Get Puck as Free Supplement With the Telegraph Tomorrow; Order Paper Nov HARRISBURG l§ilgfe> TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 23 HEARERS SHUDDER AT HORROR OF SCENES DESCRIBED BY COBB Journalist and War Correspondent Presents Vivid Picture of European Slaughter NEWSPAPERMEN ENTERTAIN Expresses Belief That War Will Continue For Years; His Lec ture Strictly Neutral Irvin S. Cobb, journalist, author and <var correspondent, painted a vivid word picture of the European war be fore an audience of 1,000 in the Chest nut street auditorium last evening. • Scenes and Incidents in front of the forts at Liege and Namur; in quiet, peaceful villages in Belgium and France yet untouched by the war; in crowded, improvised, unsanitary field hospitals within the sound of the booming guns; of armies on the march, soldiers in the trenches and at play—all were described by Mr. Cobb in much the same style which has characterized his writings. Contrary to the expectation of many, Mr. Cobb—the gifted Mr. Cobb of the pen—proved to be a forceful. Impres sive speaker. His versatility was shown by his complete ease on the lecture platform and by the manner In which he evoked round after round of applause by his apparently inex haustable store of anteedotes. Descriptions are Realistic Mr. Cobb described a new kind of war, and there were few in his audi ence who left the hall without shud dering at the horror of some of the scenes he described. Himself a son of a soldier, Mr. Cobb declared he al ways associated war with proudly marching men, flying standards, clank ing steel and gallant charges against a shouting, visible enemy. A few months with the lighting millions in Europe, however, cured him of all these visions, he declared. The new kind of war, asserted Mr. [Continued oil Page 7] Justice Found Murdered in Home of His Friend Wllkes-BarTe, Pa., Jan. 29.—Justice of the Peace Michael Hopkins, aged 4 3 years, of Pittstown township, was mur dered In the home of Michael Brown, at Du Pont, during the ntght. When i the crime WHS discovered to-day Brown WHS asleep on a cot in the same room , with the body. Joseph who spent the night in the Brown home, is also said to have been there. Hopkins was killed by a bullet, which entered his chest and came out of his mouth. The wound could not have been self-inflicted, according to doctors who performed the autopsy. Lampman is said to have lirst dis covered the crime and to have de clared that he tried to rouse Brown from his sleep. Brown says he re members nothing of the happenings in the house after reaching there with Hopkins and Lampman. with whom, he says, he spent the night carousing. County Detective James Price found a revolver in a box In the room. All chambers were empty. The buillet which caused Hopkins' death was found near his body and was of the sire used in the empty weapon. Brown' has been taken into custody by the police and closely questloried. He tells a disconnected story. Tyamp man has disappeared. County De tective Price claims that cither Brown or Lampman can tell who caused the death of Hopkins. Blankenburg Wants Bell Sent to San Francisco Philadelphia, Jan. 29.—Mayor Blank enburg declared to-day In an interview that he was in favor of sending the Liberty Bell to the Panama-Pacific Ex position in San Francisco, as lie has been since the matter was first pro posed and investigated by him. Hun dreds of thousands of names signed to petitions by residents of western cities who have never seen the relic, which ranks with the original Declaration of Independence as the nation's greatest treasure, convinced the mayor that the bell should go to the "West —that it was the duty of Philadelphia as cus todian of the national relic to send it. OXF, KIM.EI) IV NEWARK FIKF. Newark, N. J., Jan. 29.—Fire swept a four-story building which takes in an entire city block In St. Francis street to-day, causing damage esti mated at SIOO,OOO and the death of one man and serious injury of an other. The man who was killed jumped from a fourth-floor window. THE WEATHER For Hnrrlnhurft and vMnltyt Fair, continued eold to-nlfcht and Mat urdayt lowcßt temperature to il I K h t about 10 deKrecN. For Raatern I'ennityl vim In s Fair, continued cold to-nlxht and Sat urday; moderate nortlnvent nlnda. River The river and all It* branch** will ft continue to fall *lowly, except local H*e* may occur, due to Ice. A *tage of about 4.1) ft. I* Indi cated for HarrlMburg Saturday mora flns. General Condition* Uicht unow ha* fallen Rcnerally In the I.ake Heglon and 'thence eaatnrard to the Atlantic coant "lice la*t report, and condition* continue *omr<ihal unsettled, with anon will I falling along the northern and eastern border of the Lakes at 8 a. m. to-ilav. The cold wave from the Northwest haa reached the Atlantic coast, temneraturea fell A •!<, 34 de cree* In the Upper Ohio Valley, la the Atlantic States from North (afc-ullna northward. Temperatnrei R a. m.. 24. Sunt lllses, 7ilK a. m.t sets, fiilD p. m. Moon: Fall moon, to-morrow, lli4l a. na. Itlver Stage; fi.2 feet above low wirter mark. Yesterday's Weather Hlglient temperature, :»4. I.oweat temperature, 2M. Mean temperature. 31. >orma! temperature, 28. LARGEST SINGLE PIECE OF ORDNANCE EVER MADE BEING k SHIPPED BY UNCLE SAM TO PROTECT PANAMA CANAL f- ' ; i & . t 1 v?n t- " ~ ~T~ r —r—r ■ ■ ,-•- •.-• »••!*-••<. •? « ■■"} UL . % " ; " Tliia enormous rillc, believed to be the largest single piece or ordnan ee ever made, is being- shipped by the Lnited States government to protect the Panama Canal. The photograph s hows the great lfi-inch gun on its way to atertown, Mass., where it will be made ready for shipment to the can al. It weighs 284,000 pounds The car on which the gun is carried Itself weighs 192,420 pounds and no few er than thirty-two wheels were neces sary to iiold it. GURU in lira CIPITILSECOIDTIME General Obregon Leads His Army Triumphantly Into Mexico City Fy Associated Press Mexico City, Jan. 29.—General Obregon, the Carranza leader at tha head of his troops, entered Mexico City shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. At first he met with little or no re sistance, but when the national pal ace was reached shots from the cathe dral roof and other buildings nearby caused his soldiers to open up a fusil lade which, however, lasted but a short time. After the fighting was over a correspondent counted three [Continued on Page 9.] CARRANZA FORCE SHELLS PORT By Associated Press (in Board IT. S. S. San Diego, Oft Mexican West Coast, Jan. 28, by wire less to San Diego, Cal., Jan. 29.—A Carranza force aboard the steamer Korrigan 11, recently commandered, yesterday shelled the port of San Bias. An attempt to land artillery was re pulsed. At this juncture the United States cruiser Cleveland appeared and the Korrigan II sailed northward. "How Many Toes Has a Horse?" Answer at Schiedt Lecture Tonight A hoof is a hoof, all right, but was it ever, far, far back in the family lineage of a thoroughbred, a toe? Right off the reel, now. can you say whether the ancestors of some proud equines of to-day had five toes or none? Where did the modern race horse and the heavy Percherons come from? Stumped, eh? "The Modern Horse and Its For bears" is the subject of the llarrisburg Natural History Society's monthly free lecture to-night in Technical high school auditorium at 8 o'clock. The speaker will be Dr. R. C. Schiedt, of Franklin and Marshall College, and the lecture will bo fully illustrated with, lantern slides. Tries to Kill Surgeon Who Saved His Life Special to The Telegraph Millville. X. J., Jan. 29.--Threaten ing to kill Dr. E. P. Rickert, a surgeon, because he saved his life, Samuel Pangburn. a glassworker, was arrested here to-day. A few weeks ago Pang burn attempted suicide by tiring a bul let. into his breast Just an Inch above the heart. He was rushed to a hos pital. where Dr. Rickert performed an operation, removing the bullet and sav ing the man's life. To-day Pangburn appeared at the physician's office wielding a pistol and exclaiming he was going to shoot the doctor who wouldn't let him die. He was promptly arrested and lodged in jail. Many Wear Carnations in Memory of Wm. McKinley McKinley Day, in commemoration of the birth of William McKinley, assassinated while President of the United States, was observed to-day by the wearing of white carnations by many citizens. Many florists report largely increased sales for the occa sion. Prices ranged from 73 to 80 cents a dozen. William McKinley was horn Janu ary 29. 1843, In Xiles, Trumbull coun ty, Ohio. He was of Scotch-Irish de scent and his father was engaged in iron manufacturing. He was elected President as the Republican candidate first in 1896 and again in 1900. He was shot twice September 6, 1901, while in the Temple of Music at the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, X. V.. by Don Is Cssolgos;; and died from the wounds September 14. HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1915 THAT OLD TOOTH-ACHE HOWL DOESN'T HELP TIRED SCHOOLBOY Court Learns City's Dental Clinic Has Put End to That Pity Engen- dering Excuse YOU Used No longer will that heretofore sym pathy-inspiring excuse of a "nawful toothache" suffice when the youthful heir of the house wishes to legiti mately "bag it" from school. What in the olden days could easily have been used with wonderful effect upon mother and even sisters—and perhaps father —has been shattered. The school dental inspector has done it. That fact developed in January ses sion of juvenile court this morning when one 12-year-old was arraigned for truancy. Dr. F. E. Downes. the school superintendent, explained that the boy had been playing truant con sistently, although he always pleaded as an excuse to fond mother that he was suffering untold agonies from the toothache. BUSINESSMEN TO HOED CHIUTIOU) "Billy Sunday" of Commercial World Will Give Lecture Course Next Month | llarrisburg is to have a business j Chautauqua. Plans for the event, which is to in j elude a series of talks to businessmen and employes of mercantile and manu facturing concerns, were completed this morning. The decision to hold a chautauqua was reached following a "get together meeting" of business men under the direction of the Cham [Continued on Page 6] Local Boy, Victim of Wanderlust, Killed in West I John Gartner, who was killed at Fox Lake, 111., last Friday, is a son of John J. Gartner. 304 Mulberry street. It is probable that arrangements will be made to have ttui body burled at Grey's I.ake, near whelro the young man was killed. Gartner was identified by the father following the receipt of a description of the dead man at Fox Lake. The young man left Flurrisburg some months ago and had been working in various parts of the West. To Replace Red Lights With Globes of Pretty, Ruby Hue No more will patrolmen be fooled bv the false glare of red lights on patrol booths, for something new In a red light has been adopted bv City Elec trician Clarke E. LMehl, and they wIU be installed next week. The present light# give a red glare whenever the sun shines brightly, and many times patrolmen have been reprimanded for i ailing up. The new lights will be a ruby color when not lighted, but will show a bright red when illuminated. They will have a frosted globe. On the stan dards in business districts green lights are used to call patrolmen. The trouble has been on the districts re mote from the business section. BELIEVE AM, OF 3<M) MEN SENT ADBIFT ARE SAFE By Associated Press Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 29.—Fire tugs, which resumed to-day the search for lisherinen believed to be marooned on the ice floes In Buffalo <hurbor found no trace of the men and It is believed that all of the 300 men who were sent |adrift by a steamer breaking a chan nel through the harbor lee, were res cued last night. When taken from their precarious position on the float the men said that several of their 'companions wore misalng. I "So," smilingly explained Dr. Downes, "we had our school dentist inspect and do some necessary repair ing of John's teeth. That eliminated that exepae." Of the score or more of youngsters who appeared before Add+ttonal L&W Judge MoCarreil thlß morning two were sent to Glen Mills.. One of the boys had been Joyously shooting chick ens. Three youths who were arraigned for sending In false fire alarms were released on parole with promise of direful penalties should the offenses be repeated. The four youngsters who were a part of the organized gang who robbed so ninny uptown houses and stores last Fall were nlso released on parole. Four of the older boys of the crowd were sent to Huntingdon Re formatory at January court. VETEMIU FLAGMAN KILLED BY TRAIN Oliver Crawford, Aged 55, of Altoona, Meets Death Near Duncannon Oliver Crawford, aged 55 years, an Altoona flagman employed on the Mid dle division of the Pennsylvania rail road, was this morning struck and in stantly killed at JO tower, near Dun cannon, by westbound passenger train No. 76, leaving Harrisbu'rg at 7.65. The accident happened at 8.18. Flagman Crawford stepped from his cabin to the westbound track directly In front of the approaching train. His body was badly mangled. The body was placed in charge of an undertaker and will be shipped to Altoona this evening.. Flagman Crawford is survived by a widow and four children. He had been in the employ of the Pennsylva nia Railroad for thirty years and was an extra conductor. He was a member of the Veteran Emplbyes' Association of the Middle Division and of the Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Depart ment. Mileage Books Stolen in Railroad Station Robbery at Carlisle Last Night Special to The Telegraph Carlisle, F*h.. Jan. 29. —Last night about 10 o'clock tho Philadelphia and Reading passenger station here was broken open and robbed. The thieves forced the front door and then took the screens out of the hinges on the door of the. inner office. Since this office was burglarized about a year ago and the safe blown open, no money has ben left there at night, and the thieves secured only mileage books. The burglary was discovered by the railroad watchman on his midnight round. It is believed the thieves are the same who have robbed stations at Biglerville and Waynesboro re cently. Indications Point to Skating on Wildwood Skating at Wildwood to-morrow, If the temperature drops ;igain to-night, is a report from the Department of Parks this afternoon. Ijaat night the mercury went to 11 above lero, caus ing many of the smaller streams and ponds to freeze. J3. R. Demain, local forecaster, predicts a temperature 10 above to-night. The SUsquehanna river is not ex pected to becomo ice bound at this point. Warmer weather Is due here Satur day night or Sunday, according to in dications. COUNTY DIRECTORS WILL DISCUSS CODE Dauphin's Association to Hold Two-day Midwinter Session at Hershey CHOCOLATE KING A SPEAKER Berks Superintendent Will Talk; Elect Officers; Convention Closes Feb. 13 Dauphin county's school directors will thresh out a score or more of suggestions for amendments to the school code relative to Increased effi ciency In the rural schools, elect offi cers for the year, and delegates to the State convention, hear committee re ports. and an Interesting musical and literary program at the midwinter two-day session of the county direc tors' association at the Central The ater, Hershey, February 12 and 13. The program has been definitely completed by Professor F. E. Sham baugh. county superintendent The exercises will begin at 1.30 o'clock Friday, February 12 and will continue Friday evening, and Saturday morn ing. The speakers will include Milton S. Hershey, the "Chocolate King." W. R. M. Murrie, president of the Hershey Chocolate Company; Superintendent E. M. Rapp. Berks county schools; A. W. Snavely, secretary of the Derry township school board, and Reed B. Teitrlck, deputy State superintendent of public instruction. Some of the Amendments The proposed amendments to the school code are all included in rec ommendations that are to be made to the Legislature by the State Directors' [Continued on Page -5] COUNTY BUDGET 111 ON 4-MILL BASIS Controller Gough Submits Schedule Calling For $366,484.64 Outlay in 1915 Dauphin county's maintenance bud get for 1915 based on the 4 mill tax rate was adopted by the county com missioners this afternoon as compiled and presented by County Controller Henry W. Gough.. The total estimated appropriations amounted to $366,484.64 of which $282,484.64 is provided for the ex penses of the county commissioners offices, conduct of the court, sinking funds, elections, and miscellaneous ex penditures, $58,000 for the poor board and $26,000 for the prison board. [Continued on Page 9.] "Good Morning! Who's President?" Popular Salutation in Mexico Special to The Telegraph Mexico City, .lan. 29.—The popula tion of tlie Mexican capital Is Iwcom- Ing ho callous to changes of govern ment that a popular form of salutation is: "Good morning! Who's President?" Man Who Planted First U. S. Flag on Cuban Soil Dismissed From Service By Associated Press San Francisco, Jan. 29. —Captain Frank H. Ainsworth. awarded a medal by Congress for planting the first American (lag on Cubun soil, after the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and for five years inspector of immi gration in San Francisco, has received notice of dismissal, it became known to-day. The order was based upon charges preferred a year ago, in which Ainsworth was accused of improper action In excluding and admitting aliens. Ainsworth began serving the United States in 1898 as an ensign. ITo entered the immigration service in New York In 1903. Brodbeck Faces Charges Under Criminal Code By Associated Press York. Pa., Jan. 29.—Congressman A. R. Brodbeck, Democrat, of the Twentieth Congressional district faces charges under the criminal code for alleged payment of money for political purposes on two occasions to William House, an employe In the Hanover post office. The information was brought last night by Constable C. H. Wilson, before United States Commis sioner Raymond F. Topper, at Gettys burg. The warrants will not be served Immediately as Mr. Brodbeck Is in Washington at present attending the session of the House. The Con gressman's own sworn account of his election expenses. It Is claimed, show the payments of money to House. The prosecution is an outgrowth of the contest instituted by Congressman Brodbeck charging fraud in the elec tion of C. William Bcales, Republican, of Gettysburg, hie opponent last No vember. Testimony was taken here to-day by two notaries public In supr port of the Brodbeck allegations con cerning elections Irregularities in York. CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING Special to The Telegraph Llttlestown, Pa., Jan. 29.—"Bowser" Hesson was arrested in this place Thursday morning charged with the larceny of two horses from K. S. Schriver, at Union Mills. Karly yes terday morning Hesson yas trying to sell the horses to H. J. Spalding, a dealer here, When Mr. Schriver tele phoned his loss to town and the man was held until the Carroll county sher iff arrived. j / 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT RUSSIANS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THROUGH GERMAN LINE IN EAST PRUSSIA Czar's Forces Answer Now. Austro-German Offensive in Hungary; Turks Bring Up Reinforcements in Trans- Caucasian Region; Furious Assaults of Germans in West Have Effected No Important Result Russia has answered the new Austro- German offensive movement in Hun gary and Bukowina with a sudden re sumption of the attack on the Ger mans in their own territory. The Rus sian army in East Prussia is again attempting to penetrate the German lines and an official report from Petro grad to-day indicates that heavy light ing is in progress. In two sections of the front, it is stated, the Germans were defeated and driven back. For several months there has been little change in Kast Prussia, the Russians having been halted after penetrating nearly thirty miles beyond the Ger man border. To the south the new Austro-Ger man plan of campaign is developing rapidly. The Austrian army staff an nounces that the Russians who in vaded Northern Hungary have been defeated and forced to retreat. Petro grad military experts expect that the main attack will be delivered on the extreme Russian right wing. In West ern Bukowina, a supposition which is supported b> the concentration of Aus trian and German troops in Hungary. Turks Reinforicfl Simultaneously with the stiffening of I the Austro-German attack the Turks have brought up reinforcements in (lie Transcaucasian region and are again on the offensive. Russian and Turk ish reports are contradictory, but It is apparent that severe fighting is in progress. In the West there is less activity. The furious German assaults of the last few days seem to have effected no Important results. Russian claims of victory in East Prussia are disputed In the official German communication of to-day, which states that the attacks of the Russian invaders were defeated with heavy losses to them. Tn Central Po land, it is said, the Germans took the offensive and captured Russian trenches. A German aeroplane squadron made a night raid on Dunkirk, dropping bombs in an effort to destroy the Brit ish supply stations there. The French official statement announces that one German aeroplane was brought down. Only minor engagements were. SWISS MINISTER MAKES DENIAL T Rome, Jan. 21, 7.55 P. M.—King Victor Emmanu' ■ to-day received tk« newly appointed Swiss miaiater, M. De i Plants. Later, the minister denied in an interview the ex- j istence of an accard between Gem Switzerland or I with Australia. Switzerland will remain neutral, he said. I VILLA REPORTED INJUP.SD Washington, Jan. 29.—An unconfirmed report in Mex- I ico City that General Francisco Villa kad bee* sariously in- I jured was received to-day from Consul Sillima*. Mr. Silli man also sent ward that General Obregon, Carranza leader, m entered Mexico City unresisted at 2p. at., yaatarday with K ten thousand men. A , MRS. ROGERS INDICTED ( Ne\fc York, Jan. 29.—The Bronx County Grand Jury C today returned twa indictmerits charging murder in the first % degree againat Mr*. Ida Sniffen Rogers, common law wife V of Lorilys Elton Rogers and alleging that ike poiaoned her ' I two, babies. j i !; APPROVE 4 MILL RATE 1 Harii-sburg, Jan. 29.—The County Commissioners this i afternoon approved a four-mill tax rate. APPLICATIONS NEARLY ALL IN 1 Harrisburg, Jan. 29.—A1l but four of the 119 saloons in | the county had applied for licenses, up until a late hour this . afternoon. { MAY REPASS IMMIGRATION BILL I Washington, Jan. 29.—8y a vote of eight to three the | House Immigration Committee today voted to report the | immigration bill, vetoed by President Wilson yesterday back ' > to the House with the recommendation that it ba repassed i over bis veto. I MARKETKILOSLS WEAK ' New York, Jan. 29.—Prices receded to the lowest of th< I day in the final hour under heavy selling of Union Pacific | and Reading. The close was weak. , Liquidation in United States Steel and other active C issues, partly foreign account caused severe declines in to- •' day's stock market. Losses.of 2to 5 points were numerous. C MARRIAGE LICENSES T John A. Splttal, ctty," and Mjrtlfi A. Shall, Newport. f Oliver Jour* it ml IIHKCI H. CarrfnKton, city. & Wforge H. ltobln«on HU<! Sadie Warren, olty. J fought yesterday in France and Bel glum. ADMIRAL AND NINE STAFF OFFICERS REPORTED KILLED By Associated Prtss . Amsterdam via London, Jan. 23, 3.40 a. m.—The "Handelsblad" savs that news has reached Kiel to the af fect that the admiral and nine staff officers of the German squadron were killed in the haval battle off the Falk land islands between the British and German squadrons. The commanders of four cruisers also met death in the battle. The newspaper says the com mander of the German cruiser Nurn berg, when leaving Honolulu Septem ber 1, declared to the German consul there: "The Nurnberg will be our cotfln, but we will not surrender." LOCAL. ENGAGEMENTS RESUI/T FAVORABLY FOR THE FRENCH By Associated Press Paris, Jan. 29, 2.45 P. M.—The French war office this afternoon gave out an official statement on the war which says: "The day of January 28 saw nothing more than local engagements, which resulted favorably to us. In Belgium, in the vicinity of Nleuport, our infan try secured a footing on Grande Dune, a locality which was mentioned In th*i communication of January 17." QI'IET AIjONG LINE IN FRANCE By Associated Press Paris, Jan. 29, 2.25 P. M.—January 28 was a day of comparative quiet along the buttle line In France, judg ing from the ofllcial announcement given out by the French war office this nftwiioon. There were artillery en gagements. some of them fairly violent at different places, and one or two infantry encounters are mentioned. Apparently long sections of the line showed no activity whatever. WANT SUPPLIES CONFISCATED "Venice, via London, Jan. 29, 9.25 [Continued on Page 9]
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