Constitutionalists Are Ready For Any Emergency, Declares General Carranza
HARRISBURG ifllSfli TELEGRAPH
! XXXIII— No. 229
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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
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\\ 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.