"WELCOME FIREMEN" Inscribed on
HARRISBURG SSSllifl TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII — No. 236
HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES TO FIREMEN'S MEET
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State Officers Open Headquarters in Bolton House and
Hotel Columbus; Famous "Goosenecks" Will Have
Big Round-up Tonight; Business Sessions Open To
mortow Morning at 10; Uniontown Company First
to Arrive
DECORATORS WILL COMPLETE THEIR
WORK THROUGHOUT TOWN TONIGHT
Kill Big Ox at New Cumberland For Roast Tomorrow at
Beech Club Along the Yellow Breeches; Tents Go Up
on Vacant Lots to House Visiting Thousands; Hotels
Filling Up; Big Carnival Opens on "Hill"'
With the influx to-day of firemen
from every part of the State and the 1
opening of headquarters for the State i
Firemen's Association in the Bolton i
House, the big week of the year in!
Pennsylvania fight-fighting . iroles is j
nn. .i
A conservative estimate is that 10,-;<
POO firemen will be in tlic parade on j
Thursday. Not less than 3,000 dele-
Kates and alternates will attend the
convention, and it is believed that;
THE WEATHER
For Harrlshurg anil vlcinWy: Gen
erally cloud? nml Tuea
ilnv: not much rhnner In tempera
ture.
For Kantern Pennsylvania: Gencral-
Ij- clouily to-night nnil Tuesdays
gentle to moderate winds, mostly
easterly.
River
The main river trill remnln nearly
stationary to-night anil Tuesday.
A atajce of about .7." of n foot In
Indicated for llnrriwhtirK Tues
day morning.
General Conditions
The weather continue* unsettled
over Ihe southeastern part of the
I nlted Mates nnd the rain area
nttendliiK the disturbance, which
seem* to he central In the Fast
(. ii li. ha* moved xlnnly north
ward along the Itlnntlc eon*t a*
far na New Jersey. The prc**ure
I* below normal over nearly all
the western hnlf of'the country.
A general rl*c of 2 In 10 degrees In
temperature ha* occurred from
the I'lnln* State* eastward to
thi* Atlantic coast alnce Satur
day mnrnlng.
Temperatures S a. m.. 88.
Suns nises, Kills a. m.t sets, 5i43
p. m.
Moon: Rise*. TisOl p. in.
niver Stage: Flght-'lenth* of a
foot below low-water mnrk.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature. 73.
I.oweat temperature. 54.
Mean temperature. SI,
Normal temperature, 50.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Vivian I\. Shope and Anna Toomev
city. I
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Late News Bulletins
EDDIE SAVOY GETS PROMOTION
AAasWnctnn, Oct. s.—PrHflrnl Wilson to-day rewarded the services
i of Edtvard A. Savoy, the colored messenger of many successive secre
taries of state, hy issuing an order permitting his promotion from clilef
messencfr in the State Department to a clerkship without reference to
the civil sen ice. One of Ills duties has been to convey passports to for
eign diplomats about to leave the I'nlted States in times of trouble.
Antwerp. Belgium, Oct. 5. via London. 1.03 P. M.— According to
official announcement made here to-day the situation of the fortified
positions around Antwerp remained to-day without change.
Washington, Oct. s.—That President Wilson is about to make
peace with Henry Watterson editor of the Louisville Courier Journal as
well as with George Harvey, editor of the North American Review,
whom he saw at the Wliilc House yesterday, was suggested to-day when
President Wilson told callers he hoped to see Mr. Watterson at the exec
utive mansion. ,
Washington. Oct. s.—Count Von Bemstorff. the German amlmssa
dor called at the Slate Department to-day and conferred with Secretary
Bryan for half an hour. When he left the ambassador carried copies of
Aj the new peace treaties between the I'nlted States and Great Britain,
*i France, Russia. China and nearly a score of other countries. Such a
treaty was proposed to Germany some time ago.
!, Naco. Mex„ Oct. s.—Pot sbootlty; by both sides opened the third
day of the battle of Xaco to-day. Governor Maytorenas' trtsips so far
have made no progress. General Hill commanding the Carranza gar
rison, reported his losses up to daylight to-day as six killed and eight
wounded.
Birmingham. Ala., Oct. s.—Eight men are known to lie dead and
twelve injured as a result of an explosion in the Mulga mines of the
Woodward Iron Company 18 miles northwest of Birmingham this
morning.
Washington Oct. s.—The action of William P. McCombs, chair
man of the Democratic National Committee, in declining the offer of
the chairmanship of the New York State Democratic Conunlttcc was
approved to-day by President Wilson.
Chicago. Oct. s.—The *55,000 ball bond of .Tack .Johnson tlte prl/.e
fighter, was forfeited "In the I'nlted States District Court, hut the gov
ernment is said to have a poor chance of collecting. The bonds were
provided by the late Matthew Baldwin, whose estate is insolvent, and
Johnson's mother also is said to l>c unable to pay.
60,000 strangers will come to Harris
burg during the week. Members of j
the Firemen's Union completed all de- t
tails for the big meet Saturday night.
Uniontown Company First Hero
With the arrival of the Uniontown
I Company from Uniontow n, Pa., yes
: terday the rush of visitors to Ilarris
burg started. Delegates began to ar
rive with the early morning trains.
i I.ocal firemen are meeting all trains
and escorting the visitors to the head
quarters of the city Firemen's Union,
, 420 Market street, where they regis
! ter and receive badges.
I Each local company has a special i
reception committee for the guests,
who are coming in a body. The State j
! Association officials will be entertained
i by Howard O. Holstein, chairman of I
the finance committee and chief mar
shal of tlje parade.
Stale President Arrives
George S. Kroll, president of the
State Firemen's Association, arrived
here to-day and opened his headquar
ters on the second floor of the Bolton
House. At 2 o'clock he was ready to
receive visitors and to talk over busi
ness that will be brought before the;
| convention sessions which will be i
I opened in Chestnut street hall to-.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Presi-I
dent Croll was accompanied by a large ]
delegation of York firemen. He will i
head the York division in the parade
on Thursday.
The State Association secretary.
William W. Wunder, will have his
headquarters at the Hotel Columbus. |
Mr. Wunder is a busy man, for all
delegates must call on him to get their
credentials. The sessions will open at
10 o'clock with an interesting pro
gram. The State officers will be es
corted to the convention hall by the
Firemen's Union. The men who had
a hand in arranging the big gathering
will occupy the stage with the State
officers.
Tlic Openinc Session
I Following prayer by the Rev. Harry
■ Nelson Bassler, chaplain of the Hope
I Fire Company, addresses will be made
| by Governor John K. Tener, if he is
: in the city; Mayor John K. Royal. Col
onel H. C. Demmlng. president of the
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HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1914
All Harrisburg Is dressed up In Its best clothes as a tribute to the visiting firefighter* who are beginning to
throng into the city for the annual State Firemen's Association convention. Market Square with Its festoons of
American flags from one end to the other Is perhaps the most Interesting part of the city from a decorative view
point. The etching on the left shows the Market Square decorations. The etching on the right
shows the "court of honor" erected by the Hope Fire Company decorators in Second street between State and
North streets.
SUMMARY OF STATE FIREMEN'S
CONVENTION WEEK ACTIVITIES
TO-DAY—Reception of delegates and visiting companies.
Opening of State headquarters at Bolton House.
"Gooseneck Roundrup" to-night.
Opening of Ferari's Carnival on Hill.
TUESDAY—Opening of State Firemen's Convention, Chestnut Street
Auditorium. 10 a. m.
Opening State Women's Auxiliary, State Association Tech Audi
torium, 11 a. m.
Reception of Delegates and Visiting Firemen.
Business session State Association at 2 p. m.
Meeting of Women's Auxiliary at 2 p. m.
Oxroast at Beach Club near New Cumberland 4 p. m. for Visit
ing Delegates and Firemen.
Motorcycle parade 8 p. m.—route same as that of the big parade
on Thursday.
Carnival 9 a. m. until 11 p. m.
WEDNESDAY—Business sessions State Association and Women's Aux
iliary 10 a. tn. and 2 p. m.
Reception of Visiting Fire Companies.
Grand dress ball for Visiting Firemen and Ladies at S p. m.,
Chestnut Street Auditorium.
Dress ball at Armory for quests of Hope company. 8 p. m.
Masquerade ball at Winterdale hall, 8 p. m.
Parade of "Xinety-nlners" and "Seventy-seveners." 7 p. m.
Reception for all Visiting Firemen at local Are houses.
Carnival—Elks' Night—Local and Visiting Elks to be guests of
Ferari Company.
THURSDAY—Wind-up of convention business 10 a. m.
Arrival of fire companies and visitors.
Parade, 1.30 p. m.
Reception to visiting firemen at all fire houses, 7 p, m. until 11
p. m.
Departure of visiting fire companies.
Firemen's night at Carnival.
FRIDAY—DriIIs and hose racing contests. Market Square. 10 a. m.
Program to be announced to-morrow.
Trip to Hershey for members of the Women's Auxiliaries of the
State and city.
SATURDAY —Departure of visitors and wind-up of week's festivities.
Carnival wind-up.
ROUTE OF tHURSDAY'S PARADE
Head of line moves from Second and Verbeke streets at 1.30 o'clock
to Market, to Fourth, to the Mulberry- Street bridge, to Derry, to Seven
teenth, to Market, to Fourth via subway, to Sixth, to Woodbine, to
Fourth, to Reily, to Third, to North, to Second, to State, to Front, to
Chestnut, to Second, to Market Square and dismiss.
MURPHY DIIISSAL |
FREELY PREDICTED i
IN CITY CIRCLES,
I
Council Held Public Hearing on
Insubordination Charges
Against Patrolman
While it was generally predicted
In municipal circles that Council would
dismiss Patrolman Andrew E. Murphy
from the city police force after the
public hearing this afternoon on
charges of insubordination, conduct
unbecoming an officer, etc., it was un
derstood that Mayor John K. Royal's
suggestion for a successor would not
be considered. Jacob Kinley was
named by the Mayor to succeed Mur
phy.
Just "who would be who" as to the
presiding officer at the public hearing
afforded ample cause for widespread
discussion, too, in view of the Mayor's
repeated declarations that he would
not preside. He has insisted that he
and Col. Joseph B. Hutchison had al
ready heard Murphy on several occa
sions.
< me of the commissioners was asked
to-day who would be called to the
chair provided the Mayor persisted In
his refusal to conduct the session and
he said he supposed that Commis
sioner W. H. Lynch would he the
choice.
While the meeting called for this j
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Women of Germany Are
Braver Than the Men
Declares Harrisburger
That the women of Germany are
bravely caring for the wounded, min
istering to the prisoners and doing
everything in their power to facilitate
the identification ot the dead, is the
declaration of Fred Krause, -'l3 Cum- \
berlanrl street, an American citizen, who
has just returned from strife-torn Eu
rope.
The women bravely suppress all
signs of sorrow. Mr. Krause said. "They
are braver than the men," declared
Krause, "an® the men are tile bravest
In the world."
MORE RDNS THAN
ANY OTHER IK
F0 R EIG N CHILDREN
Children of All Peoples in the
City Schools, the Statis
tics Show
If all the school children in Har-
I risburg who answered roll call on the
| openin* day of September term should
| be asked to show the colors of father
j or fatherland the result might suggest
the mobilization of all the regiments
for Kurr pe s war of nations.
I City Clerk Charles A. Miller wanted
] that bit of information to incorporate
| in the new city couneilmanic directory
and he asked Clerk Austin N. Miller,
of the School Board, to get out that
data in compiling the returns of the
opening day's school rolls. And the
results were turned over to Mr. Miller
Saturday afternoon.
' City Clerk Miller wanted the chil
dren of foreign birth as well as those
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Erie, Scranton and
Allentown Want Next
Firemen's Convention
Erie. Allentown and Scranton. it was
said in and about convention head
quarters to-day, will make an effort to
get next year's firemen's meet.
All three cities are trying to win
the support of the delegates.
Governor Tener May Be
at Extension Opening
Governor John K. Tener will try to
attend the opening exercises of the
| new Harrlsburg extension school of
the Wharton department of science
of the University of Pennsylvania at
Technical high school auditorium at
8 o'clock to-morrow evening.
Harrison Morris, Philadelphia, a
member of the Wharton family which
founded the school will also attend.
BIG REGISTRATION
111 CAPITAL CITY
BY REPUBLICANS
Belief That Total Will Run Close
to $13,500 With Republicans
Far in the Lead
Returns made to the County Com
missioners to-day show that, with
one district to hear from, 13,~08
persons personally registered for the
November election.
Tho registration last year was 11,-
815. being run up because of the great
interest in the municipal election when
the first Council was elected under
the third class citV act.
Republican leaders to-day dsclared
that the classification of the registra
tion, which was begun to-day and
will require the checking up of every
name, will show that the number of
Republicans registered is far and
away ahead of all other parties. The,
registration for the first two days
showed 4,550 Republicans and 2,275
Democrats with less than 500 Wash
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Annual Meeting of the
Commerce Chamber Tonight
Five new members of the board of
directors of the Chamber of Com
merce will be elected this evening at
the first annual meeMnpr in the as
sembly room of the liarrisburg Club.
Annual reports of the work of the
Chamber of Commerce will be pre
sented by committee chairmen and
the president, George B. Tripp. Later
Alba H. Johnson, president of the
Baldwin Locomotive Works,, of Phila
delphia and vice-president of tho
Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,
will speak. Late in the evening a re
ception will be held in honor of the
retiring president, George B. Tripp,
who will leave soon for New York.
Afterward, it is expected that the di
rectors will, elect a president. Just
who is being considered for the place
is not known.
Love and Duty Clashed;
Letter Went to Smash
John A. Shank, a chauffeur for \V. H.
Roland, of Lancaster, abandoned the
automobile he was driving, while in this
city, yesterday, so that he would not
disappoint his sweetheart, with whom
he had made an engagement for a cer
tain hour last ••vening. The partv ar
rived here yesterday afternoon and the
driver, after waiting until late in the
afternoon, hurried for a train to Lan
caster.
The owner, upon returning: with three
others, found tho car empty and upon
inquiry found that h'ls chauffeur had
left on an early train for Lancaster. He
hired Lewis McKKatney. an employe of
the City Auto Oarage, who piloted the
machine to its destination. McKamey
returned on a late train last evening.
"LOCKSTEP" TS OPPOSED
St. Paul, Minn.. Oct. s.—Elimination
from prisons of the lockstep and the
"silent system" was advocated by J.
C.l. Wells, warden of the Kentucky
State Penitentiary, in an address of
"Prison Discipline* to-day before the
American Prison Association, which is
holding its annual convention • here.
The "honor system." music and flow
ers and a prison library were urged
as invaluable aids in maintaining dis
cipline.
Why Newspapers
Sell Goods
Newspaper circulations are
built by public confidence
People believe in the newspa
pers they read.
They personally know most of
the local advertisers.
When a national product is
advertised in the newspapers it
enters good society.
It has the stamp of familiarity.
It carries confidence with it.
It reaches people when they
are in the mood to buy and tells
of goods readily obtainable.
National manufacturers who
I are Interested in Increasing sales
I are Invited to address the Bu
reau of Advertising. American
Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion, World Building, New York.
14 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT
Germans Gain Ground
at Several Points in
Western Theater of War
Brief Announcement Made by French War Office This Aft
ernoon ; Battle North of Oise Continues Without De
cisive Result; Berlin Dispatches Make No Reference
to Turning Movement of Allies
rile Allies have been obliged to give ground to certain points on
the western side of the battle line. This is announced in a state
ment issued by the French war office at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
I he announcement is brief containing only the additional infor
mation that the battle continues with great violence to the north of
the Oise without decisive results; and that there is no change on the
remainder of the front.
| xvircless dispatch direct from Berlin to-day brings a long Ger
man official statement in which, however, there is no reference what
ever to the great engagement in which the allies are attempting to
turn the German right wing in northern France and reach the Ger
man line of communication to Belgium.
1 lie German war office declares that in the siege of Antwerp
forts Lierre, \\ aelliem and Konigshoyckt have been taken, opening
the way for an attack on the inner circle for fortifications and the
city proper.
As indicating the activity of the London censorship it may be
noted that to-day s wireless message is the first to bring to this coun
try, the German official claim that three forts a Anwerp have been
reduced. Ihe fact that such a claim had been made was betrayed
bv a reference made to it in a general summary of the war situation
from London last night, showing that the German official announce
ment has been receieved in London thought it was not permitted to
reach the United States textualy.
DENY FALL OF FORTS
Belgian denials that any of their forts had fallen came from Ant
werp by way of London yesterday and again to-day an official Bel
gian announcement which passed through the hands of the British
censor declares that the situation of the fortified positions around
Antwerp remains unchanged to-day.
The German war office says that the Russian left wing was de
feated after a furious battle of two days of the Niemen river.
There has been nothing official from Petrograd but the most
recent reports officially from the Russian capital set forth that the
German and Austrian forces all along the fighting area from the
Baltic to Hungry were being checked, driven back or rounted.
The returns of the German imperial bank last week are described
in a Berlin dispatch as showing an increase in specie of $10,250,000-
over the last previous report.
The German infantry have appeared in the fighting in the terri
tory of Kiao-Chow, China. Tokio announces a surprise night att»ck
bv infantry from Tsing-Tau. but says that the attack was repulsed,
lighting between the land and naval forces near Kiao-Chow con
tinues.
The Servians still claim to be able to capture Sarajevo, the capital
of the Austrian province of Bosnia. War headquarters at Nish an
nounce that Servian troops have approached the fortifications of the
city.
Left Wing of Allies
Continues to Battle,
But Without Result
By Associated Press
Paris, Oct. 5. 3.50 P. M. —The ofll- |
cinl communication was given out In i
Paris this afternoon:
"On our left wing to the north of |
Oise the battle continues with great j
violence. The result remains Inde- :
cisive. We have been obliged at cer- j
tain points to yield ground.
Along the remainder of the front I
there has been no change.
"In Russia, after a battle which I
lasted ten days, the German army
which was operating between the
eastern Prussian front and the Nie
man river has been driven back along
the entire line and made Its retreat
abandoning a considerable quantity of
war material. This army has evacu
ated completely the territory of the
Russian provinces of Suwalkl and
Lonja."
Emperor Nicholas
Arrives at Front
By Associated Press
Petrograd, via London, Oct. S, 4.52
A. m.- —Emperor Nicholas has arrived
at army headquarters at the front, ac
cording to a dispatch received here to
night. General Soukhomlinof, min
ister of war, the court minister and
the palace commandant, accompanied
the emperor.
Fumes of Exploding
Shells Prove Deadly
By Associated Press
London. Oct. 5. 5 A. M. Tele
graphing from Paris, the rorrespondent
of Renter's Telegram Company says:
"That the fumes of the famous Trench
three-inch shell have a most deadly ef
fect In an enclosed space is shown by
a scene that met the eyes of the French
penetrating a chauteau occupied by the
Germans and which they had just bom
barded. Entering the drawing-room
they found a company of Wurtem
hurglans petrified in action. Some
were at the windows taking aim with
their fingers still pressing the trigger,
l while others were at the tables, where
I they had been playing gams with cards
In their hands, while still others had
icigarets In their lips. An officer stood
I with his mouth open as If In the act of
! dlrtswlng an order and all the cropses
(looked absolutely lifelike.'
RAILROAD RLULDKR DIES
By Associated Press
Washington D. C., Oct. s.—James
Scully, for many years a financier and
railroad builder of Pennsylvania and
New England, died here late last
night. He was 70 years old.
REDMOND MAKES APPEAL
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 5, 4.08 a. m.—John E.
Redmond, the Irish leader, in making
recruiting speeches at Wexford on
Sunday, eloquently appealed for a
reconciliation on the Home Rule ques
-tion.
Decoration Offered to
First Aviator to Drop
Bombs on City of London
Special to The Telegraph
London, Oct. 5, 3.40 a. m. The
Daily Call, a new London paper issued
J to-day, prints a dispatch frvm its
j Amsterdam correspondent, which says
j that the German Emperor has prom
! ised to confer a special decoration,
| second class of the Order of the Red
I Eagle, on the first German aviator to
I drop explosives on London. Describ-
I ing the dally life of the Emperor at
the front, the correspondent says that
when staying In France the Emperor
caused the chateau In which he lived
to be fortified against aerial attacks
by sacks of sand piled on the roof and
by a protective shield of metal work.
When the Emperor moves his headr
quarters a small army of military en
gineers precedes him to carry out such
defensive measures as are necessary.
German Forces Are
Becoming Demoralized
By Associated Press
London. Oct. 5. 3:33 A. M. - The
Daily Mall's correspondents in France
report fighting in and around Douai in
the department of Nord, eighteen miles
south of Lllla and consider that if the
French have reached Douai In force
that the situation of the German Gen
eral Von Kluck must be desperate.
"General Von Kluck." the correspondent
says, "lias had all the reinforcements
which can be spared him. and yet finds
himself outnumbered at every point."
8,000 Germans Killed
in Vicinity of Antwerp
By Assoeiated Fress
London. Oct. 6, 2.15 A. M.—The
Antwerp correspondent of the Dally
Telegraph, telegraphing regarding the
fighting around Antwerp, under date
of Saturday says:
"The Germans continued their des
perate efforts to capture Antwerp.
They are in a desperate hurry to ac
complish it, pounding away unceas
ingly with, their artillery at Forts
Waelham and Wavr«-Bt. Catherines
and flinging their infantry forward in
frantic efforts to break through. Their
losses have been enormous and the
numbers killed are estimated as high
as 8,000 during the present movement.
Earthquake Reported
to Have Caused Great
Loss of Life in Turkey
By Associated Press
Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey, Sunday,
Oct. 4, via London, Oct. 5, 1.18 p. m.
—The towns of Isbarta (population
about 5,000) and Burdur (population
about 12,000), In the province of Kq
nia, were severely damaged by an
earthquake last night at midnight.
The loss of life wart very heavy. These
two towns are centers of the carpet
industry. -
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