WILL PAVE BRIDGE OVER PAXTON CREEK y 7~T bounty Commissioners to Confer With Maclay Street Con tractor on Cost i City Commissioner W. H. Lynch that the county authorities consider that improvement. The bridge paving will be done in connection with the sur facing of Maclay street from the Pennsylvania Railroad to Cameron street. The same contractor who is putting down the asphalt In the street will likely do the job for the county. In the near future the county authori ties and the contractor will confer on the matter. "Oh, yes," said Commissioner S. S. Miller, "the county will pave this bridge. It is one of our viaducts and we'll likely follow the same procedure. We're now awaiting an opportunity to confer with the paving contractor on the subject." Orphans' Court Inquest Sept. 26. — An inquest In partition in the estate of Henry F. Toung, who lived at 506 Walnut street, will be held by Sheriff H. C. Wells on Saturday, September 26, in accordance with an order of the Dauphin county court. Schedule of Grading Costs Prepar ed.—Unless exceptions be filed to the report of Karl Steward, E. Earl Graeff and Paul G. Smith, viewers for the grading of Brown street from Sev enteenth to Eightenth, the schedule as prepared by the viewers will b pre sented to court for confirmation abso lutely within the next thirty days. Henry Hauris Dnirn Opinion ln a brief opinion handed down this morn ing President Judge Henry, Lebanon, specially presiding, decided that ttin property over which C. Duncan Cameron and the heirs and executor of the estate of William Starlipper had been at legal odds rightfully belonged to • 'ameron. A decree was entered ac cordingly. Open Klilh For llallnlH Bids will lie opened by County Controller H. Vv. Cough at 12 o'clock, noon, Friday, Sep tember 25, for furnishing the county with 48.f1a0 official and trt.OOd sample ballots and 125 sets of election sup-: plies. The latter Include cards of in- ! struct ion. etc. To Paint and Mepalr lirlilKm The County Commissioners and County Con troller 11. W. Gougli will award the contract. September 23, to repair three and re-paint six county bridges. TO HOI,I) PI'RR FOOD SHOW Plans are under way for a pure food \ exhibition in Harrisburg. the date of which will be announced within the next few days It is understood that Chestnut Street Auditorium has ■Teen secured for the exhibition. Among those interested is Frank A. Smith, of the llarrisburg Brokerage Company; Wltman Schwarz & Com* pany, and Evans, Burtnett & Company, i Complete details will be announced next week. Deaths and Funerals MRS. AX NIK KKKKKY Funeral services for Mrs. Annie' Keesey, aged 79 years, widow of Isaac' Keesey, of Columbia, who died at tho home of her daugbter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Keesey, 309 Muench street, Wednesday, will be held from her home to-morrow evening at 8.30. The body will be taken to Columbia Mon day by the Hawkins Estate for burial. WILLIAM TRAFFORD Funeral services for William Traf ford, aged 53 years, who died Wed nesday evening at his home. 192 Wood street, were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Amos M. Stamets, pastor of the Augsburg Lutheran Church. Fifth and Muench streets, officiated. Burial was made in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. FUNERAL OF WILLIAM WHITE Funeral services for William White, aged 36 years. 123 Verbeke street, who was killed Thursday afternoon when an elevator fell on him at Pennsylvania Roundhouse No. 2, will be held from his home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Harry N. Rassler, pastor of the Second Reformed Church, Verbeke and Green streets, will officiate. Mr. White is survived by his wife and six brothers and sis ters, Harry White, of Marysville; George While, of Enola; Mrs. Wil liam Bear. Mrs. Jacob Bassler, of Enola, and Miss Edith White, of Phil adelphia. FREDERICK TOI.BERT Funeral services for Frederick Tol bert, aged 42 years, who died at his home, 1142 Bouth Cameron street, last evening, will be held Monday aft ernoon at 2. Burial will be made In the Camp Hill Cemetery. He is sur vived by four brothers, George and Michael, of this city; Herman, of Mid dletown, and Jacob, of Summerdale. HASSETT ROYS WILL CARRY HARRY JOYCE TO GRAVE Harry Joyce, aged 17 years, an Al lison Hill boy, died at his home, 1631 Park street, yesterday afternoon after an illness of two weeks. Death was due to heart trouble. He was a mem ber of the Hassett Boys' Club and members of the club will serve as pallbearers. He Is survived by his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Joyce; lour sisters, Cecilia, Mary, Alice and Evelyn, and one brother, James. Funeral services will be held from St. Francis' Roman Catholic Church, Market street, near Fifteenth. The Rev. Daniel J. Carey, rector, will of j^iclate. .MRS. MARY P. RITNKR DIES Mrs. Mary Ritner. aged 75 years, widow of John Ritner. died at her home. 1303 Susquehanna street, last evening after a lingering illness. She is survived by a son, Howard; two sis ters, Miss Kathrine Black and Mrs. Susan Melly, both of this city, and a brother, George, of Columbia. Funeral services will be held Tuesday after noon from her home at 3 o'clock. JACOB WEAVER DIES Jacob Weaver, aged 70 years, em ployed at the State Hospital for the Insane for ten years as head florist, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John W. Lear, In Penbrook. yesterday after a lingering illness. He is sur vived by four daughters, Mrs. John W. Lear, of Penbrook; Mrs. John E. Cris well, Mrs. Joseph S. Shultz and Miss Mabel Weaver, and one son, John S. Weaver, all of this city. Funeral services will he held from his home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. • Sir. Weaver was born in Newport. Perry county. He moved here fifteen years naro. He was a member of the Methodist ChUrch at Newport for fifty years. SATURDAY EVENING HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 12. 10TC. TO FIX ROUTE OF FIRE PARADE SOON Chairman Holstein Wants Lists of Visitors From the Local Companies In order to keep in close touch with all visiting organizations, Chief Mar shal Howard O. Holstein is compiling a list of the visiting Are companies who will be here next month. Chief Marshal Holstein has requested each company to send liim a complete list of their guests, time of arrival and place of headquarters of each visiting company. At a meeting to be held early next week the committee on parade and en tertainment will discuss various routes. To-morrow members of this committee with their chairman. A. L. Patton, and the chief marshal, will go over two of the routes proposed. Time will be taken and a schedule arranged to be used in arranging the official route. Following a conference with Mayor John K. Royal, Chief Marshal Hol stein was assured ample police pro tection and during the parade. Colonel Joseph B. Hutchison will bring to Har risburg a number of sleuths who know the crooks. Special officers will also be appointed for police duty during the firemen's week. British Flag Hoisted on German Possession London, Sept. 12, 2.30 p. m. The Admiralty announced this afternoon that the British fleet has occupied Herbertshoehe on Belnohe Bay, the seat of government of the German Bismarck archipelago, and the Solo mon Islands. Th official press bureau gave out the following statement this after noon: "A telegram has been received front Rear Admiral Sir George E. Patey, commanding the Australian navy, an nouncing the occupation at 7 a. m., September 11, of the town of Herbrt shoehe, in the island of New Pom mern (late New Britain). "The British flag was hoisted with out opposition. "A naval landing party under Com mander J. A. Beresford, of the Aus tralian navy, established themselves on shof-e at dawn without the knowl edge of the enemy, hut stout resist ance was offered while the force was destroying the wireless telegraphy ap paratus and the lauding party had to force its way for a distance of four miles through the bush—the road in several parts being mined. "The German officer in command of the parties in the trench 500 yards front the station surrendered uncon ditionally. "Guns have been landed and steps have been taken to capture the sta tion. "The casualties are; Killed, Lieu tenant Commander Charles H. Elwell and two seamen of the Australian naval reserve; wounfled, ten seamen. "The German casualties are not known, but two German officers, live noncommissioned officers and thirteen native policement were taken pris oners." The Bismarck Archipelago, with an area of 18,000 square miles and a population of 200,000, is off the north coast of Australia, and southeast of the Philippine islands. The group was assigned to the German sphere of influence by an agreement with Great Britain in 1885. German New Guinea is Included in the jurisdic tion. German Force Offers Little Resistance Paris. Sept. 12, 3.03 p. m.—lt was officially announced here this after noon that the German forces to the east of Paris are generally retreating and that they are offering only a feeble resistance to the French and British troops. The official communication says: "On our left wing the Germans have begun a general retreating move ment between the Olse and the Marne. "Yesterday their front lay between Soissons. Braine and Fismes, and the mountain of Reims. "Their cavalry seems to be axhaust ed. The Anglo-French forces which pursued them encountered on Sep tember 11 only l'eehle resistance. "At the center of our right wring the Germans have evacuated Vitry-le- Francois. where they had fortified themselves, and also they have evac uated the valley of the Saul rtver.At tncked at Sermaize ,and at Revigny, they abandoned a large quantity of war material. "The German forces which have been occupying the Argonne region have begun to give i way. They are retreating to the north through the fofrest of Beiienone. "in Lorraine we have made slight progress. We occupy the eastern boundary of the forest of Champe noux, Rehalnvillers and Gerhenvil lers. "The Germans have evacuated Saint Die. "In Belgium the Belgian army is acting vigorously against the German troops who are before the fortified po sition of Antwerp. "In the Servian field of operations the Servians have occupied Semlin, Austria." French Take Artillery From German Army Corps By Associated Press London, Sept. 12, 2.28 p. m.—Ac cording to official announcement made here, the Third French army has captured all the artillery of one German army corps. "Our aeroplanes report that the enemy's retreat Is very rapid. The artillery of a German army army corps consists of two regiments of lleld pieces (10 batteries of field guns and six batteries of Held how itzers, a total of 72 pieces), one or two batteries of heavy field artillery and a machine gun group. New "Movie" Opened in West End of the City A new motion picture house will be opened by George W. Bennethum, who operates the Palace Theater and seven teen other houses in this and adjoining States, at Third and Harris streets. It will have a seating capacity of 1,100. The house has been leased from Charles Handshaw, and Is now being put into •shape and will he opened as soon as the necessary repairs are made. The Universal program, as well as the latest features, will be shown in the house, which will he known as the Family Theater. The house will he in charge of Clyde Klinger, who also manages the Palace Theater, in Market street. C HICAGO BO *RD OF TR ADE By Associated Press provision closing: Wheat September, 1.08; Decem ber. |.12*4: May. 1.20. Corn—December. 72'«: May, Oats—December. St. May, 54H Pork—January, .'0,30 I Lard—October, 0 IS; January, HS2. I Ribs—October. 11.35; January, 10.67. "/I Pair of Sixes," Funniest Show Ever Seen at the Grand What Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader said about them Saturday, Septem ber 5. "A Pair of Sixes" to the Grand opera house last night marking the first of a long list of New York suc cesses scheduled to appear at the Grand in rapid succession from now on. A huge audience was present pre pared to be amused and they cer tainly had all their expectations real ized not only from a laughing stand point, but also in the excellent com pany and handsome stage settings which were presented to view. "A Pair of Sixes" starts In right from the rise of the curtain with amusing situations and bright dla ogue and keeps up this pace through three entertaining acts. The plot is original and plausible and the characters clean cut and such as are found in everyday busi ness life. The petty quarrels of the two partners and the harried exist ence of the employes is clearly brought out and the original settle ment of the disputes which are breaking up a prosperous business, leaves the audience in an expectant ABBOTT-DETROIT TO BE IH SIXES ONLY Change of Manufacturing Policy Determined After the 1915 Announcement Was Made Another factory to announce the making of six-cylinders only is the Abbott Motor Company, of Detroit. The information was received this morning by G. J. Natcher, manager of the Abbott-Detroit branch in this city, the details of which appear in their announcement elsewhere in this issue. This necessitates the closing out of their entire line of four-cylinder mod els, nearly one thousand of which have been built or material arranged for so far this season. More than 7.000 Abbott cars are now in actual use and Is known from coast to coast. As the local office is a factory branch, a complete line of models is usually on display. Republic Tire Agency Square Deal Auto Supply John G. Haas. proprietor of the Square Deal Atlto Supply at 1408 North Third street, has assumed the agency for the Republic tires and tubes. These are made by the Republic Rubber Com pany. among the best-known makers of automobile and motorcycle tires. The company claims to have produced the original nonskid tires. The tires are now made in the Staggard and plain tread, built on the most scientific prin ciples. Mr. Haas has built up a pros perous automobile supply business in North Third street by persistent but conservative methods, and the increase of stock in the varieties demanded by motorists is assurance of a progressive policy that is appreciated by the au tomobile owners in that section of the city. Baltimore Children Form Human Flag Baltimore. Sept. 12.—The events in to-day's celebration of the Star Spangled Banner centennial took place at Fort McHenry. A fae simile of the flag that inspired Key to write the national anthem was carried in a parade from the Washington Monu ment to the fort after which the dedi cation of the historic battlement as a public park took place. Among the events on the program at the fort was the human flag form ed by several thousand school chil dren who sang "The Star fipanglcd Banner." Enemy's Retreat Dotted by Burned Villages Petrograd, via London, Sept. 12, 5.13 A. M.-—The Warsaw correspon dent of the Novoe Vremya gives an account of the fighting beyond Lublin, Russian Poland. His dispatch fol lows: "The Russians were compelled to take several lines of fortifications step by step, ejecting the Austrians from the trenches. I rode along twen ty miles of abandoned trenches and saw many guns and much equipment which had been thrown away by the Austrians. "The enemy was deluged with a hail of shrapnel alternating with gun fire and his line of retreat was dotted by burning and deserted villages. Along the roads in the direction of Lubltei were marching Austrian pris oners who were surrendering in com- j panics and battalions. "For six hours I watched the battle. The artillery lire was maintained in the distance above a wood, shrapnel bursting and white clouds rising over the horizon. Suddenly from the wood appeared a black mass, which on growing clearer, was seen to be an Austrian battalion, which tied out and surrendered. At night the thunder of the cannon .alternated with the crackle of rifle fire. The enemy's artillery was located and silenced by ours." To Instruct Birdmen in Art of Bomb Dropping l LOUIS BLERIOT Paris, Sept. 1 2.—An aviation school whereat French army avsators may learn the art of dropping bombs from aeroplanes Is to lie established by Louis Bleriot, the lirst aviator to flv across the English Channel. He will •' - .jiiMir airmen for service in the army. Speaking of the part air craft will play in the war Bleriot said: "How great will be the aero plane's part in the big struggle I can not say, but so far they have been of considerable importance and It is my opinion that their Importance will be it more and mur» state for the complications which are bound to ensue through the fatal poker hand which makes a butler out of one of the partners. | Paul Nicholson is seen as the part ner who loses and his interpretation of the role of T. Boggs John was a delight. Thomas Walsh as the bully ing senior member of the firm, gave a splendid interpretation and Miss Katherine Cromwell was the pert and saucy stenographer to the life. Meyer Berenson was a typical office boy and Mildred Booth was a sweet and lovable person who straightens out the entanglements and saves the business and wins the junior partner for herself. A special word of praise is due Miss Angie Norton, who, in the role of "Coddles," a cockney English servant, is the hit of the show. Her appearance caused a gale of laughter to sweep through the audience and when she spoke and moved it was the sign for uncon trolled mirth. The entire company was splendid and all scored hits. There will be a matinee and night performance at the Majestic Monday, September 14. THINK FRANK HOHL WAS IN THIS CITY Bank Bandit May Be Lurking in Mountain Districts of Dau phin County Frank G. Hohl, the bank bandit, who pulled off successful jobs at Altoona and Homestead, was in Harrisburg this week. It is believed. Information that he visited his home here this week came from sources considered abso lutely reliable. The authorities be lieve Hohl may be lurking at this very minute in the mountains of Dauphin county. When llolil pulled off the robbery at Homestead bank, on August 20, in regular Hohl style, everybody said the Harrisburg bandit did the job. This faet was proved yesterday at Chicago, when Joseph Kaufman, aged 20 years, of Chicago, confessed to a lawyer In that city that he was forced into the plot to rob the Homestead bank by Hohl. Kaufman's story is believed by the Pittsburgh police. Hohl's accom plice. after telling the story in Chicago, handed over $4,215, which be said was his share of the money secured at Homestead. Kaufman says Hohl asked him to take a ride to Pittsburgh in an auto mobile and that be knew nothing of the Intention to rob a bank until within a few miles of Pittsburgh. Hohl gave Kaufman a revolver filled with blank cartridges, went into the hank and told Kaufman to stand guard on the out side. After the robbery Hohl and Kauf man escaped in an automobile to Vir ginia. Liter the pair went West. Hohl is wanted by the Altoona authorities for the robbery In that city on April 11. There Is a reward of SI,OOO for his cap ture. General Von Kluck Saves Great Part of Army From Capture London, Sept. 12, 3.20 A. M. —The Paris correspondent of the. Daily Ex press learns from the front that in the attack on the Germans Wednesday afternoon the British punished the Prussian guard in the severest pos sible manner. An entire Jaeger regi ment of sharpshooters, numbering nearly 3,000, was wiped out. "There is not the slightest doubt," says the cor respondent, "that but for the supgrb handling of the German right by Gen era! von Kluck a large part of Em peror William's forces would have been captured." German Peasant Poisons Detachment of Cavalry Petrograd, via London, Sept. 12, 2.50 A. M.—How a large squad of Russian cavalrymen met death from drinking poisoned water given them by a German peasant on the road near Koenigsburg, East Prussia, is de scribed by the Moscow correspondent of the Rjetseh. The cavalry were riding front In sterberg over rough roads and in in tense heat, says the correspondent. The thirsty troopers stopped at a small village and asked a peasant for a drink. He brought out two pails of water. Shortly after drinking it nearly 100 men were attacked with spasms, indicating poisoning. Four of the troopers returned to the village and demanded that the peasant drink from the same pails. When he refused they took him captive and turned him over to their officers for court-martial. French Embassy Hears of German Retirement Washington, Sept. 12.—The follow ing dispatch from Bordeaux dated yes terday, was received to-day at the French embassy: "The French general staff made known to-day that the first German army continues its retirement. Three of its army corps were repulsed last night between A'illers, Collerets and Soissons. We have in four days gain ed from sixty to seventy-five kilo meters. "In the second army, the Tenth corps and guards, driven back to the Saint Cond swamps, are also with drawing. "In the Champagne, the' Third Ger man army is also retreating. The Ger man center is thus at last giving ground. "After a hard fight in the region be tween Sezanne and Viley in the Ar gone, the Fourth German army has been pushed back to the north of the Trolsfontatnes forests. "A Fifth German army After at tempting a very serious effort on our right wing, was thrown hack. Our troops occupy Massincourt. "The general situation has thus been modified to our advantage during these last days. "On the other side the Austrian army attacked near Tomaszow was forced to a disastrous retreat. The whole army has been pushed back to the west of Rawa Ruska and the Dniester river. The Russian besieged Grodek." Reinforcements May Be Sent to Austria Petroßrad, Sept. 11, via London Seut. 12, 4.57 A. M.— Colonel Shu musky. the military critic, writing in the Bourse Gazette, ascribes the hasty dispatch of German reinforcements to the Austrian frontier to the rout of the Austrian®. The defeat of the Austrian®, he says, should comrel Germany to carry on the war indepen dent and he therefore expresses the conviction that .100,000 troops trans ferred from France eastward are de-1 stined, not for east Prussia, but for the Austrian front. STATE AND NATIONAL AID FOR FARMERS Congressman Kreider Tells Them to Take Advantage of Opportunities Lebanon. Pa.. Sept. 12.—Congress man A. S. Kreider, of Annville, ad dressed by special invitation the boys' agricultural and girls' domestic science classes at lona, this county, this after noon on modern conditions and oppor. tunities on the farm. Among other things he called attention to the work the State and nation are doing for the farmer. He said, in part: "I want to impress upon you t/fe miles long. This he destroyed, leaving the Ger mans very short of ammunition. Berlin Is Silent on Fighting Near Paris fly Associated Press Berlin, via Copenhagen, via Lon don. Sept. 12, 7.40 A. M.—No details of the battles eastward of Paris and around Verdun have been received either from the general staff or the correspondents attached to headquar ters. A telegram has been made public, which was sent by Emperor William to the king of Saxony, congratulating hint on the achievements of his army on September 9 after hot fighting. The telegram throws little light on the fighting near Paris. The army re ferred to is that under the Saxon gen eral. Von Hausen. who is in an inter mediate position between the armies of General von Buelow on the right and the Duke of Albrecht on the left. Its line of march led southward over Rethel. so It presumably occupied a position on the left wing or the left center of the German forces engaged near Paris, the right wing of which effected a retirement before superior flanking forces. The captured guns and prisoners mentioned in yesterday's headquarters report are presumably the fruit of the success mentioned in the em peror's congratulatory message. IH^ " > '- v "", ":} :V , ':■ ■ Scene from "Pair of Sixes," at the Majestic Monday matinee and night. —Advertisement. ROM WORKS FOR EXTENSION ORiICH Special Committee Sends Letter to Business Heads Urging Co-operation The committee of the Harrisburg Itotary Club on a Harrisburg Exten sion School of the University of Penn sylvania, has sent to the heads of mer cantile, manufacturing and big busi ness establishments letters urging tlierr. to call to the attention of their employes the advantages of the pro posed school. The letter points out that the city must enroll a hundred students before the school will be established here. Urgent appeal Is made that the busi ness heads urge their employes to in vestigate and ascertain what the branch school -will offer. The letter is signed by C. llarry Kain, the chair man of the committee, W. Sherman Steele and Samuel Z. Shope. Tracts sent out for posting the var ious establishments point out various advantages in the extension school. Have Merry Chase to Catch Alleged Thief While attempting to sell a $35 bi cycle for SB, Cosimo Guarin, who also gave his name as "Sam Green" was arrested after a chase through the streets this afternoon. Guarin, an Ital ian, who claims his home is in Winni peg, Canada, was trying to sell a new Astoria black frame wheel for $8 to a colored man, whose name was not learned, when Samuel Kunkel, S. P. C. A. officer happened along and be came suspicious. Kunkel went after Guarin, but he started down the street. Kunkel galloped after the alleged thief and soon he was joined by Po liceman Mahan. The chase started in Market street, to Front, to Itiver alley, to Blackberry alley, where Mahan shot five times into the air. At Second and Walnut streets the thief was caught. He was taken to the police station. He de clares the bicycle is his own. Trip Through Valley Gives Evidences of Retreat of Germans I..ondon. Sept. 12, 1 a. m.—Reuter's Lagny, France, correspondent, in a dispatch sent Thursday, nays. "A trip along the valley of the Marne to-day brought gratifying evi dence of the reality of the German retreat. On Sunday the British and German* were at grips cast of this place. Shattered shop fronts and empty houses still testify to the f!cr man menace. "Since then the Teuton has heen driven steadily hack beyond the Tril port and Crecy-en-Brie line, where the hardest fighting occurred beyond Meaux, where the Teuton now is. In this strategic movement of General Von Kluck's army rearward along the Marne valley the British army has played a leading role. "General French's army advanced to meet the German hosts, who must have forced marches from their temporary base to the southeast of Paris. The whole British army, ex cept cavalry, passed through Lagny, and the incoming troops were so wearied that, many of them at the first opportunity lay down in the dust and slept where they were. But a few hours' rest worked a great change and a few days later the British troops were following the slow German re treat up the valley with bulldog tenacity. "As far as possible the bodies are buried at night, each side attending to its own fallen. "Sanguinary incidents are plenti ful in the week of fighting to the south of the Marne. In an engage ment not far from here our men cap tured thirty Germans who had given up their arms and were standing un der guard when, encouraged by a sud den forward effort from the front, made a dash for their rifles. They were ifiit down by a volley from the British guards before they could reach their weapons." Plan of March Found on Body of Commander Petrograd, Sept. 15, via London, 12.22 P. M. —A detailed plan of the proposed march of Austro-German armies through Russia to Perm, on the extreme eastern border of Euro pean Russia and about 700 miles east of Petrograd. has been found on the body of a commander of Austrian cavalry who was killed at Grodek, in Galieia. In this fight three Cossack regiments completely overwhelmed nine Hun garian regiments of cavalry. Two of these Hungarian organizations were virtually wiped out, only thirty men surviving. TRIES TO IU7TT OVER BUILDING Agnes Dietrich was the only person registered on the police docket to-day. She was picked up on Market street last night after several unsuccessful attempts on her part to bump the Hergner building over with her head. She was under the influence of liquor. U. S. MAY JOIN IN PROTEST AGIST TURKEY'S ACTION Washington Government to Wait Initiation of European Powers By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Sept. 12.—The United States probably will join the protest of the powers against Turkey's abrogation of the capitulations which granted foreigners extra territorial rights and otherwise restricted tho sovereignty of the Ottoman empire. This was predicted to-day by Admin istration officials, although a definite course of action has not finally been decided upon by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. The disposition of the Washington government was to await the initia tive of the European powers following the traditional policy of the United States in that regard. The reports that the foreign diplomats in Con stantinople hadd protested to the Porte was received with interest by I officials. , The State Department received to day only a brief report from Ambas sador Morgenthau recording the ac tion of the Turkish government as announced here two days ago, but made no comment on the reasons lor the step or its probable effect. Reason Two-fold The view that the American gov ernment would protest against the abrogation of extra territorial rights l was advanced by officials, who said the reasons would be two-fold: First, Americans had invested considerable i sums In Turkey because ot' the special privileges and protection afforded them under the capitulations; and, second, because the removal of the extra territorial rights might lessen the personal securitj; of American missionaries. At the Turkish Embassy It was learned that the Porte proposes to substitute for the present ad valorem duties on imports specific duties. These will be higher. This would re sult in an additional burden upon im porters, most of whom are said to be British. On the other hand, tho lenders of money to the Turkish gov ernment have a lien upon the Turkish customs for their loans. The principal lenders are said to be French. Ambassador Morgenthau cabled tho State Department to-day that the Eu ropean powers had protested against the abrogation, but that as he was without instructions he did not join in tho action. Officials here learned that the protest was a mild one and some observers in Constantinople look upon it as hardly strong enough to make any impression on the Porte. WAR BULLETINS I.ontlon, Sept. IS, !>:3O A. 11, A <1 In— liatt-li from llurilraux to llrutrr'a Tele griim Couijiiiny snyn llmt tlio Ti-mpn re pentN the report* Unit »he Ntoek of KiiMollike in ttermuiiy In heoomlnff t\- liniiNted null iiddH Hint an the (iernmn army ilepemln largely on Its motor trnnxport of Nupplles of all nortn, thin Kreatly aggravates the altunilou. Copenhagen, via London, from iVaitlrH with M.' paaaeager*, of wlium 1.11 hrrr \niprlea iih. Tno-thlntN »t (he luiNHciiKfrH nere lodged here, and the remainder 111 diNenihark at I'lilln (leliihin. where the alilp will eall later.. . < <>i)Ntantlno|tle. via l.ondon, Sept. I-. li£:lH I*. M. The AnihaNMnilorn »f Nome of the u'reat I'oners presented an identleal note to -the Tiirkinh Graad Vlnler, protextlUK analiiMt the deeree l«- Hiieil by the forte reeeafly nmler the terniH of which the treaty rlKht> ne eorded foreigner* in 'the paNt are aliol iHketl. Melbourne, \iiNtralhi, vln London, Sept. 12, :i:BS I\ HI. The llrltinh ex peditionary force which occupied ller liertMchoebe, plans to attack Simpson'* llnven to-morrou. London, Sept. 12, 2 :2J» I*. M. - "Our troops linve ero*Med tlie Hlver Ourcq JIIHI aire moving thl* (Sntunln) ) morn- InK In rapid pursuit of the enemy,'* IH mi Nnuouneemeni uiven out to-day by the official pre«M bureau. "Two hundred prisoners were captured. The envnlry of the allien were between Soisnons and (name deleted by eenMor> Inst night. The eiiemj r nre retreating north of Vlrty-le-Frnneoim. Washington. I). ('., Sept. 12. The German KmbiiMMy to-day reeelveil the followlnff wlrt'le*H from Merlini "lien era I II iiidenhurg** victorious proere** In KaM>t I'riiMMla eontlnueM. The lliinMlaiiH attempted to relieve the preMNurp on their defeated wing by launehing the Twrenty-meeond \rmy Corp* auralnst General lllndcnhuru;** Hank, bin, ne eordiiiK to official report*, were defeat eil. Several batteries were raptured from the main ItuNsian force*." Berlin. Sept. 11. via London, Sept. 12, 3sor» V. 31. Crown Prince Frederick. William him telegraphed the Loknl \nxelger a* follow*: "Pleu*e collect ureat <|Ufiutltle* of toliaeeo and cigar* for the men of my army, und get them here at* qulek n« possible." London, Sept. 12, liST \. M. \ its pateh to the Reuter TeleKram Company from Cettlnje, dated September 7, *ay* the Servian*, the day occupied Mitrovlt/,, In Croatln-Slavonla, on the Save. London, Sept. 12, f»;00 A. M. Two of the NOUN of Dnvld Lloyd-George. Chan cellor of -the Kxeheiiuer, have joined the territorial force* and will proceed to the front. Home, Sept. 11, Rtso P. M., via Parl* # Sept. 12, Siso A, M. The Trlbuna puh llslic* a telegram from Brlndlnl aaaert- Inc that the (ireek Government him eon* eeded to Kngiand permission to eirfnb- MMII n naval ha*!* In Port Mudroa, Inland of Lamno*, where England ean center three naval dlvlnlonn. Home. Sept. 12, vln l.ondon, 10:25 A, M. A telegram from Trleat to the HfNto l)cl I'nrllno, of llolojtna, .state* thnt anil ielophoin* wire* at I'ola, where 120.000 Au*trlnn* nre *ald to be concentrated, have been eat,. It I* reported that bomb* were thrown Into the barrack*. wlilch were burned. Hofterdam, vln l.ondon, Sept. 12, .1*34 A. M. - About I*Boo American* nailed from here for New York at 3 o'clock thlM mornliiß, on the nteamer Meuw Amsterdam. l.ondon, Sept. 12, 12:15 I*. M. ln a dlMpatch from the eorreNpon dent of the Renter Telegram Company announce* tlur> the troop* of Servla are eontlnulnK their ofTeitNlvc operation* the AiiNtrlnii* wltli KTeat miic cen*. German noldler* are at pre*ent In the tirodak district of the Auntrlan theater of war. Clearing the Way For Big Stough Tabernacle The State to-day aided in clearing the way for the erection of the Stough tabernacle in the park extension dis trict by selling: three properties which will be torn down immediately. They are 509 Cowden, sold to Charles Gil mer at s2fi and Nos. 518 and 518 Filbert to George ("aernic for *53. The State also sold the burned house at 414 South street to J. W. Bayles for $39 and No. 508 South alley for $4 2 to the same person. SALESGUtI. NOT DISFIfiTTHED Physicians find that Miss Sara FTie berger, salesgirl in the Schlelsner de partment store. 28-32 North Third street, who was cut In the face by a falling chandelier was not so badlv In jured as nt first believed und will not likely be disfigured. 11