Germans Hurrying J mops Eastward to <■ HARRISBURG iflslsll TELEGRAPH I .XXXIII— No. 205 RUMOR OF FALL OF KOEIUOERG HEARD IN SI. PETERSBURG Strongly Fortified Seaport of Ger mans Said to Have Been Taken by Russians ALLENSTEIN IS OCCUPIED Russian Foot Regiment, in Hand to Hand Battle Almost Anni hilates Hungarians London. Aug. 29. 5.50 A. M.—A (lis patch to the Times from St. Peters burg says reports are rlrrulatlng there of the fall of KpeniKsherc;, the stroucly fortified seaport of the Germans In East Prussia. The Russian advance in East Prus sia gave rise to three days of pro longed and stubborn engagements in the vicinity of Soldau. Allenstein and Bisehoffsburg. where the enemy had concentrated the army corps whicb retreated from Oumbinnen and some fresh troops. Allenstein has been suc cessfully occupied by the Russians. The German losses were particularly heavy at Meuthlen. between Osterode and Nordenburg, and the enemy is in full retreat. On the Galician front the fighting had on Wednesday assumed the char acter of' general engagements, de veloping in the southern districts of Lublin and in Eastern Galicla on the roads of Lemberg. The front of the battle extended for 200 miles. At first the fighting was more of the character of attack and counter-attack, but grad ually the Austrians were compelled to assume the defensive. A Russian foot regiment, in a hand to-hand fight with the Eleventh Hun garian Reserves, captured their colors and nearly annihilated the enemy. TWO BURNED TO DEATH By Associated Press Connellsvllle, Pa., Aug. 29. Mrs. Mary Bowser, aged 60, and a 3-year old granddaughter were burned to death to-dav and Mrs. Matthew Hayes, aged 25. daughter of Mrs. Bowser, with a year-old infant, is in the hos pital fatally burned. All are victims of fire caused by the explosion of an oil stove which destroyed five dwell ings early to-day at Indian Creek, fifteen miles from this city. THE WEATHERI For Harrlshnrg and vlclnltyi I'n settled, prohuhly ahower* thla nf ternoon; partly cloudy to-night i and Sunday; not much ohanvr In temperatu re. For Eastern Pennsylvania: Show ers tn-nlght, allghtly cooler; Sun day partly cloudys gentle to mod erate southweat to norlhnrit wlnda. River The main river will probablv fall slowly to-night and Sunday. .V *tnge of about l.l» feet Is Indi cate d for Harrlahurg Sunday morning. General Conditions The disturbance from the South weat ha* moved nnrthrmtivard and I* now central over the northern portion of l.ake Eric. W Is a to 14 degrees cooler In the Northwest Border State* and In the Northwestern Canadian prov ince* and 4 to S degree* cooler In New England and the Middle Mla slppl Valley. Temperature: 8 a. m„ flfl. Sun: Blaes, tii2ft n. M.i sets. Bi4S p. m. Mooni Full moon, September 4 OiOl a. m. River Stages Two feet above low water mark. Yesterday'* Weather Hlghewt temperature, 71. Lowest temperature. «7. Mean temperature. HI). Normal temperature, 70. r VOTERS > Every voter should bear these 1 days in mind, if he wants to vote i in November. LAST DAYS To be assessed, September 2. To pay taxes, October 3. REGISTRATION DAYS September 3 and 15, October 3. Late News Bulletins LANDING OF JAPS AWAITED Peking, Aug- 29.—The Japanese legation here expected that a Japanese landing*outside of Klao Chow will l>r made in a Tew days. TWO TRAWLERS SUNK BY MINES Ijondon, Alig. 29, 4.10 P. M.—The official bureau of information has announced that two trawlers, sweeping for mtqes. have Itcen sunk by mines. Five members of the. crews of the trawlers are missing anil eight others received injuries. McREYNOLDS IS CONFIRMED Washington, Aug. 29.—The Senate to-day continued the nomina tion of Attorney (ioneral Mcßeynolds to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Senators said the vote was "very decidedly" in favor of the confirmation. Shanghai. Aug. 29.—William Katz, of Shanghai, owner of the American steamer Hanamet which was seized as a prize of war bv a nrlllsh torpedo boat, has appealed to the American consul. W. R. Peek for indemnification. The steamer was bound from this port for Tsing' Tan to remove noncombatants and, the owner declares, carried no con traband. Paris, Ky., Aug. 29. —In defending a prisoner whom a mob at tempted to take from Jail here early this morning City Jailer E. J Harris shot and killed Eugene Houston, a prominent citizen. The moli had attacked the Jail in an attempt to get a negro. Pekin, Aug. 29. Xoon —After an inquiry at Tsing Tau. the German legation denies that t.hr (ierman torpedo destroyer S9O h:is been sunk A dispatch from Chee Foo. China, last night said the British torpedo boat destroyer Welland had engaged and sunk the S9O. Washington. Aug. 29.—-The British embassy to-day received from the London Foreign Office the following: "East Prussia is being rapidly overrun by the Russian army and a great part of this region is already in Russian hands. The German forces consisting of three army corps and several divisions, have been repeatedly defeated, los ing heatily in men and guns." Paris, Aug. 29. 4.15 P. M.—'The French War Office gave out the following official statement this afternoon: "The Russian army lias completely invested Koenlgsbcrg and occupied Allensteiu, both in East Prussia. The Germans continue to retreat." HOME FOLKS APPROVE CANDIDACY OF DR. BRUMBAUGH AT GREAT RECEPTION a» V- * * DR. BRUMBAL'GH AT HIS OI_D IIOME I'pper left band, stupe house In mouniainft of Penn township, Hunting don county, where Dr. Brumbaugh Lived while he was cutting timber to pay off the mortgage on his father's farm; upper right hand. Dr. Brum baugh greeting his father the first time since his nomination; lower pic ture. Dr Brumbaugh and his father together in the doorway of the Leister House. U.S.SOONER OR LATER MUST FIGHT JAPAN IS GEN. HOWE'S BELIEF Retired Army Officer Declares Germany is an Enemy to Be Reckoned With Special to The Telegraph Atlantic City. Aug. 29.—Germany could land an army of 200,000 per fectly trained and equipped troops on the Atlantic coast within four weeks after a declaration of war. The United States under present conditions, would he virtually power less to do more than make a pretense of resistance. Japan could do the same on the Pacific coast with equal celerity and ease. An army of the Mikado, made up of veterans who saw service at Port Arthur, could hold California. Oregon and Washington for a year before this country would be able to master a sufficient force to expel them. Tha sole reliance of the United States in preventing invasion from European shores would be in its fleet, and this is inferior to that of Ger [Contlnucd on Page 9] HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 29, 1914 com SCHOOLS 10 »y Oil COLLEGE EXTENSION PIMM Nearly All Districts Begin Work on • Monday Morning; New Super intendent Plans Inspection Dauphin oountv's township school districts have been assured of all pos sible assistance from Pennsylvania State College in the development of college extension work this winter and the preliminary steps will likely be taken at the annual sesson of the county teachers' institute during the week of November 9. Professor ,F. E. Sbambaugh, coun ty superintendent of schools, was in this city to-day completing plans for the opening of the majority of the schools of the county on Monday. Some have already been opened for the winter. In connection with tie starting of the school work for 1914, Professor [Continued on Page 9] Hard Coal Prices Go Up 10c a Ton on Tuesday On September 1 hard coal prices will go up 10 cents a ton in Harris burg. There will not likely be a fur ther increase in retail prices unless freight rates are increased. The new prices will be the same as they were one year ago and are as follows: Nut. $7.05; stove, $6.90; egg, $6.65, and pea, $5.35. Preparations are being made at the anthracite mines along the Reading railroad for large shipments between now and September 15. Eocal dealers anticipate a busy time during the next four weeks. Harrisburg Physicians Censorial District Heads At the annual meeting of the fourth censori/il district composed of Dau phin. l,ebanon and Lancaster county, physicians yesterday at Mt. Gretna elected Dr. Harvey J. Smith, this city, president, Dr. Jolin Oenslager, Harris burg, vice-president, and another Har risburger. Dr. Harvey Miller, as sec retary. At a banquet at the Hotel fonewago toasts were responded toj by a number of physicians, among them Dr. Hiram McGowan. Dr. D. S. Funk. Dr. Samuel Z. Shope, Dr. J. E. Dickinson and Dr. J. N. Oenslager. 1,250 Waynesboro Folk on Excursion to City Waynesboro folks rlid not allow a little rain to interfere with their trip to Harrisburg to-day and the annual excursion brought 1,260 people here on two special trains. Many of the visitors after looking over the Capitol went to ne-arby towns. Special to The Telegrcpb | Huntingdon, Pa., Aug. 29.—X0 con-! queriug hero was ever accorded a I , more spontaneous and heartfelt greet- I | ltig than Martin G. Brumbaugh, the j I Republican nominee for Governor of ' Pennsylvania, on his return to the old I home town yesterday afternoon. He i came here direct from Pittsburgh! where he had launched his campaign 1 in a speech that has thrilled the Com- ' monwealth with its pledges of good j government and sane treatment of j the needs and the opportunities of I ; this great Commonwealth. | All party differences were swal- j | lowed up in the universal desire of i the townsfolk and the people of the j countryside to honor the man who has honored his own people in a life j of fine achievement and sturdy adher- j ence to that which he conceives to bo I right in principle and action. Here! everybody refers to Dr. Brumbftugh as "M. G." and everywhere he went I there was the cordial hand clasp and | the hearty greeting of men, women • and children who believe in hijo and I who will give him the support of a community that has watched his! steady progress from the poor farmer j boy to the high pinnacle of the clti- j zen who has accomplished mu"ch in j substantial and patriotic and reason-] able public service. LONDON RELIEVES DECISIVE BATTLE IS BEING FOUGHT Censorship Is Drawn Tight About Developments in War Zone Today By Associated Press London, Aug. 29. 4.30 p. M. —Ex- haustion on the part of the German troops and the consequent necessity of slackening their forward movement is offered in some quarters to-day as an explanation of the absolute silence which has veiled all the operations in Northern France since the desperate struggle on Wednesday, when a quar ter of a million of German soldiers tried to hack their way through the British lines held by less than half that number. .lust as many other people, however, are convinced that the battle which Field Marshal Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British forces on the continent, said on Wednesday was impending is now in progress, and that the com manders are awaiting a decisive out come before permitting anything to become public. Since last Wednesday both British and French troons have had time to entrench themselves and their artil lery has been able to find the ranges over the zone the Germans must traverse in the next fighting. Reports that France has formed a new army of 250,000 to take the offensive against the German right has aroused much interest they have not, however, been confirmed. Marching On Belfort A telegram from Basel, Switzerland, declaring that five German and Aus. trian army corps ore marching on Belfort. France, has not been authenti cated; nor has any other report that [Continued on Page 7] Odd Fellows of Seven Counties Gather at Hershey Several hundred Harrisburg Odd Fel lows left this morning on a Reading ■special for Hershey, where they were joined by thousands of Odd Fellows from the counties of Schuylkill, Berks, Lebanon. Dauphin. Lancaster, Cumber land and York, participating in the first reunion of the Seven Counties As sociation. Aside from the amusement end of the program for the day will be the speeches delivered by Judge Paul A Benson, grand master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, who will take as his subject, "The Principles of Odd Fellowship," and that delivered by R. D. Beninan, of Harrisburg, who will speak on "Odd Fellows' Orphanages and Homes for the Aged." Tyrrell's Band, of Lebanon, who will render the concerts In the afternoon and evening, will lead the Lebanon county delegation. , Perhaps the attitude of his neigh bors was best expressed when in an after-meeting last night he referred to the fact that he was always glad to he called "M. G." and immediately from the pressing crowd about the stand came the robust voice of .in Irish admirer, who declared "that nieans he Makes Good." From the hills and the dales of this section of Pennsylvania, covering six counties and many towns, came the friends and admirers of the next Gov ernor of the State. They cared noth ing about the drizzling rain; they came determined to express their pleasure over the selection of one of them to fill the highest office in the gift of the people of Pennsylvania. Nothing save a cataclysm of the elements could have prevented their presence in Huntingdon last night. They came by train, by automobile, by wagon and on foot. Thousands of them, and this old Juniata valley town was gorged with the enthusiastic throng of Intelligent and hospitable people. Generous Reception Tt was a great home-coming and it's little wonder that Dr. Brum baugh shed happy tears when arms were extended towards him from [Continued on Page 2] GERMANS REPORTED TO HAVE DEFEATED FIVE RUSSIAN CORPS Wireless Dispatch Says Situation in East Prussia Has Been Relieved By Associated Press Berlin, Aug. 29, By Wireless to the Associated Press.—News of the defeat of Ave Russian army corps to the south of Allenstein is made public here to-day. It is regarded as en couraging, and as greatly relieving the situation in East Prussia. It .is said to insure the flank of the German positions. Allenstein is about 60 miles south of Koenigsburg. The Associated Press hag been in formed from official Autrian that the [Continued on Page 9] Commerce Chamber Committees Will Be Announced Next Week Two committees now being selected will be announced by the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce next week. One of the committees will nomi nate candidates to fill vacancies in official departments occurring after September 1. The other committee will consider plans of the proposed State fair. This committee, it is un derstood. will act in conjunction with the promoters of the State fair project and arrange for additional publicity. Brother of J. W. Morgan Killed at Washington Information is wanted by the police department regarding the whereabouts of J. W. Morgan, who formerly resided at 1633 Fulton street, Harrisburg. His brother, Charles Morgnn, was killed by a street car at Washington, D. C., to-day and the police of that city are anxious to locate the brother In Harrisburg. Local Bank Stock Brings Fancy Figures at Auction Commonwealth Trust and First Na tional Bank stock which was sold at auction on the Courthouse steps this morning at administrators' sale brought some remarkable figures. Six shares of First National were hid and bought for $570 per share and twenty-six shares of Common wealth were sold in lots for S4OO and some for $400.25. respectively. Pari value of both stocks is SIOO. J 14 PAGES, * POSTSCRIPT. Germans Rushing East to Check Russian Advance Conflicting Reports Received Concerning Successes of Ger mans and Russians in East Prussia; Koenigsberg In vested, According to St. Petersburg Dispatches; Ger man Victory at St. Quentin Recorded in Berlin; Brit ish Sink German Warships in First Real Naval Engagement Washington, Aug. 29.—Russian troops are 30 kilometers from Lemberg and Servian army head quarters has moved forward to Zalievo, according to official dispatches to-day to the French embassy. Be fore Nancy the French troops found 2,500 German dead and before Vitrimont 4,500 dead. London, Aug. 29, 2.15 P. M.—A dispatch to the Evening N.ews from Copenhagen, says: "Ordinary railroad transportation in Germany has been suspended for the present because the rail roads are engaged in carrying troops from the west front to hard pressed east front." London, Aug. 29, 5.09 P. M.—A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Company from Paris says an offi cial communication given out in the French capital confirms previous reports that the Russians' have completely invested Koenigsberg in Eastern Prussia. Rome, Aug. 29, via London, 12.23 P. M.—The Tribuna publishes a dispatch from St. Petersburg which confirms reports that the Russian have invest ed the fortress at (name deleted by censor) where the Germans are shut in. There are now no German armies to interfere with the Russian opera tions in this region. Previous dispatches would indicate that the name omitted is probably the fortress at Koenigsberg, in East Prussia. \\ hat little definite war news escaped the censors to-day re flected chiefly the situation in East Prussia where the operations are assuming daily a greater importance. These reports are conflicting. At Berlin it is officially an nounced that five Russian army corps have been defeated by the Austrians and Germans south of Allenstein, 60 miles south of Koe nigsberg. Newspaper dispatches from St. Petersburg, on the other hand, declare that Allenstein has been occupied by the Russians who are investing Koenigsberg. From the same source comes the statement that the Russians are drawing a net around Lemberg, the capital of Galicia. Field Marshal Lord Roberts declared to-day that Great Britain would require hundreds of thousands of men for the present con flict. Berlin has received a report of the defeat of the British at St. Quentin in France. If this is true it places the Germans twenty three miles south of Cambrai, the scene of the recent German suc cess. TRAIN SERVICE SUSPENDED A dispatch from Paris says that train service between Paris and Boulogne has been suspended. According to a report from Copenhagen, Germany is rushing troops from her west front to reinforce her army and that of Aus tria in the east. The British Foreign Office announces that East Prussia is being rapidly overrun by the Russians. The French embassy in Washington states that its advices show the Russians to be within twenty miles of Lemberg. The German ambassador at Washington denied to-day stories of German cruelty and declared that Zeppelin airships had attacked nothing but fortifications . The Princess Patricia Canadian light infantry 1,000 strong, sailed from Montreal to-day. White Star Liner With Guns Fore and Aft, in Harbor at New York By Associated Press New York, Aug. 29. With six-inch guns mounted fore and aft, with every port hole blanketed and ail lights ex tinguished. the White Star liner Adri atic crept into port in the darkness of early morning to-day. She had aboard 1,762 passengers, nearly all Americans, who were In England at the outbreak of hostilities. It Is said that the vessel will go, without very little delay, from here to Halifax to help carry Canadian volunteers across the sea. Many Civilians Lost Lives When Louvain Was Fired by Germans By Associated Press London, Aug. 29. 4:42 A. M. A dispatch to the Post from Terenuzon, a seaport In the Netherlands, describing the sack of Louvain from what It claims to he an authoritative source, says many civilians were killed. Including women, children and the clergy. Their nationality. It is declared, did not save one English and one American clergy man. AU the public buildings were de stroyed. The dispatch adds that ttiere will shortly start for the United States a commission, consisting of Messrs. Van dervelde. Hymans. Goblet and Belvella, all Ministers of State, whose mission It will be to make public alleged German atrocities. CHILD DIES Anna, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Vucenle, llfi South street, died last evening. Fun eral arrangements are not yet com pleted. < Roberts Congratulates Business Men Who Are Ready to Go to Wat By Associated Press London, Aug. 29. 2:55 P M. Field Marshal Lord Roberts made the decla ration to-day that Great Britain, In the present war, would require hundreds of thousands of soldiers. The occasion of this statement was the review of the new regiment of 1,- 300 London business men. Fort Shells Landing Party on Cape Jaeschke By Associated Press . Tslng Tau, Ivlao Chow, Aug. 29, noon One of the forts threw a shell acress the entrance of the bay yesterday afternoon at a small party of Japajiese or Chinese that had land ed on Cape Jaeschke. The landing party departed immediately. Its mis sion was not known. Six Japanese warships may be seen every day from the Tslng Tau fortifi cations cruising back and forth beyond the range of the German gi»ns. 1,000 Canadian Soldiers Set Sail For War Zone By Associated Press Montreal, Aug. 29. The Princess Patricia Canadian light Infantry, first native troops from North America to leave for the European war, sailed to day 1,000-strong aboard the White Star liner Megantlc, amid gala scenes, for a secret destination. Gaily decked with flags and bunting the Megantlc pulled out from her slip to the shrieks of whistles from the harbor craft and roars of cheering from crowds fringing .the docks.
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