TWO ACTIVE STATE FIREMEN HGlj KH lAj A LI. L. PATTON President of Pennsylvania State Fire- men's Association. Chnlrman of the Committee on Enter tainment. Who Is On the Job. nuns OF FU IN THE m TOOAY [Continued From First I'agc] Firemen's Union; President Judge, George Kunkel, of the Dauphin Coun ty Courts, and Oeorge S. Kroil, State Association president. The enrollment of delegates will follow. At 2 o'clock the convention will get down to busi ness. Royal entertainment will be afford ed the visitors. In addition to special entertainment having been provided for the visiting companies by the local firemen, A. 1.,. Patton, chairman of the committee on entertainment, has been a busy man and will provide general entertainment for the visitors. Oxronst Tomorrow At 4 o'clock to-morrow afternoon an oxroast will be. tendered the vis itors at the Beach Club near New Cumberland. The big ox was killed to-day and under the direction of S. F. Dunkle, the steaming process was started. The meat will bo ready to serve when the crow , s gather along the Yellow Breeches creek. Arrange ments have been made to\run extra cars from Second and Chestnut streets to and from New Cumberland. Dur ing the feast there will be music by several bands. For those who remain In the city Chairman Patton has provided the big Ferari Carnival attraction. Members of the Keystone Motorcycle Club will give a dress parade at X o'clock to morrow evening. The city will also be lively with marching firemen and bands, n,s many visiting companies are scheduled to arrive to-morrow. Three Dances Wednesday For Wednesday night the will have the choice of three dances. The Firemen's ITnion will hold a dress ball for the visiting firemen at the Chestnut Street Auditorium at 8 o'clock. Members of the Hope com pany will hold a reception and dance at the Armory for their guests. For visitors in general the Mummers' As sociation will hold a masquerade ball I Wlntt rdale llall. Previous to this y mce there will be a unique parade; Pleaded by the Municipal band, the iNinety-nlners and Seventy-se v eners. Thursday will lie parade day and it will be some day. With 142 companies and 139 bands signed up to partici pate. it is going to lie the greatest walkfest Harrisbnrg has ever seen. Chief Marshal llnlstcin will line up his staff to-night for final orders. The parade will move promptly at 1.30 o'clock. There will bo fourteen divi sions. each division to be designated with a large numbered banner. Races anil Drills Friday Friday will be drill day. The horse racing events will also take place Fri day. Drills will be held in Market Square, starting at 10 o'clock Friday morning. The judges will occupy automobiles. Market Square will be roped off and no interference from the crowd will be permitted. The time and places for the races will be announced later. They may take place at Island Park, as there is no place j suitable for running of the races in the city. A number of racing teams from various parts of the State will participate. Prizes will be offered for 1 the fastest racing teams and for the; best drill companies. Pumping tests will also take place at the North street, pumping station. Friday afternoon the members of the State and local Women's Auxiliaries will be taken in nutos to Hershey Park. Think "Clam Soup" Sold Firemen May Be Made of Susquehanna Mussels Visiting firemen may cat "clam noup" made from Susquehanna river mussels in several restaurants this week. At least that is the conjecture of Riverside residents, who report that two men were seen gathering large quantities of mussels yesterday. The men were seen near McCormick's Island. After six hours' work they had gathered several boatloads. Mussels tiro eaten by thousands in the West, where they are gathered from the Mississippi, RUSSIANS ADVANCE ALONG J ) /L y i ~7 SC«LC or n / copjrfiMActN/ ° JT 4 '° I i *osn\P $ &^-<^N«CSBiRC STETTIN \y' *' \ WARSAW < hALISM 7v vC "y&B&v. to P

members of the Wrightsville Fire | Company, No. t. of Wrightsville, and the Kast Prospect Band of 25 pieces; 4 0 members of the Perseverance Fire Company, No. 1, of Souderton, and the Souderton Band of 2 5 men; SO members of the Liberty Fire Com pany. No. 3. of Williamstown, and the williamstown Band of 20 members. Band concerts will be held at the (Irehouse Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7.45 to 10.30 o'clock by the Knola P. B R. Y. M. C A. l>and. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Susque hanna cf.mpit'n.v will entertain all of the-ladles who come along with the six visiting companies. An "all-day feed" will be Riven to the visiting liremen by the Susquehanna hoys Wednesday evening and Friday all day. Friday afternoon they will take the visitors on a trolley ride to Rock ville. Thursday afternoon before the parade the Washington 'company, No. 4. with the firemen this company is entertaining, wiif go to the flrc housc o;' the Paxton company. No. 6. Both companies will go to the Sus quehanna (irehouse. The three com panies, wit li their visitors and bands, will parade down Cameron street to MagnoCn street, returning in time to join in the big parade of the day. Thinks the Town Slow Because It Has No Poles in Very Center On a tour of inspection soon after he arrived here, James T. Tolles, an Oil City lineman-fireman, ambled down Market street yesterday. On the other side of the street lie sighted a fellow craftsman with a pair of creep ers slung over his shoulder. At oneo he yearned for a view of the city from the top of a gently swaying telephone pole. 'Say, pard," he accosted the line man, "give me those creepers. My legs Just yearn for the grip of a pole." They were given him and after sling ing them over his shoulders, he started for a pole. "This town is mighty slow," he laughed. "Why it can't touch Oil City. You've got no pples, not even in the business section of the city." With Tolles were Philip Hyer, Rob ert Raynor and John Loyzer, three other Oil City delegates. STORKS TO ('IX)SK THURSDAY In honor of the visiting firemen, all the large department stores will close at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon, ac cording to an agreement reached by the Retail Merchants' Association of the retail merchants' section of the Chrmher of Commerce. MURPHY DISMISSAL FEW PREDICTED [Continued From First Page] afternoon was intended primarily to! hear both sides of the allegations! against Murphy, and as Commission- | ITS Taylor. Lynch and Bowman /re- j fluently put it, "to give a man who Is charged with an offense or series of of- j fenses a chance to defend hlmßelf," it was believed that some of the council- ! men might also raise a question as to Mayor Royal's appointees of tempor- . ary police officers to serve during the llremen's convention. Council to-morrow will likely pass the ordinance authorizing the pur chase of the Sycamore street play ground. Puddling Behind the River ' Wall; Steam Shovel Moves "Puddling" of the fill behind the River Front wall above Hardscrabble was begun to-day by the Stuckor Brothers Construction Company, the contractors. The steam shovel has been removed from the vicinity of Hardscrabble and, i according to Charles D. Stucker, presl- : dent of the company, this will be re placed by a derrick on the steps to lift the debris from the outside to the inside of the wall. To-day the steam snovel was on the way down town. 2,000 Yards of Earth Is , Dumped Over River Front Most of the 2,000 yards of earth purchased by the park department from the Central Construction and Supply Company for dumping over the River Bank between Maclay and Divi sion street has been placed. The bulk of the "fill" was spread in the vicinity to Seneca and Woodbine streets. Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks is also plan ning another scheme to solve the River Front "fill" problem between "Hardscrabble" and Maclay street. He hopes to have his idea ready for Coun cil to-morrow. Preparing to Build New Entrance to Reservoir Work on the preparations of the. plans for the new formal entrance to Reservoir Park at Twenty-first and Market streets WHS begun to-day by Assistant Park Superintendent Hof fert. The new entrance is part of the park Improvement plan made possible by the passage of the 1913 park loan. Ferari Show Is Here; to Open This Evening Ferari's Exposition, the one big show feature of the week, will open to-night at 7.30 o'clock in Seventeenth street, between Market and Derry streets. This aggregation circuses, and open air exhibitions will continue throughout the week, and will be open from 9 a. m. until 11 p. m. During the week many added features will be announced. Harrisbnrg was fortunate in getting this attraction for firemen's week. A. 1,. Patton, chairman of the committee on entertainments grabbed the chance and Harrisbnrg folks, along with the many thousand visitors, are promised much of special interest. The big show reached Harrlsburg yesterday. It required sixty cars to bring the exposition outfit to this city. Early this morning a large force of canvasmen began work erecting the tents and putting the exhibits in shape. A parade will precede the opening to-night. The exposition Is made up of twen ty-five different amusement enter prises, assembled from among the leading entertainment concerns of the universe. In brand new equipment, everything brightly gilded, illumina tions to transform night's darkness in to veritable day, the very air will ring with joviat«*Kpirit and popular amuse ment. The main thoroughfare through the exposition promises to be a popu lar place, as safe for women and chil dren as for men. There will be noth ing objectionable In any department of the show. Some idea of the nature of the amusements can he gleaned from the following resume of the attractions: Captain Ferari's dog, pony and monkey shbw; the trained tiger, lion, Jaguar and puma exhibition; the motor dome, wherein motorcyclists will dash around the bowl-shaped track at ter rific speed; beautiful splendora, an electrical illusion; the pastime of the Orient; Minnie Ha Ha, the famous Barnum, "What Is It?"; trip to Mars; the wonderland; the ghost and mani kin shows; the peanut, popcorn, frankfurter and other stands. Cars running to Reservoir Park, ilnd on the Hummelstown and Derry street lines run within a short dis tance of the show grounds. Life of the Crook to Be a Miserable One in City During Convention A score of plain clothes men, detec tives familiar with the "Mugs" of vir tually all the pickpockets and other crooks of the country, will aid the lo cal force in protecting visitors to the city during the week. As a result of the Importation of these detectives. It Is expected that crime will be held to a minimum. Plain clothes men from New York, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Philadel phia will arrive here to-morrow. They have planned to watch all the trains and every man possessed with a rec ord earned In other cities of the coun try will be watched and at the first false step summarily dealt with. Mayor Orders Down All Political and Religious Streamers For the Week At the request of the firemen, Mayor Royal has ordered down display signs stretched across the principal streets of the city. The chief executive's mandate in cludes all political streamers and the banners placed by the Stough cam paigners. Early this morning the Washington and Democratic party banners were furled alongside of headquarters. The Stough signs will be taken down either late this after noon or to-morrow morning. Con 'slderable dissatisfaction with the rul ing was expressed by members of the Stough executive committee because of the expense involved. The banners will be restrung after the convention MCFAIJIJ PUXERiVL TOMORROW Funeral services for J. T. McFall, aged 72 years, the senior member of McFalls and Son's men's furnishing store. Third and Market streets, who died at hlB home In Tork Saturday night, will be held to-morrow after noon. IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES MARK GROUND-BREAKING FOR HUGE STOUGH TABERNACLE; E. Z. GROSS TURNS FIRST SPADEFUL ■■ flit V -- f M flnar* & wfll B3WBP' I *' m ft wsr JBH SLfin JTBI i HII HE \ JH * l"'"" V Simple but impressive ceremoniesthis morning marked the breaking of ground for the Stough tabernacle at North and Cowden streets. Work on the erection of the monster building, which is planned to seat more than 10,000 persons, will be started to-morrow. Chairman of all the committees, representing more than 1,000 persons who are actively engaged In the pre liminary work, were present and took a leading part in the exercises. After the ground had been consecrated, E. Z. Gross, chairman of the executive committee, formally lifted a. spadeful of earth. Prior to breaking ground, the Rev. Oeorge F. Schaum read from the Scriptures. The Rev. E. E. Curtis offered prayer. The principal address was made by the Rev. Dr. W. N. Yates. William S. Roe buck, chairman of the tabernacle committee, also spoke. Old York Firefighter Will Head His Division #§ ■■■ v ' Jk jOV&- , OTTO GUKCKB. YORK One of the Oldest Members of the State Firemen's Assqj'lation. No (Ire-men's convention is a success without Otto Guecke, of York. Quecko is treasurer of the Laurel company. He has been identified with the Laurel company ever since Its or ganization. The popular fireman will be at the head of the York division. He is a close friend of President George S. Kroll, who Is also a member of the Laurel company. Mr. Ouecke Is prominently identified with the Odd Fellows. Firemen Criticise the Mayor For Ban on Throwing of Confetti Considerable adverse criticism to Mayor Royal's edict stopping the throwing of confetti was made this af ternoon. The ban has also been placed on the ringing of cow bells, or the mak ing of other unnecessary noises. The use of "ticklers" and throwing flour or talcum powder is also prohibited. New Suit For Fire Chief John C. Kindler Fire Chief John C. Kindler will ap pear In the van of the big firemen's parade, Thursday, resplendent in a new suit, belt and white helmet, York regulation style, the gift of nine friends. The presentation was made Saturday night in the offices of Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor. As sistant Fire Chief Edward Hulbert wus presented with a helmet. The presentation speech was made by the Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler, pastor of the Second Reformed Church and chaplain of the Hope company. PASTOR'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY Lebanon, Pa.. Oct. s.—The mem bers of the Zlon Lutheran Church, one of Lebanon's most aristocratic con gregations, on Sunday held a cele bration commemorative of the twen tieth anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev. Dr. William E. Stahler, who was installed on September 30, 1894, and who preached his Introductory sermons on October 7 of the same year. Addresses were made by the Rev. Dr. Stahler. the Rev. Dr. M. P. Hocker. of Middletown, and the Rev. Dr. Herbert Alleman, of Gettysburg. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS DKCLINK Washington, D. C., Oct. 5. —Both the Import and export trade of the Philippines show a decline for the year ending June 30 last compared with the previous year, according to customs returns of the islands re ceived by the Bureau of Insular Af fairs and made public to-day. Imports amounted to 158,011,570, against $56,327,583 in 1913, and ex ports $51,238,048, compared with $53,683,326. Though imports were slightly below those of the preceding year, there was a substantial increase in the general trade of the islands, the smaller total being due to greatly reduced foreign purchases of rice, fol lowing larger local production. CONFESSED THIEF MAY LIVE ' By Associated Press New York, Oct. s.—Physicians at the hospital, where he was taken on Wednesday night, after he had been shot by detectives from whom he was trying to escape, said last night that Herbeft Eaton, the young clerk, who, thinking he was on his death bed, confessed, according to the police, to thefts involving about $20,000, of which Jewelry valued at $15,000 was taken from Miss Msrla H. Kohn, will live to stand trial. On Saturday it was thought that Eaton had only a few [days to-live. MORERUSSIANSTHAN ANY OTHER CHILDREN [Continued From First Page] born In America of foreign parentage. And here are the results: Total. 10,470; male, 5,232; female. 8,288; white, 9,782; negro, 688. So much for sex and color. And now for the flags of many nations—foreign parentage and foreign birth in order: American, 9.411; Russian, 3fi2. 112; Hungarian, 11, 40; Italian, 122, 24; Slav. 14, none; German. 152, 32; Poles, none, 4: Irish, 31, none; English, 32, lti; Austrian. 2, 2; Swiss, 3, none; Greek, none, 1; Dutch, 1, none; Rou manian, 11, 22; Bulgarian, none, 4; Norwegian, 1, none; Welsh, 17, 3; French, 3, none; Scotch, 15, 4; Swede, 7, none; Porto Rico, 1, 1; Canadian, 3. 1, and the following born of for eign parentage only: Syrian, 2; Span ish and India, 1 each. Polyclinic Hospital Dispensary Now Open The new Polyclinic Hospital, re cently established at Front and Harris streets, was opened to dispensary pa tients this morning. No formal exer cises were held this morjiirjg, but with the completion of the hospital equipment installation a formal open ing will be given to which the public will be invited. I)r. 11. I'*. Gross, 1412 Second street, superintendent of the hospital, stated that by to-morrow morning the Poly clinic will be sufficiently equipped to admit adult ward patients. The equip ment consists of eighteen beds, but this number will be Increased to fifty before January, 1915. Arrangements In regard to .ambu lance calls will be made by the hos pital directors with the city police department this week. Emergency cases in the West End will be taken to the Polyclinic. Jewelry Stolen at Lebanon Foun din Pawnships Here Lebanon, Pa.. Oct. s.—John Leho, who until lately divided his time between Harrisburg and Lebanon as a residence, has been held for court here to answer a charge of en tering the jewelry store of Joseph Oonsedine several weeks ago. The evidence presented consisted chiefly of jewelry recovered at Harrisburg and Philadelphia pawnshops. . The police have also recovered sev eral watches, which were not taken from the Consedine store, however, and they arc now following clues here and at Harrisburg in Bearch of an owner of the goods. 3rd U. S. Field Artillery Expected Here Today On special war movements to test time in moving troops, the Third United States Field Artillery was ex pected to reach Harrisburg late this af ternoon. Whether the United States soldiers will remain In Harrisburg any length of time depends on orders re ceived on their arrival in Harrisburg. The artillery will unload at Dock street and may camp at Island Park over night. The object Is to make time tests in unloading and In reloading, it is prob able that orders will be given t«> the artillery men to hike to some point in Virginia by way of Gettysburg. Deaths and Funerals JOHN KOHTKII miHD DIES John Foster Hurd, aged 32 years, brakeman on 'he Philadelphia Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, died at the home of bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Bu'd, 1911 North Seventh street. Saturday night, after an illness of several months. MRS. MICHAEL, BHEET7. Funeral services for Mrs. Michael Shectz, aged It years, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Michael | Marazof, 328 Emerald s.reet, yesterocij morning, after an illnfss of five days wilt be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Amos M. Stamets, pastor of the Augsburg Lutheran Church, Fifth and Muench streets, will officiate. FUNRHAI, OK MIIS. WII.SON. Funeral cervices for Mrs. Mary Wil son, who died at 417 State street, Sat urday, will be held to-morrow after noon at 3 o'clock, at the funeral par llars of the Hawkins Estate, 1207 North iThlrd street. Burial will be made in :lie East Harrisburg Cemetery. MIIS. ICf.I.F.M McCAItVII.I.B Funeral services for Mrs. Kllen Mc- Carvllle, widow of William McCarville, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Milton J. Yetter, 1839 Nortli Sec ond street, yesterday morning, after a lingering illness, will bo held Wed nesday morning at 9 o'clock, at thi St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Fifth and Maclay streets. MINISTERIAI, MEETINGS The Methodist Ministerial Associ ation met at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday morning. Plans for the" winter's ac tivities were discussed. A meeting of the Lutheran Ministerial Association !Was held this afternon, J Wireless Reports From Berlin Tell of German Successes in Europe By Associated Press Rerlin, Oct. 5 (by wireless to Say ville, N. J.). —An official report from the German army headquarters says that in the siege of Antwerp the forts of Llcrre, Waelhem and Konings hoyckt and the intermediate redouts with thirty guns have been taken. "Thus a breach has been made in the outer circle of forts," the report adds, "rendering an attack on the in ner circle of forts and the town itself possible. "Near AUKUSIOWO the Third Siberian and parts of the Twenty-second Rus sian army corps, composing the left wing of the. Russian army, on crossing the Nieman river were defeated after a furious battle lasting two days. More than 2.000 wounded Russians were made prisoners and a large quantity of guns and machine guns were captured." other press matter given out in ofTlcial quarters says: "The force of native troops from Rrltish India which recently landed at Marseilles has left that port for the. northward. 'British ships have arrived at Lis bon and are probably destined to transport Portuguese troops. Portu gal's co-operation in the war is immi nent, the mobilization of the Portu guests forces, it is believed, having been ordered on the demand of th'o Rrltish government. "England is sowing mines in sev eral parts of the North Sea and warn ing to this effect has been Liven to neutral shipping." Carranza's Resignation Refused by Convention Special to The Telegraph Mexico city, Oct. s.—Late Saturday night the delegates to the general con ference of Southern . chiefs rejected, by an almost unanimous vote, the resignation of G neral Venustiano Carranza as FlTst Chief of the Con stitutionalists. The resignation was laid before the convention early In the night and the' vote followed a heated debate. A commission was sent 1o the na tional palace to ask General Carranza to accept once more the supreme pow er. The entry of General Carranza into the conference chamber in the early evening, for the purpose of tendering his resignation, was dramatic. After the packed galleries and doors had waited nearly an hour, the First Chief entered, accompanied by his staff. All those present rose and applauded. Without introduction, General Car ranza commenced reading the text of his resignation in a low voice, stopping when overcome by emotion. When he concluded he left the chamber amidst applause. As he passed out he was embraced by many generals. Bests Thugs With a Peg Leg and Sharp Teeth Attacked in a lonely stable, late Saturday night by two thugs, John Mil ler, a York county fanner, fought the men off and saved bis bank roll. Miller had disposed of a wagon load of produce at the State Street Market house. lie was among the last to leave and when lie went to the stable for his horse the nogros attacked him. Re fastened Ills teeth in one thug's hand and beat the other off with several swift .tabs from his wooden leg. SHOWKR FOR MRS. RKT.T Lykens, Pa.. Oct. s.—Miss Carrie Fetterhoff arranged a surprise shower on Friday evening in honor of Mrs. Ray Helt, who was recently married. The fete was held at the bride's home in Main street and gifts of linen, cut glass, silverware, china and furniture were presented to her. There wero musical numbers and a supper was served. „ ___ AUTUMN MT. GRETNA LEAF AND , EXCURSION LEBANON , Sunday, October 11 A ilcllnlit fill trip to fnnioiiN Mt. (aretnn, 11.14 fret above the urn, with 4IMIO nrrrn of nooillauil, covered with the varied tlota of early Autumn. RPRCIAI. TRAIN I.EAVF.K Fare lliirrlMhurw 9.15 A.M. $0.76 Kteelton 9.21 A.M. .70 HlKlisplre 9-7 A. M .65 Mlddletown 9.J3 A. M. .60 Returning. Special Triiln will leave Lebanon 4.80 P. M.. Mt. Gretna 5.15 P. M. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PEACE SUNDAY IS WIDELY OBSERVED In Many Churches Special Contort* butions Were Lifted For Bene fit of the Red Cross Peace Day wai widely observed In Harrisburg yesterday, the plea of the Presi dent m'eetlng with hearty response. ■* ..l.i j Churches Irrespective ft nr£fi denomination were • 'HI., well filled and In • '..•iyWUjjF the extra ob - jl servance of the Lord's itjMi naT-lx* Supper was held, in EXCTIJjJKiBgAA the Catholic churches ''IHH Rosary Sunday was KMEjCW'H observed. The ro sary was recited at * ' Ttr-rr T vespers. Virtually every church embodied in its service ■some recognition of the President's request. Peace hymns were sung, peace sermons were delivered and in many instances special offerings for the Red Cross were received. Sermon to Cnlorril P.vtlilnnx. More than 250 men from Johnstown, Scran tun and this city attended the first bi annual sermon to the Second Battalion, | Third Regiment, Colored Knights (Tf Pythias, by the Rev. Ulysses G. Leepe* lat Bethel African Methodist lCplseopal Church, yesterday. Met at the station by the S. W. Starks Company. No. 35, tliis city, the visiting knights formed In line on the Pennsylvania Station plaza and paraded to the church. The local committee on arrangements was W. O. Jolly, B. C. Mooro and GoorgQ W. Jackson. stouKh Meetings. Five separate mass meetings for men and women In as many different city churcnes and several booster meetings in suburban towns were foremost In yesterday's ac tivities of the Stough preliminary cam paigns. The meetings were all remin iscent of the Stough meetings held in various parts of the country and were addressed by men who have taken prominent parts in former campaigns. T. K. VanDyke Tries to Justify Democratic Plea to Liquor Men For Funds T. K. VanDyke has written a letter to the Telegraph enclosing a copy of a letter purporting to have been writ ten by Neai Bonner, said to be presi dent of Pennsylvania Liquor Dealers, ers, which is an appeal to the Phila delphia liquor dealers to see that voters are registered. This letter sets forth that a strong tight is being made against the Hquor interests by mem bers of the league and urges members of the association to get in to the tight against McCormick and Palmer. Mr. VanDyke recently addressed a letter as the representative of the Democratic State committee to certain notelkeepers and others in this .city and county asking contributions for the Democratic machine which caused a sensation among temperance people, who had been led to believe that the Democratic organization was fighting the liquor Interests and were shocked to lind that they were soliciting funds from this source. Mr. VanDyke, by quoting the Bonner letter, said to have been written some weeks ago, evi dently Is endeavoring to Justify his I own activity in behalf of the Demo cratic candidates among the liquor dealers. La Perle Specialty Shop Among New Establishments Miss Hertha P. Roth, of New York city, has opened a specialty shop at 204 Locust street, for the sale of cor sets, lingerie, underwear and hosiery. Miss Roth was for years associated with Oppenhelmer & Collins, and oth er leading stores of New York that specialize in merchandise for the dis criminating buyers. Miss Roth is a specialist In the fit ting of corsets and will personally at tend to this feature of the business. Fixtures have been installed that give a decidedly attractive appearance to the interior of store. Finished in white enamel with light green trim mings, the room is most inviting in its harmony of oppointments. Berlin Claims Success in Both War Theaters London. Oct. 5, 10.2K A. M.—A disi patch to Renter's Telegram Company from Rerlin via Amsterdam gives an oflicial statement issued at the Ger man headquarters on the evening of October 4. It says: "In the western theater the battle on the right wing and In the Argonne district is proceeding successfully. The operations off Antwerp and in the eastern theater have been carried out according to plan and without fight ing" Surprise Attack Is Repulsed by Japt Tokio, Oct. 5, 2.45 P. M. —It Is oflß clally announced that the German In fantry at Tslng-Tau delivered a sur* prise night attack against the Japa nese, but were repulsed. FAIL TO CROSS ItIVKB London. Oct. 5, 4.2 5 A. M.-iTho Morning Post's Kngllsh correspondent In Antwerp makes the following state ment: "The Belgian field artillery Is co-operating effectually with our Heavy artillery, our infantry is entrenched on the noar bank of. the Nethe, oppo site the main German forces. Two German attempts to eroSB the river have been smothered by our artillery." "BUY A BALE" We will ship a souvenir miniature cotton bale on receipt of twenty-five cents In stamps or coin. SOIiTIIHItIV NOVKI/TY CO. !570 West llroudwiiy, \r H York Bth Floor. 7