A i Etioris of Germans to Obtain liase F HARRISBURG iSsSjfii TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 270 2ND BELGIAN SHIP SAILS IN FEW DAYS Relief Boat Will Be Called "Thanksgiving;" $1,500 Here Thus Far NEWSIES GIVE FOR FLOUR Little Colored Boy Gives 4 of His Pennies; Wouldn't Tell His Name < The second Belgian relief ship will sail within a few days from Philadel. phia and will be called the Thanks giving. Gifts now being made will be for the cargo of foodstuffs which the commit tee of Philadelphia newspapers will load the vessel and it is hoped to send even more than was provided in the Thelma, now on its way to Antwerp. The money received by the Telegraph is acknowledged in this column and If anyone fails to see proper credit it is requested that the office be notified at once. Thus far over $1,500 has been do nated through the Harrisburg Tele graph and the money goes to Philadel phia each night. Newsies Give for Flour The Telegraph newsies last night showed their interest in the relief work by contributing the price of a barrel of flour. The $6.40 necessary was col lected among themselves and (from patrons. There was a good bit of self sacrifice in it. but they were just as proud as the Telegraph is of them when they brought in their box Inst night. It has been hung in the win dow of the Telegraph. A little colored newsboy last even ing brought In a gift that should touch the heart of everyone. This young ster. hardly more than knee high to a grasshopper, came in with four pen nies and laid them on the counter for fContinued on Page 9] BOMB UB OFFICES OF GOVERNOR-ELECT Policeman Sees Smoking Fuse and Carries Explosive From Tombs Court Room Fy Atsoeialti Press i\ew York. Nov. 14. —A bomb some what similar in construction to the one that wrecked the entrance to the Bronx county courthouse last Wednes day night was found to-day In the Tombs courtroom, just under the dis trict attorney's offices, occupied by Governor-elect Whitman. The room was crowded. The bomb contained gunpowder, slugs and bullets. Its fuse was partly burned. George L. O'Connor, a policeman, saw smoke from the burning fuse of the bomb, ran to the spot, picked it lip, torn off the fuse and carried the bomb from the courtroom. Four men were sitting on the bench in the rear of the courtroom where the bomb was found. The bomb contained explosive enough, it was estimated, to have wrecked the building. As O'Connor stripped the sputtering fuse from the bomb the courtroom was thrown Into an uproar. Approximately fifty persons were in the room await ing the arrival of Magistrate Campbell to open court. It is believed that hi 3 arrival was the signal to fire the fuse. Made of an Oil Can Examination showed that the bomb was made of a five-pound oil can and that it was filled with guncotton, slugs and bullets. It was wrapped up in a Jewish daily newspaper tightly bound with wrapping cord. Magistrate Campbell said he had no idea who would seek to take his life unless It were the writer or writers of threatening letters he had received during the recent trial of Industrial Workers of the World leaders at which he presided. The police believed the bomb was left in the courtroom by the same band of anarchists that tired the bomb Wednesday night at the Bronx county courthouse and last month exploded bombs fn St. Patrick's Cathedral and at the Church of St. Alphonsus. The police recalled that Frank Tannen baum and his Industrial Workers of the World entered St. Alphonsus Church during their demonstrations last year, as a result of which Tan nenbaum was sent to jail.. THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity: Con tinued fair n rollif r 111 Indicated for to-night and Sunday without much change In temperature. For F.astern Pennsylvania: Fair to night and Sundnyi namer Sun day; light variable east winds. Hirer The main river will remain sta tionary to-nlgtrt and Sunday. A stage of abont 1.8 feet l« Indicat ed for Harrlsburg Sunday morn ing. tienerol Conditions The storm that nan central over the lake region. Friday morning, has passed off northeastward! It caus ed orecipltatlon along 'the border from the lake* eastward and In the Interior of !Vew York ~nd In Westers Pennsylvania. It la 2 to 18 degrees colder In Xew York, Pennsylvania and In the Ohio Valley and 2 to 30 degrees , ••older In the north western dis tricts. Temperature i 8 a. m., 44. Anni Rises, 8:18 a. m.; arts, 4:00 p. m. Moon: Jten moon, November 17. llrflS n. m. River otngei IJS feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, <l6. I.owest temperature. 44. Mean teisperatare, 55. Normal temperature, 42. 'AMERICAN TELLS OF STARVING BELGIANS Jarven E. Bell, of Relief Commit tee, Assisted in Distribut ing Provisions SEES FIELDS OF GRAVES First Cargo of Food Received by Homeless Who Sought Refuge in Roofless Houses Special to The Telegraph London. Nov. 14.—Jarvln E. Bell, of New York, who on behalf of the American Commission for Relief In Belgium, assisted in the distribution of the ;irst cargo of relief supplies sent to the Belgians, has given the Associated Press a description of con ditions in the stricken country. Mr. Bell said: "Nothing that has been written could exaggerate the misery of Bel gium. A\ e drove for miles through graveyards. Stakes, on some of which were soldiers' tattered coats and hel mets, were the tombstones —deserted fields are cemeteries. As we entered the villages women and children sought refuge in the ruins of roofless homes, terrified lest we were some fresh visitation of war. Their faces were drawn and lined and if you could only see the grewsome surroundings in which they are struggling for exist ence you would not wonder that they fail to smile. "The Belgian peasant lias in many districts no home in which to sleep, no seed to sow, no implements with which to work, no transport to reach a market and finally no heart to strug gle against the inevitable. It Is unbe lievable that war ever produced suc'.i a complete and tragic paralysis as we saw in many parts of Belgium. It cannot be attributed to lack of cour age on the part of the civilian popu [ Con tin tied 011 Page 9] COUNTRY DISTRICTS ELECTEDJRUMBMIGH Republican Candidate Had Major ity Outside Philadelphia and Allegheny Dr Martin O. Brumbaugh was elected Governor of Pennsylvania without the votes cast for him in Philadelphia and Allegheny counties, and prosppects are that his plurality over Vance C. McCormick in the whole State will run close to 136,000. Official returns of the election from all counties except Philadelphia and Allegheny show that he received 345,- 030, while McCormick received 3 43,- 589, Brumbaugh's plurality in sixty five counties being 1,461. In 1906 and 1910 the votes of Philadelphia alone ntade Republican victory possible. This year the Republicans swept the State outside of the big counties, where great majorities were rolled up. Figures compiled at the State De partment to-day from the official re turns of all counties but Allegheny show the following: Supreme Court—Kunkel, 367,191; Frazer, 293,946. United States Senator Penrose. 463,515; Palmer, 235,740; Pinchot, 235,096. Governor Brumbaugh, 527,235; McCormick, 406,969. BELIEVE CITY TAX COULD BE DEDUCED Commissioners Favor Lower Rate; Bowman Thinks It Can Be Done ! While the various departmental ex pense and maintenance estimates for 1915 are still too tentative for pur poses of figuring on the probable mill rate for next year, the opinion pre vails in municipal circles that the mil lage could be reduced from nine and a half to possibly nine and a quarter, or even nine mills. All the city commissioners favor a decrease i? this can snfeiy be done, and Superintendent Harry F. 80-.v --man, Department of Public Safety, says he believes the reduction is pos sible. To this end it is understood he may offer an ordinance fixing the levy for 1915 at nine mills flat. That there will bo additional in creases to be cared for in the various departments has already been ex plained. Those who have been fol lowing the varying changes In the cost of operating the city government, how ever, and who figure that nine mills would be sufficient to tide the munici pality over for the ensuing year, base [Continued on Pace 14] PAY STUCK ERS The city paid the Stucker Brothers' Construction Company {10,009.67 yes terday for work on the river wall 'job. The Harrisburg Light, Heat and Power Company reecived $492.90 this morning from the Treasurer for lighting the city last month. THRESHER RUNS OVER filRI. Ida Au'-ker. the 11-year-oUI daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Aucker. of Liverpool, Perry county, was admitted to the Harrisburg Hospital last night suffering from injuries she received when she was run over by n threshing machine. The lower part of her body Is badly torn and she Is In a serious condition. HARRISBURG, PA., CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR WAR ZONE ) 't * "* I"- - Part of the cargo of Christmas presents which the people of the United States are wending to the children in the war-stricken area of Europe being marked preparatory to loading on the United States collier Jason at the Rush terminal docks in Brooklyn. The Jawon, which has been designated by Secretary Daniels to convey the Santa Claus cargo to Europe, will sail on Saturday. November 14. if possible. The collection of presents was made through the efforts of more than two hundred newspapers throughout the United Stales. Other ships will sail every two weeks until Christmas time. The Telegraph is arranging to have its readers given opportunity to contribute their share. Announcement will be made later. Stough Will Take Collection For Suffering Belgians When Campaign Expenses Are Met Thousands of Women Crowd Tabernacle to Hear Special Talk To-day; Big Program For To-morrow; Weaver and Webster Hit Trail; 200 Converts Last Night; Thousands Offer Prayers. Just as soon as the running ex penses of the Stough Evangelistic Campaign are provided for. a collec tion will be taken at the tabernacle for the needy Belgians. This was the gist of an announce ment made last night by Dr. Henry W. Stough. the evangelist. Dr. Stough is urging liberal contri butions early in the campaign so that , the expenses of erecting the taber nacle, paying for publicity, clerk hire, office rent, and so on may soon be met. These expenses, it is estimated, will total close on to $15,000. When all debts are paid, the taber nacle collections will be devoted large ly to charitable purposes. The needs L Football Games To-day Ist Q. 2d Q. 2d Q. 4th Q. Total Yaie snoiu ma mm Princeton - Q| QB QB Bfl KB Harvard - - Bfl QB BB MM QSB Brown- - - GIB urn BB HB an Dartmouth- QB EIO BB BIS SIB Penn - - - Qfl QB BB BB ■■ Buckneli - QB BB BB BB BB Gettysburg OB QB BB BB BB Tech - - - BB BB SIB BB BB Wiiiiamsp't BB BB BB BB BB Cornell - (Bfl BFL BB BB BB Michigan - DB BB IB BB HB Carlisle - - BB BB BB BB BB NotreDame BB BB BB BB BB Central - - FLFL BB Bfl BB BB Stevens - - BB BB BB BB BB Wilkesbarre fIQ BQ BB DB Bfl Steelton - - fIQ BB Bfl flfl flfl , SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1914. |of the Belgians will be given early I consideration; the various children's homes and hospitals will receive por • tions of the offerings: and part of the funds first at hand will be devoted to |the aid of such Christian institutions ! as the Salvation Army. Overflow Meetings To-morrow So great Is the Interest becoming in the Stough services and so great are the surging crowds that seek entrance to the tabernacle each night that spe ! cial overflow meetings to care for the | disappointed ones have been planned for to-inorrow .light. The first crowd that is turned away after the tabernacle doors are closed will be received in the Ridge Avenue [Continued on I'age I I] ] BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESSES l!\l WEST Contradictory Reports Forwarded From Points in Belgium, France and Galicia Seldom since the Ix-ginuing of the war liavo tlie reports from tlie various scenes of action heen so contradictory as was tlie case to-day. In Belgium, in France, to the Fast in tiallcln, and Hussiaii Poland and in the Caucasian regions fi<clitiiiir is proKressing with varying; degrees of intensity, but there was little in the way of authenticated news to indicate noteworthy changes in the fortunes of any of tiie contend ing' nations. Humors of the linking or the Brit ish superdroadnought Audacious more than a fortnight ago were confirmed by mail advices. 'l'lie French War Oflice, in to-day's oiiicial statement, again asserted that minor successes had been won in Bel gium. but in the main the great battle for posession of the northern sea coast of France apparently is proceeding on about the same lines as heretofore. Near N leu port. on the North Sea, in the region of Ypres, and between La Bnssee and Arras, dose to the border, sii<-cesses by the allies are reported, [Continued on Page 0] ISM FIRST WEEK WILL OPEN MONDAY Machinery of Latest Type Will Be in Big Exhibition of Wel fare Conference Machinery of the latest type and including every modern safety appi ance will be on exhibition for a week at Chestnut street auditorium begin ning Monday, in connection with the third annual welfare and efficiency conference. The conference is to be held under the direction of the State Department of and Industry In connection with the Engineers Society of Pennsylvania. Altogether there will be eighty-two exhibits, which will fill every inch of available floor space. The committee in charge includes J. V*. W. Reynders, Robert H. Irons and Paul Gendell. Included among the exhibitors will be many Harrisburg (manufacturers and firms. Among the (exhibitors will be: The Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany: Bethlehem. Cambria and Jones L,aughlin steel companies; American LaFrance fire engine company, Ei jmira, N. Y.; Benjamin Electric Manu facturing Company, 120 Sangamon |street, Chicago. 111., electric applian ces; Lenker Manufacturing Company, Sunbury. Pa., rod; Meyers 8r05.., , 938 Longwood avenue, New York, ivory novelties; Oliver Machin ery Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.; Oliver circular safety cylinder for buzz plan ers; American Abrasive Metals Co., 50 Church street, New York, abrasive | metal products; Bond Foundry & Ma chine Co., Manhelin.iPa., power trans i missions; the Taywood Co., 50 Church | street. New York, contractors' tools; Telegraph Printing Company. Harris burg, printing: Zelller & Nagel, 232 Java street, Brooklyn. N. Y., .saw guards. MOVIE >IE X MEET Hl.ltK The annual State convention of the ! Motion Picture Exhibitors' Association 1 of Pennsylvania will be held in this | city January 4 to 6. 14 PAGES BRITISH BATTLESHIP, AUDACIOUS, SUNK OFF IRISH COAST OCT. 27 Rumors of Disaster, Started When White Star Liner Olym pic Left Her Course, Were Confirmed in Mail Advices to Associated Press To-day; Crew of 800 Officers and Men Rescued; Passengers on Steamer Saw Big Ship Going Beneath Waves. By Associated Prets New York, Nov. 14. —Rumors of dis aster to the British superdreadnought Audacious, which have persisted ever since the White Star liner Olympic, which left her course, arrived at Gougli Swilly on October 29, are confirmed in mail advices received to-day by the Association Press from a point in Ire land. After a career of less than two years the Audacious, of the King George V class—third in tonnage and armament of his majesty's warships—lies at the bottom of the ocean off the north coast of Ireland. She wns hit by a tor pedo or disabled by a mine just before 9 o'clock on the morning of October 27. With the possible exception of one or two men the whole crew of 800 was rescued by small boats from the Olympic. The rescue was made in a rough sea through brilliant and daring seaman ship on the part of the White Star crew. Heard l>y Operator The battleship's cry for assistance was caught by the wireless operator of the Olympic, which was only about three miles distant. The steamer rushed forward at full speed while her crew made ready for their work. Vol unteers were called for and double the number necessary to man the lifeboats i responded. The crippled battleship j was reached a few minutes after 9 I o'clock and before noon all but 100 of her men had been transferred. After taking off all the officers and | crew who would leave the ship Cap | tain Haddock, of the Olympic, turned I his attention to an attempt to save the I warship. A cable was given her, but lit snapped as it tightened. Meantime | the bulkheads began to give way and it was soon apparent that it would lie impossible to tow the ship or keep her afloat. The cruiser Liverpool and sev eral other warships which had come up stood by. Late in the afternoon it wat decided to abandon the Audacious and the officers and men who had re mained aboard reluctantly left her. The flotilla of rescue Hhips oontlnued to stand by, however, until 9 o'clock r CRUISERS LEAVE VALPARAISO Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 14.—The German cruisers Leip zig and Dresden which came into this port yesterday morn ing and spent the day in taking on provisions, sailed away ; i th: -;icrning at daybreak. SUPPLIES ARE INSUFFICIENT London, Nov. 14, 11.35 A. M Captain T F. Lucey, ! who has been active in the distribution of American relief Belgium 4ias sent a message to the headquarters of the loan Relief Committee in L- nd< n saying that the sup plier so far available are entirely insufficient to meet the i ir.cdi; te and urgent needs of the Belgian people and re quests further assistance. 1 TURKS CLAIM DEFEAT OF RUSSIANS Berlin, Nov. 14, by Wireless—An official Turkish com munication received in Berlin and given out to the press describes the final defeat of a Russian force, consisting of an , c My corps, . t Cai b der. This me.it occurred November 12. FIGHTING AT KEPRYKEY CONTINUES Petrograd, Nov. 14.—The general staff of the Russian army in the Caucasus has communicated to Petrograd the . follov.'n. J statement: "The fighting in the region around K > ■ y continues. 1 here have been no engagements in t; > , vince of Zatchorokh .in the valley of the Bayazid and the Alaschkert or on the coast of the Black Sea." N AUDACIOUS, BRITAIN'S GREATEST LOSS New York, Nov. 14.—The destruction of the Au- 1 d vioi!- ! the most r.eriot: .ingle loss sustained by the British navy since the opening of hostilities. Only a few British warships out rank her in size and fighting equip ment. The Audacious had a displacement of 24,000 tons and was 596 feet in length. Her armament consisted.of ten 13.5-inch guns, sixteen 4-inch guns, four 3-pounders and three 21-inch torpedo tubes. f MARRIAGE LICENSES ~, Carlton Ilo>le Harmon, I .Sarah Helen Snydfr, both of Hirrfibltg, Peter Buehennuer, anil A*l Vtllant, of gteelton. Helarlcb I'rlxhkorn, and l.lulc Seban, of Steeltotß. • POSTSCRIPT that evening-, when a terrific explosion occurred on board, and the Audacious plunged stern first and In a moment had disappeared. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by shells set loose by the listing of the battleship. A bit of armor plate torn from the sinking ship struck the deck of the Liverpool, cut ting the legs from under a gunner. The man died in a short time. The Audacious met her fate twenty five miles off the Irish coast, which the Olympic was skirting. The liner sailed from New York for Glasgow on Octo ber 1. She had been warned that there were German mines off Tory Island and fear of these mines was the official explanation when she unexpectedly put Into Lough Swilly. . The Olympic's pas sengers saw the flash of the explosion and watched the mighty warrior sink. Then their ship turned her prow toward Lough Swilly. Small craft cleared the route to make sure it was free of mines. From October 27 to November 2 the Olympic lay at Lough Swilly, during which time no one but naval officers were allowed to board her. An immediate investigation of the loss of the battleship was begun. Charles M. Schwab was the only pas senger who left the Olympic before it docked at Belfast on November 2. Schwab Went to London Vice-Admiral Sir John D. Jellicoc, commander of the fleet, visited the scene of the disaster November 1 and it was with him that Mr. Schwab went to London. Even officers of the White Star Line were not permitted to board the Olym | pic at Lough Swilly and ail supplies were taken aboard by men of the navy. After the steamer entered Belfast har bor one of the waiters on board was arrested, charged with being a spy and detained for examination. Secrecy regarding the loss of the Audacious was enjoined upon the crew and passengers of the Olympic, who were urged to refrain from discussing the naval tragedy which they had wit nessed pending a complete investi gation. The crew of the Audacious [Continued on #]
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