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 SITUATION IN SERVIfI NOW IS CRITICAL The Servian Army, It Is Declared, Has Been Withdrawn From Bel grade COMMUNICATION IS INTERRUPTED Between Belgrade and Nish, the Pres ent Location of the Capital, the Telegraph Lines Are Disabled— Russians Capture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 The Servian army, it is declared, has been withdrawn from Belgrade, and telegraphic communication betwen Bel grade and Nish, the present location of the capital, has been interrupted.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 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