Russian Forces Again Check Von Hindenburg HARRISBURG flfiSifii TELEGRAPH LXXXIV — No. 249 PASSENGER TRAIN HITS AUTOMOBILE AT HUMMELSTOWN Sideswiped and Turned Over Into Ditch on Top of Autoists GUESTS AT FOX HOME Chauffeur Seriously Injured; Six Others Have Narrow Escape Seven persons en route from Hum melstown to Gettysburg this morning had a miraculous escape from death, when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a train on the Middletown and Hummelstown branch of the Philadelphia and Read ing Railway. The accident occurred at the Main street grade crossing, TTummetstown. The auto was sideswiped and was turned over into the ditch, the occu pants falling under the car. Those in the car were: Ralph Mulligan, chauffeur, Phila delphia, left leg badly cut and bruised, head cut, and internal injuries; taken to the National hotel. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Gay, Phila delphia, scalp wounds, slight lacer ations of the face and body bruises. Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Barnes, Phil adelphia, scalp wounds. Miss Mary Fox,Hummelstown, slight outs and bruises. Robert T. Fox, assistant district at torney, Hummelstown, slight cuts and bruises. The party were overnight guests at the home of Robert T. Fox, Hummels town. They left, about 8.40 this morn ing, intending to make a brief stop in Harrisburg. The train left Hummelstown for Middletown at 8.50 and wtas traveling at five miles an hour, according to Paul Werner, en gineer, and S. D. Hartz, the conduc tor. The crossing is at the west end of Main street. %The automobile reached the crossing just about the time the train came around the surve a short distance north of Main street. The chauffeur made every effort to turn his car away from the engine, and this, it Is believ ed prevented a more serious accident. Engine Sideswipes Auto The engine sideswiped the automo bile turning the car over into a ditch near the road. All the passengers fell [Continued on Page 7.] Delaware College Gets Present of $500,000 Wilmington, Del., Oct. 23. Official announcement was made this morning of a gift of a half million dollars to Delaware College by an interested • itizen whose identity the college trustees are not permitted to disclose. Of this sum $300,000 will be applied to new buildings and $200,000 set aside as an endowment fund to provide reve nue for maintenance. From the same anonymous source Delaware College received gifts of ground adjoining the present college property to be used for extension pur poses, the ground so acquired costing nearly $200,000. To Organize Young Men's Hebrew Association The organization of a Young Men's Hebrew Association and Ladies" Aux iliary ip Harrisburg will in all proba bility be effected at a mass meeting to be held this evening in the audi torium of the Technical high school building. The movement for the or ganization was launched here several months ago and already has a large following. It Is proposed that the association when formed will be affiliated with the National Council, Young Men's He brew Association, of New York. In addition to speaking there is to be music by the Y. M. H. A. orchestra. It is expected that representatives of every Jewish family in the citv will attend. Louis Brenner, field secretary of the National Council, Y. M. H. A., New York, is scheduled to be present and make an address. The other speakers will he Dr. George A. Treitnan, of this city; Harry Zable, president of the B'Nai congregation, of Reading, who will speak in Yiddish, and M. Brenard Hoffman, vice-president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association of Pennsyl vania. The meeting will lie free, but chil dren will not be admitted. [THE WEATHER, For Harrlilinrg and vl.-lnKv: Fair to-night and Sunday] nllfchtly warmer Sunday, For Eastern I'enunvlvnnln s Fair to night with front; Sondny fair, ■lightly warmer; gentle to mod erate northerly winds. * liT River The Snnquehannn river and nil Ita branched villi full to-night and Sunday except the lower portion of the main river will reniafn n»arly stationary to-night. A stage of about 4.S feet Is Indi cated for Harrlahurg Sunday morning. General Conditions The pressure has Increased over the greater part of the l.ake Re gion and eontluuea high over the central districts. It continue* low over northeast* era, extreme southeastern ana southwest era districts and lias decreased decidedly la the ex treme Northwest. It la cooler In the Atlantic States and over the greater part of the I.ake Re flon. Tempers!urei Si a. m.. 4S. Rum Rises, s. m i sets, (lilS p. m. Moon: Rises, 5i4R p. tn. Hlver Stage 1 ,V 2 feet above low water mark. Ye*terd«y'a Weather Highest temperature. «7. lowest temperature, SO. Mean temperature, BS. Normal temperature, 52. GREAT BATTLE IN PROGRESS ON ITALIAN FRONT Italy's Soldiers on Offensive to Relieve Pressure on Serbian Border AUSTRIAN LINE PIERCED Russian General Says His Troops Will Land on Bul garian Coast Soon Italian front. Advices from Rome and Vienna indicate that the offensive movement of the Italians undertaken presumably to relieve pressure on the Serbian front. Is under full headway. An official communication from Rome states that this move is In progress on the Tyrol and Trentino frontiers, along the whole front to the sea. The latest reports l'rom Vienna state that the Italians were repulsed with heavy lossts, although they suc ceeded In reacning the Austrian po sitions in some places. The Italian staff, however, announces a series of important successes. It Is stated the Austrian line was pierced in several sectors and that many Austrian posi tions were captured. German troops are following up their recent offensive movements on the French front but apparently no fighting of great importance has de veloped. The official report from Paris to-day mentions three German attacks and says that in each instance the attacking parties were dispersed. In Lorraine French forces occupied a German trench. Difficulties Encountered An announcement made by the Ser bian minister to Greece indicates that the invaders of Serbia are meeting with great difficulties. The minister asserts that the Austro-German of fensive south of Danube and Save has been suspended for the time beingr, and that In some sections the Serbians have resumed the offensive. The mln ! ister also asserts that after reaching Vranya, on the main Serbian railroad, Bulgarian troops vacated the town. Greek newspapers publish a note setting forth the position of the Greek Government. Greece makes known her purpose of maintaining a friendly attitude toward the entente powers, but considers that It is not in their province to interpret the Greco-Ser bian treaty under the terms of which, it is contended by the allies, Greece is obliged to assist Serbia. A Russian general detailed to the Serbian head quarters Is quoted as having said that, within a fortnight Russian troops will land on the Bulgarian coast. The German Federal Government has decided to assume control of food throughout Germany to equalize dis tribution and prices. Hitherto the state provincial authorities have per formed this function. It Is stated In Berlin that the food supply Is abun dant. Germans Deny Only 358 Vessels Have Been Sunk By Associated Prest Berlin, Oct. 23, by wireless to Say vllle, "Competent German authori ties deny the official announcement made in London on October 20th that only 183 British merchant vessels and 175 British fishing vessels had been j sunk by submarines up to October I 14,' says the Overseas News Agency. "These authorities state that up to the middle of October, 289 English trad- I ing ships had been sunk and that up ;to September 14, 275 fishing vessels had been destroyed, as shown by statements published from time to time in English newspapers. These reports do not disclose all the facts, and the actual number of ships sunk in reality is still larger." Federal Government to Control Prices By Associated Press Berlin, Oct. 23, by .wireless to Say ville. The German Federal govern ment to-day decided to assume con trol of the price and supply of victuals throughout Germany. Up to the pres ent time the State provincial authori ties had been considered competent to hand the food situation. OBSERVE KM PRESS' BIRTHDAY By Associated Press Berlin, Oct. 23.—8y wireless to Say i ville. The streets of Berlin were (decorated gayl.v and Hags were dis played on the public buildings and private houses in honor of the birth day yesterday of the Empress. All the grandchildren of the Empress visited her at Potsdam. SEEK NORMA I, CONDITIONS By Associated Press London, Oct. 23. —It is learned in banking circles that further plans are under consideration for bringing back normal conditions in the American ex change market. Bankers concerned in this undertaking say it has not been advanced sufficiently to make public its nature at this time. GERMANS DRIVEN BACK By Associated Press Paris, Oct. 23, 2.35 p. m. Yesterday evening detachments of German troops endeavored to advance from their trenches near Bois en Hache and Givenchy, but they were quickly dis persed. according to the official state ment given out by the war office this afternoon. Railroads Planning to Move Italian Reservists By Associated Press Pittsburgh. Pa., Oct. 23. —Railroads here to-day arranged to move some 4,000 Italian reservists from West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania who have been ordered to join their regiments. Small bodies of 100 or less were sent to New York every night last week, but It was planned to move the main body In four special trains not later than next Wednesday in order that they might immediately embark on the waiting steamship. HARRISBURG, PA. y SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1915. MAYOR ROYAL IS DRIVEN TO EN LAW BY MOTOR CLUB j% yfiC, 7?t o-y *-r~4 p i