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DIAMONDS
*/4 Carat to V/ 2 Carat in Sizs
PURE WHITE AND BRILLIANT
BEAUTIFULLY CUT
At SIOO Per Carat
If you have the faintest idea of buying a Diamond
you can not afford to miss this extraordinary oppor
tunity for
Unprecedented
Diamonds have not come down in price. On the other
hand they have been advancing steadily for years.
The reason we make this astonishing offer is because
we were lucky enough to secure a special lot away
below the usual market prices and are giving the
public the benefit of our good fortune.
We can sell you a beautiful
14 Carat Diamond for a ring at
$25
and others at corresponding prices
up to iy 2 carat for
$l5O
and will allow vou flic full price for it anytime in
the future that you may desire to exchange it for a
larger one or for any other merchandise.
If von have purchased a DIAMOND recently bring it in
and <nmpart> it in size, price and beauty with the ones
included in this special offer.
By all means take advantage of this sale. We
may not be able to offer such values again for
a long time.
H. C. CLASTER,
GEMS—JEWELS—SILVERWARE
302 MARKET STREET
STOLEN BUG IS RECOVERED
Police Get Back Only Article Reported
Lost—Window in Shoe Store
Kicked in
Imported detectives aided the Uar
risburg Police department over the try
ing time in the arrest of but one man,
and he had no record as a pickpocket
and was committed to jail for thirty
days. Detective Krai/., of Baltimore,
saw htm insert hi- hand in another
man's pocket and picked him up. tie
gave his name as llaydeu Clement, lie
claims Hurrinburg a* a home.
A sl.i mesh bag containing a meal
ticket and some money was reported
stolen from Miss Irene Moat, of Wesi
Catasauqun, while -1 anding in a crowd
at the Mt. Vernon lire house. Morris
Bland, colored, was arrested and in the
basement oi' his home in West alley
was found, according to the police, a
keg of beer that had been stolen. He
was locked «ip and this morning, the po
lice say, the bug was turned over by
his wife.
.I. E. Drawbaugh, of the Mt. Vernon
company, appeared against him in po
lice court this aftemoou. The theft of
those t .MI articles was the only crime
reported to the police.
Chief of Police Hutchison, who had
expected a very busy day, hail both
police patrols placed in shape for use
ami former Policeman Amos (!ood was
employed ;o drive the ol I one. There
w.e.e but a dozen calls all afternoon for
minor accident cases.
The big plate glass in the doorway
of the Newark shoe store. 315 Market
street, was kicked in at 1 o'clock yes
terday morning. The window was
i racked from top to bottom, a large
piece of it falling to the ground. The
noise attracted the attention of Police
man Mel ami, who place*! the man un
der arrest.
REPUBLICAN I.K.AM K GROWS
More Than Seventy New Members
Were Taken in Last Night
The Dauphin County Republican
League held a meeting last night at
the headquarters of the County Com
mittee, and despite the counter-attrac
tions on the street the attendance \va«
quite large.
In the absence of County Chairman
Hoerner, who was dctainei ;:t home,
City Chairman Ov es presided, and re
ports were receive I from a large num
ber of districts in eitv and county de
tailing the progress of the activities
in behalf of' the entire Republican
ticket.
Chairman 'lves reported on the reg
istration in llarri-ibnrg, which he said
was especially satisfactory, and made
an address cheering to the League mem
bers. More than seventy new mem
bers wer» taken in last night, an I it
is expected that flip membership will
number at least five hundred within
the next two weeks, all of them active
workers.
Firemen Decorate Grave
The Union Fire Company No. 13, of
Reading, marched to Mumma's ceme
tery this morning and decorated the
gTavo of a former president of the
company. Brief services were held at
the grave.
Wins Chemical Apparatus
Samuel Sloat. of York, was the win
ner of the chemical apparatus and two
horses disposed of by the Union Fire
Company, of York, on Market square
yesterday afternoon. The wagon has
been replaced by a motor apparatus.
No Hose Race Held
Because there were no competitors
the hose race was not held this after
noon.
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
WANTED—'Partner with to help
manufacture and promote newly in
vented linen collar; patent applied for.
Oi, I will sell out entire right, or take
rojalty. S. R. HORST, 42'J Broutl St.
S WILL LAY CORNERSTONE
l Congregation of Bethel A. M. E.
Church to March -ft) Site of
New Building
The cornerstone of the new Bethel i
African Methodist Episcopal church to
!>e erected at Briggs street and Ash
• Avenue, will be laid on Sunday after
noon. with the impressive Masonic
ceremony. The congregation will meet
at 3 o'clock at the old church on State
. street aud march to the site of the!
new building.
This is the third time since the or
' ganixatioii of Bethel church that a new (
building has been necessary. In the
I former instances the cause was in-
I crease in membership. Now the State i
street church has been sold to the Cap- j
I itol Paik Extension Commission and a
new building must be erected in some ;
other locality. The congregation re-'
centl.v built a new parsonage which is
now occupied by the pastor, the Rev. j
l". (>. tapper.
The preaching morning and evening!
ar Bethel church on the occasion of;
the cornerstone laying will be by Dr.'
Evans Tvree, presiding bishop of the j
first district, wiio is at present in this
city.
MRS. A.N.NA JAI SS. 85, lilKI)
'
| Aged Widow of Christian Jattss Expires
i i After Short Illness
■j Mrs. Anna Catharine .lauss, aged 85.
years, widow of the late Christian E
•lauss. died at her home, 1113 North'
Sixth street, Wednesday night after a
few days' illness. Mrs. .lauss was the
oldest and most faithful member of I
* t Messiah Lutheran church.
'' Funeral services will be held Monday '
afternoon at 2.'10 o'clock at the home!
of her son, Dr. C. E. .lauss, 1323 North
Sixth street. Interment will be pri-i
vate in the Ilurrisburg cemetery. She
: is survived by the following children:
l»r. C. K. .lauss. Mrs. Clinton Vandling. 1
(Jeorge Jauss, Mrs. Anna Laißoss and!
Owen F. C. .lauss; also seven grand
children and seven great-grandcliildren.
Mrs. Louisa Keys
Ihe death of Mrs. Louisa Kevs,
widow of the late .lohn Keys, aged 76
years, occurred at 9.30 o'clock last'
night at her home, 134 Kelker street,
after suffering for the last few weeks
troin paralysis. She vs survived by the
following children: Samuel, Kd ward
and .lohn Keys, Mrs. Marv A. Hess.
Mrs. Maude Gilbert and grandchild
ren. Mrs. Anna and Mrs. William
Hutson. The funeral services will be
announced lafpr.
Albert Lahley
The funeral services for Albert
l-ahley, the 2-.vear-old son of Mr. an.l
Mrs. .lohn F. Lahley, 1569 North
Twelfth street, w-ill'be held Friday
morning at 10 o'clock from the home
of his parents. Burial in East Harris
lung cemetery. The Rev. (ieorge W.
Schreiner, will officiate.
Mrs. Anna Steever
The funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Steever will be held to-morrow after
noon at 2 o'clock from the home of
lie r daughter, Mrs. Lillie Sturgeon, 510
North street. Interment will be in
the Harrisbnrg cemetery.
Erie May Get Next Convention
i Two cities are in the race to enter- j
tain the 1915 convention of the Penn
sylvania State Firemen's Association— l
Erie and Allentown. The convention ad
journed here without a city being se
lcvte-d, the choice being left to Me ex- 1
1 ecutive board. Krie, according to in-i
formation available here to-day, is be
ing favored. Allentown has been nomi -!
1 nated. The executive board will meet
j at the call of the chairman.
Mass Meeting at Penbrook
The Republicans of Penbrook will
hold a mass meeting on Saturday night \
at which addresses will he made by !
Congressman A. S. Kreider aud John
C. Nissley, candidate for Assembly in j
the Second district. I
HARRISBUKG STAR-INDEPENDENT. FRIDAY EVENTNO. OrTOT?ET? f>. 1<?14
STATE COMPLAINS ABOUT
THE RIVER WALL FILL
Water Supply Commission Insists That
Directions Concerning Excavations
on Biv«r Bed Be Strictly Car
ried Out
A complaint that certain require
ments of the State Water Supply Com
mission, which approved the plans for
the concrete protective wall along the
river front, are not being carried out
by the city, was to-day sent by that
body in a communication to City Com
missioner Lynch, head of the city high
way department.
In approving the wall plans the Com
mission directed that a two-foot ex
caVation be made in the river bed di
rectly in front of the wall, the ma
terial to be used for the fill back of the
wall. In the complaint it is charged
in effect that the required excavating
is not being made but instead the city
is permitting excess filling and con
struction material to be thrown
promiscuously about on the river bed.
Mr. Lynch this morning referred fhe
communication to tlie Board of Public
Works which has supervision of the
city improvement work and attached to
it a letter recommending that proper
steps be taken at once to have the Wa
ter Supply Commission's directions car
ried out. The letter received by Mr.
Lvnch was as follows: •
"Referring to the permit issued by
the Water Supply Commission of I'enn
svlvania to the City of Uarrisburg,
dated the fifteenth day of July, 1913,
for the construction of a stepped, re
inforced concrete protective wall ex
ternling along the foot of the river
bank from Iron alley to Seneca street,
a distance of about 14,000 fe'et, your
attention is called to Condition No. 3
of said permit, which requires 'that no
material be borrowed from outside the
flood channel of the river,' which con
dition was imposed for the reason that
the fill to be placed behind the pro
tective wall should be secured from ex
cavation from the bed of the river, the
approved plans indicating that the to
tal amount of fill required would about
balance fhe necessary amount, of ex
cavated material from the river chan
n el.
"An inspection by this Commission
I shows the entire till behind the pro
-1 fective wall was not secured in the
| manner directed, and that excavated
material remains in the river bed be
yond the toe of the steps. You are,
! therefore, requested to cause such ex-
J cavated material on the river side of
the protective wall to be removed as
| soon as possible. Your attention is
| called to the matter at this time for
i the reason that the present low stage
|of the river makes it possible to re
i move this material under more favor
! able conditions than could be done
\ when the dam is completed and the riv
-1 er rises.''
.1. I>. Justin, chief engineer of the
| Board of Public Works, after receiving
the two communications, announced
j that he will get in touch with the con
! tractor, the Stucker Brothers Construe
| tion Company, and insist that those pro
visions of the contract, relating to the
two-foot excavations in the river bed.
be carried out as promptly as possible,
j "The contractor has been doing
some work along that line," said Mr.
-Instill, "although it is not going along
Jas speedily as it might be. The ma
terial to be obtained through the ex
caVating is to be used in making the
j lill back of the w.all. There is a p-o
--vision in the contract by which the
j contractor agreed to make the two-foot
j excavations in the river bed J iroctlv
i in front of the steps and that must
'be complied with before the job will
j be accepted by the city."
The engineer added tli-at he does not
anticipate any difficulty in having this
part of the contract carried out.
NOW THREE U. K. BISHOPRICS
Two of Church Heads Are Bishops Dubs
and Swengel, of This City
Bishop Rudolph Dubs, of this eitv,
was elected to lill the newly-established
| third bishopric of rhe United Evan
gelical Church of t'he United States at
yesterday's session of the conference
iof the I'linrch beiug held in Chicago.
The other two bishops elr ted >?ru
| Bishop U. F. Swengel, also of this city,
and Bishop \\. 'H. Fouke, of Naper
; ville, 111.
'I here were formerlv but two
| bishoprics of the United Evangelical
church in t>his country. Bishops Dubs
and Swengel. ill conjunction, supervised
I the entire territory from the Atlantic
Ito the Pacific. A third bishopric has
I now been created and the three bisho, s
i will cover t'he territory.
RESCUE MISSION OPENS
Purpose of Station Is to Give Aid to
Worthy Unfortunates
The City Rescue Mission is now
holding meetings every evening at
7.45 o clock, at 3 North Fifth street.
The superintendent, Griffith Jones,
came here from Scranton to start the
work and is pleased with the prospects
in this city. The local mission is one of
a large chain of rescue missions.
The mission is non-sectarian and its
purpose is to help unfortunate men who
reform and try honestly to get em
ployment. All applicants will not be
given assistance, only those believed
to he worthy and to be leading the
proper sort of life.
AT REDEEMER CHURCH
Services Will Be held To-night Pre
paratory to Holy Communion
Services preparatory to the Holy
Communion will be held this evening
at the Lutheran Church of the Re
deemer, Nrneteenth and Kensington
streets.
Following the administering of the
Holy Communion on Sunday, new mem
bers will be received into" church fel
'■ lowship.
Deliver Autos on Monday
The motor driven combination wag
ons manufactured for the Harrisburg
i Fire Department and exhibited In yes
terday's parade are still in the hands
;of the manufacturing companies and
; will not be delivered to the local de
partment until Monday, when factorv
drivers will teach local men how to
1 handle the trucks.
Bar Association to Meet To-night
The regular quarterly meeting of the
! Dauphin County Bar Association is
I scheduled to be held this evening. Only
' routine bnsiness is on the slate for ac-
I tionj so officers said.
ROAD TO ANTWERP
BLACK WITH
Germans Boring Hole
Through Belgian Re
sistance Like a Tun
nel in Mountain
HURRY 200,000
MEN FOR FINISH
Gigantic Force of Kaiser's Soldiers Be
ing Hurriedly Brought From Aix-la-
Chappelle to the Scene for the Final
Attack
Antwerp, via, Lonilon, Oct. 8, 11.30
P. M.—The Germans on Saturday speut
sixteen hours in a terrific artillery duel
in an effort to ford the Nethe. The Bel
gians held their ground magnificently
with great sacrifice and prevented the
Germans from i-rossing. The Germans
were evidently unwilling to lose men in
an assault and decided to widen the
broach in the fortifications by bombard
ing the forts between the river Sonne
and Scheldt, which were unable to hold
out against the steadv downpour of
shells.
Thus the first line of Antwerp's de
fenses WHS destroyed. For the final at
tack the Germans are hurryiug 200,000
men to the scene of bottle from Aix-la-
Ohappelle via Brussels.
The Germans are boring a hole
through the Belgian resistance like the
boring of a tunnel through a mountain,
in which progress no mercy is shown.
Whatever interferes, villages, churches,
schools and factories are wiped out
with steady precision.
The road from Brussels to Antwerp is
one line of blackened ruins, rforne of
the towns, including Termonde, have
been completely erased. The population
fled before the Germans like American
settlers before a prairie fire. An end
less profession of peasants and shop
keepers. young, old and invalids, with
their chattels loaded in 'hand carts and
antiquated wagons and followed by
countless children dumbly pursuing
their parents, driving bellowing cattle",
are slowly moving in the direction of
Antwerp's cathedral tower. They have
difficulty in avoiding the numerous mili
tary trains of guns, wagons and automo
biles rushing to the front and occas
sionally they have to make way for am
bulances hastening toward the eitv-with
men wounded in thff lighting.
The refugees on arriving in Antwerp
are cared for by the civil guar,ls and
Boy Scouts and taken to the public
buildings and the German ships, which,
contrary to t'he scce; ted version, were
not destroyed but were temporarily
s-aken over by the government*. The
refugees are well fed and large num
bers of the children have been taken
in chi\rge by nuns who are caring for
them.
The German shells '-onrimiaMv strike
the roads leading to Antwerp and the
exploding shrapnel has in some cases
play havoc among the peasants. The
dead are left where they fall and the
wounded are placed in wagons and
taken along. In the city they are placed
in charge of the local police who have
hoisted red and white bombardment
flags 011 the churches nnd public build
iogfl.
During the worst part of the battle
on the Xelhe many priests and-monks
were on the firing line attending the
wounded and giving the last -are to the
dying.
Tiie fortifications at Wavre-St. Cath
erines were ruined with about 130 shells
While the blowing up of the powder
magazine ended Waelhem. Both forts
were evacuated on the same night.
AUSTRIA SAYS DECISIVE
BLOW WAS ADMINISTERED
THE SERVIANS IN BOSNIA
London, Oct. 9, 1.10 I'. M.—The
Austrian Wai Office made the follow
ing official announcement under date
of yesterday, says a disjiatch to the
Beuter Telegram Company from Vien
na, coming by way of Amsterdam:
To the already announced successes
against the Montenegrin troops now is
added a decisive blow against the Serv
ian troops who invaded Bosnia at
Vishegrad. Their northern column from
Srebrenica, moving against Ba.jna and
Basta, already has been repulsed anil
driven across the Drina with the loss
of their supply train.
"The main Servian forces, who ad
vanced on Romana and Plania under
command of General Mylos Bojanovic,
former Minister of War, were routed
by our troops in an engagement which
lasted two days and only escaped cap
ture by hasty flight. One battalion of
the Kleventh regiment and several
quick-fire guns were captured. (Signed)
" Potiorek, Field Marshal."
Concerts in the Rotunda
Two fine concerts were given in the
rotunda of the Capitol this morning,
and since the famous orchestra of
Theodore Thomas played on the occa
sion of the dedication of the Ca>pitol
seven years ago there has not 'been a
larger or more appreciative audience
or a more popular program rendered.
The Liberty band, of Hazleton,
which accompanied the Pioneer Fire
Company, of Hazleton, to this city,
gave the first concert and at the first
notes of "Robin Adair," played most
exquisitely, hundreds of visitors who
were going through the big building
flocked to the galleries and the various
departments were at once emptied of
their clerical forces, the crowd being
so large that, every foot of space was
taken. The Liberty band is an old or
ganizatiori and during the Civil war
was attached to the 14 7th regiment of
Pennsylvania volunteers. Prof. .1. K.
Autmiller is the Itader, ami his father
led the band during the war.
The Spring City band, of Chester
county, accompanying the Liberty Fire
Company, also gave a most delightful
concert to another large audience and
was frequently encored.
STAB-INDEPENDENT WANT
ADS. BRING RESULTS.
KING ALBERT'S PRESENCE
INSPIRES HEROIC EFFORT
IN DEFENSE OF ANTWERP
I.«ndon, Oct. 9, 4.11 A. M.—The
fierce resistance of Antwerp's defend
ers on the Scheldt was partly inspired
by the presence of King Albert him
self, sa\s the Ghent correspondent of
the "Chronicle" in a dispatch under
Thursday's date. He says:
''The repeated German attacks aim
ed at the line of defeuse proved futile
and the German attack was attended
with terrible losses. The batteries were
engaged in a brisk duel, while on our
side the machine guns were also hard
at work. This continued for some
hours. The Germans for a time did not
succeed in locating the Belgian bat
teries, ami it was amusing to watch
their shells exploding as a rule in any
but the right places.
Orders to Belgians to Withdraw
"Early in the afternoon, however,
they sent an aeroplane over the Bel
gian lines and positions, and very
shortly afterwards their shells began
to drop in inconvenient places. The
Belgians found that they were being
overpowered and orders were given to
withdraw from their positions.
"It must, be remembered that the
whole of this country is covered by
villages and hamlets and 1 hope 1 may
not again see scenes similar to what
occurred. These poor peasants hold on
to their homes to the last moment and
when the end comes there is confu
sion.
"The retirement of the guns and
infantry meant, of course, that in a
very short time the Germans would be
on the ground and the narrow road
running back from the back of the
Scheldt and village of Berlaerre were
soon blocked by field guns, ammunition
wagons and ambulance vans, while the
infantry, made their way back as
quickly as possible.
HEAVY CANNONADIXU A LI. DAY
IX THE DIRECTION OF HETHI'XE
London, Oct 9, 3.15 A. M.—A dis
patch to the "Daily Mail" from Dun
kirk, France, dated Wednesday, savs:
"Beginning at dawn and continuing
until 6 o'clock this evening, heavy
cannonading has been heard in the direc
tion of Bethune, 17 miles north of Ar
ras.
"The railroad company managed to
get a train through to Lille during the
night and the second attempt failed,
owing to the presence of German caval
ry patrols all along the line. German
cavalry is reported near Dixraude.''
COURT
TWO FARMS ARE SOI.D
Real Estate of Late David Etter Nets
$10,200 at Public Sale
David K. Btter and Amos M. Ging
rich, executors of the last will of David
Btter, late of East Hanover township,
yesterday afternoon dis|>osed of the .1 e
cedent's real estate at public sale, the
pro ceils ainountiug to $10,200. The
I.tter homestead farm of ninety-nine
acres, situated in Kast Hanover town
ship, was •vUd to .la 'oh X. Gingrich for
$6,000 and a second of one hundred
and nine acres, situated in the same
township, was bought by Joseph Det
weiler, of Hershey, for $4,200. STr.
Gingric'h, the purchaser of the home
stead, resides in East Hanover township.
\\ illiam M. Hain is the executor's legal
adviser.
Building Permits
Two building permits were taken out
this morning as follows: Adam Stuvkey
& Son, erection of two story brick
building. 1121 Plum avenue. $500:
James McCormiok estate, erection of
two story stable and garage. Second and
Paxton streets, $2,4 00.
Gongh Goes to Game
<'ounty Controller Henry VV. Gough
is among the baseball fans who to-day
went to Philadelphia to see the open
ing championship game between the
Athletics and Boston. iM'r. Gough will
remain in the Quaker City to-morrow to
seo the second game also. G. Fred
Hol'tzman, Mr. Gongh's deputy, expects
to see the Philadelphia game between
the champions next Wednesday.
Bush for Hunters' Licenses
The rusih for hunters' licenses is now
becoming general, sinve the real open
ing of the game season is but three
weeks away. Up until noon to-day 1,
636 licenses had been taken out
MATCHES FOB GOLF CONTEST
Teams Picked for Play To-morrow at
Harrisburg Country Club
The following drawings were made
tiiis afternoon for the match play
tournament for t'he boar.l of governors '
trophy at the Country. Club of Harris
burg which will begin to-morrow aft
ernoon :
First Sixteen—W. P. Maguire vs. S.
C. Todd. Carl iB. Ely vs. W. Mc'Creatli,
G. W. Beily vs. A. M. Sides. R. Me
ereath vs. U IMrCreath, C. Bull vs. B.
ill. Evans, D. McCormick vs. J. P.
Dohoney, Jackson Boyd vs. W. E.
Wright, Frank Payne vs. J. A. Clement.
Second Sixteen—K. G. Goldsborough
vs. A. B. Hamilton, W. H. Gaither vs.
W. W. Davis, H. 'M. Stine vs. E. Kiester,
11. 'I,. Hosford vs. E. J. Bevan, C. E.
Ryder vs. R. G. Cox, C. B. Miller vs. F.
J. (Brady, J. K, Tener vs. X. E. Salsich,
'G. 'H. 'Brown vs. K. A. Hickok.
Third Sixteen —Paul iHoeker vs.
John Fox Weiss, F. J. Hall vs. T. J.
Gould, B. F. Rover vs. R. B. A'bbott,
li. E. Johnson vs. J. V. W. Reynders,
R. \ . McKay vs. J. L. Shearer, Frank
'Bell vs. T. C. Baldwin, J. E. Ericson vs.
€. W. Davis, W. C. Wright vs. D. R.
Palmer, W. B. MdOaleb vs. R. iDavis.
Adjusting Strike Differences
William Blavkman. of Washington,
representing Secretary Wilson, and .T.
A. Speese, of Harrisburg, representing
■« ommissioner John Price Jackson, have
'been engaged for the past week in ad
justing the differences growing 1 out of
a strike at Lansford, Carbon county,
of the machinists of the Coal
ami Navigation Company for higher
wages and better shop conditions. The
men have returned to work through the
efforts of thee onciliators.
Firemen Jumps Into Net
Fireman J. Murtaugh, of Philadel
phia yesterday afternoon jumped from
the third story of the Bolton House
into a net used in saving victims of
fire when ladders cannot be used. The
jump was made to test the device.
BERLIN SAYS OFFICIALLY
THAT GERMANS CONTINUE
TO PROGRESS AT ANTWERP
Berlin, Oct. 8, Via London, Oct. 9,
2.45 A. M.—lt is officially announced
that bhe Gentians continue to make
progress at Antwerp and that they are
already over the Hooded area along the
river Nethe.
A i wr jt®r in the "Militair Woechen
olat-t issue of last night warned the
people against optimism regarding
Antwerp, as the garrison of the fortress
there is still able to continue a desper
ate resistance.
The newspapers are reprinting Presi-
Wilson's reply of September It!
to hmperor William's communication,
in which he reported the finding of
dumdum bullets at Ijongwy ami pro
tested against the way in which the
war was being waged by Germany's
opponents. President Wilson's reply
in eftect was that it was unwise to ex
press a final judgment on the dumdum
protest aiul expressed the opinion that,
an accounting would come at the war's
conclusion, when the nations will assem
ble to make a settlement. The news
paper comment on this reply is most
friendly and is to the effect" that any
other answer could not be expected.
( rop reports for October show pota
toes. sugar beet, clover ami alfalfa are
middling to good. Autumn planting is
making good progress, despite the earl
ier droughts.
LATEST SUffIMARY OF THE
EUROPEAN WAR SITUATION
Herman heavy artillery is pounding
Antwerp, the last remaining stronghold
of tihe Belgian army, while Herman
armies to the west continue thus far the
indecisive struggle with the French and
'British allies.
'Beyond this little is known of to
day's developments in 'Belgium and
France. The situation at Antwerp Is in
doubt. The censorship which masked
the fig'hting there until the (Belgian gov -
ernment was compelled to withdraw to
Astend, is now veiling the attack on
the city proper. Reports coming tihrough
London refer oivly to events of yester
day morning or earlier.
King Albert is variously reported
as leading a part of the Belgian army
out ot the city with the intention prob
ably of effecting a .juncture with the
British and Fi-enc'li, and as having ar
rived at. Selszaete, a village on the
Dutch frontier. Refugees from Antwerp
continue to pour into Holland. They re
port that the 'German guns already have
done much damage in the city.
The bombardment of Antwerp's in
ner forts is said to have begun at I 2.30
o'clock Thursday morning. Two of these
forts are reported to have been silenced
and tiro is said to have started in four
parts of the citv.
The most recent statement bv the
German war ollicc stated that the Ger
mans had crossed the flooded area along
the river Net'he and continued to make
progress.
The general situation in the west has
undergone no vihauge, says a French of
ficial announcement made at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The battle continues
along the line of Lens, Arras, ftrav-sur-
Somine, Ohaulnes, Roye and 'La-ssigny.
An artillery duel is occurring in t'lie
Woevre district. Otherwise nothing of
importance on the right or on the center
of the allies is reported bv the French.
The Paris announcement says that
Montenegrin!) troops continue their ad
vance on Sarayevo. the capital of
Bosnia. A similar report has been made
almost daily for many days.
The Austrian war office, in its most
recent communication, reports successes
against the Montenegrins and a de
cisive blow against the Servian in
vaders of Bosnia at Vishegrad.
Tiifl Austrian army headquarters also
reported the recapture of Przeszow
and the repulse of the Russians who
are marching on Prezemysl in Galicia.
The latest reports from the eastern
theatre of war are that the Russians
who invaded East Prussia and later
were defeated and driven back to the
N'iemen river, have again invaded Kast
Prussia, driving the Germans back as
far as Lvck. On the other hand the
Germans are in force in Russian Po
land, having reached almost to War
saw while the Russian movement west
through Galicia is meeting a stubborn
resistance from German and Austrian
forces. The Russians claim to have
captured one of the forts at Przemysl.
A similar claim was made several
days ago.
A dispatch from Athens says that
German officers have placed large Ger
man guns in the forts on the Darda
nelles and the Bosphoriiß.
HAD PLANNED REDUCTION OF
ANTWERP FOR MANY WEEKS
London, Oct. ft, 3.20 A. M. Tele
graphing fron. Ostend, the "Daily Ex
press" correspondent sends the follow
ing:
"The German plan for the reduction
of Antwerp has carefully developed
for many weeks past. The serious bom
bardment will only be begun when, in
the opinion of the commandant, he is in
a position to take the city with little
delay. Emplacements for the big guns
have been carefully constructed at'most
advantageous positions. These guns
were brought from Namur and Mau
tbeuge. The Germans have a large num
ber of them at fehei* disposal."
Aerial Raid by the Allies
London, Oct. ft, 1.58 A. M.—Accord
ing to a "Central News" dispatch from
Amsterdam, another aerial raid has been
made by the allies on Cologne and Dus
seldorf, both important German Zeppe
lin airship bases.
Ward Mass Meetings Held
Residents of the Seventh and Eighth
wards met at the Fourth Street Church
of God at 2 o'clock this afternoon
and of the Second and .Vinth wards
at the Stevens Memorial Methodist
church at 3 o'clock, to make rej>orts
on the work of the neighborhood prav
er meetings. .loSephine Colt and W. W.
Shannon spoke.
Industrial Directory
The Department of Labor and In
dustrv will in a few days begin the
distribution of the State industrial Di
rectory, which will contain the names
of all of the industrial establishments
in Pennsylvania, the first time such
data has been compiled in the history,
of the State.
IATTLE OF ARRAS
AS lOLD ID DIM
Newspaper Correspon
dent Relates Vivid
Scenes of Fighting on
French Left Wing
AWFUL CARNAGE
ON BOTH SIDES
Wonderful Battle Scene Pictured As
French and German Guns Belch
Forth Their Death-Dealing Missiles
and Ignite Many Villages
London, Oct. 9, 9.08 A. M. The
"Times Boulogne correspondent, who
has been on the scene, relates some
phases of the fighting on the French
left wing The battle of Arras began
October 1 and the whole region be
came a veritable inferno. All around
was an unceasing hail of shells and
shrapnel, violence, destruction and
death.
"On the previous Thursday," the
correspondent continues, "the allies
were battering at the gates 0 f c anl
brai. On Friday the enemy developed
a vigorous counter attack from Val
enciennes on the Lens and from < am-,
brai ami Bopaume on the allies" posi
tion, south and east of Arias.
"On Saturday the enemy, greatly
reinforced, attacked with great vio
lence all along the line. The allies were
compelled to fall hack from Lens and
Oouai. fighting stubbornly the while.
The enemy occupied Bethune and sent
troops into Lille.
Shells Bursting Near Arras
"When I left Arras the enemv'a
shells were bursting within three kilo
meters of the town. I since have heard
that shells tell in the town and that,
three streets were set on fire. The
enemy did not enter Arras. Thee
swept around it. They cut a line be
tween Arras and St.pol, seeking to effect
a junction with their Bethune force.
I hey came into contact with strong
French reinforcements and were driven
back in the south. In the north thev
retired to La Basses, with their right
wing resting on Lille. The tide of the
battle has been stemmed—'perhaps has
turned in favor of the allies.
"This battle of the north developed
with ama/.ing suddenness, as mav be
gathered from the diary of my experi
ences. ''
The diary describes the beginning of
the battle on October 1 and goes ou to
sa v:
Diary's Bloody Chapter
"As darkness fell the tired, blood
stained soldiers began streaming into
Arras and for hours the air resounded
with the din they made. Throughout
the night the boom of guns could be
heard in the distance from the east
and southeast.
"The next morning opened quiet, in
town, but the roar of guns was still
heard. Apparently as the day advanced
the sound was coming nearer, but the
citizens showed a stout heart.
"The losses on both sides, I am told,
have been very heavy. In one action
alone to-day five German regiments
were cut up and the horses of their
convoys stampeded. They were ad
vancing on Arras by the road along t.he
river Scarpe and at the village of
Plouvain they came under the devas
tating fire from our artillery and the
whole five regiments broke and fled.
Allies Obliged to Fail Back
"The day, however, has not been
altogether favorable for the allies, as
the French line was obliged to fall back
considerably, and this evening the ene
my's shells are falling within a few
kilometers of the Arras station.
"Again to night squads after squads
of war-stained and tired dagroons ride
into Arras, while long lines of limbers
are rattling out on the Douai road, la
den with shells for to-morrow.
"On October A I am awakened at,
daybreak by the thunder of heavy
guns, now from the north and east,
where the third day's battle is raging
in a triangle formed by Arras, Lens and
Douai. During the day I watch a dar
ing aeroplane fight in the air and am
invited to watch the battle at closer
quarters.
Wonderful Battle Scene
"I am conducted to some rising
ground outside the own where a won
derful battle scene bursts upon my
view. In front, on the horizon, a farm
stead is blazing fiercely and the black
smoke trails across the evening sky.
Within 500 yards of us the French
batterfes are in action, shelling the
woods to drive out the enemy. Flashes
of flames burst over the woods likp
lightning dancing iu the tree tops. Pre*
entlv the German artillery begins shel
liug the battery near us. We watch
spellbound and as the shrapnel fire
becomes heavier and nearer our guide
suggests it is time to go.
Villages In Flames
"October 3, the action is now gen
eral in all directions. We out in
the afternoon with the Red Cross. Go
ing in the direction of Cambrai the
shells hurtle overhead as we run the
gauntlet. Awav to the south villages
is in flames and northward a huge
cloud of black smoke hangs over bens
where the coal mines are on fire.
"It is a real battle picture, awe.
inspiring and fascinating. We reach
a little hamlet where outbuildings are
full of wounded and nurses and docors
are working heroically at the terrible,
shrapnel-mangled limbs. We take all
we are able to in the cars back to Ar
ras station, where they are entrained.
They are already streaming out on foot,
for St. Pol and we join them also
afoot.''
Fishing Vessel Blown Up by Mine
Copenhagen, Via London, Oct. 9,
6.55 A. M.— A German fishing vessel
has been blown up by a German mine
in the Langeland belt, north of the
coast of Denmark. The captain was
killed but the rest of the crew were
saved.
Half Million Left for Belgium
Melbourne, Via London, Oct. ft, 7.19
A. M.—At the opening of the Federal
Parliament to-day the government an
nounced that Parliament would be in
vited to make Belgium a free gift of
half a million dollars in recognition ol'
her sacrifices.