell
of Victory For Kaiser
[Continued from First Page.]
Japanese war moves in the Far East are proceeding under
sphinx like silence of the officers of the army and navy. Communi
cation between Japan and China has been severed for twenty-four
hours and it is believed the cable between Shanghai and Nagasaki
has been cut.
Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador to the United
States, arriving in New York to-day denounced as false the reports
that the German Crown Prince, Frederick William, had been shot
either in the streets of Berlin or in the battle at Liege. Only 5,000
or 6,000 German soldiers were engaged in the assault upon Liege,
said Count Bernstorff.
CI FOLLOW 10
l» 01 BIG FAIR
Telegraph Eulletin Service Will
Give Crowds Latest News
From Europe
The thousands of people who will
throng the Middletown Fair grounds
for four days beginning to-morrow
will be kept in touch with the latest
developments of the war situation in
Europe by bulletins posted in front of
the Telegraph's tent along the mid
way near the grandstand.
By special arrangement the Tele
graph will catch the latest news off the
wires In its editorial rooms and rush
it by telephone and special messengers
direct to the Middletown fair grounds
where the bulletins will be posted.
The fair which opens to-morrow is
the fifteenth annual exhibition of the
Middletown Fair Association. From
present indications it will be the most
successful in the fair's history.
Larger premiums are offered this year
than ever before and much money
has been spent in improving the build
ings and race track.
Under the direction of W. W. Conk
lin, race secretary, bigger purses are
being offered and more fast horses
have been entered in the races than
ever before. The races start Wednes
day and continue every afternoon until
the close of the fair.
The officers of the association this
year are: President, A. L. Erb; vice
president, E. S. Keiper; secretary, F.
B. Stayman; treasurer, M. H. Ging
rich; general manager, M. B. Schaef
fer; race secretary, W. W. Conklin;
directors. John S. Longenecker, Mar
tin Snyder, E. S. Keiper, A. L. Erb,
M. B. Schaeffer, M. H. Gingrich, H. H.
Shellenberger, A. L. Etter and Walter
Rodfong.
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HANK ti'TIAY
With the release of Tom Needham
and Charlie Smith, the oldest battery
in the league, Hank O'Day, manager
of the Chicago Cubs, has started to
clean house in preparation for the
fall crop of youngsters. O'Day is pre
paring to rid himself of a great deal
of old material which he will replace
with young players, to be picked up
this fall in the draft and by purchase.
Joe Understood It Perfectly
JOE! A LITTLE EXERCISE IN I SUPPOSE YOU KNOW WHftT
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AND 'I A TAXI' ? r
Repairing State Street
Bridge; Pedestrian Travel
on North Side Interrupted
Needed repairs to the metal super
structure of the State street bridge
has made it necessary to close the
north side of the viaduct to pedes
trian travel, and it is not improbable
that all or part of the bridge may be
closed down to vehicular and trolley
traffic before the job is finished.
The superstructure had been con
demned by both the Pennsylvania
Railroad and the Harrisburg Railways
Company inspectors, and accordingly
City Commissioner W. H. Lynch, Su
perintendent of Streets and Public
Improvements, has put Contractor Jo
seph Simmers and a corps of men at
work on the repairing.
HUNTERS TO MEET
The Hunters and Anglers' Protective
Association will meet to-morrow
evening at Garland's Hall, Fifth and
Peffer streets. .
THE KITEN THAT WENT TO WAR
He was a black kitten and his name
was Christopher Columbus. Perhaps
there never was a cat in the world
more patriotic in his actions, for he
went to war when Lincoln first issued
the call for soldiers, and stayed till
after the war was over and peace was
declared.
He was in a hundred battles. He
was in danger of his nine lives more
than a hundred times. He was wound
ed by gunshots in four places at
least. He lost one eye in the service
of his country. His tail was cut off.
He was lamed in one fore leg. He was
shot through the body so that his
breathing was short and uncertain;
but he lived through all the vicissi
tudes of battle and camp life and came
home with the company—or, rather,
the sad remnant of the company—the
war-scarred veterans. When he died,
several years afterwards, the boys of
the city and the veteran soldiers with
whom he fed and fought united to give
him a military funeral; and I am sure
that his grave ought to be decorated
with flowers on each Memorial Day.
He was only a half-grown kitten
when the war broke out, and he rode
away tied on the top of his master's
knapsack. His master through
the whole four years of the war, tak
ing Christopher with him in each
camp moving. And then—just as it
was all over and peace was declared
he fell shot in the last skirm
ish. But Christopher was brought
back home —an enormous cat, wearing
a collar fairly covered with buttons,
badges, buckles, tags and other me
mentos of the regiments his purring
had cheered.
Isn't he a cat who deserves a place
is our country's history?— The Morn
ing Star.
MENACE TO CRIMINALS
The detective game is In danger of
being overdone. The general public
has no idea of how many keen-witted
young men stand ready to spring for
ward and do things that will make
Sherlock Holmes look slow-witted and
Idiotic.
Not long ago the chief of a bureau
in the Federal government which em
ploys detectives and secret agents re
ceived conclusive proof of this.
It came in the shape of a letter
which read:
"Dear Sir: Are you in need of any
more detective? If yo need any more
I would bee glad to hulp you out as I
do not have anything in portness to
do at the present if you are in need
of any officer I think ancer the pur
pus pleas state what salery you will
pay and if you will furnish handcuff
or pleas send me perticlers.
"I remain yors truley.
"John Manahan."
With the letter was the applicant's
I card bearing this legend:
"All kinds of legitimate detective
work."
RIGHT KIND OF JAIL DELIVERY
A Prisoners' Relief Society is now
being organized, the leading spirit be
ing a young man of West Virginia,
while among the directors are a num
ber of influential business men of that
state. It is proposed to make the
organization a national one, if pos
sible. in order that a gospel of cheer
and helpfulness may be carried to the
Inmates of the prisons and peniten
tiaries throughout the country. This
iu a work which is very greatly needed.
One of the chief leaders in the enter
prise is a man who himself has known
the meaning of prison life and the
hardness and bitterness of the lot of
the everyday convict. This man. who
is now a thorough Christian, believes
that many hundreds, if not thousands,
of prisoners can be reached with the
gospel through the Prisoners' Relief
Society, and that a great reformative
work can be done among these unfor
tunates. Anyone wishing to communi
cate with the organizers can address
"D." The Christian Herald, Bible
House. New York. The Christian
Herald.
AUGUST 24, 1914.
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Allies Are Anxious to
Hold Germans in Check
Until Russians Advance
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 24, 10:15 a. m.—The
following official announcement was
made here to-day:
"The great battle between the
greater part of the forces of ICitglanri
and France against the bulk of the
(■erman army continues to-day.
"The mission of the Knglish and
the French Is to hold virtually the en
tire tieramn army In Belgium while
our Russian allies pursue their suc
cesses in the Kast."
"The Russians occupy territory BO
miles wide on the German frontier.
"After a great victory the Servians
have made safe Austrian terirtory to
the north of them."
Deaths and Funerals
MRS. MARTHA M. ADAMS
Mrs. Martha M. Adams, aged 56 years,
523 Pefter street, died at the Harris
burg Hospital yesterday morning.
Funeral services will be held from her
home, Wednesday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. The Rev. E. S. Rupp, pastor
of the Otterbein United Brethren
Church, Reily and Fourth streets, will
officiate. Burial will be made In the
Harrlsburg Cemetery.
MISS EDITH M. IIER!NKR
Miss Edith M. Hehner, aged 21 years,
died Saturday night at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Mary Hebner, 1209 Penn
street, after an illness of several
months. Beside her mother a brother,
Leonard Hebner, survives. Funeral
Funeral services will be held to-mor
row afternoon, at 4 o'clock. The Rev.
George Cummings, of Washington, D.
C., wil officiate. Burial will be made
in the Harrisburg Cemetery.
MRS. ELIZABETH MII.LER DIES
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, aged 73 years,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Asher Bader. 1829 Susquehanna street,
yesterday afternoon. Funeral services
will be held from her home to-morrow
evening, at 8 o'clock. The bodv will
be taken to Columbia on Wednesday
for burial.
MOTORCYCLIST HURT
John J. Hargest, Jr., proprietor of
the Rex auto garage, North Third
street, while riding a motorcycle at
Third and Muench streets yesterday,
lost control of the machine and
crashed into a doorstep, receiving a
serious fall in consequence. Hargest,
while badly bruised, is able to be out
to-day.
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SUCCEED WADSWORTH
Likely That New President of Com
merce Chamber Must Be
Elected Soon
Plans for an active fall and winter
campaign, will be taken up a meeting
of the boar dof directors of the Har
irsburg Chamber of Commerce, to be
called within the next few days.
George R. Tripp, president, is ex
pected home from New York to-mor
row. Following a conference with
the secretary, Robert M. Wadsworth,
and President Tripp, it is said, a date
for the meeing will be fixed.
One of the llrst important questions
to be taken up is the election of a suc
cessor to Secretary Robert M. Wads
worth, whose resignation takes ef
fect early in September. There are a
number of applications for the posi
tion, including that of R. L. McColgin.
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce of Norfolk, Va., who it is said,
is favored by members of the board.
It is also said a successor to George
B. Tripp, president, will be elected
at an early date. Mr. Tripp, it is un
derstood, has accepted an omportant
position as vice-president and general
manager of the United Gas and Elec
tric Company. Mr. Tripp has not yet
tendered his resignation as president
of the Harrisburg Chamber of Com
merce.
DEXY LEADER WAS SHOT
London, Aug. 24, 4.05 A. M.—A Ber
lin dispatch to the Cologne Gazette
under date of August 17, a copy of
which paper has been received here,
says the report that Herr Leibknecht,
the Socialist leader, was shot because
he declined to do military service is
untrue and that I.iebknecht at the
time was living in Berlin undisturbed.
TIN PI.4ST SHUT DOWN
On completion of a large tin plate
order, the LaUance-rosjean plant closed
down Saturday night. It is under
stood the shutdown Is only for one
week. The rush order which kept the
plant in operation, was for tin to be
used in making 1,000,000 auto tags.