Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, November 23, 1914, Image 1

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    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
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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."
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.