Bandits Tie Train Crew With Ropes, Gua HARRISBURG W&mm TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 252 GREAT DEVELOPMENT PARKS AND PLA UNDER M. HARVEY TAYLOR Straightening of Treacherous Kink in Road Along Wild wood Bluff Marks Comple tion of Summer's Program Mapped Out by Commis sioner; Park Head Did Great Things in Permanent Development Projects Dar ing Last Two Years; Re claimed Thousands of Yards of River Bank and Made Beautiful Park Stretches Out of Waste; Planted Shrubbery From Iron Alley to Maclay Street and Placed Many Splendid Elms; Put 54 Light Stand ards on River Wall BEGAN MOVE FOR MOTOR APPARATUS Pushed Along Cameron Park way Project; Opened Playgrounds For Colored Children and For Young sters in Upper and Lower Ends of City; Built New Formal Entrance to Reser voir Park; Constructed Modern Golf and Tennis Clubhouses; Big Improve ments at Wildwood The straightening of the treacher ous kink in the road along the bluff overlooking Wildwood lake and the construction of a concrete culvert and filling in of the deep gully just around the first turn north of the creek, will complete the summer's program of improvements mapped out by Cltv Commissioner M. Harvey Taylor, su perintendent of parks and public property. The road at present climbs the bluff just west of the Hepford farm and th'n make a sharp, dangerous curve as it pauses over the guilty. The crev asse at present is spanned by a plank bridge. Heavy rains constantly threaten the embankments and Com missioner Taylor fears that a more or less serious washout may cause the bridge to settle. To Fill in Gully After crossing the bridge the road way makes another sharp turn on the very edge of the bluff before turning to enter the chestnut grove and it is this "S" that Mr. Taylor will straighten. The roadway will be cut directly through the elbow and the earth from the grading will be used to fill in the gully. With the completion of this work [Continued on Page 5.] Post Office Robberies Cause Loss of $200,000 By Associated Press Washington. D. C„ Oct. 27.—Enor mous losses due to post office robberies were responsible for orders from the post office department to-day to post masters throughout the country to keep on hand a smaller number of stamps and other valuable papers and to guard them more carefully than heretofore. Losses last year amounted to nearly two hundred thousand dol lars. The order excepts postmasters cf the first class. REDUC*" ->N IX SELLING PRICE ciy Associated Press London, Oct. 27, 10:55 A. M. A re duction in the selling price of treasury bills over the counter was announced to-day by the Bank of England. Three months bills now yield 494 per cent six months bills 4%. and nine and twelve months bills 5 per cent., as compared with the previous rate of THE WEATHER For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to-night and Thursday, not much change In temperature. For Kastern I'ennaylvnnlat Fair to-nlabt, slightly cooler In rant portion Thursday fair gentle soatbwest wluila becoming vari able. Hirer The Susquehanna river and all Ita hranchr* will fall slowly or re main nearly atatlonar.v. A atage of about 4.1 feet la Indicated for Harrlahurir Thursday morning. (General Conditions The storm that nan central north of lake Superior, Tuesday morn- Ins, has paMHed off northeast ward. It caused ahowera, attend ed In some localities by thunder storms. a long the northern border from Michigan eastward and In the Middle and North Atlantic States. It la cooler In the Ohio Vallev nnd In the interior of New "York State and slightly cooler over the Southeastern siatea In the Upper Mississippi Valley. Temperature: K a. m.. affidavits to the effect that they could not read the ballots. ATTACKED FOR FAILURE TO MARRY By Associated Press Milan. Italy, via Paris, Oct. 27. Prince Leopold, of Coburg. who was burned with acid and wounded with a revolver in the hands of Kamilla Rybicka last week was attacked by Frauleln Rybicka according to the "Secolo" because he had not carried out his promise to marry her. The "Secolo" says thai the "Jena Zeltung" possesses an autograph letter from the Prince, dated Paris, July 1, X9j4 t In which he promised to marry the girl. SERBIANS MENACE BULGAR FORCES Austrians Report Substantial Progress in Northwestern Part of Serbia TAKE STRONG POSITIONS Hard Fighting Continues in Various Sections of Austro- Italian Front Franco-Serbian successes in South ern Serbia probably have rendered untenable the Kumanovo-Vranya line of the Bulgarians alonK the Nish- Salontkl road, according to a Saloniki dispatch. The Bulgarians in this sec tor are declared to be menaced by Serbian attacks from both sides. In Northwestern Serbia the Aus trians report substantial progress. They have seized strong positions south of Oberenovac and their forces of occupation are nearing Valjevo, from which Austrian cavalry already has driven the Serbians. From Vise grad, in Bosnia, the Serbians have been driven back to the Serbian bor der. Vienna declares the mountain ous country in the bend of the Danube east of the Kllssura narrows has virtually been cleared of hostile forces. Despatch of munitions from Austria to Constantinople is likely to be begun within a few days across the north east corner of Serbia, where 4he con tact between Bulgarian and Austro- German forces seems on the point of being accomplished according to ad vices from Bucharest. Rumania. In the Champagne district in France I ■ l the Germans again have attacked the position at La Courtlne. portions of I which the French claimed to have I held after its capture recently. Paris j declares the latest attack was com pletely repulsed. Hard lighting continues in the various sectors of the Austro-Italian front, where the Italians are driving their offensive movement for Gorizia and the approaches to Trent. Vienna declares the invaders have failed to make progress. Some slackening of it he force of the attack on the Doberdo [plateau is reported. Vienna asserts that the Austrian aerial raid on Venice was in reprisal for an Italian air attack on Trieste. Material damage to military property was inflicted, it is indicated. Asquith Will Be Asked Whether Peace Plans Have Been Discovered Jy Associated Press London. Oct. 27, 10.20 A. M.—When Premier Asquith returns to the house jof commons to-morrow he will be I asked by Annan Bryce whether un official exchanges of views have been carried on between Berlin and London with the possible object of the con clusion of an early peace and whether inquiries of similar nature have been made by official representatives of any power. Mr. Asquith also will he asked whether he still adheres to the decla ration In his Guild Hall speech that Great Britain should not sheath her sword until "the freedom of Europe was secured." Six Victims of Box Factory Fire Buried By Associated Press Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 27.—Six girls, victims of the tire which Monday aft ernoon destroyed the factory of the Union Paper Box Company, with the loss of thirteen lives, were buried to day, and the remaining bodies will be interred to-morrow. The body of Peter Vallon, the Italian porter, was removed from the morgue during the night and will be buried by his coun trymen in McKees Rocks, a suburb. CRUDE OIL PRICE RAISED By Associated Press . Pittsburgh. Pa.. Oct. 27.—Another five cents a barrel was added to the price of Pennsylvania crude oil at the opening of the market here to-day, bringing it to SI.BO. Other new prices announced were: Mercer Black, New Castle and Corning. $1.39; Cabell, $1.35; Somerset. $1.22. Ragland re mained unchanged at 65 cents. DECISION' FAVORS ALIENS By Associated Press Washington. D. C., Oct. 27.—Immi gration officials were to-day shorn hy the supreme court of the power of ex cluding aliens because in their opinion commercial depression at the place of destination might cause the aliens to become public charges. Some Rus sian immigrants destined to Portland, Ore., were ordered released from cus tody In which they were held for de portation. i! TELEGRAPH' j i: TRAVELOGUE!! COUPON • • This coupon and 10c < ■ J I will admit holder to J J «• The Roberson Travelogue '' || "GERMANY"!! j; Thurs. Eve., Oct 28th jj ; Chestnut St. Auditorium ;; | One-half the hotine only avail* A * • able for coupon admission. \ \ 14 PAGES POSTSCRIPT— FINAL CHEAPER WATER, BIG SURPLUSES UNDER BOWMAN Reduced Rates to Consumers From $6 to |5; Got Coal and Oil at a Big Saving \ , ROYAL'S WHINES AMUSING Mayors Misrepresentations Is Evidence of "Sour Grapes" in His Mouth Mayor Royal, through his news paper apologist, continues to misrep resent Ills colleagues in council, choos ing for his attack to-day Harry F, Bowman, whose splendid conduct of the water department since his elec tion two years ago has given the peo ple of the city cheaper water and has earned for them handsome surpluses. In view of the miserable showing made by Royal at the primaries as compared with that of .Mr. P.owman, Royal's twisting of figures in a way he must know to be unjustified is taken only as another evidence of "sour grapes" and the foretaste of defeat next Tuesday. Smiling as he puzzled over Royal's maze of contradictory figures Mr. Bow man said that all he could say is that it might be well for the taxpayer to considei the following facts relating to savings in the water department [Continued on Page »] ISE ANCIENT WEAPON'S By Associated Press Toronto. Oct. 27. British troops fighting in Flanders have adopted the weapon of the ancient, cavemen for hand to hand fighting in the trenches, according to a letter received by the Rev. A. T.ogan Oegglc. The weapon Is a wooden affair similar to a police man's trunc" eon. weighted with lead and very liberally studded with boot tacks. It is for hot hand to hand af fairs in a narrow trench. OFF TO DAIRY MEET Dr. John M. J. Raunick, city health officer, and Dr. George R. Moffitt, city bacteriologi"t, left this afternoon to attend a three day convention of the International Association of Dairy and Milk Inspectors in Washington. All of the addresses will be devoted to sub jects relating to milk and milk pro ducts. Reading, Pa., Oct. 27.—Mrs. Ellen Frances, wife of Gen eral D. McM. Gregg, the latter one of the few surviv. great commanders of the Civil War and formerly Auditor General of Pennsylvania, died here to-day. Mrs. Gregg was 77 years of age. 'She was a descendant of Frederick A Muhlenberg, speaker of the First United States Congress and great granddaughter of Joseph Hiester, at one time gov ernor of Pennsylvania.. SCHWAB MAKES ANOTHER BID? Allentown, Pa., Oct. 27. At a meeting of the stock holders of the Thomas Iron Company, called to consider a bid of $3,000,000 made for the company's plants by a New York syndicate, believed to be operating for Charles M. Schwabf it was announced that the syndicate's offer had been increased $500,000. It is probable the offer will be accepted. GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY San Francisco, Oct. 27. Ralph K. Blair and Dr. Thomas Addis were found guilty to-day of conspiring to hire :nsn in the United States for British military service. 170 KILLED IN TYPHOON Manila, Oct. 27. —The typhoon in Southern Luzon killed at least 170 persons and injured nearly &00. Damage to property and to the hemp and rice crops is estimated at $1,000,000. A heavy landslide involved a portion of the vol cano of Mayon. SHELLS EXPLODED NEAR KING Paris, Oct. 27, 5.40 P. M.—Four shells exploded only 200 yards / from King George of England and President Poincare of France, during their visit to the front yesterday, according to a Temps correspondent back of the firing line. DIRECTORATE CUT TO FIFTEEN New Haven, Conn., Oct." 27. The directorate of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Compa.." was cut to fifteen members at the annual meeting of stock holders to-day. The existing board of fifteen was re-elected. H. K. McHarg and F. F. Brewster resigned as directors yesterday. MARRIAGE LICENSES Ray Pouter Brady unit Rather M. f.lnncrlch, Mlddletowa. I.ewlw lairnett anil I.urn 1.. Coatra, steelfon. Chrldt G. I'rtrn, city, nnil I'f flr Katrla Harnrr, Liverpool. John W. l/canr, city, and Ida J. Lehman, Peabrook. ROBBERS HOLD UP TRAIN AND LOOT 3 EXPRESS CARS Company Refuses to Tell Value of Articles Taken Early Today PLANS WERE WELL LAID Bandits Made No Effort to Molest Mails or Pas sengers fiv Associate ! Press Oklahoma City, i 9 la., Oct. 27.—K band of ten robbers held up Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train. No. 9, southbound from Chicago to Saa Antonio, near Onapa, about 2 a. m., to-day, tied up the crew with ropes, placed a guard over the passengers and looted three express cars. They held the train two hours and went about their work with military pre cision. They sent back a detachment which stopped a freight train coming up behind and placed the freight crew under guard to prevent Interference. Express officials refused to tell the amount of loot taken by the robbers who escaped Into the woods and marshes and were to-day being pur sued by peace officers of a dozen coun ties and hundreds of citizens organized into posses. The train robbed often carries large amounts of money and securities. Despite the robbers' meth odical work, their plans went awry and they took away the contents of only one safe. Three others defied [Continued on I'age o.] $18,000,000 FORD DIVIDEND Canadian Motor Company to Cut flOfl Per Cent. Stock Melon Walkervtlle, Ont., Oct. 27. —Distri- bution of a 600 per cent, stock divi dend to shareholders of tlio Ford Motor Company of Canada, equivalent at the present, price of the stock to $18,000,000, was recommended by the company's stockholders to-day. This action follows payment of a 50 per cent, cash dividend to its stock holders within the last two weeks. The stock dividend Is recommended as part of the plan approved by the stockholders for Increasing the "com pany's capital stock from $1,000,00fl to $16,000,000. Thert ate only about 150 stockhold ers !n the company.