THE WEATHEE FAIR TO-NIGHT AND TO MORROW Detailed Report. Page 6 VOL. 77—NO. 29. ESTABLISHED nrec. 4. i«TB. TURKS CLAIM VICTORY AT MIANDOAB Say Four Thousand Russians Were Com pletely Vanquished, Losing 200 in Rilled REPORT SUCCESS ALSO ATCRUMIAH In Battle at Latter Place Two Detach ments of Russian Troops Were Taken Prisoners and One Hundred Men Were Killed London, Jan. 7, 8.45 A. M.—An of ficial Turkish statement received in London from Constantinople by way of Amsterdam reads as follows: "Our troops advanced from Samoi and Bajirons and occupied Urza, an im portant Russian point of support. "After an indecisive battle Tuesday between Russian and Turkish fleets, the Russians sank an Italian merchant ship, although the ship was flying the Italian flag. "Four thousand Russians have been completely vanquished near Miandoab, losing 200 men killed, while the Turks who were aided \>y Persians lost six men. "In fighting near Urunuab, Persia, two detachments of Russian troops were taken prisoner and 100 men were killed. As a result of the reverse of Urumiah the Russian morale has been broken." Defeat of Turks Not Conceded London, Jan. 7, 12.43 P. M. —Neith- er Turkey nor Germany has conceded the defeat of Turkish armies in the Caucasus as claimed officially in Petro grad. As further details of tins fight ing are received in London it would appear that this reported Turkish dis aster has been as complete as that suf fered by any forces since the outbreak of the war. In spite of this, however, the latest official communication from Turkey altogether ignores the fighting in the Caucasus and dwells upon the struggle which has spread over the Persian frontier to Urumiah, an im portant town, where the Turks say that, aided by Persians, they have defeated the Russians. In Poland the Germans apparently are no nearer Warsaw, and there is lit tle a I eration in the battle front extend ing from the Baltic to the Carpath ians. The Russians seem to be still concentrating their main effort in the Carpathian passes. At the same time they are continuing a vigorous offen sive in Bukowina. The occupation of this Austrian territory, populated as it is largely by Rumanians, may soon ex ert in the opinion of British observers a powerful influence throughout Europe as bringing the Balkan situation to a head. ALLIES DESTROY FRENCH AND BELGIAN VILLAGES. SAY GERMANS IN REPORT Berlin, Jan. 7, by Wireless to Lon don, 3.10 I'. M.—The German official communication on the progress of the war given-out in Berlin this afternoon reports that turther advances have beeu made by the Uermans in the west ern part of the forest of Argonne and that desperate fighting is going on to the north of Arras. French attacks in the eastern portion of the Argonne for est and to the west of Sennheim (Cer nay), in Alsace, the statement says, were repulsed. In the operations against the Russians the Germans claim to be making progress, in spite of the unfavorable weather conditions. The report follows: "In the western arena of the war the Knglish and the French continue to destroy Belgian and French villages behind our front; this they do by bom bardment. North of Arras severe fight ing is still going on for the possession of trenches we took by storm yester day. "In the western part of the forest of Argonno we made further progress. The attacks which were delivered Jan nary in tho eastern part of the Argonne, not far from Courte Chnussee, advanced as far as our trenches, but the enemy was driven back from our positions all along the line with heavy losses. Our casualties were comparatively slight. "To the west of bannhcinj (Cernay) the French again attempted last night to obtain possession of the height called 'hill 425.' Their attack broke down under our fire and the height re mained in our possession. "In the eastern arena of the war there have been no changes. The con tinuation of our operations has been affected by the most unfavorable weather conditions. Nevertheless, our attacks are progressing slowly."' LATE WAR NEWS SUMMARY The French War Office asserts that the eastern end of the German line is being pushed backward at various places. In to-day's official statement mention is made of an important ad vance in the Woevre district, resulting in the capture of a portion of the Ger man first line. An advance in this dis trict, if continued, might threaten the German wedge in the French line which reaches southward to St. MihieL In Upper Alsace, also the forward movement of the French is said to have continued. The German War Of fice, however, asserts that the French attacks in Alsace were repulsed. Beyond the German statement that the advance in Poland is being con tinued slowly, there wsre few new de tails of the eastern campaign. The German military governor of Belgium denied the report of the arrest at Brussels of Cardinal Mercier on ac count of pastoral letter in which the Cardinal was said to have advised Bel gians not to recognize the German au thority. England's reply to Washington's remonstrance against British interfer ence with American shipping will be altogether conciliatory according to London dispatches which say that ap parently all danger of friction between Coatlnuerl on Kleventb I'njTr, GERMAN OmCIALS DENY CARDINAL MERCIER WAS ARRESTED AT BRUSSELS London, Jan. 7, 2.53 P. M. —The Gorman military government of Bel gium has issued an official denial of the report that Cardinal Mercier, the Bel gian member of the Sacred College, has been arrested by the Uerman authori ties. Rome, Jan. 7.—The Vatican up to a late hour last night had received no official confirmation of the reported ar rest at Brussels of Cardinal Mercier because of a pastoral letter issued by him, in which he is said to have ad vised Belgians not to give allegiance to the German administration. Pope Benedict, through Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, has instituted anxious inquiries regard ing the report, but because of censor ship or other causes no official com munication regarding the reported ar rest has come through. The unofficial rumors of the arrest of a member of the Sacred College have, however, caused a profound im pression and the hope is expressed that the report is untrue. In Vatican circles it is stated that shrmld Sim-report be officially confirmed it is likuly that the l'ope will protect, even though by so doing he should run the risk of somewhat endangering his position of absolutely outride and iU>ove the conflict in order that his offer of mediation at an opportune moment might be likely to succeed. London, Jail. 7., 9.15 A. M.—The Rome correspondent of the "Daily Mail" telegraphs that ho learns that the Vatican has requested information from Germany regarding the reported arrest of Cardinal Mtrcier in Belgium. The correspondent adds that he believes the Pope will make a demand, on Em peror William for the Cardinal's im mediate release. The Hague, via London, Jan. 7, 3 P. M.—The German military povernor in Belgium to-day characterized the re port published in the Amsterdam "Tjid" that Cardinal Mercier, arch bishop of Malines, had been arrested, as absolutely false. The cardinal has neither been de tained in the bishop's ipalace at Malines nor been placed under police surveil lance of any sort, t'he official statement says. It also is denied that any priests have been arrested. London, Jan. 7, 4.30 P. M.—The much discussed paragraphs oif the pas toral letter of Cardinal Mercier which The Netherlands newspaper "Tijd" said has been fesponsible for his arrest at the hands, of the _ German military Continued on Eighth Pane. U. S. TAKES HANI) IN KILLING OF AMERICANS BY CANADIANS Washington, Jan. 7. —State Depart ment officials to-day began preparing a note to Great Britain asking repara tion for the families of Charles Dorsch and Walter .Smith, the two Americans iired upon by Canadian troops while duck hunting in the Niagara river. The representations, which will be transmitted to ttlie British embassy this week, will also a»k, it is understood, that the Canadian troopers 'be punished. Evidence has been presented to the de partment that t!hey shot to kill. .Smith was killed almost instantly and Dorsch is in a precarious condition. England's Foreign Trade Slump London, Jan. 7, 2.40 P. M.—The ef fect of the war on England's foreign trade was shown in a striking manner in th yearly returns of the Board of Trade, announced to-day. Exports in 1914 decreased more than $475,000,- 000 a« comparel with the preceding year. Imports decreased more thian $355,000,000. American Ship Held Up Pilots Esbjerg, Denmark, Jan. 7, via Lon don, 1.25 P. M. —The American ship Carolyn, Captain Mitchell, from Boston, December 14, with a load of cotton for Bremen, has been held up here because of the refusal of the local pilots to risk navigating the mine fields. Captain Mitchell is going to take his ship up the Lister Tion Channel in the hope of picking up a pilot who will take him into Bremen. Cargo for German Prisoners Washington, Jan. 7.—Food, elotJhing and medicine, valued at $60,00'0, will be dispatched Saturday from San Fran cisco direct to Vladivostok for distribu tion among the Gorman prisoners of war in Siberia. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1915 12 PAGES. mm on DUMBHETS Bryan Tells U. S. Must Refrain From Commenting on Latter's Charges WILL ACT IF PROOF IS FORTHCOMING Denials From American Manufacturers Refute German Ambassador's Com plaint That Allies Were Furnished .Dum Dum Bullets and Riot Guns Washington, Jan. 7.—Secretary Bryan to-day informed Count Bern storflT, the •German Ambassador, that t'he United States in maintaining strict neutrality, must refrain from officially investigating or commenting upon his charges that dumdum bullets were "be ing furnished from this country to the aJlies. Secretary Bryan told the Ambassa dor, however, that if he could furnish proof that forbidden war materials were being shipped by American firms, President Wilson would use his influ ence to stop tihe traffic without involv ing legal or international questions. In a»lebter to Count Bernstorff, Sec retary Bryan referred to denials of American manufacturers tq his recent charge of dumdum bullets and riot guns being furnished to the allies. The letter follows: Bryan's Letter to Bernstorff ' 'I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the sth ultimo, calling attention to 'fresh viola tions of the Geneva convention as well as of Section 2, Article 230, of The Hague convention of July 29, 1599, by the British government' in the uao of dumdum bullets. "I can assure Your Excellency that I am not unmindful of the spirit in which you bring to the attention of fhis government th e improper practices which are alleged to have occurred in the conduct of the present war. But while this government may take these statements Ujid charges under consid eration it is'io it* effort to maintain a striet neutrality in the present con flict, obliged to refrain from investigat ing their truthfulness or making any comment in regard to them. ' 1 The time will come, however, when the truth may be impartially deter mined, and when the judgment of the world will be passed upon the charges made by the various belligerents of Continued on Seventh I'nge POLITICAL BROIL WIDENS Counter Charges Made by Congress man-elect Beales Against Incum bent in York-Adams District By Associated Prass. York, Jan. 7.—Bartering of postof flces ami the payment of money to fed eral employes for their election sup port are counter charges made against Congressman A. R. Brodibeck, Demo crat, of the Twentieth district, in a reply of C. William Beales, of Gettys burg, Republican Congressman-elect, to the contest broug'ht against him. The 'hearings are expected to furnislh a sen sational chapter in tihe political history of York and Adams counties. Beales served his papers on Congressman Brodbeck in Washington yesterday. The reply specifically alleges that Congressman ©rodfoec'k agreed to re ceive from William Rich McClean, own er of the Gettysburg "Compiler," a valualble consideration for his influ ence toward procuring McClean's ap pointment aB postmaster in Gettysburg. The consideration was not given, it is averred, and another received tihe ap pointment. To William House, a n em ploye in the Gettysburg postoffice, and to ofiher federal employes, Congressman Broeck is alleged to have paid sums of money for the promotion of is elec tion. DINNER FOR TENERS TO-NIGHT Governor and Wife to Be Guests of Mr. Jackson at Country Club A dinner at the Country Club will be given this evening by Mr. and Mrs. John Price Jackson in honor of Gov ernor and Mrs. John K. Tenor. There will be fourteen covers. Tho guests will ibe Governor and Mrs. Tener, Judge and Mrs. George Kunkol, Mr. and 'Mrs. J. V. W. Reynders, Dr. and 'Mrs. John C. Price, Mrs. William O. Hickok, Mrs. Daniel H. Hastings, Thomas Lynch Montgomery and John Armstrong Herman. STOUGH MUST ARBITRATE Judges Decide Againgt Evangelist's Attorney In Slander Case Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Jan. 7.—Evan gelist Henry W. Stough will have to ap pear before a board of arbitrators to defend the $50,000 slander suit start ed by Councilman William J. Cullen, for alleged defamatory romarks made whiile Dr. Stough was conducting a re vival at Hazleton. Paul J. Sherwood, counsel for Stough, attacked the constitutionality of the act of 1836 under which arbitrators are to be named. Judges Fuller, Gar man, Strauss and Woodward decided that the act is constitutional. DAPP TAKES $1,400 JOB AT THE STATE CAPITOL Says He Will Continue in His Position as Jury Commissioner, but Has Abandoned His Intention to Seek County CommlssloneTship Edward Dapp, Jury Commissioner, of this city, yesterday became a tiual of fice-holder when he was appointed olerk in the Department of Mines under the State administration. A.s a Jury Com missioner Mr. Dapp will get $4 per day for every day of actual service, and as a clerk in the Department of Mines he will get $1,400 per year. Mr. Dapp has been a Republican of rather independent inclinations and had announced himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination for County Commissioner, presumably with out. having consulted the Republican organization leaders. He has since however, declared he is no longer a candidate for another Court House job, saying that the expense of making the campaign would be too great for him. Mr. Dapp, it was at first reported, was slated to succeed Al. Cooper as clerk in the Insurance Department, but in some way Dapp's appointment to that department was held up, and ulti mately it was decided he should be switched off into another job. John P. Gallagher, of Luzerne county, a clerk in the Mining Department, was switched over to the Insurance Depart ment, making a vacancy in the Mining Department, to which Dapp was ap pointed yesterday iHe began work at once and is now holding down a desk there. Mr. Dapp said to-day he is not going to resign as Jury Commissioner. Fur thermore, he said he is not going to be a candidate for County Commission er. Here is the interview with Mr. Dapp: "Since your appointment as a clerk in the Mining Department are you go ing to resign as-Jury Commissioner!" "I am not," answered Mr. Dapp. "Are you a candidate for the Repub lican nomination for County Commis sioner?" "I am not.'' "Are you going to be a candidate!'' 'T am not," very emphatically from Mr. "Dapp. "Why not?" "Because I can't stand the financial part of it. It costs too much." PURCHASES THE PAXTOMA INN H. F. Eckinger Proposes Making Im provements to the Property The purchase of the Pa*tonia Inn, a hostelry along the Lingleslown road, near tUiti city, by Harrv I''. Eekinger from J. M. Wix was announced to-day. Eckinger is a brother of Coroner Jacob Eckinger and for many years was a hotel proprietor in this city. For eight years he conducted the Hotel Russ, now the Hotel Plaza, at Market street and Pennsylvania depot. Eckinger plans to make a nromber of improvements to the Paxtonia Inn to provide additional facilities for the bet ter accommodation of the traveling public anil it also is his aim to ask the court to grant him a license to sell liquor tihere. The Paxtonia Inn, until a year ago, was a licensed hotel. Wix, the former proprietor, last veer withdrew his ap plication to have tlie hotel relicensed after a remonstrance had been filed. ACCUSED OF ROBBING DEAD Two Trenton Men Charged With Steal ing From Body of a Harrisburger Two former orderlies in a Trenton, N. J., hospital are under arrest charged witJh robbing the body of Frank F. Fritz, 2121 Jefferson street, this eity, of $l3O and a g'old watch, according to aMvices from Trenton to-day. Fritz, a flagman for the Pennsylvania Rail road, was killed in the West Morris ville yards of that company last Sep tember and his body was taken to the Trenton hospital. Fred R. Sweeney, cne of the order lies, has been arrested in Philadelphia awaiting requisition papers to be ta ken bach to Trenton to answer the charge, and Harry N. Sarvis, another orderly, is under arrest in Trenton. The charge was brought in Trantoo. VERBEKE DOESN'T LIKE HIS JOB EVEN_RTSI2S A YEAR He Tried to Resign Twice In Sl* Months But They Wouldn't Let Him, He Says In Discussing Coun ty's Throat to Out $25 Off Pay Marion Verlbeke, who holds tbe posi tion of clerk to the Dauphin County Jury Commissioners largely because be is willing to oblige and not because of the munificent salary of a year, let it :be known to-day that if the new plan to cut $25 off the salary is car ried out by the County Commissioners, they can take their old job, for he doesn't want it anyhow. Verbeke, erstwhile Deputy City Con troller and now chief clerk to William L. Gorgas, City Commissioner, of Fi nance, is an experienced and capa/ble public employe and has been for years. The clerkship to tihe Jury Commission ers is « post to which a year ago he was appointed in place of George W. Mcllhenny, Republican political leader who for years had ibeen doing the work for sl'26 per annum. Verbeke never was much impressed with the job. At least he has said this morning "it never did tickle me." Moreover he threatens for the third time within six months to \gdve it up if the salary reduction plan is ultimately adopted. The plan to cut the pay was made Continued m BllhU Pace. IB SUSPECT CAPTURED TO-DAY Young Farm Hand Is Accused of Brutal Murder of Hi s Em < ployer's Wife POSSE HUNTED HIM ALL NIGHT He Broke Into School House to Seek Shelter From Last Night's Storm and Was Discovered by John Heck, Who Took Him Into Custody By ABsoarsen was called from fixed post at Fourth and Market streets and, after searching the rooms, he went to the fire escape, where he noticed the men trying to get away, and fired a shot. Policemen Hylau, Buch and Schelhas were on tho scene by this time and be gan searching roofs, thinking the Cnatlnnrd on litehtli I'nare. DOMESTIC SCIENCE FOR GRADES Board Members Plan to Introduce It in Grammar Schools Plans are being discussed by the members of the Harrisburg School Board for the introduction of domestic science and manual training in the gra«le schools, and it is likely that these branches will be established with the opening of schools next Septem ber. No definite arrangements have yet been made except that the rooms in the basement of the new Shimmell building at Seventeenth and Catherine streets will b fitted up for the introduction of those br&nch-es. Some of the members of the board thought that domestic sci ence should be taught in the grades be fore the Jiigh school and for that rea son were opposed to the introduction of that study in the Central High School. The Building Committee of the board wild meet to-morrow evening to consider plana for the finishing of the basement rooms in the new building and it is likely that the matter will be taken up definitely at the next meet ing of the board January 15. Leaps From Window to Escape Cop After a chase for several blocks, Pa tralmon Fetrow yesterday afternoon ar rested Clyde Hopple, who is charged with larceny of brass from the con tractors on the Paxton creek intercept ing sewer job. When the bluecoat ap peared at 1201 Monroe street Hopple, story window and ran several blocks tsory window an dran several blocks to a house on "Ant hill," where he was found hiding in a garret. POSTSCRIPT PRICE, ONE CENT. RIVER IE ILL GO 001 HERE 111 NEXT 24 MRS Moving Now in West Branch and Most of the Tributaries —No Flood Stage Expected SWATARA CREEK OUT OF BANKS Ice Thrown on Trolley Tracks at Pax tang Delays Arrival of Last Night Car From Hummelstown Until 5 O'clock This Morning Ice which closed the Susquehauna river at. this point on December 15 and since that time has ma'le unusually good skating will move opt within the next twenty-four hours, in the opinion of E. R. Demain, local weather fore caster. Ice moved out this morning 011 the West Branch of the Susquehanna river and there is 110 doubt in the mind of the weather man that this volume of water will cause a general movement in the main river. No flood stages, however, are indicated. Heavy rain last night in a tempera ture far above the freezing point was general in the Susquehanna valley. The. total precipitation for the storm in this city reached 1.13 inches. Ice on ail I of the streams emptying into the Sus quehanna in this section of the State broke during the night and moved out on high waters. Spring creek, which flooded the low lands in Paxtang Park, pushed cakea of ice onto the trolley track just west of Paxtang and the last car to this city leaving Hummelstown last, night arrived at 5 0 'clock this morning, a construction crow being taken to that point to clear the track of ice. Ice in the S'watara creek moved out on eight feet of water during the night and flooded the low lauds just this side of Hummelstown. Ice Breaks at RDCkville The first indication that the ice was weakening on the main river was at the Hockvilla Falls, just Bast of the Rock ville bri 1 !ige. Ice began breaking up ; there at 3.25 o'clock this at'ternron. This means the ice may move here lata i this afternoon or to-night. The ice still was holding here la'e this afternoon. Re|>orts coining to the ; loval Office of the Weather Bureau con tained the information that the ici moved out 110 m Toiwanda in the North , Branch at 10.40 o'clock this morning 011 a 6'/. foot flood. The ice b.!g .11 i running past Wilkes-Barre at 1 o'clock. Ivite this afternoon tihe State Wat. ;• Supply Commission issue, l a bullcti.i j showing that the ice has moved CO tlu ] Juniata river on comparatively o v stage* ami fixing a maximum stage n.t Newport of 11 rent. V probable max:- mum stage of 13 feet for Harrisbu*:? ou Saturday nflornom is predicted by the Commission. This would not be a danger stage for Harriwburg. The ice was loosened along the ba~t!n of the Susquehanna river at this print by tin: high temperature ami rain, an I water showed through the iee this morning at tiie various piers of tha bridges. By S o'clock this morning the river stage had increased a foot in thi j city. Although the temperature is ex jiected to go back to the freezing ppitit to-night there is no indication that tuis will halt the general movement of the ice which is now believed to be im minent. Ice Gorges Below Stcelton There was a slight run of iee in the river at Steeltop, startling at B.SO o 'clock this morning. The ice broke up and ran for some time but stopped again, a slight gorge being formed in the river between Steelton and Middle town.' Water backing up from this gorge gave Steelton a stage of seven feet at noon. O. P. Baskins, superin tendent of the water department, said lie did not believe any damage would repult. A statement of the general conditions Continued on KU**mcti I'ucre. High Water Hampers Mines By Associated Press, Hazleton, Pa., Jan. 7.—Many of the mines in the coal field were hampered to-day because of high wa ter, due to a heavy rain that prevailed during the night. Colliery and water company officials announced to-day that there is no longer anv scarcity of wa ter. The storm relieved whatever dan ger there was of a famine this win ter, following the long drought of the fall. Schuylkill Overflows Its Banks Bp Associated Press. Reading, Jan. 7.—There was an ex traordinary rise in he Schuylkill river this afternoon due to last night's heavy rain and thaw. Its tributaries are over flowing their banks and at 2 p. m. it indicated a rise of nine feet. The danger mark is 12 feet. An immense volume of water and broken ice is ex pected to come down the river by to night. WALL STREET CLOSING By Associated Press, New York, Jan. 7.—The entire list underwent a marked change for the better in the final hour when top prices of the day were recorded to the accom paniment of considerable activity. Tho closing was strong. Further progress to ward the higher level was made by to day's market many active and special stocks golning from 1 to over 3 points