Tropical Storm's Total in Texas Is M>llai\
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV— No. 191
TROPICAL STORM ALONG GULF
COAST OF TEXAS CAUSES HEA VY
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY
Galveston,Houston and Beau
mont, Damaged to Extent
of Millions of Dollars, Re
main Cut Off From Outside
World; Assistance Offered
Stricken Cities
50 REPORTED KILLED
WHEN BUILDING FALLS
State Officials Announce
They Are Prepared to
Rush Aid to Various Points
and Will Soon Have Situa
tion Well in Hand
By Associated Tress
Galveston. Aug. 18- ( h y
less from t". S. Transport Buford)
In tills city. The water system,
lighting system, gns ana street
systems are out of commission.
There is no drinking water tn tjie
city. Three hundred feet of the
causeway has been destroyed, all
officers, classified employes, en
listed men and their families are
safe. (This refers to the garrison
at Fort Crockett).
By Associated Press
Dallas. Tel.. Aug. IS. Nearly a
hundred Uvea were lost and millions
of dollars worth of properry ce«royed
in the Wctt Indian hurricane that
swept the Texas coast yesterday and
the day before, according to informa
tion received to-day from the stricken
districts which have been cut off from
wire communication with the outside
world. Tp to noon, no definite news
| concerning loss of life had «een re
ceived from Galveston which city Is
believed to have seen her worst dis
aster.
Newspapermen who got within sight
of Galveston said the evidence* of
destruction that met their eyes indi
cated the damage there would exceed
« that of the 1900 storm.
Houston, Galveston and Beaumont
remained practically cut off from the
outride world, but wire companies ex
pected to be able to communicate with
all three places before night. Although
rain was still falling in some districts,
the wind had lessened in velocity.
Copies of yesterday's Houston news
papers received to-day told of the
deaths of twelve soldiers and tliirty
or forty civilians at Texas City and
said six persons were drowned at
Ija Porte, twenty miles southeast of
Houston. Eight men were reported
dead near Morgans Point.
Military rule, according to the Hous
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Vacation season Is at Its height.
Rest and recreation will not be
complete unless you have all the
news from home daily.
Your favorite newspaper, The
Harrlsburg Telegraph, will fill the
gap.
The cost Is the same as when
yon are home, six cents a week.
The Circulation Depart
ment or drop a postal.
THE WEATHER]
For Harrlsburg and vlcinltri Fair
to-night and probably Thursdays
continued cool.
For Eastern Pennsylvania i Fair,
continued cool to-night and
Thursday; gentle to moderate
north to northeast winds.
Hlver
The Susquehanna river and Ita prin
cipal tributaries will continue to
fall slowly. A stage of about 4.1
~ feet la Indicated for Harrlsburg
Thursday moralng.
General Conditions
The tropica] hurricane has passed
*»to the Interior of Texas with
probably greatly diminished en
ergy. On account of missing re
ports from Texaa and Jiew Mexico
It Is not possible to locate defi
nitely Its center of activity.
Showers have fallen In XeH Eng
land and In the South Atlantic and
Gulf Statea and moderate to
heavy rains In the Lower Ohio
' Middle Mississippi and Lower
Missouri valleya and In the
AVeatern Canadian provinces.
Temperature: 8 a. m., 80.
Sum Rises, SilDO Oa. M.i aeta, OiSfl
p. m.
Mooni Full moon, Anmrnt 26, 4:40
p. m.
River Stagei 4.3 feet above low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
Highest temperature, T7.
Lowest temperature. <lO.
Mean temperature, 78.
Normal temperature, 72. i
FORMER HARRISBURG HOSPITAL RESI
—
Since his arrival in Ponca City. Oklahoma, Dr. Leroy Zimmerman, former resident physician at the Harrlsburg
Hospital and at one time a reporter for the Telegraph, has b£en a mighty busy "medicine man." His first patient
was "Baby Eagle," son of an Indian brave, Frank Eagle, and the doctor is seen above with his little charge on his
arm.
On the right are seen a group of prominent Indians who have warmly greeted the new medicine man. Heading
from left to right they are Frank Eagle, father of "Baby Eagle;" the Doctor, John Robin. William Otter and Bob
Buffalo, an Indian chief.
■SB® CIPITIL
HIS IIIADED HEUSHEY
Buy Big Slice of Land Right Under
Nose of the Chocolate King,
Who Long Wanted It
STONE'S THROW FROM MILL
Intentions of Promoters a Mys
tery; Rumor of Big County
Fair Grounds
Right in the heart of the Hershey
district, within a square of the Her
shey post office and store company, a
corner of farm property prevents the
growth of the town of Hershey on the
west as effectively as if the traditional
Chinese wall had been erected there
as a barrier. This is the Peters farm,
a tract of 74 acres which has never
been Included among the 8,000 acres
acquired by M. S. Hershey. Surround
ed by Hei'shey farms on three sides
and the famous town of Hershey and
its beautiful park on one side, this
farm has nevertheless remained a.
part of the Peters estate, for reasons
not clearly known. Local capital with
prominent men of Harrisburg back of
the enterprise have now completed ar
rangements whereby It wUI come into
possession of this farm, as soon as
legal formalities can be complied with
at the October term of court.
Illg Fair Grounds?
Various rumors are afloat as to the
intentions of the promoters who have
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Love May Laugh at the
Locksmiths, but Not at
a Good Interpreter
When Giovinni Tongana, aged 25
years, and Gearhini Annette, 20 years,
applied for a marriage license to-day,
they brought along Salvator Palmeri
as interpreter.
The marriage license clerk was busy
nearly an hour preparing the license
and recording answers to the numer
ous questions. Neither the prospec
tive bride or bridegroom could speak
English, and they had considerable
difficulty in writing their names.
Plan to Use Eastland
For Excursions Again
Special to The Telegraph
Chicago, Aug. 18. The steamship
Eastland formally was released from
the custody of the United States Gov
ernment and turned over to Its owners
to-day. What disposition will be made
of the ship, which capsized three weeks
ago, drowning nearly 1000 persons, has
not been determined.
Plans are being considered by the
owners, it was said, to have the boat
overhauled, and if inspection shows
that it can be fitted up safely to carry
passengers, it probably would be taken
to some other port and used in the ex
cursion trade.
OBSERVE EMPEROR'S BIRTHDAY
By Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 18, via London.—Aus
trians living in thia city win celebrate
to-morrow the elghty-flfth birthday of
Emperor Francis Joseph and the Ger
mans will honor the rites or tnelr ally
by a display of flags.
HARRISBURG. WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1915
WOMAN'S VOICE /IS
SUDDENLY AS IT LEFT HER
Comes Back After Year and a Half to Mrs. Chester Trout, of River
side, When She Went to Call Her Daughter
Mrs. Chester Trout, 3024 North
Third street, was most pleasantly sur
prised this morning when, after be
ing unable to speak above a whisper
for a year and a half, she found that
she was able to speak just as plain
ly and loudly as anyone.
It was when Mrs. Trout went to
call her daughter that her voice sud
denly returned. It came back to her
just as suddenly as it had left her.
Mrs. Trout stated this morning that
there was no apparent reason for this
sudden return of her voice. Al
EL CHOSEN HEAD
OF STATE SEALERS
Elected Over Scranton Nominee by
9; Philadelphia Delegation
Doesn't Vote
Special to The Telegraph
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 18. H. D.
Reel, of Harrisburg, was to-day elected
president of the Pennsylvania Associa
tion of Sealers of Weights and Meas
ures which concluded Its fourth an
nual convention In this city this aft
ernoon. He was chosen to the posi
tion by a margin of nine votes over
W. L. Jansen of Scranton.
Mr. Reel's vote was 28 to that of
19 polled by his opponent. Forty
delegates to the convention from
Philadelphia did not vote in the elec
tion In response to an appeal from
their leader, John Virdin, chief of
the Philadelphia Bureau of Weights
and Measures, who argued as that
neither of the nominees were known
to the Phlladelphians and that it wns
unfair that because of their superior
numbers they should swing the elec
tion.
Other officers elected were: first
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FORTRESS OF KMO
TAKEN M GERMANS
War Materials, Including More
Than 400 Cannon, Also
Reported Captured
By Associated Press
Berlin. Aug. 18 (by wireless to Say
ville). —The following announcement
was made here officially to-day:
"The fortress of Kovno, together
with all the forts and an amount of
war material, which has not been de
termined, has been In German hands
since last night
"More than 400 cannon were taken.
The fortress was captured by storm In
spite of the most tenacious resistance
by the Russians."
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though she has been taking various
medicines and resorting to all kinds
of treatment she has never received
any encouragement.
On Saturday her doctor advised
smoking cubeb clgarets. She smoked
several, but it cannot be said absolute
ly that the return of her voice was
due to the cubebs. Mrs. Trout stated
that there was not the slightest rea
son for the losing of her voice. She
said that she was not afflicted with a
cold at the • time she lost it and the
cause could not be discovered.
FULL-LIKE BREEZES
SEND MERCURY DOM
Low Temperature Records For Au
gust Almost Broken; 47 De
grees at Dauphin
Temperatures in this city and vi
cinity almost broke low records es
tablished for August for the last 2 7
years.
The thermometer at the local
weather bureau registered 5 4 degrees
as the low mark, within nve of break
ing the record set several years ago
on August 27, when the mercury
dropped to 49.
At Dauphin and other nearby towns
residents said this morning that late
last night their thermometers were
down to 4 7 and 48, and in some parts
of this city to the low fifties.
The cool wave which hit the city
yesterday will probably remain until
to-morrow and will be followed by
showers the latter part of the week
according to a forecast sent out from
Washington.
E. R. Demaln, local forecaster, said
this morning that the storm which
caused heavy damage in Texas, will af
fect the weather conditions locally at
the end of the week.
6ERMII AIRSHIPS ON
OUTSKIRTS OF LONDON
Ten Persons Killed and Thirty-Six
Injured, According to
Announcement
London, Aug. 18, 3:303 p. m. The
outskirts of London were raided last
night by Zeppelins. Ten persons were
killed and thirty-six injured. The
damage to property was nut import
ant. One Zeppelin is believed to have
been hit.
The air raid was over tne eastern
counties of England.
A Central News dispatch from Am
sterdam says four Zeppelins were
sighted passing over the Islands of
Vlieland and Wlerlnger, oft the Nether
lands coast.
PUBLIC niGinrr
AT LIBELOUS ATTACK
OIHITY COICILMEN
Newspaper Charges False; Attempt
to Halt Lighting of River
WaU Fails
WHOLE THING TISSUE OF LIES
Commissioners on Tour of Light
ing System When Outrageous
Tale Is Concocted
Intense indignation was expressed
throughout municipal circles and" the
city in general this morning over the
outrageous attempt of a local news-
paper to discredit the City Commis-
sioners and bring to an inexcusahle
bait completion of the ornamental
lighting system along the river In time
for the big municipal Improvement
celebration in September.
Some time auto the Harrisburg Light
and Power Company proposed to
Council, after repeated requests, that.
11 complete the lighting of the river
wull, the river path and a part of Sec
ond street, according to plans already
made, and wait for payment until the
citv had the money. The work was
to be done at cost, and. as the city
thereby would get the benefit of the
iniprcv ement a year or two before it
would be otherwise possible, council
men and the people in general united
in commending the company for its
public enterprise and in endorsing the
movement.
All that remained to do was to get
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WS MAYBE U».E
10 HOLD HEW HIS
Teutonic Advance on Petrograd Is
Being Discussed Today as a
Possibility
ITALIANS CROSS PASSES
Strong Russian Fortress of Kovno
Falls After Being Ham
mered by Germans
Kovno, the strong Russian fortress
on the Niemen at which the armies
of Field Marshal Von Hindenburg
have been pounding heavily since the
fall of Warsaw, has been captured by
the Germans.
Berlin announced the taking of
Kovno, together with 400 cannon and
quantities of war material, "in spite
of the most tenacious resistance by
the Russians." German troops took
posession of the fortress last night.
Military observers are questioning
whether the Russians, with Kovno in
German hands, will be able to hold
the Brest-Litovsk line of defense, in
the general direction of wl«ch the
Grand Duke Nicholas' armies have
been falling back since Warsaw was
taken. A Teutonic advance on Petro
grad also is being discussed in Russia
and England as a possibility.
From the Dardanelles General Sir
lan Hamilton reports an advance of
500 yards by the British left flank at
Suvla on the Gallipoli peninsula.
Italian mountain troops, Rome an
nounces, in squads Joined by ropes,
crossed high mountain passes and
climbed and ocupled Turokett Spits
and Hinter Madatasch Spits each
about 10,500 feet high.
Italian advances are claimed in up
per Rlenz in the Monte Nero section
and in the Tolmino eone. In the last
named section, according to the offi
cial statement, infantry attacks re
sulted in the capture of a line of
strong entrenchments on the Santa
Maria and Santa Lucia heights.
News agency advices from Athens
through London state that former Pre
mier Venizelos has notified King Con
stantine of his readiness to form a
new Grecian Cabinet.
Rebels in Haiti Want
to Fight Americans
By Associated Press
Cape Haitien, Haiti, Aug. 18. —An
other detachment of American
marines, has been landed from the
warships off this port.
The rebels have refused to disarm
and in some sections have expressed a
desire to fight the Americans.
The people of Cape Haitien axe
greatly excited though no outbreak of
any kind has taken place up to the
present.
Foreigners at Port-a-Paix, a Haitien
town 35 miles northwest of Cape
Haitien, report that they are being
menaced by Haitien rebets and they
have requested that American forces
be sent to protect them.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 18. —The
grand encampment of the Knights of
Pythias elected these officers:
Grand chancellor, George A. Ment
zell. South Bethlehem; grand vice
chancellor, Henry W. Fox, Johnstown;
grand keeper of records and seals,
mast-r of exchequer, Julius Mounte
ney, Philadelphia; grand prelate,
Lewis J. Jacoby, Philadelphia.
For the office of grand Inner guard,
none of the twelve candidates received
a majority and they will be balloted
'upon again.
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REVOLVER SHOT IS
ANSWER TO PITCHER
HURLED AT ROBBER
Bullet Took Effect in House Just
Below Where Steelton
Youth Stood
CRIME WAVE UNCHECKED
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_
Borough Police Unable to Cope
With Situation; Want Vigil
ance Committee
One of the most daring attempts at
robbery reported since a wave of
crime struck Steelton several months
a go. occurred last evening when a
thief attempted to enter the home of
William Nichol, a carpenter, 263 Main
street, in the mill town.
Mrs. Nichol heard the man at
tempting to open a second story win
dow and called her son, Harry. When
the young man went to investigate he
saw the form of a man pressed close
against the window. Seizing a heavy
water pitcher he heaved It at the in
truder. who dropped to tne ground
and fled. As the heavy pitcher crash
ed through the pane and whizzed by
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COLDEST AUG. 18 IX HTSTORY
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 18. An
other of the varied weather reports
which have been fractured with strik
ing regularity this month was shatter
ed when the temperature «egan to
drop last night and continued its
descent until the mercury in tne offi
cial thermometer registered 58 degrees
at 5 o'clock this morning, making this
the coldest August 18 in the history
of the local weather bureau.'
ROMPKR DAY AUGUST 31
Romper day has been postponed
1 from Friday, August 27, to Tuesday,
August 31, because of the circus which
wil! exhibit here and to give the play
ground children a longer period to
prepare their "stunts."
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1 ; VILNA ATTACKED BY.AEROPLANES
', Petrograd, Aug. 18, via L0nd0n,.3.46 P. M.—German
■ • aeroplanes arc persistently bombarding the city of Vilna,
i about fifty miles east of Kpvno. The possibility of .the cap-
I • ture of Vilna by the Germans is foreseen in Petrograd, and
I operations preliminary to its evacuation are in progreta.
J i HARRIS SAYS HE WILL INVESTIGATE
| Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 18.—Governor Harris, speaking of
II the Frank case, to-day said: "This affair is shocking and
I am going to have it investigated to the very limit of my
< I power." The governor had not decided when he reached
his office whether a reward would be offered for appre
< hension of members of the lynching party.
* NO INVESTIGATION AT MARIETTA
', -ta, Ga~
lynch
\. opinion being tLai should be the scene of auy
] L-cui.-y cllicr than that conducted by the coroner's jury,
j » it: Tuesday.
< , ' TOWN'S POPULATION HOME.LESS
Beaumont, Tex., Aug. 18. Three men and one womar.
< were killed, almost the entire population of Port Arthur
made homeless and property damage estimated at more than
$200,000 constitutes the toll of the tropical storm Monday
< ' night.
TAMM GOES TO TORONTO
< » Harrisburg. Tamm, Harrisburg's utility outfielder,
, was said t*-day t* Toronta team, of the International
< I League. He leaves here to-night. Lowe, who came from
the Bostoa Nationals, will remain here.
I EVERY BUILDING IN HOUSTON DAMAGED
'Houston, Texas, Aug. 17.—(8y mail, to Dallas, Aug.
; ( 18.) —Though only one person, a negro, lout his life, Hous
-1 ton has sustained a loss estimated at from two to five mil
/
! lion dollars in the worst tropical storm known on the Texas
4 • coast. Not a single building escaped damage.
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;, MARRIAGE LICENSES
i Glnramiln Tangana, and Grarhlnl Annette, flteelton, Pa.
EX-GOVERNOR SLATON
IS WARNED 10 KEEP
MAY FROM GEORGIA
Mayor of Atlanta Says Frank Suf
fered "Just Penalty For an
Unspeakable Crime"
MAKES SPEECH IN CALIFORNIA
Little or No Applause Greets Re
marks Made at Assessors'
Banquet
By Associated Press
San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 18.— J. G.
Woodward, mayor of Atlanta, Ga., In
an address here last night declared
that Leo M. Frank, who was lynched
Monday night, suffered the "Just pen
alty for an unspeakable crime." The
Atlanta, mavor at the same time warn
ed Ex-Governor John M. Blaton,
now ih v-Hlifornia, not to return to
Georgia.
Mayor Woodward's address was
made at a banquet of the California
State Assessors' Association.
Little or no applause greeted his
remarks, although he was listened to
with close attention.
Harris Is Expected to
Begin Investigation
By Associated Press
Atlanta, Ga.. Aug. 18.—With the
arrival to-day of Governor Harris,
from Fitzgerald, Ga., where he de
livered an address yesterday, it was
expected definite stepß would be taken
for the investigation of the lynching
of Leo M. Frank. The statement made
by R. E. Davidson, chairman of the
State Prison Commission, last night,
that he did not believe any one could
! be blamed for conditions wnicn made
! it comparatively easy for the mob to
I take Frank from the prison neemed to
! indicate that the prison feature might
| not be investigated immediately. The
commission has absolute autnorlty in
such matters.
The mob had planned Its work so
carefully and acted so qulcKly that
little excitement was causea at Mill
edßeville. Marietta rapidly assumed
its normal poise after Franft's bony
had been cut down frorrf a tree near
the town and brought to Attanra. Here
immediate interest in the case ended
when the body, accompanied by Mrs.
Frank and a few friends was started
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