Army of German Crown Prince is Reported to Be in a Dangerous Position HARRISBURG fjSlSlk TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 220 LEWIS ASKS MOOSE COMMITTEE TO NAME VANCE C. M'CORMICK Appears in Person Before State Or ganization and Makes Plea For Little Millionaire BUT THERE'S OPPOSITION Many Committeemen Opposed to Going Outside Party Lines For a Candidate William Draper Dewis. nominated for Governor on the Washington party ticket, to-day appeared before tlie party's state committee and withdrew as a candidate, asking the committee to name in his place Vance McCor tnlrk, the Democratic nominee. Dr. I.ewis was prevented from reaching the city at the time fixed for the meet ing and it was held for him. Immediately on his arrival Dr. t<ewis went to the Capitol and filed his withdrawal, proceeding to the meeting and announcing It. He sub mitted a written withdrawal. In his withdrawal the dean says that he has "definite assurance that Mr. McCor mtck is in entire accord with the prin cipal measures embodied in our state program of legislative and adminis trative reform." "When I became convinced that lie and I were dividing the forces striving for good government in this State I wrote to him. I enclose a copy of his reply," says the dean in his letter. "His manly and straightforward let ter made, as I am sure it will make on all you. a deep impression." The letter to Mr. Mct'ormick was dated August IS and he replied to it on August 2.1. The dean says he de layed action to be sure he represents the sentiment of the progressive \oters of the State. In closing, the letter of withdrawal said. "There Is no condition attached to my resignation except that its ac ceptance or the nomination of Mr. McCormlek shall not be made sub.loct to any deal, contract or agree ment whatever with any other party with respect to the other places 011 the picket. I am confident that this is also your desire.' We are members of a party founded on principle." In the letter to Mr. Mct'ormick the dean asked the views of the Demo cratic candidate, remarking that they appeared to be in.accord on various measures. The reply went into de tail on points on which they agreed. Judge Brumm assumed > belliger ent attitude as soon as he arrived in the city. "1 am opposed to unconditional surrender," was his announcement. And then he Went to tell Flinn. The of the committee, scheduled for 1.30, has been post poned until 2 to straighten out '.he kinks. The news that (he. meeting had been postponed until 2 o'clock was not passed around to the MeC'ormick headquarters and for a time Herr Moeslein. T. K. Van« Dyke, ('. W. Ru licndall and others of the Democratic Wing occupied very conspicuous places considering the fact that a Hull Moose meeting was scheduled. "Mayor" Berrier Will Dine Old Councilmen at His Boat Pavilion Another old-fashioned dinner along the shores of the Susquehanna of the kind that 1 larrisburg's council men and other city officials frequent ly embarked upon before commission form of government came into being, is promised for September 21. The host will be Marry J. Berrier, "Mayor of Itardscrabble," and the tables will be spread at his boathouse. lie got in touch with City Clerk Mil ler and declared he wants to invite the whole membership of the old councils. It is understood that the present coun cilinanic body and the eitv officials will be invited, too. Chicken and walfles will be served. Second Fly Contest of the Civic Club «rot'«T 3 TO •FrrrMnF.n •.>« fir flr*t prise; arvf-rnl other prlr.es, anil S cent* n pint tor all fllrn brought In nn thr I'ftih of Sep. trmher. Late News Bulletins AUSTRIANS DESERTING l.ondon. Sept. 16, 5.16 A. M. —A message from C Pttill je, according to a Romp dispatch to thp Fxphangp Tplcgraph Company says that lieutenant Magoff and 100 Austrian soldiers of Slav origin have dpsprt- Pd and joined (lie Montenegrins. PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR ORDER Washington. Sppt. It).—Kx-Governor Fort, of New Jersey, a mem bpr of thp Peace Commission sent by President Wilson to HIP Dominican Kepuhliean, reported to the IVesldent to-day that prospects were bright for continued order in the republic. Petrograd via l.ondon. Sept. t«. 3.15 P.M.—Among the 100 guns taken from the Austrian* by thp Russians In Gallcia arc more than 38 hpavy German cannon hearing the initials of Ktnperor William More than 4,500 German prisoners arrived to-day at I,ul>lln, In Russian Po land. Berlin, Sept. I«, by wireless by way of .Sayville. li. I. The German prospects in the battle in the Maine region are still characterized in Berlin as favorable. The general staff lias authorized the announcement that nowhere along the line of battle have the British or French forces won a victory. No details of the lighting in France are given out and it is said that no decisive turj> of events seems probable for some time to come. Paris, Sept. 16, 1.10 P. M.—The correspondent of the I lavas Agency at Potrograd relates how Russian cavalry defeated a detachment of German reserves in the vicinity of Radoin in Russian Poland which wns going to the assistance qf an Austrian detachment. After a brisk at tack the Russians put the Germans to flight, taking 125 prisoners Washington, Sept. 16.—The Belgian commission which comes to protest against alleged German atrocities In Belgium was received in the Fast Room of the White House to-day by President Wilson. Accom panied l»y Minster llavenlth. the commissioners assembled at tlie State Department just before 2 P. M. and were received by Secretary Brvan who then took them over the White House. 5 MEN BURNED, ONE MAY DIE. WHEN BIG GAS TANK EXPLODES Sound of Explosion Heard For Blocks; Windows Smashed Near Mt. Pleasant Garage BRAZING "TORCH" GOES BAD Blazing Victims Rush to Street, Their Clothing a Mass of Flames Five men were seriously burn ed. one of whom is expected to die, when a gasoline tank ex ploded at '> o'clock this morning in tlie Mt. Pleasant Garage, 1336 Thompson street. The burned are: Morris Brelim. aged 18, Pen brook; burned over entire body; expected to die. William Frjc. aged 15, 336 South Sixteenth street; face, arms. I hands and back burned. Harry It. Socl. aiyed 30, Ruther ford Heights: burns of hands, face, neck and back. Daniel Fraier, aged 37, 1363 Howard street; right hand, ankles, face, neck and left arm burned. Kdnmnd C. Hawthorne, aged 38, 2305 Prospect street, southeast, burns of hands, face and thighs. Hawthorne, the garage manager, and Rrehm were straightening a front axle attached to a < 'halmers automo bile in one end of the garage with a gasoline burner. Three other men were working on an adjoining auto mobile. Rrehm was underneath the one car and Noel was tinder the other. The brazing apparatus, a burner, called a "gasoline torch," had been carefully inspected before It was lighted and was found to be in per fect condition. All the men were busy working when a terrific explosion oc curred that shook the building, broke windows in adjoining houses and tore [Continued on Pagr !)] DR. BRUMBAUGH IN HARRISBURG ON WAY 10 SPEAK A! GRATZ Receives Many Callers; Will Tour Upper End, Visiting Many Towns Dr. Martin G. Rrumbaugh, Repub lican candidate for Governor, and Dr. Henry llouck. candidate for Secretary of Internal Affairs, arrived in Harris burg this morning from a speaking tour in the western part of tile State. After a reception at the Common wealth Hotel, during which many Re publicans paid their respects to Dr. Rrumbaugh. the gubernatorial nomi nee and a party of well-known Dau phin countiatis left for the Gratz fair where Dr. Brumbaugh has been invit ed to speak this afternoon. Secretary llouck was unable to ac company Dr. Rrumbaugh on account f Continued 011 Pasje 0] European War Causes Loss of Big Flour Mill Orders Special to The Telegraph Chambersburg. Pa., Sept. 16.—To day the Wolf Company, large flouring mill manufacturers, got a cablegram annulling two orders for big flouring mills being made for tlrms in China. The war in Europe Is given as the cause for countermanding the orders, causing dull business and high ex change rates. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1914. BIG ENOUGH AND BROAD "It. my primary platform I set £ orth with conscientious conviction the principles for which I iiavd stood in the past. "These are justice to labor, goo d roads, local option. State civil service, submission of amendment provid ing for woman suffrage, conservation of our resources, advanced educational policies, a reorganized treatment of our charities and a wider freedom in local municipal regulation. For these I now stand."—Dr. Brumbaugh. I "RUSHING" OF DICKINSON "FRIT" MEN HERE THIS FILL Time-honored Custom Abolished by Agreement of All Parties Concerned Kor probably the first time since fraternities at Dickinson College were established, incoming trains at the Pennsylvania Railroad station in this city are not being attacked by Greek letter men from the various chapters of the colleges anxious to secure de sirable new men for their respective frats. By an agreement signed by repre sentatives of all of the brotherhoods, the practice of meeting men in Harris burg has been discontinued. Rivalry to secure new members is no less keen in Carlisle,-however, and as fast as the new men land they are spirited away. The practice of "rushing' is an old one and in late years has caused much comment. Inaugurated about a dozen years ago and growing in favor, it be came the practice for "squads" of fra ternity men to come to Ilarrisburg and camp in the Union station for per haps a week before the opening of college in order to secure the pick of the new men. As fast as apparent prospectives descended from the trains they were taken in charge and a pledge pin of this or that organiza tion fastened to them. They ware the immune and were allowed to go to Carlisle. Many mistakes were made, for the competition finally became so keen that even traveling salesmen, ministers, and on one occasion, a de tective, were "pledged" before they knew what was going on. .So troublesome did the practice be come that this year It was finally de cided to discontinue the work, and now the Union depot Is deprived of one of the features which made the approach of college days notable. THE WEATHER For Harrlnburg and vicinityi Con tinued fnlr nrnthrr I* Indlcirtfil for thin afternoon nnd tn-nlghti Thurndny Increasing cloudlnenn; not much clinnge jn temperature. For Kwtern I'ennnylvnula: Fair tw-nlchti Thurndny. Incrennlng doudlnenn; frenh northeant wlndn. River The main river will continue -to fall nlowly to-night and Thurnda*. A ntnge of about 1 foot la Indlanted for Hnrrlnhurg on Thumday morning;. General C'ondltlonn A trnplral dint urhnnce In central thin morning off the Rant Florida cpant, apparently moving north went ward. It han canned light rain nnd Increanlng northerly wlndn along the count from Hat-. ternn to Key Went. Temperature! H «. m. ( ft?. Sun: Hlnen, 5i4« a. m.j netn, #1:1-4 p. m. Moon t New moon, September 10, 4t.t3 n. m. River Stage: One fool above low water mark. Yenterday'n Weather Hlghent tempernture, 73. Low eat temperature, 40. Mean tempernture, 00. Normal temperature, 05, M \lt HI \t«K I,tCK\SKS Joseph P. Dickinson and Adda V. j Forrah. Harrlsburgr. Anthony Boranyk and Porachko I Hurch, Wiconlsco. I FLEMING WILL NOT K FOB MURDER: LIFE IMPRISONMENT Slayer of Mother-in-Law Wins Fight For Life at Hands of Pardon Board Martin I Icming will not |>ay (he ; jKMialty for llie murder of his mother in-law oil the gallows after Jill. For at :t o'eloek this afternoon his j counsel, William L. I/oe.-er, was no j titled by tile clerk of the State lloard j of Pardons that liis sentence of nmr- I der has lieen commuted to life im- I prlsoimicnt. With the date of his execution only one week away, Fleming this morn ins made liis last effort to save him self from the hangman's rope. Commutation of the death penalty j to life imprisonment was Risked for by I William ILoescr, counsel for the condemned man; District Attorney Michael E. Stroup urged that the law's decree be allowed to stand and that the pardon hoard should not interfere. The principal arguments advanced for Fleming's commutation were that he was not of sound mentality due to an injury he received on the head when thrown from a pony years ago; that he brooded almost to despond ency over the separation from his wife and baby; that Dr. Thomas S. Blair, i the State's insanity expert at the trial, sometime after tlie verdict had been returned, had declared to Attorney Paul G. Smith and Bruce Taylor, as sistant city solicitor, that he believed the defense would have "stood a bet [ Continued on Page !)] ' Pittsburgh Building Is Destroyed by Fire By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Sept. 18.—The seven - story building occupied by the Logan- Gregg Hardware Company in the downtown section of the city was de stroyed by a fire which broke out shortly after midnight this morning. The loss is placed at $500,000. Two firemen were injured. The firemen were unable to enter the building which covered a third of a block. Four alarms were sounded, calling out prac tically one-half of the city's fire fight ing apparatus. The flatties at first threatened to spread to adjoining buildings but were finally confined to the Logan-Gregg structure. Explod ing powder and cartridges menaced the firemen. SETTLEMENT POSTPONED By Associated Press Berlin, via Copenhagen, via Lon don, Sept. 16. 8.32 A. M.—The direc tors of the Bourse have decided to postpone the settlement from the last of September until the last of October. The rate of interest on outstanding obligations was fixed at 6% per cent. Karl Deim, secretary of the German Olympic committee has been wounded in the fighting in France. TO KETIRE TO RHINE By Associated Press London. Sept. 16, 9.12 A. M.—A Central News dispatch from Rome quotes a telegram from Bssol, Switzerland, to the Messagero stating that, the Germans are reported to have received order to retire as far as the right bank of the Rhine, completely .evacuating France, Belgium and Lux emburg. > ] MOTHER HURLS HER FIVE CHILDREN FROM BURNING DWELLING Father Catches All and Finally Rescues Wife Who Jumps j John Shaffner. a tenant on the Wil ! Ham L. Sauers farm, located on the Crooked road, in Susquehanna town | ship, a mile and a half northeast of j the State insane asylum, with his wife ! and five children, narrowly escaped being burned to death early this J morning when Are destroyed their I home. Every member of his family was rescued by the father. All stood and watched their home burn to the ground garbed in nothing but their night clothes. Smoke awakened one of the sons and he found the floor beneath his bed already on fire. The lad called his father, who jumped out of the second-story window to' the ground and called to- his wife to throw out the children. In turn each child jumped into the father's arms. The mother was last to leave. She was caught by her husband and none were injured. Fire Origin a Mystery Mr. Shaffner and his family retired early last evening. There was no fire in the house. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The building is owned by William L. Sauers, aged 80 years, whose home Is some distance away from the Shaff ner. house. Mr. Sauers carried an In surance of $2,000 on the house, which was valued at $3,000; the Shaffners lost all their effects. SERVIANS OCCUPY VISHEGRAD By Associated Press Paris, Sept. 16. 3.4 4 A. M.—A dis patch to the Havas agency from Nish, Servla, confirms the renorts that the Servians have occupied Vishegrad, in Bosnia, forty miles southeast 'of Sarayevo. REPORT WILL BE MADE By Associated Press London. Sept. 16, 3.29 A. M. All the foreign diplomats in Antwerp says an Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Chronicle yesterday visited Ma lines in order to see for themselves the condition of that city after the German occupation. FARMER Ht'RT IN COLLISION William Brehm, a farmer living on the Newton Grey farm near Paxtang, was seriously Injured last evening when the wagon in which he was rid ing was struck by a street car in North Cameron street near Herr. The doctors of the Harrisburg Hospital think he is Injured internally. MEMORIAL DEDICATED By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 16.—The dele gates to the convention of veterans of foreign wars of the United States to day joined with Western Pennsylvania Army and Naval Veterans of the Span ish-American war in dedicating a me morial to Lieutenant F. W. Jenkins, the only commissioned officer killed when the battleship Maine was blown up in Havana harbor. The memorial Is constructed of parts of the Maine and is situated in West Park, North I Side. " 14 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. Germans Are Fighting Defensive Battle on Line 110 Miles Long Extreme West of Battlefront Is at Point 55 Miles From Paris; German General Staff Says Situation Is Fa vorable; Servian Invaders Reported to Have Been Defeated; Japanese Troops Occupy Railway Station Five Miles From Bay of Kiao-Chow; German Em peror Will Go to Scene of Operations in East Prussia An official French statement issued in Paris at 3 o'clock this afternoon stated that the German army was fighting a defensive battle along its front from Noyon, a town on the Oisc river fourteen miles northeast of Compiegc, to a point north of Verdun. This would indicate a battle front of approximately 110 miles with the extreme west at a point fifty-five miles northeast of Paris. The German general staff announced early to-day that the situ ation 011 the west front was still favorable. It was added that the allies have not won a victory at any point on the whole battle front and that Germans look with confidence to the outcome. A report that the German Emperor will go to the scene of operations in East Prussia, credited to a Berlin correspondent, is pub lished in Paris. An official statement issued at Vienna says that the Servian invaders of Hungary have been defeated along the whole line. Demonstrators against Italy's attitude of neutrality were sup posed by the military in Rome last night. According to advices received in Rome, from Austrian sources, two Austrian armies in Galicia have effected a juncture at Rzeszow, thirtv-two miles north of Przemyal. It is announced also to-day ti the railway station five miles fron Era of Prosperity in Russia Is Predicted By Associated rre.'s i London, Sept. 1 fi. G. 40 A. M. —The Petrograd correspondent of the Times telegraphs that he is authorized by Serglus Sazenoff, the Russian foreign minister, to make the following state ment in his behalf: "I quite realize that accounts of victories and routs, pets of heroism and magnificent assaults may sell newspapers, but above and beyond all this there now exists a situation and an opportunity in trade and com merce with Russia, which to England ;-nd America may mean more In the decades to come than it is easy to I realize. i "It is the country which foresees i 1 lie situation commercially in Russia i that will reap the enormous benefits : that the Russian markets now offer. I It Is not enough that merchants and ! manufacturers should offer their goods here. Experts should be sent here now, even while the war is still In progress, to study and examine the wants of our country. Our duties, our manner of doing business and our| present and future wants and growing) I demands should be studied scientlfical-1 ly so that when peace comes those channels, which have for decades flowed deeply with German products, may continue to flow with products from America and England. "For America especially does Rus sia open opportunities for an indus trial outlet such as can hardly be ever estimated. We have an empire of 170,000,000 souls and $300,000,000 we have been paying Germany yearly Is hut the beginning of a demand that will soon make Russian among the most desirable and valuable markets in the world. Railroad building and new developments everywhere are the prelude to an era of prosperity In this country such as has never been seen here before." Crown Prince May Have to Co Farther North By Associated Press London, Sept. tfi, 5.2 5 A. M. —The Havas Paris correspondent says: "The German army is investing Fort Tyron and the neighboring forts between Toul and Verdun with the object »f opening a way of retreat on their left. "The failure of this plan means that the French are masters of the valley from Toul to Verdun. There for the armies of the Crown Prince Frederick William and the Duke of Wurttenberg will be unable to cross the Meuse and will have to go farther north and attempt to pass by the Stenay Gap." Berlin Says Retreat Was Strategic Move By Associated Press London, Sept. 16, 8.45 A. M. —A Bordeaux dispatch to the Central News says: "According to Berlin telegrams the newspapers there testify to the stupe faction of the German people on learn ing of the retreat of the armies which were believed to be under the walls of Paris. The papers endeavor to ex plain the retreat as strategic, adding that the final result must be awaited. The German public is also said to be impressed by the news of the disas ters which have overtaken the Aus trlans In Galicia." Servian Army Reported Defeated hy Austrians By Associated rress Vienna, Sept. tfi, via London, 12.44 P. M.—General Hoefer, deputy chief of the Austrian general staff, an nounced to-day that the Servian army which crossed the river Save into Hungary had been defeated along its entire line and that Szerem, in Sla vonla, and Banat were now clear of the enemy. uat Japanese troops have occupied 1 the bay of Kiao-Chow. Army of Crown Prince in Dangerous Position By Associated rress London. Sept. 16, 10.20 A. M. The center of interest in the western the ater of the war has shifted from the right wing of the German army under General von Kluck to the left wing, where the relief of Troyon by the French is regarded in London as leav ing the armj - of the German Crown Prince Frederick William apparently in a dangerous situation. As had been predicted in England, the French have retaken Rheims. but this step Is of greater moral than strategical value, for the the northeast of this town provides a better defensive position for the German forces than does the front, marked by Rheims itself. According to advices received here from Berlin, the demand for news in Germany, where the people appear to be growing Impatient, has been soothed to a certain extent by the reassuring statement from the general staff that the German line is holding out successfully against the offensive movements of the allies. So far as the last twenty-foUr hours are con cerned, this Information agrees with news received in London with the ex ception of that regarding the German left wing. This part of the line. Judg ing from dispatches made public in London, appears not only to have withdrawn from the investment of Verdun, but by permitting the relief of Troyon, which is twelve miles southeast of Verdun, to have left Itself only one line of retreat. This is through the Stenay Gap to reach Lux emburg, or by way of Longuyon and Longwy to reach Thornvllle (Dicden hofen). If the allies are able to prevent the army of the crown prince from using Metz as a base of operation, it is felt In London that the German left wing would be in as serious a situation as was its right last week. King Orders Good Care For German Wounded By Associated Press London. Sept. 16, 3.20 A. M.—The Daily Express says that King George while visiting the Nettley Hospital, in Southampton, expressed the wish that the German wounded there be treated as well as the British. He was told that this was being done. King George requested to be shown that part of the hospital where the German wounded were being attended and spent some time In conversing with them in German. One German officer, speaking In English, thanked the king for his kindness in visiting him and his fellow-countrymen. German Spy Taken to Orleans For Execution By Associated Press Paris, Sept. 16. 3.20 A. M —The nu merous arrests of spies continue. Tes terdav a daring individual was taken near Sommesoug, on the line from Troyes to Chalons, where he had ques tioned the peasants of the locality concerning the movements of the French troops. When arrested wire-cutting Imple ments were found In the man's pock ets. He refused to Indicate hi* iden tity. declaring he was not a German and protesting against his detention. It was finally discovered that he hsd for a long time inhabited a town in the north of France, where he di rected a nerfect system of wire tan ning for the benefit of the Germans. He was taken to Orleans for execution. JAPS PROPPING BOMBS By Associated Press Toklo. Sept. 16.—1t is officially an nounced that a Japanese aeroplane dronped bombs on the barracks of the Germans at Tsfng-Tau and that the machine returned safely to Its head quarters. The destrover flotilla, op erating from Laoshan bay, near Tsl"g-Tau, drove in the enemy's pa trols.
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