"Watch Hanisburg Grow" Is the Watchword of _ HARRISBURG fjjjjjll TELEGRAPH . LXXXIV— No. 224 11,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN MARCH IN HONOR OF CITY IMPROVEMENTS; GREAT THRONGS GATHER ON RIVERFR 11,000 CHILDREN PARADE IN GREAT DEMONSTRATION Cooking, Tubercular and Tech nical School Exhibits Show Progress of Recent Years THOUSANDS LINE CURBS Beautiful Spectacle Took Grown-Ups Back to the Days of the Three R's f i Governor Praises Parade "Harrisliiu* is to bo congratu lated upon its s; liool children. I was delighted with the itaratle of the young folk.s this morniuK. Your city is indeed Well to have so many and sueh bright youngsters. No one could see the parade and not feel the enthusiasm of the ehil dren. It was a splendid part of your celebration." 1 If, in all your grown-up life, you never before regretted that you are no longer a child in school, surely you must have felt thai way to-day. To-day was the day of the school children's parade, and nearly 11,000 of Harrisburg's future little men and women tramped along in the greatest spectacle of its kind that not only this city, but Central Pennsylvania, ever has seen. When the big three-day municipal celebration becomes history, one special page in the annals will be devoted to the story of The Children's Parade. It ought to stand out by itself. For more than an hour the small folks, from wee tots that just man aged to step along to the older, more dignified seniors of the high schools, tramped down Fiont street, out Mar ket. to Fourth and countermarched in Market to Front and then up Front street again to dismiss. For color, for real, live enthusiasm of the kind that knows no bounds, this morning's feature of the celebration alone made history. Every school was represented, practically all of them by full turnouts of its children. (irown-Vps Out to See And Harrisburg testified to its ap preciation by the way its grown-up citizens turned out to see. The biggest crowd that the streets have ever ac commodated Jostled good-naturedly, of course-—and pushed its way to van tage points all morning. Street and trolley traffic was at a standstill in all the streets that led into Market or Front streets. Automobiles were parked by the dozen in the side streets. Trolley schedules were forgotten; the; crews went to sec the parade. Team sters and chauffeurs left wagons and cars; store clerks, the busiest mer chant or businessmen, cheerfully dropped business and hurried out to Tront or Market streets. For a [Continued on Paso 9] FRENCH SOLDIERS GET 500 I'ER CENT. INCREASE By Associated Press Paris. Sept. 24.—The army commit tee of the Chamber of Deputies has decided to recommend that the pay of French soldiers be increased from one cent to five cents a day from July 1, 1915. The change would mean an in creased expenditure of about $25,000,- 000 a year. EARTH SHOCK CREATES STIR By Associated Press Rome. Thursday, Sept. 23, 11:40 p. m.. via Paris. Sept. 24. 1 1:50 a. m. The earth shock which was felt to night was more pronounced in other districts of Italy, but so far as has been reported no great damage was done. At Avezzano the earthquake caused the people to rush from the huts in which they have been living since the great disaster of last January, but as no buildings have been erected there since the city was destroyed, the damage was negligible. BRITISH STEAMER SINK By Associated Press London, Sept. 24, 11:26 a. m. Tho British steamship Chancellor has been sunk. Part of her crew was saved. Search is being made for the others. THE WEAfHER Harrisburg and vicinity: Partly cloudy to-night nnil Saturday. Somenhnl cooler Saturday. Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy to-night nnd Saturday, lower temperature Saturday. l,( K ht to moderate variable minds. niver The Susquehanna river and Its principal branchea will fall slowly or remnln nearly stationary. V stage of about 4.0 feet I* Indicated for Harrisburg Saturday morning. Pressure has diminished south and east of the lake region and in creased over the upper Mississippi valley and the northwestern por tion of the Oreat taken. The pres sure baa decreased decldely west of the Rocky Mountains and a dis turbance of considerable magni tude la central over southwestern Utah. Temperature t 8 a. m., IKS. Sunt RJaes, 5.53 a. m.| Seta, 6.01 p. m. Moon i Rtsea, 12.22 a. m. River Stancet 4.1 feet above low water mark. Veaterday'a Weather Highest temperature, AO. I.oweat temperature. 48. Mean temperature. 54. Normal temperature, 83, A FEW GLIMPSES AT THE GREAT PARADE OF SCHOOL CHILDREN ' FORWARD! TO BIGGER BETTER THINGS GREAT RECEPTION KEYNOTE Eyes of City's Progressive Leaders Focused on Bright Prospects of Greater Improvements Just Ahead; Watch Harrisburg Grow! Forward tho Watchword! That was the keynote of last night's great meeting at the Chestnut street auuitorium when more than 1,000 men and women who had part in the de velopment of Harrisburg in a public improvement way during the past 14 years, gathered together as guests of the Chamber of Commerce. Almost all of the speakers took a backward glance at the things that were, but the eyes of all were focused on the bright prospect of the city beautiful just ahead and they united in declaring that what has been done is merely the stepping stone to bigger and better achievements. One of the most gratifying features of the ad dresses was the unstinted credit which each gave to the public spirit, the self-saeritiee and the farsightedness of the citizenry at large who had author ized the improvements by their votes, who had borne the financial burden, who are now reaping their just re wards, and who are looking forward ambitiously toward even more com prehensive plans for the future. The Harrisburg Spirit It was a meeting distinctly encour aging in every respect. It reflected the Harrisburg spirit as it has never been displayed before. It demon strated beyond question that when the public weal is at stake all personalities and political afHliations are laid aside and that the men and women of Har- Masked Men Blow Safe and Loot Post Office Pottsville, Pa.. Sept. 24.—Masked au tomobile bandits scorched along the main street of Frackville at 2 o'clock this morning, came to a sudden stop before the post office and successfully completed the most daring robbery which has been committed in the re gion for years. The men leaped to the ground, smash the heavy plate glass windows, crawl ed through the iron bars and blew open the safe. They escaped with the loot, jumped into the car and disap peared before an alarm was sounded. The entire robbery took only Ave or ten minutes. Several hundred dollars' worth of stamps and other valuables were taken. Nitroglycerin was used as an explosive. State police and United States secret service agents and postal Inspectors who arrived this evening have discov ered important clues. The robbery took place In Lehigh avenue, the heart of the business section. PRINCE KILLED IN BATTLE By Associated Press Amsterdam, via London, Sept. 24. Prince Frederic of Thurn and Taxis, son of Prince Lamoral was killed on Monday while fighting in the Dniester ! region in Russia, according to a Vienna I dispatch to the Berlin Lokal Anzelger. iie was 41 years old HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY-EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1915. rsburg interests, of all creeds and all beliefs not only have faith in their city but are as one in joining words and forces toward the greatest good for the greatest number. It was a far cry front the little gathering of nearly fifteen years back, called at the request of the Telegraph to discuss ways and means of finding out just what the city most needed and to de vise ways and means of financing the proposed enterprises. But it was a manifestation of the same spirit, only larger grown, fearless, confident and strong, preparing for future flight. Movies of the City The meeting was opened with the display of 1700 feet of moving pic tures representing the public improve ments of Harrisburg and embracing the parks, the playgrounds, the tennis courts, the. baseball fields, the golf links, the river wall with canoeists skirting It, the wide sweep of the river basin, Wildwood lake, the beautiful drive through the forest along Its shore—any thing and every thing that has come into being In the past fif teen years in the way of civic better ment, not forgetting the building up of handsome new residential sections, was flashed on the screen by the all seeing eye of the camera, it was a wonderful presentation of what we in Harrisburg have come to regard as commonplace because we see it daily. Thrown on the screen It had the effect [Continued'on Page B.] Examination Papers Lost When Ships Went Down By Associated Press London, Sept. 24, 10.53 a. m. A third set of papers for the annual ex aminations in the United States for Rhodes scholarships has been for warded, In the hope that they will ar rive in time for the tests on the ap pointed days, October 5 and 6. The original papers went down with the Arabic and a second set was lost with the sinking of the Hesperian. On ac count of this delay. Dr. George Parkin, secretary of the Rhoades Scholarship I Trust, expressed the fear that aspir ants in Atnerica for scholarships might think no examinations were to be held this year. RUSSIAN RETREAT BRILLIANT By Associated Press London. Sept. 24. Describing the Vilna retreat, the Petrograd corre spondent of the Times characterizes as one of the most difficult ;md bril liant Russian exploits of the present war, but says the withdrawal began not a moment too soon, for .a further delay would have enabled the Ger mans to drive a wedge into the Rus sian rear | * fecUtoilcJl *jj THE SCHOOL PAGEANT ! IF there had been nothing else in the great municipal celebration of this week, the pageantry of the schools this morning upon the streets of the city would have been sufficient. Not in all the history of education in Harrisburg has there been anything like it. Every official of the school district and every principal and all the teachers and the girls and the boys share in the city-wide praise which was heard on every side to-day. It was a glorious sight. Not only the proud parents and friends of the marching hosts, but the thousands upon thousands who watched the procession joined in the applause that greeted school after school as the long parede wound up and down the route of procession. It was a revelation of the school life of Harrisburg; an eye-opener for those who do not always realize what is being done for the rising genera tion. To-day all the people had an opportunity to see for themselves the citizens of a future day, who are liv ing in new surroundings and a more wholesome atmosphere, and who will be as a result of these conditions still better citizens when they take their places in the full activities of their community. Why not have an annual parade of the school girls and boys of Harris burg? It would be an inspiration and the Telegraph would be delighted to offer one of the prizes each year to the school making the most creditable | showing in such a tournament. President Poyer and all associated with him In the preparations for to day's celebration should sleep well to night. They have done admirably. Ballot Boxes Guarded by Deputy Sheriffs By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa.. Sept. 24.—Deputy sheriffs and police to-day guarded the ballots cast In last Tuesday's primary election. Sheriff George W. Richards having been informed that efforts were being made to tamper with the boxes In no less than half a dozen precincts throughout the county. Approximately 100,000 votes were cast in the primary and while many contests were close It developed to day that only 96 votes separated David B. Johns and William B. Kirker, can didates for county prothonotary. The ballot boxes will be kept under police guard until the returning board, ap pointed to officially canvass the re turns. decide whether a recount Is necessary. RIVER BASIN IS IN GALA ATTIRE FOR CARNIVAL Gorgeously Decorated Floats Arc Moved to Their Places Along Front Steps STORES REPRESENTED City's Crafts Show Wonderful Progress Made in Last Fifteen Years The passing: of the last small tot in the big parade of Harrisburg's school children was the signal that caused the thousands of spectators who had lined the way of the parade to break their thickly jammed ranks and surge to wards River Front Park to review the decorated boat display. Lining the grassy edges of the River | Park slopes and promenading up and down the broad terrace that tops Har risburg's "Front Steps" the eager thou sands witnessed the finest spectacle that Harrisburg's river basin has ever presented. As the thousands gazed at the gorgeously decorated floats that sway ed gently on the glass-like surface of the Susquehanna they were given some idea of what the future holds for this city along the lines of ucquatic sports. Nowhere, as the thousands gazed up and down the river, did their eyes fall upon the slimy pools of stagnant water, the rank, weed-covered garbage dumps, nor the rough, stubble-grown banks of the river's old brink. The New River Instead they saw a long line of glistening concrete steps, leading from the water's edge up to a broad smooth granollthtc wall that extends from one end of the city to the other. Back of this a finely-graded, grass and shrub rContlnuccl on Page 9] Merchant Night Draws Big Crowd of Celebrators Thousands of merry. Jostling prome naders; myriads of sparkling Incan descent lights; streamers of vari colored bulbs; glaring, scintllatlng signs; blazing store windows dressed out In their most gorgeous style—this, with a softly glowing, radiant orb of ellver light high In the heavens, shin ing down as though in smiling appro bation of a busy city's tribute to time and progress; this was "merchants' night" of Harrisburg's great municipal Improvement celebration. Filled with the spirit of the Mardi (Continued on Pa*e 7.) TO BOAT OWNERS Il.—Mardi Gras with dancing between River avenue and Front street. Kantastics and theatricals in Market Souare. 11.30 P. >l. Father Susquenanna came into his own this afternoon when water craft of various sizes, colors, descriptions, and kinds of motive power turned out for the big water carnival. One of the big features of Ha.rris burg's three-day Municipal Improve ment Celebration —the river program —attracted thousands of folks to the Hiver Front and the bridges. From j shortly after the noon hour until the sun was well on its way toward the Cumberland county mountains, all roads led to the River Front. For ti*.e first time, Harrisburg folks had a chance to use the "front steps" in the way that they should and surely [Continued on Page 9]