4 [8 REDUCE UK'S EFFECTS ON TRADE an-American Coun tries Endeavoring to Secure Co-opertiona of U. S. in Movement BAN WAR VESSELS OF BELLIGERENTS Plan Extension of Territorial Waters Over Present Three-mile Limit That Would Permit Unmolested Coast wise Trade Between Two Americas By Associated Press. Washington, Nov. 27.—Determined to reduce the effects of the European war on the trade of Pan-American countries, the principal cations of South America are endeavoring, it was disclosed to-day, to secure the co-opera tion of the United States in a move ment that would bring aibout an agree ment with the belligerent Powers of Europe to withdraw their warships from the neutral waters of the two Americas. Extension of the territorial waters at a neutral country from the present Jimit of 3 miles to much larger limits Ahat would permit an unmolested coasi- Hitse trade between the two Americas, ■the calling of a general conference of diplomatic representatives of the 21 re publics of this hemisphere and prohibi tions which would make it impossible for warships to sustain themselves with coal or supplies in neutral waters are among the suggestions which have been | formally communicated to the United States government for consideration. Argentine, Chile, Brazil, Peru and Uru guay have taken an active part in the negotiations. Wilson and Bryan to Confer President Wilson and Secretary Bryan will confer on the subject when the former returns from Wilhamstown, Mass., and in the interval South Amer ican diplomats were busy to-dav discus ting v. nh each other the various sugges tions advanced by their governments. None of the nations has gone bevoud sounding out the European belligerents informally and some of the latter have expressed a favorable interest. High officials of the American gov ernment have had some preliminary dis cussions with South American diplo mats on their proposals. Any arrange went that would be sought would, of course, be dependent upon the final agreement of the belligeernts. It is un derstood that, while the American gov ernment is hesitant about taking the initiative, the South American ceun tries have paved the way bv their vari o)is suggestions, so that whatever action ii taken will be of a united ami col ■ leffive character. W?.r Disrupted Trade of Neutrals Some of the South American coun tries feel that, as Europe has disrupted the trade of neutrals, the latter should more vigorously assert their rights. The chief trouble with South American trade is the lack of ships to carry car goes and the insecurity of such trade as is carried in merchant vessels flying the flags of belligerents. The presence of a German fleet in South American waters has held back many British merchantmen, while Ger man steamers by the scores are living iillc in South American ports. While none of the remedial proposals suggest whether some of the big freighters flying belligerent flags would he released for coastwise trade within certain neutral zones, it is known that the South American countries would welcome an arrangement between the 'belligerents whereby some of these ves sels would be permitted to engage in coastwise trade. Not alone, however, with the idea of restoring the trade paralyzed by the •war, but with the purpose of removing possible causes of friction and neu trality controversies with European bel ligerents, have the various suggestions for joint action with the United States foeeu advanced. « To Ask Removal of All Warships / The South American countries also would prefer that the belligerent navies flight their bat ties in another hemisphere, the tangles over the use of the wireless and coaling privileges having produced complications with Europe. Although both Ecuador and Colombia, claim that they now have taken meas ures which satisfy (treat Britain and France of their neutrality, Chile's dec laration that Germ"s4i ships had violated her neutrality has , interjected another difficulty into the Situation. These problems have been recognized by diplo««Vs generally from Pan-Amer ica as Affording an opportune incentive to* nnife action on the part of the neu trals in asking for the removal of all belligerent warships from the American eoasts. LONG FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE McCusker Placed On Trial At Hagers town for Murder (Special to the Star-Independent.) Hagerstown, Md., Nov. 27. —In the circuit court here this mornin? Claude MeCusker was placed on trial for the murder of Jefferson Roman in the mountains near Hancock on the night of May 30, 1910. The case has attracted considerable attention. Following the shooting, Me- Cusker escaped and for over four years was a fugitive from justice, eluding the authorities by his knowledge of the mountains and places of safety. However, last summer, venturing out tOo far from his mountain haunts, Mc- Cusker was spied by a Hancock man and his arrest soon followed. AUTO PARTY TO PHILADELPHIA Will Attend Army and Navy Game To morrow Afternoon In case the weather conditions are favorable Dr. Thomas E. Bowman will take an automobile party consisting of .10/hn F. Sweeney, John C. Motiter, Ellis P. Gourley and himsc see tihe Army-Navy football game to-morrow afternoon on Franklin field. Dr. 'Bowman said that fhey will leave Harrisburg aibout 8 o'clock to-morrow morning and expect to arrive in Phila delphia about 1.30 o'clock in the aft •rooon. LULL IN ARTILLERY FIRE ALL ALONG BATTLE LINE IN THE NORTH OF FRANCE Paris, Nov. 27, 2.47 P. M.—The French War Office gave out an official announcement this afternoon as fol lows: "The slackening of the artillery fire of the enemy was. noted all along the line during the day of November 26. Two infantry attacks directed against the heads of bridges which had thrown down on the right bank of the Vser to the south of Dixmude, were easily repulsed. '' There was no other engagement on the rest of the front in Belgium and as far as the Oise, nor was there any action on the Aisne or in Champagne. Nevertheless Rheims was rather vio lently bombarded during the time that a number of journalists from neutral countries were making a visit to the city. "In the Argonne some infantry at tacks resulted in the loss and then the recapture of certain trenches. The men engaged in this fighting never exceeded a battalion. The ground lost and then retaken was never more than 25 yards. Along the heights of the Meuse and in the A osges there is nothing to re port. '' LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Continued From First Page. all, is dismissed in the German state ment in one short sentence. It is mere ly said that there were no decisive en gagements in the" east yesterday. An official Austrian statement is TO the effect that the fighting has assumed the character of a continuous battK In Western Gaucia, it is said, the Rus sians have been repulsed by the Aus trians. Latest advices from Berlin state that the outcome has not yet been decided, although partial German vic tories are reported. Opposed to this are the unofficial statements from Petrograd, Paris and London that the Germans have been defeated decisively and Earl Kitche ner's announcement in Parliament that Germany has suffered the greatest re versal of the war. For nearly a week these claims have been made with the utmost confidence, yet the Russian War Office withholds any word of de cisive developments. In some particulars a similar situa tion prevails in the west. London ex pected this week would witness one of the most important and deadly strug gles of the war as a result of a renewed German effort to break through to the English channel. Official statements, however, indicate that only sporadic fighting is in progress, and as to the r esults there is no reconciling the re ports from Berlin and Paris. There is a corresponding conflict concerning the campaign in Servia. The Austrian War Office asserts that the advance into Servia is being pushed forward successfully and that the Serbs were beaten in two engage ments. An official statement issued at Nish. however, contains no reference to such occurrences, merely saying that the battle continues along the main front, near the Kolnbara river. A holy war, which might seriously af fect the issue should it bring to arms the millions of Moslems of the eastern countries, has been formally pro claimed, as decided upon ten days ago. The proclamation, signed by the Sul tan of Turkey, calls on Moslems the world over to join in the war against Great Britain, France and Russia. Fears of friction between European Powers and countries of South America over alleged violations of neutrality in southern waters has led the principal South American nations to ask the co operation of this county in negotiations with the nations at war looking toward exclusion of belligerent warships from the waters of the two Americas. TOWED 4TH TIME AT 615 Levi Bufflngton, Three Times Widower, Gets Another Marriage License Sixty-six years old and willing to wed the fourth time, Levi Bufflngton, of Carsonville, Schuylkill county, has taken out a license to marry Maryi M. Bellon, a widow, 24 years his junior. Mrs. Bellon resides in Dietrich, this county. Bufflngton's first marriage occurred on September 2S, 1872, when he was but 24 years old. He married again in October, 1881, and his third venture into matrimony was on August 29, 1597. Death thrice entered his home and claimed a wife. Bufflngton is a laborer. Licenses issued to-day included these: . 'Samuel Marcus, Indiana, Pa., and Minnie Morrison, of this city; James H. Garman and Mary R. London, city. Marriage license records for a single day in this city were smashed to smithereens on last Wednesday when twenty-four couples obtained permis sion to wed. The highest previous rec ord is said to have been twenty. ' ROOTERS'' DISCHARGED Mayor Frees Two of Them—Another Fails to Turn Up at Hearing Mayor Royal discharged Jesse Wells ami Charles Baker, arrested for inter fering with the police who were at tempting to disperse the after-game crowds at Fourth and Market street* yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mil lard Debree, -another who was arrested, did not turn up for a hearing this afternoon. AM of the 'boys were allowed to go on their own recognizance yesterday afternoon for a hearing this afternoon. The 'boys, according to the police, had started a fight just as the police ar rived. WAR UNSETTLES MIND Foreigner Restrained From Imitating an Aeroplane " His mind wandering on account of the European war, Nick Occquista, an Austrian, attempted to imitate an aero plane in Marysville yesterday after noon by jumping from -the roof of a hotel. His friends restrained him and fearing that he might do himself bodily harm, sent him to the Harrisburg hos pital. He became violent and attempted to fight everybody who came near hiim. I J e was committed to the Dauphin county jail this morning. He was em ployed in the Marysville yards as a trackman. IT PAYB TO USE STAR INDEPENDENT WANT ADS. BARRISBURG STAR-INDEPENDENT, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 27, 1914. CAPITOL HILL REFERENCE BUREAU'S NEW CORPORATION CODE Now Ready for Distribution—Follows the Taxation and Borough Law Codes—Embraces All Corporation Laws Since 1874 All of Pennsylvania's existing gen eral laws affecting business corpora tions have been compiled into a code by the Legislative Reference Bureau of the State government, and this code is now available in pamphlet form, frea of charge. A request addressed to James McKirdy, assistant director of the Legislative Reference Bureau, will result in a copy being sent to any one. Generally speaking, the corporation code follows in its arrangement the codifications of taxation laws and bor ough laws issued in August and Octo ber, respectively These three codes are all which the Bureau planned to have ready for the approaching Legis lature, codifications of other branches of the law will probably be made for future Legislatures. This latest code is the first attempt made to assemble cor poration laws in one act since the gen eral corporation act of 1874, passed immediately after the present Constitu tion became effective. Criticism of tfhe corporation code is invited, as was the case with the tax ation and borough codes. Valuable suggestions have been made for the two last named codes. The amended tax ation code is about to go to the printer for a final printing, and the amended borough code will be finished earty In December. None of the codes establishes any new laws. They are simply systematic, logical and convenient arrangements of the laws as they now exiot, paralleling the school code of 1911, except that the school code actually established new regulations. Forest Fires During the first half of the present year, according to data kept by the State Forestry Commission, 72,327 acres of forest land were destroyed by fire in this State, 67,760 acres of pri vate land and 4,566 acres on State reservations. Reports are now being received of the recent fires and will be published as soon as tabulated. The counties that lost more than 1,000 acres of timber land during the first halt' of the year were as follows: Carbon, 17,779; Pike, 4,970; Schuyl kill, 4,234; Bedford, 1,370; Dauphin, 2,242; Cumberland, 1,962; Franklin, 1,259; Jefferson, 1,400; Luzerue, 2,984; Lycoming, 1,389; Monroe, 5,461, and Wayne, 1,150. Mr. Montgomery's Talk Thomas Lynch Montgomery, State Librarian, made au address before tho Western Pennsylvania Historical So ciety on Tuesday evening on historical mansions in Pennsylvania, among them the old Nevil mansion near Canonsburg, a fine old colonial residence, the scene of au exciting episode during the whis key riots of over a hundred years ago. The State Historical Society, author ized by the Legislature ,• f 1913, is now engaged in placing markers on many historical spots, an i Mr. Montgomery has been lending material assistance in locating these spots. PROTESTS OMMMOTEBS Denounce Action of Railroads for In creasing Fares Before the Pub lic Service Commission Philadelphia, Nov. 27. Protest against the proposed increase in fares by the three railroads entering this city was voiced to-day by suburban com muters at a hearing before the Pennsyl vania Public Service Commission. The railroads involved are the Pennsylva nia, Reading and Baltimore and Ohio. They recently announced an increase in suburban fares and the abolition of 50 and 100-trip tickets. Speakers de nounced the action of the railroads. Counsel for the Pennsylvania rail road asked that the company be given until next year to meet tie commuters' protests and refused to agree to a con tinuance of the existing passenger tar iffs until the Commission Tiad acted in the matter. Former Governor Pennypaeker ex pressed doubt as to the power of the Commission to suspend the proposed rate increases. When adjournment was taken no decision had been reached. The time and place for a second hear ing will be announced later. SEEKS TO GET OUT OF JAIL Upon the ground that he has been jailed on a warrant issued in alleged irregular proceedings, Peter Stolics, a foreigner, has obtained from the Dau phin county court a writ of habeas cor pus against W. W. Oaldwell, warden of the county jail, to compel Caldwell to show by what authority he is detaining Stolics. The defendant has retained Robert Stucker as his counsel and a hearing on the writ will be held to morrow morning at 10 o'clock. Until recently Stolics was a "board ing boss" in South Bethlehem. His boarders, he declares, left him without paying their board and he, being with out fundß, could not pay a grocer's bill amounting to SIOB. The grocer brought a criminal action to recover the claim and upon a war rant issued in that case the accused was jailed here on Wednesday. The habeas corpus proceedings were brought against Warden Caldwell because Stol ics ,is now in Caldwell's custody. A South Bethlehem constable likely will be a party to the proceedings. Stolics declares he left South Bethlehem and came to Steelton in search of work. MICHIGAN STILL AGROUND Norfolk, Va., Nov. 27.—The United States Battleship Michigan, which grounded early yesterday at the Tail of the Horsehoe off Cape Henry, was still fast this morning. Navy tugs are stand ing by. The sea is calm. At high tide to-day the Michigan probably will be floated. Washington, Nov. 27.—Re&r Admiral Fletcher reported to-day that he ex pected to get the battleship Michigan off the sandy bottom in which her stern rests during high tide late this after noon. In case the high tide to-day is not sufficient to float the ship she 'will be lightened some. HUDSON SIX WINS BOLIOAY RON OF LOCAL MOTOR CLUB Buick Takes Second Place and Light Hudson Is Third—F. O. Hortlng Gets Silver Loving Cup—lll-mile Course The most successful economy auto mobile run in the history of tne Har risburg Motor Club was held yesterday from Harrisburg to York by way of Gettysburg, a distance of 111 miles. Official averages given out at the office of the motor jjlub this moruing show that a 'Hudson 6*45 entered by F. O. Horting was first, a Buick six entered by George B. Zeck second and a Hudson light six entered by I. W. Dill third. Tht first prize-winner receives a sil vel loving cup and a certificate showing the performance of the car and the sec ond and third prize-winners similar cer tificates. Thirteen entrants took the trij), the start being made hero at 8.55 o'clock and the first car checkiug in at, 1.33 o'clock. W. R. Douglass refereed the run. H. Z. Zimmerman, S. H. Barrington and J. D. Ferry were inspectors. Awards were made by Clyde .Vlyton, secretary of the Harrifiburg Motor Club, under whose auspices the run was made. The rating of the cars, the name of the car, the entrant, the weight of the machine, gas consumed, percentage fig ured on the weight of the car, and miles per gallon follow in the order in which tho cars were entered: Hudson light 6, I. W. Dill, 4,425, 4 gallons, 3 quarts, l'A pints, .14192, 22.6. Hupmobile, Ensminger Motor Com pany, 3,465, 6 gallons, 2-3 quart, .22770, 18 Cadillac Eight, Crispen Motor Car Company, 5,582. 6 gallons, 2 quarts, '/» pint, .15193, 16.9. Havnes Six, Harrisburg Auto Com pany, 4,100, 5 gallons, .15609, 22.2. IHudson 6-54, F. O. Horting, 5,750, 5 gallons, 1 quart, l / a pint, .11757, 21. Buick Six, George B. Zeck, 5,510, 5 gallons, 1 pint, .12178, 21.7. Metz, 'Monn Bros., 1,805, 3 gallons, 1 quart, % pint, .23823, 32.98. Haynes Six, A. McElwain, 3,980, 4 gallons, 2 quart*, '/ 2 pint, .14674, 24.3. Jeffrey Six, C. H. Conrad, 3,890, 7 gallons, .23033, 15.8. Overland No. 81, A. Redmond, 3,500, 4 gallons, 1 pint, .15555, 26.9. Paige 4, G. R. Bentlov, 4,030, 6 gal lons, 1 pint, .19850, if.B. Overland No. 80, A. Redmond, 3,920, 5 gallons, 3 quarts, .16225, 19.3. Autocar truck, A. Redmond, 5,475, 10 gallons, .23379, 11.1. YOUNG WIFE AND MOTHER DIES Mrs. Mary Pearl Cless, 31 Years Old, Expires Yesterday Mrs. Mary Pearl Cless, 31 years old, died yesterday afternoon ait 3.45 o'clock at the Harrisburg hospital. Mrs. Cless was llhe wife of Charles H. Cless, 104 Brick Church road, Enola. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 1 o 'clock at the Lutheran church, Enola. Burial will t>e in Paxtang ceme tery. Besides her husband she leaves two children, Norine, 8 years old, and Daniel, 4 years old, also her father, James Burd, ami four sisters. Daniel B. Stephens The body of Daniel B. Stephens, 58 years old,' tho Pennsylvania railroad mail cleric who fell dead on Fourth street last Wednesday, was sent to Tren. ton, N. J., by Undertakers H. J. Hoover 6 Son. Services and burial will be in Trenton. Mrs. James May T'he funeral services for Mrs. James May, 70 years old, of Camp Bill, Who died Wednesday, were held this after noon at 2 o'clock at her home. Burial was made in Camp Hill cemetery. Adeline Oence Adeline Cenee, the 7-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cence, 1945 Briggs street, died yesterday at her home, a victim of dipihtheria. She was a member of the primary depart ment of St. Andrew's Protestant Epis copal Sunday school. Funeral services were conducted to-day !by the Rev. O. H. Rridgman. A sister, who was also ill of the disease, has recovered. Mrs. Sara A. Green Funeral services were held tlhis aft ernoon for (Mrs. Sara A. Green, 73 years old, who died Wednesday morning. The services were held at the home, 1839 ■Herr wtreet. Mrs. Green was the wife of Gabriel W. Green. Death of Mrs. Samuel Enterline Mrs. Samuel Enterline, 50 years old, died suddenly last evening at her home, Yatesboro, Armstrong county. Her hus 'band and ten chiMren are amon.g her survivors. Christian Brandt, of Powl's "Valley, this county, janitor at the Court House, was a brother-in-law of IMrs. Enterline. The funeral services will be held on Sunday afternoon ami interment will be in the Rural Valley cemetery. SUBMARINE TELEPHONE Captain Sorcho Will Use One in His Act at the Orpheum Next Week For many years and even to the present day deep sea divers depend on what is called a life line for communi cation with those above. Captain Louis Sorcho accredited the world's greatest exponent of deep sea diving nearly lost his fife several years ago by the line becoming fouled and he set about to discover a means that would eliminate to a large extent the one great danger that confronts all who work under wa ter. The result of his investigations led to the discovery of a submarine tele phone It is used exclusively by Mm and will be given a thorough demon stration when the captain and: his div ers are headliners at the Orpheum the atre next week. Forty tons of para phernalia are used in the production along with ten men to operate it. Cap tain Sorcho himself will appepr at every performance. Lou Baum's Mother Dies Lou Baum, tailor, 13 North Fourth street, received a telegram yesterday morning announcing the death of his mother at her home in Baltimore. MT. and Mrs. Baum, who reside at 1502 State street, left immediately to attend the funeral. (MT. Baum'R mother had been in ill health for some tjme. Williams' Grove Woman Dead Mirs. George TTm'bcrger, of Williams' Grove, died at 3.15 o Vlock -tlhis morning at the Harrisburg hospital of a com plication of diseases. Slie was admit ted to that institution on Monday and her condition was so serious that she was operated on the following day. BIG CROWD ATTENDS SHOW Over 400 Persona Present at Enter tainment Given In the Moorbetd Knitting Company'■ Factory The vaudeville entertainment given by the Moorhead Entertainment Com pany at the Moorhead Knitting Com pany's factory Tuepday evening, was attended by over 400 persons. It would be hard to decide to whom the honor should go for the best character, as the various character parts were so ably handled by the respective per formers, reflecting credit not only on the organization as a whole but espe cially on its managing director, George W. Deiker, who by his untiring efforts and ability succeeded in developing the talent necessary to produce this splendid performance. The Moorhead Knitting Company can be justly prou