Two Austrian Torpedo Boat Destroyers Sunk in Fight With Allied Squadron HARRISBURG iSillt TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— Xo. 305 ALLIED FORCES SINK AUSTRIAN DESTROYERS IN BIG SEA FIGHT; Then Chase Remainder of Squadron Which Had In tended to Bombard Du razzo on the Adriatic Sea Back to Their Base; One Vessel Struck Mine and Blows Up; Other Sunk by Well-Aimed Gunfire RUSS START GREAT BUKOWINA OFFENSIVE Dense Masses of Troops Are Launched Forth For Im portant Battle; Fighting Along Forty-Mile Front; Unusually Heavy Bom bardment Covers Ap proach ; Germans Driven Back by French in Vosges Paris, Oct. 30, 12.33 P. M. —Two] Austrian torpedoboat destroyers have j been sunk as a result of an encounter j with sea forces of the allies at a point 1 outside of Cattaro. in the Adriatic. The purpose of the Austrian ships was to IK nibard Durazzo. An allied squadron went to meet them, with the result above set forth. In addition the remainder of the Austrian squadron was pursued by the warships of the allies ans-oompelled to flee toward the Austrian base. This information was contained in an official announcement of the French marine department given out to-day. which reads: "An Austrian naval division, having come out from Cattaro for the purpose ] of bombarding Durazzo. certain squad- ' rons of the allies went forth to give battle. The Austrian torpedoboat de stroyer Lika encountered a mine and was blown up. The destroyer Triglav, | of the same type, was destroyed by fire from the ships of the allies. The remaining warships of the enemy were ! pursued and tied in the direction of : their base." THY TO (IT TRANSPORTATION* There have been several previous encounters of lesser importance than the one now reported in connection with Austrian attempts to interrupt transportation of Italian troops to Al bania and of supplies for the Serbian forces which have retreated to that country. Several supply ships have been sunk by Austrian warships. The destroyers Lika and Triglav «ere sister ships, built in 1913. They were 26 feet long, of 78" tons displace ment. Each was armed with two [Continued on Passe 7.] Governor of Minnesota Dies Suddenly While on Trip to the South By Associated Pres.t 1 'Hilton. La.. Dec. 30. Governor Winfield Scott Hammond, of Minne sota. died suddenly in a Jiotel here to day front a stroke of apoplexy, which, physicians stated, apparently had been superinduced by a recent attack of ptomaine poisoning. He died before Physicians could arrive. INSPECTING I,\\l) By Associated Press St. Paul. Minn., Dec. 30.—Governor \Y. s. Hammond, who died suddenly at Clinton, La., departed from St. Paul for the South just a week ago to-day to inspect some farm land's which he owns in the vicinity of Clinton. At his offices at the State House it was said that he had been expected to return to-morrow and that no inti mation that the Governor was ill had been received here or at St. James, .Minn., where Milton Hammond, the Governor's brother, resides. I.AKE STKAMLR BURN'S By Associated Press Muskegon. Mich., Dec. 30. The steamer Nyack, owned by the Crosby Transportation Company." and one of the oldest vessels in the passenger business on the great I>akes. burned at her dock here to-day and sank to the bottom. The Nyack, built in Buf falo in 1878, was valued at $150,000, and is said to have been fully insured. THE WEATHER] Fur Harrlaburg and vicinity: Part* b eland}' tn-nlitht nml Frldnri not much chaiiKe In trmprralurf, IlillMt «<>-nl<ch» about 2.1 ilrltrrr«. For Kattrrn I'ennN jlvanlai Partly cloudy to-nlKbt and Friday, pua. iliily brromlDK unarttled Fridayi Huhf, variable wind*. Hlver * The <iani|Drhnnna river and all Ita hranohe* will fall alonl>- or re main nearly atatlonnry. A Mane of about <1.5 feet la Indicated for H.'irrlahurK Friday mornlne. tienernl ( oiidltlona The atiirai that naa central over the Ohio Valley, Wedneaday morn- Ins. hna moved rapidly northenat «oril to the \orth Atlantic count. It earned llaht to moderatr ralna und anowa In the Atlantic Statea, the Ohio Valley nnd over the southeastern portion of the lake region In the laat twenty-four hour*. Temperature: 8 a. m., Snn: Blaeai 7i27 a. m.; aeta, 4t47 p. m. Moon 1 Ken moon, January 4, 11i43 p. m. River Magei Seven feet above low-water mark. Veaterdnv'a Weal her Highest temperature. 37. l oweat temperature, 30. Mean temperature, 34. Normal temperature, 31. YEAR BRINGS BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN j INDUSTRIES HERE Additional Equipment In stalled at Nearly All Larger Mills in City GOOD PROSPECTS AHEAD i Penna. Steel, Pipe Bending. Hiekok and Central Iron Enlarged The big boon in business during the J past months in the industrial circles j of the city and vicinity, together with ; the rush of orders and excellent pros- , pects for 1916 have caused a number, of the larger plants to make big re- | pairs, improvements and additions in j equipment so that the productive ca-1 pacity in some instances lias been al most doubled. Some of these improvements and additions started in 1914 were not hur ried because of a lack of business in certain departments of the industry, acocrding to officials, but the rapidly increasing dush of orders during the closing months of this year, has made 1 the changes necessary in order to i handle orders. Isig Improvements st Pipe Mill j One of the first plants to begin and | complete additions and improvements! in a short time, was the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending works. At the mills now the men are working full time 011 orders for all kinds of sup plies and the working force has been j doubled. A tire in the electrical equipment shortly before the boom started, made ! improvements and repairs necessary: to run the machinery. These were or- 1 dered and completed quickly, after j which the managers started plans for; additional plants and new machinery,! which have taken up all of the avail- j ;able property owned at the present j site of the plant. Hydraulic presses: for cylinders, nnd the munitions fac-! Tory are included according to thej managers, in the most important ad- ] ditions which have been made. At i 1 present no more changes have been j i made or are being contemplated ac-j i cording to officials. At Pennsylvania Stool j During the last year big improve i ments started some time ago at the j ! Pennsylvania Steel Company plants in j iSteelton. were completed. Among I these are the new .\'o. j blast furnace, j i with a capacity of suo tone a day. new : ! rolling mills, the ore yard improve-! i ments and an eye bar plant. The ad- ! of the new blast furnace has in creased the capacity to an average of j 1,600 tons. i Improvements now under way will I increase efficiency in many of the de partments. A 14-inch bar mill, a sin tering plant, remodeling of the Xo. 3 blast furnace and the extensions of the boiler and power plants are under way and will be continued during the first months of 1916. Central Iron Improvements ! The Central Iron and Steel company lis also undergoing big repairs and additions are being planned for the ; new year which will greatly increase the capacity of the plant. A new 150-ton ladle will be installed in January and will be put in place im- [ mediately. The old ladles of 63 and 100 tons will be retained. According I to the officials, work will be started on ! remodeling the present furnaces, each one being taken off in order. The oa | pacity will be raised from 60 to 100 I tons by the repairs and improvements, j Plenty of orders i nthese offices are j keeping the men working full time, it j was said, and the prospects for 1916 hook even better than the record j breaking work set up during the lat | tcr months of this year. ; At the new plant of the W. O. JHickok Manufacturing Company ; which is almost completed, many new : additions have been made which will jadd to the producing capacity of this j company. Several new machines are i being patented and will be turned out | at the new shops. Wealthy Texan Swindler Out of $20,000 on Horse Race by Wire Tappers | Chicago, Dec. 30. Wire tappers j alleged to be operating in a suburb of Chicago swindled Vincent Baer, a I wealthy stockman of Midland; Texas, : out of $20,000, on a liorsc race, ae ; cording to reports to the police to -1 day. i The swindlers, it was said, met ! Baer in Kansas City, Mo., where some ' wagers were made on the races and | later their acquaintance was renewed in Cincinnati. The men who got his ' money. Baer charges are Edward A. i Alexander and Charles C. Miller, j Baer and his two companions came j to Chicago on Christmas day it was j reported, the wires were tapped and I Baer was told that every bet had been . won. He claims to have turned over 1 $20,000 to the two men and all three | left for Cincinnati whence thev were to go to Lexington, Ky„ to collect I their winnings. Baer said he missed his friends en route and has not seen j either of them or his $20,000. Fire on Bankdale Was Started by Explosion By Associated Press New Tork, Dec. 30.—The steamer Bankdale arrived this morning from Bordeaux after a tempestuous voyage in which the cattle fittings and rails were carried away and boats lifted from their fastenings. On the outward passage to Bordeaux on November 19 when 750 miles from that port a bomb exploded in Xo. 6 hatch. The explo sion was distinctly felt throughout the steamer. The cargo, consisting of cot ton. was set on fire and the blaze raged until reaching port, when it was finally subdued. All the cotton in the Xo. 6 | compartment, consisting of 200 bales, I was destroyed. ! Cable dispatches received here on November 26 from Bordeaux stated that the Bankdale had arrived there with a fire in her hold and that an Inquiry was being instituted. Xo men tion was made in the cable dispatches i of a bomb explosion on board. HARRISBURG, FA., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1915. WHAT ICE STORM DID TO BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY'S LINES ' • * . -S . ' 'V, > ' : ' i; ■ '| I . yV y / /// / "T! ' I *>>- /' / / y / / /'/ / s*-/" ..■-> // ,/ / //■ / ,-• yyy/- /, ' y /- /* / This is what the ice and sleet of yesterday did to the 8:11 Telephone Company's lines throughout this section of th country. All over the East the wires of the telegraph and telephone companies were broken down by the storm an late this afternoon communication with some points was impossible, although emergency service was to be had wit all places save a few to the South and Kast. The picture shows the results of the storni on the Trindle Springs roat several miles from Shiremanstown. Miles and miles of just such scenes presented themselves to the "trouble shoot crs" sent out to repair the breaks. WOULD ARBITRATE WIRE SERVICE ALL PAN-AMERICA BORDER DISPUTES Secretary Lansing Suggests a Plan Which Is Believed Will Insure Peace By Associated Fress Washington, D. C., Dec. 30.—Secre tary Lansing has suggested to all the nations which with the United States comprise the Pan-American Union, that they join in a convention for the arbitration of all boundary line disputes and for the prohibition of shipments of war munitions to revolu tionaries. Secretary Lansing's proposal which has the full support of President Wil son, is being forwarded by the Latin- American ambassadors nnd ministers here lo their home foreign offices for consideration. It is regarded as one of the steps in a wide plan, in which the Pan-American scientific congress now in session here is a party, for preservation of peace on the Western Hemisphere and a closer union of all the Americas. The status of the negotiations and the details of Secretary Lansing's pro [Continued on Page 7.] TRAMP OCCUPIES TEACHER'S HOME i Kinds Family Absent So He Makes Himself Com fortable Special to the Telegraph Lewisburg, Pa., Dec. 30. When Professor Xorinan Stewart, of Buck nell University, and Mrs. Stewart re turned home late last evening front spending the Christmas vacation with relatives in New York they found a tramp occupying their cosy home. The professor was not able to un lock the door and, seeing a light ! through a keyhole, rang the door bell. [Continued on Page 7.] j Confirmation of Fletcher's Appointment to Be Opposed as Protest Against Policy By Associated Press Washington. D. C.. Dec. 30. —Re- I publicans of the Senate Foreign Rela j tions Committee are preparing to re j new their attack on President Wtl- I son's Mexican policy when Congress ; reassembles by fighting confirmation |of Henry Prather Fletcher's appoint- I ment as ambassador to Mexico. Senator Borah, one of those who intends to lead the fight said to-day that the opposition was not to Mr. i Fletcher himself who is a Republican ! and much esteemed but to the ap ! pointment of an ambassador at a Itinie when, the Republican senators I contend, there is no government in all ■ parts of Mexico. There also is some | Democratic opposition to Mr. Fletcher but it is political. ! Fairbanks For President Signs Are Posted Prior to Republican "Love Feast" By Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 30.—"Fair banks for President," signs were post ed in all hotels and throughout the business district to-day and it was understood the name of former Vice- President Charles W. Fairbanks would be placed formally before the nation as a candidate for the Republican nomination for President at the party "love feast" here this afternoon. RAISE i on I.OXGSHOREMEX Boston, Mass.. Dec. 30.—Increase in wages ranging from two to five cents an hour for longshoremen working at this port will go Into effect the first of the year as a result of an agreement signed bv representatives of long shoremen's union and the transAtlan -1 tic steamship conference. BEING RESUMED SLOWLY TODAY Big Gang of Men Working Night and Day to Repair i Breaks Telephone and telegraph communi cations from this city io outside points which were cut yesterday by the rain and sleet were gradually re paired to-day, although service on all lines was not resumed at a late hour this afternoon. "Trouble shooters" for both tele graph and telephone companies worked quickly on the breaks, but the great number of disconnected lines made it impossible for the men to repair them in one day. Service was resumed slowly on some of the lines and even systema tic working on the repairs did not bring quick relief because of the trouble all over this section of the country. The Cumberland Valley Telephone; Company lines at noon had been j opened on the north and west trunks, i [Continued on Page 7.] MUMMER PARADE ROUTE CHANGED Increase in Entries Makes Re- 1 routing Necessary; Hun- ] dreds to Be in Line j 1 Announce New Route For Mummers' Parade \ Form at Front ami State streets— Moves at 1:15 down Front to Market; to Fourth: to Walnut; to Third: to North: to Sixth; to Mat-lay; to Third; to lioas; to Second; to Market Square and i dismiss. A i Due to the fact that the entry list! I last night went above all expectations, i the Harrisburg Mummers' Association i will hold a special meeting to-night. Three additional organizations an-! nounced they would be in line with not less than 100 paraders each. The [Continued on Page 7.1 Dashing Villa Dandy Is Believed to Have Been Executed or Cowardice By Associated Press j El Paso, Texas, Dec. 30.—Pablo B. IStienez, known as the "dandy" of the .former Villa army and one of General Villa's most dashing generals, has dis j appeared and is believed here by | former associates to hove been exe cuted by his chief for failure to join him in his disastrous Sonora cam paign. Stienez was one of the picturesque figures of the latest Mexican revolu tion. He refused to wear the uniform of his fellow officers and was garbed in a suit of leather richly embroid ered with gold and silver trimmings. 1 Between the shoulders of his jacket in letters seven Inches lond appeared hie Initials, "P. R. s." He always rode a richly eapatisioned Arabian thorough bred horse. SNOW IX CALIFORNIA By Associated I'rcss San Bernardino, Cal., Dec. 30. Snow fell here to-day for the first! time in more than ten years. The snow fall was general in this section of the Southern California citrus belt. Growers said no damage to citrusl fruits would result unless the tem perature dropped much lower. NO JITNKY APPLICATION'S Tp to noon to-day no applications for Jitnej lioons6t4 had been received at the police station. WOOED BY FATHER WIDOW JILTS HIM TO WED HIS SON Matrimonial Notice in Post I Office Brings Housekeeper lo This Family Special to the Telegraph New York, Dec. 30. This is by j way of notification to eligible Pennsyl vania spinsters and widows that George W. Shaffer, a Newton, N. J., widower, has obtained the house keeper for whom he has been seeking these many weeks, and in search of I whom he enlisted by mail the aid of the postmaster of Kaston, Pa. Since her job is permanent, there remain but two more chances for the afore- | said Pennsylvanians contemplating en- j trance into the marriage market. Since the manner in which the new [Continued on Page 7.] Production of Petroleum Was Record Breaker, Gas Price Investigators Find By Associated Press Washington, D. C., Dec. 30.—Pre i liminary estimates of the geological survey on the production of crude petroleum in 1915, which are to be j used in connection with federal in j quiry into the cause of. advancing 'gasoline prices were made public to ! day by Secretary Lane and indicate ! an increase of about two million bar- I rels over last year's output which with la total production of about 290,000,- I 000 barrels was a record breaker, j "The present year began with a ■surplus of petroleum in Held stor j age." said the report. ";so that pro i duction of crude oii was not pushed. ! Under these conditions the small in i crease in marketed production was | significant. "The supply in the United States ] is not unlimited but the decline in the ; country's output of crude oil has not ; yet set in. The increase in stocks is lin itself a fairly conclusive rebuttal I of any price-boosting plea of present | shortage. Furthermore, the better i market for crude oil which charac terized the closing months of the year has already somewhat stimulated I drilling activity which may contribute j to next year's production." Foresees Women as Drug on Market Soon Washington, Dec. 30.—Prof. Einily 'G. Balch, of Wellesley College, told the American Sociological Society, in annual conference here yesterday, that, one of the effects of war on the status of women would be to make them "a drug on the market. | "It may be that in more primitive times." said she, "such a situation would be a cause of polygamy. In our day it will mean a vast overplus of I women. Men will return not only with importance enhanced by the glory of the battlefield, but with a 'scarcity' value. "A second and conflicting effect is that women, being more necessary, become more important instead of less. A third effect will be a great in crease of unmarried women. Another result is that there is forming under our eyes a new 'sex —international.' Someone has said: 'lf the brother hood of man had grown as much in the last two centuries as the sisterhood of woman has grown in the last two decades, this war would not have oc curred. ( \ WAS 1915 A GREAT YEAR? | i ! Uncle Harry Thinks It i Was and Tells Win —. . I On HARD COAL TO GO UP THINK LOCAL DEALERS Compensation Expense Will J Be Met by Increasing Prices, Theory CAR SHORTAGE, TOO Five, Ten, and Possibly Twenty-Five Cent Raise May Result Coal dealers in this city, although they have received no official notice, are expectant of a raise in prices by the anthracite coal operators, due to the workmen's compensation law. No hint has been received here about the attitude of th # e operators on the question, but should a raise in price be included in the bill for Jan uary orders, the dealers will not be j surprised. A corresponding increase will then be placed on the retail price of the coal. In some places It. is claimed that a j 5 or 10 cent advance per ton is ru | mored. but as vet llarrisburg dealers jure being supplied, they said to-day. at the former rates. If, however, this is added, the same amount will be added to the cost of the coal to the consumer. The advance in prices Is not ex pected for some time, according to the local merchants, as the operators have sent out no notices. Some of the city dealers believe that the operators will increase their prices in a short time, while others do not expect any change. Shortage in cars and labor is given by the Ledger, of Philadelphia, as the [Continued on Page ".] Disabled Steamer Is Slowly Making Way In By .Associated Press New York. Dec. 30.—Another radio message was received to-day from the Greek steamer Thessaloniki which is making for this port with her boiler room partly flooded. "On account of small damage," read the message, "we come with lessened speed. Engineers assure no cause for alarm. Account of strong wind speed four miles. When weather improves we expect six miles." HARCOURT RESIGNS TO BECOME VICEROY Winnipeg. Man., Dec. 30.—A special cable from London received here t- ; says: "Right Honorable Lewis iJar court h;'- re from the cabinet to become viceroy of India." DETROIT MEN MAY BUY CLUB Cleveland O Dec. 30—It war, „eu in baseball ci cles here to-d; ■' ' at F. D. Craig, or H. J. Porter, or both, of Detroit, m.n >y the Cleveland American League Base ball Club, which is for sale. FRENCH OCCUPY IMPORTANT ISLAND Paris, De< —French troops have occupied the Turk ish island of ( 1/0 in the Aegean Sea, between the Island of Rhor id the Gulf of Adalia. according to the morning pa;>e ir Paris. The possession of-Casteloriza as a nava! ase is ! icte ;zed as indespensable. POWD; ; PLANT FIRE IMPERILS 300 Api .t'' ' \ . Dec. 30.—Three hundred workmen wer _ , imperiled by fire of alleged incendiary origin which broke Tui"--. rae DuPonl Powdei Company's plant at out Tut* lay n; lv. at the DuPont Powder Company's plant at Barksdale, according to District Attorney Mark Catlin, who returned ; Berksdale to-day. EASTLAND DEFENDANTS GIVE UP Chicago, Dt-v 30.—Six of the eight defendants indicte ! here in connection with the Eastland disaster gave them selves up at Civ; i Rapids, Mich., to-day and were release I selves u pat G. ' > ' Rapids, Mich., to-day and were released ITALIANS ARE IN DURAZZO Geneva, Dec. 30, via Paris, 4 P M.—lt is reported hei on good authority that Italian troops have occupied tin Albanian seaport of Durazzo. GERMANY RECOGNIZES CARRANZA Berlin, Dec. 30, via extended <c. r t , the de facto government of Mexico headtd by • H. tlrove anil Hub; MrCor, WllHnmnporl. ■iullua llnmmrlrhlf, pity, iinrt I'.llraliflh Mrhmlilt. KHf. Harold 1.. linmbrrKri'r nnl Hiiro 1.. Ilrrhlpl. Klliabrlhvllle. Wlllard Ulmuck Mill. sl«w York, nml Laulif Illodertt, St. I.out*. 14 PAGES POSTSCRIPT— FINAIi COUNCIL READY TO PASS BUDGET AT LAST MEETING Final Session of Will Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon WILL CLEAR CALENDAR Assessorship, Water Budget and Other Measures Will Be Adopted City Council will meet for the lasß time tomorrow afternoon to pusa finally the 1916 budget ami tax rate ordinances and to clear the calendar for 1915. At 10 o'clock Monday the new council comprising Dr. E. S. Meals, as president, E. Z. Gross, as park superintendent, William L. Gorgas as l superintendent of finance and William H. Lynch and Harry E. Bowman, as superintendents of streets and public safety respectively, will meet for re organization. Dr. Meals will succeed Mayor John K. Royal, and Mr. Gross will take the place of Park Superin tendent M. Harvey Taylor. The tax ordinance llxing the rate for the ensuing year at nine and a half mills will lie passed Anally fol lowing the formal adoption on tinal reading of the budget and water de partment maintenance measures. Tl»r Budgets The budget will call for an expendi ture of $599,379.82. The appropria tion for the year Just closing totaled $552,162.73. The appropriations to [Continued on Page 7.] To Reappoint Keller to Bureau of Health | Oliver P. Keller. 1739 North Sixth street, will be recommended for re appointment for a term of live years as a member of the City Bureau of Health and Sanitation by City Com missioner Harry E. Bowman, superin tendent of the Department of Public Safety. City Commissioner Bowman an nounced to-day that he will introduce the necessary resolution on Monday following the reorganization of the commissioners for the ensuing year. This will mean that the present per sonnel of the Bureau of Health will remain unchanged.
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