of Great Import to Midseason Shoppers
DANUBE RETURNS
TO PEACEFUL AIR
[Continued from Opposite Page.]
Kazan pass begins. The river squeezes j
itself through a narrow deflle of the
Kazan mountains a geological fault
apparently. Through the gorde the
Komans had to build a road that would
connect the Pannonian colonies. Tra- ;
jan's tablet, still legible, celebrates this
ancient piece of military engineering,
close to the water's edge a gallery was
out in the lime rock and where the
masses of stone could not be conquered
in this way a trestle, supported on
beams, was constructed. The manner
in which the structure was made pos
sible is interesting for the reason
that it has ueen revived by American |
engineers who built a railroad through
the Andes. Square holes of a depth of
about four feet were cut Into the face
of the cliff. Into these stout beams
were placed and on these a strong >
wooden Hoor was laid.
No attempts to cross the Danube
were made by the Austrians and the
tlermans in the Kazan pass, but east
of it, at the head of Moldava island,
and opposite the Serbian town of Du
broviea, the main descent occurred.
The exact scene is marked by a pon
toon bridge, which must be looked ,
upon as a marvel of enterprise. The
bridge is about 1800 yards long and
rests upon about thirty large barges.
It was built by Austro-Hungarian pio
neers while under fire, and is asserted
to have no equal in the history of mili
tary engineering. Field Marshal von j
Mackensen, when he inspected the
stretch of river which his troops would '
have to cross at this point, is said to j
have shaken his head. The remark he ;
made was simply:
Crossing the River
"Well, the river looks different than
it does on the map."
The crossing of the Danube at this
point was no mean undertaking, ac
cording to those who witnessed the
affair. The tirst troops went over in i
barges, in the face of a terrific infan
try, artillery and macliinegun tire.
Many a man went down and several
boats sank, but the first who landed
rushed the Serbian infantry positions
with hand grenades, displaying a de
fiance of death that thrilled to the,
core those privileged to view the oper
ation from comparative safety, as did
a German pioneer officer who told the
'ytory. The various organization's
rivalled with one another in the dash,
men were seen to fall wounded, but
rather than remain useless, they
crawled after their comrades on all
fours. The resistance of the Serbs,
though desperate, was soon broken,
and here, as further upstream, the
Central Powers' troops obtained a
firm footing which later developed
into a crashing advance southward j
into the valley of the Morava and the j
heart of Serbia.
At Semendria a crossing had been
effected in much the same way. Hut
in that town, which the correspondent
visited, the terrible work of modern
heavy artillery played a greater pari. '
The Serbs seem to have had the plan
of holding the old citadel. The Ger
mans brought up a few 42-centimeter I
pieces. A single shot made a section
of the fortress untenable. It hit the J
base of a tower, sending fragments of
masonry broadcast, and drove every
Serb into another part of the position.
To-day the tower leans at a dangerous
angle. Another "42" shell hit a para
pet wall, tearing a large breach in it.
The yard of the citadel is a series of
craters, deep and large enough to hide
companies in them.
On the whole water front of Semen
dria not a single building was left in
tact. Under the shock of the heavy
shells houses crumbled like egg shells.
Ilills Well Fortified
With the citadel disposed of. the
German and Austrian troops rushed,
the Serbian positions west of the town.
The hills, on which the Serbs were to
make their last stand, were well forti
fied. Seven lines of trenches and ob
stacles lie behind one another, but so
cruelly effective was the artillery tire
of the Austrians and Germans, that
the Serbs were obliged to retreat long
before the Central Power troops de
veloped their attack to its maximum
shock. In one section of the positions
the Associated Press correspondent
noticed that every shell from across
t ae river had hit exactly into the Ser
bian infantry trench. It is inconceiv
able that artillery lire at range
wl'.ich obtained could be so accurate,
and the conclusion is therefore justi
fied that here we deal with a remark
able freak.
Near Semendria two pontoon bridges
connect the banks. One is built of
barges and carries a railroad track,
while the other, of military pontoons,
serves as a foot and wagon bridge.
Much has been said of the destruc
tion wrought by the Germans and Aus
trian heavy artillery in Belgrade. A
day's inspection of the city shows that
the damage done to city buildings of
any sort is virtually nil. An expendi
ture of $20,000 would make good
whatever masonry and windowglass
there was destroyed. But the old fort,
Kale Megdan, fared worse. Its an
cient walls were no match for the
modern shell. The deep moats are
filled with broken and powdered brick.
Kale Megdan to-day is good only for
exhibition purposes, though for cen
luries it held its head high among the
strong places that could not be re
duced. The strong walls and deep
ditches present a sorry spectacle.
Parts of the wall were carried off
bodily to great distances and the park
in which the Belgradians used to listen
to good military concerts is littered
with bits of brick and rock which the
"30.5" and the "42" projectiles sent
Hying. At the heud of a walk stands
a monument commemorative of Ser
bia's delivery from Turkish rule. The
various types of Serbia's civil classes
are shown in adoration of a figure
abov2 them, the last being a peasant,
hard of face and raw of bone. Through
the muscular leg and the sinewy arms
hits of steel have crushed, emblematic
of Serbia's Jjjite, perhaps.
Prisoners Work
The Konaks, old and new, have not
suffered by the bombardment, as in
deed ha.-, none of the city's other big
or prominent buildings. But Belgrade
is deserted. Its principal streets, well
paved and cleanly kept, remind one
of early Sunday morning in any well
regulated city. Few people were in
the streets and the shutters of the
shops were down. Good order has
been kept by the Austro-llungarians
and to safeguard the health of their
troops and give the poor a chance to
earn a little money streets were being
swept by men and women, though
there seemed to be no need for it.
West of Belgrade, across the Save,
which is here about 4.000 yards wide,
owing to high water, the Austrian pio
neers have constructed another bridge,
partly pontoon and partly trestle.
Work on the big permanent railroad
bridge, which was dynamited first by
the Serbs and later by the Austrians,
is in progress. Within a month the
structure will be rebuilt. The old
bridge was constructed by Austrian j
engineers and the plans of it were still |
in existence, so with a foresight that
deserves being called remarkable the \
Austrians reconstructed every part ol j
FRIDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 4, 1916.
the bridge long beforo the offensive be
gan anil to-day the parts need merely
to be placed where they belong.
The correspondent had many oppor
tunities to talk to German and Austro-
Hungarinn officers and men who had
been at the Serbian front. It would
seem that the first shock proved too
much for the Serbs. While occasion
ally a desperate resistance is still of
fered, the Serbs generally are unable
to-day to hold a position long. They
have begun to realize that their cause
Is lost. It can be attested, on the other
hand, that the Central Power troops,
especially the AustrianSL are generous
in their praise of the Serb as a soldier
and patriot.
MRS. KATE E. HUM MIX DIES
Tower City, Pa.. Feb. 4.'—Kate E.
Hummel, widow of Alfred Hummel,
died yesterday at the home of her
son. Aaron F. Hummel, in Clark's
Valley, near here. She was aged 77
years and is survived by several chil
dren. The funeral will be held on
Sunday afternoon with services in the
Tower City United Brethren Church,
of which she was a member. The
Kev. O. G. Roniig, pastor, will have
charge.
Broad M 1 !*l/Pt Special Offering
Street £ VC11I1I& 1 ldl Kit *to 10P.M.,Sat.
WHY are the Public Markets gaining in popularity? For just _______ r■ t -i T"* -j -l •
three reasons: First, because the housekeeper knows she T\ ' 1 C C* ft T-T If n* , I 3 Vmt* rnt*K l innfllf 3 *?
can buy better and fresher goods than anywhere else. JJried Dwect L<orn Halt JTint A d > AUI x ulAk VJUUUICD
Second, because she knows that nowhere else can she get Grown and dried in Lancaster county; sweet and of an __ __
such a wide assortment of good tilings from which to make her extremely delicious flavor, 18c the pint, or 35c the quart. _ 1 1 IJ 1
selections. We'll also have a big supply of poultry, squabs, ducks, ana rorK rvoii
Third, because she pays less for these better and fresher guineas and game. Strictly fresh eggs and golden creamery
goods, and she pays less because she is dealing with the producer butter. The above prices, however, arc for Sat. evening only. w
direct. She eliminates the middleman's profit. * "p nr "X/f , . s. _1 r*
Broad Street Market embodies all of these" advantages ; it • lYiOrrett
is within easy access by trolley from all parts of the city—only stalls— n«s. ,i n...i A. s<«i.e Market—s«„th wall. v«r Entrance
a 5c carfare away; but above all stands the special price attrac- ——- ———————————————— Saturday night only. \\ ell also have a special in Home
tions announced below for Saturday Evening's Market. Come Boiled Ilam, and a full line of Sugar Cured Hams, Bacon and
out this week and let us show you. Shoulder
Orange Cream Cake D A McFadden
West, llbg. Jlkt. House Co.
Delicious Orange Cream Cake, with a smooth coating of
rich chocolate icing.
r • -p cy* Always sells at 40c except for this Saturday Evening's St rictly F resh Eggs, 31c
Vjrapexruir, ror # ZJC Market, when the price will be 30c whole, or 15c for half cake. Guaranteed — every one of 'cm. Never saw cold storage.
Large, golden grapefruit — their skins are literally burst- . . . ~ , c . , , All gathered from nearbv farms,
ing with juice. Ripened on the trees and shipped direct. besides, we I have a good y supp y«. Angel l-ood, oui - stalls will also be stocked with well-bleached celery,
Imported Olive Oil, Jsc Qt. sre?"5 re ?" Sand Tarts> Cocoa " crisp and tender; large golden sweet potatoes; sweet juicy
Genuine Italian Olive Oil — we arc the importers — always nut J l,m ' j ' cs a °d eiispy, crinkly Diop Lakes. oranges and ripe bananas,
sell at ?1 .00 the quart; this price for Saturday evening only. „ . f . . L. C. SKammo & Son
Jos. J. 1 analo J\unKei vSJ .StallN—NoN, mill --7. II rick. Market- \V nil SIIIIMI, nt Arcli I
Stalls— Nos. 277 n.,1 275. l.rlck Market-Center Aisle S(nll ... Mnrket-Ce-ter Al.le.
Sugar-Cured Smoked Ham, 28c H«nz Sweet, Sour and Dill Pickles I Frestl Strawberries
Home sugar cured, spicy, and of tempting flavor, this ham Just as tastily, skillfully and deliciously prepared as the Big, luscious berries, dead ripe; large red tomatoes; egy
is sliced into thin strips of goodness — always sells at a higher famous "57" kitchens know how to prepare 'em. Better plant; green beans; green peppers ; red radishes;, cauliflower;
nrice Smoked sn™r cured sliced barn,, ->L This nri,-e icf, r than homemade, for no home knows the skill of the "57." spinach, crisp and tender celery; lettuce; parsley; cranberries;
puce. Smoked, sugar cured sliced bacon -6c. his price is tar Pickled Fcct and Pickled Tripc will a i so bc f caturcd Malaga grapes; Spanish onions, and last but far from least
bclow average. Also sliced home-boiled ham, deliciously flavor- Saturday evening. Staymen VVinesap apples. Ihe freshest and best in fruits and
ed, homemade mincemeat and boiled tongue. ' T A T"l * 1 1 vegetables, in season and out.
ted J* Xvisnel j u c
I , J/, jJOWCrS Stall*— Noa. -<•!£ ami 803. Brick Market — Center Aisle J OS. IJL • F fatlltZ
Stall No. 158. Frame Market—West End StallN — Nos. 107, 108, I'.'t and 12-. Stone Market \ori li A laic
MOLASSES SPICE CAKES, 8c Do*. TRY TOHNSONS OYSTERS
Deliciouslv browned, crumbly bits of spicy goodness (used to call 'em "Jenny Lind" cakes). .... .. . . . . . . . . T i > T , ,
For the children to munch on 'tween times and to be enjoyed by everyone, anytime— and the Whlle y° u rc P lannin ? y° ur Sunda y s dm ( ner ' wh J not mcllule Johnson s Oysters? They re
price is so low that we've prepared a dozen for most every Saturday evening marketer. the kind you'll stick to^ — they're so large and "meaty. Prices, 400 and .">()<? the quart.
C. H. ENCK S. M. JOHNSON
Stall* —\o». -!>7 and 208. Brick Market — Center Atxle Stall* — Nos. 148, 140, 105 and 106. Frame Market — Center and North Al*le
i I Aii-P ork Sausage, 2 lbs. 35c IT _ ~
randes an a. No in its makeup— strictly all-pork and highly JcllieS, JDlltter
cvaxv* seasoned. This price for Saturday, evening only. Also old-
T« fashioned, homemade Scrapple, 10c the dish, or 3 for 25c. i-nn
IQ£B Choicest cuts of Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb, the most carefully calli* A itcci ves
& prepared Sausage, Frankfurters, Pudding and Scrapple as well As well as Canned Peaches ; hand picked and carefully
If you were to make a trip to the largest fruit market in as Liver and Bacon — these meats are home dressed, Government selected, dead ripe fruit is all that is used. Homemade,
the country you'd likely buy the best you could find, inspected and at prices that create new and •satisfied customers. without the usual chemical preservatives found in most
wouldn't you? Well, I've just returned from Baltimore tt 77' factory products. Just the kind of jellies and preserves
after making these selections for you — some of the finest -*l. vj. JVOOnS y OU use d to get when mother made 'em, back in the long
oranges and tangerines in the country will be found on our s,nll * Xo ' 137, Frame Market — Northwest corner a g Q p or Saturday evening only, special prices on these
stands Saturday evening. And they'll be specially low goods will reign.
PritC "' rr n Rob't. J. Walton
V-i. J—'UDDS " T3 . East End Fruit and Truck Farms
Stall* — No*. 314, 315 and 310. Brick Market — Firat Stall JL/ C C 1 Stall* —No*. 83 and 100. Stone Market — tenter Al*le
In the center of the table stands a platter, and 911 the plat
ter is a juicy Roast of Beef. The family eagerly awaits
V-jOllllLi y l/ressca l- rcsn i.*Ac3.lS from our immense stock bf Country Dressed and Govern- q j * "D If
The growing popularity of the Saturday Evening Market ntent Inspected Fresh Meats. That's the picture that will —Sunday S -Dreakrast
makes it necessary for 11s to carry a laiger stock and a later meet your eye if vou're among those who visit our here s scarcely a moie appetizing bieakfast as you 11 agree
variety of our Country Dressed Fresh Meats. Our stalls are ... , morrovv evening * after once you've tried it with Sheaffer's Country Smoked Sau
restocked with fresh goods after the early marketing hours so that s j c sage delicately spiced, smoked to a turn, made of lean meat,
Saturday Evening finds our stocks j*fst as complete as in the and literally bursting with goodness. You'll find Sheaffer's
early morning. , T-T U? QL Country Smoked Sausage a bit more delicious than you ever sup
rL „ 7 QL ' £L n. Ll. Onearrer posed sausage COULD be.
Vjhas. W. ohearrcr I Stall* —\oh. »4 and '-'-5. Brick Market— South Wall I Geo. A. Shcaffer
Stall*— Noa. and 353. Ilrlek Market. North Wall Stall*— No*. ai6 and 317. Brick Market-South Wall
nrp i n i Q -pv Scrapple, 3 Pans 25c
1 aylor OC iJozcn This is the real old-fashioned Pennsylvania Scrapple; appe- Tr*f» C^'r*/ o nTn C
Brimming over with rich spices—mostly cinnamon, and tizing and wholesome. For Sunday morning's breakfast— -LCC \»jrca.lll V-icHvC
mixed with genuine New Orleans molasses. Perhaps why not? Three generous layers of feathery goodness—not the or
you've forgotten these delicifius reminders of kid days, so Puddincf 2 11")S 25c dinary "dry" sort of cake, but with that "more —ish" taste,
here's your chance—but this price is for Saturday evening .. * Tlirn „, r . Yes, it's icing coated; and, oh, so delicious. For Saturday
only. Not too fatty—just right! By the way, THERE'S a combi- only 25c.
A * 1 A * 1 nation for you; Scrapple and Pudding, the "Breakfast Delicious." &
££ ICks Stouffer's Quality Market . W«. H. Best
"GOOD THINGS TO EAT" 1 ,°* >,one • llnrKe ''^.North Mall
— Stall*— No*. 188, 1311, 140 and 141. . Frame Market— North Wall _______
INDOOR MEET
IN TWO WEEKS
Academy Students in Training
For Fourth Annual Games.
Special Features
Friday night, February 18, is the
date which for the next two weeks
will hold foremost position in the
minds and thoughts of practically
every student in the Harrisburg Acad
emy, because practically every student
will participate in the fourth annual
indoor games, which will be staged in
Chestnut • Street Auditorium, for the
big competitions between the Greeks
and Romans.
A program has been
arranged, ranging in performances
from a dumbbell drill to a spring
board jumping contest, and things will
be run off in big league style, with an
efficient corps of officials and the sup
port of the many Harrlsburgers and
visitors who are anxious to see the
Academy boys in action. The medals
that are to be awarded arc now on
exhibition at the Academy and will in
clude silver and bronze watch fobs for
the winners of first and second place
in each event and a gold medal for
that Individual who shall score the
highest aggregate number of points.
On the quiet, tt is said that a special
event will be pulled off that will cause
a lot of surprise and attract a great
deal of interest in the evening's games
outside of the regular events —but that
is looking too far into the future.
Tickets a«-e on sale now for 50 cents
and may be obtained from any of the
Academy students. The athletes are
already working hard to get into shape
and many have been practicing for
the past two weeks.
A preliminary debate was held in
the main room of the Academy at 3.30
this afternoon on the question of "Na
tional Preparedness." Eighteen entries
had befn received and the contestants
were allowed to choose whether they
would take the positive or negative.
This debate is merely preliminary to
the big one that will be held on March
10, for which occasion there will be
four teams of three men and alternate
each, selected from tlie debate to-day.
Three-minute periods were allotted for
each man's performance to-day and
there were no rebuttals. Professors
Phipps, Allen and Kennedy served in
the capacity of judges.
The basketball team will meet the
York Collegiate Institute in Cathedral
Hall to-morrow afternoon at 2.50
o'clock. At a meeting of these two
teams earlier in the season at York
the local team lost by a score of 34
to 14, and there is eager desire to turn
the tables in to-morrow's game. A
big crowd of Academy rooters is ex
pected. Next Saturday the Academy
five will meet the York County Acad
emy at York. The line-up of, to-mor
row's game will Include:
Academy. York C.I.
Roth. f. Heatheote.f.
Phillips, f. Kmerton, f.
Bruce, c. llouser. c.
Shaw. g. Shuler. g.
Kreider, g. Thompson, g.
A TWO WFKKS' CAMPAIGN*
Beginning Sunday, special services
will be held in Saint Paul's Methodist
Episcopal Church. The Bev. P. W.
ltunyan, pastor, will be assisted in
these services by other pastors.
MONTGOMERY IS
DINNER GUEST
'
Hundred of Ilis Friends Cele
brate 13th Year of His Ser
vice as Librarian
Thomas Lynch Montgomery was the
guest of honor nt a testimonial dinner
\ given at the Harrisburg Club lHst night
| by more than 100 of his friends and ad- '
| lnirers. The dinner, which was in eelc- j
I bratlon of the thirteenth year of Mr. '
I Montgomery's service as State L.ibra
| rian, was arranged by a committee of !
Which Joseph JJ. Shearer, president of i
the club, was chairman. It was a com
pany of good fellows, coniDrising many !
of the most prominent citizens of Har
risburg and State officials who have !
been associated with the State Libra- i
rlan in his work on Capitol Hill. There
were several attempts at speeeh-making
on the part of a number of guests, but
the Clover Club and Gridiron elements
prevailed against any real efforts ex
cept those of Mr. Montgomery himself,
who was cheered when he arose to ex
press his appreciation, and Henry
Houck, who spoke in behalf of tho
guests.
In his "remarks the distinguished
guest of the evening paid a higli com
pliment to the citizens of Harrisburg
and to tiie city itself—next to Philadel
phia, his Home, tiie most attractive city
in the world. Uncle Henry happily con
cluded the serious phase of the speech
making with a tribute to the State Li
brarian's efficient and progressive con
duct of his important department, and
told bow he had extended its benefits
throughout the districts of the State.
He also apostrophized the honor guest
as a friend, and this brought everybody
to iiis feet singing "I-'or He's a Jolly
Good Fellow."
It was altogether one of the most in
teresting and delightful of the winter's
social occasions. The very atmosphere
of the dinner was charged with good
fellowship and all present had the time
of their lives with singing and felicita
tions and stories, in which the host
took a inrge part.
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