Thousands Crowd Grassy Slopes of Reserv HARRISBURG QfiSlSk TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 225 * MARDIGRAS IN MARKE CLOSES IMPROVEMENT Governor's Troop Attempts to Destroy Bridges Across the Susquehanna in Mili tary Maneuvers at Reser voir Park This Afternoon; Companies D and I Battle to Preserve Them; Thou sands in the "War Zone" CITY FIRE APPARATUS IN EXHIBITION RUN Street Cabaret With Dancing in Principal Streets to Be Climax of Three-Day Ob servance; Bands, Fantas tics and Theatricals Will Feature Fun Making \ Tonight's Program 0 P. M. Mardl Gran, with ilanelne in Market street between Htver avenue anil Front ptreet and with fantastic* and theatrical* In Mar ket Square {acinic Market utreet west. 11.30 P. M. "Good-nlßlit." J With exciting military maneu vers on the slopes of Reservoir Park and an exhibition of the fire apparatus in Market Square. Harrisburg. this afternoon car ried out the last day's program nf the big three-day Municipal Improvement celebration. To-night the three days of pa rades. carnivals, exhibits and so on that have been held to coni- memorate the fifteen years of improvement will end with a grand hurrah in the street cabaret. Hundreds of people turned out! to see the local military com-j inands, Companies D and I and I the Governor's Troop do some real battle tactics at Reservoir; other hundreds watched the dis play of the old and new fire ap paratus. The streets of the central busi ness section to-night will hardly hold the thousands who are ex pected to crowd the thorough bred. Harrisburg "In the Middle" of Opposing Armies; Battle on Harrisburg. figuratively speaking was more or less "in the middle" this afternoon between the trenches and the bridgeheaa. The military maneuvers that were a feature of the big ttiree-day Municipal Improvement Celebration held at Reservoir to-day. Companies D and I of the National Guard and the Governor's Troop parti cipated in the maneuvers and they worked out on a large scale a certain problem that included the western en trance of the city via the Market street bridge and the slopes of Reser voir park. The problem was this: The Gov ernor's Troop was a "just-pretend" cavalry vanguard or screen for the army that was waiting somewhere back of Jonestown. It had spent the night there. Companies D and I were the vanguard of the opposing hosts of the enemy that had spent last night in Mechanicsburg and were enroute here to capture Harrisburg. The Qavalry men's job was to get posses sion of the bridgehead if possible and destroy the viaduct so the enemies couldn't get into the city. Companies D and I were to have the job of pre venting the Troop from getting pos session of the bridgehead. On paper that looks a cinch, doesn't it* Military that looks a cinch, doesn't it? Military tough one and one well worth trying to solve. Anyway the military com panies worked at it this afternoon while thousands of folks watched ad miringly. How well one side or the other succeeded can only be told when the smoke of battle has cleared away —in other words when the referees finish their job. Tonight's "THE" Night of Great Celebration ! Yo! Ho! For the Cabaret! fit you don't want to have more fun than a crutch to-night, you shouldn't come in. or up, or down town. To-night's to be the "big night" and the last night of the great three-day municipal improvement celebration and thousands of people will crowd the streets of the central section from 9 o'clock until midnight for the big street cabaret. "Harrisburg can look forward to something unique in its history of celebrations, something the like of which it has never witnessed before," is the wholly uneniightening tip the committee of arrangements passed out to-day. All Plans Complete Plans for the big night on the streets were completed to-day by Frank H. Hoy. Jr., general chairman of the cabaret committee. His sub chairmen, including C. Floyd Hopkins, In charge of the stage program; R. R. Seaman, in charge of the moving stage; C. A. Backenstoss, in charge of the gypsy camp; Cy Heckert, for the street dancing, and Harry Beck, •who will conduct the country fair on {Continued on Page 12.] { SCENES FROM THE Fully fifty thousand people saw the water sports on the river yesterday from the bridges, the wall and the steps. Even more saw the decorated boat parade and fireworks last night. Two of the floats that attracted attention were the Telegraph s ••Battleship" and the John C. Herman and Company "submarine," King Oscar. 'Twasn't safe cruising for the battleship with the U Boat hanging around. In the canoe arc seen Mrs. W. J. Nicely and Miss Nelie Spahr who won the 220-yard canoe race for women. The other picture shows the crowds on the city's "front steps." CITY RANKS AMONG FIRST IN COUNTRY Expansion Along Building Lines in Last Fifteen Years Regarded as Wonderful As an example of the modern, pro gressive city, with no moss-covered ancient ideas to clog its advance, Har risburg is now ranking among the foremost municipalities of its size and larger in the character of its buildings. The growth in this respect has been alnn st unbelievable in the last few years and the constructive character of the spirit of progress has given to Harrisburg some of the most substan tial, well-built, attractive and complete buildings and plants that can be found anywhere. The majority of people do not realize the great change that has come over the city, and in the celebra tion over improvements are apt to overlook one of the most important phases of the city's development. Buildings arc Substantial On other pages to-day, the Tele graph presents a special feature of some of the new, up-to-date buildings which have been erected during the re cent improvement era. Although not all the structures of this character in the city are shown, enough of them are given to impress the mind with the fact that in building construction of a safe, sane, solid nature, Harrisburg ranks among the foremost cities as does it also in so many other depart ments of civic and business life. Without the private enterprise which has been shown in the replac ing of old sites with the newest and best of buildings. Harrisburg's period of rejoicing would have been lessened to a great extent. As it was, the cup of satisfaction is filled to overflowing and these permanent markers of growth and advancement will keep ever-present the knowledge that the city is young in development, but that this development is taking place in a sturdy and unassailable way. The large poster cards placed upon these buildings by the Chamber of Com merce have been an Interesting feature of the celebration and the number which were put out indicate the tre mendous expansion in building activi ties which this city has witnessed dur ing the last fourteen years. THE WEATHER Hnrrtatiursc and vlclnltyi Fair to night ami probably Sumlnj". \nt much <-hnn<ie In Irmprralurt. Kaatern Pennsylvania i Fair to night nnil probably Sunday. Not murk rhflnicr In temperature. l.lKht to moderate northenut wind*. River The Mnaquehanna river and Ita principal hranchea will continue to fall alowly. A atafKc of about ,'t.S feet la Indicated for Harriaburs Sunday morning. Preaaure kaa Increaaed over near ly all the territory eaat of the Mla alaalppl river In the laat 34 hoara ■nd la hlgheat ever the upper St. Lawrence valley. It la cooler alonar the northward to the Pacific ocean. It la 2 to 1(1 dejeree* warmer In the Central Yalleya and over the weatern por tion »f the lake rearlon. Temperature: ft a. m.. 58; 2 p. m., 73. Snni Itlaea, S.JTS a. m.f Seta, B.BN p. m. Moon t Rlaea, 7.08 p. m. River Stage ■ B.f» feet above low water mark. Yeaterday'a Weather Hl*h«t temperature, 73. liOwc*t temperature, 4tl. Mean temperature, 110. Normal temperature, 62 HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915 WATER CARNIVAL SEEN BY ON "FRONT Water Sports, Decorated Boat Parade and Fireworks Wit nessed by Throngs Such as Never Have Gathered in All the City's History; Susquehanna a Blaze of Light From 7 to II; River Basin Comes Into Its Own "When "Good Night" flashed in let- 11 ters of red and green fire from the]' island last evening at the close of the |' fireworks display, the story of the greatest water carnival Harrisburg ] ever beheld became history. The aquatic sports in the afternoon , attracted thousands of people who crowded to the river parks, wall and 1 bridges. 1 But the crowning features were the ' illuminated floats and the decorated 11 boat parade in the evening. All Harrisburg crowded to the river 1 front but the thousands didn't restrict; i themselves to the parks, the bridges 1 1 or even the "front steps"; they over flowed even upon the long slopes of i the river banks. Just how many ; thousands turned out under the moon ' if impossible to estimate. Officially i Harrisburg boasts of some seventy ]' thousand folks: sixty-eight thousand! therefore ought to be a fair estimate ji of the number which "oh-ed" and j • "ah-ed" 'while the bands played and | the fireworks boomed and the rockets | soared and the scores of gaily decor- i GREEKS CONTINUE TO GATHER FORCES Official Circles Now Believe Struggle With Bulgaria Cannot Be Avoided Greek mobilization is continuing with the ultimate course which the nation is to take still not definitely outlined. Official circles, at least, seem convinced that a struggle be tween Greece and Bulgaria cannot be avoided. Latest Russian official statements confirm reports of the recapture of the fortress of Lutsk. The Russians are continuing their success all along the Bouthern eijd of the line and have even extended their successful resistance as far as Logischin, to the northwest of Pinsk, where Field Marshal Von Mackensen has met with a setback. The recent modification of the Ger man submarine policy, with Its indi cated increased care for the safety of passenger vessels has been followed by a change in the personnel of the German naval staff. Vice-Admiral Bachmann, head of the staff, and Rear Admiral Dehncke, vice chief, who are understood to have been opposed to the modifications, have retired. Ad miral Holtzendorf, former commander of the German high seas fleet. Is the new chief of staff. ated canoes and boats bobbed like varicolored lighted corks on the broad surface of Father Susquehanna. A Great Regatta? And. the average weary, hut happy participant—canoeist or spectator— probably pondered upon these two very great truths as he trudged home ward. Harrisburg should go in for some thing of the same kind every year only of a larger and more splendid scale. The organization of a great regatta association might be an ad mirable solution. Harrisburg's "front steps" are just the proper setting for such a splendid parade as featured yesterday's pro gram of the Municipal Improvement Celebration. Only the improved water front with its parks and the three-mile length of prettily lighted wall and steps could have provided such a splendid grand stand. And the skeptic who wouldn't have believed, should have had a view from one of the floats, the bridge or a canoe. For blocks the river bank from top terrace of the river park to the lowest edge of the "front steps of (Continued on Page 7.) ARMENIANS BEING SENT TO DEATH Delivered to Stations Where They Are Executed by Turkish Forces London, Sept. 25.—"The Turks are gradually but effectively exterminat ing the Armenian people, asserts the Dedeaghatch correspondent of the Times. "The modus operandi is to [Continued on Page 12.] Cardinal Gotti Badly Injured After Fainting By Associated Press Rome, Sept. 25, via Paris.—Cardinal Jerome Mary Gotti, prefect of the propaganda, fainted and fell in his office yesterday, striking his head violently on the floor, says the Idea Nationale. He suffered a slight con cussion of the brain and his condition is considered grave because of his great age, 81 years. Cardinal Gotti was appointed to the cardinalate In 1905. The office he holds Is one of the most Influential in the Catholic church. All strictly mis sionary lands such as some parts of America and of Africa are under the propaganda. Cardinal Gotti was one of those mentioned as a possible suc cessor to Pope Piux X- , AUSTRIA MUST RECALL DUMBA U. S. Is Not Satisfied With His Departure on "Leave of Absence" By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Sept. 25.—Am bassador Penfieid at Vienna has been instructed to make clear to the Aus trian Government informally that the United States must insist on the re call of Dr. Dumba, the Austrian am bassador here and that his departure "on leave of absence" would not be satisfactory. From messages exchanged between Ambassador Penfieid and the State Department, it is apparent that the Austrian Government misunderstood the desires of the United States. It was intimated at first to Ambassador Penfieid that the Austrian Govern ment might recall Dr. Dumba on leave of absence and might desire safe con duct for him. Dr. Dumba himself telegraphed for such safe conduct a few days later, informing the State Department he had been granted of absence. No action was taken on his request hut it was forwarded to Ambassador Penfieid. Instructions sent to Mr. Penfieid were not disclosed but he has been authorized to make it clear that Dr. Dumba's usefulness as the Austrian Ambassador to the United States has ceased and that if given merely "leave of absence" ho would nevertheless still remain accredited. The right of a government to de mand the recall of an ambassador he cause of his personal acts is unques tioned under international law, and according to ocials. if the Austrian government persisted in refusing to recall Dr. Dumba passports could be handed to him. There is no indica tion as yet that, this will be necessary, the delay in the Austrian government's decision, it is said, being due to diffi culties in cable transmission. Tt was stated officially to-day that all the messages from the State De partment to the American embassy at Vienna had reached there. Zembo Shriners to Visit Elizabethtown Monday Zembo Shrine and Patrol, together with the Dauphin County Memorial Association, will go to Elizabethtown on Monday where the patrol will drill and the band render a concert for the guests. This will take the place of the annual outing of the memorial asso ciation. Tickets for the trip including a buffet supper at the Masonic Homo will be sold for $1.25. There will be no special trains in the morning, but a special train will be run in the aft ernoon leaving union station at 3:40 and returning, leaving the Home at 7. Those who uo by automobile will be provided with supper and all Masons and their families have been Invited. / ' NEXT! The great river basin came Into Its own yesterday! There are just three things which should he done at once the great water carnival of yesterday has shown. They are: I—Providing for an annual l.abor Day regatta and water car nival. 2—Providing a public bathing beach on the shore of City Island. 3—Organizing of a Boat Associa ion to supervise shell, canoe an<l motorboat races, etc. 16 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT THINK 8 NAMES WELL GO ON CITY COUNCIL BALLOT County Commissioners Com plete Count of Vote on Commission MEALS GAINS A FEW I Not Likely that Gorgas or Bow man Were Elected in Tues day's Primary The names of eight nonpartisan can didates for City Council will so on the j ballots for the November election. This was the belief of the County I Commissioners to-day on the com- I pletion of the count of ?art of the vote cast at Tuesday's primary election. While no figures have been com puted as to the number of ballots oast, in going over the ballots the coinmis- j sioners find that many voters did not cast a vote for a mayoralty candidate. Others voted for but one candidate for Council. When all ballots have been counted the commissioners will en deavor to make an estimate to deter mine the total number of ballots cast. It was their belief to-day that no oan rContinued on Page 9] Carlisle Man Instantly Killed in Jumping on Freight Train Last Night Sfecial to The Telegraph Carlisle, Pa.. Sept. 2 5.—A fatal acci dent occurred on the Reading railroad at the edge of town last night about S o'clock, when Charles Morris, 2 a years old, won of James Morris, was instantly killed. Morris, in company w'th James Welsh, also of Carlisle, wont to the railroad line intending to ,ni:np on a freight train to go to *>e Lancaster fair. Welsh got on solely, IJ.I* Morris evidently slipped on ihe i toep bank and fell under the wheels. The top of his head was cut off. Welsh missed his companion, but did nor. know of the accident, and remained on the train until he reached the next station, when he got off and returned to Carlisle. He did not say anything about his comrade and the death not known until this morning about o'clock, when the crew of a special passenger train found the body along wide the track. The coroner is investi gating the case to-day. I FILM FLAMMERS ARE SENT UP I Columbus, 0., Sept. 25.—Dennis Kelly, Columbus capi talist, and his business associates, who, laat June were con victed of defrauding the government of more thnn $1,000,00" in revenue tax on artificially colored oleomargarine, we: sentenced to serve two years each in the penitentiary Moundsville, W. Va., and fined SI,OOO each by Federal Di? trict Judge J. E. Sater here to-day. AMERICAN WOMEN IN FLIGHT Washington, Sept. 25.—Thirty persona are reported t have been killed when thousands of shots were fired in th streets of Cananea, Mexico, Thursday afternoon. N. foreigners appear to have been among the killed. Thir; American women are reported fleeing in automobiles frorr Cananea to the border. BOMBARD BELGIAN TOWN Amsterdam, Sept. 25, via London, 2.27 P. M.—Brit' " warships arain bombarded the Belgian town of Zeebrugi this morning. Three ships were engaged. The flashes their heavy guns were visible on the Dutch coast. FRANCIS C. BOWMAN DIES Wil lamsport, Pa., Sept. 25.—Francis Carleton Bowman, aged 71 years, one of the best known residents of the citv died suddenly to-day at Lock Haven, while enroute by au tomobilc to State College, where his son, Harvey, is a stu dent. He was identified with many business interests here and at one time was the chief backer of the Williamspo*' Tri-State League baseball team. PIONEER LUTHERAN DIES St. Louis, Sept. 25.—Frederick A. Uhlich, 99 years old, known throughout the country as one of the pioneers of Lutheranism in America, died here to-day. With one ex ception he was the last survivor of 700 persona who sailed from Bremen in 1838 in quest of religioua liberty. SUSPECT FOUL PLAY Carlisle, Sept. 25.—Following an inquiry by the coroner late this afternoon into the cause of the death of Charles Morris, who was found dead along the Cumberland Valley tracks near here this morning, Frank Welsh, a companion was h-lr 1 , for fi'.rther hearing. Foul plav is suipected MARRIAGE ! Morton B. Jacobs and Florence E. Dart, both of Harrfsbon. FIRE PROTECTION PROGRESS SHOWN BY APPARATUS Hun in Market Square Wit nessed by Big Crowds; Re view by Officials MOTOR ENGINES CHEAPER Plea For New Loan Made by Firemen With Effective Placards The wonderful strides Harrisburg hag made in Are protection during the last fifteen years was effectively dem onstrated this afternoon by an exhibi tion run of both old and modern ap paratus in Market Square this after noon which attracted thousands ot per sons. Every company in the city partici | pated. The machines were brilliantly shined and gayly decorated for the oc casion. The fourteen companies fell in line at Second and State streets shortly af ter 1 o'clock. Headed by the Com monwealth band and city officials they paraded to Market Square where a halt was made and each company started around the Square in numerical sequence. Commissioner M. Harvey i Taylor, Cliief John C. Kindler and Ed | ward Halbert. assistant chief, with the other city officials and their guests viewed the exhibition from the raised platform in the center of the Square. Motorized tintlDo Cheaper The old hand-pumping engine from Hunimelstown. drawn by four red shlrted firemen was the most ancient piece of apparatus in line. It was built In 179S and attracted much attention. Advantage was taken of the occasion by the firemen to boost the contem plated Are loan. One card bore: "In the Horse Day, This Apparatus Cost * s4o_ a Month;" another, "Horseless Day a Month." On the Hone tractor engine were cards wh'ch read: "S4O Per Month: Now Per Month. Is This a Boost For the Fire Loan?" Other mo torized apparatus bore cards telling of reductions In up-keep from JtiO to 15 a month. CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS Crushed between two cars in the Rutherford yards this morning Coyl Clark, 78 North Eighteenth street, a car repairman on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, received prob able Internal Injuries. He waa taken to the Harrisburg Hospital.
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