Italy's Threat to Turn Against Germany Feature of Today's War News HARRISBURG WmiSß TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 285 TWO MEN KILLED ON PENNSY Ml LIE Harrisburg Signalman and Bryn Mawr Policeman Meet Death Under Wheels BOTH HORRIBLY MANGLED Edward Getkin, a Local Man, Jumped From Train to Save Himself Short Walk Two men were killed last night by trains on the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania railroad. The vic tims are: Edward Getkin, aged 28, 634 Harris street, this city. Samuel Greer, aged 42, Bryn Mawr. Getkin is a 'ennsy signalman, tem porarily residing at Paoli. He was cut in two just east of Paoli about 5.30 this morning when he jumped from a rapidly moving passenger train. The signalman fell beneath the wheels and was killed Instantly. Getkin has been at work on the electrification on the Philadelphia divi sion near Paoli. He was returning from work when the accident occurred. He jumped from the train to save himself a walk of several blocks from the Paoli station. The young man was a member of the Pennsylvania Relief and was single. His body was brought to the home of hi* mother, Mrs. Ella Getkin, 634 Harris street by T. M. Jlauk. undertaker. Kuneral arrange ments have not been completed. Samuel Greer was a special police man for the Pennsy. He is believed to have been struck by a train while walking along the tracks. His body, horribly mangled, was picked up shortly after midnight near Rosemont. Christmas Trees Expected to Reach City Before the End of Next Week i The first shipment of Christmas trees is expected before the end of next week, according to the announce ment of the freight officials and deal ers in Christmas decorations in the city. The usual time for the arrival of the trees is early in December, but for the past few years the weather has not been cold enough to preserve them and the shipping was delayed. ■ This year, however, they will be on hand two weeks before Christmas. Dealers say the trees will be about the same in price as in former years. Domestic trees will come In much later and are not expected before December 17 or 18.. Christmas greens were on sale In the markets of the city this morning. Spruces from Maine and pines from the South will be the first on sade next week. S. 0. S. ULL SENT BY WIND-TOSSED SHIP Liner Antony, From Liverpov' to Para, in Distress North of the Lizard By Associated Press London, Dec. 5, 2.40 P. M. The Booth Steamship Company's liner An t ny, bound from Liverpool for Para, has been disabled by the storm now sweeping over England and Is in dis tress fifty miles north of the Lizard. The captain of a local steamer re ceived the signal "Want immediate as sistance," but was unable to help the Antony, his own bessel being short of coal. The Antony is of 3,760 tons net reg ister. The Norwegian steamer Waterloo of J. 283 tons foundered off the Lizard at midnight. Three persons were saved. The remainder of tile crew is miss ing. The British cruiser Venus rain ashore In the storm to-day, striking with her full force. Her foremast and a portion of the bridge were car ried away by an enormous sea. The warship was running for a port in the south of England when the storm broke. Another victim of the gale, which is still raging along the coast, is an unidentified steamer which is ashore near Mersey. Three lifeboats have gone to her assistance. THE WEATHER f'n.' Harrlabnrg nnd vlclnltyi Rnln to-night and probably Sunday) not much change In temperature. For F,a*tern Pennnilvanln: Italn south nnd rain or unn In north portion to-night nml probably Sunday! KtronK northeast and east nlnds. River The river and all Ita branches will remnln nearly sta tionery to-night and Sunday. \ •.tage of about a.4 feet la 'indi cated for llarrlaburg Sunday morning. General Condltlona The Southern storm has been re tarded and foreed rantnard by the strong high pressure area to the northward and la now cen tral on the "outh Carolina coaat. It has canned light to moderately heavy rain alnee laat report gen erally mer the territory east of the Mississippi river and south of the I.«ke region with some anon I In the Upper Ohio Valley. Temperaturei S a. m„ 3S. Sun: Illses, 7:13 a. in.; arts, 4:37 ,j. m. Moon: nises, J:S7 p. m. River stage: 2.4 feel above low- , water mark. Yesterday's Wen (her llle-heat temperatnre, M, I.on est temperature. 3». Mean temperature. 12. Aormnl temperature, 35. J AMUSEMENTS TO GET THEIR RAPS TONIGHT Stough Will Give His Views on the the Question of "Inno cent Pleasures" WANTS REVIVAL CONTINUED Evangelist Jumps Letter Writer Who Says His Motives Are Pecuniary People who have been saving up their strength all week to come out to-night to he«;.r the lecture of Dr. Stough on amusements will have a treat that he declares "is worth five dollars," because "some folks will want to give $5 to get out of the taber nacle before I get throueh with them." The lecture Is considered one of the best in his repertoire and deals some practical blows on the common forms of amusement that are considered per missible by many people. He will ex plain the reasons for opposing card playing, dancing and pool shooting, not alone on account of religious consid erations. but from moral and psycho logical standpoints particularly. The entire service will be devoted to the lecture and no opportunity for trail-hitting will be given. Thousands of women again jammed the tabernacle this afternoon to hear [Continued on Page 12] Schwab Sails Again For England; Won't Disclose His Mission By Associated Press New York. Dec. 5. Charles M. Schwab sailed unexpectedly again to day for Liverpool. Since the war started Mr. Schwab's duties as presi dent of the Bethlehem Steel Cor poration. builders of war craft and manufacturers of war materials, have kept him much of the time on tli& ocean traveling between America and Europe. Mr. Schwab referred to Secretary of State Bryan all interviewers who sought to learn if his trip abroad was' connected in any way with his recent conference with Mr. Bryan. Mr. Schwab refused to say if his call on .Mr. .Bryan bad been pleasant and merely smiled when asked if he had been requested to surrender any of his contracts for war materials with the British government as being un neutral. "I'm going to London on business was all he would say. SALOON OPPOSED BY SCHOOL DIRECTORS Board Will Urge Court to Refuse Transfer Because of Nearness of Cameron Building The school board at its regular meeting last night passed a resolution protesting against the transfer of the liquor license owned by Patrick Sulli van from 727 State street to 1819 North Third street, in the Eleventh ward. The resolution was passed just be fore the close of the session and will be presented to the Daupnln county court next Tuesday when the appli cation for the transfer is heard. The objections that members of the school board have to the placing of the Sullivan place uptown is that the pro- JHJSCII site of the saloon is only '2OO feet away front the Cameron school build, ins at Green and Muench streets. Seventeen hundred persons of the Eleventh ward nave signed a petition of remonstrance against the license transfer. The remonstrance was filed yesterday with Prothonotary Holler. It is the largest remonstrance that has ever been made in Harrisburg ami some of the reasons given are that the proposed saloon is not necessary for accommodation of strangers, that the district does not need a saloon, that It would be a detriment to the public good and that a public school is with in 100 feet of the proposed site The formal protest will be made at court December 8, by James W. Stran ahan, former deputy attornev general who will represent the people of the West End. H. W. Newman Elected Commander of Post 58 The annual election of officers of Post 58, Grand Army of the Repub lic, held last night at headquarters, 26 North Third street, resulted as fol lows: Commander, H. W. Newman; senior vice-commander, John M. Major; junior . vice-commander. Thomas Numbers; chaplain, William Huggins; surgeon. R. M. Johnson; officer of the day, H. M. Graham; officer of the guard, David Bender; trustee, William D. Rhoads. Representatives to the department encampment to be held at Easton Pa., next June were also elected, as follows: E. B. Hoffman, David Ben der, N. A. Walmer, Thomas Numbers and H. S. Watson. The post unanimously decided'to attend the Stough tabernacle on pa triotic night next Thursday and oc cupy reserved seats. All other posts in the city and vicinity and all other veterans are requested to join the pr.rty and meet at post headquarters on that evening and march to the tabernacle. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 5, 1914 |/ : Women of Stough Party Who Are Doing Big Part to Make Campaign a Success \ M, S - M r art \vright MU» Miss Palmer Mls« xin»n M.s, LIOUOR IS GREATEST VICE CONTRIBUTOR Contributory Causes Are Dance Halls, Road Houses, Lack of Public Amusement By Associated Press Madison, Wis., Dec. 5. Fifteen months' study and investigation of the vice problem in Wisconsin by the legis lative anti-vice committee resulted In radical proposals for law enforcement and better social conditions, sum marized in an exhaustive report which was filed with the secretary of state to-day. The greatest cause of the commer cialized vice, the report says, is the use of intoxicating liquors. Contribu tory causes are public dance halls, road houses, poorly lighted parks and public places, lack of responsibility by parents, nonenforcement of laws by public officials, lack of public amuse nient and recreation facilities, and au tomobiles. The committee found that I the wage question had no material relation to a girl's downfall. The committee recommends, among I other things: That the sale or liquor be prohibited within or in connection with dance halls. That all hotels, rooming and lodg. 'iWr,.i= US tK .' H * required to secure licenses, that they keep permanent' wUh S,e n S of ,„ tho " ames of a" guests, with penalties for using fictitious names. Publicity of ownership be tstablished by requiring the name of owners on the front of all hotels and rooming houses. That in cities special classes for subnormal children be established trf the public schools and that where necessary the state furnish free text books, meals and clothing to make co I"l >llls °ry education effective i That municipalities provide super oiwL am " sem «!nts. particularly con certs, mo\ing picture shows, etc. hat employers of domestic servants «nit=M to furnitih them wit ], a company/ 00 " 1 " WhlCh to rece,ve That tiie number of hours of labor foi domestic servants be fixed by law. be protected ° f th 6 ,aborin * clms Adequate insurance against poverty. Reformed Church Will Have Big Meeting of Men in Allentown By Associated Press Wernersville, Pa., Dec. s.—Repre sentatives of the Reformed Church from five states—New York, Pennsyl vania, Ohio, Virginia and Maryland— one delegate to every 5,000 members of the 312.000 enrolled in the United States, attended the meeting of the general committee of the Laymen';. Missionary Movement held at Grand View Sanatorium on South Mountain At the close of the convention there was great enthusiasm in anticipation of the men's congress to be held in the tall of 1915. Salem Reformed | Church. Allentown, was the unani mous choice of the delegates. The Rev. James I. Good, D. D„ Philadelphia, president, presided over a meeting of the board of foreign mis sions of the Reformed Church In the United States. The principal business, before the board was to devise ways and means to liquidate the indebted ness of $135,000. An effort will be made to raise $250,000 for tills pur pose and for immediate needs. An additional SIOO,OOO is required for general work throughout the vear The basis of the 1915 expenditure ofc money was decided to be the receipts during 1914. This will, it is hoped, prevent the board from assuming an indebtedness. Engineers to Hear Talk on Locomotive's Growth The Engineers" Society of Pennsyl vania will hold n meeting in the lower hall of the Hoard of Trade Building Monday eventng, December 7, to hear a lecture by George R. Henderson, consulting engineer of the Baldwin Locomotive Works on the subject of "Recent Development of the Locomo tive." The lecfure will be Illustrated by lantern slides, and it N is stated that some new data and pictures will be presented which have never before been shown. Members of the society have been notified that their friends will be welcome. Biscuit Company Makes City Distributing Point Warehouses and wholesale depart ments will be opened in Harrlsburg by the Loose-Wilse Biscuit Company of New York, Boston and Kansas City. The new firm will start business as I soon as negotiations have been com pleted for a building close to the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. C. K. Peale formerly of Philadel phia, will be in charge of the whole sale department and the distribution business will be In charge of John L. Deßruell, of New York. The Harris burg Cnamber of t'onimerce was a factor in getting the new firm located i in Harrlsburg. IVUN TOOK MERCURY TABLET MID LIVES : Dr. A. B. Gloninger Saves Life at Lebanon Sanatorium by Prompt Treatment Special to The Telegraph Lebanon, Dec. s.—Bangrantz Knable, a German, residing at No. I 120 North Fourth street, this city, has i.iust returned from a trip through the i valley of the shadow of death, dur ing which he approached nearer the brink of etenfty than any other human being in this region and probably In the world. Knable has the distinction of being pulled out of the jaws of death in a manner not experienced by any other person whose record Is con tained In medical jurisprudence, for he ate and digested seven grains of I bichloride of mercury. He owes his | life to Dr. A. B. Gloninger and his as jsistant surgeons at the Lebanon Sana • torium. Knable took the poison by mistake ion November 20 an dthen started to the country in a buggy. He soon be came ill and was returning to the hos pital, where he was occasionally em ployed to do odd jobs about the > building. Dr. Gloninger had been noti | tied of the occurrence and started out in his automobil? to lind Knable. He [met him coming into the city and hurried him to the sanatorium. He | role treatment was immediately re | sorted to and he was kept in the hos ■ pltal five days under constant surveil j lance of the physicians and was then allowed to go home, and has now fully recovered. Dr. Gloninger admits that the re storation of Knable is phenomenal, and he has decided to give a techni cal description of the treatment he administered to the medical Journals at his earliest opportunity. lCTinble is 3S years of age. and Is a sturdy fellow. He is engaged several hours each day at cleaning boilers at the American iron and steel manufac turing works, and the rest of the time he assists in all-around work at the hospital. VILLA FREES SEIZED BI LLION By Associated Press Washington. D. C„ Dee. s.—Bullion of the American Smelting and Refin ing Company, seized by General Garcia and .Mexican troops, has been ordered returned to the company by General Villa. Emergency Aid Workers Will Organize Monday A meeting will be held at Mrs. Mar lin E. Olmsted's residence, 105 North Front street, at 4.30 Monday after noon, December 7, to receive the re port of the organization of an emer gency aid committee for Harrisburg. The aim of this committee is to draw together all societies and indivi duals interested in giving assistance to thousands of Innocent victims in this season of unprecedented suffering and hardship both at home and abroad. The meeting is open to all interested in home and foreign relief work. Mr. Wickersham Gets Nice Bouquet From the Bench "To your preparedness and capable handling of the cases before us was largely due the celerity in which the business of the court was dispatched. Your assistance has been invaluable in speeding along the work and I wish to extend to you the thanks of the court for your efforts. Dauphin coun ty should congratulate itself on having so efficient an assistant district at torney." That was Ihe parting bouquet Judge Charles Johnson, specially pre siding. handed down from the Dau phin bench to Assistant District Attor ney Frank B. Wickersham this morn ing at the conclusion of the.criminal sessions in No. 2 room. Judge Johnson also expressed his appreciation of the work of the Jurors. WHERE RED CROSS WAR GIITS ARE TO BE SENT By Associated Press Washington, Dec. s.—Confusion re sulting from a misunderstanding in some quarters as to which Red Cross address contributions of clothing and hospital garments intended for the dis tressed peoples In Europe should be sent, led to an official announcement to-day that all gifts sould be for warded freight prepaid to American Red Cross. Bush terminal. Thirty ninth street and Second avenue. South Brooklyn, N. Y." NOW REAR ADMIRAL TAYLOR By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. s.—Secre tary Daniels to-day announced that Naval Constructor David W. Tayloi i will he appointed chief constructor and 1 chief of the bureau of construction i i and repair with the rank of rear i admiral. ', CARMNZA THREATENS BRITISH IN MEXICO Feared That He Will Destroy Eng lish-owned Railroad to Capital ! Washington, I>. C.. Dec. 5. —sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British Amltotisador, informed the state Department to-day of a dispatch from British Charge Hohler in Mexico City, saying reports were current tliat General Carranza was planning to destroy the British owned railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico City by blowing up certain tunnels. The Ambassador also informed the department that Carranza had seized, at Vera Cruz, British cotton consigned to interior mills as well as other ship ments of British goods. IJe is under stood to have made no specific re quest of the United States and his action was in line with the estab lished policy of communicating to the department all reports from Mexico City. Grave concern was expressed, how ever, over the reported threat of Car ranza to put the railways, the only line operated between Mxico City anil Vera Cruz, out of commission. If this were done by destroying tunnels, a long time would be required to re store traffic. Meanwhile British sub jected and other foreigners in interior Mexico would not have that means of escape from Mexico City. Sir Cecil let it be known that the British government has not taken a position of unfriendliness toward the possible candidacy of Villa for the Mexican presidency. It is understood that England will not undertake to pass upon the right of any individual to aspire to the leadership In Mexico. That, however, does not mean that an indemnity for the death of the British subject Benton, would not be de manded from Villa should he become president. ALLIES' AVIATORS ACTIVE By Associated Press Berlin, Dec. 4, via London, Dec. 5, 12.10 P. M.—Hostile aviators dropped four bombs this afternoon in the neighborhood of Freiburg, in Baden not far north of the Swiss frontier. The intention of the aviators, appar ently, was to destroy the railroad bridge there. Lackawanna Steel Heads Go to France For Bridge Contracts By Associated Press New York, Dec. s.—Frederick Hol brook and William S. Patten, of the 110 l brook, Cabott & Rollins Cor poration; A. B. Adams, a contractor, and three representatives of the Lack awanna Steel Company sailed on the Lusitania for France, where It is reported, they will visit the battle fields and later submit bids to the French government for the recon. struction of bridges destroyed by the armies of the allies and Germany in the war. The proposed contract will call for an immense amount of work and thi. shipment of millions of dollars' worth of American steel to France, it is said. New German Minister to Rome Arouses Comment By Associated Press Rome. Dec. 4, 4.45 P. M.—The for mal announcement that Prince Ber nard von Buelow, former' chancellor of the German empire, had been placed at the head of the German em bassy here while the present ambas sador. Herr von Flotow, is to be ab sent for three months on account of his health, has aroused much Inter esting comment in Home. Many advisers are of the opinion that the appointment of Prince von Buelow to this post means that Berlin is about to exercise strong pressure to prevent Italy from passing to the side of the allies. SKIRTS MUST BE FULL Tailor-Made Season Decreed for Styles of 1915 Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 5. The style committee of the National Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manufacturers' Association decreed to-day that the tight skirt must give way to fullness below the waist line. The coats and skirts are to be shorter, and almost entirely there will be a tailor-made season in 1915 for American women. In working out the styles the Idea Is to have more sense in the fashions. All is modest and conservative, foreign suggestions of color or style being eliminated. FARMERS WARNED BY GOVT. Seed Potatoes From Maine Should Have U. S. Mark on Them By Associated Press Washington, Dec. s.—The Depart ment of Agriculture t.o-day issued a warning to farmers of New Jersey, the Middle Atlantic and Southern States against buying seed potatoes from Maine unless they hear the Depart ment's certificate showing the potatoes ' to be free from powdery scab. They also are warned against the use of table potatoes for planting purposes ns these, according to the department,, even though they do not show the I disease may have been exposed to It. I 12 PAGES ITALY'S STAND ON WAR CA USES ALARM Terms of Triple Alliance to Be Made Public if Germany Questions Loyalty; French Cain Foothold in Alsace; Kaiser's Forces Perform Heroic Feat in Cutting Through Russian Ring; Poland Campaign Undecided Italy's attitude In (lie European war lias iMtain become a source of concern, in view of Premier Salandra's decla ration that Ills country was in-110 way bound to fight with Germany and Aus tria and the intimation that if her loyalty to treaty obligations were ques tioned further she would illsclosc the text of the triple alliance agreement. The German government's appoint ment of Prince von Biiclow, former chancellor, as tenmorary head of the embassy at Home Is inlrriiii'lnl by Home dlspati lies as meaning that Ber lin would exert strong pressure to pre vent Italy l'rom joining forces with the allies. The newest phase of the war, so far as was indicated by the day's dis patches, is heavy lighting In Alaacc. where the French have succeeded in maintaining a foothold 011 German territory since the opening of hostili ties. Comparatively little has been heurd of the struggle there, which Is virtually a separate campaign, but now the French apparently have begun a vigorous offensive movement. The main battle is In progress near Alt klrcli. where, the German war otllce says, the attacks or the French have been repulsed. Dispatches are iN'giuniiig to come in rroni Petrograd which give a closer view or the war in the east. Tliey Indicate that tile Germans who fought tlielr way out of the Russian trap per formed a most desperate and valorous feat. The heavy force southeast <>r l,od/. which was hemmed in is said to have cut its way with bayonets, step by step, lor fifteen miles in the face of constant attacks, until It was able to rejoin the main body. Tills battle is described as the bloodiest and most pitiless ol' tlie war. Berlin claims heavy captures of pris oners In this struggle, while from Kiev comes the announcement that the fortress there Is crowded with German prisoners. Incidentally, Kiev reports that since Hie lieginuiiig of tlie war 130,000 soldiers and 2,500 officers have passed through Kiev as prisoners of PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE-TUESDAY Washington, Dec. s.—Congress leaders made arrange ments to-day foi a joint session of the House and Senate at 12.30 p. m. Tuesday to heat President Wilson read his an nual addiess. Formal resolutions to that effect will be per fected when Congress reassembles Monday. PAY FOOTBALL MEN TO ENLIST London, Dec. 5, 3.25 P. M.—The directors of Aston Villa, one of the leading professional football teams and sev eral times winner of the championship have issued a letter to the players on the team urging the men to volunteer for ser vice in the field and promising to pay them half wages. Many of the players are responding to the appeal. SHIP FOUNDERS; TWO DROWN Newport News, Va., Dec. s.'—Two men were drowned and a third had a thrilling escape early to-day when the schooner William Donnelly of Baltimore, coal laden for Hampton, foundered off Thimble Shoal in Chesapeake Bay. The schooner was in command of Captain John R. Phi lips and a crew of two men. LIEUT. INGRAM NAVAL COACH Annapolis, Md., Dec. s.—Lieut. Jonas Ingram has been appointed head coach for the Naval Academy football team for next season, succeeding Lieut. Douglas L. Howard. GERMANY CO-OPERATES WITH U. S. London, Dec. 5, 1.50 P. M.—The American Relief Com mission in London to-day received a telegram from Captain T. Fa Lucey at Rotterdam, in which the American Relief Commissioner incorporates an important telegram which he recived from Brand Whitlock, the U S. minister to Belgium, denying charges which recently have appeared in news papers in connection with the relief work, and saying that Germany is heartily co-operating. Chi a. o, Dec. s.—Jessie Cope, complainant in the white slave indictment against Charles Alexander, a millionaire of Providence, R. 1., was arrested here this afternoon on a chaige of attempted bribery. Paris, Dec. 5, 2.45 P. M.—The official French communi cation out in Paris this afternoon says that north of Lyi> tiie Ficuch tioops have made perceptible progress. MARRIAGE i Cheater Seller* nn<| MUMBII Shuler, Steolton. John K. Wilier, city, and >lar.v 11. .shiver, Kerrnvllle. Vn. Ilnrry J. Shaffer nnd MurgNrtl E. lilppennteel, IJghntrcet, Columbia * POSTSCRIPT war. The allies liavc ceased claiming a tremendous victory in Northern I'o land. but they do assert that the op erations there have h«"en a strategic defeat for (icrmauy and a tactical vic tory for Russia. The Russians would appear not yet to have lieeii diverted from tlicir at tacks In Gallcia and the invasion of 'Hungary, but the fortresses of Praemysl and Cracow still arc intact and are likely to put up a stronger defense against the Russians than did the Belgian forts against the Germans. Unless a decisive defeat can be in lllcted 011 the Austrian army at Czen stoehowa. it is argued In Ijondon. It Is not probable that the Russian army of the south will be in a position to begin any serious invasion of Silesia until Cracow has been reduced. An eye-witness with the British forces in France reports tliat both sides in West Flanders are engaged ill siege operations and that the Germans have almost entirely aliandoned their infantry assaults In force. A novel kind ol' warfare, recalling the hand-to hand comlMits of » century ago. but with entrenching' and engineering fea tures undreamed of liefore the days of the present powerful explosives, is a feature of the lighting along the west ern battle front. An ollicial report from Vienna ad mits that the advance of the Austrian* lias lieen prevented by violent attacks from strong hostile forces covering the Servian retreat. No hint Is given ns to the Identity of these forces, but the oninion is expressed in London that Russian aid has reached tin* sorely pressed Serbs. Berlin rertorts that such help will lie no longer pos sible for the reason that the blowing mi the great tunnel near Tekija lin* blocked communication with Rumania. DESPERATE FIGHTING The despe-ate character or the luin