CITY WILL REDUCE
FIRST IMPROVEMENT !
DEBT TO $555,110
Bond Series of $36,400 of 1902
Issue to Be Redeemed
Tomorrow
By redeeming another series of
$36,400 worth of Improvement bonds
to-morrow Harrisburg will reduce Its
bonded Indebtedness under the first
public improvement loan to $555,100.
The series that Is to be cashed to
morrow is the eighth and Is due Sep
tember 1. It Is a part of the loan of
$1,090,000 which WHS authorized In
1902 and marxed the first radical step
the capital city of Pennsylvania really
made toward Its improvement.
Of that $1,090,000 Just $316,000
was expended in the construction of
the filter plant, $365,000 was spt-nt for
the construction of sewers, Including
the Paxton creek Interceptor, $65,000
was provided for the river dam,
$250,000 for parks and SIOO,OOO for
street intersectionnl paving.
In 1907 the first instalment of
SIBO,OOO was paid off and thereafter
each year the city redeemed $36,400
worth at a time up until last year,
when $35,100 was redeemed, and thus
far in 1914 $1,400 has been redeemed
—sloo, S3OO and SI,OOO having been
cashed in January. March and June.
To date $398,500 of the million and
ninety thousand dollar debt has been
settled and with the series that falls
due to-morrow the debt will be fur
ther decreased by a total of $43 4,900. |
Which leaves a net balance of the I
debt of $555,100.
All told the city treasury expects
to pay out something like $40,000 In
public Improvement bond redemptions,
interest on other Improvement bonds,
etc. This Includes the redemption of
the Improvement series. In addition
to this the treasury will ray off some
$35,200 In assessment bonds for street
paving and grading.
Post "War Gazetter"
Circulated by Former
Telegraph Manager
With the strict military censorships
permitting but a mere dribble of real
news of the all-nation clash of arms in
Europe, most any information that has
a war touch is still eagerly sought by
the peoole of the United States and of
especial value just now are any reli
able figures and statistics that may be
of assistance In an intelligent reading
of the brief war dispatches. And the
"War Gazetteer," Just received by the
Telegraph from the New York Evening
Post, fills the bill exceptionally well.
The Post's compendium of war infor
mation is of particular Interest to Har
risburg folks because of the fact that
a wcll-kno.vn newspaperman of this
city had a big hand In Its distribution
—Robert McCiean, formerly circulation
manager of the Telegraph. He is now
lllllng a similar position on the New
York Post.
Two Local People to
* Become College Teachers
Two Harrishurgers will become
members of college faculties at the be
ginning of the Fall term in Septem
ber. They are Miss Catherine Hem
perly. 1626 Green street, «ind Martin
P. Lisse, son of the Rev. H. F. F.
Lisse.
Miss Hemperly will teach sciences
at Irving College, Mechanlcsburg;
Mr. Lisse will be a chemistry Instruc
tor at the University of Washington,
Seattle.
"iimnE SHOP" ii i.ii i".
"The Bride Shop," variety's most
elaborate one-act musical comedy,
comes to head the vaudeville festivi
ties at tiie Orpheutn this week. Pretty
Lola Wentworth. still In the role of the
winsome bride, will trill and delight
generally, at the head of the same ex
cellent cast that appeared in this pro
duction in Harrisburg last season. New
musical scores and new costumes will
likely add new Interest to the feature
here this week. When tills playlet ap
peared at the Orpheum last year It
was the concensus of opinion that it j
was the best lnlnaturo musical comedy
Keith vaudeville had sent to Harris- \
burg. It was reported at the Orpheum
box office on Saturday that an un
usual advance sale was already re
corded. which speaks pretty loud for
the reception Harrisburg itilends giv
ing "The Bride Shop."—Adv.
AT TUB Cftl.UM \I,
Tho feature film entitled "Spartacus,"
declared by the management to he the
longest and most costly moving pic
ture feature ever shown at the co
lonial. will be exhibited there to-day,
to-morrow and Wednesday. "Sparta
cus" or "The Revolt of the Gladiators,"
is a George Kleine feature, and said
to he even more wonderful than 'Quo
Vadls." It Is In eight reels, and en
acted by a cast of notable Italian play
ers, supported by over 7,500 other peo
ple, seen as Roman senators, Midlers,
gladiators, slaves and populace.—Adv.
"THE fillll, HK C'OM.nVT 111 V"
"The Girl He Couldn't Buy," a pow
erful play presented by a company of
tine artists will be seen at the Majestic
Tuesday afternoon and evening. The
owners have spared no expense to pro
duce it properly, both as regards the
Individual members of the company,
and scenery and effects. So far, a
series of packed houses has greeted the
attraction nightly. It Is claimed.—Adv.
11l WY imiSKI.K SIRIIOrMU'.I)
BY t'HIMJIIF.X
The man yotf all know and have been
waiting for is coming to town. He Is
■John Runny, the comedian in all coun
tries and the funny man with the moon
face who has a billion friends. Bunnv's
face is as familiar as that of the Pres
ident's. In fact more so as It Is look
ed at by an average of 7,000,000 peo
ple daily. You saw him In the movies
and now the opportunity presents itself
to gaze upon him in person as he Is
to appear at the Majestic Theater, Sat
urday matinee and night, September 5,
In a musical offering called "Runny
in Funnyland." Comedy, song dance
and fun are the principal features of
tie concoction and the famous Bunny
will have the assistance of fully sixty
comedians. Adv.
FUES SIX-FOOT KITH
More than 300 children enjoved the
annual Salvation Army outing at Reser
voir Park. Saturday, and while
the rain somewhat Interfered
with the fun, there was a
good time for all concerned in the
pavilion. Captain Nellson flew his six
foot hox-klte In the morning, much to
the delight of fhe crowd. One thousand
I'vo hundred sandwiches and fifteen
gallons of ice cream were among the
edibles dispensed.
ICE MAWS NOSE BROKEN
While loading Ice at the storage
house of the United Ice and Coal Com
pany, Forster and Cowden streets, this
morning, J. H. Fillmore, aged 23 vears.
of 1 226 Mulberry street, had his' nose
broken when a large piece of Ice slipped
off the wagon and struck him in the
face. He was taken to tho Harrisburg
Hospital, where the fracture was re
ducud.
TO TEAR DOW N GOULD'S HOME
By Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 31. Frank Gould'fc
mansion and training establishment at
Maisen I>affitte He within the zone of
the Paris forts and in conformity with
General Galloni's decree they must be
torn down within four days.
MONDAY EVENING,
MAY PURCHASE MORL
GROUND AT SYCAMORE
Council Likely to Be Asked to
Buy Land From Theo
dore Calder
Purchase* of about three-quarters
of an acre of land from Theodore
Calder fronting: Putnam street and
adjoining the McCormick estate plot
at Sycamore street, may be suggested
to City Council to-morrow In connec
tion with the proposed purchase of the
new Sycamore and Thirteenth street
lot as a permanent, city playground.
The ordinance authorizing the pur
chase of the McCormick plot provides
for the vacation of Putnam street.
This highway is the rear way to the
Calder ground and the owner, it Is
understood, doesn't like to relinquish
his right of way In the street unless
the ground is purchased. Vie offers this
at the same price as was quoted for
the McCormick lot and this will mean
an additional expenditure of $1,875.
Ahphalt top was placed to-dnv on
tho Front street subway and work
was also started on the putting down
M the matslc pavement of the side
walk under the tracks. The roadway
will be ready for traffic before the
end of the week. It is expected, when
work will be started on the Second
street subway.
The Stucker Brothers Construction
Company resumed work on that
stretch of the River Front job between
"Hardscrabble" and Maclay street this
morning. They are also pushing the
concrete stringers for the steps in the
neighborhood of Forster street. It Is
understood that a large force will be
put at work without delay on the
construction of the steps between Wal
nut street and the pumping station.
This particular section has been so
long held up that the weeds have al
most hidden the concrete stringers
erected a year ago. There seems to
be no doubt that the entire Job will be
completed as far as Maclay street be
fore winter.
German Aviator Drops
Bombs on Paris; Two
Women Are Wounded
I,ondon. Aug. 31. —A Paris dispatch'
to the. Exchange Telegraph Company
says:
"A German aviator flew over Paris
this afternoon at a height of 6.000 feet
and dropped five bombs, which fell in (
the most populous quarter of the city. ,
In one case two women were wounded, j
"One bomb fell in front of the shop j
of a baker and wine merchant at Rue
Albouy and Rue des Vinaigriers; two
on Qual de Valmy, one of which did
not explode, while the other struck
the walls of the Night Refuge, behind
St. Martin's Hospital. Two others
dropped in the Rue de Recollets and
Rue Marcin. neither of which ex
ploded.
"The aviator, who signed himself
Lieutenant von Heidssen. dropped
manifestos, on which were written:
" 'The German army is at the gates
of Paris; you can do nothing but sur
render'."
"It is horrible. Tt is frightful!" ex
| claimed Cnited States Ambassador
Herrick when seen after the aviator j
had hurled the bombs on the city.
Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 31.—Two
German aeroplanes made an unsuc
cessful attempt early to-day to destroy
with bombs the dirigible balloon han
gar at Belfort. France, which is thirly
five miles northwest of here.
England Urged to Send
Irish Brigades to Front
Special to The Telegraph
London. Aug. 31.—The British gov- |
ernment is urged to equip and send j
several Irish brigades to France im- j
mediately in an article in yesterday's |
Sunday Observer. The paper says j
these troops are the best lighters in i
the world.
"Lord Kitchener has got bis second .
army of 100,000 men." says the Ob- |
server.* "He is appealing yet for an- j
other 100,000. There must be mnre
vigorous efforts than yet seen to get j
them quickly. Why have not ar- j
rangements been effected to bring the i
maximum numbers of Irish volunteers |
from both north and south?
"The prime ministers offers to ail- i
dress meetings. So does Lord Curzon. I
There is one other man we need above I
all others—Chancellar Lloyd-George. I
He alone has the kind of influence |
\ and genius required to arouse the mass !
of people and burn into I heir souls the ,
| struggle that is before us."
Italy Reported About
to Join Triple Entente
i London. Aug. 31.—A message to:
thi' Standard from Geneva says, under!
| date of August 25, that the Swiss
i pa pers' publish telegrams from Rome,
• Milan and Turin from their corre
| spondents stating that Italy is arming
' to join the triple entente.
"Troops are passing incessantly,
coming from Ligulra and Piedmont."
one of the papers says, their desti
nation being I'ndine, on the Austrian
frontier. The French frontier has
been entirely vacated.
"In Venetia and on the frontier
I there are 800,000 men.
; "Within the next eight days the
I Italian army will enter the field."
German Samoa Taken
by British Forces
By .Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Aug. 31.—The
i British capture of Apia, in German
Samoa, was announced in the follow
ing official message from London to
the British embassy here to-day:
"The secretary of state for the colo
nies ha,s received a telegram from
the governor of New Zealand stating
that Apia, In German Samoa, surren
dered at 10 A. M. August 2 9 to an
expeditionary force sent by the gov
ernment of New Zealand."
Turkey Expected to Take
Part in: Great War Soon
Washington, D. C.. Aug. 31.—The
most significant of the messages re
ceived through the Sayville, L. 1.,
radio station from Berlin was made
public by the German embassy in
Washington. According to this mes
sage, Turkey is expected to participate
in the European war as an ally of
Germany and Austria against Russia
and England. There are hints in the
dispatch of fatal consequences to Eng
land from her Moslem subjects.
SEAMAN MUST EXPLAIN
By Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 31.—Louis
Livingstone Seaman, a first lieutenant
of the United States Army medical
reserve corps, on the Inactive list, has
been called upon by the War Depart
ment to explain whether he made ad
verse criticism of German army op
erations in Belgium as attributed to
him la news dispatches.
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH FROM FIRING LI
* i'l* * * ' ' ' I
The above photograph. snapped just before photographers were excluded from the field, shows French Infantry firing at 2,000 yards. Th<
soldier In the foreground is reloading his rifle. This photograph, taken in Alsace-Lorraine ten days ago, has just been received in America.
PETITION FOB NEW
BRIDGE ID A ROAD.
Judge Seibert, Perry, Conducts
Session of Motion Court;
to Sit Thursday
ty, specially pre
siding nt to-day's session of Dauphin
county motion court. Anions other
matters the court disposed of the
following:
Approved bond of sl,fioo for Mart
in H. Gingerich, guardian for Emma;
C. Baer; named E. Clarke Cowden, j
P ul G. Smith and H. C. Wright, i
commission to determine upon advisi-i
bility of opening new road in East!
Hanover township: approved bond of
ißergner and Engei Brewing Company
which has iippeaU 1 from State's im- J
position of $ 12,500 corporation tax af
ter paying $10,503.87; appointed Mich- I
ael Ciarkin assessor for Second pre-!
cinct. Fifth Ward, Steelton, vice Wil
liam P. Funk, removed; named E.I
Clarke Cowden, Paul G. Smith and
Karl Stewart board of viewers to re- ;
port upon advisability of building!
bridge over Little Wlconiseo creek
where Middle Road crosses, high wa- j
ter and ice making it impossible to;
ford with teams; permission granted!
James L. Adams receiver for Domin
ion Trust Company to pay trust fundi
of $4,500 to Window Glass Rotary |
Pot Company. Court will be held i
again on Thursday.
Expect $140,000 in Taxes.—At least
in county taxes is expected
Ito be paid into the county treasury
| to-morrow. September 1 the abate-1
ment for payment of county taxes ex- j
j pires and froifi then until January 1 i
jit will be due at the flat rate. After
| January 1, a penalty of 5 per cent, j
i will be added. The collectors of!
'county taxes in the city will settle to
morrow and it is expected thai they
will return the bulk of $140,000.
Vaialion at Raiiibritlgo. Miss
I Maudaline Shoaf, clerk and stenog
rapher to City Clerk Charles A. Miller
j has gone to Bainbridge to spend a
| couple of week's vacation.
| \|ipointe<l Guardian. Mrs. Anna
IM. Mavis was appointed guardian for
j.U. P.. James P., Mary and Anne F.
I Haehnlen, children of Mrs. Annie F.
Haehnlen and heirs to naif interest
lin the properties Nos. 112 and 114
South Second street, t'atina Magnelli
want.i to buy the properties for $4,-
500.
1 To Sell Property According <«> Will.
i No. 155 South Eighteenth street. a
property owned by Martha Plum, who
• lied some time ago in Chainbershurg,
| will he sold on the steps of the Court
j house at 2 o'clock, September 111. in ac
; eordance with the dead woman's will.
| The sale will be conducted by her ex
i ecutor. W. O. Nlcklas.
"Take Paris or Die"
Is Emperor's Order
i London, Aug. 31, 6.55 a. m. The
Times correspondent at Ostend
i records, at second hand, a conversa
tion with a German officer from Brus
! <sele, who said that frantic efforts
were being made to Inflict a crushing
blow on the allies, especially on the
English forces. N'otwithstanding the
success achieved by the German army,
the dispatch says, there is a feeling
among many German soldiers that
they are fighting against too great
odds.
"Despite all efforts to conceal the
news from Prussia, it is stated, infor
mation of a disquieting character re
garding events there is beginning to
circulate among the GerniHn forces,
and this feeling of anxiety was intensi
fied when two divisions, totaling RO,-
000 men, passed the Meuse by the
bridge of Andenne'at Scilles, between
Namur and Liege, en route for Ger
man Holland.
"The Emperor has made it known
to every soldier that his orders are to
take Paris or die," the dispatch con
cludes.
Fresh Troops Reported
to Be in East Prussia
London, Aug. 31, 12.53 p. m.—An
ofTuHal telegram received in London
: declares the fresh forces of Germans
j have made their appearance on the
j Prussian frontier and that at some
points they are taking the offensive
against the Russians.
GOOD WIM. FESTIVAL
The Ladles' Auxiliary, of the Good
| Will Klre Company, will hold a block
I festival and li e cream social at Sixth
and Calder streets to-morrow evening.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements consists of Mrs. Daniel
Lehrman, president; Mrs. O. G. John
son. chairman of the ice cream com
mittee; Mrs. Charles Dunlap, secretary;
Mrs. William Filling, treasurer.
MARRIAGE MCEXSES
Joe Smith and May Sies. city.
J M. P. Gormley and Anna Margaret
Taple. city.
Charles E. Kehoe and Kate L Ulrlch,
. Palmyra.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
Plucky Member of York
Camp of P. 0. S. of A.
Marched in Parade at 68
M w
AMOS PLYMIRE
Special to The Telegraph
York, Pa., Aug. 31.—Grit and stam
ina were never more exemplified than
in the hip parade of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America at York on
Thursday. A little old man. five feet;
jfour inches, 68 years old. marched
| over the entire route and when It was
I concluded remarked, "1 could do the
|same trip right now."
This man was Amos Plymire, a
' member of Camp 11 55 of York, a for- i
! mer resident of Springfield township, j
' near Loganvtlle, a remarkable man
! for his age and for twenty-six years a I
I member of the order. Mr. Plymire,
! when seen by a Telegraph represen
tative, said that he was never sick!
|to his knowledge and he is so active j
Ithpt he can to-day kick two feet I
| higher than his head. He is the father j
j of thxee boys and one girl, one of the I
! sons. Victor, beinti a missionary to]
| China In the interest of the United:
I Evangelical Church. Before remov
ing to York Mr. Plymire walked t<-n
miles each day to ind from work and
earlier as high as sixteen miles. Dur
! ing the Civil War he was at Gettys
burg with his grandmother and was
| there at the time of the battle. He is
la carpenter by occupation and still
(working at his trade. At present Mr.
Plymire resides with his wife at 827
J South George streej, York.
Critic Does Not Believe
Paris Is in Great Danger
IBy Associated Press
Paris, Aug. 31, 4.30 a. in.—Lieuten
ont-Colonel I.eonce Rouset. the nilli
jtarv critic writing for his paper, the
| Petit Parisien, reassures those who
may be frightened by the possible in-
I vestment of Paris.
He declares, tirst. that in 1870 the
ieapital was held for nearl> live months
i under conditions much different than
j those of to-day.
I Second, the Germans had a free dis
position, at least ns far as Nantuil
! Sur-Marne, the Strassburg - Paris
! through railroad lines while at present
they have not >et been able to touch
'the Eastern fortified frontier and have
' been driven hack of Mortagne, north
lot' Valencienes.
| Third, their sole line of communi
! cation, which passes by Belgium, is
at this point so precarious that it can
be destroyed in a moment.
The inevtsment of Paris, he de
clares, If it should occur, would be
nothing but "an immense bluff" and
would seen be interrupted.
American Flag to Be
Raised Over Kaio Chow?
By Associated Press
London. Aug. 31, 5.30 A. M. A
St. Petersburg dispatch to the Tele
graph says: "According to reports
here by German prisoners, it has been
announced in Berlin that Anierican
residents are preparing to hoist the
American flag at Kiao-Chow in order
to keep the city out of the hands of
the- Japanese.
"The St. Petersburg newspaper pub
lishes the report and asks whether it
is possible that Germany has some
arrangement with the i'ftited States
whereby the /trick played with the
German cruisers Goeben and Breslau
may be repeated with the stronghold
on land."
Austrian Regiment Said
to Have Joined Russians
By Associated Press
London, Aug. 31, 8.50 a. m.—Ac
cording to the Times' St. Petersburg
correspondent, Russia's appeal to the
Poles to reulnte against the common
enemy. Teutonic foe, has had an ex
traordinary effect among the Slav sol
diers in the German service.
Information received In St. Peters
burg. it is stated, that the Polish sol
diers belonging to the Sixth Breslau
army corps, serving on the Western
frontier, mutinied and killed their
officers. The Slav regiments in the
Austrian service are also declared to
be notoriously disaffected. The Novoe
Vremya states that one whole Aus
trian reiiment went over to the Rus
«lan side.
MONTH'S PERMITS
TOTAL 5im.275
Sigler Factory Largest Single Cor
poration ; Better Than
Last Year
f >. I Building permits l
I //'{ 'ssued during the;
f.' I month of August run !
1 , to il t°tal of $101,275.)
i£j and numbered thirty- i
H iTI ont '' according to an!
"Xn PIT analytical table com-
P'eted to-ilay by Chief ,
ill!' Clerk J. C. Thompson]
QT™ I *!fx 1,1 ,ho department of j
raf* streets and public im-
L_— —p rove in e. n ts. The
largest sinnle permit was issued for
$17,000 for the erection of a piano!
player factory bv 8. M. Slgler and
others.
A number of alterations and im
provements made up the total, but the I
most of the general sum is represent- I
ed for the erection of rows, doubles or
single brick dwelling houses. Last
year for a similar period the.-e were |
twenty-seven permits issued, totaling]
$95,565.
I >iiil<li Permits. Building per
mits issued to-day include one for the
erection of a two story frame house
for George Bright in Herr's lane, rear
ot 4 7 North Cameron street, to cost
S7OO and for the building of a one
story galvanized iron garage to cost
SIOO at rear of 1K27 Derry street.
German Ambassador Wants
Adriatic to Leave Port
By Associated Press
N'ew .York, Aug. 31.—Count von
BernstorlT. German ambassador to the
i'nited States, called attention to-day
to ihe presence in this port of the I
White Star liner Adriatic, which ar
rived from I,lverpool on Saturday with
four guns mounted on her decks. The!
ambassador wondered if the Adriatic i
would be compelled to sail within
twenty-four hours under the law i
which requires an armored vessel of a
belligerent nation to remain in port
no longer than that length of time.
The Adriatic is not preparing to sail i
before Thursday and officials of the
International Mercantile Marine Com
pany said they had received no word
from the authorities relating to the
liner leaving port until that day.
Letter List
LIFT OF BETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrishurg, Pa., for
the week ending August 20. 1914:
Indies' List ■ — Miss Daisy Rixler,
Mrs. Ella Rink, Miss Minerva Ruttorff,
Mary P. <»intzer. Mrs. W. R. Goodwin,
Elizabeth Gross. Miss Bessie Hare, Mrs.
Rev. M. Karris, Miss Emma Hershey,
I Mary Jane <!>. I*), Miss Edna Jackel,
Martha Jaffe, Mrs. Kurtz, Mrs. A. P.
Lomand, Mrs. \\\ I .eight mi, Mrs. F. A.
1 -Inker, Mrs. J. Long. Mrs. Mary
IMa pes, Mrs. Frank Masters. Miss Me
! Dnnouffh. Miss Rachel Mutzahaugh,
j Mrs. Fracis Nell. Mrs. O. T. Noble, Dot
Palmer, Mrs. Hoy Parker. Mrs. Frank
Parrish. Miss K. J. Snyder. Stella Strick
land, Mrs. II A. Ward, Marie Welner,
, Mrs. 11. Williamson, Mrs. Mary F. Wood.
| Gentlemen's List Paul Anderson,
j FT. F. Anthony (2), Charles G. Bannon,
Erie X. Harbour. Clarence S. Bates, J.
M. Bigle. Armor Billet. *'harles Brockey,
Louis Cassle. Clcolll Tony, J W. f'ol
lins. Henry H. Craig. K. Cresswell, ('. B.
Davis, Carlo DlPaoll, C. A. Ensminger]
Harrison Frank Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F.
Geebrlck, A P. Gorman. William Her
meber. Gahrllle Hlester, Raymond
i IJlnkson. George E. Howard. Joseph I*
Krager. P. W. LaCosta. S. R. Leach,
Gov. Lewis, Leu wood Logan. C. C.
Lynch, John E. Major, John McCarthy,
\V FT. Miller, David Meek, Arthur F.
Morrill. H. S. Nosier W J O'Brien CD.
L.). Joseph C. O'Niel, Howard F. Reed,
Dewltt Saltsman. Allmon Scott. George
Shield. Samuel Shoop. Mr. and Mrs.
i Howard Shuey, William Jerome Speaks,
| John C. Stambauarh, W. J Swartz. Jo
seph Thomas. Joh" W. Welch. Daniel
Wenger, Charles Wheaton, A. IT. Wil
liams.
Firms Harrlsburg Portrait Com
pany.
Foreign K Back, Miss E. Miller
Persons should Invariably have their
mall matter addressed to their street
and number, thereby insuring prompt
delivery by the carriers.
FRANK C. SITES.
Postmaster.
Russian Reservists
Get Six Weeks' Leave
London, Aug. 31, 5.29 a. m.—The
St. Petersburg correspondent of the
Post, discussing the military situation
in Russia, says:
| "The relative situations of Germany
land Russia, after a month of war. are
I shown admirably In contrast by the
German action in summoning school
boys to the colors and Russia's de
cision to-day to grant six weeks' leave
of absence to the reservists of the 1907
I term of service.
"These reservists have recently been
withthe colors at different depots,
brushing up their military knowledge
preparatory to a call to the front.
To-day It was found possible to allow
them to return home for a nominal
term of six weeks. They are to hold
'themselves in readiness to respond to
the next call.
"It Is reported that some of the
men took the permission to return
home most grudgingly, as they had
counted on a oulck advance to the
front."
AUGUST 31, 1014.
SAYS STOUGH DOESN'T
USE TOO MUCH SLANG
Harrisburg Should Have 30,000
Converts, Declares Sunbury
School Dep't Head
■MMHWMMMH Five hundred and
twenty-one was the
record breaking at
tendance at the
Stough campaign pre
liminary mass meet
■li* inK ln the Harris
( Um street Untted Evarv
' i/twli sterday afternoon..
Many of the neigh
' boring towns as well
H»nl 'JJEj{ftlyt as Harrisburg repre
"Baillß sentod the 38 co
operating churches,
'■itl 1 (Utorium and Sun
j day school room of the church.
I'rof. J. H. Urauser, superintendent
I of schools of Northumberland county
1 and a prominent church worker of
; Sunbury, made a stirring address,
jHe said In part: Sunbury had 16 J
I churches co-operating in the Stough
campaign with a result of 3,200 con-
I versions. We can congratulate Har
; risburg on having 38 churches: You
should have 30,000 converts here.
"It is said that Hilly Sunday and
Or. Stough use too much slang, but
they only preach in modern ways to
appeal to modern peple to be con
verted. Different now are the con
ditions from those of twenty or thirty
years a no.
Say <;crinai> r.mpirc Will Kali.—
The downfall of the German mon
archy, and the end of Imperialism,
j trom the ruins of which will arise
[the great German Republic were pre
| dieted by the fteV. < \ A. Smiicker in
a sermon last night in which he said
that the Kaiser, whom he called the
"War I.ord" was responsible for
starting the "world's murder mill."
M)C. \I. CII\HTI:k liItANTKII
Robert C. Neal, Jr.,. Charles K. Co-
I vert and Charles ('. Stroh were to
dav granted a Slate charter for the
I'nion Sales Company, capital $5,000,
to handle automobile tires.
Takes Field at Head of
His Army of 8,000,000 Men
Czar Nicholas, of Russia, who has
reached the headquarters of his army,
invading Germany, and superseded
Orand Duke Nicholas as Generalissimo
of the Russian troops. The entire army
of 8,000,000 men has been set in motion
by the Czar, to fall upon and crush >the
Kaiser's forces.
AT SUNDOWN
I have in mind two men whose work
is done.
Each did his stint and to himself
was true.
Now, rest well-earned, they watch the
setting sun
And let the rays agone pass In re
view.
«. S. FLAG SPARES
SECTION IN LOUVAIN
"World's Work" Correspondent
Tells of Conditions in Belgium
When He Departed
By Associated Press
liondon. Aug. 31. 1.58 P. M.—Arno
Bosch, a correspondent of the maga
zine World's Work, who went into
Belgium some days ago, arrived in
London to-day from Brussels, which
J city he left last Thursday. He said
to-day that John T. McCutcheon, of
('hicago; Irving Cobb, of New York,
and Mr. Hanson, of the Chicago News,
were safe in Brussels when lie left.
Referring to the military situation in
Belgium. Mr. Dosch said:
"The German automobile trucks are
a marvel. Kquipped with s< ythcte, they
mow right through hedges and wire
fences if the roads do not suit the
drivers. These trucks are heavily ar
mored and they are able to resist any.
thing except artillery tiro. They en
able tho Herman forces to make forty
miles a day. The number of these
trucks seems unlimited.
"It is estimated that 300,000 troops
have made their way through Brussels
and that 4 00,000 moved south of
Brussels. The troops which passed
through Brussels were later engaged
with the British forces. <>nly n small
detachment of Germans was left in
the Belgian capital.
"I have no personal knowledge of
the horrible German atrocities re
ported from Belgium." Mr. Dosch went
on. 'and I am inclined to discredit
most of these stories. The Germans
also tell many stories of Belgian
atrocities, most ofwhieh I believe. In
some cases Belgian boys and old men
undoubtedly tired on German soldiers
from inside of buildings. This was
the case in Brussels and elsewhere,
and the men in'huildings from which
shots were tired were in some cases
i w ??rPted. I know of no women or
children being killed because of their
having been found in buildings from
which shots had been tired.
"From what I have heard T believe
the Germans have wedged into tho
allies and that they are not keeping a
straight front to the enemy. The line
of fighting from Namur south has
been a zigzag and nothing like what
many strategists have guessed.
"Louvain is a pitiful ruin. T came
through that city on my way out from
Belgium and saw the smoking ruins.
. y tho cathedral was visible
above the smoke, and that may have
gone later. 1 was unable to go to that
section of Louvain where the Ameri
, can colleges, maintained by American
bishops, are located, but I heard that
they had displayed the American flag
and bad been spared.
"I had no opportunity to learn of
the events which preceded the de
struction of Louvain. The loss of this
city is universally mourned in Bel
gium."
Germans Are Confident
That Paris Will Fall
on Wednesday, Sept. 2
H x Associate# Press
London. Ann. 31, 3 A. M.—The Post
to-day editorially calls attention to a
statement issued l>y the French em
bassy as indicating (hat the allied
forces have again been compelled to
rail back before the German advance
in the neighborhood of La Fere, which
is twenty miles nearer to Paris than
tho Cambrai-Le Cateau lino, where the
allies reorganized after tho Germans
crossed the French border. Fighting
is also reported in the vicinity of
Amiens.
I.a Fere is only a little more than
sixty iniles from Paris as the crow
flies.
He'd Rather Hit the
Pike Than String Beans
Hot dusty roads to travel for a cer
tainty with three square meals a day
land a bed at night as mere possibili
ties are preferable to- stringing beans
at the county almshouse to quote ona
inmate of that institution who appeal
ed to Poor clerk John P. Guyer with
a bitter complaint of what he consid
ered n plain case of man's inhumanity
to man.
Tho appellant had been confined in
the hospital and during his convales
eense wasn't ol course, required to
work. Finally Steward S. F. Barber
brought him to time and suggested
that he do some light housework —■
preferrably stringing beans. This was
met with indignant refusal.
"If you don't string beans you'll
have to hit the pike," declared Mr.
Barber (Irmly. (Hitting the pike is the
vernacular for leaving the alms
house >.
"I'll hit the pike," grimly announced
the rebel.
Jr. 0. U. A. M. Organizer
Found Dying; a Suicide v
Special to The Telegraph
Wiikes-Barre, Pa., Aug. 31.—Gen
eral Clyde M. Rishel, 38 years, organ
izer of the first Junior Order United
American Mechanics regiment and
founder of the tirst brigade of that
order, was found in a dying condition
■ in the attic of his home here Satur
| day afternoon. His throat was cut
I and In his hand was clutched a razor.
| He died within a short time.
Family and friends are unable to
j give any cause for his suicide. For
the last three weeks he has been
slightly indisposed, but he was able to
discharge his business duties and did
not appear to be alarmed over his
i condition.
For many years General Rishel was
'active in tho Jr. <>. U. A. M. He oh
tainod a military training in the Ninth
i Regiment of tho National Guard, and
served during tho Spanish-American
War. Several years ago he decided to
organize a Jr. O. U. A. M. brigade rnd
after organizing a rbglment here, he
went to Scranton and organized one
there, and later formed the brigade.
He leaves a widow and two chil
dren.
Austrians Claim Victory
Over Forces of Russians
Fly Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 28, via Copenhagen
and London, Aug. 31, 12.48 P. M.—>
The following account of Austrian op
erations has been obtained In Berlin
from an official Austrian source:
In the Austro-Hungarian theater of
war decisive battles have been In prog
ress for several days. Our forces, yic-
I torious near Krasnik, pursued thfi
Russians in the direction of Lublinj
The Austrians advanced also into
enemy's territory between the rlvera
Bug and Wieprz and we have taken
positions in frotn of Zamoso. j
"Other contingents of the Austrian
army hold their positions northeast
and southwest of Lembergr. Aftei"
crossing the Dniester they encountered
great forces of the enemy.
"Emphasis is placed on the word
'decisive' in this official report.
"The Austro-Russlan battle fron|
stretches for a distance of 700 kilo*
meters (420 miles).
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