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ALLIED FLANKS; I
NEAR BUCHAREST;
Von Mackensen Occupies
Hirzova on Danube; Line,
Now Stretched Across Do-1
brudja From Forty to Sixty
Miles North of Railroad
VON FALKENHAYN 80
MILES FROM CAPITAL
I
Has Only Long Rolling Plain
to Cover; Russians Aban
don Heights Near Buko
wina Line; Big Galician
Offensive Reported
The Teutonic drive against Rumania
continues with little diminished vel- ,
ocity, new successes for both Field i
Marshal Von Mackensen and General
Von Falkenhayn being announced. ■
Hirzova, on the Danube, has been oc- ,
cupied by the Bulgarians. Yesterday's I
official statements reported Field j
Marshal Von Mackensen's advance
forces to have reached this district,
whence their lines stretched across Do
brudja, 40 to 60 miles north of the
Casapkeui on the Black sea side.
According to unofficial reports from
Petrograd a notable advance has been
made by the Austro-German forces in
vading Rumania from the north.
General Von Falkenhayn's forces are
now said to have reached Campulung,
20 miles south of the Rumanian fron
tier. From Campulung. the plain
stretches away toward Bucharest. 80
miles distant.
Russians Abandon Heights
To-day's German oificiai statement
does not confirm the rapture of Cam
pulung. announcing the situation on
this front virtually unchanged, except
that the Austro-German forces have
taken a height south of Kronstadt
from the Rumanians and advanced
thence to the Partzuga valley.
On the Moldavian frontier
of Rumania where a more successful
stand had been made against the Teu
tonic allies, the Russo-Rumanian de
fense appears to be weakening. Pet
rograd reports a strong offensive by
Austro-German forces in the Dorna,
_ Watre region near the Bukowina line!
where violent attucks have compelled]
the Russian advance posts to fall back, |
abandoning two heights. Berlin re- i
porta the capture of several heights in 1
this sector by the Austrian troops of ]
Archduke Charles Francis.
Ualician and Poland Drive
Supposedly in an effort to aid the
hard-pressed Rumanians the Russians
are reported to be on the eve of a great
offensive in Gallcia and Poland. Thlsi
report come to Rome from Germ;...
sources, says a wireless dispatch from
the Italian capital.
The French are pressing their new
offensive in the Verdun region and
according to Pari# have captured in a
hand grenade attack the quarry north -
cast of Fort Douaumont. Berlin de
clares several French attacks yester
day in the Douaumont region and else
where along the line of the new
French advance were sangulnelv re
pulsed. On the Somme front Berlin
announces the repulse of strong at
tacks by both British and Frencn yes
terday in the Guedecourt-L.cs Bouefs
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Kaiser Near Death When
Allied Aviator Drops Bomb
on Train, Killing Engineer
Paris, Oct. 2S. A bomb dropped
by an aviator of the entente allies has
killed the engineer driving the train
of Emperor William of Germany ac
cording to information received at
Zurich, Switzerland.
TRAVELERS MEET
The order of the United Commercial
Travelers of Harrlsburg held luncheon
in the Dauphin Hotel at noon to-day.
A large number of members attended
Past Grand Counselor E. M. Brash,
of Ohio, and Charles J. Hill, of Wll
llamsport. were guests of honor. The
council will meet to-night in the lodge
rooms. In the Cameron building, when
r large class of new members will be
initiated. The degree team of the
Williamsport Council will give the
degrees. '
THEWEATHER
For IlarriNburK mill vicinity: Fair
to-nlßht and Sunday | warmer
Sunday.
I'or Eaxtrrn I'riinaylvanln: Fntr to
iilßltt nnd Sundayt nnrmtr Sun
day in north and weat portion*)
Kentle ■ hlftiuft nlndi.
Hlver
The Suxnurhaiina river nnd fill It*
tributaries Mill I'onllnur to fall
A HtuKe of lihout 4.(1 fret
in Indicated (or llnrriitburK Sun
day morning.
General londitlnux
I'resHiirr haa arlaen aliicbtly, but Is
Ktlll relatively lon over the
Florldu peninaula and the Mind
. has inereaaed nnd a little rain
bus fallen over the nouthrrn por
tion.' The dlaturbanve that was
over the l.ake Superior ronton,
Friday morning, ban moved off
rapidly northeaxtwnrdi It cauaed
light rain In Ontario and Quebec
and bun been succeeded by blab
preaaure, which covers moat of
llie country eat of the Mlaala
alppl river.
A general rlae of 2 to 12 degrees
In temperature has occurred over
nearly all the country, except the
Northwest and the I'aclllc States.
Temperaturei S a. m„ 40.
Sunt Rlaea, <l|3o a. m.; aeta, :(>•_■
p. m.
Moon i First quarter, November 2,
12i.11 n. m.
Blver Htaget 4.1 feet nbo low
water mark.
Yeaterday'a Weather
Mistical tcmpcrnturc, M>.
l.oweat temperature. 35.
Mean temperature, 47.
Normal temperature. 411.
WELL, ANYWAY, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN IMPROVED RIVER FRONT ONE'OF THESE DAYS
)
MIDSUMMER ~~T AUGUST • SgPtEMM October
eurf [ ah! cnv saiciToe advises ? I now Cll go no, * P
I THE BALANCE 0* THE 1013 PARK CnH EN6|NEER COWD=N 5 m ™ AT GLANCE OF LOAN CAN 7 FtRST I'LL ASk THE SOLICITOR ?
\ HPNO FOP RIPRAPINO TWe FAVOR THE V \ WMETWtR IT IS NECESSARY
I RIVER Slope\ plant J < , J / "to
" ("ciTY ESWWEtt? VfT WPFM^NT)
LATER STILL UTER LATER STILL : CURTAIN
< ; F ' ~ ' ? R F~. I . ? AND VET WE ARE TOLD THE
INN 60IN& OUT OF \ WE ADVERTISERS / (MY THESE AUTUMN COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT
TOWN FOR A FE-W ill' T•, 1 BIDS WE MUST WAIT TEN VMS ARE FINE FOR TS RESULTS.
\ DAYS.
PRIZE WINNING
FLOWER BOXES
ARE ANNOUNCED
Winning Block to Be Enter-1
tained at Toa at the
Colonial Club
I
During the months of April and Mav I
'of this year the Telegraph eonduetted j
|iv campaign for making Ilarrlsburg :
i ".the flower city of Pennsylvania." The |
I hearty co-operation with which the ;
Icity's flower-loving citizens Joined In I
the campaign resulted in a splendid i
| lloral display on the porches and the
' window ledses of hundreds of houses '
j in all part's of the city. The start made '
this year augurs well for continued ex- !
pansion in 1917, when it is expected;
j the number of homesdisplaying fiowerß I
and plants will be doubled or tripled. J
| At the Inception of the campaign !
i this newspaper offered certain prizes !
for the bes' individual and collective !
I displays that would be permanent for 1
(he summer Judges were appointed, j
] Includins interested officers of the Civic :
( Club and floral experts. A recent in- I
i spection of all the entries In the Tele- |
j srraph's contest has resulted In the!
selection of the following winners, to- l
I getber with the awards:
Meade F. Harris. 1511 Vernon stwot.
j won the prize for the best Individual
I disn'ay, a beautiful Dotted plant.
The winning block was on Penn !
; street between Woodbine and Emerald j
streets, with the following ladies as I
winners: Mrs. William Dougherty, j
j Mrs. B. C. Breneman, Mrs. E. M.
Hoover, Mrs. J. R. Stoner. Mrs. D. J. i
i Rimer, Mrs. H. O. Hamilton, Mrs. |
j Sarah J. Mas;lauchlin, Mrs. P. A. Rup- !
lev. Mrs. P. C. Schwartz. Mrs. J. E. |
! Heckert, Mrs. J. B. Seal, Mrs. Margaret
I Phillips. Mrs. G. R. Hull, Mrs. A. S. |
Moypr. Mrs. C. A. Hepp. Mrs. F. R.
j Rnshey, Mrs. Ella Horning. Mrs. J. A. i
I Kluchor, Mrs. L. F. Kast, Mrs. Harry'
I E. Gobi. Mrs. William J. Foster, Mrs. j
E. S. Kilhafnor. Mrs. S. R. Pealer and
Mrs. George Monn.
The Special Honor List
Honorable mention should be given j
j ;o a great many of the other contest- J
ants, but these deserve snecial praise: '
Mrs. J. K. Smith. 2115 North Second I
street; Mrs. Michael E. Stroun. 1509
Second street: E. F. Dunlap, !
l">fi" North Second street: the entire
20f>o Mock on Derrv street: Mrs. How
;rrd Bingnman. 1719 North Second I
i "♦reft: S. H. Barnhart, 2024 North
j Sixth street: Harry Miller. 2323 North
! Third street; Samuel Friedman. 217
j Pet'fer street: Mrs. Harry Kreidlor, 708
Green street: P. A. Hess. 1 732 Market
strict, nnd the Executive Mansion. ,
| Thi ladles of the winnlncr block will
| be entertained at a tea at the Colonial ;
I Country Club on Wednesday afternoon. '
( November 1. by a stereopticon lecture
I on flowers by O. P. Beckley, of the
j Berryhlll Nursery Company.
JEWEL ROBBERS ARRESTED 1
New York, Oct. 28. The police to-'
day arrested at the request of the Bal- !
tlmore authorities, two men suspected
of Implication in a $20,000 jewel rob
bery in the Maryland city last month.
The prisoners, who said they were
Leon Miller 2 4 and Jacob Kramer, 32,
; apparently were about to sail for Ila
, vana to-day.
GOT HERE FOR I'UXERAL
I Corporal S. Wilbur Shetron, hus
! band of Mrs. Minnie Shetron, who was
killed late Monday night In an auto
i accident near Dauphin, arrived here
j early this morning from Ei Paso,
I Texas, where he is stationed with
Troop C, First Pennsylvania Cavalry,
In order to attend his wife's funeral
which was held at 10 o'clock. Edgar
T. Bergenstock, regimental quarter
master of the Eighth Regiment and
Jacob Bergenstock, of Troop C, I
brothers of Mrs. Shetron accompanied |
Corporal Shetron.
WARNS YOUNGSTERS
I Chief of Police Wetsel declared to-
Iday that during the Hallowe'en sea-!
son a close watch will be kept on!
youngsters to see that the curfew luw
jis obeyed, and to prevent disorderll
ness In the streets. Arrests will be
made in case of flagrant violations,
the executive stated. He also issued '
a warning to parents to accompany I
their children on Hallowe'en utght, u I
jthe curfew law is to be enforced.
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1916.
BACKS DOWN ON . ,
TREASON CHARGE
; i
| Baker Denies He Meant Amer
icans Are Involved in Alleged
Secret Plot
j
| What They Say About
i Charges of Plot on Border
i CHARLES Br HUGHES
I am amazed at the charges that
Is thus brought In the light of
the actions which our opponents
have taken with respect to our j
neighboring country of Mexico.
If there ever was a policy men
acing to safety * * * was the
| policy there pursued.
I COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Mr. Secretary Baker has had an
other pipe dream, I see.
| SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER
The statement was without poli
j tical purpose and ought to be
j without political effect. It will
have served its entire purpose
I if it serves notice upon the law
less people In Mexico that we
have been warned and are pre
pared.
SEC'T'Y OF STATE LANSING
Secretary Baker's announcement
was inspired by absolutely no
political consideration as to this
country. Nor does it mean that
Americans of any sort are in
volved.
V
j Washington. D. C., Oct. 28.—Such
a storm of indignation followed the
1 publication of Secretary of War New
i ton D. Baker's statement insinuating
[ that American citizens opposed to the
j President's Mexican policy are ln
! volved In a plot to cause an attack on
ithe United States troops in Mexico or
i American towns on the border that
| Baker denied that his words were ln
| tenden to convey such a meaning,
j Subjected to a rigid cross-questlon
j Ing by newspaper correspondents,
i Baker declared that he had Intended
! to say that the conspiracy was con
fined entirely to Mexicans. There was
I absolutely nothing political about his
statement, he said.
"It's Unthinkable''
"When you said that 'enemies of
the President's policy toward Mexico,
in co-operation with Villa or other
! bandits in Mexico, have arranged a
spectacular attack upon some part of
| the American forces or upon some
! community on the border between
: now and the date of the election." did
I you not know It would be construed
as meaning that Americans were In the
conspiracy?" Secretary Baker was
i asked. t
J "Oh, dear, no: It's unthinkable," he
| replied.
That Silver Money Point
j Secretary Baker's statement con
' tained this assertion, generally con
j strued to mean that the alleged at
tack was being financed by American
i money:
"It Is significant thut both the State
| and War Department!, were advised
: that the bandit forces operating at
I the present time in Mexico are being
I I paid In silver coin."
"Of what did you mean this was
I significant?" Baker was asked,
i "I can't comment on that," he re
| plied.
"Didn't you believe that it would
| be taken as meaning that the Mexican
bandits were being paid in American
| money since there is no silver In cir
- dilation in Mexico?"
"I decline to draw any Inferences
from that."
"If you meant that only Mexicans
j were involved In the plot, why did
you not specifically say so or at least
'eliminate Americans?" asked a ques
j tloner.
Cliose My Own Words
"I had the choice of my own
! words," Secretary Baker retorted.
Army officers and department offi
cials. though refusing to talk for pub-
I llcation, continued to express their
I amazement that the Secretary of War
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HUGHES REVEALS i
FALSE PROSPERITY
Declares America Must Build I
and Maintain New
Policy
Rochester. N. Y., Oct. 2 B.—Charles j
E. Hughes left Rochester to-day to .
continue his camp&lgji through the!
state of New York. Mr. Hughes spent 1
the night in thexity after his address I
here.
The nominee's program to-day called
f? r three speeches in (he day and a
j nigh't meeting at Ogdensburg, where
Ihe jvvi 11 remain until 5 p. m. to-mor
row.
Mr. Hughes will go to Ohio from
' Ogdensburj;.
j Mr. Hughes' speech here last night
I was the fourth one of the day. In his
first address, at Utlca. he devoted
much of his lime to his tariff views
I t.nd Americanism. He reiterated his
1 denial that a vote for him meant a
j vote for war.
i At Auburn the nominee assailed the
i administration tor its alleged failure to
i observe the merit system In making
j appointments and declared for a "fair
isnil equitable retirement system" for
I civil service employes,
j The nominee declared that to meet
i European competition after the war
[ "America has got to build and maln
j tain a new American policy." He
I added that America also should have a
(Sound American foreign policy which
; will provide so far as intelligent action
can provide a backing for American
| enterprise.
He did not propose to treat "busi
ness men as suspicious characters," ho
said, "nor tc put the brakes upon the
wheels of industrial progress," al
thouph lie opposed every tendency or
policy which looks toward discrimi
nation or monopolistic production.
In his Auburn speech Mr. Hughes
denounced the statement that a vote
for him meant a vote for war as "false,
unworthy, preposterous and insincere,"
He again expressed the conviction that
he would be elected—and the audi
ence cheered —adding that If he were
he would have "competent business
heads" for the War and Navy Depart
ments.
The administration's alleged lac.k of
preparedness when the National Guard
was mobilised was assailed by Mr.
Hushes la ills speech at Geneva, the
third of the day.
America's present prosperity was
characterized as "an unnatural pros
i peritv. a false prosperity."
With a snap of the fingers to em
phasize his point, the nominee de
| clared that at the close of the war the
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MILKMEN MEET TUESDAY
: Kctailers Have Decided to Fight In
crease Above 8 Cents
A special meeting of the retail milk
dealers of the city who have formed
a Dairymen's Association will be held
next Tuesday evening when Important
business will be transacted In con
nection with the increase in the price
of milk to eight cents a quart.
A meeting was held last night by
the retailers who have practically de
cided that they will pay only 18 cents
a gallon, wholesale price, for milk.
The producers will meet on Monday
I night to adopt a constitution and by
-laws and make plans for other meet
ings.
TWO FALSE ALARMS
City police and detectives to-day
searched for the persons who sent in
two false alarms early this morning,
calling out firemen In the Allison Hill
district. The first alarm was sent in
from Box No. 214, Fourteenth and
State streets, and the second one a
few minutes later from Box No. 8.
Sixteenth and Walnut streets. It Is
believed that the alarms were sent In
b- persons riding in an automobile.
RFUTINGER JURY DISCHARGED
Newark. N J.. Oct. 28.—The Jury in
the case of Mrs. Margaret C. Beutlnger,
accused of having shot and killed her
husband, Christof. reported at 1 p. m.
to-day, after having been out all night!
that It had been unable to reach a
verdict and -.■ as discharged. Mrs
Beutlnger Was remanded to Jail and a
new. trial was ordered, tp begin on No- ,
i vember 21.
LODGE LUSITANIA
CHARGES CREATE
BIG SENSATION
Accuses Wilson of Telling Ger
many in Postscript That Strict
AccountabilityMeansNothing
' New Bedford. Mass.. Oct. 28.
I Charges made by Senator Henry Ca- i
hot Lodge in Brockton that President!
I Wilson had added a postscript to the I
second Lusitanta note of June 9. 1915, j
i informing Germany that the "strict I
j accountab'lity" note of May 13 "was j
i not .to be taken seriously," are to be I
repeated in Somerville to-night, ac- j
cording to the Senator's own an-
I nounccment.
| The charges have created some
: thing of a sensation in Massachusetts
jand they have been the chief topic of
| discussion in political circles.
300 Teachers Attend
Institute at Central
| Dr. Cheesman A. Ilerrick, president
of Girard college, and Dr. Ezra Leh-
I man. principal of Shippensburg Stale
■ Normal school, were the two speakers
at the second session of the city in
stitute held last evening and this morn
ing in the auditorium of the Central
high school. More than 300 of the
city teachers were in attendance.
Superintendent Frederick E. Downes
| presided, and announced the program
I for the three remaining institutes.
December 8 and December 9 the
speaker will be Dr. Lincoln Hul
ley, president of the Leland Stan
ford University. He has ad
dressed tho local teachers on previous
occasions. Dr. William E. Chancel
lor, of the University of Wooster,
Wooster, Ohio, will be tho other speak
er.
January 27, the entire Saturday will
be devoted to institute. Dr. Reuben
Post Halleck, of Louisville, Ky., and
G. M. Quibble of the University of
Illinois will speak. The final session
of institute will be held March 10 with
Dr. W. G. Chambers of the University
of Pennsylvania, and Andrew Thomas
i Smith of West Chester Normal school
j as the lectures.
At to-day's session, Dr. Lehman
chose as his themes, "Teaching Pupils
How to Study" and "How to Measure
Success in Teaching." Dr. Merrick
' gave scholarly addresses on the sub
: jeets, "The Keystone of tho Kduca
| tional Arch," and "Education and
j Life."
Man Who Threatened Wilson
Batters Way to Liberty
I Pittsburgh, Pa„ Oct. 28. Morris
Diamond, of Bay City, Mich., who was
* sent to the City Home at Marshalsea,
la month ago, after his arrest here
for sending threatening letters to
! President Wilson from Cleveland, es
caped from the institution last night.
| Diamond and three other men broke
i down the door of the ward where
I they were conllned and making their
! way to the street door sawed the
1 bars. Diamond has been under ob
servation by physicians to determine
his sanity.
AKKKST HOYS FOR AUTO TIIKFT
Charles Ketterhoff, aged 15, and
Samuel Melchor, aged 14. were ar
rested last evening by Detectives
| Schelhas. Shuler and Speese and Con
i Mable Windsor, 3d, on a charge of
stealing an automobile owned by Dr.
H. A. Stine, Sixteenth and Berryhlll
streets. It is alleged that the boys
j took the machine, but abandoned it
i later at Hitjhsplre. They were held
! for a hearing. The auto has been
; recovered.
UNIX NEXT WEKK
Washington, Oct. 28. Weather
; predictions for the week beginning
; Sunday issued by the Weather Bureau
to-day are:
North and Middle Atlantic States:
Fair and moderately warm until Wed
nesday or Thursday when there prob
ably will be rains followed by fair and I
considerably colder weather Friday
and Saturday.
CITY IN MIDST
OF ENTHUSIASTIC
BUILDING BOOM
1 • . I
Sonic Contractors Will Keep
Things Moving Until
Christmas
MANY GARAGES GO UP
Walls of New Pennsy Freight
1 Station Arc Steadily
Rising
Delay In shipments of iron and
steel for structural work, which had '
retarded building operations through* I
| out the city during the last few;
i weeks, has been overcome somewhat
jby the ability of the shipping firms <
to fulfill orders, and contractors gen- j
|erally are taking advantage of the sat- j
I isfactor'y weather conditions to push
i things as speedily as possible.
Approaching winter with its po f s-1
sibilities of sudden and disastrous
hold-ups is nearly always a bug-a-boo '
among the builders and while they I
i consider present conditions more or
j less exceptional for speeding up their
operations, they do not want to take
la chance on loafing along.
! Prospects for a continuance of work
I in structures which are well beyond
| the foundations, are excellent and
some of the builders believe they can
keep things moving until Christmas or
thereabouts.
To Ileal Jack Frost
Excavations, incidentally, are being
hurried on other new operations in
order that the frost may not interfere.
Labor conditions have not been exact
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SIBO,OOO in New Dimes Are
Turned Loose From Mint
Philadelphia. < >ct. 28. The ten-
I cent pieces, which have been coined
i in large <|uantities at the Philadelphia
mint, were put into circulation to-day
| for the tirst time, about $ ISO,OOO worth
| being distributed to banks and trust
I companies. They will be introduced
I simultaneously in tlie Western States
front the Denver mint.
The obverse side of the new dime
shows a head of Liberty In profile,
while the reverse side shows a bundle
of rods in the center and the protrud
ing battle ux, symbols of unity. Sur
rounding the central design is an olive
wreath, denoting peace. The new
coins are expected to be in general
circulation within a few days.
j i>" ""TIT "in'T; rrr:
i WEATHER BUREAU-DIES
- • Philadelphia Oct. 23.~Thcodore Mowell Ely former
i k Br.rt;jrn
i-
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Utile Corliln HIIIIM-*, Altuonii, mid Mary Mabel White, l.rnUtong.
Andrew Jwbniiuu, Nterlton, und MnHle l'crklns, city.
16 PAGES CITY EDITION
BRETZ AND BOLL
MARSHALS IN BIG
SCHOOL PAGEANT
Tech High Principal Shows
liow Defeat of Loan Will
Hamper Tech
APPROACHING MAXIMUM
Return of Semiskilled Hoys lo
Institution Will Compli
cate Matters
School Directors I-larry M. Bretz aim
William A. 801 l will marshal the stu
dents of the Central and Technical
High Schools, respectively, on Satur
day, November 4, when the youngsters
march in the big demonstration pa
rade that is being planned to boost the
proposed $1,250,000 high school loan.
School Director Hurry A. Boyer Is
chief marshal and he has appointed
the two fellow directors to assist him
in getting the forces of the two in
stitutions together.
Some figures on the conditions at
Technical High Sihool and the grave
possibilities for overcrowding that will
result should the school loan fail of
passage, were given out to-day in an
interview by Dr. Charles 15. Fager,
[principal. The capacity is .150.
"At the opening of school in Sep
tember, 1915, we had 454 pupils en
rolled. Of these, 175 were members
,of the Freshman class—the largest
and best prepared class we have ad
mitted for some years. Since 550 is
j the maximum number that we will be
; able to accommodate, and since the
' incoming Freshman class already num
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Finds Her Twin Babies
Playing With Big Snake
Altoona, Pa., Oct. 2 8. Hearing her
j 1-year-old twins Harold and Howard
I laughing and lisping yesterday, Mrs.
j Robert Shaal. of Wehnwood, a suburb,
! peeped into the kitchen to see what
they were doing. She was horrified to
find them playing with a three-foot
blacksnake.
The repiile crawled over and about
tho little ones, and the twins grabbed
at its head and tail, but it would wrig
gle away. Snake and the babies seem
ed to have the time of their lives.
Mrs. Shaal, when she recovered her
voice, screamed for help, and a neigh
bor rushed in and dispatched the un
| welcome visitor.