Japanese Cruiser Strikes Mine Laid by Germans and Sinks in Kiao Chow Bay
HARRISBURG ifillSs TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 248
WASHINCTOII PARTY
' OMTORS RING IN ON
REPUBLICAN CROWDS
Hang Around Edges Until G. 0. P.
Speakers Conclude, Then
Make Speeches
HUNDREDS AT TWO RALLIES
Elizabethville and Berrysburg Both
Turn Out Record-break
ing Attendances
Discouraged by their inability to
draw crowds, the Washington party
campaigners in Dauphin county have
hit upon a new plan to get a hearing
before the voters. They now stick
around on the outside of the large
audiences attending the Republican
rallies and after the Republicans have
concluded their addresses the Wash
ington party speakers rush to the
platform and announce that they will
speak for the Democratic-Progressive
ticket. Thus they manage to reach
people who have persistently declined
to attend the fusion meetings. These
tactics were followed at both Berrys
burg and Elizabethville on Saturday
evening.
The Republican meetings were the
largest ever held in either Elizabeth
ville or Berrysburg. The enthusiasm
of the people for the Republicans was
manifested by the fact that in both
towns the crowds of Saturday were
larger than those that turned out to
meet Dr. Brumbaugh, and those In
most of the upper end districts were
regarded as record-breakers up to that
time.
At Berrysburg the Washington party
had a stand erected, but failed to get
the crowd, so Dr. Kreider, candidate
for Congress, waited until after Con
gressman Aaron S. Kreider, the Re
publican candidate, had finished
speaking and then asked the crowd
to stay and hear him. Some of them
did. but most of them went home.
At least 400 people attended the
Berrysburg rally. It was the largest
ever held in that town, even exceeding
those of presidential campaigns. This
has heretofore been a strong Pro
gressive and Democratic district. The
Republican speaker at Berrysburg
aside from Congressman Kreider was
Phil. S. Moyer, attorney. Walter S. j
Toung, Republican candidate for the
legislature in the county district, and ,
Dr. J. H. Lehr, a prominent upper end j
Republican, attended this rally, mi well '
as that at Elizabethville. Maurice i
another well-known Repub- j
■*l;can. presided and introduced the i
speakers.
James E. Lentz, viee-county chair- i
man. presided at the Elizabethville
meeting, which was the largest ever ]
held In that town The speakers were
Frank B. Wiekersham, Senator E. E.
Beldleman and Congressman Kreider.
They were enthusiastically received
and after the rally scores of voters
thronged about Congressman Kreider
to promise him their support.
At the conclusion of the Republican
rally Dr. Kreider. who had hurried
across from Berrysburg for the pur
pose, together with Martin and Len
ker, Washington candidates for the
Assembly, announced that they would
hold a meeting on the other corner
and quite a few remained to hear
what the tail-end orators had to say.
This method saves advertising and
insures the Washington party candi
dates of a crowd, as the attendance at
Republican meetings this year has
been unusually large, while the Pro
gressives have everywhere failed to
get the people to turn out In numbers.
Buy Blankets Now
All the world is demanding
blankets, and European govern
ments are coming to America
to place orders for immense
quantities.
That means busy-i-ness.
It also moans shorter stocks
and the possibility of higher
prices.
It emphasizes the fact that
now is the time to obev the buy
ing impulse and lay In supplies
for the cold days ahead
The advertising columns of
the Telegraph are a dally index
♦" stores where the blankets
can be purchased with certainty
as to quality ar.d assurance of
fair prices.
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Late News Bulletins
CRUISER ON PATROL DUTY
( 1 Toklo. Oct. I#.—The Takachiho sunk In Klao Chow bay was on
patrol duty outside Tstng Tau wlicn -lie fouled the mine. The Japanese
destroyers heard the explosion and saw the flames that resulted.. Tlie.v
hurried to the assistance of the cruiser which, however, disappeared
quickly and in the darkness it was possible to rescue only twelve men.
Twenty-eight officers, 54 noncommissioned officers and 189 seamen
I perished.
TYPHOON STRIKES KIAO-CHOW
Toklo, Oct. 19.—1t is announced that a typhoon has struck Klon-
Chow destroying the landing pier. Twenty Japanese sailors were
drowned.
Petrograd, Oct. 19, via London, 3.50 P. M.—A newspaper correspon
dent at I.embcrg, referring to the German losses In the attempts to cross
the upper San river, telegraphs that this stream is filled with the bodies
of German soldiers.
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1 Amsterdam, via London. Oct. 19. 5.03 I*. >l.—According to a tele
gram re<-clved here from Berlin tlie Turkish government ha* requested
the head of the Greek Orthdox Church to leave Constantinople.
Washington, Oct. 19.—Reform in marriage .aud .divorce .law
through uniform State legislation was urged by ex-President Taft to-day
in a brief address before the commission on Uniform State haws. Tlie
ex-president condemned the looseness with which the marriage tie Is
looked upon In many States. - '
Constantinople, Oct. 19, via I/ondon, 3.50 P. >l.—The i>orte has de
clined to discharge the German crews of the cruisers (ioeben and Brcslau
which have been in Turkish waters since early In the hostilles. This
reply was given in answer to British representations repardlng the con
tinued presence of Germans on boar<l liiese two vessels.
Washington, Oct. 19.Ex-Presldent Taft called unon President Wilson
to-day at the White House. He was immediately received by the I'resi
dent, who greeted him warmly.
Berlin, O it. 19, by wireless to Sayvllle, L. I.—"Great Britain's cry
for help to Portugal," tlie "chaotic situation" in South Africa and the
"revolts In India." according to announcement made in Berlin to-dav all
arc tending to raise German confidence.
WORKING UNDER THE
GROUND TOISSIST
VANCE ran
Carlisle Man Shows the Way Re
ligious and Other Bodies Are
Being Used to Boost Him
TURNING IN THE BOY SCOUTS
Resentment at Trickery Employed
in Behalf of the Wealthy
Harrisburger Shown
Th>. underground schemes to help
out the wavering candidacy of Vance
C. McCormick for Governor, which
have been played by his supporters in
religious conferences and meetings of
temperance folks, are commencing to
react upon the candidate and there is
strenuous opposition being voiced to
him being considered as the candidate
of the church people. As was pointed
out by Deputy Attorney General J. E.
B. Cunningham at Heading on Thurs
day night. Dr. Brumbaugh is immeas
urably superior to McCormick in the
fundamentals and as a man. while
his life work and his strength of will
cause him to be considered by fair
minded men as measuring up to the
ideal candidate than the wealthy Har
risburger.
Just as an Instance, the Carlisle
Herald says:
" 'When I stepped Into the hall in
Scranton where the State Sunday
school convention was in session and
found that McCormick and the Demo
cratic State committee were at
tempting to turn the convention into
a Democratic rally by having the Boy
Scouts of the city distribute his cam
paign literature, I immediately became
disgusted with the management of the
convention for allowing such a thing.
But upon investigation I learned that
this was done without the consent of
the convention, and by a disreputable
agent of the McCormick machine, who
gained admittance by pretending to be
a delegate.'
"This was the statement of a promi
nent local Sunday school worker this
morning. In voluntarily speaking of
another of the characteristic McCor
mick tricks in attempting last week
to convert a religious meeting to his
political purposes. This procedure
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NEW Y. W. C. I. TO
BE THROWN OPEN TO
PUBLIC 3N THURSDAY
Building Is Thoroughly Equipped
From Basement to Roof to
Meet Every Need
! Thursday of this week from 10
(O'clock in the morning to 10 o'clock
In the evening, the new building of the
I Young Women's Christian Associa
' tion will be open for the inspection of
the people of Harrisburg. The build
ing committee, members of the board
I of directors and <-f the reception com
mittee will act as hostesses on the
! tour of inspection through the build
'n The building is thoroughly equipped
from basement to roof, and is up-to
-1 date in eevry respect. The main en
trance is on the Fourth street side. A
j beautiful grandfather's clock finished
lin mahogany bas been presented for
i the lobbv by Mrs. Mary J. Coder, of
; Mechanicsburg. To the right on the
'first is the public and private office of
| the general secretary, and to the left
1 is the large cafeteria,
i On the second floor of the new
! building is the assembly hall, which
will be furnished by Mrs. John Y.
i Boyd and her daughters, and shall be
J known as the John Y. Boyd Hall.
: Committee rooms, club rooms, class
! rooms and the library are on the sec
| ond and third floors.
On the fourth floor is the gymna
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HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, O CTOBER 19, 1914.
CLEARING OE CITY
Hie FRONT ORBED
BY EXPERT MINING
Too Much Stress Cannot Be Laid
on Importance of Con
tract's Provisions
Too much stress cannot he laid
on the importance of clearing
away the silt, stumps, tree trunks,
rocks and so on that litter the
lowlands just outside the river
front wall. The whole purpose of
the improvement will he lost oth
erwise. If this work Is Included
hi tlie contract for the wall con
struction, tlie proper authorities
should see that the provisions of
tlie contract are fully carried out.
Warren H. Manning, Harrisburg's
architectural engineer and park ex
pert, expressed his opinion of the con
ditions that exist along the "front
steps of Harrisburg" in those words
to-day, following an inspection of the
whole Job from one end of the city to
the other.
Mr. Manning reached Harrisburg
yesterday and put in a part of the day
in a long walk from Iron alley to Ma
clay street. The expert spent to-day
with Park Commissioner M. Harvey
Taylor and Assistant Superintendent
Hoffert inspecting the city's park and
parkways. His program includes an
other dfiy of it to-morrow.
The Iron Alley Link
In addition to inspecting the plans
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THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair
to-night nnil Tuesday.
For Kastern Pennsylvania* Fair to
night nnd TlMlayi slightly
unrmrr Tuesday; gentle to mod
erate winds becoming southerly.
River
The main river will remain nearly
stationary to-night nnd Tuesday.
A stage of about 1.3 foot In Indi
cated for Harrisburg Tuesday
morning.
(General Conditions
A slight barometric depression,
central over Southern \eu Kng-
Isnd. has caused scattered show
ers In Pennsylvania in the la Nt
twenty-four hours and light to
moderate showers generally In
.Yew York, the Yew Kngland
States and In the St. Lawrence
Valley.
It Is 2 to 12 degrees cooler than on
Saturday morning over the north
ern half of the country cast of the
MlNNhslpnl river and in Utah,
Yevnda. Wyoming and West
ern South Dakota and fl to IH de
grees cooler In tin- Northwest
ern Canadian provinces.
Temperatures S a. m., 51.
Sun: ltlses, «»!!> a. m.t sets, rt:22
p. in.
Moon i New moon, to-day, 1133
a. m.
River S'taget One and three-tenths
feet above low-water mark
Yesterday's Weather
I Highest temperature, IM.
I Lowest temperature, 53.
I Mean temperature. 58.
Normal temperature, 33.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
I George Douglas Andrews and Helen
Rill Shaver, city.
Robert Scott Smetbers, Berwick, and
Helen Matilda L#ohr, city.
JURY BEING PICKED
TO DECIDE FATE OF
MRS.EDWIN CARMAN
Special Panel of 150 Talesmen
Summoned to Appear in
Supreme Court
Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 19.—From aj
special panel of 150 talesmen sum
moned to appear In the Supreme
Court here to-day, the jury will be se- !
leeted for the trial of Mrs. Florence
Conklin Carman charged with the
murder on June 30 last of Mrs. Louise
Bailey. Hundreds of persons anxious
to attend the trial, who have known
Mrs. Carman for many years, or who
were friends of the murdored woman,
were doomed to disappointment by
the announcement that the courtroom
would only seat about 200 spectators
and the doors would be locked after
that number had been seated.
The Nassau county courthouse
where the trial was to begin to-day
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Says Successful Student
Is the Successful Man
An interesting talk by the Rev. j
Wiiliain S. Bovard, D. D.. general sec-!
retary of the Brotherhood of the ]
Methodist Episcopal Church, was a
feature of the chapel exercises at the 1
Harrisburg Academy.
The Rev. Dr. Rovard said the suc
cessful student of to-day is the suc
cessful business or professional man
of the future.
Rotary Club Will Meet
Visitors in Automobiles
The Harrisburg Rotary Clui) will
entertain the Reading Rotary Club at
dinner at the Colonial Country Club
to-morrow evening. The Rotarians
will come to ilarrlsburg by<- automo
bile. The Harrisburg members will
meet in Market Square between 4 and
4.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon to
escort the visitors into town. There
will be automobiles for all who de
sire to help welcome the guests and
Secretary Howard C. Fry requests that
those who desire to accompany the
party present themselves at Bogar's
store not later than 4.30 o'clock.
/ \
STANDS BY LOCAL OITION
"I cannot too strongly empha
size before you to-night the fact
that in my primary platform and
throughout my whole life I have
been steadfastly a friend of the
local option movement in Pennsyl
vania, and I believe that is the
duty of the Legislature and the
Executive to give to the people of
each county the right to decide for
themselves whether or not licenses
shall be issued in the several coun
! ties of this Commonwealth. I have
said this so frequently and so defi
nitely that I trust the good people
of this Commonwealth will not lie
misled by those who for the sake
of winning votes wilfully and de
liberately misrepresent others. For
I will not say a thing to get a vote
that I will not do after tije vote is
given."—Martin G. Brumbaugh.
ORUMM STICKS AS
CANDIDATE FOR
THE GOVERNORSHIP
Schuylkill County Judge Remains
on the Official Ballot; Bull
Moosers Meet Again
Although to-day was the day when
the machinists at the Democratic
windmill expected Judge Charles N.
Brumm, oi Pottsville, to file his with
drawal as a candidate for Governor
on the Bull Moose ticket so that there
would be a clean field for Vjince C.
McCormick, there was nothing doing.
Instead, the veteran Progressive
showed his abhorrence of the chican
ery attending the formation of a mule
ticket by issuing a blast against the
Democrats. McCormick and some
scattering candidates for congres
sional, senatorial and legislative hon
ors stand as the only fruits of the
fusion deal.
The Democratic bosses do not ex
pect to hold any further meetings and
point to Palmer's characterization of
stories of his withdrawal as "silly ru
mors" and to his interview at Wash
ington yesterday as proof that he will
not quit. The inside ring of the Wash
ington party State committee was here
to-day to see if Palmer had really and
truly kicked Boss Wm. Flinn. Vance C.
McCormick's friend, and would not
retire. They were hoping against
hope for a late message to-day telling
that Palmer had decided to quit. The
Bull Moosers here declared that they
saw no signs of Pinchot getting out of
the race and pointed to the proud fact
that he had recovered his voice. The
committee has a few legislative
places to fill.
Worried by Brumbaugh
Beneath the businesslike bustle of
the Bull Moosers it was plainly evi
dent that they were worried over the
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Naturalists to Take a
Peek at Delavan Comet
The Delavan comet will be viewed
from the river park at Front and For
ster streets this evening at halfpast
six by the Natural History Society's
astronomical section.
Anyone In the city who has not
seen the comet may Join the party.
Each person is advised to bring along
a pair of opera glasses or binoculars.
As the comet sets soon after 6.45 p m.
all should be on hand at 6.30 sharp.
TRACKS SERVICEABLE
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 19.—Experiments
show that for the field service of the
United States army t..e one and one
half ton motor truck is the most ser
viceable according to Quartermaster
General Aleshlre in his annual report
to-day. Of the thirty trucks purchas
ed during the past fiscal year all but
three were of that kind.
BAR MEN GATHER
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 19. —The annual
meeting of subsidiary and allied bodies
of the American Bar Association to
day drew hundreds of lawyers from
all parts of the country to Washing
ton. The association proper will hold
its first session to-morrow.
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Germans and Allies in
Struggle For Seacoast;
Two More Vessels Sunk
Exact Battle Line Is Not Known According to Official
Statements; Allies Are Moving on Lille, Occupied
October 13 by Germans; Belgian Army Is Repulsing
Attacks of Kaiser's Forces; German Mine Layer Is
Captured
A struggle for the possession of the strip of French seacoast that
is nearest to the shores of England was the most interesting phase of
the war situation to-day.
British naval forces are reported to have joined in the movement
with the allies who arc making a determined stand on the Belgian
frontier against the westward drive of the German right wing.
Ihe exact battle line is not known. This afternoon's official
French statement says that the German artillery has atacked with
out success "the front of Nieuport to Vladisloo, to the east of Dix
mude." The allies, it adds, have advanced as far as Roulers and
there has been sharp fighting un a front from La Basse to Ablain and
| St. Nazaire.
Paris states that the allies arc moving on Lille which was occu
pied by the Germans on October 13.
An earlier dispatch from London stating that the Germans were
bombarding Lille may have referred to events prior to October 13,
and been delayed in transmission from France to London.
There is nothing from Berlin to reveal the position of the Ger
mans that are contending for the coast line. There is no doubt, how
ever, that they are bound for Dunkirk and Calais and are preparing
to meet a strong resistance.
Rains that caused much suffering to the troops in France earlier
in the campaign arc falling again on the battlefield so continuously
that great hardships result to the men and military maneuvers are
made more difficult.
BAD WEATHER IN POLAND
Germans and Austrians have encountered bad weather in Rus
sian Poland, heavy roads delaying the movement of their artillery.
They claim, however, to be making progress along the Vistula.
Petrograd asserts that the invasion has been definitely checked.
Nothing is known definitely of the fate of Przemysl in Galicia,
but the best information is that it is still holding out against the
Russians. Vienna asserts that the siege of the city has failed.
An Austrian submarine was sunk by a French cruiser in the
Adriatic to-day.
Japan lost the cruiser Takachiho which struck a mine while
patrolling off Tsing Tan. Two hundred and seventy-one officers
and men perished.
Additional Canadian troops were landed at Avonmouth, Eng
land, to-day.
The Turkish government has refused the British demand that
the German crews be discharged from the cruisers Goeben and
Breslau which Turkey bought from Germany.
Conditions Good For
Submarine Operations
By Associated Press
Berlin, Oct. 19, via London, 4.13
A. M.—Thus far no German report of
the sinking of the British cruser
Haxvke has been received. The ad
miralty, however, is not surprised
but will not express an opinion as to
whether or not the attacking German
submarine was lost. The shortening
days and the thickening weather in
the Xorth Sea are steadily improving
conditions for the operations of sub
marines and torpedo boats. Marine
experts expect that henceforth there
will be intense activity throughout the
entire North Sea.
Cruiser Is Firing on
Germans Near Ostend
London, Oct. 19, 3.14 A. M.—The
Daily Mail's Flushing correspondent
telegraphing Sunday says: "The pas- j
sage of the German forces westward
from Ostend ceased at 2 o'clock < yes- I
terday afternoon and lighting has begun |
between them and the allies. Three
wagon loads of German wounded have !
been seen returning from the front.
Germans have been killed or wound
ed."
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FREIGHT RATE CASE !
REOPENED; WILLARD
TELLS OF BIG LOSS
President of Baltimore and Ohio
Addresses Inter-state Com
merce Commission
Washington, Oct. 19.—Public hear
ing on the new application of eastern
railroads for increased freight rates
which they contend are necessary be
cause of the world-wide financial
I exigency due in part to the European
war were begun here to-day before the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
To-day's hearing was given over to
a statement for the railroads. The
shippers and their representatives will
be heard later. Daniel E. Wiilard,
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
Kailroad made the opening statement
for the roads.
Mr. Wiilard called attention to the
decision of the commission in the for
mer case, wherein was stated that the
"net operating Income of the railroads
In official classification territory is
smaller than is demanded in the In
terest both of the general public and
the railroads" and to the fact that the
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French Fleet Sinks
Austrian Submarine
By Associated Press
Cettinje, Montenegro, Oct. 19, via
London, 1.46 P. M.—An Austrian sub
marine was sunk in the Adriatic to
day by a French cruiser.
Two submarine vessels went out
from the bay of Oattaro to attack a
French fleet which was making its way
along the Dalmatia coast. They were
quickly sighted, however, by the
French who took-aim and sent one
of them, the leader, to the bottom.
The other submarine escaped.
Prince Owes His Life to
Attack of Heart Failure
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 19. 3.15 A. M.—A dis
patch to the Times from Copenhagen
says that it is generally stated in Ger
j many that Prince Oscar, the fifth son
of the Emperor, owes his life to his
! attack of heart failure. It
I from the stories current that a partjf
of Turcos were tiring from trees and /
, shot down all the officers surrounding
the prince without exception. Th»
sudden excitement led to the heart at-,
tack and the prince fell unconscious.
The Turcos, It appears, believed h*
was dead and stopped firing.
ISTOUGH KLE
WILL PROBABLY BE
FINISHED WEDNESDtr
"Gang" of 75 Workmen Busy To
day Placing Roof and Sides
of Big Meetinghouse
Work on the Stough Tabernacle was
continued to-day with about seventy
five men on the Job. The "gam?" was
busy putting on the roof of the hlsr
building In which the evangellstlo
meetings will be held.
On Saturday all of the heavy work
was completed. E. F. Weaver, execu
tive secretary of the Htough campaign
committee, says the tabernacle will
likely be finished by Wedne«day. By
the end of this week everything is ex
pected to be In readiness for the cam
paign's opening. Wiring for the elec
tric-lights, pipes for the steam heat,
completing the choir loft and the mak
ing of seats will all be done this week.
Enough food to feed the men for three
days was supplied to the women's
work committee Saturday and the
women again cooked the meal for th®
men's dinner. 4
Complete plans for this week's
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