10,000 Stale Volunteer Firemen March Nine Miles Over City's Streets
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 239
40,000 Firemen March Over City
Streets While Hundred Thousand
Along the Line, Stand and Cheer
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Greatest Demonstration Ever!
Made by Firefighters, Says
Secretary Wunder; Line of
March Nearly Ten Miles!
Long
CENTURY-OLD AND NEW j
APPARATUS EXHIBITED
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Marshal, Fire Chiefs and Har-;
risburg Union Head Pro-;
cession; Reading, Phila
delphia and York Send
Largest Delegations
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Ten thousand volunteer fire-lighters
from every hamlet, town and city In
Pennsylvania, with hundreds from
other states, this afternoon paraded |
nine miles over the streets of Har- i
risburg.
It was the largest procession ever I
held in the history of the State asso- !
ciation, according to W. W. Wunder,
state secretary. Between 25,000 and
80,000 visitors poured into the city I
from a radius of a hundred miles this j
morning and conservative estimates !
placed the crowds that lined the curbs
in the streets where the parade passed
at between 100,000 and 125,000 peo
ple. Thrones from the lower end
towns and the West Shore suburbs, of I
course, helped swell the number more
than did the excursions.
AVhile mist was falling and every
indication was for heavy rains some
time this afternoon, the weather con
ditions did not at all deter the thou
sands from coming to tho city.
Big Line Forms at 1 O'clock
With military precision the big line
formed at 1 o'clock. With the same
. precision the head of the line moved
off promptly at 1.30 o'clock from Sec
ond and Verbeke streets. There were
fourteen divisions, each division occu
pying a cross street, starting at Ver
beke and reaching as far west as
Kelker.
Cheers arose, from the big crowd
on the curbs when f'hief Marshal
Howard O. Holsteln gave orders to
Late News Bulletins
REV. BOUGHTER SUCCEEDS DR. YAHN
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. B.—The Rev. 11. D. Boughter was this morn
ing elected president of the East Pennsylvania Eldership of the Church
of God now In session In this city. The Rev. Boughter succeeds the
Rev. Dr. S. G. Yahn, Harrisburg. G. R. Hovcrter was chosen tran
scribing secretary of the Eldership.
GOVERNMENT MOVED TO OSTEND
Washington. Oct. B.—An official cablegram to the Belgian Legation
here to-day announced that the Belgian government, had been removed
from Antwerp to Ostend.
WIRELESS SUIT THROWN OUT 1 :
I New York. Oct. 8. —The Federal District court ruled to-day that j
It had no jurisdiction in the suit brought against Secretary of the i
Navy Daniels and four naval censors by the Marconi Wireless Tele- I
graph Company of America to prevent the government from keeping
closed the wireless stations at Slasconsctt, Mass., and Seagal, N. Y
Tlie company's application for an Injunction was dismissed.
Washington, Oct. B.—lnvestigation of the financial operations of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad by the Intersstnte Com
merce Commission will begin here October 10 before Commissioner
Clements. I
London, Oct. 8. 2.30 P. M.—A dispatch from Hong Kong to Lloyd's
Ageryy says the German steamer Tannenfels and the American steamer
Rio Paslg have been brought into port as prisoners.
Paris, Oct. 8, 12.55 P. M,—A German aeroplane flying over Paris
and the suburbs of Aiibervllliers and Saint Denis at 0 o'clock this morn
ing dropped two bombs, one of which wounded three persons. The
other did no harm.
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i Perhaps the feature of the big parado which Interested Harrisburg
l folk the most was the new auto apparatus received from the L.a France
I Company, of Elmlra. N. Y„ yesterday afternoon. The new auto combina
tion chemical and hose wagon was cheered all along the line. In the etch-
I ing above the new auto engine is seen with members of the Good Will eom-
I pany. who will have charge of the apparatus.
Fire Chief John C. Kindler, of this city, appeared in a brand new suit
|in the big parade. The suit was the gift of his friends and he wore it
to-day for the lirst time. He is seen in his auto with Edward Halbert, as
sistant chief, who is wearing a new cap, presented to him at the same time
I that Kindler receiYed his suit.
Captain Joseph P. Thompson, in com-
I mand of the police squad, to "For
| ward, march!"
Down Second street to Market came
the head of the line, followed by 141
splendidly equipped fire companies
and 136 bands and drum corps. Chief
Marshal Holstein, with bis chief of
; staff, William S. Tunis, assistant chiefs
of staff and aids to the chief marshal,
made up the first section of the pa
rade. Next came Fire Chief John C.
Kindler and his assistant, Edward Hal
bert, in the red (ire chief auto of the
Harrisburg tire department. *
Cliiefs Get Place of Honor
The Mount Union Band of 55 pieces
was the first musical organization in
line. It was followed by B0 repre
sentatives of the Keystone Fire Chiefs
Association. including „ chiefs and
ex-chiefs, from all parts of Pennsyl
vania. Members of the Firemen's
Union of Harrisburg were next in line,
and they were followed by twelve
ex-chiefs.
Each fire company was assigned to
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HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 8, 1914.
CONGESTION ON ALL
HMD AND CI
LINES INTO TOWN
Excursions From Every Town
Within Sixty-mile Radius of
City Brings Thousands
Difficulty was experienced by all
railroads leading into the city in de
training the passengers who poured
in from 7 o'clock this morning until
after noon.
Nearly thirty special trains were
run on the various lines. The worst
congestion started soon after 10
o'clock, when specials from the north,
west, Cumberland Valley and the
south began to arrive.
Many of the passengers were un
loaded by the Pennsy at the Ninth
street siding. The majority, however,
were left off at cither Maclay street or
into I'nion Station. The Read
ing unloaded its passengers below the
station.
Few Trains On Time
Adding to the general difficult in
train movements in the yards and
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READY WITH MANY HORSES
Special to The Telegraph
Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 7.—Local horse
i dealers have received letters from buy
| ers representing the British govern
ment. stating that they are in the mar
ket for all the horses that can he fur
: nished for use In the cavalry and ar
tillery. Local dealers are awaiting a I
second letter, which will give the
prices the British are willing to pay.
Several thousand horses can he pro
cured in this county.
McADOO CONTINUES TO
FLOUNDER AND LECTURE
Special In The Telegraph
Washington, D. C., Oct. 7.—Secre
tary of the Treasurer McAdoo has been
compelled to admit that, contrary to
his recent statement, national banks
are not charging excessive rates of in
terest on loans. But he flounders into
another error in declaring that indi
viduals and corporations are hoarding
money in spite of his contention that
the banks are not doing their part
In helping the commercial and indus
trial interests.
M'CORMICK "FRIEND" OF THE FIREMEN!
/TAM A FRIEND opweN
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Vance C. MeCorniloU, Democratic candidate for
Governor, now pretend) nK for the sake of votes to he
the friend' of-the volunteer firemen, when mayor of
Harrisburg, vetoed tire deportment ordinances whenever
possible.
April I. 1901, lie vetoed the ordinance for the pur
chase of an additional horse for (lie Good Will Fire
Company.
On tiie same date he reduced the appropriations
made by councils for the Friendship Fire Coin iany, the
Hope, the Paxton, the Good Will, the Mt. Pleasant, the
GERMAN CAVALRY
BREAKS THROUGH
LIS _OF ALLIES
However, Force Was Not of Suf
ficient Size to Make Feat Ap
preciably Important
By Associated Press
On the Battle Front, Oct. 7, via
Paris, Oct. 8, 12.11 A. M.—The fiercest
fighting which has marked the conflict
in the French theater of. war has
taken place sihce Monday on the west
ern wing of the allied armies. New
forces of German cavalry and infantry
which have appeared in front of the
allies' lines have used every resource
and every effort to attain success.
They have thrown themselves again
and again at the French and British,
who have brought equally strong
bodies of troops forward to oppose
them.
The battle is no longer one of ma
chlne-llko strategy of two armies, but
a contest centering In the powers of
endurance of two bodies of human
beings, each as determined as the
other not to give up the struggle be
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Return True Bill in
Major Suit
Special to The Telegraph
Ridgway, Pa., Oct. 8. The Elk
county grand jury returned a true bill
yesterday in a criminal libel suit of
Major John C. Groomo, head of the
State Constabulary, against the editor
of a Warren county newspaper and
others. It was charged that the news
paper published an alleged telegram
from Major Groom" to a notorious
woman.
John M. Andrews, acquitted in War
ren county's celebrated murder case,
was a witness before the grand jury,
the libel being an outcome, of that
case. Oroome alleges ills reputation
has been Injured by the alleged tele
gram. The case will he tried at the
January term of the Elk county court.
"Slapper" and "Tickler"
Users Will Be Jailed
Excellent order was kept along the
line of march by the heavy details of
police placed by Colonel Hutchison.
night the Chief announced that
"slapper." "ticklers" and other de
vices which, he said, were responsible
for tights were tabooed, tinder pen
alty of arrest.
Many complaints of the promiscuous
use of "siappers" was made at police
headquarters last evening. Special
policemen investigated and ordered
the fakirs selling them to discontinue
under penalty of arrest. w
Relly Hose, the Shamrock and the Susquehanna.
April 1, 1905, he. again reduced Ihe appropriations
made by city councils for the Friendship Fire Company,
the Hope, the Citizens, the Paxton, the Good Will, the
Mt. Pleasant, the Reily Hose, the Shamrock and the
Susquehanna, thus decreasing their efficiency a.s fire
fighters.
January 25, 1905, vetoed ordinance to raise wages of
laborers In city service from 15 to IB 2-3 cents an hour
because tho "wages now paid seem to be entirely satis
factory." Many of tluvse men were memliers of the fire
department.
BOMBS DROPPED ON
ANTWERP KILL 20;
4HOUSESOESTROYED
Germans' Aircraft Increase Condi
tion of Panic Among Popu
lace of Seaport City
By Associated Press
Antwerp, Oct. 7, 7 P. M., via The
Hague and Londan, October 8, 7.40
A. M.—The condition of panic among
the populace was increased tw-day by
the appearance at 11 o'clock this
morning and 3 this afternoon of Ger
man air craft which dropped bombs,
destroying seven houses and killing a
score of people.
On account of the Zeppelin's suc
cessful attack the large avenue lead
ing to the railroad station quickly be
came black with a struggling mass of
persons eager to escape from the
city. Seized with an unreasoning, ter
rible fear of bombardment or of a
charge of German cavalry, the resi
dents are transporting invalids, crip
ples and even the occupants of lunatic
asylums. It was a pathetic sight to
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Only Third as Many Men
in Line When the 1885
Convention Was Here
To-day's parade eclipsed by far any
previous demonstration of Its kind in
this city. The last convention was
held here In October, 1885. Less than
a third of the number of men in line
to-day marched then.
The contrast offered by the modern
apparatus to the old flrefightlng ma
chines was the subject of much com
ment on the part of old-timers.
Reading Sends 600 Men
to Take Part in Parade
Reading fire organizations partici
pating in the parade were the Rain
bow, Neverslnk, Washington, Hamp
den, Marion, Schuylkill and Union
companies. They had more than fiOO
men and were only surpassed by the
York contingent and the local com
panies.
Accompanying them was the Ring
gold Band, which is commonly re
garded as one of the crack organiza
tions of the State. Monroe A. Alt
house, composer of many of the
marches played In the parade by the
j different bands, directed them. The
Washington Company Is the guest of
[the Hope. They will spend Friday as
!'he guests of the Packer Hose Com
'pany, of Sunbiirv. and Saturday as the
quests of the Young America Hose
'Company at Pottsvllle.
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DR. BRUMBAUGH IS
COMING FOR El OF
FIREMEN'S JUBILEE
Will Motor to This City From
Lititz and Will Spend
Tonight Here
Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh will
spend to-night in Harriaburg. He will
arrive late this evening in time for
the wind-up of the firemen's celebra
tion, making the long trip from Lititz,
Lancaster county, by automobile, for
the purpose. He and his fellow cam
paigners will be registered at the
Lochlel Hotel.
Dr. Brumbaugh is speaking in York
county to-day, coming into that coun
ty from Adams, where he met with a
splendid reception yesterday. He will
go to Lititz for a meeting early this
evening and will then take automobile
for Harrisburg, leaving here for
Blairsville Junction at 7.55 to-morrow
morning.
Superintendent Shambaugh
Issues a Splendid Report
of the County Schools
Some interesting data relative to
the conduct, cost of malntenahce,
personnel, etc., of the Dauphin county
schools is contained In a report issued
by Professor F. E. Shambaugh, county
school superintendent.
The county enrollment shows a
total of 12,877 boys and 12,452 girl
pupils in the 651 schols. All told there
are thirty-nine districts. The average
scholo term is 8.7 months' duration.
The teaching staff consists of 191 men
and 492 women teachers. The aver
age tax rate Is fi.B9 mills and the
total receipts and expenditures, re
spectively, totaled |1,278,622.02 and
$978,318.78.
Holiday Hours Observed
in All Suburban Towns
Holiday hours were observed in sur
rounding towns in honor of thf> visiting
llremen and to give everybody an op
portunity to View the parade.
In a majority of the towns within a
radius of twenty nillen the Hchools were
closed. Shops, mills and business plares
were also shut down. No cars but
those containing the most imperative
shipments were repaired at the Luck
now shops. The Maolay street shops
also suspended activities until to-mor
row.
SERENADE TELEGRAPH
The York Boys' Band, under the
direction of Jacob Blum, serenaded
the Telegraph this morning. Yeatci
day afternoon several selections were
played in Federal Square before the
Telegraph Building by the New Cum
'bfttUuad Band.
PATE OF BELGIAN
ARMY IN BALANCE;
ANTWERP IN DANGER;
ALLIES MAKE GAINS
Germans Break Through Outer
Circle of Fortifications About
Belgium's Capital
VON KLUCK'S ARMY IS
CHECKED BY FRENCH
Allied Armies Retake Positions
Lost, but Germans Are Mak
ing Determined Stand
The fate of the Belgian army
is a striking feature of the day's
war news. Since the withdrawal
of the government from Brussels
to Antwerp, the entire fighting
force of the little kingdom has
been concentrated in or about the
latter city And now the fall of
Antwerp before the German guns
that reduced the forts of Liege
and Namur is gravely threatened.
Advices from neutral sources
confirm heretofore disputed Ger
man claims that they have broken
through the outer circle of forti
fications, crossed the river Nethe
and brought their big guns within
range of the city proper. The
Belgian government has been
transferred to Ostend, the popu
lace is fleeing into Holland and
flags of mercy are flying from the
steeples of churches to indicate
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Frer.ch Retake Most
of the Ground Lost
Paris, Oct. B.—The official state
ment of tho War Office is as follows:
"Between the Somme and Oise, in
the vicintiy of Roye, the enemy is
still in force, but we have retaken the
major part of the positions we were
obliged to (rive up.
"To the north of the Aisne the nu
merical strength of the German troops
seems to have diminished.
| Second—on the center between
Rheims and the Meuse there is noth
ing to report. On the heights of the
Meuse, between Verdun and St. Mlhtel,
the enemy has drawn back to the
I north of Hattonchatel. He still holds
St. Mihiel and some positions to tha
north of the St. Mihiel on the right
bank of the Meuse.
"In the Woevre district the violent
attacks delivered by the enemy to tha
west of Apremont have failed.
"On our right wing, Lorraine and
the Vosges there has been no change.
'ln Russia, along the front of East
Prussia, the Russian offensive con
tinues. Very spirited fighting is tak
ing place on the frontier to the west
of Suwalki."
Belgians Are Fighting
With Reckless Courage
By Associated Prtts
London, Oct. 8, 7.28 a. m. Th®
Antwerp correspondent of the Asso-i
elated Press, who has Just managed;
to leave Antwerp after a week of the*
closest survey of the battlefield, tele-,
graphs from The Hague under data!
of Monday afternoon as follows:
"This is the sixth day of the siegni
of Antwerp and the Belgian army la
fighting with reckless courage. Tha
government officers openly declared
that they expected a bombardment!
of the city by the middle of the week.,
but they were resolved to resist to thai
last, though they feared that this
meant tho destruction of the graateM
part of the city.
As a precaution the boilers of all)
the German ships in Antwerp have*
been exploded so as to prevent thai
use of the Scheldt, and Antwerp as a]
German base. The detonation of th<3
bursting boilers, resounding through,
the city set the excited Sunday crowd,
very near to a panic.
The people generally are orderly,,
however, and are keeping up a cheerJ
ful demeanor. They are taking cara.
of the endless stream of refugees com-i
Ing in from four score of villages lo
cated between Antwerp and the forts.
I THE WEATHER
For Harrlahurg antl vlelnltyi L'n
aettled to-night and Friday, prob
ably nhonfrm not much change
In temperature.
For Ka*tern rennsylvanln 1 Unset
tled to-night nnd Friday, prob
ably «hoivpr»i gentle to moderate
southerly winds.
River
The main river will remain nearly
Htatlonnry to-night and Friday.
A Ktmare of about .9 of a foot la
Indlmtcd for llnrrlshiirg Friday
morning.
General Condition*
I'lnndy nnd unnettled weather pre
vail* over neurly nil the territory
represented on the map thin
morning, l.tght rain han occur
red nlong the northern border
from North Dnkotn outward,
Temperature chiinge* have been
nomenhnt Irregular, | l(1 t not very
decided. In the Went, with a gen
eral downward tendency. Over
the noiithern hnlf of the terrWor*-
cn*t of the Ml**l**lppl river prnc
tlcnlly atatlonary condition* exist.
Tempernturei 8 a. in., 57.
Sunt Hlne*. ft:o7 a. m.t aeta. 5i38
p. m.
Moon 1 Hlnes, 7i20 p. m.
Illver Mngei F.lsbt-tcn/h* nt a
foot above low-water mark.
Yesterday'* Weather
Highest temperature, HI,
Lowest temperature, 57.
Mean temperture, .TO,
Normal temperature. U.