Constitutionalists Are Ready For Any Emergency, Declares General Carranza HARRISBURG ifllSfli TELEGRAPH ! XXXIII— No. 229 m. CHI sirs SITUIITII IS GRAVE; PREPHRED TO FIGHT Constitutionalist Chief Declares He Is Ready For Any Emergency ISSUES LENGTHY STATEMENT Three American Battleships Have Been Ordered to Vera Cruz By Associated Press Washington, Sept. 26. Gen eral Carranza called a meeting of .•hediplomtic corps in Mexico City yesterday and informed them that further fighting in Mexico prob ably could not be avoided, accord ing to official advices reaching here to-day.. Two hundred were killed in yesterday's fight between Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz. Carranza's forces under General Hill were beaten. Mexico City, Sept. 2S.—General Venustino Carranza. the acting hearl of Hie Mexican government in the Ions: statement which he gave out last night reviewing the difficulties be tween himself and General Francisco Villa states that the situation is grave but that the Constitutionalists are ready for any emergency. General Villa, he declares, demanded impos sible clian es in the call issued for a conference of Constitutionalist chiefs on October 1. General Villa's de [Continued on Page 9] \\ F.ST FNO FAIR ELOPE A telegram from Philadelphia noti ed Miss Clara McLaughlin, 1230 Xorth Sixth street, that her brother. Lawr- i •*nce McLaughlin, had eloped with Miss Violet Parthcmore. 1212 Xorth Sixth street. The couple left yester day for Philadelphia. They were mar ried at 8 o'clock last evening. The j bride and groom will spend the week end in Philadelphia. They will be ati home at 1230 North Sixth street. , . $1,000,000 Mystery The next installment of "The Million Dollar Mys tery" will appear in the Tele-; graph Monday. _____ THE WEATHER] For Harrlnhurg and vicinity: Fair to-nleht and Sunday; continued cool, probably 'front In I'lpuaril place* to-night. For Koxtern Pennsylvania: Fair to-night nnd Sunilny; light front to-night In exposed places; mod erate northwest winds. lUver The mnln river will fall slowly or remnln nenrly stationary " to n's:!" I and Sunday. A stage of , nhont .7 of n foot In indicated for llarrlsburg Sunday morning. Temperature: S a. m.. .VI. Sun: Rises, 5:55 a. in.j sets, 5153 p. m. Moon: Full moon, October I, I2 : r,!i a. m. River Since: F.lsht-tenths of n foot above low water mark. Yesterday'* Weather Highest temperature. ««. I.owest temperature, 55. Mean temperature, 60. Normal temperature, 62. marriage: mcexses Howard James Coyle and Anna M ; Harle, city. Robert G. O. Poffenbsrger and I Bertha M. Turns, West Fairview. Late News Bulletins MOTORCYCLE HITS WOMAN Kathryn Uodosh, aeeri 24, 1330 North Seventh ft root. iu« brought to tho Harrisburg hospital late this afternoon with a fraotnro of tho right log. lacerations of the scalp anil bruises of the hod*. She was hit hy a.motorcycle at Steelton. WORLD'S SERIES BEGIN OCTOBER 9 Chicago. Sept. 26.—Play In the series for the world baseball cham pion will begin on October 9 at 2 o'clock, It was announced hy President B. B. Johnson, of the American Ix-ague. and a menilior of the National Baseball Commission yesterday. Tho announcement was made after a long distance telegraph conversation with August Herrmann, chairman of tho commission. Xaoo. Sonora. Sept. 26.—Two hundred were left dead on the field between Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, after the battle between the forces of Governor Ma> torena and General Benjamin Hill vesterdav according to fugitive Carran/.a soldiers. General Hill is here to-dav awaiting orders from Mexico City a,s to whether he shall make an other stand at this point asftinst Maytorena. Washington. Sept. 26.—(1f the $325,000 .the American Hod Cross has received to date for its war relief fund, expenditures nnd obligations already incurred total *2,800,000 It was announced to-day. I/ondon. Sept. 2ti, 10.05 A. >l.—The fall of the town of Khyrow telegraphed the Petrograd correspondent of the Kvcning News, com pletely Isolates the Austrian fortllicd position of Przcniyal and close to the junction of several railroad lines. Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 25, via Paris, Sept. 26.—A telegram from Basel states that Jie rei-ent l'.nglfsli aerial raid on Ttusscldorf. depot of the Xeppclins resulted in the damage of one Zeppelin but the extent of the injury wrought is not known. Ijondon. Sept. 26. 2.30 P. M.—Lieut .Reufus F. /.oghaum, l". S. N„ who has of late been in charge of the German embassy here, left tolday for Washington to report for naval duty. Washington. Sept. 26.—1' resident Wilson to-day signed the trade C-omnilsslon hill. He announced several weeks ago that he would not appoint the member of the commission until the December session of Congress. M'CORMICK PARTY STRAYED UP INTO NEW YORK STATE Said to Have Gotten Lost in Their Tour of the Northern Tier and Jumped a Freight BLAMED THE ROADS FOR IT Invasion of Bad Lands of New York State Made Occasion For Another "Sensation" The Harrisburg Patriot to-day set forth in a dispatch sent from the flag tent of the McCormick-Palmer cara van on the northern tier last night that the bad roads had thrown the campaign party behind its schedule and forced its members to lake to a freight train to keep its appointments. The Philadelphia Public Ledger correspondent with the same party sent this rather different, but very in teresting account to his paper from a place called Low man, New York State: "A. Mitchell Palmer and Vance C. McO'ormick, Democratic candidates, were, out of touch with the situation to-day. The next time they venture across the border into the wilderness of Xew York they will, perhaps, bring along a guide. "They were lost se.veral hours this afternoon and are not yet out of the woods. Their chauffeur had ventured into the bad lands without a sextant, and his effort at dead reckoning went dead wrong. "Finally, however, by giving the gasoline its head they wound up at Lowm an - by-1 he -W a t er-Ta n k and sent out an S. O. S. signal, hoping to Hag casual freight. This invasion of New York may be considered by William Barnes, Jr., a violation of neutrality, and he may send a protesting delega tion to Washington, but Messrs. Pal mer and McCormiek don't care. "The candidates have managed to maintain their good humor to this writing, but Mr. Palmer has added another count to his 57 varieties of in dictments against the Republican ma chine and the quality of highways it maintains.' BLAIR COUNTY IN LIE FOR BRUMBAUGH MID WHOLE TICKET Dr. Brumbaugh Greeted by Thou sands of People on the Moun tain Top Yesterday Blair county demonstrated by a ser ies of rousing receptions to the Re publican State candidates that it has no time for Democratic hard times, low tariff and war taxes when the country is not at war or for an alliance between parties having oppo site principles for the sake of spoils. Blair is a county which has been in surging considerably in recent years. Yesterday it proved that it was Re publican at heart and very much so in the present campaign. Ten hours were spent by the Re publican candidates in touring the county and the visit closed with a meeting in Altoona in the evening that resulted in an overflow meeting larg er than that held indoors. The coun ty gave the candidate a tremendous [Continued on Page i>] f A VOTERS Every voter should bear these days in mind, if he wants to vote 'n November. LAST DAY To pav taxes. October 3. LAST REGISTRATION DAY October 3. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 MR. COMMON PEOPLE—"He Pays the Freight< FINAL SECTION OF | RIVER FRONT STEPS DONE AT MACLAY Program For 1914 Wall Construc tion Finished; Connect ing the Links The "top flight" of the "front steps | of Harrlsburg" was placed in position, rounded off, sandpapered and other wise finished to-day at Maclay street. Maclay street is the limit of the construction work on the river front wall planned for 1914. Great gaps in the "stringer," wall and steps, and sidewalk work are yet to lie filled in before the cold weather calls a halt on operations and it is expected that Stucker Brothers Construction Com pany. the contractors, will puah ahead with all speed from now on to con nect the completed links. The concrete was not yet dry on the last section of steps at Maclay street this morning when the construction gang hurried t<> Herr street and hegan placing steps froin that point south wardly. The gang will work down toward the pumping station while an other gang in the vicinity of the water house is busily putting in stringers and footwall in the most gifficult part of the iob. Gi\lng tlie Contractor <ira> Hall's The proximity of the line of wall to the water's edge and the extreme sfcpnesf of the embankment at that (Continued From Page 3) Expect Thousands to Take Out Hunters' Licenses During the Next Month It is expected that, the registration of Pennsylvania hunters for 1914-1915 will rival that of last year, when ap proximately aoo.ooo hunters took out the papers required to permit them to hunt. In addition it Is estimated that more than 100,000 farmers. Iheir fam ilies or their tenants hunted on their own lands last year, taking advantage of the provision In the law enabling them to do so without being license*). The estimates are being based upon re ports made of the sale of licenses, which Is stated to have heen heav in a number of counties where the demand was light at this time last year. It is expected that there will he a hig de mand for licenses early in October. "I Should Worry" ! Sometimes a bit of flippant slang may have a real respect ! able meaning. Freedom from worry is one | of the fruits, of success. Few i men suffer mental anguish bc j cause they are too prosperous. ! Success is the result of intel i llßcnt effort—brains, energy and stlckatlvoness. I Successful advertisers are leading members of the "Don't I Worry Club'.'" You will seK their names every i day in the columns of this news paper—names that are examples of how to succeed. ' There is no better "Success Directory" In the country than the North American newspapers. [CROSS CONTINENT CANOEISTS PASS LIVERPOOLOHIO Royally Entertained by Aquatic Clubs in Pittsburgh; Have a Sleepy Hound Along By dint of hard work, the quartet of Harrisburg canoeists who are pad dling across the continent have passed East Liverpool, Ohio, according to a letter received by the Telegraph this morning from J. R. Laverty, one of the adventurous four. The four canoeists, who left on their long trip September 7, nre Mr. Lav erty, D. D. Sampson, L. C. Arnsberger and Charles Gayman. Mr. Laverty's letter in part is as follows: "The last time I finished writing I was in Dawson, Pa., a post office some live miles from Connellsville. We walked the distance without any ex citement and again we struck the wa ter, Monday September 14. We stop ped at Dicherson Run that night and by luck met a fellow from West Fair view, Pa., who knew Gayman and my self. Ills name is Victor Mcßride and he had a tine supper at his board ing house while Sampson played the piano. We hnd quite an entertain ment! That night we were guests at the P. and L. R. Y. M. C. A. We left early and came flown the YoughiOgheny whose waters are rath ed shallow at places. We passed several dams aiid locks and arrived in Mc [Continued on Pa«c 9J Washington Party Voters Repudiate McCormick The following planks from the Washington party platform <Jf 1314 are interesting when it is recalled that the bosses of the same party have recently over-ridden the uniform pri mary law and placed the hand-picked candidate of the Wilson Administra tion at the head of the party's ticket for Governor: We condemn the Democratic Administration for surrendering the efficiency of the civil and diplomatic services to the clamor of Democrats hungry for party spoils. We particularly condemn • lie use of the Federal patronage In Pennsylvania to build up a Democratic machine in this State. We denounce the proposal to pay Colombia $25,000,000 and to apologize for wrongs never com mitted as an unworthy attempt to discredit {he Roosevelt Admin istration. We condemn the proposal of the Democratic Administration to surrender, "right or wrong," and without arbitration, our treaty rights in the Panama Canal. ITnder the circumstances and in view of these declarations ft is not surprising that more than 90 per cent, of the Washington party voters are indignantly refusing to help cre mate a Democratic machine in this i State by electing its head Governor. $105100.000 TAX NEEDLESS HARDSHIP ON COMMON PEOPLE Congressman Kreider Shows How Consumer Is Victim of Mis takes and Extravagance Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.—De claring the Democratic tax of $105,- 000,000 on the common people ot this country unnecessary and a hardship that could have been prevented but for the extravagance of the Demo cratic administration at Washington, Congressman Aaron S. Kreider made yesterday one of the strongest speeches heard on the floor of the House this session. He quoted facts and figures to prove his assertions and at the conclusion of his address was heartily congratulated by Republicans, who said that for a clear and concise analysis of the situation nothing bet ter had been presented in Congress since the tax bill was introduced. In part Mr. Kreider said: Opposed to mil "Mr. Speaker, I am opposed to this bill, I am opposed to the levying of extra taxes thereby placing an tin necessary burden on the people, i wish it were possiblo to prevent the passage of this bill by this House. I wish it were possible to prevent its enactment into law; for, it must be borne in mind that we are passing through an indus trial depression caused largely by the laws wo have already passed and the greatest possible service this Congress ran render to the country Is to repeal about $5i,000.00n of extravagant, un necessary and rfcklf-ss appropriations which we have already passed and then adjourn. If we do this, we will not need the revenue that It Is proposed to raise by the War Tax Measure. "The Revenue Laws now in force will produce sufficient revenue if we man age our affairs' along business lines and avoid unnecessary and extravagant ap propriations. On certain items, we are able to make considerable saving, especially on pensions and Panama ca nal expenses. "Last years we appropriated for pen sions. $180,300,000;. this year we appro priated for pensions. $169,150,010: mak ing a saving on this item of $11,150,000. "Last year we appropriated for the Panama Canal. $34,826,941 : this year we appropriated for the Panama Canal, $20,718,000; making a saving of this [Continued on Page 3] Mrs. Elizabeth Brightbill of Annville, Dies Special to The Telegraph Annville, PH.. Sept. 26.—Mrs. Eliza beth Brightbill confined to her bed for years, died last evening at 6 o'clock at, her home in East Main street front Bright.'s disease. She lived here since 1870 and was one of the oldest and most prominent citizens <4 Annville. She was born at Clear Springs, west of Annville, being the daughter of the Rev. Daniel Heisey. Her husband, Samuel Brightbill, died ten years ago. She leaves a son, Maurice E. llrlght bill, a contractor, and granddaughter, Helen Brightbill, of Vassar College. Services will be held Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock. In charge of the Rev. A. Schroyer. pastor of the United Brethren Church. Burial will be made In Annville Cemetery. Maurice E. Brightbill is well known In this city. He is the uncle of Mrs. Ralph I. Deihl, Paxtang, author of the Telegraph's "Aunt Este" stories. Miss Helen Brightbill is a frequent ivlfltor here. .French Officials Say Allies Are Advancing Slightly Near Noyon Allies Admit Their Line Has Been Pushed Back by Ger mans 20 Miles South of Verdun; Russians Capture Two Cities; British Occupy German South West Af rica; China Protests Against Occupation of Wei- Heien by Japanese Troops Rome, Sept. 26, via London 4.35 P. M.—The fleets of Great Britain and France are to-day bom barding heavily all the fortified Austrian positions in the vicinity of Catari in Dalmatia. A wireless dispatch received from the command ant of the French fleet announces that the powerful Austrian fortress of Petagosa has been dismantled. A Hatt 1 of extraordinary severity is raging at the wesfern end of the Anglo-French and German battle line in the region of Noyon, | sixty miles to the north of Paris, where the French still are striving to outflank General Von Kluck's reinforced army. The French of- I ficial statement issued this afternoon claims that the allied troops j have made a slight advance. On the. eastern end of the fighting line the French officially I admit that their line has been forced back by the Germans across the river Metisc, near St. Mihiel, a point about twenty miles to the south of the French fortress of Verdun. In the eastern arena the Russians arc preparing to attack .the important Austrian fortified city of Cracow in Galicia. The in habitants of the city are reported to be fleeing and the civil govern ment is said to have been assumed by the Germans. Russians operating against the fortress of Przemysl have cap tured two towns to tlie north and south of the position and have completely cut off its railway communication. The French ministry of Marine to-day announced that a landing force from the gunboat Surprise had hoisted the French flag over Coco in the German colony of Kamarun, in Africa. British forces from the Union of South Africa have occupied I Luderitzbutch, a town in German South West Africa where the Ger |mans retreated after blowing up the railroad. China has protested against the occupation by Japanese troops of Wei-Heien .a town in Shantung province outside the zone set apart by the Chinese government for the Japanese military operations against the German concession at Kiao-Chow. Heavy Fighting Is Now in Progress on Two Wings of Allied Armies By Associated Press Paris, Sept. 20, 3.35 P. M.—Heavy fighting is going on at the northeast and west wings of the battle between the allies and Germans In France, according to official announcement issued this afternoon by the French war department. Following is the text of the com munication: "First—On our left wing, between the Some and the Oise, the battle continues very violently. Between the river Oise and Soissons our troops have advanced slightly. The enemy has not attempted an attack. "Between Soissons and Rheims there has been no important change in the situation. Second - On the center between Rheims and Verdun the situation also is unchanged. In the Woevre region the enemy has been able to cross the river Meuse in the vicinity of St. Mihiel, but the offensive taken by our troops already has to a large ex tent thrown him back upon the river. "To the south of the Woevre region our attacks have not ceased to pro gress. The Fourteenth German army corps has fallen back after having suffered great losses. "Third—On our right wing, in Lor raine and in the Vosges, the effective German forces seem to have been re duced. Some detached forces which had massed upon certain points have been repulsed by the entrance into action of our reserves. I "In the Russian zone the Russians i have captured Rzeszow, 011 the rail j road leading to Cracow. and have also taken two fortitled positions to the | north and south of Przcmysl. "In Poland (he Germans appear to | have fortified themselves to the north I of Kaliez." Clever Ruse Causes Defeat of Austrians By Associated Press Petrograd, via. London, Sept. 26, 4.54 | A. M.—The Russkoe Slavo has obtain ed from wounded soldiers.'it states a | description of a clever ruse wl.ereby a i Russian detachment on Oalacia vir tually wiped out a large Austrian i force. In its account of the incident [ it says: According to a prearranged plan several squadrons of Cossacks and ar tillerymen, simulating a trick began to fall back rapidly under cover of the Infantry. "The Austrians rose to the bait and emerged from their trenches in pur suit in the direction of a small river where companies of Russian infantry checked the furious Austrian on slaught. Cossacks and artillery, cross ing by a bridge began to entrench themselves on the opposite side, post ing several machine guns while the artillery hid their guns in trenches under the bushes until perceived by the enemy. "When the preparations were com plete for the enemy's reception the in fantry hurriedly retreated to the op posite bank whore they pretended to set lire to the bridge as though In tending to cut off the enemy's advance. "The Austrian troops, seeing before them a small body of Russians blind ly charged. The enemy's infantry with schouts of victory, approached to bridge while their cavalry dashed through the river. "Suddenly a terrific explosion was heard and the bridge which was crowded with massed Austrian col umns was blown to pieces while on the opposite ba.nk the Russian guns and quick flrers scattered death among the advancing Austrians until the river \vu choked with bodioo." 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT. | War Revenue Bill Is Passed in House by Vote of 233 to 136 Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Sept. 26.—After seven hours of continuous speech making, which Had no effect on the final result, the Democratic tax bill, designed to raise $105,000,000 to meet a prospective Treasury emergency duo to the European war, was passed through the House yesterday. The vote was 233 to 136. With one ex ception every affirmative vote was cast by a Democrat, while the solid Re- , publican minority in lining up against / the measure was assisted by eleven / Democrats. J The bill now must run the gamut of/ the Senate, where also it is to be a political issue as between the two big parties. The minority party leaders believe they can defeat this bill, or, at least, disfigure it or delay it until the winter session. Cracow Government Is Taken Over by Germans By Associated Press London. Sept. 26, 10.17 a. m.—The I latest official announcement given out in Berlin, according to advices reach ing London, sets forth that there are no actual successes to record in the western arena of the war, where there have been only a few minor engage ments. Weather conditions have not im proved along the west wing of the allies, ami according to an official I communication given out in Paris, a, [battle of extraordinary violence is | gaging in this locality. Reports continue to come into Lon« don of trouble between Bavarian ana I Prussian troops in Brussels, and it is said that the (Jerman military author lilies in the Belgian capital have or ' tiered, all Bavarians in Belgium tc Ithe scene of operations in France. These reports, however, are officially [denied in Brussels. Dispatches from Peirograd declare that the Austrian civil government of [Cracow lias been taken over by Ger many. The inhabitants of Crncow are said to be in flight. The city soon will ! cease its normal functions and be [ transformed into a great fortitled base. Lone Highlander Routs Germans With Mexican Gun By Associated Press London. Sept. 26, 2.50 A. M.—The Taris correspondent of the Daily Mail reports a gallant feat performed by a single Highlander in the fighting at Soissons last week. It appears that 150 Highlanders who had ben detailed to hold a bridge over Aisne were threatened by an overwhelming force of Germans who gradually were approaching nearer the Highlands. Their Maxim gun had ceased tire, all of its crew being killed, when the Highlander got up from cover, lifted the Maxim on his back and amid a storm of German bullets, carried it, tripod and all, at a run across the bridge to the far side. There he put the gun down and the Maxim being still charged, opened a hall of bullets upon the advancing Ger mans who wavered and then broke and lied to cover leaving scores of dead behind. At this moment the Highlander himself was killed, but he had checked the German advance and, when British reinforcements arrived the Germans abandoned the attempt to capture the bridge. Afterwards it was.jfound that the Highlander's body hsLri t'hirt.v woi^da.
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