THE WEATHER CLOUDY TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORBOW Detailed Report. Pace 6 VOL. 76—NO. 154. BSTARLISHED DEC. 4. IN7fl. SITUATION IN SERVIfI NOW IS CRITICAL The Servian Army, It Is Declared, Has Been Withdrawn From Bel grade COMMUNICATION IS INTERRUPTED Between Belgrade and Nish, the Pres ent Location of the Capital, the Telegraph Lines Are Disabled— Russians Capture German Barges London, Dec. 2, 11.10 A. M.—ln a dispatch from Sofia, Bulgaria, the cor respondent of Reuter's Telegram Com pany says reports received there indi cate that the situation in Servia is crit ical. The Servian army, it is declared, has been withdrawn from Belgrade, and telegraphic communication betwen Bel grade and Nish, the present location of the capital, has been interrupted. Germans Lose Barges on Vistula London, Dec. 2, 3.4 7 A. M. —The Pe trograd correspondent of the "Post" sends the following: 'Spei'ial significance attaches to the capture by the Russians of ammunition barges on the Vistula near nock, inas much as the Germans are relying main ly on the Vistula for securing easy com munication to their armies in Poland. ''Lavish supplies of ammunition have been kept up b.v barges which, starting from Danzig, Elbing, Graudenz, Thorn and other points easily reached by the German railways, have brought supplies to the heart, of the German po sitions in Poland. The capture of the barges is thus a step in cutting com munication. "The surrounded German corps are the Twentieth and the guard corps." No Definite Decision in Poland London, Dec. 2, 4.20 A. M. —The "Times' " Petrograd correspondent, reviewing the war situation, says there is still no definite decisiou in Poland, but that the Germans, while making desperate efforts to reinforce their army, which he believes can only be done from the Franco-Belgian theatre, are holding their position facing Lodz and Lowicz, despite the awful climatic conditions. In Petrograd, the correspondent adds, there is ro disposition to underate the magnitude of the task still before the Russians. According to the view held in military circles, he says, the situa tion is one of extraordinary and un precedented importance. Nothing like it in respect to interest and even dan ger, the correspondent concludes, has presented itself hitherto and all the in dications point to the maintenance and even an increase of the present tension. Two Sons of Belgian Premier Killed London Dec. 2, 1.57 P. M. —Tele- graphing from Amsterdam, the corre spondent of Reuter's Telegram Com pany says one son of M. De Broqueville, the Belgian Premier, has been killed in battle and it is rumored a second son also has lost his life in action. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN AT KIEL FOR ATTACK ON CANAL BY AIR I L,' '■'/ ■ , i . "• r , .. v. '.••• ' . J ■* - " biy.V.v- • • * • ; ■ • GERMANY 5 P<?E> DREADNOUGHT FLEET MOOTED IN KICL hARBOR " • 1 . " ; ebored in the fjord wear war point and have their torpedo nets- rigged. ° flteTfrom thl ImSl n * tbplr last st «P «t Kiel. The war ships an plaoards in hotel rooms bear the request that the shutters to the windows be cloned before any Mght is displayed As a further precaution aLn.t blackened to prevent lights from within being seen by hostile aviators, and for a similar reason ■tonally sentine.s may V. seen on the tops of high structures. A broad expanse of fortifica tlons aid tant Kiel Cnnal by air or by land Otherwise the Kiel of these days of warfxre appears Httle different from the Kiel of ordi ßi ,rv iim« i„ th . h ® driving on the outskirts. These precautions have been taken against any possible attack on the all luipor the people seem to be purging their ordinary course of life." omcs - lB hart,or « d ttt " *>"» long tows go about their customary work, and in town, although U*re natural to more acUvlty, Bljc Star- Shkpctikni STRONG FRENCH POSITION IN THE ARCONNE FOREST CAPTURED. SAYS BERLIN Berlin, Dec. 2. —By Wireless to Lon don, 3 P. M.—The German official statement issued to-day claims the cap ture of a strong French position in the Argonne forest by Emperor William's own regiment. The text of the com munication reads: "In the western theatre of the war the enemy made insignificant advances which were checked. In the forest of Argonne a strong point of support of the enemy was taken by the Wurttem berg infantry regiment number 120, His Majesty the Kaiser's own regiment. On this occasion two officers and about 300 of the enemy's troops were made prisoners. "There is no news from Eastern Prussia. In Northern Poland the bat tles are taking their normal course, hi Southern Poland the enemy's attacks were repulsed. "The report circulated in the for eign press that the 23,000 prisoners taken by us sit Kutno are now included in 40,000 Russian prisoners reported by us previously, is untrue. "In the battles at Wloclawek, Hut no, Lodz and Lowiez, the eastern army has taken between November 11 anil December 1 over 80,000 unwounded Russian prisoners." LUTE WAR NEWS SUMMARY Heavy fighting has been resumed in the region of the Argonne forest, to ward the eastern end of the battle line in France, and, although to-day's French and German official communica tions disagree as to the outcome, it was apparent that the conflict is marked with considerable violence. The Ger .man Emperor's own regiment was se lected to make an assault on a strong French position, which the Berlin state ment says was won. The French statement, in referring to what appar ently was the same engagement, says that the German attack was repulsed and that progress was made by the al lied troops. In Belgium infantry fighting has been resumed, although it is not clear wheth er the Germans have begun another gen eral movement. The French War Of fice reports that German attacks on en trenchments were beaten back and that the Germans suffered heavily in the ar tillery duel. At other points in the line fighting has become more spirited than had been the acse for some time. According to the French statement, ground has been won by Jfoe allies In certain sections, in cluding the occupation of German trenches. Berlin still insists that affairs in the east are progressing to its satisfaction, although no new details of the move ment are given. It is stated that in the fighting in Russian Poland between November 11 and December 1, HO,OOO Russians were captured unwounded. The situation in Servia is reported at Sofia, Bulgaria, to be a critical one for the home army, which is seeking to Continued on Eleventh Page. BIG DECREASE IN RECEIPTS Customs and Internal Revenue Show Marked Falling Off By Associated Press, Washington, Dec. 2. —Customs and internal revenue receipts for Novem ber show a markod decrease from the same month last year. Customs re ceipts were $16,924,409 compared with $21,173,628 for November, 1913, while internal revenue receipts at $24,- 359,963 were nearly $3,000,000 less than in the same month last year. For the month the excess of ordinary dis bursements over receipts was $15,880,- 863 compared with an excess of the same sort last year of $2,713,732. Income from the war tax will begin to show this month.* Custom receipts, despite the comparison with November, 1913, were $650,000 greater than in October. Gold coin and bullion in the Treas ury trust fund increased during the month nearly $26,000,000. $1 More for Belgian Fund The Star-Independent acknowledges the receipt of $1 from J. Crutchley for the Belgian relief fund, It will be forwarded to the proper persons at once. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1914—12 PAGES. IT COST PIIT SiMTO! Washington Party Can did at e for Senator Paid That Amount Out of Own Pocket FLINN GAVE MOOSERS $8,555 Expenses of Judge Frazer's Campaign Totaled $8,002, of Which He Con tributed sl,s74—Judge Trexler Spent 95,110 of His Personal Funds William Flinn, of Pittsburgh, Pro gressive party National Committeeman from this State and head of the Wash ington party in Pennsylvania by virtue of being the right hand man of Colonel Roosevelt in this State, gave $8,555.86 toward the Washington party campaign this year, according to the expense ac count filed to-day by Robert K. Young, treasurer of the party's State Commit tee. Mr. Young received in all $32,- 475.07, and paid out $31,756.34, leav ing a balance of about S7OO on hand for the next campaign. Besides the Plinn contribution, Mr. V oung received $1,500 from Vance C. McCormick, the Demoeratie-Washington candidate for Governor; $5,000 from Mrs. Charles B. Woods, of Washington, Gifford Pinchot's sister; SI,OOO from Harry Watson, candidate for Congress man-at-large; SI,OOO from Fred E. Lewis, candidate for Secretary of In ternal Affairs; S3OO from William Dra per Lewis, who retired from the con test for Governor, and $4,300 from Amos Pinchot, of New York, brother of the candidate for United States Sen ator. Outside of these large amounts, Treasurer Young received hundreds of contributions running from $1 to $25, but mostly of the smaller sum. The Continued on Fourth Page STAR-INDEPENDENT WAN Til TAKE j© SEA' DIVE Leland F. Schaner, Reporter, in Cap tain Sorclio's Suit, Will Telephone His Sensations From the Bottom of the Ten-Foot Tank at the Orpheum This afternoon following the regular program at the Orpheum theatre, Le land F. Schaner, 3 South Sixteenth street, a reporter for the Star-Indepen dent, is scheduled to dive into Captain Sorcho's ten-foot tank of water, wear ing the captain's deep-sea diving suit, on the stage of the vaudeville house. Mr. Schaner has volunteered to do this to test a submarine telephone in vented by Captain Sorcho. While un der ten feet of water he will telephone a description of his sensations at the bottom of the tank to an editor who will be at his desk in the Star-Inde pendent building. .) All new wires have been installed in making the connection from the sub marine telephone apparatus to the sur face line. This work was under the supervision of S. B. Watts, local man ager of the Bell Telephone Company, and P. P. Lutz, plant manager of the Bell Telephone Company. The using of all new wire was sug gested by Captain Sore ho so as to prove conclusively that his invention is not a fake but is a practical ap paratus which may be a great benefit to deep-sea divers in the future. The story telephoned to the Star-In dependent by Mr. Schaner will be printed in to-morrow's edition of this paper. HTBUI CO ffit PRIZES Writers of the Best Let ters This Week, as Last, Happen All to Be of Male Sex WOMEN STILL SEER THE PRIZES The Decision of the Judges, Necessar ily Impartial, Gives the Cash Awards to Charles L. Gerdes, P. Vanderloo and W. Kent Gilbert Women are losing their reputations as "bargain fiends," in the bargain picking contest being conducted by the Star-Independent. This week, as was the case last week, the winners are all men. The man have just been carrying off the prizes because they seem to be able to tell why a bargain is a bargain in a more logical and convincing manner than women competitors. It seems un likely that the women will let them continue to win the prizes indefinitely, sin«e that would reflect too much on their ability to pick good bargains. The winners of the prizes this week are Charles L. Gerdes, 536 Forrest streets, $3; P. Vanderloo, Third and State streets. $2, and W. Kent Gilbert, Camp Hill, sl. The prize winning letters follow: First Prize Winner The Bargain Editor: Dear Sir: The most conspicuous advertisement in this week's issue of the Star-Inde pendent's Great Bargain and Educa tional Page in my estimation is the an nouncement of the School of Commerce. Continued on Xinth I'nce. SEIZED 111 ■MICE Pennsylvania Railroad Station Porter Is Ac cused of Thefts Cov ering Two Years SHADOWED BY SECRET SERVICE Frank B. Gotshall Will Be Arraigned For a Hearing Late This Afternoon Before United States Commission er Wolfe Frank B. Gotshall, 29 years old, a baggage porter at the Pennsylvania railroad station, was arrested this morning by P. L. Barclay, captain of police of the Philadelphia division of the Pennsylvania railroad. Gotshall is charged with systematically robbing mail and parcel i>ost packages and bag gage entrusted to the railroad company for transportation. The arrest followed an investigation carried OJI by the railroad police and postal inspectors and covered a period of two years. Postail Inspectors D. E. Lucas, I). M. O'Neill and T. N. Disten, at times worked on the <jase. The charge agiainst Gotshall is brought by Postal Inspector Lucas. In it the inspector mentions a number of instances of larceny from the mails. Continued on Fourth Pace. DR. SIGH HITS AT RUSSELLISM In Sermon on Hell He Calls Leader of Sect Most Dangerous Man on Earth SPIRITUALISM ALSO GETS RAP Revivalist, in Hour and a Half of Rapid Preaching, Tries to Show That Place of Eternal Torment Is Worse Than Tire and Brimstone "There is 110 more dangerous man to day walking this earbh than Charles Russell," shouted Evangelist Stough at the tabernacle last night, in a violent denunciation of tihe doctrine of a second eliance in the hereafter, and of the doc trine's originator. "We need to be alarmed over the devil-inspired teach ings of Pastor Russell. He has enough truth mixed with his lies to deceive people of superficial thinking, and that is why his beliefs are becoming so widespread. The explanation he tries to advance about the story of Lazarus is one that only an idiot could have thought of. Those of you who have read that explanation can appreciate what I am, saying." Hell was Dr. Stough's t'heme, and he preached about hell unceasingly for an hour and a-half, introducing argu ment after argument in justification of his belief in a place of the most hor rible eternal torment. His speech came more rapidly than usual, if that were possible, anil some of his sentences he strung out clause after clause for several minutes with scarcely a breathing in terval from beginning to end. Separation of Good and Bad He began his sermon by saying that he believed the story of Lazarus to be not, a parable but a piece of biography, by reason of the fact that .lesus as signed a maane to the beggar. He then proceeded with an argument that since it is thought wise to separate good folks from bad folks here ou earth, in Continued on Sixth Pace. MAYOR'S SENTENCE LEADS UP TO MAN'S CONVERSION William Simmons, of Lemoyne, Obeys i Mandate of City's Executive to Attend Tabernacle Meetings and He "Hits Sawdust Trail" Mayor Royal, who has met every type of man, the petty violator as well as the hardened criminal in the course of his duty as magistrate in police court, was never so much cheered dur ing the occupancy of his office asi this morning when he learned that one of the sentonces ho imposed in police court has turned out better than he dared hope when he imposed it. A man sentenced to attend the tab ernacle meetings carried out that man date, lweded the admonitions of the evangelist and lias been converted. Po lice court was his road to salvation. On the man's own admission Wil liam Simmons, of Lemoyne, had gone to the tabernacle meeting to hear L)r. Hen ry W. Stougli, the evangelist, on the night of November 11 with a iiask of whiskey in his pocket and later, on attempting to walk to his home across the bridge, suddenly lost consciousness. Policemen Schelhas and Wiesman found him on the island and sent him in un der a disorderly practice charge. Aft er his name in the docket was writ ten "drunk." Mayor Royal thereupon sentenced Simmons to attend the tabernacle meet ings and he promised faithfully to do so. Indirectly Mayor Royal learned this morning that Simmons has not only been faithfully carrying out his sentence to attend the meetings but has since "hit the trail" and is living a clean, upright life. SCHWAB AND BRYAN MEET TO DISCUSS.BUILDING OF SUBMARINES FUR THE WAR Washington, Dec. 2. —Secretary Bry an to-day invited Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bethlehem Steel Com pany, to the State Department and gave him the views of the American government on the building of subma rines in this country for European bel ligerents. Mr. Brv'an declined to dis close what was the position of the American government. He declared the question was not yet concluded, but was "under consideration." Mr. Schwab, accompanied by two as sistants, also refused to* discuss their mission. "Mr. Schwab came," Mr. Bryan said, "in response to our in quiry concerning the manufacture in this country of ships or materials for shipbuilding." Recent reports that the Bethlehem Steel Company had contracted to build submarines, which would be shipped in sections, have been variously denied and partially confirmed. The visit of Mr. Schwab, however, revealed that the State Department had taken official cognizance of the subject, although Secretary Bryan announced yesterday that government agents, after a thor ough investigation, had been unable to learn that any work was being done anywhere in this country in tho con struction of foreign warships or parts thereof. It was believecl, however, that the State Department desired to consult xitl» the steel company officials so there would be no violations of neutrality if contracts were taken. While the ex port of munitions of war, such as guns, shells or ammunition, is not prohibited by the neutrality laws, the fitting out of warships or any armed expedition from American soil would be considered a violation. MUCH LOOT IS RECOVERED Police Take Goods Valued at Several Hundred Dollars From Room of Alleged Shop-Lifter When the police this morning search ed the room iu a boarding house on .North Si.vCh street, occupied by A. J. Silks, who was arrested last night on Market Square charged with the lar ceny of an atomizer valued at $2 from the Golden Seal drug store, a large stock of articles of varied kinds was found and taken to police headquarters. The goods idame from hardware, jew elry and drug stores, and are of sev eral hundred dollars' vailue. Among them are tools marked P. R. K. and rail road policemen are among the men w'ho are this afternoon seeking to identify their property. Because of delays in identification the hearing will not be held uintil to-morrow afternoon at 2 o 'clock. Silks was arrested last night on the complaint of DT. Henry Reuwer, pro prietor of tthe Golden Seal. He was seize*! by Patrolman Buch in fro nit of the Market Square Presbyterian church. It is the opinion of the police that lie is a systematic ehop-lifter. TRAGEDY IN APARTMENTS Prominent Club Man Killed by Head of Shoe Company By Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 2.—.lames P. Cal laway, a prominent young business and club man, was shot and instantly killed here to-day by W. B. Carhart, president of a shoe manufacturing company. The tragedy occurred in Carhart's apartments in the fashionable residence section of the city. Carhart immedi ately notified the police and surren dered. In a statement to the police Carhart declared he thought, Callaway was a burglar. He told the police that ho and his wife returned to their apart ment at a late hour and Mrs. Carhart saw a man leaving the room of her son. She called to her husband who shot the man as he was climbing over a rear porch. The dead man is said to have been a personal friend of Carhart and the latter's son, Louis. Partner in Morgan Firm pies New York, Dec. 2. —Temple Bow dorn, a partner in the fire of J. P. Morgan & Company, died here to-day. He was 51 years old and succeeded his father as a partner in the Morgan I firm. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. SMITH FED CHICKS TO THE HOGS Father Says Youth Ac cused of Murder Put 42 Live Peeps in the Oven to "Dry" Them ALIENISTS TAKE STAND TO-DAY Mother Testifies the Boy Shunned As sociates and Refused to Work —He Bought Only Candy When He Was Sent to Store for Groceries That Edward G. Smith, charged with the murder of his grandfather, John E. Bush, at Inglenook December 17, last, whoso mental condition now is the subject of a special inquiry by a court jury before Judge McCarrell, is an idiot, subject to fits and brainstorms, ignorant, unintelligent, bashful, and a fit person for an institution for the in sane, were the declarations of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, the parents of the accused, made in court this morning. The parents were the only witnesses called at the morning session to-day, the examination of each taking exactly an hour and a half. Alienists were called to the stand this afternoon aft er which it was expected the other side would be opened. It is not likely that the jury will make a decision be fore Friday. Mrs. Smith said her son, by shun ning boy and girl friends at the Ingle nook cottage, had frequently caused her embarrassment. "He refused to work and when he did do little chores for us, it was be cause we drove him to it," the mother began. "Frequently I sent, him to the store for groceries and he came back with nothing but candy. Later we were obliged to give him a note telling the grocer what things we wanted. The Mother's Testimony "Ever since this terrible thing hn» happened he has not once asked for me. He lias shunned me and refused to talk to ine when I went to the pris on to see him." On a visit to her son in the prison last March, more than three months after the alleged crime, Mrs. Smith said to-day the youth would not speak to her. Although she kissed his cheek as she greeted him and before she de parted, .the mother said he remained unmoved arfH stared out the window. She called on him last on Monday, she said. "I asked him if he knew me and lie said, 'ves.' Mr. Smith then spoke tip and told the boy that I was his moth er. To that he said, 'Oh, no. It's M's. Smith, your wife.' " After declaring that her son, while in the Inglenook cottage, allowed pota toes to cook for several days or until they would get black, before he would eat them, the mother added: "That boy has not been right since birth, but I always objected to his '.ic ing placed in an institution for tlie in sane. 1 know he would have been put away if it had become known what my father (the murdered man) had told ine about him years ago." Youth Pushes Mother Away The husband and father followed Mrs. Smith to the witness stand. Whe i he said he is the father of the prisoner the accused youth spoke aloud, saving: "You not : fy Mr Smith to go out and get his son and bring him into court." Instantly the mother seized tier son Continued on Seventh I'inc
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