THE WEATHER FAIR TO-NIGHT AND TO MORROW Ortillrd Report. Pave • g^ A ?. , , ,^ ED VOL. 76—NO. 146. 818 POLAND BATTLE YET BNDEGIDED The Conflict Centers At Lodz, Where Russian Forces Engaged Num ber 900,000 Men BEING ATTACKED ON THREE SIDES Dispatch From Petrograd Says German Attempts to Break Through Rus sian Annies in Poland Have Re ceived a Severe Check London, Nov. 21, 10.32 A. M.—The correspondent in Berlin of the ' Cen tral News" has sent the following dis patch by way of Copenhagen: ''AH of Germany is in a condition of extreme tension, awaiting the result of the great battle on the eastern front. The Russian forces are estimated at 500,000 men Tl.e Germans control all the roads to Novo Georgiewsk and Warsaw. The battle centers at Lodz, where the Germans and Austrians are in excellent position, whilo new Aus trian forces are advancing from the south. The Russians are being attacked on three sides." Vienna, Nov. 20, Via London, Nov. 21, 4.35 A. M. —The following official communication was made public to night: ''Everywhere in Russian Poland we and our allies have been successful, but so far thera is no decision in the fight ing Thctiktii' FIRING ON U. S. LAUNCH BY TURKISH FORTS NOT A HOSTILE ACT. IS REPORT Washington, Nov. 21.—After an an nouncement from the White Houie to day that word had come from Captain Decker of the cruiser Tennessee tliat the firing of the Turkish forts at Smyrna upon the cruiser's launch on November 17, was not hostile, Secre tary Daniels announced that a portion of Captain Decker's first report had not been made public when received because it was considered contradic tory. He announced that Captain Decker's dispatch reporting the firin; contained the words, "act not hostile but unfriendly." The Navy Department announce ment omitted the contradictory phrase, according to Mr. Daniels, in order to verify it, aud to-day came word that the message was correct as originally sent. Secretary Daniels was unable to explain its meaning and said that it seemed to him an expression of opin ion by the captain of the Tennessee without exact knowledge of what took place on shore. At the White House the statement issued said Captain Decker had report ed the tiring as "not a hostile act." The view being taken that the first part of the phrase meant that the shots were not aimed to take effect but as a warning because the port of Smyrna was mined and closed. Secretary Daniels said he had re ceived no further messages from Cap tain Decker since the first, report and that he assumed the commander was awaiting investigation by Ambassa dor Morgenthau. Mr. Daniels does not think Captain Decker could possibly know what occurred on the shore, as his launch immediately turned back. He said the contradictory phrase had been omitted in his announcement be cause it seemed only an expression of opinion which in itseif was inexplic able. LATE WAS NEWS SUMY Germany's effort to crush the great armies of Russia has met with a check, according to statements emanating from Russian sources. Earlier in the week both Berlin and Petrograd reported that the Russian center was falling back be fore the German advance over the snow covered fields of Poland, but it is now asserted at the Russian capital that tuis movement has been halted. It is esti mated in the same quarters that the latest turn in the campaign is likely to have "decisive consequences for the enemy.'' The official Russian report of the cap ture of the battery at Lodz is inter preted as significant, suggesting a Rus sian flanking movement. Large rein forcements, it is said, have been thrown in by the Russians. From Berlin, how ever, came no suggestion of a reverse. The Germans, it is said there, are mak ; ing steady progress not only in the cen- I ter but in the north, driving back the | Russians from the frontier of East Prussia. Unofficial advices from the west are to the effect that German re inforcements are still being rushed to the eastern battlefields. In Belgium the fighting still drags on in a desultory manner. Along the Yser attempts at military activities have been virtually abandoned, largely on account of the weather. At Brus sels the temperature is below freezing and an unusually severe winter is fear- I ed. The fall of snow has ceased but the abatement of the storm has brought no relief from the hardships of the sol ! diers in the cold and wet. Servia has broken the silence she maintained for several days, to deny the Austrian claims to a great victory. The Servian location at Athens, while I admitting that the Austrians compelled a retreat from Valjevo. states that the Servians withdrew in good order with out any serious fighting and that they were now occupying advantageous po sitions, ready to engage the advancing Austrians. The Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Hilmi. who was reported several days ago to have cast his lot with the Sultan of Turkey, his spiritual leader, is said in Paris to have joined the Turkish forces Continued on Seventh Pnie POOL ROOf ROBBED OF S9O Entrance Gained to Holtzman's Place Early This Morning and Cash Register Is Lotted Thieves entering the cigar store and oo 1 room of Lester G. Holtzman, -Mar ket and Dewberry streets, some time early this morning, got S9O from the cash register and some cigars and cigarettes from the cigar counter. En trance was gained from a side window on Dewberry street. The loosened window attracted the attention of employes about the place this morning and examination was hastily made. The loss of "the money, which had been placed in the cash drawer at the close of the night's busi ness at midnight last night, was soon discovered. The amount of stock taken by the thieves cannot be determined. Mr. Holtzman usually puts the day's receipts in his safe, but last night he was indisposed and did not leave his lodgings at 11 North Fifth street, and the money was placed in the cash reg ister. The safe was not touched. It re quired but a few minutes for t)he rob bers to get in and get away with the plunder. The cash register stands in the front of the store, near the Market street entrance. The store is quite narrow at that place as the vestibule of the store is deep, so that the thief could work in comparative safety. The cigar stand circles around to the front, closing in the counter, affording the thief a hid ing place. City defectives are on the case. Plan to Reopen N. Y. Stock Exchange New York, Nov. 21.—A definite plan to reopen the New York Stock Ex change, for transactions in bonds under certain restrictions, will be submitted to tthe governing committee of the ex change on Tuesday it was announced to day. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 1914 12 PAGES. FLAMES MENACE MASONIC TEMPLE; MAYOR BRAVES SMOKE FOR RECORDS Royal and City Electrician Through Fume-Filled Papers While Fire Is Stories of New $150,000 Structure—Firemen in An Hour's Fight Save Fine Edifice—Dam age Close to SI,OOO Flames this morning in the new Ma sonic Temple at Third aift State streets; one of the most costly and imposing structures in the city, for a time threat ened the destruction of the building. ■-- - -SBl MAYOR JOHN K. ROYAL Went Through Smoke-Filled Halls to Remove Masonic Papers At the risk of being overcome by groat clouds of smoke in the halls. Mayor JoUu K. Royal anil Clark E. Diehl, City El|riv'im:. .*pi?hod to the third and SIOUG9 TALKS II BID HIES Revivalist Addresses Women Only At the Tabernacle This Aft ernoon MANY BABIES ARE LEFT AT NURSERY High School Boys and Girls Hit Trail at Last Night's Meeting After Ex hortation by Preacher to "Dare to Be a Daniel" To-morrow's Stough Services Services in connection with the Stough evangelistic campaign to morrow will be lield as follows: 10.30, Dr. iStough will preach at the tabernacle on "A Fight in the Air." 2.00, Dr. Stough will preach at the tabernacle to men only on " Booze and Booze Hoisters." The booster chorus of children will sing introducing some new features. 2.30, Miss Palmer will speak to women only at Ridge Avenue Methodist efiurch on "The Decision of a Court.'' 3.00, Miss Saxrnon will address High school girls and young women at the Fourth Street Church of God on '' Three Great Characters.'' 3.00, Miss Eggleston will talk to children at Christ Lutheran ehurch on "Lucky Bags." 7.00, Preaching and trail hitting at the tabernacle. Women, young and old, single and married, crowded the tabernacle this afternoon to hear the second sermon in a series to women only by Evangelist Stough. There were women ushers and women singers. But one man was pres ent, the speaker. Many of the women in the audience brought their babies with them and left them at the nursery connected witfh the tabernacle. All was bustle and excite ment there. Extra nurses were in charge to take care of the additional in fant patrons. Dr. Htough spoke this afternoon on the subjec.t, "'ls Marriage a Failurel" and asserted that it is unless it is '"a marriage in the ever of God;" that marriage by a preacher or a squire is "merely a man and woman proposi tion," and that many persons marry "whom God would" pot want to marry.'' The matter of divorces came iu for a large share of the discussion: "This Continued on Seventh Pace. fourth floors and removed the valua/ble Masonic records. Although the loss will not exceed SI,OOO, the blaze was most menacing. The beautiful stone building was com pleted only about four years ago at a cost of $150,000. The $150,000 valuation placed on the buildiug includes the furnishings and the property of the various Ma scnic organizations which it houses. The blaze started about 10 o'clock in a wall ;aper store in the firts floor roar of the building and crept along the wall paper, which was stacked to the ceiling. The flames broke through the platser ceiling and ran along under the second floor. Fire also got between the partitions. IN progress was stopped there by the firemen after it had climbed in the partitions a distance of about four fe*t above the second floor. Three offices in the second floor were damaged, floors and walls being cut by the firemen in lighting the blaze. Tho damage to the building alone will reach ?500. The damage to the contents of the offices and tho wall paper store will amount to almost that much more. The origin of the blaze could not be learned definitely, but Fire Chief Kind ler believes that the paper may have become ignited from a steam pipe. Oth ers advance the theory that a cigarette may have been left burning in the paper store. Superintendent Smelled Smoke William E. Macklin, superintendent of the Masonic Temple, was on the fourth floor when he smelled smoke, lie started an investigation, going to the first floor, where he found the blaze in the wall paper store, which is lo cated on the Myrtle street side of t)ie THE CHI LOSES IN DAMAGE SUIT Jury Awards $l5O to Each qf the Three Plaintiffs in River Front Fight SEITZ SAYS HE WILL APPEAL Lawyers Say Result of the Trial Will Have Influence on Suits That Will Be Filed Concerning Property in the ' 1 Hardscrabble'' District Damages of $l5O each against the city for the taking of their property were awarded this morning to Barbara Koenig, Marv Miller and Benedict Schlitzer, South Harrisburg property owners, who sued the city in connection with the reopening of South Front street along the river. The jury gave its verdict just before noon to-day, in the suit that had been strung out through most of the week. An appeal from the decision of the jury and a motion for a rehearing will be made by the city, so City Solicitor Seitz said this afternoon. Judge Albert W. Johnson, of the Union-Snyder county judicial circuit, Contlnnrd on Fourth Page. GIVES BELGIANS CAR OF FLOUR Hershey "Chocolate King" Forwards It From Holler Mills A carload of flour of approximately 48,000 pounds left Steelton yesterday consigned to Belgium for the relief of the war sufferers of that unhappy coun try The flour was manufactured by the John Hoffer Flouring Mill Company in Steelten for M. S. Hershey, the "Choc olate King,'' .who paid the bill. It was packed in bags containing 100 pounds each, each container being stamped or the outside: ''Presented by the M. S. Hershey Chocolate Com pany, Hers'hev, Pa., U. S. A." CRASH SCARES AWAY THIEF This morning about 1 o'clock the large plate glass window in the grocery store at Sixth ami Boyd streets, man aged by J. iM. Little, was smashed toy an unknown person. The crasih made by the falling glass awakened the whole neighborhood and evidently frightened the would-'be thief, for when a policeman arrived on the scene a few seconds later there was no sign of the persons who broke the glass. There is no clue as to the guitty party. As far as can ibe learned noth ing was taken. building The doors of the wall paper store were closed and locked, the manager, R. A. White, being at work in another part of the city. The business is that CLARK E. DIEHL City Electrician Who Helped Save Rec ords in Masonic Temple Firfc of the Peerless Five and Ten Cent wall paper store, which recently was moved Coattnoed »n Fourth Page. SCRAMBLE IS N FIR COUNTY JOBS Many Aspirants for All the Places to Be Filled in the Court House in 1915 FIVE SEER THE POST OF SHERIFF Fletcher, Bailey and Reese Are Re publican Candidates and Eby and Maloney Mentioned on Democratic Side—Other Lightning Rods Up With but a little more than a month of the old year left, polities for l'Jib are beginning to loom up, get interest ing and to make folks sit up and look or else hold their ears to the ground to listen. Dauphin county always gets its share of political excitement, but next year there will be things happen ing that will be of more than ordinary interest, the reason being the unusual numiber of offices to lill. And there doesn't seem to be any lack of candidates. There arc plenty of patriots who are willing to serve the dear people, some of tTiem have served Numerous times, and there is going to be a scramble for office that will make the famous Kilkenny cat fight look like a love-feast in compari son. Let us look over a few of those who are willing to have a try at the primary election, taking up the Re publican list: Of the Republican candidates for Sheriff it is said that J. Rowe Fletch er, of this city, is very much in the running. Mr. Fletcher is a former Sher iff. lie is exceedingly popular and at his outing last summer at Lucknow he had a gathering of representative men such as is seldom seen together in this vicinity. Arthur H. Bailey, of Paxtang, at present County Treasurer, would like to move down one flight in the court house and occupy the Sher iff's position, and Isaiah Reese, of this city, t:he popular superintendent of round house No. 2, is also a candidate for the nomination. In the Field for Recorder For County Recorder there are three Republican aspirants. Charles E. Pass, former Director of the Poor, connect ed with the Harrisburg foundry and machine works for many years and head of the Order of Red Men, in Pennsylvania, is in the field. William S. Tunis, former member of the House from Harrisburg, who while in that CoßtianeC on Fifth Pact. ONE OF HARVARD'S STARS "BDDIF " MAHAN HARVARD TECH TEAM JCBRES FIRST Local Boys Make Touchdown Against Steelton and Goal in First Period Tech High took the lead in the first period of the game with Steelton on tihe island this afternoon, scoring a touchdown against their opponents and kicking the goal. The score was 7 to 0 at the end of the first period. Steelton kicked off but Tech "avc lip the ball on downs when in the center ol' the field. Kupp, Dayhoff and Gardner then made first downs in suc cession, Steelton gaining 30 yards on a shift play. When witoiu five yards of the goal StoMton suffered a flve ykru penalty. Thnv tried to regain the ground by forward passes but failed. Norris attempted a goal from place ment but the kick was blocked and Tpi'h recovered the ball. On the next pfay Beach ran 25 yards. Heck made two first downs and Harris got one on the three succeeding plays. Britseh than ran 28 yards for a touchdown. Kntz kicked the goal. The game was practically for the championship in the "round-robin'' series which includes games by both tennis with the Central High school team, which eleven has been eliminated by two defeats at the bands of the invading Steelton team. Steelton and Tech entered the game ■in good condition. Beck, of the local team, was suffer ing from an injured shoulder, but it had about mended. The only shift- in the lineup of the two elevens was made to the Blue and White, Crowley taking the place of Keim at left end. Tech had prepared a new defensive forma tion for this game to use it against the back shift employed by Steelton on the attack. The teams lined up for the start as follows: Steelton. Tech High. Crowley Ij E Stiteler Wrenn L T Miller Morrett L. C Weir | Norris C Clegs j Levit* R C! McKay | Crump R T Kutz I Eckenrodo .... R E Emanuel Rupp (~) B Britseh Gardner L H B Harris Dayhoff R II B Beach ■ Wolfe KB Beck Six Inches of Snow on Gridiron West Point, N. V'., Nov. 21.—0n a gridiron that was covered yesterday wit'h six inches of snow and swept clean during the late afternoon, the W!c, was staged here to-day before a gi gantic assembly us the dedicatory gams of the new Yale bowl. Harvard Scores a Touchdown Harvard won the toss and" elected lo defend the south goal. Knowles overtook .Maban when the latter had an almost unrestricted run for the Yale goal |iost. On the first play Brandlee made five yards through Tal bott. Mahan made two more. On a lake pass Bradlee took in three yards more. J-tradlee made a first down on Yale's 25-yard line. Bradlee strug gled through for live yards more. Harvard scored n touchdown when j Hardwick took p. beautiful forward ! pass from Mahan. He made a run around Brann's ad. The touchdown was made in eleven rushes for 37 1 yards. Hardwick tried for a goal at a hard angle. Hardwick failed to kick the goal. Score: Harvard, 6; Yale, 0. Mahan kicked ofl' anil after several plays 1/egore punted to Mahan ou Vale's 17-yard line. There &a« no rliu* I bai-k., ! Prancke made four yards through | center. Mahan skirted Brann'send fur : live yards. Yale was offside and was penalized. Bradlee made two yards ■ through center. Mahan on a fake for ward pass added three yards. Mahan could no! gain through center. It was the fourth down, with four yards to gain. Mahan purposely threw the ball on a forward pass out of bounds. The | ball was brought back and given to Vale on Downs on their 30-yard line. Ainsworth made two yards through cen ter. Knowles added three more, bo gore kicked over the Harvard 1 goal line, but Levan kicked the ball before it went over. Yalo claimed a safety. Harvard Penalized for Holding It was not allowed. On the first : rush from the 20-yard line Harvard l made 15 yards. Mahan skirted | Brann'» end for 15 yards more. I Francke made live yards through cen- I rer. Mahan carried the ball to Yale's j 32-yard line for another first down. Bradlee tore through for eight yards | more. Harvard was penalized 15 ! yards for holding. The ball was taken |to Yale's 36-yard line. Mahan was j hurled back 20 yards. It was a vain I effort to bur' i> forward pass. Mahan ! kicked to Legore on Yale's 25-yard line. First Period —Harvard, «; Yale, o Yale started rushing from the 42- yard line. Wilson made tour yards through center. He added a yard more through the same place. Legore punted to Mahan on Harvard's 10-yard lino. The ball was run back five yards. The ball was called back and Yalo was pen alized five yards for ofV side play. The ball was on Yale's 40-yard line. 1« gore kicked to Mahon on Harvard's 15-yard line. The ball was run back to the 35-yard line. Bradlee made three yards through center. First period: Harvard, fi; Yule, 0. Harvard Outplayed Ysfle Harvard outplayed Ynle in*il' tint period, scoring a touchdown oiiSii yard march down the field. Throughout th i eriod Yale was back of her 42- yard line. Her Internl pass offense was thrown back by Harvard for repeated losses. The second period started with Mahan making a run of If yards around left end. It was a first down' on Yale's 42-yard line. Hard wick immediately skirted the Yale end for another long run, planting the ball on Yale's 20- yard line. Mahan added seven more through center. Watson went in for ijogati. It was a first down on Yale's A - yard line. On a delayed pass Mahan took Continued on Fourth I'ar*