Fighting Renewed Along Ypres With King George For the First Time on the Firing Line * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 283 KITCHENER DECLARES KB MUST FALL BEFORE WAR'S END Tells irvin Cobb Struggle Will Not Be Over Before Three Years SAYS GERMANS HAVE FAILED Scores Bombdropping on Cities; Laughs at Invader Who "Ceases to Invade" Irvtn *. Cobb reports, In the car rent IWUR of the Saturday Evening Port, an interview on the war with fjord Kitchener. The Interviewer en countered a man who asked more questions than tie answered, but having pumped Ills questioner dry. expressed his own views freely in the only talk, Mr. Cobb declares, whleh lord Kitchener lias given for pubU eatlon .since the war began. "The war will last not less than throe years," Ixurd Kitchener said. "It will end only when (iermany Is thoroughly defeated, not before—de feated on land and oil sea. That the allies will win Is certain. That for us to win wIU require a minimum period of three years I think probable. It might last longer—this war might. It might end sooner. It can end in only one way. "That it will end in a month from now, or six months or a year, I do not think likely; so, to be on the safe side, 1 say three years—at least three years. "If Germany gives up sooner, so much the better for Germany and for [Continued on Pajre 8] MINISTERS ASKED TO JOIN CRUSH All Pastors in City Invited to Ob serve "Tuberculosis Sunday"; Seal Sale December 7 All the ministers of the city have been Invited by personal letter from the Rev. S. Wlnfleld Herman, pastor of Zlon Lutheran Church and secre tary of the city mlnlsterlum, to par ticipate in the general observance of Tuberculosis Day, Sunday. December 8, which formally opens the Red Cross Christmas seal sale for 1914. Monday. December 7, the actual sale of the seals will be started and the pastors have been urged to call espec ial attention to the day, the purposes of the campaign, and the results to be obtained. The pastors are asked to [Continued on I'age 7] Highwaymen Tie Victim in Bag and Throw Him Into Bay Ry Associated Press Point Pleasant. N. J., Dec. 3.—Four highwaymen held up and robbed C. D. Egbert, an Insurance collector, of S3OO while he was crossing a bridge over Barnegat. Bay last night. He was clubbed senseless. His assailants then bound his hands and feet, tied a bag over his head and cast him into the waters of Barnegat Bay. Tt was dark, so dark that the quar tet failed to see that the tide was out and the water shallow. Egbert fell In the shallows, his head well above water, and later recovered con sciousness. His groans were heard and he was rescued. The police have no clue as to the identity of the high waymen. THE WEATHER For Horrlsbor* and vicinity i Fair A to-night anil probably Friday* ' colderj lunot trmprrrtnrc to night nit out 40 degree*. For Eastern I'ennnvl vnnla i Unset tled and colder to-night and Fri day! fresh north and northeast winds. River The lower portion of the West Hrnnch will rise somewhat to night anil Friday. Other streams of the system will remain nearly stationary. A stage of ahout 2.3 fret Is Indicated for Harrtsburg Friday morning. General Conditions Tlie weather continue* generally cloudy and unsettled aouth nnil east of the l.ake region with light rain In nearly all districts of this territory since last report. More ralu has fallen In the West Gulf States, being heavy In Northweirt Louisiana, as a result of n dis turbance In the Gulf of Mexico. Haln has continued nlso In the I'nelflc States and snow has set In over the Western Canadian provinces. Teperaturei 8 a. ro., S3, Juu: Hlses, 7ilo a. m.t nets, 4(38 p. in. Moon: Rises, 4>59 p. m. Illver Stage: 3.2 feet above low- KffJrr mark. Yeaterday's Weather Highest temperature, .10. I.owest temperature. 44. Mcjiii temperatnre. "11. Atiimal temperature, 86, j UHSRIE VOTES GREIT Willi CREDIT Only One Ballot Against New Loan Is Cast by Socialist Member ENGLAND BLAMED FOR WAR So-called Treachery of Belgium Mentioned in Address by Chancellor Sptcial to Tht Telegraph Berlin, via Amsterdam, to London, Dec. 3.—With only one dissenting vote, that of Herr Liebknecht, a So cialist, the Reichstag: voted a new war credit of $1,250,000,000. The presi dent of the chamber at the opening of the sitting dwelt in a speech on the unity and patriotism of the Ger man people and commented appre ciatively on the large number of mem bers of the Reichstag who are now serving the country at the front. Almost all the members were pres ent when the body was called to order and at least a tenth of them wore the gray fiteld uniform. The benches al lotted to members of the Bundesrath and all the gallaries were crowded. On the seat of Dr. Ludwig Frank, the Social Democrat, who fell as a volun teer in his first fight, a large laurel wreath reposed. Speaker Kaempf, In the course of his opening speech, announced that sixty-nine members of the Reichstag were performing active service. Over 2.000,000 men, he said, had offered their services as volunteers, but only a small part of this number has thus far been called to the colors. During Herr Kaenipf's speech the stormy enthusiasm of the first days of the war was changed into a less noisy but more deep and serious feeling. The enthusiasm was greatest when the speaker mentioned the triumph of the crusier Emden and Germany's sub marines. One of the most important parts of Dr. Von Bethmann-I lollweg's address was his declaration of Belgium's guilt in surrendering her neutrality, of [Continued on Page 3] GERMAN WOMEN PMY FOR WIS END Letter to Ed. Kreidler Says There Is No Suffering in the Fatherland Interesting news direct from Ger many reached Harrisburg to-day in a letter to Edward Kreidler, 1203 Chest nut street, from relatives In Waldshut, Baden. Germany. The letter was writ ten by the wife of a young nian who is in the German army. She says the women are praying for the war's end. The letter was one month In transmission, having been mailed on October 31. In part the letter reads: "1 will only write a few lines this time, but will send you a big letter soon, as there will be much to tell which you do not hear about In America. "Thero is no suffering here. We live the same as we always dl(l before tlio war. In Franco, Belgium and Rus sin, where the battles are being fought, there Is great suffering. "There is no enemy on German grounds any more, except 300,000 pris oners, although there were many at the beginning of the war. So long as our Great Kaiser was telegraphing to the King of England and France to keep peace, the French and Russian soldiers broke into Germany, but our soldiers got them out again, and made lots of prisoners. "By October 1 we had no more ene mies in our country Our army has gone to Russia and Belgium. The Kaiser with his men is on French ground, so you can see how far our soldiers have gone. "We also iiave prayer meetings, the same as you have In America, anil we women hone and pray tliat the dread ful war will soon lie ended. As we seo by the newspapers, the English cut our cables so only English and French news gets to America. They tell noth ing good about Germany. But by and by the truth will get over there too. "Kolnliart Is well so far. and still | lighting. Thank the Irfird! I hop<. and pray that he will return safe from this awful war." | McFarland Thinks Uncle Sam Should Aid Small Cities of the Country Washington, D. C.. Deo. *.— J. Hor ace McFarland, of Harrlsluirg, presi dent of the American Civic Asso ciation. spoke at the tenth annual meeting of the association here ves terday on "Wanted—American Plan ning for American Cities.'' Mr. McFarland said that Congress should create a federal municipal de partment, which would serve to make cleaner, more healthful and attractive living conditions in the smaller towns. He said the people In small towns have the riEht to demand government help. Reported Capture of General DeWet in South Africa Is Confirmed By Associated Press Pretoria, via London, Dec. 3, 5.20. General Christian DeWet, leader of the rebellion in the Union of South Africa, has been taken prisoner, ac cording to an official announcement made here. He was captured by Col onel Conrad Brits last Tuesday on a fnrni at Wuterburg, a town 100 miles cpsi of Mafeking In British Bechuuna iund. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1914. BRING FLOWERS FOR SHUT-INS TO STOUGH Thousand! of Plants to Be Brought to Tabernacle Tonight For Distribution Among Poor 3,500 RAILROADERS ATTEND Evangelist Again Praises Railroad Men; Sixty Hit Trail of Righteousness One of the most spectacular services of the Stough campaign will be held to-night, when thousands of flowers and potted plants are carried into the front of the tabernacle for distribution to the poor and "shut-ins" of the city. Every woman who expects to go to the meeting to-night has been re quested to carry her contribution to help make this occasion one of the most memorable of the six weeks. The flowers will be held in the hands of the donators for a short time after audience is assembled and at a signal will be raised over head during the singing of a hymn. After this the plants and flowers will be collected by the ushers and doorkeepers and taken to the front of the tabernacle. To-morrow morning women of the women's work committee and any others who are willing to lend their aid will gather at the tabernacle to distribute the flowers to various chari table institutions and hospitals of the ctjy and to any persons shut up in their home with sickness. All persons who know of any such are urged to notify the committee. 3,500 Railroaders at Service "I never saw a greater night during my evangelistic work than this," said Dr. Stough last night after 2,500 em ployes of the Pennsylvania Railroad from this city. Enola and Marysvllle had taken their seats in the sections reserved for them at the tabernacle. "This Is the largest number of men from any one organization or place of employment that has ever attended one of my services, and my heart is Indeed touched by your presence. 1 hope a good proportion of you have come prepared to hit the trail to-night and get right with God before you leave the building." The men were in a spirit of en thusiasm as they marched from their place of assembly at the Pennsylvania [Continued on Pane 12] LOCAL OPTIONISTS TO GAINER HERE FED. 1 Petition For Presentation to Legis lature Will Be Framed at Big Convention Local option will be given a big boost at a gigantic mass meeting of temperance workers to be held In this city February 1, 1915. Probably never in the history of the liquor fight in Pennsylvania have so many anti-booze workers gathered to gether as it Is planned to have meet here on that date. From the Antl- Saloon League's headquarters in this city Invitations are now being sent out by the thousands to temperance so cieties, Bible classes, no-llcense leagues and similar liquor fighting organ izations throughout Pennsylvania. Dr. Slough to Speak While the matter has not vet been definitely decided. It Is just possible that the sessions of the convention will be held in the Stough tabernacle at State and Cowden streets. One thing, however, is certain—Dr. Henry W. Stough, the booze-fighting evangelist, will be one of the principal speakers of the convention. A morning executive session and afternoon and evening mass meetings, open to the public, will be the prin cipal features of the day's activities. Dr. Stough will talk at the mass meet ings. During the convention a petition urging the Legislature to pass a local option law will be framed for presen tation to the lawmakers. January 31, 1915, will be temper ance field day. The churches of this city have been asked to qo-operate and a large majority have said they would do so. American Ambassador Served English Colony From Warlike Turks By Associated Press XA)ndon, Deo. 8, 4.10 a. in. The Chronicle to-day publishes a letter from Athens praising the activity of the American Ambassador, Henry Morgenthau, In Constantinople, on the night of Neveniber 10, when the Eng lish colony was not allowed to leave the city. j The action of the Turks caused a panic among the British refugees, but the American Ambassador assured them he would endeavor to get them away the next day. The refugees passed a terrible night of anxiety and besides the police were harsh and brutal. The sights he witnessed made Am bassador Morgenthau determine to make the Turks respect his wishes. He formally advised the Turkish govern ment that unless the British colony was allowed to depart he would de mand his passports and take them all as his private guests on his special | train. The Turks, the letter says, had no desire to fight America as well as the allies, so they gav? In, but took re venge by assessing the refugees an arbitrary and Illegal tax of from $5 to SIOO each. The next day the colony assembled at the station. Ambassador Morgen thau was there and personally super vised all the smallest details of the departure. Words ran hardly express the gratitude due him, the letter con cludes. GERMAN ARMY AGAIN TAKES OFFENSIVE A ( Ficirrm RENEWED SCALE OF MILE.S A—Xorth of Arras, where Germans are reported to have become very active with artillery lire. 8—120,000 Germans reported to be conducting a hot assault in desperate attempt to cut way through allied lines. C—• Dixmude where German front Is said to have begun a general retirement. D—Armentieres, which has been sub-, ment. E- Courtral, which has bee 5,000 of the wounded have been un F—Bethune, a target for German bom une and Lens, where French report v GLOOMY NOTE IN OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK Prosperity For America on Way, but Suffering Great at Present By Associated Press New York, Dec. 3.—The results o" th<; comprehensive study of the effects of the European war on business throughout the United States gained j from the reports received from more than 600 correspondents, including governors, mayors, officials of unions, industrial organizations, hanks and building associations will be made at the fifteenth annual meeting of the National Civic Federation which be gins here to-morrow. The report says that conditions are improving and predicts that a further advance toward prosperity will be wit nessed during the next few months. Strikes Gloomy Xote The report was prepared by John Hays Hammond, chairman of the com mittee which handled the investigation, and strikes a gloomy note in speak ing of the unemployed, it states that I the country will be confronted this I winter "by a situation which will de mand extraordinary philanthropic ef forts." "The great savings institutions of New York city report that business is now altogether normal," the report says, "in Philadelphia and even In Pittsburgh, despite the severity of the depression in the iron and steel trade, the deposits of the largest savings hanks have during the last month ex ceeded withdrawals." War Helps Some Tiinm Certain lines of trade have heen stimulated because of orders placed by foreign nations, but the purchase of supplies by belligerent nations "satis fies but a slight fraction of the Ameri can business world," the report states. "The last few weeks," says the re port, "have brought about a little con valescence, even in those industries which seemed wholly crippled." Cameron Cattle Are Killed by the State few new cases of foot and mouth diseuse have heen reported from pre viously infected farms In Lancaster and Berks counties. At Lancaster seventy-two head of cattle belonging to ex-TTnlted States Senator J. Don ald Cameron were among the aph thous fever infected animals destroyed by government veterinarians within the past twenty-four hours. I One of the inspectors in charge of the killing was shot through the ear by a bullet while helping to hold a bull about to be killed. MEXICO CITY QI'IET By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ Dec. S.—Con ditions in the City of Mexico as late as last midnight were reported generally satisfactory in to-day's reports to the State Department. Consul Silliman stated that no further molestation of foreigners had occurred. I»It. BALLARD DEAD AG FID 93 Hy Associated Priss Plttsfleld, Mass.. Dec. 3.—The Rev. Dr Addison Rallard, schorlar and preacher, died last night in his nine ty-third year. lected to n severe German bombard n turned into a hospital city, wherp able to secure proper accommodations, hardment. G—Section between Beth- Ictories. TRIES TO POISON 10 IT II TIME Boarder "Miffed" Because He's Asked to Pay Bill, Puts Po tion in the Food Presumably because he was "miffed" at a request to make a payment on his board bill, Andrew Melocovich, who lives with Mr. and Mrs. John Pollicl, 1101 South Ninth street, put poison In the sauerkraut and potatoes and added soft soap to the coffee, causing serious cramps in the stomachs of seven mem bers of the famil yand eleven boarders, it is alleged. Charged with a poison plot, And raw was arrested early this morning by Constable Alexander Gibbons and taken to the Dauphin county Jail, lie will be given a healing before Alder man Nicholas late this afternoon. The first Intimation of the poisoned condition of the family was given by Dr. John H. Parks, a druggist, at R2i Race street, from whom three mem bers of the ailing family purchased medicine to relieve their pains. He investigated and found the cause of the trouble. Beside the father, mother and boarders, five small children were af fected—John, aged 4; Katy, 6; Joseph, 7; Mary, 9. and Peter, aged 15 months. Melocovich ilrst showed his resent ment when his host asked a small payment on a back board bill last Sat urday: the next day several of the boarders were sick. It was not until yesterday that the poison plot w as dis covered. Murderer Sanity Case to Reach Jury Tomorrow Before noon to-morrow the problem of whether Edward G. Smith Is saue or Insane will likely be in the Jury's hands. With the opening of criminal court this morning the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania formally began Its at tack upon the defense's contention that Smith is now mentally able to defend himself against the charge of murdering his aged grandfather. John E. Bush, near Inglenook, last De cember. CHEER UP. YOU BRIDE-TO-BE! NO WAR TAX ON YOUR LICENSE Washington, D. C„ Dec. 3.—Pros pective brides and bridegrooms will be happy as the result of an opinion Issued by the Commissioner of in ternal Revnue to-day. In response to hundreds of requests for Information, the Commissioner decided that mar riage licenses are not subject to the war revenue tax. "You won't get this ofilce to discourage marriages by plac ing a tax on licenses," said Colonel Osborn. "I'm sure Congress never intended any such step as that." ARREST ANOTHER BAGGAGEMAN Investigations Into alleged parcel post thefts by Frank B. Gottschall, a Pennsylvania Railroad baggage porter, resulted In the arrest last evening of Edward Megkley, of Penhrook, an other baggage roo memploye. Meck ley confessed to having taken goods from mall pouches and parcel post packages. Ho was held In default of , $1,500 ball. STRYCHNINE KILLS CHILD Climbing up and finding some pills containing strychnlno on a shelf in his ] home, Kenijett Patterson, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. James D. Patterson, 193.1 State street) ate them and died shortly' after in convulsions lie was brought to the Harrlsburg Hospital Immediate-! ly after he had eaten the poison, but i UieU iu less than UtUf an hour. 12 PAGES FIGHTING AT AGAIN; KING GEORGE GOES TO FIRING LINE Kaiser's Soldiers Save Themselves and Are in Tarn Pre paring to Renew Attempt to Reach Warsaw; Cracow and Przemysl Threatened by Invaders; Little Change in France and Belgium KING GEORGE PA YS FIRST VISIT TO THE FIRING LINE LONDON, DOC. 3. I.IH P. M.—Kills; George of Kngland. who has boon visiting the British linos In danders, wont out to the firing line to-day, according to <1 telephone message received this after noon by tlie Evening News from Calais. For the first time since the Germans were chocked in their advance on Warsaw It was possible to-day to gain a fairly elear Idea of the military sit uation in Russian Poland in its broader nspeet. Advices front both Berlin and Petrojtrad indicated that the Germans had definitely succeeded in throwing back the enveloping Itussian forces and were maintaining stolidly their lM)sitions west of Ix>wlez. Further more. it is said the Germans arc tiKiiln undertaking an energetic o(Tensive. The completeness of clrnnge In the situation, ascrilied variously to the failure of the Russian General Ren iienkamplT to close up the ring about the Germans anil to the brilliant stra tegy of the German leaders, Is Indi cated by a ro|»ort telegraphed from Petrograd by an Knglish correspondent who previously had announced that the Russians had won an overwhelm ing victory, lie now states that the Germans are holding their imsltlons and that the situation "remains ex tremely interesting and hazardous.*' The latest official announcement from Petrograd states that the lighting has become less severe. RAISING QUARANTINE Washington, Dec. 3.—Continued success in stamping out the epidemic of foot and mouth disease caused the De- . partment of Agriculture to-day to prepare to release from quarantine certain counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Kentucky. Their names will be announced later. EMPEROR MEETS COMMANDER Berlin, Dec. 3, via London, 2.55 P. M.—Emperor Wil liam yesterday had a conference at Breslau in Silesia, with Archduke Frederick, comman(|eiv-in-chief of the Austro- Hungarian army, according to a telegram received to-day at general headquarters. London, Dec. 3, 2.35 P. M.—A dispatch to the Ex change Telegraph Company from The Hague quotes a message from Berlin to the effect that the Krupp factory at Essen, Germany, was bombarded yesterday by an aeronaut. It is said that bombs were dropped from the aeropane on the buildings devoted to the manufacture of cannon. The air man escaped uninjuied and the extent of the damage has | not been dscei tamed. WON'T HOLD UP OUR SHIPS Washington, Dec. 3.—Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, delivered to the State Department to-day a note .giving assurances that Great Britian does not intend to delay American ships unduly in searching them for contraband. RIOTING IN BELGIAN CAMP London, Dec. 3, 4.08 P. M.—Rioting broke out in the Belgian concentration camp at Zeist, Holland, yesterday, according to Het Volk, published at Amsterdam. Dutch troops fired on Belgians, killing six and wounding nine! CLOSING NEW YORK STOCKS New York. Dec. 3.—The following are the 1 o'clock prices of some of the most important issues: American 1 Can, 25%; American Cotton Oil, 33; American Tel, 117; Atchison, 90; Bethlehem Steel, 42 l / z ; Brooklyn Rapid, 86/ 6 ; Central Leather, 33\\\ Illinois Central, 10354; Lehigh Val ley, 12454; New York Central, 81; Norfolk & Western, 97J4; P. R. R., 105J4; Reading, 139; Union Pacific, 113; Utah Copper, 4554; New York N. H. and H., 51)4. ; MARRIAGE LICENSES < hnrlr* H. Warner, Hrrryaburg, nn.l Mary 1211 m Tr.-ni.lrr, Washing ton towimhlp. * POSTSCRIPT A German military critic estimates that the Russian losses in killed, wounded, prisoners and death front sickness amount to fully 1,1(10,000. or one-third of the nation's best troops. In Galh-la the situation Is still con fused. Recent re|>orts front Petrograd that the Russians had invested Cracow on three sides are now contradicted by an unofficial dispatch which says the invaders are eight ndles from the city. The archbishop of Pre/.ymsl. the Ga llcian stronghold which has been under siege for several weeks. Is quoted as saying that the situation there is des perate and that the surrender of tlt9 city impends. Germany's determination to prose cute the war Is rcllected hi the vir tually unanimous vote of the relchstag for a war credit of 5t.250,000,000. The French official report given out hi Paris this afternoon says tliat yes terday there was a rather lively ar tillery exchange at Nieuport. and to the I south of Ypre« and that a heavy bom- I hardment took place to the went oi 1/ens. In the Argonno several German [Contlnned on Page 7]
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