THE WEATHER
FAIR TO-NIGHT
AND TO-MORROW
Detailed Report* Page 0
§J™ , '/£S ED VOL. 76—NO. 137
PEACE MOVE
BY GERMANS
IS REPORTED
Petrograd Advices Say-
That Berlin Has Ap
proached Russia With
Overtures
CZAR'S MEN IN
KAISER'S REALM?
That Is a Rumor That Comes From
Russian Capital—Another Story Is
Austrians Are Quitting Western
Galicia
London, Nov. 11, 10 A. M.——Coiuci
flent with the news that every German
soldier has been swept from Russian
soil comes,a whisper of peace negotia
tions in the report from Petrograd that
Berlin has approached Russia with
overtures looking toward a cessation of
hostilities.
Contrary to the German report that
the Russians had been checked on the
frontier of Kast Prussia, Petrograd de
clares that a brilliant success in that
legion lias been succeeded by an actual
invasion of German territory. An
equal triumph is reported from the oth
er end of the long Russian battle line.
(With Cossacks raiding within twenty
miles of Cracow, the commandant, of
that fortress has ordered the civilian
population of the city to leave. Preze
mysl is said to be fully invested again
and the destruction of this fortress is
likely top recede any further advance
by the Russian left wing.
Petrograd is not wholly satisfied
with the scope of the victories reported
ngainst the Germans, for the belief pre
vails in military circles that if the Rus
sian strategy of the Napoleonic area
bad been followed further, eveu to the
extent of the surrender of Warsaw, the
invaders never would have remained in
their own country with intact fighting
©ionizations. Other.s feel that polit
ical motives quite justified the govern
ment in its determination to defend
Warsaw.
Russian Infantry Effective
Contrary top ractice, infantry and
not artillery has been the dominant
force used by the Russians along their
western battle front in pushing the in
vaders back across the border. Show
ing disregard ol' the German batteries,
(superior forces of Russian infantry
time after time have advanced and won
positions by the use of cold steel.
Prom Moscow comes a report that
during the fighting near Aerodz, on
the river Warthe, the Russians cap
tured General Von M-akenge, command
er of the Seventeenth German army
corps, together with members of his
staff. It is reported also that General
Von Liedort, who was in command at
Lodz when the Germans occupied that
city, also has been captured by the
Russians.
Rome reports come that the Austrian
army is abandoning entirely its posi
tions in western Galieia and will winter
at the foot of the Carpathians, renew
ing the war from that base in the
spring; but the stubborn defense of
Przemysl and tho evident determina
tion to defend Cracow hardly confirm
this report.
Dispatches reaching London from
Belgiu mand Holland continue to insist
that the Germans are withdrawing
many of their troops from their west
ern battle front, but the official com
munications from the headquarters of
the allies do not indicate any diminu
tion in the force of the German attack,
which is proceeding with its usual fury.
The food situation in Belgium is
daily becoming more critical. Even
Antwerp, which is the best supplied of
the Belgian cities, is clamoring for the
provisions brought into the country by
the American committee.
righting South of Dixmude
This attack seems to be taking
place south of Dixmude. What is de
scribed in an official bulletin as "very
\iolent fighting" in the North contin
ued this morning. Foggy weather of
the last few days apparently has clear
ed and the Germans are pushing the
attack. Nevertheless Paris seems well
satisfied with the situation of the al
lies and the optimism of the last two
weeks continues unabated.
REPORT THAT POPE WILL
HAKE MOVE FOR PEACE
London, Nov. 11, 10.20 A. M.
Telegraphing from Copenhagen a cor
respondent of the Central News says:
"A dispatch received hero "from
Cologne affirms that tho Pope shortly
will endeavor to initiate negotiations
for peace through the medium of a
pastoral letter.
"The German view on this is that
any such action by His Holiness would
raise the question of the Pope's tem
poral power and force Italy into taking
an attitude against the proposal."
Crown Prince in Command in East
Paris, Nov. 11, 6.15 A. M. —The
Pctrograd correspondent of the "Ma
tin" telegraphs the following:
"It is reported that after a council
of war presided over by the Kaiser, the
frown Prince was appointed comman
der-in-chief of all the German and Au
strian armies operating against Kussia,
with General Aon Hindenburt com
manding the left wing and General
Dankl the right."
®t|£ l£for~ liikpttikttl
LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY
The German war machine has batter
ed Its way into the Belgium town of
Dixmude. To-day's official French
statement contains the admission that
the allies were obliged to fall back from
this point of vantage in the great bat
tle for possession of the eastern shore
of the British channel. As an offset the
French war office states that the allies'
forces have advanced along the North
sea coast, pushing back the Germans
and taking Lombaertzyde, a small Bel
gian town a few miles northeast of
Nieuport.
The warring nations awaited with
keen suspense the outcome of the strug
gle in Belgium, which for the moment
overshadows the conflicts on the many
other fields of battle. Frdm neither
point came reports of important
changes in the situation.
The capture of Dixmude was the first
indication that the new attack of the
Germans, described as their supreme ef
fort and as probably marking a turning
point in the war, had brought definite
results. Between Dixmude and Ypres,
which lies to the south close to the
French border, the fighting has been
most intense, since the Germans elected
at the opening of the week to begin the
new onslaught with the help of their
reinforcements of fresh troops and new
artillery.
On October 1.%, during the advance
on Ostend, the Germans occupied Dix
mude, but later were compelled to fall
back. The allies gained possession of
the town temporarily, but their presence
there was challenged repeatedly by the
Germans, resulting in some of the most
important and sanguinary fighting of
the war. Whether the Germany victory
will exert an important influence on the
outcome is not as yet disclosed.
Along the remainder of the battle
line, says the French war office, there
is no change, except for slight progress
by the allies at a few point 6. Tho Ber
lin view of the situation, however, ia
optimistic. Comment is made there of
the use of expression "good advances"
in the latest official German reports con
cerning the lighting in the West, being
the first occasion on which such terms
have been employed in this connection.
Paris also is hopeful as to the out
come in Belgium. Military critics there
take the view that the Germans aro
faced with the imperative necessity of
defeating the allies, in order that they
may turn their attention to the menac
ing armies of Russia.
The German Crown Prince is report
ed to have been placed in supreme com
mand of the German and Austrian
forces in the East.
Petrograd contradicts the German
claim to an important victory along
the northern border, asserting that a
brilliant success has been won there and
that the Russians have begun an in
vasion of East Prussia.
On the southern end of the line Cos
sacks are approaching Cracow, while
the investment of Przemysl, from which
th« Russians were swept back several
weeks ago, is said to have been com
pleted for a second time.
There were further Indications to
day that the Turks were offering de
termined resistance to the Russian ad
vance. An official Turkish statement
laid claim to much success in opera
itons in the Caucasus as well as on
the Egyptian frontier. The Turks an-
Continued on Fourth Pagf
cecum n
OUT IIS PLACE
Secretary of Agricul
ture Formally An
nounces He Will Not
Seek Reappointment
HE IS NOW IN
HIS 76TH YEAR
Has Served Under Three Successive
Governors But Peels Now He 13
Entitled to Rest and Will Not Ask
Brumbaugh to Retain Him
Norman B. Crifcbfield, Secretary of
Agriculture, made it known publicly!
to-day that he will not be an aspirant
for his present position under Govern
or Brumbaugh, as he considers that
he has served in public position long
enough and it is now time for him to
take a rest.
"I expect to retire when Dr. Brum
baugh takes the office of Governor,' ?
said Secretary Critclifield to-day,
solely for the reason that I think it
necessary for me to seek the rest that
belongs to men of my age. Tho work
here has been pleasant, the associations
very pleasant, and I am sure they
would continue so under Governor
Brumbaugh. If I were a younger man
I would take my chances on an ap
pointment."
Secretary Critcbfield is fast his
76th year. Me was born in Somerset
county in 1838 and when the Civil
war broke out he was engaged in
teaching school. He enlisted in a
Pennsylvania regiment and served un
til the close of the war when he re
turned home, taught a while and then
took up farming, in which occupation
he was successful for many years.
He served two terms in the State
Senate from the Somerset-Bedford dis
trict and in 1903 was appointed Sec
retary of Agriculture by Governor
Pennypaekcr, being reappointed by
Governors Stuart and Tenor.
Although long past the three score
and ten years allotted to man by the
Psalmist, Secretary Critchfield is vig
orous and has the sprightly step of a
man much younger. He will retire to
his Somerset county farm to spend the
evening of his life.
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1914—12 PAGES
WAITING FOR
ZEE ZEE CO.
DIVIDENDS
Investors Who Pur
chased Stock Won
dering When Pay
ments Will Be Made
$12.50 SHARES
DROP IN PRICE
Company Alleged Not to Have Lived
Up to Guarantee to Replace Auto
Tires That Failed to Last for
:{,SIH) Miles
Three Philadelphians claiming to be
representatives of the Zee Zee Tire &
Rubber Company, a eoacern chartered
under the laws of Delaware, came into
Harrisburg a year ago and sold to auto
owners and dealers in this city, Dauphin
and Cumberland counties, several hun
dred shares of the "Zee Zee Tire &
Rubber Company" stock, par value
$lO. Some purchasers here paid as high
us $12.50 a share for this stock, which
can be purchased now at a much lower
figure.
At the same time some of the stock
buyers were induced to purchase auto
tires at figures which, it is said, were
made lower to stockholders than to per
sons who were not stockholders. Many
of the local stockholders are seeking
now to learn whether the Zee Zee Tire
& Rubber Company is actually manu
facturing the tires; whether the com
pany has been operating a profitable
business, and whether a dividend will
be paid by the company and if so,
when.
Some of the stockholders are inclined
to wonder whether they are going to
lose through the investment, especial
ly since they have heard a report that
stoek in the company can now be
bought at JI a shore or $11.50 lower
than was paid by local buyers when
the Philadelphians were here a year
or more ago. *
Horting & Mingle, proprietors of the
I Dauphin Hotel, this city, stockholders
j and purchasers of tires, to- lay de
| dared that the Zee Zee Tire & Rubber
j Company has refused to comply with a
j guarantee "to replace all tires that
blow out before covering 3,500 miles."
Other stockholders have made the same
complaint.
(ine niau, who said he represented
the Zee Zee Company, only recently,
according to the police, was arrested
on a charge of defrauding his board
ing house keeper here and would like
ly have been jailed had he not made
settlement. The Dauphin Hotel, on
Market street, is where the three stock
sellers made their headquarters last
Continued on Fourth Puce.
| FIERCE FIGHTING RESUMED
AT MEL PORT AND THE LYS
I Paris, Nov. 11, 2.53 P. M. The
French official statement this after
noon says the fighting was resumed
yesterday with great severity between
. Xieuport and the l»ys. The French
forces were successful in maintaining
their front. The text follows
"On our left wing the fighting was
resumed yetserday morning between
Nieuport and Lys with a very gr#at de
gree of severity. Generally speaking
our front was maintained, in spite of
the violence and the strength of the
German attacks directed against cer
tain of our points of support.
'' To the north of Xieuport we were
even alble to reoccupy Lombaertzede
j and advance beyond this town, but to
wahd the end of the day the Ger
mans succeeded in taking possession of
Dixmude. We still hold our positions
on the approaches to this town, along
the eanal from Nieuport to Ypres, which
has been firmly occupied. The fighting
was very hot at these places.
"The British troops, attacked also
at several points, succeeded everywhere
in !rto)>ping the enemy.
"On t'he rest of the (front the gen
eral situation shows no change with the
exception of slight progress 'by our
forces to the north of Soinsons and in
the region to the west of Vailley on
the right 'ban'k of the Aisne. Outside
of these two points the state of the
weather permitted only minor engage
ments, which resulted r- • -.cessfully for
us. Particularly at Ooii.ourt, three
kilometres north of the forest of Par
rov, wo routed a detachment of t'he
enemy.
Think U. S. Warships Safe
By Associated Press,
Washington, Nov. 11. —No word had
come to the Navy Department to-day
from the armored cruisers North Car
olina and Tennessee in the Mediter
ranean. Officials, confident that the sil
ence of the cruisers is caused by diffi
culties of communication through the
war zone, reiterated their belief that
no mishap had befallen either.
Engine Kills Two on Motorcycle
By Associated Press.
Monmouth, 111., Nov. 11.—, T. R. War
render and his wife, who were riding
on a motorcycle, were killed by a Bur
lingUou switch engine here to-day.
TRYTOREACHENTOHIBED MEN
Bescuing Force Hopes to Dig Through
Debris to Imprisoned Miners Be
fore Evening
(.Special to the Star-Indej>eiident.)
Tower City, Nov. 11. —William O.
Shriner and William Evans, Tower City
miners, have been entombed alive in
the Beading Company's West Brookside
mine for two days, and thus far a res
cuing force has vainly worked to re
store them to liberty. It is not known
whether they are still alive or not.
The men were inclosed in a living
grave by a fall of top rock from the
roof. Hundreds of tons fell, cutting
Shriner and Evans off from their fel
low-miners.
The prisoners ar e in the East No. 4
run, aud between them and their tire
less and anxious rescuers is a great wall
of debris caused by the slipping of a
pillar of coal. The rescuers hoj>e to
penetrate the wall late this afternoon.
Experts are heading the rescue force,
which strenously works in short re
lays, and the suspense of the large fam
ilies of the entombed men, the elder
ones of whom refuse to leave the scene
of disaster, is pitiable. They know
the terrible danger not only of new
cave-ins, but of the air in the close
confines of the mining tomb becoming
deadly in its gases.
The accident calls to mind vividly to
the people of Tower City the series of
explosions at that place only recently,
when a score of miners lost their lives
and others were injured. At that time
a number of the officials met death with
the rescuing parties which went into
the mine.
—
MRS. MUTZABAUGH INJURED
Woman Returns to Hospital After Two
Weeks at Home
Mrs. Minnie Mutzabaugh, who h:is
been out of the Harrisburg hospital
only since October 21, returned there
this morning with injuries received in
a fall down a flight of steps at her
home. She received a laceration on the
top of her head aud a of
the breast.
Mrs. Mutzalbaugh was admitted first
to the hosipital on September 21 and
underwent an operation, being dis
charged a month later. Her injuries are
not believed to be serious.
«7 War Horses Burned in Sliip
Newport News. Va., Nov. 11.—Sixty
seven horses were 'burned to death or
smothered in the tire which turned t'he
steamer Rembrandt to tins port yester
day from her journey from Baltimore
to France with more than 800 animals
for the allied armies.
IMB 111 THE
UUHMIBT
Many Letters Are Re
ceived Arguing as
Strongly for One Of
fer as for Another
NEW CONTEST
OPENS TO-DA^
j Prize-winning Letters as Chosen by-
Judges This Week Are by Mrs. H.
K. Taylor, John O. Edmondson and
P. Vanderloo, in Order Mentioned
j Most persons know a bargain when
j thej' see it, but wh?n there is an entire
j page of bargains from which to choose
j the biggest and best offer some difficul
|ty is experienced. That is why the
I answers in the Wtar-ludependent's bar
| gain-picking contest are so widely
different. 'Letters wore received in the
contest just closed arguing almost as
strongly for one bargain as for another.
The choice of the judges was based on
the most concise reasons given in the
letters for picking the various adver
| tisements.
__ The winners this week are: Mrs. H.
K. Taylor, 903 North Second street,
first prize of $3; John O. Edmondson,
I 1717 ltegina street, second prize of
$2, and P. Vanderloo, Third and State
i streets, third prize of sl.
Differences of Opinion
Some contestants hold that the great
est reductions from marked prices are
the best bargains, while others assert
that any advertisements offering great
advantages can be considered as em
bodying good bargains. .So long as
sound reasous are given in any case,
no differences are made in judging the
prize-wi uners. It must also be remem
bered that spelling and rhetoric, are
not taken into consideration, only the
thoughts behind the letters. It is pre
ferred, however, that coutestauts write
on but one side of the paper in pre
]>aring their letters
The next 'bargain-picking contest
opens to-day on the "Bargain and Edu
catioual Page" of this pnper, where its
provisions are fully explained. Many
subscribers are having fun picking out
the good bargains, and those who can
best explain their selections are getting
cash, besides.
The prize-winning letters this week
follow:
First Prize-winner
The Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir —
The best bargain is offered by the
School of Commerce The value of a
business education to everyone cannot
be estimated. Once acquired you can
not lose it. sell it or give it away. To
one who'has to make his way unaided
in the world it is absolutely essential
and there is no other investment of
money which brings in such large finan-
Coaliaued on Math Pace.
CITY COULD
BE WORSE
-DR.STOUGH
Asserts His Belief That
Harrisburg Is Clean
er Now Than It Ever
Has Been Before
HAS PRAISE FOR
POLICE CHIEF
Tabernacle Preacher Attacks Ministers
and Church Members Who Do Not
Come Out Squarely Against Dancing
and Card Playing
Evangelist Stough's aggressive spirit
was manifested particularly on the tab
ernacle platform last nig*ht when he
"pitched into" an unnamed pastor of
a co operating church who, he had been
told, criticised his language; into an
attorney otf this city who in a letter giv
en space iu the Star-Independent, took
exception to his advice, "Go home and
give your kids a good licking;" into
ministers who refuse to come out square
ly against the dance and other evils,"
wheu the laws of their churches oppose
sucJi things; into high school principals
who permit amateur theatricals and en
courage girls to go on the stage; into
churctt members who ''hem and haw"
when asked their position on dancing
and card playing, and into parents who
"provoke their children to wrath."
For the first time since his appear
ance in this city, the itinerant preach
er relented somewhat iu last night's
sermon in his attacks on local condi
tions, and admitted that things are not
so very bad in llarrisburg after all.
He spoke of "the splendii'. work of your
chief of police," and asserted his be
lief that "Harrisburg is a cleaner citv
now than ever before."
"One of the pastors in this town,"
began the revivalist last night admit
ting that he knew about ,Yhat he was
speaking only as it had been reported to
j him, "oue of the co-operating ministers
in this campaign I believe it was, got
up in his pulpit on Sunday morning and
said that ho had heard vile language 011
the street and at vaudeville shows, but
that he had never heard any to surpass
the language he heard me use on this
platform. Now. I told you preachers
something like this would happen if you
didn't Shut down your churches. That
minister admits he's used to attending
vaudeville shows. He even told his con
gregation he was not going to hear me
preach in the evening, but was going
to hear Miss Palmer. That was a polite
way for him to tell his congregation not
to come to hear me. If he ever gets to
one of Miss Palmer's meetings and she
dosent skin him, I'll fire her. He'd hot
ter look out, 'because she 'a Irish. Now
Continued on Fourth Page.
1 THIEVES AT TABERNACLE
Blanket Stolen From Automobile of
Charles Barnhart
; Ohares Barnhart, a plasterer, 1821
WhiitohaJ street, reported to the police
last evening that a blanket worth $6.50
was stolen from his automofoilo iu front
of the Stough tabernacle at North and
Filbert streets.
He had left his machine, he told the
police, outside the tabernacle during the
meeting when some one ransacked it,
taking the blanket.
Banks Decide to Reduce Reserves
By Associated Press.
New York, Nov. 11.—Members of
the Clearing House Association which
comprises all the leading banks and
trust companies in Greater New York
met to-day to consider the advisability
of reducing their reserves from 25 to
18 per cent., in conformity with the
new Federal Reserve act. It was unani
mously voted to comply with this fea
ture of the new law and formal action
on the proposition will be taken next
Friday.
Shortstop Maranville a Bridegroom
By Associated Press,
Springfield, Mass., Nov. 11.—Walter
J. (Rabbit) Maranville, shortstop of
the World's Champions Boston Nation
al Baseball team and • Miss Elizabeth
Renette Shea were married here to-day*
in Church of the Sacred Heart. Gift's
were received from Manager Stallings,
Captain Johnny Evers and other mem
bers of the Braves.
Adams Express Reduces Dividend
By Associated Press,
New York. Nov. 11.—The directors
of the Adams Express Company de
clared to-day a quarterly dividend of
$1 per share out of the accumulated
surplus. This is a cut of fifty cents
from the preceding dividend and brings
the annual disbursements down to $4
as against the regular sl2 rate de
clared for the five years from 1909 to
1913 inclusive.
Bomb Kills Thirteen
By Associated Press.
Canton, China, Nov. 11.—Another
'bomb outrage committed by Chinese
revolutionaries occurred to-day outside
the residence of General Cho Kuang
Lung, who is in charge of the Canton
district. Thirteen persons lost their
lives. An attempt was made to assassi
nate General Lung a year ago. He has
been active in recruiting for the Chi
nese army in the province of Kwaagsi.
HEAVY BAIL FOR FORCERY
Fred Leßrun and H. R. Mercer Held
Under #rt,ooo Each After Hear
ing by Mayor Royal
Fred Leßrun and H. R. Mercer,
charged with forgery and false pre
tense, were held in $3,000 bail each by
'Mayor Royal in police court this after
noon. During tho hearing a warrant
from the New York Police department
was read by Chief of Police Hutchison,
who is the prosecutor in the local case.
The New York warrant charged Leßrun
with grand larceny. A telegram from
the Burns Detective Agency saying
Mercer is wanted in Now York was also
read.
The arrests were made Saturday
night when the Mechanics' Trust Com
pany, who accepted a check for SI,OOO
as a deposit, learned that it was worth
leas. A similar check deposited in the
Dauiphin Deposit Trust Company was
found on investigation by that institu
tion to be worthless. On a single
charge drawn troni those two transac
tions tile men were held for $1,500
bail.
On three other charges of false pre
tense they were held in SSOO each,
making the total l>ail $3,000. No ef
forts were made on the part of counsel
■to have the bail reduced. If the men
should (Attain that amount of bail, the
New York warrant could be read to
them as a detainer and additional bail
would have to be obtained to insure
their freedom.
SHOOTS OWN HEAD OFF
Despondent Man Had Asked Friend
Best Way to Commit Suicide
(Special to the Star-Independent.)
Millersburg, Pa., Nov. 11. —Edwin L.
Lance, of Millersburg, 50 years old and
married, committed suicide this morn
ing in the bushes along Wiconisco
creek, just outside of the borough lim
its, by shooting himself in the head
with a revolver.
Mr. Lance was local agent for a New
York tea and coffee house. This morn
ing he walked up along the crock until
he got about a hundred yards outside
of the borough limits, when he went
into the bushes, sat down and placing
a revolver in his mouth blew the top
of his head off. Death was instantane
ous.
The body was discovered by Mrs.
William McKissick, who in passing by
saw Lance's hat in the road. Looking
about her she discovered the body in
the bushes. Coroner Eckinger was sent
for and a verdict of death by suicide
was given. Lance is survived by a wid
ow and son, Edwin. That he premedi
tated suicide is evident from the f&ct
that in conversation with a friend yes
terday he asked the latter what; he
considered the best way for a man to
kill himself.
Tea at the Country Club
Miss Nancy Etter, 206 Pine street,
has issued invitations for a tea at the
Country Cluib Tuesday, November 24,
from 4 to 6, iu honor of her niece, Miss
Katherine Etter, who is one of the sea
son's debutantes.
:U. S. IS HEADY TO
QOIIVI CRUZ
Expected the American
Forces Will Be With
drawn Very Soon
From Mexican Soil
CARRANZA HAS
MET CONDITIONS
Intimated Tliat Uncle Sam Will Now
Permit the Factions to Fight It
Out, Meantime Withholding Cus
toms Receipts
By Associated Press,
Washington, Nov. 11.—American
troops probably will be ordered out of
Vera Cruz very soon, leaving the Mex
ican factions to settle their own dif
ferences, as a result of the reteent de
velopments which have 'brought the
guarantees the Washington government
demanded.
Carranai promises not to reimpose
customs duties collected by American
officials during the occupation and to
protect natives who have served Briga
dier General Puns ton, probalbly will be
accepted as sufficient. Similar podges
from • Gutierrez, the new 'provisional
president, are expected.
The American officials have collected
several millions in customs dues which
o.re to be turned over to the Mexican
government. That fact is taken by
many officials as a guarantee that tiie
Washington government's demands will
•be complied with.
Copies of Carranza's decree were re
ceived to-day by the State Department.
It grants amnesty to all Mexicans wlio
served the American government in re
ward for their patriotic spirit in reject
ing the protection of the United States
and trusting to the justice of the Mexi
can government.
Nothing is said albout protection for
n'uns and priests w'ho took refuge in
Vera Cruz. Oral assurances, however,
'have been given that they would not
be harmed and the general opinion is
that the Washington government will
not argue that question further.
The understanding among officials is
that President Wilson is willing to
Coodnncd on Fourth Pace.
POSTSCRIPT
PRICE, ONE CENT.
GROSS AND
MEALS WANT
MAYORALTY
Former Incumbents
Will Oppose Each
Other for the Repub
lican Nomination
ROYAL MAY
ENTER FIGHT
Present Democratic Mayor. However, Ib
Not Prepared to Commit Himself
Just Now—Forrer to Seek a City
Commisßionership
Two former Mayors of Harrisburg,
both Republicans, it was learned posi
tively to-day, will oppose each other
for the nomination in 1915 to be can
didates to succeed the present Mayor,
John K. Royal, Democrat.
Edward Z. Gross and Dr. Ezra S.
Meals both have declared thoir deter
mination to be candidates for the nomi
nation and will go before the people a/t
the September primaries next year. The
election will tako place next November,
and in the meantime candidates will be
very busy building fences to secure the
nomination.
Uegarding 'Mayor Royal, his friends
hold he can succeed himself under the
new third class city law. When he
was asked this morning regarding
whether he intends being a candidate,
he said he ''did not know." He said
lite would rather not discuss the subject
at present.
Up to t :» >e of the third class
city law tn o r o f such a cjtv
could not succee mself iu office, that
b ing specifically rohibited, for the
reason, as it was aigued by those who
had such prohibition incorporated into
a law that a mayor in office who could
succeed himself would have the mcari
to build up i powerful political taa
chiDe.
At the meeting of third class city
solicitors held here a few weeks ago it
was the unanimous opinion of all that
there is no provision in the new law
forbidding the mayor to succeed him
self. It was pointed out, moreover,
that, as the mayor acts in conjunction
with the city commission, he is shorn
of the power to make appointments and
thereby build up a political machint.
Mayor Royai may declare his position
later.
In the meantime both Dr. Meals and
Mr. Gross ait avowed candidates for
the Republican nomination for Mayor.
That the former is a candidate has
been known for some time, for he has
repeatedly made it known in public
thait he will again endeavor to obtaiu
a nomination and election in 1915.
Meals and Gross in Race
''l am a candidate for the office of
Mayor of Harrisburg," repeated for
mer Mayor Meals to-day, "and I am
going to use every legitimate means tu
secure a nomination and election. I
am not a factionist in any sense of the
term, and I propose to represent the
common people—tlie plain people—of
llarrisburg. Since it has become know;i
that I puipose being "a. candidate 1
have received assurances of support
from very many friends, and not all
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$1,000,000 JEANETTE FIRE
Destruction of Huge Warehouse of
Glass Company May Have Been
Work of Incendiaries
By Associated Press,
Jean net te, Pa., Nov. 11. —The mam
moth warehouse of the American Win-
I dow Glass Company here was destroyed
i by fire which started early to day, with
an estimated loss of $1,000,000,
The warehouse is said to have con
tained in the neighborhood of 250,000
boxes of window glass, the greater part
of which is believed to have melted or
been broken. The factory nearby was
not damaged.
The origin of the fire has not been
determined, but the police advance the
theory that it was of incendiary origin.
GUNSHOT WOUND FATAL
August Cretaurand Succumbs From Loss
of Blood
August Cretaurand, 43 years old, of
Waltonville, died late yesterday after
noon at the Harrisburg hospital from
a gunshot wound accidentally received
when his brother's gun falling from
his arms discharged.
Cretaurand was so weak from the
loss of blood when taken to the hos
pital that he failed to respond to
treatment. He lived in Waltonville
and was employed in the quarries of
the Hummelstown Brownstone Com
pany.
To Probe Order for Submarines
'SSJ/J pjjDpossy tig
Washington, Nov. 11. —If it finally
develops that a foreign belligerent ac- •
tually has placed an order for twenty
submarines with an American shipyard,
as reported, a neutrality board prob
ably will be convened to look into the
situation. This was the general un
demanding to-day in official and dipla
matic quarters.