British Cruiser Sunk in North Sea by HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 246 PUS PREPARING ID BEGIN imCK ON lEMJUTPOSTS General Aguilar Is Boasting That He Will Take Breakfast in Vera Cruz Sunday U. S. LINES STRENGTHENED Guns Are Trained on Uncle Sam's Soldiers by Aguilar's Men; Situation Is Serious By Associated Press Vera Crux, Oct. 16.—Evident prepa .-aliens on the |>art or a small detach ment of men under General Aguilar for an attack last night on the Ameri can outposts around Vera Cruz have resulted hi the strengthening of tho American Hues. Some 200 Mexicans are In a position about *iaif a mile from the American posts and they have two mounted Runs trained on the American soldiers. Their warlike activity is attributed In Veru Cruz to overindulgence in liquor obtained at a house Just beyond the American lines, but Uieir boasts that they were about to inaugurate an at tack that ultimately Mould drive the Americans out of this port are taken more or less seriously on account of the persistency of the reports that Aguilar will not be able to restrain himself much longer and that the impatience of his men to enter Vera Cruz Is rendering his control over them doubtful. Aguilar's entire fon-e is estimated between 4.000 and 6,000 men, with several pieces of artillery. It is re ported In Vera Cruz that Aguilar has made a wager thta he will take break fast In this city next Sunday. Carranza's Resignation Not Given Convention Special to The Telegraph Washington, D. C., Oct. 16.—Gen-1 eral Carranza's resignation has notl been presented to the Mexican conven-' tion at Aguascalientes. To-day's re-' ports to the State Department reiter- ' .Med that the question of his retire-1 i\ent would not be taken tip until ad- | dfilonal delegates from General Za pata arrived. Conditions on the west coast of Mex-) ico are rapidly assuming a more | peaceful aspect and Rear Admiral Howard, reporting to-day from the I flagship West Virginia at La Paz, pre dicted the speedy restoratioh of peace In Lower California. | 1 THE WEATHER For HarrlnburK nnd vicinity: Rain to-night; Saturday probably fair and cooler. For Eamtern Pennsylvania: Rain to-nlfcht nnd probably Saturday; cooler Saturday In noutheant por tion; gentle 'to moderate eanterly ulndi. River The main river will rl«e alowly to night and Saturday. A Ntage of about 1.1 feet In Indicated for Harrlnburg Saturday morning. General Conditions The nouthern disturbance hn* moved north went ward during the lairt twenty-four hours, and In now centrnl near St. l.ouln. It has canned general rain*, heavy In aorae localities, south and cant of the Great Lakes, except In the Gulf States, breaking the drought that han prevailed In I'ennnylva nia almoin uninterruptedly aluce Aug unt. Temperature: R a. m., HO. Sunt Rlnea, 6:16 a. m.| netn, 5:26 p. m. Moon: New moon, October 10, 1:33 a. m. River Stage: Nlne-tenthn of a foot above low-water mark. Yenterday'n Weather Iflghent temperature, .*»7. I.owent temperature, 40. Mean temperature, 53. Normal temperature, 54. Late News Bulletins GIRLS ASSIST IN DIGGING TRENCHES •« i London, Oct. 16. 2.55 P. M.—A dispatch to Renter's Telegram Company from Petrograd says: "To the local peasantry among them many girls, Is attributed In part tile failure of the German attempts to cross the Vistula during the recent fighting. The girls aided the Rus sian soldiers by digging trenches." j STATION ORDERED CLOSED Washington. Oct. 16.—Real Admiral Moore, commandant of the naval station at Honolulu, was ordered to-day to close the Marconi wire less station there within twenty-four hours unless the company gave a satisfactory explanation of the sending of a wireless dispatch announc ing the arrival of the German gunboat Geler. New York. Oct. 16.—The State Supreme Court issued an order to day directing the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific' Railroad Company to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed to take charge of properties not alreudy pledged and to Institute action to recover from railroad direc tors an amount of damages alleged to have been caused the railroad and Its creditors. Naco, Ariz., Oct. -16.—A Mexican woman and a Mexican child were wounded here several hundred yards from the international bound ary during the fighting about Naco. Konora, to-day. Two* shells from Mayortenas guns burst on the American side, but did no damage. I Vera Cruz, Oct. 16.—John R. Kllliman who was sent to Mexico by President Wilson to-day what he could to restore harmony among the factions and aid in establishing the new provisional government, ar rived here to-day. Mr. Sllliman expects to go to Mexico City, to-mor row. Ix>ndon, Oct. 16, 4.52 P. M.—The police have found at Wlllesdcn. a suburb to the northwest of Ixindon, a building occupied by Germans, with foundations and roof of heavy concrete. They arrested 22 Ger mans on the premises. ONLY GIP IN CITY STEP CONSTRUCTION IS IT WITER HOUSE Last Section of Job Between "Hardscrabble" and Maday St. Placed Yesterday REMOVING TONS OF DEBRIS Derrick to Move the Small Boul ders From Outside the Wall With the exception of a big gap in the neighborhood of the pumping sta tion, the step construction of the river front' wall is now complete front Iron alley to Maetay street. The granolithic walk, the finishing touch to the "front steps of Harrio burg," has been laid only to Market street, however. The great stretch from the proposed dock, a few hun dred feet below Walnut street to "Hardscrabble" and from the northern end of "Hardscrabble" to Maclay, is yet to be put down this Fall, if Stucker Brothers, the contractors, fulfill their promise to turn over a completed Job before cold weather sets in. Kxtreme low water during the last few months has afforded plenty of chance to make headway. Last Section of Steps Placed The step construction north of "Hardscrabble" was finally accom | plished yesterday when the few small I gaps left open for draining purposes, were closed. "Puddling," as the wa- I tering and tamping of the material I supporting the wall is called, has been going ahead steadily for the last week or ten days north of "Hardscrabble." Accumulations of silt gravel and other [Continued on Page 0] TAKE 10,000 GERMAN PRISONERS By Associated Press Petrograd, via London, Oct. 16, 4.36 A. M.—The Courier publishes a report that a German force which entered Warsaw, Russian Poland, region after two days of hard lighting was cut in two and driven back on the Lodz, Petrokoff and Kielce line. The news paper says It is claimed that 10,000 German prisoners were taken. REPUBLICANS NRE OFFERED MONEY TO BETRAY BRUMBAUGH McCormick, Desperate, Opens Barrel Sooner Than Expected; Bribes Are Rejected McCormick boodle Is already In evi dence. Cash in advance has been of fered by county committee represen tatives to a number of Republican workers throughout the county. Sub stantial sums have been offered to them to turn traitor. In several cases the Democrats have been foolish enough to place their offers In writ ing and loyal Republicans are putting these letters to good use. Every indication is that the Mc- Cormick barrel Is to be used exten sively in this county. The indications now are that Dr. Brumbaugh will carry the city and county by substan tial majorities. Those in close touch with the political situation say that the Brumbaugh sentiment here is growing steadily and McCormick is desperate. He is making a strong plea for sup port on the ground of "home prl/.e," forgetting that he has not done one tl-lng to assist Judge Kunkel In his Supreme Court contest. Voters are asking themselves why they should vote for McCormick as a matter of "home' pride" when McCormick is turning down an opportunity to help send Judge Kunkel, a candidate en dorsed by leaders of all parties, to the Supreme Court. It is a poor rule that will not work both ways, they say. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1914. FUSION! , .i.... ry ■ ■ w .«», '?• - , "& c• /l i ' ' . \ | I i' A THINK OF BILL Ft "\ m cKfZ? , *I \ O think OF BILL flinn? \ i *>/<(, |\* i / THINK OF THE TIM I that bill flinn hasblownw\J FORTY MINISTERS 10 I IN THE ERECTION OF BIG TABERNACLE Thousand Men With Hammer and Nail Will Be on the Job Tomorrow To-morrow Is the day set for the erection of the Stough Tabernacle at State and Cowden streets. More than 1,000 men have volunteered to give their help and among the list are the names of nearly all the ministers of the forty-odd co-operating churches. Each one of the volunteers has been requested to bring a hammer and nail bag, and anyone who wants to see how crooked a minister can drive a nail and how many times the minister can hit his finger and take It good naturedly, that person should go to the tabernacle site to-morrow. The committee Is confident that the building, which is to be 1,172 by 240 feet by 26 feet high, will be com pleted in one day of ten hours. All of the lumber is ready and cut into the right lengths and only needs to be fitted together. The total capacity of the building will be 7,500. The choir loft, which will be built in the form of an amphitheater, will seat 1,500 persons. 1,200 In Btg Choir More than 1,200 persons have volun teered to sing in the choir and nearly [■Continued on Page 7] Oldest Republican Presides at Rally at Horstick's Store A. D. E. Kllllnger, a school teacher and the oldest Republican In the dis trict, presided at a well-attended Re publican meeting at Horstick's store, in State street. Just outside the city limits, last evening. The meeting was addressed by Frank B. Wickersham and Phil S. Moyer. Indications are that the Sec ond precinct of Susquehanna township will give a fin*; Republican majority for the whole ticket this Pall. Brum baugh sentiment is especially strong In the district and the McCormlck committeemen have been unable to do much, despite the fact that they have been prolific with their expendi ture of money. ""' "™" * Holding the Market Steady Advertised goods have won everlasting fame for themselves during the present crisis. They have held out firmly against advances In price even in the face of higher cost of ma terials. In most instances manufactur ers have been content to see their profits cut, sooner than see their reputations Impaired. Men who advertise are believ ers in the square deal. They win public confidence be cause they are deserving of it. They do not take Advantage of the public when a pinch comes. HENDERSON GILBERT MADE NEW READ OF COMMERCE CHAMBER Trade Body's Plans For Win ter's Work Are About Completed With the election of Henderson Gil bert as president of the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce the winter's work will start. Mr. Gilbert was unanimously elected yesterday after noon by the board of directors, succeeds George B. Tripp, who has removed from the city. Mr. Gilbert is absent from the city and complete plans for the Chamber's winter's work will not be announced until his return. The secretary. E. L. McColgin, announced that there will be a series of interesting talks and luncheons during the winter. Other special work is planned, but he will not announce what it is until he con fers with the new president. Other officers elected yesterday were: George A. Shreiner. to succeed George B. Tripp as mi mber of the board of directors; first vice-president, David Kaufman: second vice-presi dent. Warwick M. Ogelsby; treasurer, Donald McCormick. LONG DROUGHT BROKEN' Special to The Telegraph Philadelphia, Oct. 16.—More than an inch of rain fell in Pennsylvania in the last twenty-four hours, break ing a drought which had continued for fifty-five days. Farming was seri ously affected by the dry spell and coal mining was carried on under dif ficulties because of the lack of water to operate machinery. Railroads in the Interior of the State were handicapped, In some places water having had to be carried many miles for locomotives. VESSEL MAY SOON HE AFLOAT By Associated Press New York, Oct. 16.—The crew of the United Fruit Company's steamer Metapan, sunk in a collision yester day with the American-Hawaiian line steamer lowan in Ambrose Channel, began to-day to lighter a part of the cargo of bananas and coffee. It was said at the offices of the company that they expected to Have the vessel afloat within twenty-four hours. Typical THK Philadelphia North American to-Ua> printed a pliotnicrnpli of a letter Kent by Will 11. Tynon to n Chicago anphalt company on A nee lint L'l, 1013, notifying him that the contract of J. K. Kranoln, of Punnntaivney, for the lower cnil of the I.ewlntown \arroni State high way. had been taken over by- 5. A. Hlnn. J. I'. Klnher, F. C. I.anjr, 8. T. \iirth, T. M. Kuril and htmaelf. The letter nan hailed n« evidence showing politician* an State road contractor)!, etc. At the State Hlxhitay Depnrtnient to-day It wait learned the men took over the contract to protect a hank In which they were Interested and from which Krancla had borrowed Coney. When he waa unable to An il It the hank had to do ao or atund to loae a lot of money. An a matter of fact It lont between 940,- OIMI anil #50,00©, which the State got In return for work and material imeil. The contractor on the upper end of the "Narrown" road, a Har rtnblira Arm. alao reported having lont money on the Job. ENGLISH CRUISER HAWKE IS SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE Only Fifty of Crew of 400 Re ported Saved in Latest North Sea Disaster London, Oct. 16, 12.03 P. M.—The British cruiser Hawke has been sunk in the North Sea by a German sub marine. Out of a £rew of 400 men fifty were saved. London, Oct. 16, 12.15 P. M.—The statement that the British cruiser Hawke has been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea has been officially confirmed. The British cruiser Hawke was of 7,350 tons displacement: she was 360 feet long, 60 feet beam and drew 23 feet of water. She was a sister ship of the Edgar, Endymon. Grafton, The [Contlnued on Pace ll] Dickinson College Declines to Be Lined Up For Pal-McCormick Carlisle, Pa., Oct. 16.—A Palmer- McCormick League has been formed here at Dickinson, xne campus has for the last week been ornamented with huge posters appealing for stu dent support and even the mail boxes of Brumbaugh adherents have been flooded with appeals for aid. Yester day a liberal consignment of the blue and white Sunday school buttons ar rived and wer» fastened on unsus pecting students from Maryland, New Jersey and other outside states. To night the long heralded mass meeting was held In Chapel Hall, addressed by H. H. Mercer, of Mechanlcsburg. A contingent that by actual count numbered 9 students, 4 townspeople and 1 professor was coralled into a corner of the large hall and made to sit through a lengthy address. A Brumbaugh club, headed by a member of the law school faculty, and with an enrollment of already more than 100 students, has been launched at Carlisle's classic institution. Canal May Be Open Again in One Week Washington, D. C., Oct. 16.—Colonel Goethals cabled to the War Depart ment to-day that traffic through the Panama Canal, blocked by landslip in Culebra cut Tuesday night, would be reopened in about a week unless there were further earth movements. The official report on the slide and Its effect was brief: "Slide occurred on east side of canal north ol' Gold Hill at 6 o'clock last evening, 1,150 feet long, completely blocking channel for 1,000 feet in length." Colonel Goethals cabled ', 'dredges were moved to north of It when movement began and are now operating to open up channel for passage of boats. Unless further movement occurs expect to have chan nel open in one week." UNIONS OFFER SUPPORT London, .Oct. 15, 3.10 A. M.—The General Federation of Trades Unions has issued a manifesto renewing Its declaration in support of the govern ment in the present war, but urging that better provisions be made for Injured soldiers. It recommends a minimum ceaaioa of 15 weekly. 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT British Preparing to Use Warships at Ostend; Germans Close to City British Admiralty Officially Announces Sinking of Cruiser by German Submarine; Another Vessel Was At tacked, but Managed to Escape; Armies in France and Belgium Are Being Reinforced; Russians Re pulse Germans at Warsaw German naval forces have scored again. The British Admiralty announces that the cruiser Hawke was sent to the bottom in the North Sea by a German submarine Thursday. 1 he loss of life on the Hawke is not made known but the war ship belonged to an older class of vessels that ordinarily carry about 500 officers and men. Only fifty of her crew are known to have been saved. A sister ship, the cruiser Theseus was also attacked by a submarine but escaped. The French war office reported this afternoon that the pro gress of the allies indicated in Thursday's communication had been confirmed. The field of action on the left wing of the allied armies extends from the region of Ypres to the sea. There was no official word from Berlin up to early afternoon but news dispatches report that the Germans marching on Ostend are within ten miles of their objective, having occupied Blanken burghe, a town on the Belgian coast connected by rail with Ostend. The belief grows in London that Ostend will not be occcpied by the Germans until at least they have fought for its possession. It i? reported that British warships will take part in the defense of the town. ALLIES CAPTURE HANNESCAMPS The French embassy at Washington has received advices say ing that the allies have captured Hannescamps, a town about ten miles north of Albert. There is no other news regarding the fight ing on the northern end of the battfie line in France. Both armies, however, are known to have been reinforced and to be contending every foot of ground where they come in contact. The Paris statement says that Russian troops have repulsed German attacks on Warsaw and Ivangorod in Russian Poland, and that a battle is being fought south of Prezmysl. Petrograd claims that the German movement on Warsaw has been stopped, the Germans being driven back several miles. Przemysl, it is 'asserted, is on the verge of capitulating. Vienna, on the contrary announces that the commander of the fortress at Przemysl brusquely refused the request to surrender on October 12, and since that date the Russian besiegers have been defeated and the city relieved. Tokio announces that Japanese and British warships bombarded two forts at Tsing Tau, October 14. Prince William of Wied, who recently abdicated the throne of Albania is reported in a dispatch from Rome to have joined the Ger man army and proceeded to French frontier. The Canadian troops which recently arrived in England were as | sembling to-day on Salisbury Plains. Fresh meat will be admitted to France free of duties until fur ther notice. German Attacks on Warsaw Repulsed By Associated Press Paris, Oct. 16, 2.45 P. M. The French war office made an official an nouncement this afternoon as fol lows: "The progress indicated in the com munication of yesterday has been con firmed. "On our left wing the field of action of the allied forces extends at the present time from the region of Ypres to the sea. "In Russia, on the left bank of the Vistula river, the Russian troops dur ing the day of Octobe • 13, repulsed the German attacks o" Warsaw and Ivangorod. "A battle is going on south of Pyze mysl." British Warships May Be Used at Ostend By Associated Press London, Oc. 16, 10.30 A. M.—Tele graphing from Copenhagen, a corres pondent of the Central News declares that a message received there from Berlin sets forth that the country Is awaiting with the greatest interest further news of the German advance toward Ostend. It is believed, how ever, that Ostend will not be taken without exceeding heavy fighting and that the British evidently Intend to [Continued on Page 14] FOOD EXHIBITORS TO GIVE AWAY TEN BIG BASKETS OF "EATS" Lucky Ten Will Have Full Larder For Several Weeks to Come Ten large clothes baskets filled with pure food products will be distributed to ten lucky persons at the Harrisburg Pure Food Exhibit in Chestnut Street Auditorium to-night. Each basket will contain regular size pack ages and cans of every food product which has been on exhibition this week and will supply any ordinary family's table needs for six weeks. These distributions are, to be made under the direction of Frank A. Smith and Carl K. Deen, who wish to show their appreciation for \he large pat ronage of the week. Each person purchasing an admission ticket will receive a number. A corresponding number will be placed in a tin box. At 9.30 o'clock a small girl, blind folder, will draw the lucky numbers. In addition to this special distri bution the Franklin Sugar Refining Company, Brelsford Packing and Stor age Company, Witman-Sehwarz Coin- JL Continued on Pace 15.1 Allies Almost Within Cannon Range of Metz By Associated Press Paris, Oct. 16, 6.50 a. m.—The steady hammering- of the allies on the German left wine of the French battle front has brought triem almost within cannon range of the ftfrts at Metz. In spite of this menace part of the Ger man Crown Prince's army hangs on doggedly to the positions it has taken on the Meuse near St. Mihiel. The lighting on this end of the long battle line is said to have been desperate on the part of both sides during the past week, though overshadowed for the time by the operations on the al lies' left. More important develop ments, however, are looked for be tween the Meuse and the Moselle, while the batles of the four rivers goes on in the west. Action of Prince Is Causing Mcch Concern Rome, Oct. 16, 6.30 A. M, —A meas ure reported to have been adopted by Prince Hohenlohe, the governor of Trieste, ordering the expulsion of all Italian subjects working in the Aus trian dockyards as a consequence of the fire at the Monfalcone dockyard. Is causing great ferment here. The Messagero protests against ifas an act of hostility to Italians, who, It says, are thus considered responsible for the Are which greatly damaged a num ber of Austrian warships. PILMER ON KEELS" OF BEIDLEMMIO Kill LABOR BILLS Wanted Him as Judiciary Chair« man to Throttle Legislation Favoring Workmen A. Mitchell Palmer, Democratlo candidate for United States Senator, was again pilloried as a most vlcldus anti-labor lobbyist In the Pennsylva nia Legislature by Senator E. E. Bel dleman before a large audience at the West End Republican Club last even* ing. The Senator also spoke stirring ly on the necessity of placing Penn sylvania once more in the Republican column this Fall for the sake of future prosperity. In the course of his speech Senator Held lonian said: "Business is rotten, and the voters of this country are going to be called on the third day of November to say whether or not they will bring It back to where it belongs: and to do that the first question of importance to' the people of Pennsylvania is whether or not they will elect the HonorabNb BOIF Penrose for another term of six s*carH to the United States Senate. "There Is much discussion about th« L Continued on Face 4]
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