Negro Maid* Stale's Star Witness, Testifies HARRISBURG ifSlllll TELEGRAPH LXXXIII—r No. 250 U.S.ENTERS PROTEST AGAINST SEIZURE OF lEUI STEAMER Capture of "John D. Rockefeller" by British Is Considered Unwarranted CARRIED STARS AND STRIPES Ambassador Page Ordered to Ask For Immediate Release of Ship By Associated Press New York, Oct. 21.—The Standard Oil Company steamer Platuria, flying the American flag has been seized by- British warships off the coast of Scot land and taken Into Stornoway. a port in the Lewis islands, aworilinjr to a cablegram received here to-day by the company from her captain. The Standard Oil Company has re quested the State Department to make another protest on the seizure of the Platuria. which is identical the com l>any claims, with the circumstances attending the seizure of the Brindella. The Platuria. formerly the German steamer lliauiant. changed her Hag shortly before sailing from New York October 5. Washington, Oct. 21. —The United States has protested to Great Britain against the seizure by a British war ship of the American tank steamer Lansing of the State Department. As the Rockefeller was American "John D. Rockefeller." This was an nounced to-day by Acting Secretary owned and flew the American flag and no change of registry was involved, the American government considers the seizure unwarranted. She had American officers and crew. The ship was bound front one neutral port to another, leaving Philadelphia on Sep tember 2 for Copenhagen and carried illuminating oil, which Secretary Lansisg said had not been classed as contraband in any notification receiv ed from Great Britain. The vessel was taken to the Orck ney Islands. Mr. Lansing said no representations of protest had been made in the case of the Steamer Brindella taken re cently to Halifax and that he was awaiting further information as to the character of her cargo and the con ditions under which she was seized. The protest was made to the British government through Ambassador Page at London, who was instructed to ask tor the immediate release of the Rockefeller. As the cargo of the Brindella was the same as the Rockefeller's, the government's action to-day was taken to foreshadow another protest and de mand for release, unless some diffi culty in the change of the Brindella's registry, not yet developed, comes up. THE WEATHER- For llnrriNhurc; nnd viflaHyt Con tinued fair "rather IM indicated for to-iiiitht iiml Tlmrailny with out much ehaiitse in temperature. For K.aKtern Pen IIMVI vania: Fair to-muht an«l Thumday; pentlc MhlftiuK Mind*. River The main river will fall aloivly to niKht nnd Thursday. \ i»<nuc of nl>nut IJS feet la Indicated for HarriMhurg; Thurndny inornlnK. tieneral Condition* The pre*»nre eonthiuew liißh over the etiNtern i»nrt of the country; It hn* rlMen In the MINMIMNIPPI nnd Ynlleyn and the Northwestern State.** and remain ed nearly stationary In the South weat. Temperatnrr ehnnuen nre from 2 to 1H decree* eohler in Went and \ortliwent, and same an yester day in the Kant. Temperature: S a. m., RO. Sun: Itt*e», p. in.; Metn, 5:111 p. iu« Moon: First quarter, October 25, R:44 p. m. Klver Staure: 1.3 feet above low u»/er mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 7'2. l ow est temperature. 4S. Menn temperature, do. formal temperature, MARRIiGE LICENSES Ferry E. Dyslnger and Mary E. Ellis, city. f s. A SQUARE DEAL I guarantee to you a square deal in all the appointments, and no favoritism and no" behind-closed doors suggestions shall sway me in my lirm determination to deal honestly, justly and directly with the people.—Martin G. Brum baugh. A Woman's Way! Somehow a woman seems to get more for her money than a man. She seems to have a better ap preciation of the Intrinsic value of a dollar. She knows "Just the things that look best" and "wear best" and where they are sold at lowest prices. Women are readers of adver tising because they And that it pays. They keep posted because they turn the knowledge to the ad vantage of their own pocket books. Experience has taught thetn that It pays to deal with men who advertise. BRUMBAUGH CONSTRUCTIVE; McCORMICK DESTRUCTIVE [From Public Ledger, Philadelphia.] TAKING the speeches of Vanco C. McCormick as a «Titerion, we doubt whether any voters except those who subscribe to the doc trine of destruction or negation would want Ills sort of adminis tration. He declares a purpose to tear down, root up, change, alter and, by implication, promote a further campaign of defamation of Pennsyl vania. During the last few years that lias been the battle cry of nil de feated candidates. The people unmistakably Indicate that they do not want a destructive administration; they do not want to bring the good name of the State Into further disrepute. The whole temper is for men who luive a constructive program. What is needed in Pennsylvania to-day is a man of the stature, ability and equipment of Martin U. Brumbaugh for tile ofllce of Gover nor; who will bring there a love of the State, a reverence for Pennsyl vania's fair name, a program so constructive and sanely progressive that lie will have the Itacking of the whole people In his desire to dear the good name of Pennsylvania from destructive distrust and place this Im perial Commonwealth in the lead of to-day's forward movements. Mr. Met'orndck gives no lioiie in this direction. If by some miracu lous accident'lie were elected we would witness the spectacle in the next four years of a Governor handicapped by a hostile legislature, a period of bickering, of warfare, recrimination and complete paralysis of every movement for betterment and reformation, it would produce four years of inaction, an Immovable legislature against a hostile Governor; result: Nothing whatever done. PALMER'S SPEECH AT SHARON CONVICTS HIM OP FALSEHOOD Tells People Business There Is Good; Mills Shut, Hun dreds Idle In a speech at Sharon, in Mercer county, last night, A. Mitchell Palmer declured that Senator Penrose had been going about the State in the present campaign and telling the people of one community that busi ness In some other community in an other part of the State was at a stand still. in his effort to substantiate the "calamity" charges against the Admin istration. "Senator Penrose doesn't dare to make such charges to the businessmen of any one town about their local in dustries so long as he is face to face with them." said Mr. Palmer. "He knows that they would laugh at him. He airs his calamity cries in places where he thinks there will be a lack of information about the true state of affairs. "Here's an example right here in Sharon. Senator Penrose has been trying to ruin your industrial enter prises by telling the people in other quarters of the State that Sharon j is suffering from industrial depression.! That's an absolute misstatement of fact, a deliberate attempt to assassi nate business in order to gain votes, as your businessmen of Sharon very well know." Political duplicity and falsehood reached its climax in this speech. Only yesterday the newspapers con tained dispatches to the effect that the Sharon plants were closed in many instances and that hundreds of men were about to lose their employment through suspension of other plants. This afternoon the Telegraph received the following telegram from the Sharon Herald: III'N'DHKDS OCT OF WORK Sharon, Pa., Oct. 21. —Idle steel and Ironworkers of the Shenango Valley are to-day amazed to hear that the industries hereabouts are running at full capacity and that prosperity is general. Such a statement was made by A. Mit- | chell Palmer, free trade candidate for United States Senator, last [Continued on Page 1] Stuart and Tener Will Speak During the Closing Week Governor John K. Tener and Edwin S. Stuart, his predecessor, will take the stump in behalf of the Republican State ticket next week. Mr. Stuart will preside at the big Phil- delphia meeting in the Academy of Music which will close the cam paign in that city and at which Dr. Brumbaugh will appear. Governor Tener is to be the chief speaker at the big meeting in Pitts burgh next week. Dr. Brumbaugh plans to come to this section next week and will be fol lowed up by Vance C. MeCorinick, who plans to be here on tho last Saturday of the campaign. Colonel Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot will also be here next week. In addition to the meetings which are to be held in the county to-night there will be a notable local Repub lican event, as the Harrisburg Repub lican Club will give its annual recep tion to the Republican candidates. Congressman A. S. Kreider will also be present. Squad of Police on White Horses to Lead Mummers' Big Parade One feature of the mummers' parade New Year's Day will be a mounted squad of patrolmen, each officer riding a white horse. The squad will be in charge of Captain of Police Joseph P. Thompson, who will be mounted on a cream-colored stallion. Chief Marshal Clarence O. Back enstoss will start scouring the country at once for white horses. Mr. Baekenstoss was notified last night that a large float, drawn by eight white horses, will be entered also. Plans for the formation of the pa rade and the question of route will be ! taken up next week, when Chief Mar ! shal Baekenstoss and his chief of staff, j K. H. Hoy, Jr., will meet with the | committee on parade. Forts at Cattaro Are Again Being Bombarded By Associated Press Rome. Oct. 21. 3.50 P. M.—Late news from the Adriatic is to the ef fect that the bombardment of Cattaro, Dali.iatla, continues with great vlol ence. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1914. SOME MORE EliS IN PARKWAY CHUN UNDER NEGOTIATION Park Expert and Commissioner Taylor Close Deals For Park Land By obtaining definite assurance of donations of at least two more tracts, and the furthering of negotiations leading to purchase or lease of one or two others. Park Expert Warren H. Manning, City Commissioner M. Har vey Taylor and Assistant Superinten dent J. R. Hoffert yesterday afternoon accomplished one more step toward the completion of the original scheme to encircle Harrisburg with a con tinuous parkway. The two tracts of land donated in clude the strip adjacent to the Pros pect Hill cemetery, which will be given by Herman P. Miller, and a sec tion of the Dull estate nearby. Nego tiations for the strip owned by Bellett L>awson near Paxtang were advanced, too. The tracts which are yet to be acquired, include a little plot owned by the Paxtang cemetery and another piece of land of the Rutherford es tate. The plans for completing the park way chain in the lower end of the city were advanced a step too, following an inspection of the proposed exten sion by park officials and engineers of the Pennsy and of the State Water Supply of Pennsylvania. According to Mr. Manning the park department will prepare plans show ing just how it is proposed to extend the line of the proposed roadway from the present terminus of the park way at Iron alley, down along the river through the great cinder dump at the Cerjtral Iron and Steel mills, thence under the railroad culvert which spans Paxton creek, and then across to Cameron street to connect with the Cameron parkway. The problem of removing "fill" from the cinder bank must be approved by the Water Supply commission. The preparation of the river front, however, is to be the big job from now on according to the park expert. River Front the Important Job "To carry out as quickly as possible [Continued on Page 5] Prominent Men of Blair County Favor Kunkel Candidacy Altoona, Pa., Oct. 21.—Blair county thinks well of the qualifications of Judge Kunkel for the Supreme Court bench and he is assured of a large vote in this section in furtherance of his laudable aspirations to occupy a seat in the highest court in the State. Many of the most prominent men have expressed themselves are favor able to liis candidacy, among whom are the following: Professor Henry H. Baish. superin tendent of the public schols, said: "I am not going to vote for Judge Kun kel solely because I know him person ally, but because I know him to be a good, clean, upright and able Judge. That's why 1 am going to vote for him. If ho is elected, as I hope he will be, I ain sure that he will discharge the duties of his high office admirably and hold the scales of Justice at an even balance. W. M. C. Craine, former Republican county chairman, ex-councilman and ex-member of the Board of Public Works, said: "Judge Kunkel is a man of broad experience and keen intellect and would be a honor to the State on the supreme bench. The manner In which he conducts his court in Dau phin county is the best evidence of lhs fitness for the exalted position to which he aspires." Dr. W. S. Musser, of Tyrone, said: "The fair and Impartial manner in which Judge Kunkel tried thosr capitol graft cases Impressed me with the man. I favor him for the reason that he Is a careful, competent and conscientious judge, the kind we need on the su preme bench." Cuban Senate Passes Economic Defense Bill By Associated Press Havana, Oct. 21.—The Cuban Sen ate after a session which lasted almost all night, passed almost unanimously the so-called national economic de fense bill. The measure recently pass ed the House of Representatives. The most important clause of the bill provide for the. issue of a national coinage: the giving of premiums for the cultivation of tobacco; authorize the president to issue bonds for $5,- 000,000; provide for the relief of agri culture laborers and consolidate the regular army and national guard. BELGIANS MAY «ET FOOD By Associated Press Berlin. Oct. 21. By Wireless via Sayville, L. I. The German Govern ment has informed the American Em bassy Importation of provisions for Belgian civilians. MRS. CARMAN GAVE MAID $5 TO KEEP HER JUIET,SAYS WITNESS Celia Coleman Swears Accused Woman Showed Her a Revol ver After Shooting "I KILLED HIM," SHE SAID Negro Maid Says Doctor's Wife Talked as Though She Had Shot Her Husband By Associated Press Mlneola, N. Y., Oct. 21. —Celia Coleman, the negro maid in the Car man household and star witness for the State, testified to-day at the trial of Mrs. Florence Conklin Carman, ac cused of the murder of Mrs. Louise Bailey, that Mrs. Carman had appear ed. revolver in hand, a moment after Mrs. Bailey had heen shot, and said: " 'I shot him.' " Celia thought Mrs. Carman referred to her husband. Dr. Carman. "The next morning about daylight Mrs. Carman came to my room," Ce lia continued. "She said, 'Oh •Celia, what did 1 kill that woman for? I hope God will forgive me. You stick to me and if anything happens to you I'll take care of your little boy." Under the questioning of District Attorney Smith, Celia told her story as follows: "I am from Charleston, S. C. I went to work at Dr. Carman's May 18, 1914. On the night of June 30, I served din ner at 6.45 o'clock, after dinner I started to wash the dishes. "While I was washing the dishes, Elizabeth —Mrs. Carman's daughter— came into the kitchen. Soon after wards Mrs. Carman came in. She was dressed In a kimono and had a shawl around her nock. She told Elizabeth to go back into the house. Then Mrs. Carman went out the hack door. A minute later I heard a crash of glass and the report of a pistol. Mrs. Car man came in the door again. "I Shot Him" "I was standing in the door between the pantry and the kitchen. She said to me, 'I shot him.' Then she showed me a revolver, a black revolver that was about nine inches long. 1 grabbed her by the arm and told her not to go into the office. She said she was not going to do anything else. Then I went into the office. "The body of a dead white woman was lying on the floor near the operat ing chair. Mrs. Carman followed me into the office. She stayed there about half a minute atul then went out to tho waiting room. Dr. Carman was there and so was another man. I went into the kitchen and returned to the office in about a minute. Mrs. Powell (Mrs. Carman's sister) was in there then. Then I went back into the kitchen, finished washing the dishes and went to my room to sleep. "The next morning about daylight Mrs. Carman came to my room. She was dressed in a night gown. She said, 'Oh, Celia, what did I kill that woman for? I hope God will forgive me. You stick to me and if anything happens to you I'll take care of your little boy." Woman, Burst Into Tears "I saw Mrs. Carman later that morning at the breakfast table and she burst into tears. After breakfast she came into the kitchen and told me to, forget that I had seen her the night before. Later that day Mrs. Carman came in with her lawyer, Mr. Levy. [Continued on dagc 7] Republican Rallies in City and County Booked For Tonight Republican rallies will be held this evening at the Harrisburg Republican Club, Hummelstown, Waltonville and Fort Hunter. The Republican club meeting will be the annual campaign gathering of the organization, one such being held each year, and on the program will be Con gressman Aaron S. Kreider, Joshua W. Swartz and Augustus Wildman, candi dates for the Assembly in the city dis trict. Jesse E. B. Cunningham, Deputy Attorney General, will speak at the Hummelstown meeting and John C. Nissley, candidate for the Legislature in the county district, at Hummels town and Fort Hunter. To-morrow evening meetings will be held at Linglestown and Shellsville, Friday evening at Lykens and Wico nlsco and Saturday at Middletown and Highspire. Republicans of West End Plan Big Rally in the Tenth Ward Republicans of the West End will hold a mass meeting to-morrow even ing at the Galbraith warehouse. Sev enth and Curtin streets. The speech making will he preceded by a band concert and short parade, starting at Maclay and Seventh streets. Among the speakers will be Jesse E. B. Cun ningham, Deputy Attorney General; M. E. Stroup, district attorney; James H. Craig, Deputy Secretary of Internal Affairs, and Joshua W. Swartz and Augustus Wildman, candidates for the Assembly in the city. Father and Son Burned to Death at Huntingdon Special to The Telegraph Huntingdon, Pa., Oct. 21. Two lives were lost in a Are near Orbisonia, this county, early this morning. The dead are John Gearinger, S3 years, and his Bon, George Gearinger, 11. Mrs. John Gearinger was terribly burned about the face and body. The fire is believed to have started from a lamp exploding. Flames quickly enveloped the Gearinger home and Gearinger and liis son were trapped in their room. Mrs. Gearinger escaped by jumping from a second story window. The charred hodles of the victims were found side by side in the ruins of the home. GERMANS AND ALLIES BATTLE FOR SEACOAST WITHOUT RESULT School Children of the City Pay Tribute to Thomas Edison Youngsters Submit Essays For Prizes; Street Lights Glow and Trolley Cars Stop a Minute Thirty-five years ago to-day Thomas A. Edison perfected, after months of wearying toil and experiment, the ilrst incandescent electric lisht. That occasion is observed all over the country to-dfcy, "Edison day," and Harrisburg's electric utility com panies, its hundreds of school children and in every music store and residence 'where the products of Edison's genius may tribute is beinK paid to the sreat inventor and electrical scientist. More than a 'hundred essays on the life and works of Edison were turned over to the committee of judges on the Edison prize essay contest from among 500-odd compositions. The School Hoard recently authorized the official observance of the day by permitting a city-wide grammar essay contest on Edison. The Harrisburg Light and Power Company promptly offered ma terial reward for the best little writers among the city's boys and girls by pro viding $2 5 in cash prizes, $lO for the llrst, $5 for the second and four other prizes of $2.50 each. From each gram mar grade the six best essays were picked by the teacher and turned over to a committee consisting of E. 55. Wallower and Professors W. H. Fahnestock and William Strawinski, Central and Technical high faculties, respectively. Mr. Wallower is expected to return to Harrisburg to-morrow and the meeting of the committee to consider the essays will be decided then. Harrisburg's business men and oth ers who happened to be in the busi ness district round about noon were impressed in other ways with the fact that to-day was "Edison day." For a single minute at noon all the trolley cars stopped in their tracks; from noon until 1- o'clock the ornamental STOUGH PARTY MEN TO BE HOUSED IN" BAPTIST PARSONAGE 200 Ushers Will Handle Crowds at Tabernacle Revival Meetings Details worked out to-day by the [stough campaign committees indicate the nearness of the opening _of the big revival in Harrisburg. Plans have linally been completed for the entertainment of the Stough party. The men of the party will occupy the parsonape of the First Baptist Church, 216 Pine street. The pastor of the First Baptist Church, the Rev. W. S. Booth, will take up his residence elsewhere, durins; the Stough campaign. The parsonage in Pine street will be fitted up for the accom modation of the Stough party. A housekeeper and helpers will be pro vided to take care of the party's head quarters. One room will be fur nished for daily conferences and prayer. The women of the Stough party will have a suite of five rooms at the Y. W. C. A. Meals for the members of the entire party will be served at 216 Pine street. Army of Ushers Louis J. Houseal, chief usher, will call his army of ushers together next week for rehearsal. Taking care of the large crowds attending the stough meetings will be an important factor of the campaign. Chief Usher Hou seal will have under his direction 200 men. The ushers will be divided into groups and each group will have charge of a section of scats. Mr. Hou seal will occupy a position on the plat form, where he can view every seat in the tabernacle. As soon as every seat is occupied, the doors wil lbe closed. Standing in aisles will not be allowed. The only persons standing will be the men in charge of the exits. Fire Protection Close attention to lire prevention, as well as affording every facility for protection in case of tire has been pro vided. In addition to water buckets throughout the building, water pipes will be placed in position to which sev eral lines of hose will be attached and made ready for emergency use. There will also be chemical extinguishers in various parts of the tabernacle. Two men, volunteers from local fire com panies, will be placed at each exit. A large portion of the tabernacle roofing and sides were completed to day. Two car loads of lire proof roof ing arrived this morning. It will be placed on the roofs and sides of the building to-morrow. To do this work 400 men will be needed. Volunteers are to report early to morrow morning to W. S. Rebuck, chairman of the building committee. I'rayer Meeting In Fire House Last night's prayer meeting in the parlor of the Allison Fire Company [Continued on Page 10] Burglars Rob Another Store in West End Burglars entered the clothing store of Abram Garner, 1209 North Third street. last night and got away with merchandise valued at $75. Entrance was gained through a rear window. j The Garner store is within one block of the Kyder store, which was robbed Monday night, 12 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT THOMAS A. EDISON electric lights in the business district were switched on. And in the music houses which handled Edison records and music machines ".Edison concerts" were held throughout the day. COLORED BAPTISTS ~ OPEN COUNT! WITH 2110 PRESENT Strong Negro Religious Organiza tion to Discuss Temper ance Questions The twenty-third annual State con vention of the Colored Baptists of Pennsylvania was opened this morn ing at St. Paul's Baptist Church, State and Cameron streets. More than 200 delegates from the Baptist churches of the State were present, represent ing more than 70 of the 96 churches enrolled. The session opened at 10 o'clock and after the roll call of the churches and enrollment of the delegates the intro ductory sermon was preached liv the Rev. Charles Blackwell, of Philadel phia. This afternoon the reports of the executive board, the treasurer and sec retary, were heard. The officers of the session are: President, the Rev. Dr. E. W. Johnson; corresponding sec retary, the Rev. Alexander Childs, of Philadelphia; statistical secretary, G. l-i. Davis, and treasurer, S. J. Jones! New officers are to he elected late to-day. This evening addresses of welcome will be Riven by Major John K. Royal, [Continued on Page 7] ; HIDU SHOOTS INSPECTOR I Vancouyer, B. C., Oct. 21.— William C. Hopkin:;orf, Ca nedian government immigration inspector, was shot and V Vancouver court hotu.e to-day by a Hindu. -J". was active in preventing' the hp. lin • ome :.v. several hundred Hindus who arrived i-re on j . : :e <* steamship Komagata Maru. FIVE BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK idon, Oct. 21, 4.55 P. M.-J—The German cruser Em < den 1 as again beefi sinking British steamers, this time at a I point 150 miles southwest of Cochin, British India, accord ing to a report received by the Admiralty from Colombo. CIVILIANS ORDERED OUT OF CITY London, Oct. 21, 5.45 P. M.— The Exchange Telegraph ' Company has given out a dispatch from Amsterdam which I thai an arrival in that city from Brussel.. if authority for the statement that the German military commander in the Belgian capital has placarded the city advising all Ger ( man civilians to leave within forty-eight hours. This news I han not been confirmed. < * Kaiser's Forces Making Violent At tempts to Break Through Lines of Enemy, but Meet With No Success WARSAW REPORTED TO BE SERIOUSLY THREATENED German Government Has No Ob jections to Sending of Food Stuffs to Belgians From U. S. Violent attacks and counter-attacks fop possession of die sea coast ill tile extreme north of Franco continue without decisive results. Onely one oflicial statement—that from Paris—hail come through early this afternoon. It threw little light oil the situation, licing brief aiul re ferring to events of yesterday. The attacks of the Germans, especially se vere at Nieuport, Dixmudc and La Kassee, Tuesday, were repulsed, says the French War Otlice. Tliere was no noteworthy change elsewhere on the battle front. News dispatches in dicate the sharpest lighting in tho vicinity of I,lllc with a renewal of ac tivity at various points all along the line. Counter claims regarding tho situation in the Fast leave much to speculation. There appears, however, little doubt that the German advance I in Poland has been so succcss j I'nl that Warsaw Is seriously threat ened. Pr/.cniysl remains in |K>ssesslon of the Austro-German forces. Tliero | has been a renewal of activity in Kast jem Prussia without delinite result. A ' statement from Vienna issued yester day says that the lighting ill Central Galicia has become more severe and that the Austrians' attacks are pro gressing. P.attle in llaltic A news dispatch from Coi>eiihagcn says that German torpedo boats have been engaged with an enemy in tho Katlic oil' the Prussian coast. No de tails were given. Albania looms again as a possible influence upon the atti | tude of Italy towards the war. The ; Italian government to-day denied tliat Italian troops had occupied Avloiia, which has been threatened by insur , gents since the abdication of Prince William. At the same time the Glor- I mile li'ltalla, of Home, declares that there is a state of anarchy at Avlona. Fstlmates that Greece is taking advan tage of the illsturlied conditions, and declares that the Italian government has notllied the powers that it will not tolerate a violation of the Integrity of Albania. Home reports oflicially that the Anglo-French licet is still bombarding Cattaro, Dalmatia. Turkey's attitude is a matter of con cern of all the belligerents. The Sublime Porte is reported to have for bidden warships to enter the Gulf of Smyrna. The inhabitants of Smyrna recently were said to have been In great fear of a naval attack. An Athens dispatch says: "Two submarines and some aero -1 planes are being shipped to Constanti ! noplc through Bulgaria." A few days ago a large quantity of munitions of , war consigned to Turkey by rail were held up ill Bulgaria. Plan Aerial Campaign There arc further rumors of a Ger man intention to a great aerial campaign. Following reports that air sheds were being constructed at Brus sels and Antwerp, come rumors of similar buildings under way at Ton dern. in Selileswig, and at Rostock. No damajre was done in the cities of Ghent and Bruges when tliey were occupied without resistance by the ticminns. according to a dispatch from Berlin. The German government lias iniormed Washington it has no objec tion to tlic plan to send foodstuffs to Belgian noncombatants. Thousands of Belgians who fled into Holland are returning to their homes. There are. however. 100,000 Belgians in Kngland and more on tlieir way there. Preparations to gh'c employ ment to these latter are lM>lng made. A revolutionary outbreak in Portu gal Is reported. Beyond the statement that the movement was suppressed few details are given in a message from l.islH>n. It is probable that the Royal ists have seized the opportunity af forded thy the <leparture of a largo contingent of the army for Portuguese possessions in Africa.
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