*** " i> ' " '. • ' i - *- '• .. . -• Teutons Driven Back on All Fronts by British, HARRISBURG tSSKs. TELEGRAPH LXXXV— NTn ?30 BY CARP.IERS 0 CENTS A WEEK. iNO. CJ\J SINGLE COPIES 3 CUXTS. ALLIES GAIN IN WEST AS RUSSIANS ADVANCE IN EAST French Take Strong Line of Defenses; Eaucort L'Abbaye Taken by British BEARING BAPAUME Brzezany Heights Near Lcm berg Are Taken by Russians in New Drive The French on the Somme front are continuing their thrust northward on the Pcronne-Bapaume road and have captured a strong line of German de fenses between Morval and the St. Pierre Vaast wood, Paris announces to-day. The British, after stubborn fighting, have managed to expel the Germans from the town of Eaucort L'Abbaye near the Poziercs-Bapaume road where their drive towards Bapaume is now within 3V6 miles of its objective. Lon don to-day reports Eaucort L'Abbaye entirely in British possession. Mystery still surrounds the numbers and movements of the Rumanian forces which have crossed the Danube into Bulgaria near Rahovo, In an evi dent endeavo' to outflank the Bul garian left wing and compel the re treat of Field Marshal Von Macken sen from the line south of the Con stanza-Tchernavoda railway. Sofiia in its current announcement, men tions these forces as comprising "con siderable units" but records no con tact between them and their Bulgarian foe. Line Put Out of Commission Berlin's assertion that the pontoon bridge on which the Rumanians crossed was destroyed is supplemented by Sofia's statement that the bridge was put out of commission "at the Do brudja side" by Austrian monitors. What disposition the Rumanians are making to keep up the communica tions of this force are not known. Bucharest has not alluded to the movement In its official statements. On their part the Bulgarians ap parently are either engaged in frus [ Continued on Page 9] Louisville and Nashville Must 1 Answer in Political Probe j Washington, Oct. 4. Justice Staf ford of the District of Columbia Su- | preine Court rendered a decision to-1 day requiring Milton H. Smith, presi- | dent, and other officials of the Louis- ; ville and Nashville Railroad to answer questions propounded by the Inter- '> state Commerce Commission regard- i ing its political contribution. The court held the commission has ! the right to know about such contri- i buttons, not because of their political nature, but because they affect ques- i tions of the reasonableness of rates, i and important questions of railroad ! accounting. Mr. Smith refused several months' ago to answer questions of Joseph W. Folk, counsel for the commission, in I an inquiry into the affairs of the Louisville and Nashville, Chattanooga j and St. Louis railroads based upon a Senate resolution. A series of such questions dealing with alleged politi cal contributions was submitted, ap-! proved by Chairman Meyer, of the commission and unanswered by Mr. Smith, on the advice of his counsel. I Horse Tries to Warn Man When Fire Starts in Barn Reading, Pa., Oct. 4. William Shadle, currying a horse in the barn of George Dunkle, Sr., at Blandon yes terday, was puzzled by the animal's strange actions. It was not until burning embers fell from the loft above the stall that Shadle noticed the barn was afire. It was entirely destroyed, the loss being $3,000. Following stores will close during day Saturday next—open in evening. Owing to a sacred Jewish holi, day, the following business places will be closed during the day Sat urday next, October 7, until 6 o'clock and be open Saturday even ing from 6 until 9 o'clock. Kaufman's C. Aronson Lou Baum J. S. Belsinger B. Bloom J. H. Brenner P. H. Caplan Co. Capital Optical Co. H. C. Claster Jos. Claster Cohen's J. Coplinsky Factory Outlet Shoe Co. S. Finkelstine The Globe , Jos. Goldsmith Goldstein's Goodman's B. Handler The Hub Kohner Co. Chas. Krause & c Kuhn Clothing Cc Sol. Kuhn & Co. Ladies' Bazaar LaPerle Shop The Louvre Miller & Kades H. Marks & Son National Watch and Diamond Co. New York Merchandise Co. Robinson's Woman Shop Rubin & Rubin Salkins Wm. B. Schlelsner A. J. Simms Stern's Shoe Store Union Clothing Co. Wm. Strouse & Company Wonder Shop Empire Clothing Co. M. Brenner & Sons D. SchitT J. Gordon Goodman's City Loan OfTice Hbg. Window Cleaning Co. ICE CREAM MEN NOT TO BLAME FOR POOR MILK City Health Officer Says State Should Provide For Inspec tion of All Dairies 16 NEW CASES TODAY Results of Tests Made by City Bacteriologist Given to Public by Raunick Results of ice cream tests made by City Bacteriologist George R. Moffitt lust month when the typhoid fever epidemic first started, were made pub lic: to-day by city health officials. Practically all of the tests showed the presence of cooln bacilli and Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer, in discussing the complete report said that it only shows more conclusively the need of State and city laws pro viding farm and dairy inspection with the grading of the milk and cream supply of the public. According to the health official filthy conditions on the farms are re sponsible for much of the disease in the milk and cream and when the supply is shut off from one source the unscrupulous farmer or dairyman ships it through another and the city has no way to prosecute or prevent this. State Inspection Needed Ice cream manufacturers, it was said, are not entirely to blame be cause of contaminated cream as they do not have complete reports of the condition of each dairy shipping milk or cream to then). State laws pro viding for inspections of each dairy farm are absolutely necessary, health officials claim. The proposed city ordinance which was discussed again this afternoon by Dr. Raunick, and milk dealers, will provide for inspection of farms and dairies, and will be a big help in pre venting any more epidemics as serious as the one .now at its height in the city, according to health authorities. 1(1 New Cases Sixteen new cases of typhoid fever were reported to Dr. Raunick, making a total of 41 for the first three days of October. Ten more patients were admitted to the Harrisburg hospital to-day, making a total of 55 cases un der treatment in that institution. [Continued on Pa#c 7] Two Hucksters Arrested on Short-Weight Charge J. H. Knisely and G. L. Michaels, two hucksters, charged with giving short weight and measure in selling a woman two bushels of potatoes, were arrested this morning by Officer Kautz. They were held for a hearing this aft ernoon. According to the story which the woman told Chief of Police Wetzel yesterday the men sold her two bushels of potatoes. Investigation showed that they weighed only 09 pounds, instead of 120 pounds re quired by law. Chief of Police Wetzel said that he is determined to break up the habit of giving short weight and measure and officers have been instructed to arrest any hucksters or peddlers who violate the city weights and measures ordinances. City In spector of Weights and Measures Harry D. Reel and City Solicitor D. S. Seitz appeared at the hearing this afternoon as prosecutors. 3-MII.K-HOUR IS ISA MY COACH SPEED LIMIT IN PENBROOK Pcnbrook council, with an eye to break up any speeding in the "town, is preparing to pass on second and third reading, an ordinance which will regulate the speed of all vehicles, even including the useful and ever popular baby coach. The provision of the ordinance re quires that all baby coaches be kept on the sidewalks, and must be pushed by an adult at a speed "not exceeding three miles an hour." If the ordinance is passed, and the fond mothers and fathers violate it, they may bo fined. FOUR HURT IX RIOTS New York, Oct. 4. Four pass j engers on elevated trains were injured ! to-day when sympathizers with the striking street railway men showered the trains with bricks and stones from rooftops. In all six elevated trains | and three cross-town surface cars were attacked. There were no ar rests. ITHEWEATHER J For Harrisburg and vicinity: Gen erally OKI inly to—night and i 1 hursday, probably occnsional I rain; not mueh change in tem perature. For Eastern Pennsylvania! Gener ally eloutfy to-nifcht and Thurs day, probably oeeanlonal rain; modf-ratc to fresh northeast | indn. I River | rhe Susquehanna river and It* branches will fall xlowlv to night and probably Thursday. A I stage of about 3.0 feet In inill | rated for Harrisburg Thursday morning. General Conditions The South Atlantic disturbance In approaching the South Carolina const; rain Is falling along the '•onut from Hattera* to Jackson vllle, with fresh to Ntrong north east wind*, the highest velocity reported at time of observation being thirty-two miles at Charleston. The pressure con tinues high over central and north districts east of the Mis sissippi river. There has been a general rise of 2 to 10 degrees In temperature from the Plains States eastward and In the Southwest; In the Rocky Mountains and the Northwest It Is cooler. Temperature! 8 a. m., 50. Sum Rises, OiO." a. m.| sets, 5:42 p. ni. Moon; Full moon, October 11, 2:01 a. m. River Stngei 4.1 feet albove low water mark. Yesterday's Wen (her Highest temperature, 4. I Normal temperature, 00. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1916 I NEWPORT SCHOOL CHILDREN GREET OFFICIALS) : " When General Manager S. C. Long, of the Pennsylvania railroad, with other prominent officials,' °reach port yesterday they were greeted by several hundred school children. It was a big surprise for the railroad men who were enroute east on the annual inspection tour. Th; picture shows the little folks lined along the tracks whin with theiT C ha°ts. ° inapeCtion truins reached Newport station. General Manager Long and party waved a response 437 MEMBERS IN 2 DAYS'CAMPAIGN Chamber of Commerce Com mittee Hope to Bound Out 1,000 This Week Four hundred and thirty-seven members have come into the Chamber of Commerce in the past two days. This is the result of the membership campaign started yesterday. Commit tees were out in all parts of the city to-day. Much of the work they did was of a missionary nature. Blanks and literature were left with many men who wanted to consider the mat ter or to talk over with partners or directors of companies the number of memberships they will take and a great increase in the number of new members is expected to-morrow. Fri day will be the banner day of the four and It Is confidently expected that the Chamber will pass the thousand mark set for it when the committeemen began their rounds. The first two days have given the Chamber 37 members more than the total of 400 which had been its high water mark. Generally the committees were met in the most friendly manner. Nearly ] every refusal -was for good reason. 11 discourtesies were so few that they stood out sharply in two instances in i the reports of subcommittees. Cut I "no" will not be taken for an answer. ; To-morrow other committees will call j upon those who declined to-day, if j they gave no good reason, and it is j believed that few will turn down mem bership in the Chamber once they I have had time to think it over at I length. The committees, as usual, made re ports at luncheon at the Harrisburg Club. ex-President Henderson Gilbert presiding. West End Business Section to Have New Lights by Christmas Before the Christmas holidays the West End's business section—North Third street from North to Calder— will be attractively lighted with or namental standards of the type sim j ilar to those in service in North Sec | ond street. Council yesterday approved the I contract for the lighting of the sec ! tion, after the Harrisburg Light and Power company had co-operated i with City Commissioner Bowman to the extent of agreeing to place forty four lights at $7,915 —the figure at which hau originally been agreed up ion to install thirty-six cluster stand lards. The intention had been to ex tend the lights from North to Verbeke streets but the businessmen of the West End united in a demand for an extension of the service to Reily street. Lack of funds prevented this, but by the installation of the single standards, it was possible to add an ! additional block of lighting. C. M. ; Kaltwasser, general manager of the | company said the material is arriving •so that the job can be started within the next few days. "When we make up the budget for next year I will say this finally—pro vision will be made for lighting Fed eral Square with the ornamental standards if we don't do another bit of lighting," emphatically declared Mr. Bowman to-day. $155,742,333,908 Record For N. Y. Clearing House New York, Oct. 4. Total transac tion of the New York Clearing House for the year ended September 30 was $155,7 4 2,33 3,908, breaking all previous records, according to the annual re port. Last year the clearings were $96,183,554,464. Total transactions since the organization of the Clearing House sixty-three yars ago aggregate nearly three trillions of dollars. The average daily transactions for the year amounted to $512,310,308. On September 2, transactions reached a total of $1,112,282,206, the largest on record for one day. The Clearing House Association now is composed of twenty-nine national banks, sixteen State banks and fifteen trust companies. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Assistant Treasurer of the United States also make their exchanges at the Clearing House, as well as twenty-one non member banks and trust companies. Frank A. Vanderlip, president of the National City Bank, was re-elected president of the association to-day, and William Sherer, manager. WILSON SPECIAL GOES THROUGH Befuses to Make Bear-End Platform Speeches; On Way to Omaha President Woodrow Wilson and party, en route to Omaha, where he speaks to-morrow night, passed through Harrisburg early this morn ing. When the special train reached this city fro Washington, D. C., at 1.25 everybody but the porters and Secret Service men were sleeping. No prolonged stops will be made until the train reaches Chicago to-night. In his party are Mrs. Wilson, Secre tary Tumulty, Dr. Cary T. Grayson, the White House physician, and a corps of Secret Service men and stenographers. Mr. Wilson remained at worl: until late last night replying to correspond ence. In spite of persistent attempts on the part of Democratic leaders to have the President deliver a number of rear platform speeches on the way to Omaha, he absolutely refused to make any such plans. The President took the position that he will not make a stumping tour to aid his campaign. He passed through several states where he has been urged to speak, but persisted in his de termination not to make a political "swing." If the President's plans are carried out, his Omaha speech, like those to be delivered later in Indianapolis. Chi cago, Cincinnati and New York will not be partisan, although all undoubt edly will deal with subjects of a po litical character. First Pennsylvania Infantry Is Now Enroute to Phila. El Paso, Texas, Oct. 4. The First Pennsylvania Infantry left for Phila delphia last night, being the first of the Pennsylvania units to be ordered home for demobilization. The Third Pennsylvania infantry is expected to ! follow late to-day, and the Tenth will > probably go Thursday. It was announced that the first bat talion of the First Massachusetts Ar tillery, composed of Batteries A, B I and C, would leave for home as soon as they had finished artillery practice lon the range. The Rhode Island Bat | tory will also be sent home upon the [completion of range firing. Troop M, of the Rhode Island Cav ■ airy Squadron here, Troop A, of the j first Massachusetts Cavalry Squadron. , and probably two other troops will also ,be f=';nt home at once. No time has get teen announced for the departure I of the Pennsylvania engineers. To Hear Wharton Teams' Report Friday Evening At a smoker to be given Friday even ing In the rooms of the Wharton Study Club, 213 Walnut street, reports will be received from the captains of the six teams of Wharton students who are campaigning for freshmen for the coming year of the University of Penn sylvania Wharton extension. Prizes will bo awarded to the high man on each team by Secretary Wen doll P. Raine, in charge of the Harris burr extension. The teams are working in the rail road shops, mills, factories and stores throughout the city interesting book- Keepers, bank clerks, real estate and insurance men and so on in the work of the university's school of accounts and finance. Papers in Sale, Official Dies, Voters in Quandary Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 4. Thousands of prospective voters may have diffi culty in registering Saturday. Tax Collector B. F. Hastings died suddenly a few weeks ago. and his safe contains the documents for the poll tax. No person knows the combination of the safe and an expert must be en gaged to open it. No arrangements have yet been made for accepting the poll tax. IXniTK MAKERS OF "OLD HEN" Winchester, Va., Oct. 4. lndic tments were returned yesterday by the grand jury against Dorsey Racey, his wife, Kate Vance Fishel and Martha E. Racey, all charged with the manu facture and sale of an intoxicating compound, commonly known among "moonshiners" as "old hen." It is said to bo the last word in causing hair raising and fighting screes Racey is ill of typhoid fever and Is being nursed by his wife, so they will not be arrested for some time. TICKETS GOING OUT FOR SERIES Applications For All of 27,000 Bcserved Scats at Boston Bcceived Boston, Oct. 4. Distribution of reserved seat tickets for the world's series baseball games in this city be tween the Brooklyn Nationals and the Boston Americans which will open on Saturday, began to-day. Each of the 27,000 seats available for reservation was covered by applications, officials of the local club said. Almost immediately after the re ceipts by mail this morning of the notice of allotments, successful appli- [Continued on Paffe 7] Two Paxtang Homes Are Entered by Burglars Thieves early to-day entered the homes of Edgar F. Martin and Jacob A. Rose, Pdxtang, and stole provisions, clothing and a small amount of money. Entrance was gained by removing screens from windows on the first floor. Attempts to enter several other places were reported. This is the second time within a month that robbers have Invaded Pax tang, but no arrests have been made as the town has no police protection. A number of the residents have been considering the appointment of a watchman and the organization of a vigilance committee, but no definite action has been taken. Shackleton to Go on New Expedition to Rescue Ten More Members of Party Santiago, Chile, Oct. 4. Lieuten ant Sir Ernest Shackleton has aband oned the idea of sailing for England this week from Buenos Aires, and in stead will proceed to Australia to command an expedition to rescue ten members of the Shackleton party who were left with scanty provisions on the west side of the South Polar con tinent. These men were on land when their ship, the Aurora, was caught In the ice and carried away. They were awaiting the arrival of Lieutenant Shackleton, who disembarked on the east side of the continent, but was compelled to return to his starting point. Two Investigations Under Way to Determine Wreck Cause; 2 Dead, 60 Hurt Cleveland, 0., Oct. 4. The death list in last night's bridge tragedy in which two street cars plunged thirty feet from the West Third street viaduct to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks remained at two to day, but of the sixty injured it was expected one or two would die. Two investigations were under way Into the disaster to-day, one in charge of city officials to learn whether the bridge had been unsafe and who was responsible for its use In such case, and the other by the Cleveland Rail way Company with a view to deter mining whether the city rather than the traction company could be saddled with the damage suits which will grow out of the accident. Hog Drags Chain Tied to Boy's Neck; Lad Near Death Altoona, Pa.. Oct. 4. Robert Mln tel, 9, narrowly escaped being strangled to death on the John Ross farm, near Williamsburg, yesterday. He looped a dog chain around his neck just as a 300-pound hog ran through the gate into the yard where he was playing. The hog became entangled In the other end of the chain, and Mintel was dragged around until he was near ly dead. Farmhands released him. THINK YOU'RE BUSY? READ THIS Milton, Del., Oct. 4. Declaring li® needed a rest, the Hev. Charles A Behrinsrer, of Milton, has gone to Crosswicks, N. J., where ho will be come rector of Grace Episcopal Church and of Trinity Church, at Al lentown. In addition to being rector of St. John's Church here, he was a mlssioner for St. George's Chapel and Trinity Chapel, in Indian liiver hun dred, conducted a poultry farm, was editor and owner of a weekly paper and also found time to lecture. PRY INTO AGED HARRIS WILL FOR I COURTHOUSE DATA County Commissioners to Re ceive Report on Inquiry at Friday's Meeting CONFER ON PROBLEM Recent Law Permits Erection of Joint Building if Grant Permits It Old deeds and grants, musty and yellow with the passage of the and perhaps the equally ancient and lcce.iiliy revamped will of John Har ris who laid cut Harrtsburg, will be examined by County Solicitor Phil S. Mover vithin the next few days so that he can s-übmit a report to "he county commissioners as to what steps cen bi taken officially towari the erection of a new courthouse i>nd municipal building for Dauphin county. At to-day':' meeting of the county commissioners County Solicitor Moyer took up the problem and placed be fore them what facts are already of record as to the county and city's ftatus on the subject. Several jears ago Mr. Moyer said the county commissioners asked for mer Countv Solicitor Middleton to look into the matter and at that time the county attorney reported that no action could be taken because of a hitch in the Harris grant of the court house sile as well as from a legal standpoint. Since then however, an act has been placed on the statute books, which in Mr. Moyer's opinion, will permit the county and city to join in the courthouse movement provided no flaw in the project is presented by the terms of the Harris grant. In County Commissioner Wells' opinion the present site was deeded by Harris for county and municipal buildings and just what bearing this might have sliculd the two combine 'o erect a rcw building, is a matter that has been raised by the action of the September quarter sessions grand jury in lecom.nending the erection of another courthouse. The last recom mendation was the third consecutive suggestion of its kind to be presented to the court and this permits definite action by the authorities. Mr. Moyer said he will look up the old papers in the matter to-morrow in order that he may have something to report on tile problem at Friday's meeting of the commissioners. III Wil*|fr wftyw—rftywWo/jfcWM^J? SEEK CiiT-CK TOKGI.k 3 The police department has been asked to find a check I former who disappeared very suddenly yesterday after get- JL ting rid of two bad checks and collecting SSO in cash. The | name of Walter Keiner, one ot the proprietors of the Hotel was forged to the checks. The alleged forger stopped j at the hotel and stole a number of blank hotel checks from ¥ the back of a checkbook, lie passed one on the Wltte.v ' rr.yer Lumber Company, and another on an uptown store. ,' n HUCKSTERS HELD FOR ■ ■ 1 Harrisburg.—Two hucksters, charged with giving short i measure, were held under $ ooft i | by A i ,:-,irn DcShon ( <. j . CONSIDERING BORDER PATROL , Y Atlantic City, N, J., Oct. 4. —Further consideration by ; I the Mexican-American joii en to-day )L 9 to the plan of border control proposed by the Mexican mem- ' , I hers. It was regarded as probable General Taskcr H. j i Bliss, assistant chief of staff of the United States army." J WO" '• H ■ ■ •''••ore :h \r, ■, . amission in an advice ory capacity. . 1 GENERAL TERAUCHI TO HEAD JAP CABINET \ Tokio, Oct. 4.—The emperor has requested Lieutenant ; General Count Seiki Terauchi, former minister of war andfl J also formerly rtsident general in Korea, to organize a cabv- I i . net, in succession to the nunistry of Marquis Okuma. I i - CLAIM LEOPOLD DEFEATED RUSSIANS j j T Berlin, Oct. 4, via London. The Russians continued 1 f yesterday their heavy assault;, in the AustroGerman lines, | i T To-day's official announcement reports the defeat of th i I I Russians by the troops of Prince Leopold. J , t HOLSTEIN VICE-PRESIDENT STATE FIREMEN ' j J Scranton, Pa., Oct. 4.—The Pennsylvania State Fire m men to-day elected officers as follows: President, Eugene' ' I C. Bonniwell, Philadelphia; vice-presidents, H. O. Hols -1 tein, of Harrisburg; Daniel Harris, of Catasauqua; W, J.I f J Cronin, of Erie, and P. J. Rosar, of Scranton; financial sec i retary, Irwin A. Hahne, of Philadelphia; recording becrr- * J T tary-treasurer, O. T. Weaber, Allentown; chaplain, Re<\ Samuel H. Stein, oi York- , > ] MARRIAGE LICENSES , > Crruii I.out!, l.ykciiH, and I.ottle K. Hunter, Wlconlaco. i C* *" -* -■ -■ -■ -■ ■ m 14 PAGES CITY EDITION 6,155 TREES IN UPPER HALF OF CITY BY CENSUS Forester Gipple Completes Count North of Market Street MORE MONEY NECESSARY Need of Commission to Co operate With Official Revived Demand for a shade tree commis sion to co-operate with the City Forester in protecting Harrisburg'3 trees, has been revived by the returns of the first tree census completed be tween Market and Division streets, the river and the Pennsylvania Railroad, In this district City Forester O. Ben Gipple has counted jut 6,155 trees, including Norway and silver maples, Carolina poplar, oriental plane, Am erican elms, red and pin oak, horse chestnut, sycamore maple, glnko, catalpa, white ash, white poplar, birch, locust, sugar maple, box elder and American and European linden. And, except in the outlying districts which have been plotted by the City Planning Commission with a view to proper grass-plot spacing for care of shade trees, this feature of Harris burg's natural municipal asset, sadly (Continued on l'agc Three) Aero Mail Service Between Chicago and New York IsPlan Washington. D. C.. Oct. 4.—ln less than half the time of the fastest trains the New York Times expects to deliver mail from Chicago to New York. Au thorization of an experimental service, from October 7 to November 1. has been granted by the Postofflce De partment through the second assistant postmaster general, Otto Praeger. Victor Carlstrom, the aviator en gaged for the experiment, expects to leave Chicago at 6 In the morning and arrive in New York at 4 in the after noon, making the flight of nearly 1,000 miles in nine hours. The fastest (rain time is about twenty hours. The aeroplane is to carry a pouch of "reg ular mail." "Just as soon as aeroplane njanu facturers turn their attention from war to peaceful pursuits we will be ready to discuss contracts with them," Mr. Praeger announced.