German Forces .Occupy Namur and Capture Forts Surrounding Belgian City
HARRISBURG Oislito TELEGRAPH
J .XXXIII — No. 201
GERMAN ARMY TAKES NAMUR;
40,000 BELGIAN SOLDIERS SLAIN
BRIDGE ABUTMENT |
ERECTED 50 IS TO
OBSTRUCT THE VIEW
Cumberland Valley Proceeds With
Construction in Face of
Citizens' Protest
KENNEDY WAS PETITIONED
South Front Street Folks Wanted
Great Pier at House or
Eastern Curb Line
In spite of vigorous protests of
property owners living south of Mul
berry street in Front the great con
crete abutments for the proposed new
Cumberland Valley Railroad bridge
across the Susquehanna have been
practically completed in accordance
with the original plans.
These plans called for the construc
tion of the first pier or abutment at
the present western curb line of the
street; the citizens who object to this
style of construction wanted the big
base pier erected on the house line.
The fact that the present scheme
would materially interfere with the
upriver view of the residents below
Mulberry street was t(ie chief objec
tion. The petitioners believed the
railroad company could have as read
ily set back the construction work to
the house or at least the east curb line
of the street and then started the open
steel superstructure work at that
point at which the abutments have
been erected. This would have al
lowed a more or less open view to the
park and river above Mulberry strfeet.
Petition President Kennedy
In order to get the matter formally
and comprehensively before Presi
dent M. C. Kennedy, of the Cumber
land Valley Railroad, a petition voic
ing the complaint of the South Front
f.treet citizens was prepared and nu
merously signed and sent to Mr. Ken
nedy.
The head of the railroad company
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THE WEATHER]
For llnrriMliiirK anil vicinity: I'nrtly
cloudy ami continued cool
weather to-iilislit <in<l WrilnpHilny.
For lOiiNtern I'cuiiHylt iinlni t.cncritl
ly rluii I V ll ml unaettleil to-night
iiud U'(rinoirin.v, continued cool;;
gentle tn nimlernte northeast
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The main river will full to-night
nnil Wednesday. \ Ntngc of nliout
2.! l (eel IN Indicated for llarriK-
Imrg Wednesday tmirning.
General ConilltloiiN
The illHturliiincc thnt MOW central
over Northern Xm Hugliuiil.
Monday morning, IIIIN unMMcil off
north eantwaril. It caused light
local Mhoivcrx In the las I twenty
four liiiurN In the Atlantic State*
from Maine to \orth < arollnn.
A Kcncrnl full or 4 to IS decree* In
temperature has occilrrril from
the I,like region aifd Ohio Vnlley
eantwnril to the Atlantic con»t.
Tenipcrntiirei s a. m.. 00.
Sun: ItlaeN, 5:25 a. m.; set*, fli4B
p. in.
Moon: Klr*( quarter, August 27,
11p. m.
River Stage: 3.5 feet a hove low
water mark.
\ Heather
UlsheNt temperature, 84.
1.11 went temperature. 72.
Mean temperature, 7S.
JVormal tempernture. 71.
MARRIAGB I.ICEXtKS
Frank P Hetri( k and Anne E. Fort
nev, city.
Charles r. Webster and Mildred E
Myers, city.
WasilJ Bkie • and Gulria Mraovic,
Steelton.
Late News Bulletins
Allcntown, Pa.. An- . 25.—Fire that did $35,000 damage, started
\ this morning at fl.:tO in Senator .lames A. Miller's hotel stable at New
| Tripoli, destroying the hotel, store, post office, Eureka shirt factory.
L two stuhies and double dwelling of .lohn Wiodt and Polly Krinn. In
surance SIO,OOO. Other buildings were also damaged.
t Latrohe, Pa.. Aug. 25.—The triennial congress of the American
I ( assinese Congregations of the Benedictines opened here to-da.v In St.
I Vincent Archabhey and will continue until Thursday night with daily
sessions. New rules and regulations made imperative by the growth
of the order will he discussed and adopted.
Ha/.leton, Pa., Aug. 25.—The eighth annual State reunion of the
K.lks began in the new City Hall this morning with addresses of wel
come l»y Mayor .Tames Harvey on behalf of the town and Charles IJ.
I Wilde for the lla/.lctou lodge, and the response by Dr. E. IJ. Davis,
I of Berwick. State president. Ninety delegates were in attendance and
250 are expected by to-night. I
Washington, Aug. 25.—0n motion of Democratic l..cadcr Under
wood, the House voted to-day to deduct from the pay of members for
all time they are absent except In ease of illness. All leaves were can
celled. The Republicans opposed It as a discrimination against North
ern members away on primary campaigns. For days the House has
Ix'cn forced to suspend business at times for lack of a quorum.
Washington, Aug. 25.—Woril was received here to-day of the
death of .Mrs. Mary Eno Pliieliot at Saugatuck. C'on., yesterday. She
was the mother of Gilford Plnchot of Washington, Amos IMncliot of
New York, and l.ady Alan Johnston, was 77 years old and had been
ill some time. Burial will be at Milford, Pa., to-morrow.
Newport, R. 1., Aug. 25.—Maurice E. Mclaughlin, of San Francisco,
and Thomas C. Dundy, of IJOS Angeles, successfully defended their title
of lawn tennis doubles champions of the country to-day by defeating
Dean Mathcy. of Cranford, N. J., and G. M. Church, of New York, lu
straights sets.. The scores were o—l, 6—2, 6—4.
Washington, Aug. 25.—N0 opposition to the proposed government
purchase of foreign built merchant steamers has come from the lielllg
erents nations of Europe It was announced to-day at the White House
and none Is expected by Administration officials. The President believes
that plan entirely in conformity with international law, since no con
traband freight will be carried aboard the ships.
FULL OF BELGIAN
CITY 11 FIVE FORTS
COMES IS SURPRISE
London Times Says Capture Is One
of the Events Which Makes
War a Gamble
ENGLISH PAPERS COMMENT
Military Experts Say Allies in Bel
gium Are Feeling Full Shock
of German Army
By Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 25, by wireless to the
Associated press by way Nauen, Ger
many and Sayvllle, L. I.—An affieial
announcement made public here to
day says that the city of Namur and
five of its forts have been captured by
the Germans. The bombardment of
the other forts continues and their
fall seems imminent.
London, Aug. 24, 3.52 P. M.—The
official war information bureau says:
It is announced that Namur has
fallen.
The above dispatch as indicted was
filed in London at 3.52 o'clock Mon
day afternoon and received in New
York at 6.10 o'clock this (Tuesday)
morning. Its transmission was prob
ably delayed by the censor.
The fortifications of Namur and
Liege formed the finest examples of
the work tf the famous Belgian mili
tary engineer. General Henry Alexis
Brialmont. whose reputation was
worldwide.
The defensive works of Namur were
not so strong as those of Liege, but
the position of the city was much bet
ter for military purposes.
The forts are nine In number, the
four most Important being St. Heri
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British Scouting
Parties Meet Germans
Hy Associated Press
London, Aug. 25, 4.03 A. M.—The I
French correspondent of the Express j
says that the British troops came into i
action for the first time on Friday and j
Saturday. It was only an affair of
outposts and scouting but interesting
because of the light it threw on the
exhausted condition of the German
advance guard.
The correspondent continues: j
"Detachments were scouting in the
country to the westward of Brussels
and south as far as Charleroi. lOx
hausted though the German cavalry
were known to be as a whole, their
success lay in continued rapid advance
and it was obvious that they would
push on at the lirst possible moment.
"So while the Belgians were sud
denly falling back towards the north,
the English were busily employed
feeling for German advance while the
French horse, foot an artillery came
up from the south and west.
Austrian Troops Are
Mobilizing on Border
Rome, via Paris, Aug. 25, 6.24 a.
m.—The "Secolo" says that notwith
standing the denials of the Austrian
government certain Austrian troops
are massing on the Italian frontier.
The movements were discreet at first
I but ordefs from Vienna in the last 48
hours compelled precipitate action,
I the effects of which were visible at
[Trent, where there is an incessant
! movement of troops. The paper adds
| that there are also 80,000 Austrian
I troops at Innsbruck..
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HOME FROM SEAT OF
WHO JUST 111 TIME
TO SEBVEAS JURORS
Peter Vanderloo and H. Brooke
Spahr Drawn as Talesmen
For Fall Term
T faat story about the parrot, and
that one about what Smiths wife's
sister said, and that other one about
Hrown s cow—all those always, ever
and anon side-splitting stories they tell
in the juryroom while the obstinate
eleventh man from the country district
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SKULL OF ROHM
BEING KiTHED
BY CHEEK LABORER
Believed to Be Evidences of Long
Ago Murder; Other Bones
Are Dug Up
While dlpKin* away on tlie Paxton
crook improvement excavations. Just
above Hemlock street, yesterday after
noon, one of the laborers in Foreman
R.O. Montour's gang struck something
with his pick that sent cool chills slip
ping clown his spine and made him hesi
tate. And when he naa removed the
loose earth from around the object and
exposed It entirely to view, he weakly
dropped his pick and sat down on a
rock and mopped a perspiring brow.
He had unearthed a human skull.
For half an hour or so there wasn't
much doing In that vicinity, and Mr.
Montour and some of the others in
vestigated a little more fully. And
when some human hones, or what were
believed to be human bones, were dis
covered a few feet away, the story
spread pretty rapidly and that whole
section of the First Ward had much to
ponder about most all dav.
The skull was minus the crown, and
had apparently been burled for many
years, although the teeth in both law's
were still In fairly good condition. A
queer dent in the nose frame, evidently
caused by a fracture, gave color to a
report that the evidences of a long-ago
murder had been unearthed.
Cousin of Ex-Gov. Stuart
Killed by Fleeing Man
i Pittsburgh, Aug. 25.—Edward Vec
! far I shot and killed Daniel Stuart, a
I cousin of ex-Governor Edwin S. Stu
'art, of Philadelphia, and Paul Rie
ger, a carpenter, here yesterday after
noon. Rieger and Veccari collided
I with one another, and when the for-
I mer attempted to strike the latter,
| Veccari pulled his revolver and killed
I Rieger.
Stuart, who was in no way inter
ested in the quarrel, gave chase after
Veccari when he saw Rieger fall to
the ground and the Italian running
down the street with a smoking re
ivolver In his hand.
! Stuart was gaining rapidly on the
fleeing man when the latter is said to
have turned suddenly and fired at
Stuart, who dropped with a bullet In
his chest. The wounded man later
idled on the operating table at the
j Pittsburgh Hospital.
I Mrs. TJ. V. Hockwell, of Philade
lphia, Is a daughter of Stuart.
! FAIjliS FROM MURRY-GO.ROUXI)
Lewlstown. Pa., Aug. 25—While rid
ing on a merry-go-round at Burnham
Park, Mrs. William Plcketts, was flung
from the seat and rendered uncon
scious for a time. At the time of the
accident thf woman held a small child
in her arms which escaped injury.
TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1914.
REPUBLICANS IN
CONFERENCE OVER
PARTY PLATFORM
Dr. Brumbaugh's Platform Will Be
Considered in Framing the
Document Tomorrow
Special to the Telegraph
Pittsburgh, Aug. 25.—Discussion of '
the platform to be submitted to the
Republican State committee to-mor
row is taking place this afternoon and
the arrival of the Philadelphia con
tingent is awaited before the subcom
mittee takes final action. According |
to rumors It had been decided not to
touch the liquor question at all, but.
now it is said a plank will be inserted
to meet the platform of Dr. Brum
baugh.
Three planks already framed by the
subcommittee were lifted out of the
platform altogether to-day, it was
learned. These are the planks on the
tariff, the Mexican situation and the
third partytorces. The tariff plank is
to be written entirely by Senator Pen
rose.
Lobbies of the Fort Pitt Hotel,
where headquarters have been estab
lished. rapidly filled this morning with
Republicans from all over the State.
The Phll&delphlana were not expebted
until late in the day. Joseph R.
Grundy, president of the Pennsylvania
Manufacturers' Association, one of the
•early arrivals, was closeted with Sen-
I ator Penrose for over an hour this
j morning, discussing the tariff plank.
State Chairman W. E. Crow on ar
riving here at noon went into confer
ence -at once with Senator Penrose
and Secretary of the Commonwealth
McAfee, and later announced, smil
ingly, that it was expected the sub
-11 committee will report a platform
| "upon which all Republicans can
agree."
"Will it be conservatively progress
ive or progressively conservative?"
someone asked.
I "It will be Republican doctrine,"
the State chairman answered, rather
emphatically.
BLAKSLEK IN TOWN
James T. Blakslee, Fourth Assist
ant Postmaster General, the official
headsman of the Post Office Depart-
I ment, is here to-day. He was at Dem
ocratic headquarters and it is about
time for State Chairman Roland S.
I Morris to say that patronage Is not
i under discussion at the headquarters
I I Democratic. leaders, from troubled
[.counties are here to see Morris and.
(of course, will not talk to Blakslee.
SITUATION NOT AS
BAD AS PAINTED IN
EUROPE, SAYS WATT
General Manager of Elliott-Fisher
Plant Views Domestic Trade
Conditions Optimistically
That Americans wore fairly well
treated in Europe, and that the sit
uation was not as bad as it has been
painted, are some of the observations
on the. conditions In Europe drawn at
first hand by G. F. Watt, general man
ager of the Elliott-Fisher typewriter
works.
Mr. Watt reached America Satur
day on tho American Line boat
St. Louis. Among other observations
in the following account which Mr.
Watt has prepared for the Telegraph
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Woman Who Said She
Shot Mrs. Bailey Ends
Her Life With Poison
Special to The Telegraph
Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Adeline
Drake, who declared that she was the
woman who shot and killed Mrs.
Louise Bailey in Dr. Edwin Carman's
office, Freeport, L. 1., and who was
taken to the Buffalo State Hospital
for the Insane, committed suicide by
taking poison early to-day at the insti
tution. When first taken to the hos
pital she gave the name of Mrs. Helen
Cohen.
On August 12 Dr. Carman, accom
panied by his attorney, George M.
Levy, visited the woman at the hos
pital, and although she appeared to
recognize the physician at once, he
was unable to identify her and said
to the best of his knowledge she had
i never been to his office.
CHILD DIES
Special to The Telegraph
Penbrook, Pa., Aug. 25. Delma
Oleva Feefer, 4-month-old child of
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Feefer, 15 South
Chestnut street, died this morning.
The funeral, which will be private,
will take place Thursday at 10 o'clock.
The Rev. H. M. Miller, of Penbrook
United Brethren Church, will officiate.
Burial will be made at Shoop'g
Church. Tho body can be viewed be
tween 7 and 9 Wednesday evening.
PHYSICIAN INJURED BY FALL
Special to The Telegraph
Columbia. Pa., Aug. 25.—Dr. Smith
Armor, aged 90 years, Columbia's old
est phyhlcian, was injured by a fall
at his home last evening.
12 PAGES.
Russians Advance
In Great Numbers
On Forts in East
Belgian Border Town and Five Forts Fall Under Terrific
Fire of Germans; Attack Lasted Two Days; Kaiser's
Forces Are Now Concentrating at Various Points to
Begin March on Capital; Losses on Both Sides Are
Enormous; Russian Successes Offset bv Defeat of
Allied Forces in West
London, Aug. 25, 2.59 A. M. —The Ostend correspon
dent of the Chronicle says Belgium's losses so far are esti
mated at 40,000 killed. No estimate of the appalling prop
erty loss has been hazarded by the officials.
Industry everywhere is at a standstill, says the corre
spondent. Not a single factory or coal pit in the country
has been operated in three weeks and not a single penny in
wages has been received by the men engaged in the staple
activities of the nation since August 1.
There is nothing but dire poverty, distress and stagna
tion even in the areas untouched by the fighting.
London, Aug. 25, 3.18 A. M.—A dispatch to the
Morning Post from St. Petersburg reviewing the opera
tions of the Russians, says:
"Russia's two great armies are now advancing over a
front extending seventy miles, to a great pitched battle,
success in which even the austere commander-in-chief,
Grand Duke Nicholas, probably will deign to call a victory
—a word hitherto scrupulously avoided.
"In the opinion of military experts this battle will de
velop within three or four days and will so nearly coin
cide with the conflict on the French front as to make it
impossible for Germany to detach assistance from any
where."
Rome, Aug. 25, via London, 3.15 P. M.—A dispatch to
the Corriere D'ltalia from Antivari, Montenegro, says the
fortifications of Cattaro, the Austrian seaport in Dalma
tia, on the Adriatic, have been completely destroyed, and
that the Austrian commander is now parleying for terms
of surrender. The bombardment of Cattaro was con
ducted by a fleet of the allies.
Namur, the Belgian fortress, has fallen into German hands, ac
cording to an announcement made by the official press bureau in
London. Details of the fighting around the fortress were not given,
but the English newspapers regard the fall as inexplicable.
Berlin dispatches say five of the Vorts of Namur and the city
itself have fallen and the capture of the remaining four forts is
imminent.
A reverse of the forces of the allies is generally admitted by
the English and French newspapers, which say to-day's news is
"decidedly bad." While plainly expressing disappointment at the
failure of their forces, they declare the retrograde movement toward
the line of strong defensive works near the frontier has been carried
out in good order.
It is assumed that the allies are falling back on their first line
of defensive work running from Maubeuge, in a southeasterly direc
tion by way of Hirson, Mezieres, Montmedy, Verduen, St. Mihiel,
Toul and Fr>inal all of which are strong fortresses and are inter
spersed with smaller works such as Ayvelle, Genicourt, Troyon, Les
Paroches, Lianville, Gironville and Jouy-Sous-Lea-Cotes. Behind
these lies another strong line of fortifications from St. Quentin in
the north through Laon and Reims to the great entrenched camp at
Chalons.
POSSESSION VITAL TO GERMANY
The English newspapers declare that both the English and
Russians are determined to "fight to a finish" whatever the outlook
may be at present. They say the possession of Namur was vital for
Germany and that it "was a fine stroke for the Germans to have
rushed the place under the eyes of the allied armies."
In other parts of Belgium fighting is still in progress, and a
report from Ostend says 30,000 Germans have attacked Malines,
•thirteen miles.from Antwerp.
Charleroi has also been the scene of hot fighting, this time
j between the French and German troops, and a fresh encounter is
believed to have begun there to-day.
Twenty-five thousand Germans have been surrounded between
Courtrai and Anseghem, according to an Ostend dispatch to the
London Daily Express.
Brussels has been left by the main body of German troops who
have proceeded on their way to the frontier.
Russian reports relate the advance of the Russian armies in
Eastern Prussia and the surprisingly rapid movement of the troops.
Russian officials, however, caution against feeling too great elation
over the preliminary success, pointing out that the German terri
tory about the Vistula is strongly fortified along the line of the
Russian forward march.
Newspaper dispatches assert that the Austrian fortified port of
Cattaro, Dalmatia has been destroyed by the allied fleets.
Disoatches from the Servian provisional capital, Nish, record
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