THE WEATHER
TAIR TO-NIGHT
AND TO MORROW
Dftlilpi Report. Pag* (I
SIOTST" VOL. 76—NO. 128.
ALLIED FORCES AGAIN OCCUPY LILLE,
THE GERMANS BEING DRIVEN EASTWARD
Anglo-French A
Beyond the Cit
and Capture T
eral Offensive
Kaiser's Troops
Front From Nie
With Violent Attack at Other
Points of Battle
matic Representativ
lies Making
Leave Turkish
sian Ambassador
By Associated Press.
London, Oct. 31, 2.44 A. M.—The Germans have evacu
ated Lille, according to the correspondent of the "Daily
Mail" in France. He says that the allied armies have
advanced beyond Lille on the north and secured Turcoing,
driving the German forces a considerable distance to the
eastward.
The inhabitants of Lille are now hopeful that this will
prove the final evacuation, says the correspondent, and
preparations are being made to set up a new machinery of
civil life.
Par s, Oct. 31, 2.02 P. M.~The French War Office this
afternc ave out an official announcement as follows:
4 ' T1 jof yesterday was marked by an attempt at a
general offensive movement on the part of thfe Germans
along the entire front from Nieuport to Arras, and by vio
lent attacks delivered at other points of \he line of battle.
From Nieuport to the canal of La Bassee there were al
ternate movements of advance and retirement.
"To the south of Nieuport the Germans who had taken
possession of Rampikapelle were driven out of this town
by a counter attack.
"To the south of Ypres we lost some points of support,
Kollebeeke and Zandwore. but we progressed to the east
of Ypres in the direction of Paechendaele.
"Between La Bassee and Arras all the attacks made by
the Germans were repulsed with heavy losses for them.
"In the region of Chaules we advanced beyond Lihons
and we took possession of Lequeanoy in the Santerre
district.
"In the region of the Aisne also we have made progress
on the heights of the right bank down stream from Soissons
but we were compelled to withdraw in the vicinity of
Vailly. J
"We have advanced in the region of Souain and there
has been a violent enagement in the Argonne.
"In the Wievre district we have again won ground in
the forest of Lapretre."
DIPLOMATS LEAVING CONTANTINOPLE
Washington, Oct. 31.—Word reached the State Depart
ment to-day that diplomatic representatives of the allies
were making preparations to leave Constantinople. Offi
cials declined to reveal the source of their information but
it was understood that already the United States has been
asked to take over the affairs of at least one of the lega
tions at the Turkish capital.
London, Oct. 31, 5.55 A. M.—The Athens correspond
ent of the "Daily Telegraph" confirms the report that the
Russian ambassador to Turkey has left Constantinople.
The story of the European war was again slow in the
telling to-day but such fragments of news as the censors
permitted to pass indicated that along the North Sea, the,
chief point of present concern for the nations involved, it
was still a battle of give and take. Of immediate interest
was a semi-official note from Rome indicating that Italv
might take a more definite stand in the struggle. It i's
said that the island of Saseno, commanding the harbor of I
Avlona, Albania, ownership of which has long been dis
puted by Greece and Italy, has been seized by Italian;
forces.
1 he trench War Office in to-day's official statement,
acknowledges that the fiercest German onslaught, shifted
a few miles to the east and south from the coast, has met I
with success at points. Two towns of Ypres in Belgium. J
just north of the border, are mentioned by the French as,
having been captured by the Germans. Further east, it
is said, some ground has been won by the allies. Along!
the entire western fi'ont, from the se<i to Arras, the Gei"'
mans resumed a general offensive movement, following
the slackening activity of the last few davs, but accord
ing to the French War Office nothing has been accom
plished on either side more than alternate movements of
advance and retreat. Further indefinite claims are made
of gains at other points along the line which stretches
south and east to the Swiss border. No word is spoken to
Caatlaacd m Eltmtk Fact.
£l)c Star- iSHIiNt Snkpcnknt
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1914 14 PAGES.
THE BELGIAN MINISTER TO
MEXICO GIVEN PASSPORTS;
OFFENSIVE NOTES ALLEGED
Mexico Oitv, Oct. 31.—Paul May.
Belgian Ministei to Mexico, was hand
ed his passports yesterday by Minister
of Foreign Affairs Pabellu. Senor Fa
bella declared he was compelled to take
this course because of certain aggres
sive and disrespectful notes directed to
the Mexican government by the Belgian
representative.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
would say nothing regarding the nature
of the correspondence, but it is be
lieved that the notes referred to the op
eration by the Mexican government of
the property of the Mexieo Tramways
Company.
The tramways company is capitalized
at $60,000,000 in gold and a large per
centage of the stock is held by the
Belgian capitalists. The Mexican gov
ernment took over the property on Octo
ber 12, after the employes of the road
had struck, demanding an increase in
wages. I: wis understood at the time
that the roads would be operated by the
government for fifteen days, but the
government says a much longer period
will be necessary before an adjustment
' can be accurately made.
Belgian capital tc the extent of $30,-
000,000 also is interested because of
railway concessions that had been giv
en during the Huerta regime.
RUSSIA STARTeT TURKISH
WAR, SAY BERLIN PAPERS
Berlin, Via Amsterdam and London,
Oct. 31, 4.22 A. M.—"lt must bo em
phasized that it was not Turkey, but
Russia which started the war.'' says
the Lokal Anzeiger, 'in commenting
on the Russo-Turkish situation. Tur
key s attack ou Theodosia was a nat
ural sequel to the outrageous Russian
attack on Tutkav "s integrity. The
breach of was Russia's work."
The Tagelieherundschau'' says that
Turkey s action hail been expected
for a long time by the whole world
. after the Anglo-French affronts against
the Porte. Turkey is to be congratu
lated on its honorable decision. - ' says
the paper. "We sought no allies, but
we welcome the hearier one who takes
1 onr part from the recognition of his
i own best advantage."
! The Tageblatt savs that the first
blow struck in "defense by the Turk
ish fleet in the Black sea hits hard at
Russia, which at the end of the last
century held out a threatening hand to
seize Armenia and also asked Ger
many's aid. The papers adds: "The
! second Wow of the Turkish fleet, it is
hoped, will he aimed at England, whieto
for a long time has pursued an ambi
tion for weakening Turkey."
JAPS EFFECTIVELY BOMBARD
THE FORTS AT TSlNfi-TAU
Tokio, Oct. 31, 2.30 P. M. The
v -'vv Department announces that the
Japanese squadron, assisted by Kuglish
warships and masked by a mist, ap
rroaifeed and vigorously ami effectively
bo.-ivbarded the forts at Tsing-Tau on
i October 29.
Some of the defense works were de
"troved and on the nest day the bom-
I 'bardment was repeated. Only the
| Kaiser's northeast fort replied to the
j bombardment. The funnel of a gunboat
j was shattered by the Japanese shells.
BRITISH SEIZE TWO ITALIAN
STEAMERS AS FRIZES OF WAR
Gibraltar. Bpain, Oct. 31, 1 p. >£.
Two Italian steamers, Regiona D'ltalia
and San Giovanni, were seined by the
British navy as prizes owing to the fact
that parts of their cargoes consisted of
war material, it is stated. The vessels
will be held pending a derision of a
prize court.
The Regiona D'ltalia and the San
Giovanni were bound from American
i ports to Italy with cargoes of copper.
| Their seizure by the British brought a
| protest to the State Department at
Washington on Ocober 29 from rep
reseitati\es of four copper companies in
j New York.
Two German Cruisers Captured
London, Oct. »1, 2.59 A. M.—A dis
■ patch to the "Post" from Sydney,
New South Wales, says rt is reportsi
! that the German cruisers iw-harnhorst
j and t>he Gneisenau have been captured
as a result of the failure of their coal
supply. There is no official confirma
tion of the report to foe had here.
Island Occupied by Italians
Paris, Oct. 31, 8.50 A. M.—A dis
patch from Rome to the Havas Agency
report* that the Island of Sasno, in thie
Gulf of Avlona and near She Albanian
port of Avlona. has been owupied by
the Italians. Admiral Patris it is stated,
has landed a battery and a force of
marine*.
STOUGH IS HERE
FOII BjGREI 1
Evangelist Met at Sta
tion This Afternoon
by Executive Com
mittee With Autos
ITO SEE PASTORS
THIS EVENING
I
Sunday School Teachers Are Urged to
Take Up Time In Classes to Dis
cuss Campaign, and to Attend Serv
ices Wtth Pupils
Members of the executive commit
tee of the Stough evangelistic cam
paign in this city, E. Z. Gross, chair
man, went to the Pennsylvania station
in automobiles this afternoon at 3
i o'clock to meet the Rev. Dr. Henry W.
Stough, who arrived here in an appar
! vigorous condition to conduct his
six weeks' campaign. After a run about
the city the party went to the Stough
residence, 216 Pine street, where a re
: ception was tendered by the entertain
: nieut committee, followed by a dinner.
• The seven men of the Stough party
i have taken :<p their residence at the
First Baptist parsonage, which has
| been leased for two months. All the
| rooms are furnished complete, the fur
niture having been supplied by co
j operating congregations and individ
i uals. Dr. Stough will establish visiting
; hours and will give men and women
i personal consultations in his private
| room. A reception room and a reading
room have been equipped for the bene
fit ot visitors.
Tabernacle in Readiness
| The tabernacle will be readv for use
; bv mid-night. This afternoon work was
begun on the decorating. The line chips
or • sawdust," will be scattered over
the ground floor, the piano put in place
and then the temporarv temple will be
open for services. The furnishing of
the custodian's room and other details
will be attended to next week.
The taDernacle, which is situated on
! f orth street, taking up the block be
, tween Cowden and Filbert streets, can
be reached from North street or from
Continued on Thirteenth I'an*.
DUG CATCHER QUTSJOB
Joe Hostou Caught 28S Dogs During
His Term of Office
To-day the city's official dog catch
er left the city s employ because the
i job is over for this year. He •' scored •''
! 2SS tiyics while he held the office,
which is about three months. That
means that ,loe Hoston received S2BB
for his season's work and that Jim
Martin, the pound-keeper, received
114 4.
•Toe is quite anxious that he receive
commendation for his season's efforts in
ridding the iity of homeless dogs and
assures his friends that he will be a
candidate for the job again next
summer. Joe was appointed after Wil
liam H. Layton, the first catcher, left
j the city anil mailed his equipment back.
| resigning the position. That was late
jin July. Joe's badge was turned over
i this morning.
U BELRTED ELECTORS
REGISTER! LAST DAY
Total Number of Qualified Voters in
City Now Stands at 13,775, Which
Breaks All Records—Books Beady
| for Election Boards
i The city registration books for voters
were closed by the County Commission
, ere at noon to-day and were packed
up preparatory to" being sent to the
■ election boards on \londav. Seventy
| four voters who either we're ill or u'n-
I avoidably absent from the city on the
j regular registration days made appliea-
I tion for registration to the Commis
| sioners this morning. Their names were
approved, so that the city registration
! now totals 13,715, the largest in the
j history of Harrisburg. Half a dozen
; or more additional applicants failed to
j give proper proof that they had paid
a Stale or county tax within the last
two years and their registration ap
! plications were rejected. In two in-
I stances the appli. ants were Harrisburg
ers who are working out of the city.
' The Commissioners will not again
j meet to consider these applications be
j fore the election on Tuesday, so that
! all voters who are not BOW registered
| will be barred from voting.
The fact that a number of new elec
| tion precincts were created in .the city
j witnin the last year, due to the"'division
| of several large districts, will, it is be
• lieved, have the effect of facilitating
: earlier complete returns on election
night, although the county and eify offi
, rials are of the opinion that the returns
; will be late for other reasons. This
j theory is based upon the belief that
i few electors will vote a straight uartv
! ticket.
Dadphin county to-day has close on
to 32,000 qualified electors and it is
the belief thait the largest vote in the
county's history will be rolled up at
the Tuesday election,, this being due to
the fact that the {artisan candidates
have aroused extraordinary interest
among the voters and also because the
Danphin county electors generally are
eager to give Judge Kunkel, the non
partisan candidate for Judge of the Su
preme Court, the largest vote possible.
AUTO KILLS
BOY, 5, ON
3RD STREET
Son of J. H. McCormick,
C. V. R. R. Trainmas
ter, Hit by Machine
Driven by Woman
SHE OFFERS CAR
TO AID THE VICTIM
Parents Decline to Accept Her Assist
ance, but the Child Is Sent to Hos
pital in Cab—Death Comes in Three
Hours
While walking across Third street,
at Harris at noop to-day. John Mc-
Cormick, 5 years old, son of J. H. Mc-
Cormick, 334 Harris street, trainmas
ter for the Cumberland Valley railroad,
in this city, was knocked down by an
automobile driven by Mrs. Alma Keane
who conducts a grocery store at 524
Maclav street.
A woman friend of the McCormick
family saw the accident and picking
the boy up in her arms carried him to
his home. There the parents of the
boy refused to permit him to be taken
to a hospital when Mrs. Keane offered
her automobile as a conveyance. Later
on advice of physicians the boy was
taken to the Polyclinic hospital, at
Front and Harirs streets.
According to the physician, the boy
was suffering from concussion of the
brain, caused when his head hit the
street. He may also have a fracture of
the skull near the base. He was uncon
scious when taken to the hospital and
it was planned to operate. The child
had also a deep laceration across the
bridge of the nose and lacerations of
the legs and arms.
The automobile, a big touring tar,
was slowly going north in Third street
when the boy is said to have stepped
off the curb directly in its path. He
was knocked heavily to the street and
away from the machine and according
to witness was not run over by the
[ automobile which was stopped by its
i driver as soon as the accident occurred.
Mrs. Keane was so unnerved by the
accident that she seemed unable to run
her car again and Walter Yocum, a
chauffeur of 318 Clinton street, climbed
1 into the driver's seat and drove the
car to the child's home where Mrs.
Keane offered to take the victim to
the hospital. When the offer was re
jected he drove the ear away for Mrs.
Keane.
Physicians hurriedly summoned to
the McCorinick home realized the se
riousness of the injury and a cab was
called to convey the boy to the Poly
j clinic hospital.
PAUL ERB JS STRONCER
Burnt Boy Cheered By Fact That Skin
Grafting Operation Was a
Success
After a restless night, following a
skin grafting operation in which twen
ty-four pieces of skin were removed
from the body of Stewart G. Forney,
21 years old, 434 Harris street, to the
burned hip of Paul Sidney Erb, 236
Charles street, the latter is brighter
t-o-day. He moves about a little and
seems cheered by the fact that the
operation which will hasten his recov
ery, was successful.
Slore than half the burned surface
of the young boy's right hip, which was
burned by "sparklers" on July 3, was
covered with the transferred skin. For
ney submitted himself for the operation
without taking an anaesthetic. The skin
was grafted to the leg of the Erb boy.
About a sixteenth of an inch of flesh
was removed with the skin.
Forney did not seem any the
worse for his ordeal and last night
was able to leave his home for
a short while. Forney will submit
himself to another operation of this
kind in two weeks, when the entire
burned surface will be covered.
HIS FIRSTWORKTIN 27YEARS
"Millionaire Tramp" Had to Tackle
the Stone Pile or Go on
Hunger Strike
Walter Moran, who is known in po
lice circles as the "Millionaire
Tramp," is working for tthe first time
in twenty-Beven years at the stone pile
at the county, almshouse, having been
committed to the custody of the Di
rectors of the Poor fey Mayor Royal on
a vagrancy charge. Walter was 'shown
the stone pile and requested to work,
but he turned up his nose and refused.
"I get SIOO every three months,"
he said, "and I refuse to get to work,
for I haven't done any manual labor
in twenty-seven years."
His resolve worked well for a short
time until the steward at the almshouse
refused to give him any grub until fee
went to work, and, not being very much
in favor of a hunger strike, Moran con
cluded t<y break his record of many
years. The police are at a loss to know
why Moran has selected Harrisburg as
a place to live, not being a native. The
county keeps him most*of the time in
jail, 'according to the police.
STATE OFFICIALS
DEPIUOIE
Governor Tener Leaves
To-morrow to Cast
His Ballot in Charle
roi. His Home Town
CAPITOL HILL IS
ALMOSTDESERTED
Tuesday Will Be a Legal Holiday but
Most of the State Employes Will Be
Absent From Harrisburg Sunday
and Monday Also
Every non-resident voter on Capitol
Hill, every attache of every department
who does not have a voting place in
this city, will go home to vote on
Tuesday.
The exodus began yesterday after
the closing of the State Treasurer's
and Auditor General's Departments, and
today there was a general rush for
home by those who want to liavo a
holiday on Monday and vote on Tues
day, to be back to their desks on Wed
nesdav.
Governor Tener will leave to-morrow
morning for Charleroi, Washington
county, the place of his legal residence
and will return on Wednesday. Walter
Gaither, his private secretary, votes in
Pittsburgh and will leave to-morrow
morning. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds
will cast his vote in Bedford, where he
has voted for many years. Secretary
of the Commonwealth McAfee, who
was detained in Pittsburgh this week
by the burning of his residence, will
vote there. Attorney General John C.
Bell, with Deputy.Wolf, will vote in
Philadelphia.
Auditor General Powell, one of the
chief Bull Moosers, will vote in Glass
port, Allegheny county, and State
Treasurer Young, another chief Bull
Mooser, will vote in Wellsboro. "Uncle
Henry" Houck, Secretary of Internal
Affairs, will have a chance to vote for
himself in his Lebanon home, and Dr.
Schaeffer. Superintendent of Public In
struction. bus gone to Lancaster to vote
for his old friend and co-educator, Dr.
Brumbaugh.
General Stewart Departs
Adjutant General Thomas J. Stew
art has gone to his voting residence,
Norristown, where he will be joined by
Insurance Commissioner Johnson, who
will run up from Philadelphia where he
has been very busy as treasurer of the
Kepublican State Committee. Banking
Commissioner Smith left at noon for
his Philadelphia home, as did Chief
Co£ tinned on Seventh Page.
CARS PLUNGEJNTO CREEK
Seventeen Persons Injured in Wreck of
Passenger Train on the Lacka
wanna Railroad To-day
By Associated Press.
Binghamton, N. Y., Oct. 31. —Sev-
enteen persons were hurt to-day in the
wreck of train No. 32, on the Lacka
wanna railroad which was thrown over
an embankment a mile west of Alford,
Pa. Part of the train of five cars roll
ed down a thirty foot incline into Mar
tin's creek. The wreck, which happen
ed at 6.15 a. m., was attributed to a
broken rail.
The train carried twelve passengers,
all from Binghamton, and at Hallstead,
a large number of employes who work
ed on the Lackawanna cut-off were
taken on, General Manager E. M. Rine,
of Scranton, and other officials are at
the scene of the wreck and some of the
injured may be taken to Scranton.
Scranton, Pa., Oct. 31.—1t was said
at the office of the Lackawanna rail
road in this city, that no passengers
were killed in the wreck near Alford,
Pa. The most seriously injured were
taken to Binghamton. There were few
er than fifty persons on the train.
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HOW TO VOTE FOR KUNKEL
To vote a full ticket at least three cross marks will be neces
sary.
One cross mark in the Party Square.
One cross mark for Judge of the Supreme Court.
One cross mark for Judge of the Superior Court.
There are two candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court.
The names appear at the top of the second column of the
official ballot.
YOH can vote for only one.
A cross mark in a Party Square is a vote for Party candidates
only and is not a vote for Judge.
In addition you must make a cross mark after the name of the
Judge for whom you desire to vote.
Vote for Judge Kunkel and mark your ballot this Way:
| GEORGE KUNKEL 'X j
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
SOLVAY CO.
SUFFERS IN
WAR ZONE
Officials of Steelton
Branch Learn Raiser
Has seized Plant in
Seraing, Belgium
THINK OTHERS
ARE DESTROYED
Confirmed Here That Ernest Solvay,
Multi-millionaire Who Backs Stec.
ton Concern, Has Agreed to Pay
Part of Big Indemnity for Belgium
Officials of the Steelton plant of the
Semet-Solvay Company to-day an
nounced the receipt of information tluu
one of the four Semet-Solvay (limits,
in the European war zone, lias be .MI
confiscated by the Germans and is now
being operated by the subjects of tli •
Kaiser to aid th,. soldiers in the field.
They also have received reports which
while they have not been officially co i
firmed, lead them to believe that fw..
other plants were tired upon and de
stroyed during the heavy fighting l> •
tween the belligerent nations. There
has been on information received con
eerning the condition of the fourlii
plant.
These four European plants of tli •
Seinet-Solvav interests, like the ton
teen operated in the United States, in
eluding that in Steelton, are huge eoUc
plants and manufactories of l>i prod
ucts. The Germans, the official repor,
says, are operating the plant at Seraiu ..
Belgium, and are using at least one
the bi-prodncts, ''benzol" a cheuiica
having properties' similar to those o.
gasoline or benzine to operate high
powered motor vehicles which the
Kaiser's troops are using so effective.v
in battle.
The four European plants were con
structed and ha\e i>een operated i»v
ißelgium Semet-Solvay corporation. A
separate corporation controlled bv the
same interests operates the American
plants.
Solvay Frequently in Steelton
Ernest Sol way, a Belgian, many
times a millionaire and one of the oper
ators of the many European and Amer
ican plants, is now at bis mansion in
Brussels, Belgium. Only recently the
officials here received word that he and
hds family are safe and well. Ernest
Solvay has frequently visited the plant
in Steelton.
Some time after the Germans cap
tured Liege, Brussels aud other cities
and towns in Belgium, the Germans
made several demands for indemi.ities
from the Belgians. One of those was
equivalent to $1,000,000 in American
money. Later reports had it that Mi.
Solvay had agreed Individually to pa v
the greater part of the $ 1,000,000 iii
demnity demand and the officials of the
Steelton plant now say they have re
ceived confirmation of this story.
Of the four Semet-Solvav plants
within the present fighting zone, three
are situated in Belgium. One is near
the Frenvh border aud nothing has been
learned concerning it since the war
broke out. Tho Germans are operating
the one at Seraing, Belgium, and it no«"
is feared that the plants at Nancy, in
nort beast !Prarace, and Donbales, Belgian,
have been destroyed. That belief of the
local officials is based on censored war
dispatches whie.h have indicated that
fhere has "been heavy fighting ami can
nonading in the immediate vicinity of
both these plants.
Germans Had Studied Plant
In the opinion of the local Semet-Sol
vay officials", the surprising feature of
the latest reports received here is that
they indicate that the Germans, long
before war was declared, had planned
to take over one or more of the Nemcr-
Solvay coke plants if the advance
through Belgium could be made success
fully. The Kaiser and his men well
know that "benzol'' would be needed
for propelling the motor vehicles, and
to get one or the Semet-Solvav plants
•was the solution of that problem.
When Brussels was captured the Ger
mans drove the Belgians from the Sent
et-Bolvay plant in Seraing and put au
entirely new force of German workmen
at work. These men were sufficiently
experienced to take charge of the
plant and immediately operate it just
as effectively as did the Belgian em
ployes.