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Geimsas Begin General Retreat From Dixmude, Amsterdam Report Indicates
HARRISBURG iSS® TELEGRAPH
LXXXIII— No. 281
ASK WOMEN TO LI
UP FOB TEMPERANCE
W. C. T. U. Will Invite Thousands
to Join Ranks of Organiza
tion Fighting Booze
STOUGH TO PREACH ON HELL
Evangelist Will Tell What and
Where It Is and Why He
Believes in It
Efforts to enroll thousands of new
"White Ribboners" will bp made at
the Stough tabernacle to-night.
The local W. C. T. U. 'will be the
special attraction and the organization ■
will march in a body from the Market j
Square Presbyterian Church and oc
cupy reserved seats at the service. l
Miss Palmer enrolled 750 new mem- j
bers last Sunday, and many more were i
eager to join but failed on account of!
lack of enrollment cards tind white j
ribbon badges. Opportunity will be
tjiven for all who wish to join or pay
their dues. The doors of the taber
nacle will open at 6 o'clock. The
women's parade will start at 7.
Dr. Stough will preach to-night on
"'Hell, What Is it? Where Is it? Why
do I believe In it, and who will get
there?" This sermon will be especially
a warning word to church people, and
will endeavor to show that hell is
more than a place of seething fire
and brimstone, worse than a mere
figure of speech. He says It is a state
of quickened memory where like a
reel of moving pictures, the remem
brance of the evil things done during
life will forever sting the conscience
of the sinner.
Expect llth Hour Rush
Stough says he believes in hell be
cause of the justice of God and the de
serving of punishment of evil doers;
the sense of gilt in the conscience of a
sinner, and because of his faith in the
Bible. He will endeavor to show who
will go to hell and who to heaven, and j
will indicate the dividing line between l
the sheep and the goats.
The total of trailhitters up to date is i
approximately 3,500, including chil-j
dren. The coming two weeks are ex
pected to be heavy in results for the I
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ROTARy CLUB WILL I
RAISE BELGIAN FUND
Will Take Over Orpheum Theater
For Week; House Given
at Cost
The Harrisburg Rotary Club, fol
lowing a noonday luncheon at the
Metropolitan Hotel to-day, unanimous- '
ly voted to take over the Orpheum i
Theater for the week of December 14
and run it for the benefit of the suf
fering Belgians.
Manager Hopkins, who is a member
of the club, agreed to let the organi
sation have the theater at erst, the
bill to be a regular Orpheum vaude
ville performance of the usual high
Keith standard and all money over
and above the actual expenses for the
week to be turned over to the Rotary
i'lub and forwarded to Belgium, for
the purchase of food and clothing for
the thousands of cold and hungry wo
men and children of that war torn'
country. j
The enterprise will be in charge of i
a special committee made up of A. E. j
Buchanan, division passenger agent of|
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and members of the public affairs and
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BFT/IJ MOOSE CAMPAIGN COST |
The expense account ot' the Wash
ington party will show contributions
of $32,475.07 and payments of $32,094.
Vance C. AlcCormick gave the com- j
inittee $1,500.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE BRIEF j
Washington, D. C„ Dec. 1. —Presl-
dent Wilson went over his forthcom-1
lug annual address to Congress with j
the Cabinet to-day. It is short and i
deals with the legislative program al
ready known in general terms; the;
conservation bills, the bill for a gov-'
crnment-owned merchant marine, the!
Philippine bill and the regular appro
priation measures. It does not urge
the immigration bill.
1
THE WEATHER]
For HairrlMburK and vicinity: Con
tinued cloudy uenther with niHil
temperature IN Indicated tor to
il Ik ht nnd WXlnewday.
For Kaatern Pennaylvanlat Cloudy
weather and moderate tempera*
ture to-nlKht and WedneNdny;
light to moderate variable wlndM.
River
No Important change* ID river
Mnitcn nre Indlcnted. The main
river will remnln nearly ntatlon
ary to-night and Weilneitday. \
Atnge of about 2.3 feet in Indicat
ed for Harrlnhuric Wednesday
morning.
General Conditions
The weather continue#* cloudy over
the entire Kaatern half of the
country with light rain in nearly
nil dlntrlcta In the lant twenty
four houra. It ha* cleared over
the weatem part of the IMalna
Stated and In the Rocky Moun
tain dlatrlcta under the Influence
of an area of high preMaure mov
ing eaatward with Ita center now
over Went .Nebraska.
Tempera-lure t H a. m., 40.
Sun: Rlaea. 7IOK a. m.f acta, 4:40
p. m.
Moon i Full moon, December 2 t 1:22
p. m.
River Stage: 2.2 feet above low
water mark.
Veaterday'a Weather
Hljcfceat temperature, 4H.
I.oweat temperature, 42.
Mean temperature, 45.
JNoriunl temperature, 37.
GERMAN RETREAT FROM DIXMUDE REPORTED
BUT UNCONFIRMED;
[ BURROWED TRENCHES OF THE BELGIANS ]
This Is a sample of the form of burrowed trenches used by the Belgians against the Germans in the sand dunes between Dixmude and XieuDort. It
\*as the resistance of these troops that had much to do with the failure of the Germans to hack their way to the roast.
DEMOCRATIC TAX TO
COST 51.0! HERE
Burdensome Revenue Measure
Goes Into Effect Today With
Everybody Objecting
The Harrisburgr district alone ,lt is
approximated, will contribute at least
a half-million dollars a' year to the
Democratic tax fund, in effect to-day.
When the big rush which started
early this morning is over this esti
mate may be greatly increased.
Everybody, from the small peanut
and i-igar dealer on the corner to the
largest manufacturer, is directly affect
ed by the new war tax. Even the man
who is obliged to pay 15 cents for a
telephone message is included in the
war tax.
Businessmen with many condemna
tions of the Democratic revenue-rais
ing scheme purchased the necessary
•stamps to-day to enable them to do
business. Crowds in the local revenue
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ILL QUIET IN MEXICO
CITY. PBESjDENT HEARS
Quiets Fears of Americans Who
Fear Disorders at the
Capital
By Associottd Pruts
Washinglon, D. C., 'Dec. I.—Presi
dent Wilson spoke a word of warning
to the public to-day regarding reports
on the situation In Mexico. At his
weekly conference with the Washing
ton correspondents the President de
clared there were many persons in
Mexico as well as the United States
who found it to their advantage to
have trouble in the southern republic
and were interested in giving out false
reports of the situation.
Dispatches to-day' from American
Consul Silllman, in Mexico City, re
ported the arrival in person of Gen
eral Zapata to-day. The general at
once restored the tram car properties,
confiscated by the Constitutionalists,
to the owning corporation and re
stored property of an American named
Hill which also had been taken.
General Angeles arrived that same
day with the advance guard of Villa's
army and later Zapata left for Puebla.
The city was quiet and orderly, Mr.
Silllman reported, and the diplomatic
corps was being consulted on measures
of safety.
Communication betwe.en the capital
and Vera Cruz was restored late yes
terday.
WILIi WITHDRAW U. S. TKOOPS
By Associated Prtss
Washington, I). C.. Dec. I.—Presi
dent Wilson will withdraw federal
troops from the Colorado strike zone
as soon as he receives official word
from Governor Ammons that the state
is ready to resume control. The new
commission will have nothing to do
with the present strike.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1914.
CITY COMMISSI
JUST II YEAR OLD
Thus Far New System Has Cost
Municipality More Than
Bicameral Plan
Commission government In Harris
burg, us in all the other third class
cities of Pennsylvania, is just a year
old.
What benefits the city netted over
the old form will be determined largely
by the action of the City Commission
ers in fixing the mill rate for the en
suing year.
To date the cost of operating the
city has been more than under the old
government—9 % mills having been
appropriated to provide for a nine
month year. This was brought about
by the changing of the fiscal year from
April l to January I.
The various boards, with the excep
tion of the Board of Public Works and
Board of Health, have been wiped out.
A City Planning Commission has been
named under the new commission.
BEN SIROUSE IS NOW
BOLEOWNEBOFGLOBE
Market St. Clothing House Passes
Into Hands of Junior Mem
ber of Firm
One of the most Important transac
tions in local commercial circles for
many years was consummated yester
day when negotiations were formally
completed in connection with the re
tirement of William Strouse from the
'firm of \V. & B. Strouse, who for many
years have conducted a successful
men's clothing business under the
title of The Globe.
Ben Strouse. through the transac
tion, becomes sole owner of the busi
ness, and will give to it his active man
agement, improving the interior ar
rangement of the various departments,
the store service, etc., in every way
to continue the enviable progress
which this institution has made from
the day of Its inauguration back in
1894. At that time the business had
its birth in a little store room at 14
North Third street, under the owner
ship of William Strouse. Two years
later the business was moved to Its
present location and Ben Strouse was
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Frisco Hikers Will
Return For the Winter
Harry Zorger and Vesper Smith, the
"Frisco Hikers," who have walked to
Willis, Kansas, will return ia Harris
burg for the winter, arriving in this
city in a few days. They have covered
more than half the distance of 3,100
miles, averaging twenty to twenty-five
miles a day. six days a week. With
Spring the hikers will return to Willis
to resume the journey west.
NINETY-OVK TO-DAY
Alexander Roberts, Harrisburg's old
est native-born resident, celebrated his
ninety-first birthday to-day at his.
home in Market Square.
UK tur YET
Sill THEMSELVES
Have Cut Through Russian Cordon
and Reinforcements Are Re
ported Coming to Rescue
fiy Associated Press
London, Dec. 1, 12.08 p. m.—Though
it seems clear now that the German
army in Russian Poland, or that part
of it which the Russians surrounded
near Lodz, narrowly missed annihila
tion, the Germans fought with such
fury that the cordon encircling them
was broken, and as German reinforce
ments are coming up, the issue is not
yet decided.
The British press, interpreting the
news dispatches from Petrograd, con
tends that a Russian success on a co
lossal scale still is possible, but in all
quarters it Is admitted that the recent
claims of a complete Russian victory
were premature.
Poland, with Emperor William- on
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GENERAL VILLA IS
111 MEXICO CITY
Northern Leader Enters Capital at
Head of 25,000 of His
Troops
j Mexico City, Nov. 80, via El Paso,
'■ Dec. I.—General Villa entered the cap
ital to-day at the lieail of ahoid 25,000
troops. He Arrived during the after
noon In the suburbs, where he remain
ed during the evening receiving dele
gations and foreign consuls. Villa will
not enter the capital part of the city
until the arrival of I*rovisional Presi
dent Gutierrez.
The only serious disturbance was
the tiring of several shots by Zapata's
soldiers at a lire engine which went
charging down one of the principal
streets. Zapata explained to Mr. Sllli
nian that his men mistook It for an
assault of the enemy and he regretted
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siiiPix)Ai> OF GH-*rs FOR
EUROPE FROM MISSOURI
By Associated Press
St. Tenuis, MO., Dec. I.—A shipload
of food, clothing and toys will Vie sent
by residents of Missouri to the suffer
ers In the European war. The com
mittee in charge decided to a.-k the
Governor to issue a second procla
mation declaring December 19 "charity
day."
CLOTHING MAKERS STRIKE
New York. Dec. I.—A novel strike
In which employers forced the issue
began here to-day with the result that
10,000 tailors are idle and 250 shops
controlled by the Children's Con
tractors Association, composed of fin
ishers. who contract for making up
garments for manufacturers, are
closed. The closing order was de
clared to force .the.manufacturers to
withdraw a reduction lu price*.which
they put into effect some days ago.
TO EXCITE FREIGHT
DEPOT SITE MIL I
Pennsylvania Railroad to Open
Bids Friday For 50,-
000-yard Job
Definite intention of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad Company to proceed
early in 1915 with the construction of
the great freight station at Mulberry
and Second streets Is indicated by the
company's request for bids for grad
ing and excavating of the ground east
of Second and south of Mulberry
streets.
The bids will be received Friday
by K. B. Temple, chief engineer's
office, Broad Street Station. Philadel
phia. The specifications provide that
the grading and excavating work shall
be completed by April 1, 1915. The
big axcavation job will cost in the
neighborhood of sßo,'ooo to $70,000.
The improvement will be a big win
ter job for Harrisburg, as approxi
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PARCEL POST SERVICE
TO EUROPE RESUMED
Christmas Gifts Can Be Mailed to
Friends in Germany and
Austria-Hungary
Beginning to-day parcel post distri
bution to European countries in the
war zone was resumed.
This means that Christmas gifts from
Harrisburg and vicinity may be sent to
friends In Europe. The only countries
which cannot bo reached are, Belgium,
Turkey and tho northern, and north
eastern sections of France.
Postmaster Frank C. Sites received
notice from Postmaster-General
Burleson to-day to accept parcel post
mail to the European countries. Steps
were taken Immediately by Postmaster
j Sites to take care of the big rush,
which, it is expected, will follow the
resumption of foreign business.
-The erder Is to accept for malllnar to
Germany and Austria-Hungary all
packages which conform to the pre
scribed conditions of the international
parcel post service.
At 81, He Believes He
Could March Again
With Sherman to Sea
Alexander Bergstresser, 436 Market
street, is celebrating his eighty-first
birthday to-day. He decided to look
over a small diary he has and see what
he was doing about this time In the
Civil War, having been a soldier in
the Union army.
He found that he was marching
with Sherman to tho sea, and said that
if it was necessary he could and would j
do It again. He also said that hlsj
Christmas dinner fifty years ago was
brown sweet potatoes. A drenching!
rain and shells exploding on all sides i
helped to make the day exciting fori
him and the other men.
To-day he is spendlpg his time talk
ing over all these things with his many '
friend*
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Official Sources Have No News of Rumored Withdrawal;
Another Report Says Last Desperate Effort to Push to
Coast Is on; Germans Make Desperate Resistance to
Russian Aggression in Poland
A general retirement of the Ger-1
mans before tl»e Belgian town of Dli-!
■nutle was reported uuolllclally to-day.!
The Germans recently captured from
the allies this town, which lies in thc|
heart of the contested section of Bel-,
gitim, where uncounted thousands have
died as a result of the (German effort
to force a way to the Fnglish channel.
There was no oflicial confirmation of
the withdrawal, which could not be
reconciled with reports late last night
I that a great battle was In progress be
tween the Yscr canal and the river
L.vs. It was that 120.U00 Germans had
been brought up before Ypres to make
a "last effort" to capture the town.
Latest information concerning the
situation In the east indicated that the
Germans whose position has been de
scribed as a desperate one, were un
dertaking vigorous offensive move
ments some of the scattered Iwttle
liclds of Russian Poland. In Fast
Prussia the Russiuns have succeeded
In |K>netniting about thirty miles I>c
yond the border and In Galicia it Is
reported that the Austrians have l>ceii
swept hack to the gates of Cracow.
In nil these regions, however, the issue
still hangs in tile balance.
NO CONFIRMATION OF ATTACK
Fnoflicinl reports that the Germans
had undertaken another attack on
Ypres, marking the beginning of a
great Imttlc, received 110 conlirmation
in to-day's communications from the
French and German war ollice. The
French statement, however. contain.-,
a vague reference to renewed German
efforts in the region in which they
have Immmi expected to make their on
slaught in case they attempted again
to break through to the Fnglish Chan
nel.. It is said* that the enemy was
showing "considerable activity" to the
north of Arras, a French town near
the Belgian border. In Belgium the
artillery lire lias liccomc more spirited,
after a long lull. The German state
ment dismisses the situation in the
west by saying that there Is nothing
to report.
Germany continues to view the mili
tary situation In the east in a confident
way. giving no intimation of a reversal
at ''u> bands of the Russians. To-day's
NO REVOLT IN MOROCCO
: Washington, Dec. I.—The French embassy to-day re- i|
ceived dispatches from its foreign Office denying an alleged \
revolt against conscription in Morocco and Algeria.
ZAPATA KILLS SPANIARDS |
Washington, Dec. I.—The killing of four Spaniards |
upon the entry of the Zapata forces was reported today. I
Zapata has conferred with the Spanish minister and it is" L
said gave assurances that full protection will be accorded |
Spaniards in the future.
ZAPATA PROTECTS FOREIGNERS
Washington, Dec. I.—General Emiliano Zapata, whose 1 1
forces occupy Mexico City, has assured the United States ; f
government through American Consul Silliman that foreign- 1
ers will be given every protection and that his troops will '
continue to preserve order. I
THREE KINGS AT FRONT j
S ' Emperor Nicholas left Petrograd this morning for the !
theater of war. Emperor William is at .Insterburg, East 11
Prussia, on his way to the front. King George has arrived |
in France. ] |
RATE HEARINGS FIXED f
i December 10, at Philadelphia has been ixed for the
commencement of hearings by the Public Service Comm.is- *
sion ok the protests against the ein passenger fare:;, !|
'
CAR BURNING ALONG RIVER I
At 4 o'clock this afternoon an automobile was reported |j
burning at Front and Division streets. The owner's name I
could not be learned 1 1
PROGRESSIVES MAY AMALGAMATE
Chicago, Dec. I.—When the executive committee of j|
the Progressive party meets to-mo ! w mornitig the, ques- |
I tion of amalgamation with Republican or the Democratic J
.
party/raised in some quarters, will be one of the things to
be decided. j|
MARRIAGE LICENSES ... *
Martin Albert Miller and Minnie Jeanette Hoffman, Johnatown.
Harry K. Itanln and Margie O'llrlen, city.
* POSTSCRIPT
announcement says that n.500 more
prisoners have been taken in Russian
Poland in the engagements near (lie
Vistula river, wlilch were saitl yester
day In Berlin to have resulted favor
ably for the forces of Gmperor Wil
liam. official Petrograd maintains its
attitude of reserve. Such reports as
are made by any of the three nations
engaged in the east deal only with
particular phases of the campaign, so
that the picture as a whole is hlurred.
The fighting In the Balkans, in
Northern Turkey and the Caucasus, in
Kgypt and near the Ked Sea seemed
almost to have been lost sight of. The
reixirted presence or German ami Brit
ish fleets in close proximity in the.
South Atlantic presented the possibility
of another naval hattle. but in this
case, too, there was nothing to Indicate
that new developments have occurred.
Paris Does Not Report
Retreat of Germans
Hy Associated Press
Paris, Dec. 1, 2.50 p. m. The
French official communication given
out in Paris this afternoon says yes
terday the enemy showed consider
able activity north of Arras. In Bel
gium there was a lively exchange of
artillery, but no infantry attacks.
The text of the communication
follows:
"In Belgium there was a rather
spirited artillery Are during the day
of November 30, but no attack was
made by the German Infantry.
"The enemy continued to show con
siderable activity to the north ot
Arras.
"In the region of the Msne there
was intermittent artillery tire along all
the front. In the Argonne the light
ing continues, but without bringing
any change in the situation.
"In the Woevre district and in the
Vosges there is nothing to report."
IMNDKNBI'RG MAN OK HOC It
By Associated Press , /
Berlin, via The Hague and Do'ndon,
Dee. I.—That. Field Marshal von
llindenburg Is considered the rti»in of
the hour in Germany is Indicated by
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