Lan Cruiser Sinks Thirteen British Merchantmen; Crews Are Rescued HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 252 JMUMGH DEMANDS THAT STOUGH EITHER APOLOGIZE OH DENY Libel Suit if Public Retraction of Drunkenness Charge Is Not Made SIGNED STATEMENT COMING Evangelist Wires the Telegraph He Has Mailed Letter For Publication Special to The Telegraph oreensburg, Pa.. Oct. 23.—Demand will be made by counsel for Martin G. Brumbaugh on the Rev. Dr. Stougli, an evangelist, who is conducting a campaign in Dunois. and on the editor of a Clearfield newspaper for a public retraction and explanation of a state ment which intimated that the Repub lican nominee for Governor was in toxicated when he held a meeting in Dubois two weeks ago. Dr. Brumbaugh will insist that the retraction of the alleged libel be as public as was the original statement or he will institute legal proceedings against both the editor and the evan gelist. The attention of Dr. Brumbaugh was drawn to the statement by indig nant friends of Clearfield county while he was on his way to this city. Dr. Brumbaugh was loath to be placed in the position of forcing action on the Rev. Dr. Stough, hut after deliberating over the matter for several hours he decided that prompt action would have to be taken. He consulted with his attorney here last night after the meeting and then issued the following statement: "I have just been advised that the Rev. Stough is reported in a Clearfield newspaper dated < >etober 20 as saying at Dubois, 'the gang who traveled with Brumbaugh when lie made his tour through Clearfield county were half drunk. Brumbaugh himself was led from the elubrooms arid x>ut to bed by Joe Benslnger, the leading hotel man [Continued on Pace 3] Dozens of Trees Set Out to Celebrate Arbor Day Arbor Day was not officially ob served with any special ceremony in Harrlsburg to-day. Dozens of trees were set out, how ever, in various parts of the city. "STONE" FOR A PILiIJOW William Marsili was found asleep" in Kiver Park tills morning by a park policeman. Marsili's head was pil lowed on a gallon stone jug, partly empty. Marsili said he and several companions were having; a feast and he fell asleep. ARREST GIRL IN READING Grace B. Wriht was arrested in Reading to-day on a warrant charging the young woman with larceny. Con stable James Johnson went to Read ing for the woman, and the case will be heard Monday night at the office of Alderman A. M. Landis, of the Sixth ward. J THE WEATHER For Hnrrinburß and vicinity: Fair to-night nn«l probably- Saturday; warmer to-night. For HaNtrrn Pennsylvania: Fair and warmer 'to-nightt Saturday fair, warmer In east portion; gentle to moderute east to south wind*. Hlver The main river will fall slowly to night and Saturday. A atage slightly below 1.2 feet IN Indi cated for flarrlnburg Saturday morning. (•enernl Condition* The nren of high pressure that wns central north of the Great Kakew, Thursday morning, ban moved southeastward and Is now cen tral over Southern New England. Another high pressure area of considerable atrength lin* ap peared over -the Northwestern States. A full of 4 to 20 degrees has oc curred In the temperature fr«im the Lake region eastward to the Atlantic coast, and It Is 2 to 14 degrees cooler generally over * the territory between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. Temperature: 8 a. m„ 51. Sun: Rises, 6:23 a. m.; sets, RslQ p. m. Moon: First quarter, October 25, 4:33 p. m. River Stage: 1.2 feet above low water murk. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 70. Lowe*) temperature. 53. Mean temperature, 64. Normal temperature, 52. MARRIAGE LICENSES Roy Kugle and Evangeline Bals haugh, city. Clyde K. Keagle, city, and Marian M. Turns. Lucknow. ' Getting Ready For Winter Winter is the season of large necessities. Many things have to be pro vided for the home. Wardrobes have to be refurnished. Careful buying means the sat isfaction that comes from good quality and fair price. The lamp to light the way to sure buying Is knowledge. And the best buyers' guide to be found anywhere is the adver tising in a live newspaper like the Telegraph. Advertisers meet In open com petition. They present their cases squarely and It is for the public to chose. What "Billy" Sunday Thinks of Dr. Brumbaugh (Campaign unber ilje of tabernacle iocaicb at Comer 4th arch 7t#F Street sJione 38 Offices of Campbell, 8c ,3[oiirti) ,Abmur Mr. J. S. Hiatt, 618 Witherspoon Building, Philadelphia, pa* # Dear Sin t 0 X thank you for yours of the sth Inst,, \ with enclosure of clipping from Ledger of May 4th. X am quite familiar with the splendid work of sr. Brumbaugh and his attitude toward the church and its work, and it is most gratifying to find a man at the head of the Public Schools *f a city like Philadelphia who stands four-square for righteous ness* Very truly yours. COLORED WOMEN ARE I BIG AID IN BAPTIST MISSIONARY WORK Great Help in Home and Foreign Fields; High Tribute For Kunkel The third day's session of the Penn sylvania Baptist State Convention was given over entirely to the Women's Auxiliary to the convention. This af ternoon reports of the corresponding secretary-treasurer and the other offi cers were read and committees were ni*med by the president, Mrs. A. R. West. The corresponding secretary, Mrs. A. It. Jones, of Philadelphia, submit ted the best report that has been heard in years. In the past year $814.51 was raised by the Women's Auxiliary for the defraying of the ex penses of the convention, foreign mis sions, home missions and educational purposes. The aim for this year is SI,OOO. The treasurer. Mrs. A. Har mon, turned over to Treasurer S. J. Jones $419.96 which was donated by the members and women's circles throughout the State last year. Both [Continued on I*age 15.] \ STANDS BY LOCAL OPTION I cannot too strongly emphasize 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 It is the duty of the Legislature and the Executive to give to the people of | each county the right to decide for i themselves whether or not licenses shall be Issued in the several coun ties of this Coinmnowealth. I have said this so frequently and so defi nitely that I trust the good people of this Commonwealth will not be I 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 the vote is given.—Martin G. Brumbaugh. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1914 IS BILL FLINN M'CORMICK'S CHOICE FOR STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER? [From the Phllad elphla Public Ledger.] AT a meeting of the Washing- i toil i>arty State committee September IB Vance McCor mlck was chosen as that party's nominee for Governor in place of William Draper I .owls. The dominating factor of the Washington party—in fact, the undisputed master of its policies— Is William llliui, and he lias been since its birth in 1812. William I'linn at that meeting cast for himself and two committeemen, whose proxies lie held, three votes in favor of siilistltiiting Mr. Mc- Cormick for Mr. I<ewis. It haw been openly charged that the Minn contracting lirm of lilts burgh, Booth & Fllnn, Ltd.. which is one of the strongest contracting firms in the country, has Its eye on the State Highway Department. This may be untrue, but it is un- ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE PLACES WHOLE LOCAL OPTION MOVE IN PERIL Deep Resentment of People; Or ganization Now Tail of McCormick Kite There is Increasing resentment throughout Pennsylvania over the un fair tactics of the managers of the Anti-Saloon League. These men have deliberately turned their backs upon many of the candidates for the Legis i lature who are pledged to support a local option bill. About all they have done In most cases is to print a list of those who are pledged to q. local op tion measure and then allow the can didates to shift for themselves. Under the organization plan of the League it was clearly understood that all candidates who favored local op £ Continued on Page 5] deniable tliat Mr. l-linn's political record, the manner in wlik.il he secured large contracts for muni cipal work 111 Pittsburgh ami Ills known connection with this niuiii ti|»al contracting lirm give some color to this suspicion. Mr. McCormlck lias demanded, in very categorical terms, that Dr. Brumbaugh specifically declare himself against other candidates 011 the Republican ticket, with whose cani|>aign, however. Dr. Brumbaugh has nothing whatever to do: who, In fact, were not favorable to Ills candidacy and Kave him no assistance at the pri maries. On the other hand, .Mr. McCormlck Is Mr. lilnn's selection as the Washington party nominee for Governor. Will Mr. McCor mlck declare whether lie Is for or against William FUnn or Ills methods in Pennsylvania politics? DEPRESSION EDUCES MIDDLETOiI Mill TO OOITDOSINESS Says Times Have Not Been as Dull in the Last Twenty Years Unable to continue his business, William E. Selders, proprietor of a grocery and general merchandise store at 221 East Main street, Middletown. will sell his entire stock and store fixtures at public auction to-morrow afternoon. The general business de pression and his Inability to handle a large credit business, Mr. Seiders says, are the causes which forced him out. "It is a case of either give my cus tomers sufficient credit to carry them along until times improve enough for them to get work and pay up, or go out of business," explained the store £ Continued on Page 5] 9 THIRTEEN BRITISH MERCHANTMEN SUNK BY GERMAN CRUISER Report of Karlsruhe's Exploit Sent From Canary Islands Where Crews Were Taken By Associated Press London, Oct. 23. 6.40 a. m.—A dis patch from Teneriffe. Canary Islands, to the Daily Mail under date of Thurs day, reports that the German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk thirteen British merchantmen In the Atlantic. The news of the Karlsruhe's exploit, according to the Daily Mail's Teneriffe correspondent, was brought to this port by the steamer Crefeld, which arrived there with the crew of the [Continued on Page 3] German Wounded Are Being Treated in Zoo By Associated Press London. Oct. 23. 10:60 A. M. A disaptch from Rotterdam to the Star says: "The movement of the German troops westward from Antwerp has left only a few hundred men In the town. The last batch left yesterday morning and most of the great forts are now without guards. The German wounded from the front are being quartered in the Zoo. "A traveler, who has Just left the city, says that some one restored the Belgian nag to the town hall and the Germans did not bother to take it down. "The whole Belgian coast Is now de serted by the population, the military being in sole possession. "At Ostend over 100 Belgian locomo tives have been collected." The correspondent hazards a guess that they are for use In a retreat. RACE HORSES TAKEN By Associated Press Berlin,, Oct. 23. By Wireless. The Paris Temps, according to an nouncement, reports that the English have confiscated and sold many valu able German and Austria i race horses worth in all over $200,000. This face, it is said, together with the confisca tion of the racing yacht owned by Herr Krupp Von Bohlen, proves that the 4'nglish have no respect for private 18 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT German Right Wing Is Shelled by War Craft of French and British German Advance Into Warsaw Has Been Turned Into Re treat, According to Advices From Russia; German Torpedo Boat Reported Captured; Violent Attacks Being Made by Kaiser's Forces From Sea to Cana] La Bassee The Germans and allies continue to-day their desperate game of give and take in West Flanders and northeastern.France, neither side claiming a decisive advantage. French warships are said to hava joined the British naval forces forming the extreme left of the allies and fresh German reinforcements arc reported constantly coming up; Not before since the opening of hostilities have the warring forces appeared to have been so evenly matched. The allies war craft in the straits of Dover are shelling the Ger-« man right without stopping the onslaughts of the German land forces. The allied armies have fained ground at several points and been forced to fall back at others. This afternoon's French official state ment says that violent attacks arc being made by the Germans all along the line from the sea to canal La Bassee. They have also delivered heavy blows in the region of Arras and on the river Somme. Generally the allies have held their own though pushed back from positions. They have progressed to the north and on the mouth of the river Somme and in the regions of Verdun and Pont-a-Mousson. The Germans appear to be making a new effort with new, organizations between the North Sea and the Oise. Paris learns unofficially that fresh troops have given a new im j petus to the German attack on the French right wing. ADVANCE TURNS TO RETREAT Russian advices continue to insist that the German advance on Warsaw has been turned into a retreat. It is admitted, however, that Germans and Austrians still hold the Vistula south of the Pilica river. Berlin and Vienna report Austrian successes south of Przeniysl. The fast German cruiser Karlsruhe has become a rival of the German cruiser Emden as a destroyer of the enemy's merchant ves sels. Word comes from the Canary Islands that the Karlsruhe has sunk thirteen British merchantmen in the Atlantic. A dispatch from Peking says that a German torpedo boat destroyer, which escaped from Kiao-Chow bay was captured by war ships of the allies. The German press generally charge outrages against the allied troops. The Vorwaerts, the Socialist organ of Berlin, is an exception. It states that upon investigation it has found no basis of truth in the allegations of cruelties inflicted upon German soldiers and civilians. A news dispach from Copenhagen says that the shipyards at Kiel are constructing a fleet of thirty armored lighters which may be used in transporting a German land force to the shores of England. (Other War News on Page 14.) STOUEH TO PREACH FIRST SEWN OK MDIK OF 11. 1 Church Workers to Hear Campaign Plans at Special Session in Afternoon Announcement wna made this i morning by E. F. Weaver, executive I secretary of the Stough evangelistic I campaign, that the first of the Stough tabernacle meetings will be held at 10.30 o'clock Sunday morning, Novem ber 1. The Rev. Dr. Henry W. Stough, [Continued on Fafje 15.] ( I U. S. WILL PROTEST AGAIN 1 Washington, Oct. 23.—The United States has decided % ' ■ • to formally protaat to Gremt Britian against the seizure of . i the Standard Oil ship, the Platuri®, demanding her release from British detention at Stornoway, a port in the Lewis ; * Islands, Scotland. 1 SWEDISH STEAMER £LOWN UP London Oct. Ti, 4.51 P. M.—The "Swedish steamer Alice, homeward bound from London, has been blown up * by a mine in tha llorth S.ea. She sank in three minutes. All the mairibwa of her craw were saved. DIAZ IS NOT DEAD I Biarritz, Franee, Oct. 23, via Paris, Oct. 23.—There is no truth in the report of the death of Porfirio Diaz, former ! president of Mexico. EFFORTS TO ADJOURW FAIL Washington, Oct. 15.—A1l efforts to adjourn Congress sine die failefi agfcin today and the Senate by adjourning j over tc ; . n to-moitdtv postponed the end of the session at least another day. MRS. CARMAN TELLS JURYMEN WRY SHE DISTRUSTED DOCTOR i Friends Told Her Doctor Carman Was "a Devil With the Girls" > By Associated Press s Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 23.—Mrs. Flor • ence Conklin Carman, on trial as the i slayer of Mrs. fxmise Bailey, smilingly t stepped to the witness stand to-day • for the ordeal of cross-examination by the district attorney. She appeared , refreshed and said she was ready to [Continued on Page 11]
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