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HARRISBURG llSSlifa TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII — No. 238
*iFIREMEN ARRIVE BY THOUSANDS FOR BIG PARADE TOMORROW;
TWO GERMAN GUNBOATS AND
MILES HUMPHREYS.
PITTSBURGH. Ml
STATE FIREMEN HEAD
Steelton Man Honored by Associa
tion With Election to Vice-
Presidency
NO MEETING PLACE FOR 1915
Executive Committee Will Decide
on City; Early Peace in .
Europe Urged
Passing of resolutions urging early
peace in Europe and eulogies for de
ceased members were the features of
closing business session of the
Pennsylvania State Firemen's Asso
ciation to-day.
Miles S. Humphreys, of Pittsburgh,
was elected president of the State as
sociation with very little opposition.
Spirited, however, were the contests
for the offices of vice-presidents.
There were four to be elected, with
eight candidates in the field. John
Shupp. of Steelton, was elected second
vice-president by a large vote. Others
who won out were: Samuel T. Phil
lips, of Mount Carmel, first vice-presi
dent; O. Meyer, Jr.. Southampton,
third vice-president, a'nd William .Jon
sall. Darby, fourth vice-president.
No Place for Next Meeting
No place was selected for the next
meeting. The executive committee of
the State association will provide a
place for the next meeting, some time
during the year.
The resolution advocating early
peace In Europe was presented by A.
H. Dong, of Hanover, and was re
ceived with enthusiastic applause and
given emphatic approval. The reso
lution is as follows:
Resolved. That the Firemen's
A.-wociation of Pennsylvania, in
convention assembled, with sin
cere sorrow deplores the great
loss of life in consequence of the
war now being waged in Europe,
resulting in thousands of orphans
and widows, in the destruction of
property that can never be re
placed, which, in our opinion, will
not be conducive of any great
benefit to the cause of humanity;
Therefore, being of peace-lov
ing propensities, we do urge by
whatever influence we are abie to
exert that a speedy conclusion of
hostilities between the nations in
volved will result in greater hap
piness and prosperity to those na
tions. which present conditions
can only have the effect of dis
organizing and disrupting these
countries, which In peace have
grown to greater strength and in
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Late News Bulletins
GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS
Berlin, Oct. 7. by Wireless to Sayville. 1,. I.—The (ierman general
staff in its report to'day on the situation In the western arena of the
«ar says the fighting on the German right wing in France has lieen suc
cessful.
JAPS ARE FOLLOWING OUT PLAN
Washington. Oct. 7.—At the .lapancxc embassy here to-day the seiz
ure by the Japanese Pacific squadron of the island of Yap was said to
j n l? onr development in the general plan agreed upon by the British
and the Japanese to seize all of the (German naval stations In the
Pacific.
BOTH SIDES ARE READY
Washington, Oct. 7.—Negotiations between the Department of Jus
tice and officials of the New Haven railroad reached the point to-day
where it was predicted at the department that the decree accepted by
hotli sides providing for tlie dissolution of the New Haven system will be
filed in the federal court of New York within a week.
New York.. Oct. 7.—Charles M. Schwab resigned to-day as a dlrec
of the American I.ocomotlve Company In order, he said, to devote Ills
time and attention to the affairs of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, of
which he is president.. Mr. Schwab was succeeded as a director in tlie
locomotive company by Andrew Fletcher.
Paris, Oct. 7, 2.80 I*. M.—The Messjigero publishes a dispatch from
Ancona in Italy, on the Adriatic, telegraphs the Rome correspondent of
tne I lavas Agency, which declares that four Austrian torpedo Imats Jy\
two Austrian torpedo boat destroyers have lieen lost off the coast <»r
Dalniatla as a result of coming in contact with mines.
Washington. Oct. 7.-—Greater corn crop prospects hy 78.000.000
bushels and great improvement In tobacco. Increasing the prospects of
that crop over the forecast in September by 92.000.000 pound-, were the
features of the department of Agricultures October crop report an
nounced to-dav. Ail Increase of 11.000,000 bushels In the potato crop
2i.000.000 bushels In the oats crop and 10,000,000 bushels In the apple
crop ulso were forecast.
In the picture on the upper left is shown the old Paxton hose carriage. It was the first piece of apparatus No. 6 company had. ft has not been seen in public since 1885. Some of the
men who ran with the first carriage are seen about the carriage. In the center picture visiting firemen are shown at work at the big Lemoyne fire of yesterday. The picture in the upper
right corner is that of the Union company's apparatus, York. The Union boys have a new auto combination wagon and will present their old apparatus to some lucky person to-morrow.
Members of the Women's Auxiliary completed business yesterday. Among the prominent members are those In the picture in the lower left-hand corner. Heading from left to right
they are Mrs. I.ewis Kormany, York; Mrs. John Morris, Braddock; Mrs. B. Harvey Smith, Sellersville; Mrs. John F. Young, York; Mrs. Dewis Kemler, York; Mrs. 11. A. Sidler, Munhall;
Mrs. John R. Musser, Barnesboro.
One of the most attractive motorcycles in last night's parade was that of Morris Smiley, seen in the lower center picture. I,emoyne citizens will never forget the good service given by
the DaFranee auto fire engine at yesterday's fire. This engine, a picture of which is seen in the lower right-hatid corner, was built by the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company, of
Elmlra, N. Y„ for the Willinmsport Fire Department. It was brought here for exhibition purposes and Is In charge of Phil A. Laßrie, of New York. ...
CHIEF MOIL'S
FIREMEN'S PUDE
ORDERS iIOUIICED
Howard Holstein Gives Final Di
rections to His Assistants
of Tomorrow
Harrlsburg is rapidly tilling up with
visitors and tire companies for the big
parade to-morrow afternoon. Every
train reaching Harrlsburg after 8
o'clock this morning carried extra
cars. Late this afternoon special
trains from the West and' North ar
rived with -tiremen.
At the headquarters of Chief Mar
shal Howard <». Holstein clerks were
busy with William S. Tvinis, chief of
staff, in preparing orders for the mar
shals and aids. The following forma
tion and rules were announced:
Formation of Parade
Division A—Form in North Second
street, right resting at Calder street.
Second Division—Form in Muench
street, iiglit resting in North Second
street. •
Third Division —Form in Kelker
street, right resting in North Second
street.
Fourth Division—Form in Hamilton
street, right resting in North Second
street.
Fifth Division —Form in Harris
-treet, right resting in North Second
ct reet.
Sixth Division Form in Reily
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HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1914,
LEMOM FIREMEN
CRITICISE WATER CO.
FOR LOW PRESSURE
Say $50,000 Blaze Could Have
Been Prevented if They Could
Have Gotten Water
The Hiverton Consolidated Water
Company is being severely censured by
I residents of Demoyne. especially by
| members of the fire company, because
jof the trouble experienced in getting
water during the fire yesterday.
Lemoyne firemen assort they could
have confined the flames to the Heiges
garage had the high pressure pumps
been used. They assert that at no time
was more than forty pounds pressure
placed on the water. Further develop
ments, and some action, are expected.
Fanned by a light wind, the debris
burst into flames five times during the
night. At 3 o'clock this morning a
stubborn blaze in the ruins of the West
Shore Pake Bakery was extinguished
with difficulty.
RitMinfNN Men to Rehutlii
Irvin Heiges. in whose garage the
fire started, is already working on
plans for a modern fireproof building. It
will be erected back of the Lemoyne
Trust Company. I* M. Rrlcker, who
conducted the West Shore Cake Bakery,
has temporarily removed to the vacant
store room of S. S. Simmons.
In recognition of the aid of the Camp
Hill and New Cumberland companies,
each will be presented with $lO by the
residents of Demoyne. The Washing
ton Chemical Company and the Hope
Engine Company will also be substanti
ally remembered. Residents of I»e
--moyne are now collecting money for
flowers, which will be given the fire
men to carry In'the parade to-morrow.
The out-of-town firemen, who manned
the apparatus of the I>aFrance Com
pany, which is on its way to Willlams
nort. will be presented with a wagon
load of flowers.
Chamber of Commerce
Directors to Organize
and Elect Officers
The five recently elected directors of
the Chamber of Commerce will meet
with the older members of the directors
board to-morrow evening In the Kun
kel building and after organizing will
elect a president, vice-president and
treasurer. No candidates for any of
the offices are slated.
GERMAN'S FIRING ON RHEIMS
•By Associated Press
Ixmdon, Oct. 7, 5.37 a. in.—A dis
patch to the Tisjies from Epernay,
France, under date of October 3,
states that the northeastern suburbs
of Khelms are still under German
shell fire, which is doing considerable
damage. The shells apparently are
Intended for the French batteries In
position just outside the town.
NEW GERMAN GI NS ARRIVE
By Associated Press
I,ondon. Oct. 6, 4.45 a. m. An
Athens dispatch published in the
Times says:
"According to trustworthy advices
from Constantinople four huge how
itzers of the 4 2-centlmeter model have
arrive from Germany and have been
sent through the Dardanelles on Ger
man merchantmen, together with
large quantities of ammunition and
war material."
STATE TOO WITS
RUBBISH CLEARED
FROM RIVER FRONT
Accumulations of Debris Outside
Wall Interfere With Gauge;
Scene Outside Steps
Interest in the immediate removal
l of the Kreat quantities of silt, tree
j trunks and stumps, rocks and all
sorts of accumulations along: the
- river wall—"the Front Steps of Har
risburg"—is not confined to munici
pal officials and citizens generally; tho
State Water Supply Commission which
granted a permit on this improve
ment is also watching the work. The
i etchings herewith show two stretches
j along the wall and conditions out-
I side—the upper one between State
j street and the Walnut street bridge,
: and the lower about Peffcr street.
[ Owing to the .low stage of the river
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REPUBLICANS FAR"
AHEAD OF OTHERS
IN REGISTRATION
| More Than Half of the 13,400
Who Registered in the City
Put Down Republican
More voters have registered as Re
publicans in Harrisburg for the com
ing election than in all of the other
parties combined.
The classification of the registration
according to party affiliations was
completed at the ullice of the county
commissioners this afternoon and
shows that the registration has not
only broken all records as to number,
but that the Republican registration
was as tremendous as that of the Dem
ocrats was poor considering the ef
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DAUGHTKU FOR CHURCHILL
London, Oct. 7, 10.20 a. m.—Mrs.
Winston Spencer Churchill, wife of
the First Lord of the Admiralty, gave
birth to a daughter to-day. Mrs.
Churchill formerly was Miss Clemen
tine Hozier, daughter of the late Sir
Henry Montague Hozier. She and
Mr. Churchill were married In 1908.
They now have three children, two
daughters and one son.
AEROPLANE BROUGHT DOWN
Paris, Oct. 7, 3.86 a. m.—A dis
patch from Troycs, France, to tho
fiavas Agency states that an
finnouncement comes from Romilly-
Sur-Selne, a town twenty-three miles
northwest of Troyes, that the French
brought down a German aeroplane
while It was flying over that city yes
terday.
WHARTON EXTENSION
SCHOOL OPENS WITH
ENROLLMENT OF 190
Prominent Members of U. P. Fac
ulty and Local Men Make
Addresses
Facts of historical interest pertain
ing to the University of Pennsylvania
•which are not, generally known were
I related to more than 500 persons who
attended the formal opening of the
Wharton extension school at Techni
cal High School last evening by Pro
vost Kdgar Fahs Smith.
Other addresses were made by Dr.
Thomas Lynch Montgomery. Spencer
C.« Gilbert, William B. McCaleb, Dr.
Roswell C. McCrea, dean; C. Harry
Kain and Bishop Darlington. Gover
nor John K. Tener was unable to
attend.
Provost Smith declared that the
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FAIR WEATHER FOR
TOMORROW FORECAST
OF LOCAL BUREAU
Forecaster Demain Believes Clouds
Will Be Dispelled Be
• fore Parade
Prospects for fair weather to-mor
row are good, according to Forecaster
Demain. The rain which fell to-day
was confined to the Susquehanna Val
ley and did not cover any considerable
area.
While the sky may be overcast and
cloudy during the morning, the clouds
are expected to break away about noon
and there is small likelihood of any
rainfall during the big firemen's pa
rade in the afternoon.
For a time to-day the weather was
the sole topic of conversation among
the firemen. With the posting of the
dally weather reports in cigar stores
at noon much of the anxiety was dis
pelled. Many feared that the over
cast sky would let go most any time'
and the weather was responsible for
the small crowd of out-of-town spec
tators.
Wllliamsport had the heaviest fait
of rain It amounted to fifteen hun
dredths of an inch. Wilkes-Barre re
ported none. Light rains fell in the
upper Ohio Valley and appear to be
stationary. The small amount of rain
■which, drizzled down here did no dam
age to the decorations.
LIBRARY TO BE OI.OSEB
The Harrisburg Public Library will
be closed from 1 to S o'clock to-mor
row because of the State firemen's pa
rade. It will be open in the evening I
«t the usual hours. J
12 FAGES. * POSTSCRIPT
'BIG PAINTINGS FOR
FRISCO WILL COME
TO STATE CAPITAL
Mural Decorations For State Build
ing in the Panama Exposi
tion to Be Retained
Commissions have been Riven by the
Pennsylvania Panama-Pacific Ex
position Commission for a unique
series of paintings symbolical of the
history and industries of the Keystone
State to be displayed in the Penn
sylvania building at San Francisco and
to be placed in the State buildings in
this city when the exposition closes.
The commissions were given with the
approval of Governor John K. Tener
and will form the most elaborate
scheme of interior decoration of any
State building at the exposition.
Kdward Trunbull, of Pittsburgh,
will execute two mural paintings,
17% feet long and 28 feet high, rep
resenting Penn's treaty with the In
dians and the steel Industries of Penn
sylvania. He is to be paid $4,000, in
three payments.
The ceiling and seven panels in the
reception room, which will be of Co
lonial scenes, .will be painted by
Charles J. Taylor, Pittsburgh, for the
price of $1,500, payable in three in
stalments.
Four terminal busts wth pedestals
are to be :nade by Guiseppe Donato,
Philadelphia, at $2,000. and Sue E.
Watson, Pittsburgh, will model four
panels, for which she will be ppid
SSOO.
The four ornamental urns for the
outside decorations will be made by
August Zeller, Pittsburgh, at $4,000.
The panels, busts and urns, like the
paintings, will remain State property
after th*j exposition closes.
THE WEATHER^
Fur Harrlsburg and vicinity I Ki!r
to-nlgtri nnil Thurnduy) mild
trmprraturr.
For Eastern I'ennvvlvnnln: Cloudy
to-night; Thursday partly clouily
and nllglitly warmer; gentle east
and aoutheaat nlnda.
lllver
Tile main river nlll remain nearly
stationary to-nlghl and Thura
day. A stnge of about .S of a foot
IN Indicated for Harrlahurg
Thursday morning.
General Condition*
Cloudy and unsettled weather pre
vail* over it ronalderable part of
the United State* till* morning;
without any marked barome-trlc
«lepres»lon. I'reasure la above
normal over the greater part of
the eaxtern half of the country.
Temperature* H a. m., <lO.
Muni ItINCM OiOO a. m. | acta, fii4o
p. m,
Moont Rlnea, DilU p. m.
River Mann lOlnht-tenth* of a
foot above low-water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Hlshext temperature, NO.
I.oweat temperature. 58.
Mean 'temperature, AO,
Normal temperature, 58.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Clyde Still, Steelton. and Edna Young,
Bressler.
Charles W. Swartz and Ruth A. Fls
sel, city.
Lloyd E. Zlegler, city, and Zella Crim
mel. Mifflin.
Victor A. Bowman and Nellie M. Fink,
Allentown.
Forrest E Bernheisel and Dora E.
Qarber, Green Park, Pa.
'LINE OF BUTTLE 111
FRANCE EXTENOSTO
BELGIAN FRONTIER
! Both Sides Are Fighting Fiercely,
but There Have Been No
Material Gains
JAPS OCCUPY YAP ISLAND
German Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Sunk by Mine Off Es
tuary of Ems
The battle In the north of Franco
continue', with great violence. Neither
side has made material gains so far
i as known.
The French war office in Its after
noon statement says that the battle
front extends virtually to the Belgian
frontier. The lighting Is described as
violent, but no claim of advantage Is
marten
The German general staff announced
to-da> that the lighting on die Ger
man right wing had been successful.
Another wireless dispatch from Ber
lin says It ts reported In government
' circles that two more forts at Ant
] werp, Forts Kessel and Brocchen.
i have fallen lieforo the Germans. TliO
capitulation of the city is regarded In
Berlin as close at hand.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says
' that a German lorpcdolioat destroyer
has lieen sunk by n mine off the
estuary of the Ems in the North Sea.
/ British news agency declares that
the German vessel wan sunk by a Brit
ish submarine.
A Peking: dispatch quotes a German
news agency as saying that Japanese
forces have occupied the Island of
Yap. of the Caroline group, in the
Pacific.
A report from Pctrograd says that
Russian heavy artillery is iKimbardlng
Przcmysl and that Austrian field forces
that attempted to relieve the fortress
were defeated ami comiK'llcd to retire.
Last night's tier man official state
ment said that the new Russian ad
vance against East Prussia had been
checked and that Russian forces have
been defeated in Russian Poland.
THREE VESSELS SUNK
Toklo announces that the war office
l>elleves that the Japanese have sunk
a German cruiser and two German
gunlKtuts In Klao-Chow bay.
An official statement issued in
Vienna says that German and Austrian
forces surprised the enemy in Russian
Poland and drove the Russians back
across the Vistula.
A Rotterdam correspondent reports
that a new plan to convoke the Berne
' Bureau In the interest of peace, while
not successful, has been received with
much sympathy.
117,000 GERMAN'S DEAD
London. Oct. 7, 7.25 a. m.—An offi
cial list published in Berlin, a
Rome dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph Company gives the German
losses in killed and missing up to Sep
tember 1, as 117,000. The authori
ties admit, the dispatch adds, that the
total losses to date are at leaat
300,000.
ENCYCYMCAL SOON READY
Paris, Oct. 7, 4.01 a. m. —A Rome
dispatch to the Eoho fie Paris says
thut the first encyclical of Pope Bene
dict XV will appear for the fete of
the Toussaint (All Saints' Day) No
vember 1. It will contain an allusion
to the war and will follow In part the
program of Leo XIII and Cardinal
Rampolla.
(Other War News Pages 5 and 7)
\
Need Newspapers—
They Admit
"Our Company ean advertise
their products nationally until It
I* blue In the face, hut It cannot
produce results for the local
denier unless he advises prospec
tive eust Oilier* where the ma
chined can he liouarht In hi* par
ticular territory."
This is an extract from a let
ter being sent out by a large
manufacturer, who believes he la
a national advertiser.
He Is spending thousands of
dollars for advertising and yet
he admits that If the dealers do
' not In turn use their home news
papers It is lost money.
The lesson Is obvious.
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THE DIRECT ROUTE FROM
PRODUCTION TO SALE.
No advertising campaign
national or local, can succeed
without the newspapers.
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