8
SERIOUS EFFECTS
OF WAD PASSING
Ut S. Officials Believe
Crisis to Business in
This Country Has
Been Met
ARMIES' NEEDS
HELP SITUATION
Orders for Military Clothing. Harness
and the Like Have Flooded Fac
tories in Some Districts—New
Banking System a Factor
Washington. Nov. IT.—Officials of
the various government departments
which touch the country's business ac
tivities feel confident that the most se
rious effects of the European war on
American business have passed. The
restoration of tiie credit balance with
Europe has greatly eased the situation,
the increasing demand from Europe for
American supplies and also tx> the sud
den development of an abnormal trade
in articles needed by the huge armies
now in the field aiding to that end.
No accurate figures on the contracts
of the latter character are obtainable,
fcot orders for horses, mules, army
clothing, harness and the like have
dooded factories and stock men in
•ome districts. It is said that includ
ing ammunition orders, this business
leaches the huge total of over 200 -
000,000 of dollars. In several line's
factories are straining to the highest
capacity to meet the demands.
Other factors which have aided in
clearing up the situation are the open
ing of the Federal Reserve bank sys
tem, upon which business experts look
ss the backbone of the country's re
sources, tie opening of the Panama
canal, which has alreiady increased
freight traffic t-o the west coast of
£<nrth America and the entrv of more
than eighty foreign built ships into,
American registry under the emergency |
law passed at tie last session of Con
gress.
If the shipping situation officials j
«ia to-day there was a growing scar
city of carriers for American export »
commerce beeause the bulk of that
traffic was increasing so steadilv. ■
Freight rates have risen remarkably!
and it was said shipping companies
were now selecting their cargoes with
the greatest care, avoiding all articles
of even a semi-contraband nature.
Huge shipments of grain are awaiting
transportation at many ports. It' ap
pears probable this condition will re
sult- in renewed activitv in behalf of)
the administration federal merchant
marine bill when Congress reassembles,
although the new complexion of the
House of Representatives which the
Democrats control by a narrow margin
makes the result doubtful. There was
■vigorous opposition to the bill last ses
sion by many Democrats.
EFFORTS OF U.S. TO BRING
PEACE IN EUROPE AWAIT
ACTION OF BELLIGERENTS
Washington. Nov. 17.—Effort* bv
toe I nited States to bring peace to
Europe still are awaiting a time when
one or more of the big belligerents in
dicates a willingness to acveipt media
jp oo. Toil became known authoritative
ly to-day from persons who have latelv
discussed the European situation with
President Wilson. The President's po
sition is that the United states having
slreadv' in formal as well as informal
way shown its readiness to act as on
intermediary, should now await the
initiative of the belligerents. He feels
that the American government bv press
ing for peace might get in a position
where its ultimate influence to flaat end
would be impaired.
Concerted Action by Neutrals
The President told callers to-dav he
had not had the slightest hint, formal
or otherwise, from anv of the European
•oelligerents. that a peace offer would
be favorably received. There has been
uiuch discussion among neutral coun
tries. such as Holland and S of the
desirability of concerted actiou. While
the I nited States would not hesitate to
join in such a movement, if anv of the
belligerent countries showed a desire to
accept toe mediation of several neutral
countries, instead of one. the American
government w II for the present refrain
from taking the initiative toward joiut
action with other neutral natious.
President's Cautious Move
With varying tide of the conflict the
President is verv anxious that the at
titude of the T nited States in making
a move for peace shoul 1 not be resent
ed. He is unwilling that the American
government should be t»he means of
pla ing before any of the nations, of its
own accord, an offer of peace which it
might feel bound, because of a national
interest, to reject, but which might
place it before the world of public opin
ion as an obstacle to pea e.
American ambassadors aud irinisters
abroad are familiar with the attitude
of the Washington government on this
point and arc on the alert for any move
which could be construed as a desire on
the part of any of the belligerents to j
•ccept mediation. I\ie general expecta <
tion of the diplomatic representatives
♦tere of the belligerents is that tiie con-,
flict will .-ontinue indefinitely throu/ii
■the winter.
To Repair Damaged Cruiser
Rio Janeiro. Brazil. \ov. 17. The
(British cruiser Glasgow, came
into this port yesterday after a trip
from the Chilean coast where, on No
vember 1. *he was 'lainajred in an en
counter with the German squadron, is
to undergo repairs here.
Lord Roberts to Rest at St. Paul's
l<ondon. Nor. 17, 1.32 P. M.- In
deference to the public wish. the bodv
of the late Karl Roberts will be laid
at rest in Bt. Paul's eathe Ira!. Hp will
be givejn a public funeral of n n elabor
ate military character.
DENY STATEMENT THAT
NO FRENCH CUNS WERE
AT RHEIIS CATHEDRAL
Berhn, Nov. 17, via Tho Hague ami
London, 11.15 A. M.—The Wolff Bu
reau has been authorised to give de
nial to a statement attributed to M.
1-andrieux. priest of the Cathedral at
Rbeims. to The effect that there uever
has been any French batteries in Hie
neighborhood of the cathedral, or a
tVench observation post ou the build
■ ng. The Gennans declare that they
observed artillery near the cathedral
and that they saw an observation post
ou one of the towers.
A general review of the situatiou iu
the eastern arena, information given
out in Berlin indicates that the Hires;
German victories are such that the ad
vance of the Russians have been ren
dered more difficult. This success, how
ever, it is said, must uot be overesti ,
mated for the Russian losses, although
severe, do not mean that the Russian
movemeut has collapsed. Considering
the enormous numbers of available sof
diers it does uot even mean the disvou
tinflation of the Russian offensive.
The great difficulty tor the Russians
is found on the \ istuia. which separate
both wing* 0 f their army. Tiic Rus
sian army which was beateu near Wloc
lawfK. and whi.-h apparently ,-a:ne from
« arsaw. was driven back in a soutibec
'> direction uot in t.'.e direction* from
which it had advanced. It was forced
along a road running from Ktitno to
Contain, while the Northern Russian
army, operating near Soldau, w»s forced
back to Plock by way of Lipuo. The
Uermaus remain now standing on the
right wing of the main Russian armv;
consequently they have won a tactical
sucvess. iu additiou to creating a favor
able strategic situation.
News reaching here from Vienna is
to the effect that all aloui; the Gali. ian
border the military activitv loads Ger
man observers to suppose that the Aus
trian* also have taken the offensive.
BRITISH REPORT
ON WAR SITUATION
Cob tinned Prom First Pace
the Germans have gained some ground,
but they have not captured Ypre>.
"In repulsing the enenn so far we I
have suffered heavy casualties, but bat
ties of this tierce and prolonged nature
cannot but be cost I v to both sides. We
have the satisfaction of know-in- t.ia
we have foiled the enemy in what ap
pears to be at present his niai;i tbjei
in the western theatre of operations and
have inflicted immenselv greater losso*
on him than those we have suffered
ourselves.
"Wednesdaf . the eleventh, was an
other day of desperate fighting. A
day broke the Germans opened tire on
our trenches to the north and south of
the road from Menin to Ypies. This]
was i robably the most furious artiilerv .
tire which they have yet emploved ■
ngaiust us. A few hours later" they
followed this ii an iufantrv assault '
in force.
Attackers Met by Fronti.l Fire
"As the atta.-kers surged forward;
they were met by our frontal fire and.
since they were moving diagonally'
across fiart ot our front, they were also
attacked on the flank by artillery, rifles
and machine guns Though theirfas
unities before they reached our liue
must have been enormous, % such
their resolution and the momentum of
the mass that, >n spite of the splendid
resistance of our troo; s. the" succeeded
in breaking through our line in three
places near the road. They penetrated
some distance into the woods behind |
our trenches, but were counter attacked
again, entiiaded by machine guns and
driven i.n-k to their line of trenohes,
a certain portion of which they suc
ceeded iu holding, iu spite of our efforts
to expel them. What their total losses
must have been during this advance
may lie gauged to some extent from |
the fact that # tfle number of dead left
in the woods behind our line alone
amounted to "00.
Effort Checked in South
'• \ simultaneous effort' made to the
south, a part of the same operation,
although not named out bv the guard
corps, failed entirely, for; when the at
tacking infantry massed in the woods
close to our line, our guns opened on
them with such effect that they did not
push the assault home. As "generally
happens in open wood and countr;-. the
fighting to a great extent was carried
on at close quarters. It w-as most des
perate and confused. Scattered bodies
of the enemy who had penetrated into
the woods in the rear of our position
couid neither go backward nor forward
and were n?arl vail killed or captured." |
WHOLE OFTHENORTHSEfI IS'
NOW IN THE MILITARY AREA
London. Nov. 17. 3.13 P. M.—
Premier Asquith stated in the House of;
Commons to-day that the British gov- 1
ernment had decided to declare the
whole of the north sea to be in the mili
tary area.
All subjects of the enemv found on
neutral vessels, the Prime M'nister also
said, would be liable to detention as
prisoners of war.
Mr. Asquith also announced that oil
and copper would be declared contra
band of war.
FALLING OFF IX CRIME SINCE
BEGINNING OF EUROPEAN WAR
London. Nov. 17, 1.33 P. M.—"The;
falling off of crime 1 in this country
since the beginning of the war has
been truly remarkable. As compared
to three years ago there has been a
diminution of 30 per cent, in indictible ,
offenses." said Justice Robert Wallace
to-day in charging the Grand -Jure. j
The .justice explained that he at
tributed this decrease partly to public'!
restraint in war time, but principally
to the reduction in the number ot
hours saloons are permitted to stavjl
open.
South American Neutrality
Washington. Nov. 17.—Questions of
neutrality of South American coun -;j
tries do not concern the United States
in a strict sense. President Wilson de-' |
i-lared to-day. He expressed the hope I ;
that assurances of neutrality given by j
K uador anil Colombia would be suf-' t
tbient to satisfy Great Britain andjt
France, which contend that the Ger j t
man's fleets hav e been receiving aid
r roui ports of those nations. I
HARRTSBITRG STAR,TXDKPEXPEXT. TUESDAY EVEXTXfi. XOVEMBER 17. IDI4.
GERMANS FICHT ON IN THE
EAST AND WEST WITHOUT
REGARD TO WINTRY WINDS
I London, Nov. 17, 2.22 P. M. —Gen
• uihiiy s remarkable persistent offensive
in blizzard-swept Flanders in the west
. and the stability of her hasty defense
along her eastern froutier were issues
tlie outcome of which still was uudo
. tided to-day in the great European
J war
lu Flandeu tie allied liue refuses
'to yield, while in the east the Russians
L j continue to push forward. The batrk l
I line in Prance seems for the time being
: forgotten and the actions there prob
ably will continue to be of a sporadic
j nature until the allies in Flauderg prove
conclusively that they cannot be bat
j tered in or until the Hermans by some
mighty effort prove that they can.
German Invaders Persistent
A nftmrh of futile righting, entailing
1 losses the extent of which perhaps will
1 never be fully known, has not convinced
r ] German leaders that the French coast
' i towns are unobtainable, and, while
si ow and rain and wind and cold have
i during the past few Jays so tried the
.! troops as markedly to reduce tliei •
lighting capacitv, there 5s nothing to
j show that the invaders will not try
I again.
How valiantly the Germans have
been meeting -death in what to date
| has been a hopeless task is recounted
|by the British army's official |Pyewitueß<
! at the front t'olouel Swintou. who, de
' scribing the recent tiglifing around l
| Vpres. said- ''Their dogged persever
! ance claims our whole-hearted adntira j
, tion.''
This tnb.ite was not qualified, as;
i heretofore, by the query wl.ether disci , 1
pline or sheer bravery prompted the
men so to die. for the troops referre i
to were the guard corps, the pick of the
German army, which has. according to
Colonel Swinton, •• retained the con
tempt for death" which it showed in
j the Franco-Prussian war.
Situation at Other Points
Reports that Cracow was in tlames
after a Russian onslaught: that the
populace of both east I'russia and Si
iesia was fleeing, and that the Servians
, had been driven furthe- into their owu
: country by the Austriaus figured in
> the dispatches received in Londou to
da\ from the cast and. though what
I really happened at Cracow is no;
i known here, the trend of news would
; seem to indicate that the Germans and j
I net Austrian* are for the moment a:
rhe bottom
Berlin is interpreting the retreat of
the German forces from Warsaw as a
strategic masterpiece, much the same
as the allied governments hailed Gen
eral .1 off re s retirement in the early
stage of the German invasion of
France, but the German people, accord
ing to travelers rea-hing here, are ex
pressing widespread chagrin at the
German retreat.
It will be recalled that similar .-riti-
M ,--sm-s were voiced when the French and :
Enjlish armies continued to fall hack.,
i That this was strategically a proper,
' moi e subsequently was proved and. ar
coid'iig to those who recentl," have j
been at the German captal, the German j
army in tiie east must similarly justify
action if Its retreat from Warsaw is
not to go down in history as a defeat.]
RUSSIAN ADVANCE MAY
NO! YET BE CHECKED BY
VICTORIES Of GERMANS
Berlin. Nov. IT, (by Wireless). — j
: Whether the latest German victories
in the east have stopped the Russian
advance cannot yet be foretold, but j
German military officials say, they un
doubtedly have resulted in giving the •
Germans au excellent strategic position i
and at the same time increasing the
difficulties of the enemy's situation.
The Russians near Soldau, according
to reports from the German army
headquarters were driven [past Lipno
to Plock. and the Russian arinv de'-
feated by General von Hindenburg, at
Wloclawek, was forced southward ovev
Kutno instead of back upon the line
of its advance. The Vistula river is
now between the two Russian forces
and it is pointed out in military cir
cle* that the river is likely to prove
a great barrier in case of further Rus
sian .defeats.
Victory Not to Be Overestimated
In itself, the German authorities
say, the victory must not be overesti
mated and the people should wait un
til it is known whether the Russians
have been made to retreat or even
brought to a standstill.
The Russian losses, including pris-'
j oners, are reported to have exceeded a
i whole army corps but the German of-1
1 tibials say that it must not be forgot
ten that the Russians are operating in
great force.
A report received in Berlin *"roin
Vienna, that actions took place at dif
ferent points along tlfe front in Gal
icia appear to show that the Teutonic
allied armies there have now made the
dispositions of their forces aud are
rea iy to reassume the offense.
Thousands of Prisoners Taken
General Potiorek. commanding the
Austrian forces in Servia. declared in ,
an address to his troops to-day that ,
thousands of prisoners bad been taken ,
in the last nine days.
An official announcement made in ,
Vienna reports that the Servian j>osi- ,
tions at Valievo and Obrenovas have
been taken by- the Austrians, therebv i
removing another obstacle to the '
Austrian march on Belgrade.
From Constantinople come reports
of a Turkish attack on a British force 1
at Fao, a port of Asiatic Turkey in the '
I ersian Gulf, in which a thousand '
English are said to have fallen. i
The situation in the western ar?na !
of the war seems almost to have been j
forgotten in Berlin in view of the Ger-1
man victories in the east ami became;
of the lack of fighting in Fland?rs,'
owing to the bad weather prevailing' !
there. I ]
I . S. WARSHIP PI TS STOP TO
ABUSE OF ALLIES' SIB.IECTS
Paris, Nov. IT. 2.13 A. M.—Au >
Athens dispatch to the Ha\as Agency '
says: " i i
"The American warship Tennnessee i c
has arrived at the port of Vurla, Asia j
Minor, and has put a atop to ill treat
ment of British, French and Russian
residents. The authorities of Smyrna,
fearing a bombardment, have left for: h
the interior. j g
"'The garrison at Smvma at present,S
consists of 35.000 Turkish soldiers." Ih
LICfiTS OUT IN LONDON ARE
CAUSE OF MANY MISHAPS
Coile»i>ondence of the Associated Press.
Londou. Nov, 17.—The lowered lights
oroder issued to hide London from
marauding airships 'has now been ex
tended to tie whole country but the
restrictions in the provincial cities are
not as right 1 as those prevailing iu the
capital.
Oue of tiie peculiar features of the
1 order is a clause providing that the cur
j aiius of passenger train coaches must
I be drawn while trains are traveling -at
night. The authorities evidently be
lieve that sir,h trains uiigfht act as
guides to t ie enemy's airships which
could follow them into t'he cities for
which ithey happened to be bound.
Here in London the majority of the
,ovulation apparently is beginning to
be resentful instead of appreciative of
the precautions takeu bv the police.
Vow that the short davs have 'begun
when artificial flights are necessary as
earlv as 4 o'clock, the discomforts of
a darkened city are increased. Three
persons have been killed on t'he streets
at night during the past week. The
(ommisaiouer of Police has issued an
appeal to motor drivers to lessen the
burden of the police.
there is a large spirit of rush and
recklessness arising from the excitement
of war times which a> -omits largely
for careless driving. Hundreds of mo
tors are employed on military duties,
and these carrying the magic s.gn "<).
if. M. S." 'His Majesty's Service)
dash through the streets at high speed
aud perhaps set s demoralizing example
to the drivers of taxis and private cars.
GERMAN CRUISER BERLIN
IS REPORTED CAPTURED
Christiana, Norway, Nov. IT, by
Way of London, 4.30 P M.— it was
officially announced hero to-day that
the disarmament of the German cruis
er Berlin, which has put in at Trondh
jeni. a seaport of Norway, has been
commenced.
The Berlin appeared off Tt-oudnjem
which is on the northwestern co.ist of
Norway and well outside of the North
Sea yesterday. It. was then reported
that she was endeavoring to escape
from the North Sea to »ct as a -om
nierce raider iu the Atlantic, very
much as the cruiser Emden did in the
Indian ocean.
BELGIAN REFUGEE COLONIES
MAY COME TO UNITED STATES
Washington, Nov. IT.—Whiie Presi
dent \\ ilson has decided not to appoint
an all-American central committee to
take charge of Belgian relief measures,
he is considering the advisability for
forming such a committee iu au indirect
way. He may write to some oue sug
gesting the organisation of such a com
mittee. The does not desire
to take auv official action on the ques
tion.
Mr. Wilson learned to-day that ef
forts are being made to bring groups
of Belgian refugees to the United State?
to establish settlements, especially in
the South. He does no; think the im
migration law preventing likely public
charges from entering the United States
would interfere. Assurance could be
given, he said that the Belgians would
oe cared for after their arrival.
HORSES AND MULES VALUED AT
*2.491).000 SENT TO WAR ZONE
East St. Louis, 111., Nov. IT.—Horses
and mules valued at $2,499,000 have
been shipped from the national stock
yards here to the French and British
governments since the war began, ac
cording to a statement given out at the
vards to-iiav.
The English - have bought 5,020
horses and t'he French T.4T6. 'Hhe aver
age price has been S2OO a head. Con
tracts have been let for 6.000 to 13,-
000 additional animals.
A horse dealer said to-day that the
British government was willing to buy
100,000 horses under contract calling
tor the delivery of the animals free on
board at shipping points.
RUSSIA TAKES OVER SINGER
SEW INK MACHINE FACTORY
Petrograd, Nov. IT. Via Londou, 4
P M. —The huge factory in Russia of
the Sewing Machine Company
has been taken over by the
and will £>e devoted to the manufacture
of small arms. The factory of the
American Phonograph Company also
has been requisitioned for the same pur
pose. while smelting concerns operated
by Americans are now being used to
make steel billets for military purposes.
The taking over of these factories,
it is expected, soon will remedy the ex
isting deficiency.
BERLIN REPORTS FRENCH
REPULSED SOI TH OF VERDUN
Ber in. Nov. IT. By Wireless to Lon
don, I.OT P. M.—German army head
quarters gave out an offi ial report this
afternoon as follows:
"(ienerally speaking yesterday pass
ed quietly in the western arena of the
war. To the south of Verdun and to
the northeast of Cirey the French made
several attacks which, however, were
unsuccessful.
"Operations in the eastern arena
ma.ie further favorable progress but
detailed reports are not yet at hand.
ALTOS \YITH,OIT LIGHTS KILL
MORE THAN ZEPPELIN BOMBS
New York, Nov. IT.—"Automobiles
' running without lights through the
streets of darkened Loudon kill more
1 persons than bombs dropped from a
(raiding Zeppelin would," said Lord
Riehurd Neville, of Loudon, upon his
arrival here to-day.
"There are many persons who be
lieve that the darkening of the oitv is
unnecessary." continued Lord Neville.
"On moonlight nights the enemy would
not have the slightest difficulty in lo
cating it.''
Heavy Sea Fighting Beported
Petrograd, Via London, 2.10 P. M., I
Nov. 17. —Heavy lighting is reported
here to have taken place in East Prus
sia in the vicinity of Neidenburg and
Soldau and the advantage is declared j
here to be entirely with the Russians, i
ORDERS CENSUS OF
TREK IN THE CITY
Coatiaurd From first Pace.
that the cost of that work should b
borne by the property owners and that
the expense or plantiug should average
not more than s:t.so a tree, including
the cost of the tree. After that, he
said, the property owner would have
no further expeuse in connection wtih
the trees, as the Cjty would pay for
trimming and spraying them.
The Question of Lighting
Replying to queries from the Com
misaioners, Mr. McFarland, who reallv
is the father of the Pennsylvania tree
trimming act. declared that the tree
commission could not remove or replace
a tree Without first giving notice to the
affected property owners and permit
ting them to make protests, if thav had
any.
Asphaled streets, he said, do not at"
Asphalted streets, he said, do nor af
of street lighting was discussed in con
nection with the care of trees and it
was hinted that the Oitv now is work
ing toward the abolition of all su*|K>nd
ed arc lights at.d the installation iu lieu
thereof the light standards.
To the Mayor was referred the pe
tition of seventy-five business ami pro
fessional men for the establishment of
; a Detective Bureau with Joseph Ibach,
! one of the present City Detectives. a«
the Captain or Chief.
The author of the petition is un
known to the Commissioners, they said.
Spencer (iilbert is the first signer
to the paper. Only recently Detective
lbach succeeded in recovering valuables
that had been stolen from the Gillnr;
home; apprehended the thieves, and la
t?r refused to accept a reward which
Nli. Gilbert tendered him for his "good
services.''
Praise for Detective Ibach
The petition states that the Harris
burg detectives have within the last
three years recovered stolen property
valued at $32,025.78, that Detective
Ibach during that time alone made 2 75
arrests and he assisted in arresting 137
others. He has devoted to duty, the pe
tition continues, an average of fifteen
hours a day, and during the last three
vefrrs lias been absent from duty but
twenty days, on five of which he was
detailed out of the city. On eleven he
was confined to the house through an
accident or illness. He had a vacation
of four days.
A resolution introduced bv Commis
sioner Lynch provides for making re
pairs to the I'axton street bridge, ovor
the Pennsylvania railroad, the expense
to be met out of $2,151.68 to be trans
ferred from the unexpended balance of
the fund from which the Dock street
bridge eonst-uetion work was paid for.
Action on the resolution under which
it is proposed the City shall take over
the ground on the west side of Front
stieet, between Kelker and Maclay, was
deferred for anothei week. It is
planned for the City to accept deeds
for the ground, in return for the pay
ment of paving assessments which had
been levied against the proper!.' own
ers. These assessments cover only the
paving on the west side of the street,
the property owners on the east side
of the highway having already paid
their portion.
j HOOF AND MOUTH DISEASE
| Commerce Commission Will Afford Be
lief to Losers When Practicable
87 Associated Press.
| Washington, Nov. 17.—T0 assist in
j prevention of the spread of the foot
and mouth disease, the Interstate
1 Commerce Commission announced it
I would '' contribute whatever it can ti
| ward affording relief at the present
, juncture.'' «
Applications had been made for re
lief from the assessment of demurrage
| charges upon embargoed shipments of
live stock, hay and straw, held by or
! ders of the Agricultural Department.
The Commission's announcement says:
"Carriers are required strictly to ob
serve their published tariff rates and
regulations and may not deviate there
from. This Commission may. however,
upon application mode to it permit
changes in tariffs upon less than ordi
nary thirt days' notice. Should the
carriers, or any of them, petition this
Commission to make effective upon one
day's notic • tariffs which will suspend
! the assessment and collection of demur
rage occasioned by the order of the
Department ot Agriculture, this Com
mission will be glad to give prompt
and fa vorablt consideration to such ap
plications. "
SENATOR BEIDLEMAN IS HOST
Entertains With Sauerkraut Dinner as
Result of Winning Wager
With the proceeds of one of several
pre-election wagers he made with Mer
j cer B. Tate. Senator E. E. Beidleman
; last evening entertained a number of
friends at a sauerkraut dinner at Cold
; Springs Cottage. Williams' Grove.
The guests included .ludge George
Kunkel. Judge S. J. M. McCarrell,
Judge Albert W. Johnson. W. Harry
Baker, Mercer B. Tate, Henry W.
Gough, Karl Dey, Charles Boil, An
drew 8. Patterson, A. H. Hull, W. S.
Tunis, W. W. Caldwell, George H. Dun
ham and Frank A. Smith.
WILLIS FUNERAL TO-MORROW
Select Pallbearers From Various Lodges
and Fellow Workmen
Tbe following have been selected to
ast as pallbearers to-morrow afternoon
! at 2 o'clock at the funeral of John G.
Willis, who died Sunday night after a
long illness: Two from 801 l Bros.' Man
ufacturing Company plant, two from the
Mt. Pleasant Fire Company, one from
the Knights of Pythias and one from
Corn,planter Tribe of Red Men.
The funeral will be in charge of the
Rev. Thomas Reiseh. Burial will be in
the Oberlin cemetery.
Arthur B. Clark Spent 11305.15
But one expense account from a
State candidate in the last election was
filed at the State Department this morn
iug. Arthur B. Clark, Democratic can
didate for Congress-at-large, filed a
statement showing that he did not re
ceive anv contributions and spent
$305.15. Hu gave SIOO to State
Chairman Morris and the rest was for
personal expenses and advertising.
More Duty on Beer in War Zone
London, Nov. 17, 5 P. M.—David
Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Ex
chequer, proposed in the House of
Commons to-day an additional duty on ■
beer of 17 shillings. 3 pence per'bar ;
rel. This is equivalent to about one
cent on each glass
Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
BIG DAM IS DYNAMITED
Fifteen-Foot WUI of Water Is Liber
*ted Mysteriously in Greek
Near Goldsboro
•GoMsboro, Nov. 17. With a roai
that was hoard for miles the 'Hess mill
dam in a creek, one aud a half miles
above this 'borough, was blown opeu
with dynamite about 10.45 o'clock Sun
day night, liberating a wnll of water
fifteen feet hig'h that swopt down the
ereflk and into the §nsqoctiuoiia river
without doing much damage. The dam
is about two hundred feet wide at the
'breast.
W'ho plante.Y the explosive is not
known, tint it is thought that it was
I ho u"t of some one who 'had sustained
damage from the water during time of
a flood. This dam has burst ou several
occasions.
Jacob Went/ is t'ue miller. Hearing
the explosion he dressed 'hurriedly and
investigated. A gaping hole in the
'breast of the lam more than twenty
feet wide, tliroiuii which the water was
surging, told the story. The large spill
gate was opened, there'bv relieving the
[•"•jssnre, and atter several hours the
level of the water had fallen to sucii
au extent that danger of the dam being
washed away was removed. The breach
in the dam- will be repaired and au
(investigation will be made by local an
| thorities.
|COUNTY SI PEKVISORS To MEET
Road Building Will Be a Topic of Dis
cussion Here on Thursday
The Dauphin County Supervisors As
sociation will nieet in the Court House
on Thursday, morning aud afternoon, at
which times talks will be given and dis
cussions had on road building and main
teuance, drainage questions and the du
ties of the supervisors in general.
After organization in the morning
an address will be made by .1. D. Mess
ner, president of the association. Of
ficers will be elected. John C. Niss'.ey,
one ol the newly elected Representa
tives in the Legislature from the sec
ond Daupliin district, will make the ad
dress of welcome, and Frank B. Bosch,
of the Central Construction & Supply
Company, will give a talk on good
roads.
d. W. Hunter, first deputy to State
Highway Commissioner Bigelow, will
open the afternoon session with » talk
on township highways. He will be fol
lowed bv M. ft. Brinser who will discuss
the split-log drag and its possibilities.
.1. B. Howe and s. H. Grove will inako
addresses on road building, and after
committees are appointed, District At
torney M. fi. Stroup will define the du
ties of the township supervisors.
HE SPENT SB,OOO TO LOSE
What It Cost Ambassador Gerard to
Run for U. S. Senator
By Associated press.
Washington, Nov. 17.—-Ambassadorj
Gerard at Berlin to-day filed his report I
showing that he had spent SB,OOO in |
his unsuccessful candidacy for Senator
from New York. Of that amount lie!
contributed $5,000 to the Democratic
State Committee and so,ooo to the
New York County Democratic Commit
tee.
President Wilson to-day character
| ized as au "idle invention'' a report
j that Mr. Gerard would resign his post
j as a result of his defeat.
i Thaw Conspirator's Conviction Affirmed
By Associated Press,
Albany, N. Y., Nov. 17.—The judg-
I ment convicting John N. Anhut of «t
--j tempting to bribe Dr. John W. Russell,
j former superintendent of the state Hos
j pital for the Insane at Matteawan, to
I bring about the release of Harry K.
Thaw, was affirmed by the Court of Ap
peals to-day.
State Highway Contract Awarded
Highway Commissioner Bigelow this
morning awarded the contract for 850
teet of brick 'block paving in Neshan
no.-k township, Lawrence county, ad
joining the City of Newcastle, to the
Woods & Golder Construction Company,
of Newcastle, at their bid of S2 -
924.44.
Steal Groceries From Vestibule
Mrs. Henry Dunmoyer, 1316 Cow
den street, reported to the police the
robbery of $2 worth of groceries from
the vestibule at her home this morn
iug. She had instructed the grocer to
leave them there, she said, and when
she returned they were gone.
Miss Gordon Heads W. C. T. U.
* lift Associated Press.
j Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 17.—Miss Anna
A. Gordon, of Evanston, 111., to-day
was ejected president of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union at its gen
eral convention here.
American Authoress Betrothed
Paris, Nov. 17.—The betrothal was
| announced to-day of Bessie Van Vorst.j
(the American authoress, and Hughes!
I Leroux, one of the editors of " Le Ma-j
| tin." The wedding will take place De
cember 26.
Charles Payne Billed Big Moose
j Charles Payne, of Rochester, Pa.,
I who has a number of friends in Har
j risburg, recently killed a moose weigh-'
j ing over 1,600 pounds, while on a
; huntiug trip i n Canada.
Stores Open Before Christmas
The Retail Merchants' section of the
Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce has
decided to keep the retail stores open ■
the four nights preceding Christmas j
Exaggerated Evils of Insomnia
Of t'he five minor exciting causes of
functional nerve disease insomnia is
the chief, and its intrinsic evil effect is !
invariably exaggerated by the impor
tance attached to it by t'he sufferer j
himself. If a man docs not mind lying!
awake quite half the mischief is oib !
viated, but in nervous people the idea ;
of fatigue doubles the actual exhaus- j
tion.—Schofield "s "Functional Nerve I
Diseases.''
Ground Flat
An old cou-ple from the country were,
in town on a holiday, aud on gl»iug
along one of the streets they saw above {
one of t'he stair doors "James Simp-'
son, Ground Flat," when the old woman !
was heard to remark: "Sic a death. I
Surely he's 'been run oor wi' a steam j
roller.''—London Mail.
Making Sure
"How »ha!l l express my sentiments i
toward youf" said the infatuated
young man tenderly.
"On pa, er, please." said the lovely, j
but clear sighted, girl. "Then there,
can be no vhance of your "'rigging out
of it."—lx>ndon Telegraph.
THE SITUATION IN MEXICO
Gutierree Hardly Will Be lusta'led Un
til Both Carrania and Villa Have
Left the Country
i
Hi/ Associated I'ri si,
Washington, Nov. IT.—flccretarv
Bryan announced to-day the receipt of
a message from American Consul S;lli
uian at Mexico City, saying the news
papers there had published the text of
a telegram from (ieneral Gutierrez, ap
proving the conditions set by Ceneval
Carrnuza for his own retirement.
Mr. sillinian reported that a tele
gram trom General Carran/a to Gcueval
Gonzales, which was transmitted to
General Gutierrez.. stating the willing
"ess „f the first chief to deliver the
executive power under certain condi
tions, also were published. Mr. Sil i
| man s dispatch made uo mention oi
: .nisi what the conditions were.
Secretary Bryan said he ha.l no ad
vices from any, other source to show
what stipulations finally had been
agreed upon but that there na< been
discussion in previous .iispatehes of the
wish of t'ar.anza that he ana General
\ ilia leave Mexico.
When the Cabinet met it considered
these latest phases of the situation. The
lee ling of officials wa.* that au under
standing had been reached which would
bring peace.
In some quarters it was suggested
that i arran.ia ■> conditions of retire
uient would not be made public and thai
Gutierrez actually would not be in
stalled into office in Mexico Citv until
both Curranza and Villa had left the
cou ntrv.
A. K. 1.. RESOLUTION CHANGED
So As to Urge Unaffiliated Unions to
Join the Federation
My Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Nov. 17.—The resolu
tion which Samuel Gompers, president,
of the American Federation of Urbo:.
attacked in convention yesterday us a
declaration of war on the railroad
brotherhoods and other unaffiliated
unions, and which was recommended
to the committee ou organization, was
again reported to-day in modified form
and adopted. Instead of instructing
i iio executive couiujil to organise
unions in those organizations which
refuse to affiliate with the federation,
the resolution waa amended so as to
instruct the executive council to "in
vite and urge" all unaffiliated national
and international unions to join the
federation.
Two amendments to the modified
resolution were defeated. One provided
that a committee ot' three be appoint
ed to visit unaffiliated unions and the
other sought to insert in the resoln
tion that only eligible unions be in
vited.
RETAIN' VERA CRUZ CUSTOMS
U. S. Will Hold Money Pending Stable
Government in Mexico
By Associated Press.
Washington. Nov. 17.—The United
states will hold the several million dol
lars in customs collected at Vera Cruz
until a stable government is establish
ed in Mexico and will not turn it over
to the French bondholders.
President Wilson said today the
money would be delivered to neithei
faction in Mexico under present condi
tions and indicated that only a govern
ment recognized by the United States
would receive the money. He feels that
responsibility for which faction gets
control of A'era Cruz after its evacua
tion by American troops does not rest
with the United States.
Mr. Wilson does not construe the
message as a bid for recognition. No
confirmation has been received of re
ports that Villa had promised to leave
Mexico.
DROP BELOW THE RECORD
Sixteen Bicycle Teams Still Biding ill
Six-Day Race
New \ork, Nov. 17.—9ixteen bi
cycle teams were still riding to new rec
i or.lb in the six-day race at Madison
I Square Garden to-day. Nine of these
led in a cluster at 686 miles 7 lacs at
8 o'clock this morning. Four followed
a lap behind; two more trailed the
leaders three laps and even t'he tail end
j era had tallied 686 miles, 4 miles and
seven laps more than the previous rec
ord.
I 'For the first time sink-e the third hour
j of the race, the leading teams dropped
below the record this morning. At 11
o dock the nine leaders were bundled
with a score of 743 miles. The record
for the thirty-fifth "hour was 74 3 miles
J aud 5 laps, made in 1913.
BICYCLIST HURT IN COLLISION
Charles Shorge's Ear Almost Tom From
Head When He 'Strikes Auto
j Oharles Shorge, 25 years old. 529
j Muen eh street, was knocked from Ihig
bicycle at Forster ami Green street-)
i lust evening when he collided with an
. automobile, said to have been driven 'bv
j Paul Porter.
His right ear was almost torn from
: his head and he suffered a severe lacer
ation of the fine. He was taken to
the Harri»burg hospital for treatment
and later taken to his home.
To-day's Cabinet Meeting Topics
B>i Assoi iated Press,
Washington, Nov. 17.—Foreign af
lairs and domestic business conditions
were the chief topics at todays Cab
j net meeting, l.atest news from Mex
| ico, Secretary Bryan said, gave prom
| ise of early peace there. Secretary Ked
field said official reports showed a
increase in exports and that busines»
generally throughout the country wa«
.steadily improving. Secretary McAdoj
reported on the opening of the new
Federal Reserve system.
Cotton Loan Fund Not Abandoned !
f By Associated Press,
Washington. Xov. 17.—Secretary
McAdoo reiterated to-day that tue
SI 35,000,000 cotton loan fund has not
been abandoned and characterize
predictions that it was likely to faij
as emanating "undoubtedly from cer
tain selfish interests opposed to the
fund.''
Giving Proper Credit
Two I'hiladelphians were talking oi
the fortunes of a third denizen of that
city when one said:
"His first lucky strike was in eggs;
He bought 10,000 dozen at a low fig!
ure, put them in cold storage and soli
them at a profit of more than 300 per
cent. That was the cornerstone of h:>
groat fortune.''
"Ah!" exclaimed the other. "The#
tht hens laid it!"— Harper's .Magazine: