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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 265
TRAIL-HITTING TO
» START THIS WEEK
80,000 Hear Dr Stough First
Week; Evangelist Is
Talk of Town
ATTACKS LODGE ROOM BARS
Men Pack Tabernacle to Hear
Sermon on "Winds and
Whirlwinds"
Are you going to "hit the trail"?
This Is the question that is being
asked throughout the city these days
of religious enthusiasm. Just when
Dr. Henry W. Stough, the evangelist,
will make his first Invitation to Har
rlsburgers to walk the sawdust path
in public confession of their willing
ness and determination to lead "the
better life" Is not definitely known.
It is certain, however, that the first
invitation will be made some time this
week. Thursday night will probably
be the night.
That Harrisburg is Indisputably in
the grip of a religious revival Is seen
in the fact that during the first wtek
of the Stough campaign fully 80,000
people attended various services In the
tabernacle. Most of this number
were "grown-ups" and if the chil
dren's meetings of Saturday and yes
terday were included the number who
heard Dr. Stough would easily ap
proach 90,000.
Campaign Talk of the Town
The campaign is the talk of the
town. All classes of people—ln bar
rooms, shops, offices, kitchens, par-1
lors, club rooms, churches, wherever
men meet—are talking about Stough,
and what is more, perhaps, about re
ligion. The evangelist has shown him
self a sensationalist capable of the
greatest extremes and again as a
preacher of serious purpose and com
pelling fervor.
Ills Biggest Week
Dr. Stough is greatly pleased by
the outlook here and says he feels an
unusual enthusiasm from the people
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Quotes Harrisburg
Sign Posting Measure
as Model of Kind
What Harrisburg has done to regu
late the posting of bills and signs
about the city is referred to by J. Hor
ace McFarland, president of the Amer
ican Civic Association, in an article
on "Illegal Signs In Pennsylvania" in
the association bulletin just issued
from the Washington headquarters.
Harrisburg's ordinance of 1893,
making it "unlawful for any person or
persons to post any bills, posters, no
tices, etc., on any trees, telephone,
electric light, street railway or other
poles within the city" is quoted.
"Let tis get rid, in Pennsylvania,"
concludes Mr. McFarland, "of the
sniping, law-breaking signs! It is the
work of good citizenship to do so."
INSTRUCTIVE FARM FIRE
Two Burns, Dwelling and Half-Dozen
Small Buildings Destroyed
Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 9.—On Sat
urday afternoon the most destructive
farm fire In this county in years de
stroyed two large barns, a stone dwell
ing und half a dozen outbuildings on
the farm of Jacob 11. Schindel, near
this city. The lire started in one of
the barns situated near the Western
Maryland railroad and spread rapidly.
A strong wind carried the flames to
the small outbuildings and thence to
the other barn and dwelling, all of
them being reduced to ashes in less
than two hours. A brick tenant house |
was the only building saved. Help was
asked from tills city and the Antietam
Fire Company \*ent to the scene. The
loss Is SIO,OOO. Twelve hundred bush
els of wheat, 400 bushels of corn and
a lot of farm machinery and other
contents were destroyed.
CARS THROUGH SUBWAY
Traction Co. Will Bo Able to Use
Tracks in Two Weeks
Within two weeks, weather condi
tions permitting, the South Second
street trolley cars will be traveling
through the new subway under the
Cumberland Valley tracks.
Work has progressed rapidly on the
construction of the Second street sub
way and the steam shovel is now re
moving the earth by the ton from the
northern approach.
START WORK OX ENTRANCE
Stucker Brothers Construction Com
pany rut Steam Shovel on Job
Work on the construction of the
new formal entrance and roadway in
Reservoir Park was begun to-day by•
Stucker Brothers. The steam shovel ;
was moved to the park entrance at
Twenty-first and Market streets and
the excavation of the new hillside!
road was under way by noon.
The new pavilion on the wooded !
slope of Cherry Hill has been com
pleted and is being used by the golf
ers.
RIVER ENDS FIRE'S PROGRESS
High Wind From West All That Saves
Marysvllle Bloom Mill
Fire threatened the bloom mills of
Seidle Brothers at Marysville last !
night, when grass and underbrush !
near the works were ignited from i
sparks of a passing engine. A strong i
northwest wind saved the buildings i
The flames were extinguished when
the fire line reached the river edge.
INCREASE MADE IN PENSIONS
Government Will Not Concede Pound
Weekly Which Had Been Asked
London, Nov. 9, 3.40 A. M.—The
Dally News says that a White Paper
will be issued to-day announcing a
substantial Increase in the pensions
for disabled soldiers but it will not
concede a pound weekly which has
been asked.
COURT TO QUIT NOVEMBER 1«
Washington, D. C., Nov. 9. The
Supreme Court to-day announced it
would take its usual Thanksgiving re
cess from November 16 to Novem
ber 30.
AUTO CRASH FATAL
TO EAST END M
Ralph Witmer, Thought Only
Slightly Hurt, Dies From
Injuries
m
RALPH WITMER
Lad Dies as Result of Injuries Re
ceived in Auto Collision.
Ralph Witmer. aged 9 years, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Witmer, 905
South Twenty-and-a-Half street, died
yesterday from injuries which he re
ceived in an automobile accident on
Friday evening at Seventeenth and
North streets.
Young W r ltmer and his two small
sisters went for a ride with Earl Mil
ler, 19 South Nineteenth street, a
friend of the family. Miller was go
ing across Seventeenth street toward
North when he collided with a ma
chine owned and driven by C. S. Mor
row, 1951 Briggs street. Morrow is in
the Harrisburg Hospital suffering from
injuries which he received in the col
lision. The occupants of the Miller
car were thrown out, but it was
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County Teachers' Institute
Opens With 395 Enroljed
I The stxty-fourth annual institute of
| the Dauphin county school teachers
opened this morning In the House of
Representatives with enrollment of
395 teachers. The first session was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
institute will continue until the end
of the week.
The semiannual meeting of the
County School Directors' Association
will lie held Thursday morning, No
vember 12, at 9 o'clock. Special pro
grams of entertainment in the even
ing have been arranged and will be
given on Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. To
night there will be a piano recital by
John Sylvanus Thompson, of Wil
liamstown, who recently returned
from a concert tour abroad.
I The music for the sessions of the
institute will be in charge of Professor
W. M. Harclerode, supervisor of music
in the Steelton public schools.
Dr. Henry W. Stough. the evangel
ist, who was to give the opening ad
dress this afternoon, was out of the
city, and will speak to the teachers
Friday morning at that session.
GERMANS CONCENTRATE FORCES
I.nil In Fighting Is Prelude of Another
Attack on French Army
By Associate» Press
Paris. Nov. 9, 7 A. M.—The lull in
t.ie lighting In the environs of Dix
| mude ami Ypres in the best opinion
I here is only the prelude of a further
effort to which all the forces that the
Germans can raise will be concentrat
ed. The last attack, made with twelve
army corps, failed.
The report that the Germans are
gathering an important army at In
glemuster, the alternation that the
battle against the French must be de
cided at an early date, the orders given
tr the German generals to break
ithrough before the end of the month
i and the various movements of troops
[observed by aviators in Belgium, all
I tend to show the purpose of the Ger
| mans.
CANOEIST SINfcS IN QUICKSAND
' Jack Laverty, on Way to 'Frisco, Has
Narrow Escape From Death
Jack Laverty, one of the 'Frisco
| canoeists, narrowly escaped death
| Monday, November 2, when he stepped
I on a quick sand bog in the Ohio river
\ near Manchester, according to a letter
, received to-day by the Telegraph.
Laverty was rescued by his com
! panlons, Charles Gayman, L. C. Arns
burger and D. D. Sampson. The quar
tet. arrived in Cincinnati Tuesday, Nov
j vember 3. They expect to reach San
j Francisco next Spring.
NURSE ATTENDS HER FATHER
Carlisle Girl at Hospital Has Parent's
Case In Her Care
George Spohn, of Carlisle, was op
erated on this morning at the Har
risburg Hospital for appendicitis.
Ho was admitted to the hospital yes-
Iterday and is the father of Miss Myr
! tie Spohn, a student nurse at the in
f<titutlon. Miss Spohn will care for
her father while he is at the hospital.
! RHEIMS MAYOR IS DECORATED
By Associated Press
Rhelms, via Paris, Nov. 9, l.io A. M.
—Premier Viviani, who is making a
trip of inspection of the battlefield
arrived here Sunday and conferred on
the mayor of Rhelms the decoration
of the Legion of Honor in recognition
of his heroism during the recent se
vere fighting In this Vicinity.
PREPARING i WINTER CAMPAIGN
By Associated Press
London, Nov. 9, 7.50 A. M.—A dis
patch from Copenhagen to the Cen
tral News says: "According to a Ber
lin telegram Germany is making enor
mous preparations for a winter cam
paign with tents, sleighs and fur out
fltes for an entire army."
HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1914.
THOUSANDS STARVING IN WAR
TORN BELGIUM; HARRISBURG
HELPS FILL S
The Telegraph Will Receive Contributions of Cash; Send Dimes and Dollars at Once; Steamer Sails
on Wednesday or Thursday; Dollar Given Now Will Save a Life; Send Your Gifts NOW to
the Telegraph So That Committee in Philadelphia May Purchase Provisions in
Quantity; Little Ones and Helpless Mothers, Homeless and Dying
All over little Belgium victims of
the awful conflict in Europe, thou
sands of men. women and children,
are starving to death. Across the
ocean has come the appeal to generous
Americans and the people of the
United States are rspondlng as they
always respond to the cry for help.
Within the next (lay or two there
will sail from Phfladelpiiia a ship
laden with food and the Telegraph has
Joined with the newspapers of Phila
delphia in helping to raise the money
necessary to purchase the vast food
supplies required to save a starving
people.
Already there has been stowed away
in the big hold of the Thelma hun
dreds of bags of flour and great quan
tities of other foodstuffs which have
been contributed by the people of
Philadelphia. Harrisburg shall have
its part in sending this relief and what
is done must be done quickly.
Cash Is more desirable than mer
chandise. inasmuch as the food sup
plies are being purchased In bulk, so
that every cent may count in relieving
the famine-stricken and dying people.
The moment the Thelma can be
filled she will lift her anchor and pro
ceed across the ocean. Any amount,
however small, will be acceptable, and
the contributions will be promptly ac
knowledged through the Telegraph.
There are thousands of barrels of
flour yet to buy and thousands of sacks
of canned fruits and meats and other
foodstuffs needed. Herewith is printed
a list of the things that can be pur
chased with little money that the giv
ers of money in Harrisburg and vicin
ity may know just what proportion
their contributions will mean in filling
up the ship.
Five Cenls Buys a Meal
tneramme-strlcken and dying people T hey are Innocent. God-fearing
aiish Thelma can be hard-working, useful people in the
unrr.rJ iwi unc sj or and P ro_ world wi{h absolutely no part In the
ceed across the ocean. Any amount, war and even without knowledge nf
however small, will be acceptable, and u* cause wlt »out knowledge of
know^^H U lhr n /n I >r , om " tls r ac - Not hundreds, nor thousands, but
Thprp lpft «nTelegraph. millions of these people have been
I here aro thousands of barrels of turned out of their hnmpH or hnv#
flour yet to buy and thousands of sacks been left without sufficient food to
of canned fruits and meats and other support life sufficient food to
i°?ta? U c?th- e th?n™ H S:ST rl i? "\ prlnted The American relief committee, eom-
with l . b . e p " r - posed of Ambassador Page, at London,
/ , . B , v " Minister Van Dyke, at The Hague, and
itv rnnvTnni" a vl £ ln - Brand Whitlock, the minister to Hel
ity may know just what proportion glum, have represented their distrpsß
irn S will mean ln fining ftS the most pitiful and terrible thing
up the ship the world has ever known.
a o-in ! f T m ss a u Have you thought it over, that actu
r ' „i W ,m r °Y. a . barrel ally there is no one to help them but
of flour and 5 cents will give a hungry the American people?
refugee a meal. Belgium is in the
grip of the most awful tragedy of the "Lest We Forget"
ages. The helpless women and chil- Governor-elect Brumbaugh says: "In
dren are suffering as a civilized people our happiness, let us not forget the
never suffered before. sorrow across the sea. Let us remem
villi imprisons rrrSST
mOW PRESIDENT
■ riders, members of a band which de
« . D . , v* ij . fv llvered an attack on a fam.ily at South
liutierrez Kef used to lield to Die- Hill. Butler county, were killed in a
tation of General; U. S. pitched battle with the defenders, ac
cording to dispatches received here to-
Discredits Story day. Women are said to have been
beaten with switches, and the reports
say that families have been driven
Special to The Telegraph from the neighborhood. It Is believed
New 'i ork, Nov. 9. General Eulallo that militiamen will be sent to South
Gutierrez, who was elected President Hill to maintain order,
of Mexico at the recent Aguas Callen- No names were divulged in the dis
tes convention, has been Imprisoned P a J£hes.
. . „ , .. The night riders had sent notice to
b> General Francisco A ilia, according members of a family that they would
to a telegram said to come from Gen-i be whipped unless they left the neigh
eral Venustiano Carranza. borhood. This the family failed to do,
tv.„ „ , ! and a young man in the family told
The telegram accredited to General | neighbors about the threat, appealing
Carranza did not say where the new | for assistance. The neighbors rallied
President had been captured or where i to h' s a'<l
- was believed to be imprisoned. V^ h \ rl^ S a ££ e ? l ' Cd ,n
. the attack on the family. Shots were
The reason for the seizure and con- fired at them from the woods near the
finement of Gutierrez, the message besieged house. Two men were seen
said, was that he had refused to be to fal '- , an ! , l Uls reported that another
. , was so badly wounded that he died,
dominated by the demands of the Notwithstanding this attack, riders
Villa faction. stormed the house and dragged two
women out, beating them with
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 9.—Juarez has switches,
a report from the south that Villa . _ ~
has Gutierrez under arrest and heavily Lllip6ror 01 Japan GIVCS
guarded at Aguas Calientes for trea- 4JOC flftfl T J 6 »
son in connection with Carranza's al- S£D,UUU lOWard OUppOrt
S™«, o ."oa° *" of Christian Institution
Washington, Nov. 9.—State Depart- ®y Associated Press
ment advices to-day discredit the re- Tokio, N. Y„ Nov. 9. Emperor
ports that General Gutierrez had re- A/ .„ . .
signed as provisional president of Mex- \ a, * TI ?. t ° ward
ico or that he had been imprisoned .t u .m I «»
for refusing to obey the Villa faction niUonal Hospital at Toklo, which will
The State Depart ment has not'rt S? e Entooffal Church rnlsZ"^ 68 ° f
celved a report of the reported execu- Th j. announcement nf'tho imwrtai
and E kTes c'hlhimh^m 3 ' Bißhop ift to a Christian institution, which
and Ltkles, near (..hlhuahua. i 8 w jtj,out precedent here, was made
STOUGH PARTY AT GETTYSBURG mier.Ta lunch" on t to-diy PanCße
Meeting Will Not Be Held Mondays f> • 1 lir*il n* ir>
During Six Weeks' Campaign Central Will Did TOr
Members of the Stough party went TnrnpHn Rnat Sfppl
to Gettysburg to-day as guests of the «ui|jcuu uum »JICCI
entertainment committee of local .
workers. Monday is always a rest day Announcement was made to-day at
for Dr. Stough. the offices of the Central Iron and
There will be no Monday meetings. Steel Company that the plant will bid
on the government contract for fur-
RUSSIA READY TO SEND VAST nlshing steel hull material for torpedo
ARMIES ACROSS BORDER J Joats for Uncle Sam. The bids will
be opened to-morrow.
By Associated Press *
London, Nov. 9. 4.45 A. M.-The TI ' RKS ROUTED BY RUSSIANS
correspondent of the Times in War- Kffort to Surround Right Wing of Rus
saw telegraphing under date of No- slans Proves Disastrous
vember 6 says that after spending a B y Associated Press
fortnight in the Polish field of op- Petrograd, Nov. 9/—Army head
eratlons he arrived at the conclusion 'k th ®, Cauf /» u » un| ler date,
that the Russian organization Is at last sends the following
under way In every direction and that "Two Turkish division.. ♦ ♦
within thirty days Germany either will divisions with forty
have to submit to an invasion by vast El? and heavy artillery
Russian hosts or withdraw substantial °" n ,^J, . " U " j ° uV r
bodies of her best troops from the J!v•
western frontier. night which we occupied Friday
KNOW IN THE MOITNTATVsi "They pursued a vigorous offensive
IJ> 1 tains turning movement, stlriving to sur-
Snow is reported to have fallen last '•!r lr \ K of the . Rufialanfl .
evening in the mountain district north rdcr ° us , flr ?
of the city, according to the local though they attacked
weather bureau. Colder weather will ? i compelled
sweep over Harrisburg and vicinity to take to fll Kht.
to-night and to-morrow says Forecas
ter E. R. Demaln. Sleet fell last RUSSIAN FLEET MOVES E4ST
night here, together with a little
snow and considerable rain. By Associated Press
ft Afiß RATjRS ftiwm London, Nov. 9, 7.55 A. M.—A dls
-9,885,695 t.INNED patch from Ber „ n Btat£s that the Ru()
By Associated Press ? :an , Bla , c, J Sea fle ® t has left Sebas
-nr v. a n, , topol and ls P r eceeding eastward, says
Washington, Nov. 9. Cotton ginned the Central News correspondent at
prior to November 1 amounted to 9,- Copenhagen. The Russians, accord
-828,695 bales, the census bureau an- ing to his dispatch, have bombarded
nounccd to-day. Round bales Included Kohlu and Suglu on the coast of Asia
22,976; sea island cotton 48,331 bale*. Minor.
VILLI IMPRISONS
MRICAN PRESIDENT
Gutierrez Refused to Yield to Dic
tation of General; U. S.
Discredits Story
Special to The Telegraph
New York, Nov. 9. —General Eulallo
Gutierrez, who was elected President
I of Mexico at the recent Aguas Calien
; tes convention, has been imprisoned
j by General Francisco Villa, according
| to a telegram Bald to come from Gen
: eral Venustiano Carranza.
j The telegram accredited to General
Carranza did not say where the new
President had been captured or where
he was believed to be imprisoned,
i The reason for the seizure and con
finement of Gutierrez, the message
said, was that he had refused to be
dominated by the demands of the
Villa faction.
EI Paso, Tex., Nov. 9.—Juarez has
a report from the south that Villa
has Gutierrez under arrest and heavily
guarded at Aguas Calientes for trea
son in connection with Carranza's al
leged effort to start an antl-Amerlcan
demonstration.
Washington, Nov. 9.—State Depart
j ment advices to-day discredit the re
; ports that General Gutierrez had re
• signed as provisional president of Mex
ico or that he had been imprisoned
for refusing to obey the Villa faction.
The State Department has not re
ceived a report of the reported execu
tion of two American cowboys, Bishop
and Eckles, near Chihuahua.
STOUGH PARTY AT GETTYSBURG
Meeting Will Not Bo Held Mondays
During Six Weeks' Campaign
Members of the Stough party went
i to Gettysburg to-day as guests of the
entertainment committee of local
workers. Monday is always a rest day
for Dr. Stough.
There will be no Monday meetings.
RUSSIA READY TO SEND VAST
ARMIES ACROSS BORDER
By Associated Press
London, Nov. 9. 4.45 A. M.—The
correspondent of the Times in War
saw telegraphing under date of No
vember 6 says that after spending a
fortnight in the Polish field of op
erations he arrived at the conclusion
that the Russian organization is at last
under way in every direction and that
within thirty days Germany either will
have to submit to an invasion by vast
Russian hosts or withdraw substantial
bodies of her best troops from the
western frontier.
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS
Snow is reported to have fallen last
evening in the mountain district north
of the city, according to the local
weather bureau. Colder weather will
sweep over Harrisburg and vicinity
to-night and to-morrow says Forecas
ter E. R. Demaln. Sleet fell last
night here, together with a little
snow and considerable rain.
0,825,695 BALES GINNED
By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 9.—Cotton ginned
prior to November 1 amounted to 9,-
828,695 bales, the census bureau an
nounced to-day. Round bales included
22,976; sea Island cotton 43,331 balea.
WHAT GIFTS WILL BUY
A <no-pouml ban of unit OB
A s<l-poun<l biiK of Malt <lO
25-poun<l cMr of mnraront.... I.SSS
no-pounil box of drleil prunea. . . 3.79
SO-pound box of ralalna t.OO
100-pound I)«K of henna 0.00
100-pound bair of barley 4.00
100-pound baic of rlrc 5.00
Cnae of canned corn, two dozen
tin# 1.75
Cane of rannril tomatom, tiro
dozen tlna 1.25
Cnae of canned peaa, two dozen
tlna 1.80
35-pound haK of eolTee 3.50
DO-pound aaek of rolled onta. ... 8.50
100-pound IIHK of auKar 5.50
24-pound aaek of flour HO
4M-pound aaek flour l.«IO
IH)-i>ounil anek of flour 3.20
Ilarrel of flour (ItHI pounda)... 0.40
10-pound box of tea 2.50
50-pound box of dried peaehra. 3.75
So there will be no waatngt, the
ahlp*a cargo will be purchased In
bulk.
ber the starving millions, of lands
devastated by rains of steel, fire and
famine. In a few days the steamship
Thelma will sail from Philadelphia
with a cargo for the starving women
and children across the water. No
matter what our sympathies are with
reference to the war, we all Join in
sorrow for the plight of these innocent
sufferers. Let us Bee to it, then, that
we fill the Thelma to the fullest with
food. Let no man hesitate, even at a
sacrifice to himself, to contribute
toward this great work of true charity."
THOSE WHO GAVE
The contributions received by the
Telegraph to-day were as follows:
John K. Tener, for "quick pur
chase of food $lO 00
Harrisburg Telegraph 50.00
Walter H. Gaither, for 100 pounds
of beans 6.00
John E. Kox 6^oo
Samuel C. Todd, for one barrel of
flour 6.40
D. C. Stackpole 6.00
Henry Kelker Hamilton. Florence
W. Hamilton and Hugh Hamil
ton, Jr., for barrel of flour G. 40
Mrs. H. C. Hhimmelfeng 2.00
Mrs. Mary Jj\ Mather ,5.00
Richard H. Steinmetz, Janice Z.
Steinmetz and Rollin C. Stein
metz, for barrel of flour 6.40
J. S. Poulton 1.00
Herman P. Miller 5.00
Nancy Rhea McCullough and John
McCullough, for one barrel of
Hour 6.40
George W. Relly 5,00
Mrs. E. J. Stackpole 5.00
Miss M. S 2.00
Henry A. Kelker 10.00
If the entire amount needed is raised
by Tuesday night, the Thelma will sail
early Wednesday morning. Emphasis
is placed on the fact that every houi
of delay in raising the funds for food
means additional suffering and death
among the families waiting for It in
Belgium.
The Thelma will be consigned to
James C. Hoover, in London, chairman
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CATTLE DISUSE
SWEEPING STATE
State Livestock Officials Say That
There Is Danger of More
Cases Appearing
Officials of the State Livestock
Sanitary Board, which directs the
public work against diseases of
cattle, say to-day that the pres
ent outbreak of the foot and
mcuth disease is the most serious that
has occurred In Pennsylvania in many
years and that eradication means a
loni* and arduous campaign with prob
ably loss of valuable cattle. Although
the disease has only broken out in this
State within a fortnight, the outlook
is grave because infection has been
traced from several points of entry
Into this State, notably Buffalo, Pitts
burgh and Baltimore.
Ten counties of the State will be
under quarantine by to-night and It is
possible that very soon a quarantine
will be established which will prohibit
the shipment of cattle anywhere with
in the State. It is only by adoption of
such extreme measures that the dis
ease can be stamped out, and as a
preliminary railroads have been di
rected to disinfect all cars and cattle
stations and owners of all farms where
there are livestock have been request
ed to refuse to receive or ship any
cattle and to post notices to that effect,
virtually, establishing a voluntary
quarantine.
State officials frankly admit that the
disease appears to be increasing and
that very stringent measures will have
to be taken. The first reports for to
day showed that infection was known
as follows: Allegheny, 3, including
Herr's Island stockyard, McKee's
Rocks and Swissvale, the latter being
farms; Berks, 1; Chester, 4; Cumber
land, 1; Delaware, 1; Lancaster, 20;
Lebanon. 3; Montgomery, 12; Phila
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THE WEATHER^
For Harrisburg anil vicinity: Fair
to-night nuil Tufftilayi not much
<-liantc<- In temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania t Fair to
night and Tuesday) colder to
night In north portion) fresh
northwest winds diminishing.
River
The main river will remain nearly
stationary to-night and Tuesday.
A stage of about 1.0 feet la Indi
cated for Harrisburg Tuesday
morning.
General Condition*
The disturbance tlint wan central
over Northern Michigan, Satur
day mvrnlnr han panned oIT to
the eaatwaril. It ctiUNeil light to
moderately heavy rains generally
enst of the Mississippi river anil
In the Gulf Statra In the laat
twenty-four hoars with mime
anon In the mountains of Penn
sylvania.
A general fall of 2 to 20 degrees has
occurred In temperature since laat
report over the Plain* States and
thenee eastward to the Atlantic
coast except along the South At
lantic coast, where H Is slightly
warmer.
Temperature i 8 a. m., 42.
San I Rises, <li42 a. M.i sets, 4i50
p. m.
Moon Rlsest lOilO p. in.
River Stage i 1.0 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, 82.
liDweat temperature, 30.
Mean temperature, SO.
A'urmal temperature, 44.
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VAST ARMY OF RUSSIANS
MOVESWESTTOTHREATEN
GERMANS ON HOME SOIL
Czar Now Has His Forces in Readiness to Push
Army Back; Germans Are Reported to Be Concen
trating All Available Men in West to Make Another
Terrific Attack on Allies; Germans Resume Offen
sive at Various Points, but Are Being Repulsed
• Three points stand out in the news
of the great war: In Flanders the
Germans, undaunted by past failures
to break through to the straits of Do
ver, have launched their expected new
attack, regarded by the allies as their
supreme effort. In Russian Poland the
Immense armies of the Kusslan em
peror are pushing forward with sur
prising speed, threatening the Ger
mans on home soil. From Toklo comes
the report that a Japanese army may
be sent to the west to take its part
with the British, French and Belgians
in the struggles on the battlefields of
Europe.
Military observers agree that the
war has entered upon a crucial stage
and that the next week may mark a
definite turn in tne course of events.
In French opinion, the Germans must
either win their way to the English
Channel or fall back. For that reason
particular interest attached to to-day's
official French statement, which indi
c..ted the beginning of the onslaught
for which the Germans have been
preparing during the lull of the last
few days.
French troops and new guns from
the Krupp works have been rushed
to the line of battle from Blxmude
southward across the French border
to Arras. The Germans have struck
their first blows at Dixmude and in
the region of Ypres, and the French
war ottice announces that their at
tacks have been repulsed.
Slow progress for the allies along
the greater part of the line from Dix
mude to the Lys is claimed by the
French. Over the remainder of the
disputed territory across France the
situation has been changed materially,
.although the French report that ntw
| Herman attacks in Alsace have been
checked.
The rapid clearing of Germans from
Russian Poland has lent to the eastern
campaign a decree of interest no less
than that which attaches to the fight
ing along the west. Official reports
from Petrograd indicate that the vast
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SHIPMENTS FROM CANADA BARRED
Washington, Nov, 9.—A1l sHpments of livestock from
Canada to the United States « 1 I : barred by a quarantine
order prepared to-day at the department of Agriculture,
there is no evidence of foot an i: ease in the Dornin
j ion but infected cars have been sent over the border and the
order is to prevent their return. Delaware was added to
the list of quarantined states to-day.
WOMAN LOSES HER LIFE IN FIRE
Alliance, 0., Nov. 9.—Mi ! illian Burdette, matron of
the Farm Cottage of the Fai nont Children's Home, near
i here, was burned to death in a fire which to-day destroyed
the cottage with a loss of SIO,OOO. Twenty boy inmates of
the home worked heroically to save Miss Burdette, but were
driven back by the names.
FIRE AT CAMP HILL
Fire this afternoon da: ic t: i:d floor of the home
of Frank Cooper, Market st. \, C p Hill. The loss will
he se\ eral hundred dollars. The bf«, e was extinguished
aftei a half hour with the aid >f tin "iendship motor trac
ed from llarriaburg. A defective flue is believed to have
been the cause.
CARRANZA ISSUES DECREE
Vera Cruz, Mex., Nov. 9. —General Carranza has issued
at Cordoba a decree promising that the import and other
taxes collected at Vera Cruz by ' e Americans since they
have been in control of that smpc ;t /ill not be levied again
by the Mexicana after the An erkan evaluation.
Washington, Nov. 9.—Whether a iieet of British dread
noughts can pass through the ; anarna Canal will depend
upon the size of the vessels. La.it advices from Governor
Goethuls repotted thirty leet of water in the channel
through the recent slide in Culebra cut. Heavier ships could
uot matte a passage in that depth. Lhe toll for moving the
ohips the waterway would be about $87,500.
MARRIAGE ~
Peter W. Pcniberton, Buffalo, and Lulu J. M. Bennett, York.
Russian military organization is al
least under way in full force, and that
the German and Austrian armies ara
being opposed with enormous Rus
sian forces. Berlin admits that the
Russians are now well beyond the
river Warthe, which roughly marks
the eastern boundary of Germany.
May Delay Movement
The Russian advance unless checked
may have an important bearing upon
the fighting in the west, possibly com
pelling Germany to withdraw troopa
from France and Belgium. It is sug
gested, however, that Russia may de
lay her forward movement to accom
plish her long cherished purpose ot
swinging down to the Bosphorus.
So developments of first importance
are reported in the Near East. The
Russian general staff In Caucasia an
nounces that a Turkish attack on the
Russian position at Koprukelu was re
pulsed with heavy losses for the
enemy. The Russian Black Sea fleet
has renewed bombardment of towna
along the coast of Aria Minor.
May Use Panama Canal
The suggestion that Japan send an
army to» Europe has not yet taken
tangible form, but Tokio reports that
the idea is attracting Increasing at
tention and finds support In military
circles. The sending of a Japanese
army in the west would be a move
ment without precedent and one which
would emphasize the extent of .the
conliict. into It already have been
drawn Turkos from Africa and dark
skinned soldiers of India. The Pana
ma Canal may be put to the usages of
war for the first time should reports
which reached New York to-day prove
true. Seven British warships were
said be on their way to the canal
presumably proceeding to the Paci
fic coast of South America to avenge
the defeat of the British beet of cruis
ers by German warships.
American military observers, who
thus far have been unable to view the
fighting, may now have a glimpse oj
the war. The French war office haj
relaxed its strict orders and will per
mit observers from neutral countrief
to go to the front.