American Forces Begin Evacuation of HARRISBURG WMSW TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 276 GERMANS MAKE DESPERATE EFFORT TO - BREAK ENEMY'S LINE AT TWO POINTS Accounts Sent Out From Ger many Say Big Battle in Russian Poland Is Virtu ally Won DECISIVE TRIUMPH IN EAST MAY DECIDE WAR Russians, However, Are Con tinuing Their March in East Prussia and Have Taken Gumbinnen At two points in the buttle line ex tending across France and Belgium the Germans were making determined efforts to-day to break their way through, while at the same time a critical struggle was underway In Rus sian Poland. To-day's French statement said that at Ppres. Belgium, the point selected for the new German attempt to force n way through to the English Channel, the artillery fire yesterday was violent snd that many buildings were set on lire. The region of the Argonne forest, ■well on toward the eastern end of the line where the Germans are centering another severe attack, the lighting yesterday was described as "very hot," nnd it Is said that the German on slaughts were repulsed. Rheims and Soissons also were under bombard ment, with what effect, is uot disclosed. The German official statement ..peaks of the severe fighting at Ypres . find also says that a British squad ron's attempt to bombard Nleuport was repulsed twice. Germans Gaining Ground In the Argonne region, it is said, the Germans are gaining ground slowly. The renewed efforts of the Germans in the west, notwithstanding the ef fects of the cold, wet weather, which was said to make lighting in the low lands almost an impossibility, attract ed renewed attention to the western field of battle. The struggle between the Russians and the Austro-German forces In the east, however, was still j rated ?.s of greater immediate im portance, because of the influence the outcome is expected to exert upon the j whole future course of the war. From , this quarter came no definite news to «lay. Berlin was confident of an early ! decisive victory, but the War Office j fnere acknowledged to-day that tho ( irrival of Russian reinforcements had; lostponed tlio decision. Battle Virtually Won Germany accounts say the battle in Russian Polund as virtually won. and Is already estimating the effect upon future military operations. An an [Contlmicd on Pace 111 Dr. Ferguson to Teach Military Surgeons the Use of Anaesthetics Dr. Robert Ferguson, of New York, famous expert in the administration of anaesthetics, who lectured to physi cians of Harrisburg and vicinity Thurs day and Friday under the direction of the Medical Club, of Harrisburg. at the Polyclinic Hospital, while In this city received a cablegram calling him to Kngland to take charge of the work of instructing military hospital surgeons in the use of ether and chloroform. Dr. Ferguson had just returned from Kurope, where he gave lectures on anaesthesia in all of the inort Important medical colleges and was elected a member of the Hoyal College of Physi cians of Great Britain. lie has been employed for years in the training of experts in the administration of ether, and his worldwide reputation was re sponsible for the overseas call received while lecturing here. Members of the Medical Club, realiz ing the Importance of Or. Ferguson's visit, Invited fifty well-known physi cians of the city and surrounding coun try to be their guests and the demon strations were given In the Polyclinic Hospital, In order to afford the staff there opportunity to study under the eminent specialist and to give the pati ents advantage of the expert's pres ence. The clinic aid lectures came to a close Friday evening with a buffet luncheon in the directors' room of the hospital. Dr. Bouder presided at the meeting and Dr. West introduced Dr. Ferguson. The expenses were all born by the Medical Club. TURKISH TROOPS REPORTED TO HAVE REACHED St'KZ CANAL Constantinople, by Marconi Wireless to London, Nov. 23, 7.38 A. M. —Turk- i"'l troops have reached the Suez canal according to an official communica tion made public here Sunday. THE WEATHER For Harrfnhurg nnd vicinity: Fair nnd colder to-night itllb loivrat temperature about :il decree*; Tuenday fair, continued eold. For Kmtfrn Pennnylvanla: Fair nnd colder to-night; liifmlflj- fair; light northerly wlndn. River The main river will remain nearly Ktntlonnry 'to-nlglit. A ntage of about 2.4 feet In Indicated for Ilarrlaburs Tueaday morning. fieneral Condition* |r« The dlaturhnncr that nan central over the St. Lawrence Valley, Saturday morning, han panned off northeantnaril and an area of high prennure from the Went now cover* practically all -the lOaatern half of the country with Itn cen ter over the Ohio Valley. Pren nure la high alno over the Pacific nlope. A new deprennlon ban up. penred In Wentern Canada, appar ently miivlni nouthenntward. Temperaturei S a. m.. 2K, Man: Klnen, 6:,V1 n. m.| netn, 4:40 p. m. Iloon: Full moon. Decemher 2, 1(21 n. m. River Stage: 2.4 feet above lon - water mark. Veaterday'n Weather • llghent temperature, 44. I.oweat temperature. !H, Mean temperature. 3d. formal temperature, 59. BRITONS MAKE GERMANS CARRY LOGS «■ ' a "—»~ -mm .111 ■iwrr^T Despite the evident weight of th prisoner in the picture, he is still smil concentration camp at Camberley, ne thousands of German prisoners of w do, such as cutting fine wood and digg er happy and contented in their conlin SAVES HIS THREE SISTERS FROM FIRE Steelton Lad Burned Himself in Rescue; Eldest Girl's Con dition Serious In attempting to save his three younger sisters from being seriously burned this morning, Lewis H. How ard, 22 years old, a student of Dickin son College, was severely burned about the face and hands. The fire started in the bathroom of his home, 221 North Second street. Emily, aged 17 years, the oldest sister, was in the bathroom with her baby sister, Elcora, 11 months old. Emily leaned over to pull the baby away from a heater which was burning in the room and her clothing caught on fire. The girl's sister, Charline, 3 years old, and her brother, Lewis, heard screams and came to the rescue. When her brother rushed up stairs he found that the burning clothes of his oldest sister had fallen on his younger sisters and they, too, were afire. Lewis instantly wrapped his oldest sister in bed clothing. Then he rushed to the other two and beat the flames from their clothing. All are the children of Professor Charles H. Howard, principal of the Hygienic school building, Steelton. Lewis Is burned about the face and hands: Emily, who is a senior in the Steelton High School, is burned se verely about the arms and legs; the two smaller children were rescued be fore they sustained any serious in juries. All are under the care of a physician. DISEASE RELIEVED CHECKED By Associated Press Washington, D. C.. Nov. 23.—The lifting of the quarantine against Can ada because of the foot and mouth dis ease is regarded by officials of the Department of Agriculture s>s encour aging evidence that they arc "on the outside of the disease." "This means that there are grounds for the belief that quarantines already declared have been sufficient to stop the spread of the disease." GiIIIL TRIES IODINE ItOl'TE Picked Up in Street in Front of Doctor's Office; Will Recover Florence Dinsmore, 2SO Union ave nue, who wus taken to the Harrisburg Hosppital, yesterday afternoon suffer ing from iodine poisoning, was sent home this morning. Miss Dlnsmore drank the iodine some time yester day and then went out. She fell over In the street In front of Dr. C. A. Fritchey's office in Third street. She was taken to the hospital and a stom ach pump applied. At the hospital she said she did not want to live. LITTLE WORK IS ANTICIPATED • By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 23. "Congress will not do much at the coming session except to pass appropriation bills," de clared Speaker Clark to-day us he was leaving for New Kngland to fill speak ing engagements. "It cannot." he said, "do very much more than that as I see It. There isn't going to be any] extra session, I believe." HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1914 is log being carried by the German Ing. The photograph was taken at the ar Aidershot, England, where raanv ar are held. They are given work to Ins ditches. The prisoners seem rath cment. smin lira? EVER! Sir PEOPLE Gigantic Remonstrance Meeting Called For Tonight in Augs burg Lutheran Church Vigorous protest against the transfer of the liquor license of Patrick Sulli van from 727 State street to 1819 North Third street, will be made by the residents of the West End at a gigantic mass meeting to be held in the Augsburg Lutheran Church, Filth and Muench streets, to-night at 7.45 o'clock. Most of the residents of the ward were thoroughly aroused against this transfer when it was announced that the appeal will come up before the Dauphin County Court next month. Plans will be 'made to-night for the filing of a formal protest against the transfer of the saloon. The people of the Eleventh Ward, in which the saloon will be if the transfer is granted, are up in arms and will do everything they can to oppose bringing a saloon up town. The ward will be divided into dis tricts and the remonstrances will be presented to the residents. Committees will be appointed to have charge of this end of the work anc! ascertain the feeling for or against the transfer. Prominent Men to Speak The meeting was called by the West End Law and Order League. The Rev. Harvey B. Klaer, pastor of tlife Covenant Presbyterian Church, will be in charge. The Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor of the Curtin Heights Metho dist Church, and Dr. F. E. Downes, superintendent of the city schools, will speak. Dr. Henry W. Stough made a special request Jast night at the tabernacle that all persons in the district of the city north of Reily street attend the mass meeting. In regard to the trans fer of the license he said: "I am not opposed to Pat Sullivan, personally, but only to the placing of this damna ble business in a respectable residence section of the city. If you must have these hell-holes, restrict them to the back streets." Intoxicated, He Tries to Walk Railing of Mulberry St. Bridge Standing on the top railing of the Mulberry street bridge directly over Cameron street, Albert Wire, a York county farmer, narrowly escaped death Saturday afternoon, when he nearly fell headfirst from his dangerous posi tion. The man was intoxicated and stood swaying on the top rail when E. Humer, 1220 Cowden street, driver of one of the United Ice and Coal Company's automobile trucks, jumped off his machine and grabbed him. Wire was placed in the custody of Policeman P.ihl who happened aiong at that time. APPRENTICE SEAMEN WILL RE GIVEN SIX MONTHS' TRAINING Washington. D. C„ Nov. 2 3.—Ap prentice seamen in the future will re ceive six months" academic and pro fessional instructions at naval training stations Instead of four months, as heretofore. In announcing this change to-day Secretary Daniels said it marks an extension of the general educational plan of the navy. AMERICAN SOLDIERS, UNDER OEIil. FUNSTON, EVACUATE VERA CRUZ Outposts Began Falling Back at 9 O'clock and Two Hours Later Men Boarded Transports CONSTITUTIONALISTS IN CITY Mexican Soldiers Entered Port as Soons as the Yankees Made Their Departure Vera Cruz, Nov. 23. —The American forces of occupation under General Frederick Fuston, after a stay in Vera Cruz of seven months, to-day began embarking on the steamships which will return them to the United States. The outposts began falling hack at 9 o'clock in the morning and two hours later the first American soldiers were going over the sides of the trans ports. General Funston established his headquarters on board the transport Cristobal at an early hour this morn ing and all the organizations of bis command began at daylight the worn of moving out their equipment prepa ratory to final evacuation. Everything progressed smoothly. Beyond the American outposts there had been mobilized during the night a force of Constitutionalists. As ihe Americans withdrew, first from the outlying districts, and then from the city itself, the. Constitutionalists fol lowed them and nominally occupied the territory vacated. Inhabitants Nervous The city is quiet but the inhabitants are nervous and apprehensive concern ing the final outcome of this transfer of authority. All saloons in Vera t'ruz remained closed to-day on orders of General Funston and many commer cial establishments decided not to open their doors. The government of Vera Cruz is not being turned over to any faction of Mexicans, the territory is being avacu ated, and as fast as the Americans go out Constitutionalists are coming In. The American army officials are taking with them the money collected for customs and from other sources of revenue. These will ultimately £o to some Mexican government which the United States deems a proper one to receive them. The American quartermaster's de partment has arranged to take away from Vera Cruz something like 300 Mexicans who did not care, to be in the city when their countrymen again; came Into possession. TO REDUCE THROUGH TRAINS ON PEW At Least Two Between New York and the West Will Be Eliminated With the increase of passenger rates on all railroads between December 1 and 15, will come a reduction in tho number of through trains to and from the West. Word was received in Har risburg to-day that an agreement has been reached between all trunk lines, to cut out one or more through trains. ■ivt least one train between New York and Chicago and another be tween New York and St. Louis may be eliminated. The reason given for the decrease is a further effort to curtail expenses. The largest decrease in ser vice will be west of Chicago, i Local officials have received no defi nite information as to what trains will be cut. Passenger department officials will meet this week to take up this question. Germans and Austrians Fire on Each Other Is Report in Petrograd London, Nov. 23, 2.53 A. M.—"lt is confirmed that serious dissensions have arisen between the Germans and the Austrians," says the Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent. "A stormy council under the presi dency of Emperor William was held at Breslau after the German flight from Poland. After mutual recriminations Germany demanded that Austria send every available man to the defense of. East Prussia, arguing that there was no hope of saving the Austrian fron tier from the advancing hosts. The Austrians, however, demanded that tho Germans make a serious attempt to save Cracow. "Moreover, this council meeting was preceded by actual fighting between Austrian and German soldiers in the retreat. The fighting, it is said, oc curred after a large body of angry Austrians left the Germans and struck off on their own line of retreat, where upon the Germans sent detachments to brintr them back. Both sides fired shots, the Austrians being overpow ered. The German explanation later was that they exterminated mutinous troops." FEW FOREIGN WARSHIPS WILL BE IN PLANNED NAVAL PARADE By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 23. Replies to the inquiry from the Navy Depart ment as to the names and number of foreign ships which will participate In the International naval voyage from Hampton Roads to Snn Francisco next Sprint? are coming in very slowly and the deterrent effect of the war is plainly manifested. Not one of the allied powers has indicated a purpose to redeem the promise they originally made to send warships to participate in this event. Austria has finally de clined as has Greece. Sweden, Colom bia mid the Netherlands. Tho Japan ese declination is "as long as the pres ent situation continues." aBH Wm vvb. v kHH JOHN* B. BARRETT First Speaker on the Foreign Trade Conference ProKram. TRADE CONFERENCE 0 P E N S TOMORROW Leading Export Experts Will Ad dress Gathering of Manufact urers and Businessmen Opportunities for securing foreign trade will be explained by leading manufacturers and businessmen at the conference on foreign tradv to be held in Fahnestock Hall, Y. M. C. A. build ing, to-morrow. The conference, which is attracting much interest throughout Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, is to be held under the direction of the Harrlsburg Chamber of Commerce. The commit tee in charge of arrangements for this important meeting is headed by George F. Watt, president of the Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Company. He will call the conference to order at 10 o'clock in the morning. Governor John K. Tener will make the address of welcome. Two impor tant topics will be presented at the „.» (Vonlinurtl on I'age 7 ] BURGLARS LIFT ROLL OP LODGE'S MONEY Enter Home of Colored Elk Treas urer ; Another Attempt in West End Robbers last night entered the home of Horace H. Burchett, 125 Balm street, and stole S2OO in notes and silver change. Mrs. Burchett on her return from church found a drawer of a desk ran sacked and the money gone. She re ported to the police about 11 o'clock. Mr. Burchett, who is employed at the Schmidt bakery, is treasurer of the local colored lodge of Elks. He says he placed the money In the drawer yesterday, intending to take it to a bank to-day. Detective Harry White made an In vestigation to-day and reported that he was unable to find evidence that a window or door had been forced open. No one was at home at the Burchett house last evening. An unsuccessful attempt was made to enter tho house of Horace Wolbert, Third and Briggs streets, last night. A rear window leading to the kitchen was broken open. As far as was learned nothing was taken. Forest Fire Destroys Valuable Timber on Mountain at Dauphin A huge forest fire yesterday de stroyed several thousand acres of tim berland in the mountains near Dau phin. Several residents of the borough discovered the fire raging at the base of the mountain near the railroad shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. It is supposed a passing engine showered sparks on the dry leaves. In less than an hour's time the fire ! had spread half way over the moun tainside. At dusk the fire could bo distinctly viewed from Harrlsburg and many residents of this city wont to tho mountain In automobiles. Dauphin and Heckton Mills people fought the fire until early this morning. They succeeded In extinguishing the flames by "back-firing." PLACARDS IN SUBURBS OF THE GERMAN CAPITAL WANT PEACE By Associated Press London, Nov. 23, 3.03 A. M.—The Copenhagen correspondent of the Dally Mall says he learns from Berlin thut placards are nosted nightly In the suburbs of the German capital, de manding peace and containing threats. The police tear the posters down but they always appear the next night. RUSSIANS TAKE GUMBINNEN By Associated Press London, Nov. 23. 3.38 A. M.—The correspondent, of the Telegraph In Petrograd reports the capture of Oum binnen, In northern east Prussia by the Russians. He says: "Although offi cial dispatches only mention skirmish-' es in East Prussia, a dispatch from a correspondent with the active army reports, with circumstantial details, th« Russian capture of Guniblnnun af ter * battle lasting: live days. 12 PAGES 8,000 MEN TAKE STAND AGAINST BOOZE AT BIG TABERNACLE MEETING Vast Throngs Join Dr. Stough in Fight Against Liquor; 50 "H'isters" Promise to "Cut Out Rum"; Evangelist ShoWs Effects of Traffic in Nation and in Dauphin County With the most successful Sunday services of the campaign the third week of the Stough campaign closed yesterday, marking: the half-way period with indications of growing sue cess and a continuation of the flood tide in the affairs of the evangelist. Considerably more than two hundred persons hit the trail yesterday and at the Saturday night meeting. The total collections for the day amounted to almost $1,500. The big sensation yesterday was the monster men's mass meeting In the afternoon, at which Dr. Stough gavt> his famous lecture on "Booze and Booze-H'isters" before almost nine thousand men. When Dr. Stough asked the men who wanted to declare against the liquor evil to stand, all but a thousand of the nine thousand got to tlielr feet. Although he did not make any star tling revelations of local conditions or denounced anyone in particular, a* many in the audience bad expected him to do. he threw down the gauntlet in a general way to the liquor interests and declared them to be his greatest enemy and one that he will fight until his last breath. lie challenged the gang to "do their worst." The Days of Itoozc Are Numbered "The days of the liquor traffic," he said, "are numbered. In ten years there will not be a saloon in the United States." He read an editorial from a recent issue of the Liquor Dealers' Journal in reference to the local option ques tion and-said they were trying to throw a noose over the head of Governor elect Brumbaugh to prevent him coin, ing out for local option as he had de clared he would in his pre-election pledges. Dr. Stough said he has the utmost faith in Dr. Brumbaugh and considers the liquor Journal's article to be an insult to him. Sells Boys for Drunkards' Graves Near the clopo of his address ht brought twelve bdys on the platform and drew an object lesson before the SIEGEL WILL NOT TAKE STAND Gcnesco, N. Y., Nov. 23. —Henry Sie el, New York De partment store owner, on trial here on a clr 0 e of grand lar ceny will not- take the ssnd t< ? iifj <■> own behalf. This was announced to-day by hi,'at' y n chief, John B. Stanchfield. * London, Nov. 23, 5.30 P. M.—lt was announced official ly this afternoon that the British aviator \ who, Saturday afternoon Raided Friedrichsh fen on La! ; Constance re port positively that all the bombs throv *. by them reached their objective and that serious damage was done to the Zeppelin airship factory. WRIT OF ERROR REFUSED FRANK Washington, Nov. 23.—Justice Lamar to-day refused to issue a writ of error to bring to the United States Su preme Court for review the conviction oi Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan, a factory girl, in Atlanta, Ga., in 1913. ■ TOCTaffl New YoHc, Nov. 23.—Pistrict Attorney Whitman began this afternoon an investigation of all the circumstances at tendant upon the granting of a pardon on November 27, , 1912, by John A. Dix, governor of New York, to Albert T. Patrick, serving a life sentence at Sing Sing for murder. The investigation was begun afcer two ; .davits had been filed with the district attorney concerning published state ments to the effect that Joseph Walker, Jr., a Wall Street banker, had offered to obtain Patrick's pardon if John T. Milliken of St. Louis, Patrick's brother-in-law, would join him in a mining deal. Washington, Nov. 23.—President Wilson to-day con sented to see a delegation of Democratic women who want to urge him to support a constitutional amendment for women suffrage. He will receive them early in December. New York Nov. 23. Breeches, buoys and surf boats from the Shinnicock Life ~ Saving Station successfully rescued the captain and crew of the four-masted schooner from the D. J. Jenkins, St. John for New York, which went ashore early this morning on the Long Island coast. MARRIAGE LICENSES , * POSTSCRIPT audience on the awful results of tho liquor traffic 011 humanity, lie said that according to statistics of averages four of these twelve boys would die drunkards' deaths and asked the men before him to pick out the four they, preferred to sacrifice. "You who are fathers know what it is to love such boys as these, and you would lay down your lives to savo theni from any danger. But how do the saloons look on these boys ot' yours? They are playing for them as the legitimate prey to maintain their existence. The American saloon that; you have licensed to do business and to debauch youth will try in every way and by all trickery to start the appe tite for alcohol in such boys, so that four of these twelve, on an average, will go Into drunkards' graves. "You have mortgaged them to tli« saloon and you must either sacrifice tlieso line IKJ.VS or stamp out the Ameri can saloon. Do you consider boozo better policy than boys?"' Takes OIT Ills Coat Here Dr. Stough took off his coat and in a frenzy of earnestness shouted as he proceeded: "This is the greatest battle in the country and I am willing to lay down my life for the cause of these boys. The time has come to lav aside partisan politics and get to work. The pity and the shame is that wo have allowed this gang to get into both political parties with their influence in the past." Dr. Stough wrapped a flag bearing a skull and crossbones about one of the boys and shouted to the crowd, [Continued on Page 12] LEBANON FOLKS COMUN'G Special to The Telegraph Lebanon, Pa., Nov. 23. Lebanon ministers have inaugurated a move ment to charter a special train to tak s a large number of Lebanon church people to Harrisburg Tuesday evening December 1, to hear Dr. Henry Stougb the evangelist, preach. Dr. Stough Is under engagement to appear in Leb anon for a five weeks' campaign next year.
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