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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
MEETING OF AUXILIARY

.Marysville, Pa. Sept. 2S.-A special
meeting of the Belle of Blue Noun
tain Lodge, No. 217, Ladies' Auxiliary
to the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men will he held tomorrow evening.
at 7.30 o'clock. Mrs. Mabel Wilson, of
Kansas. fourth grand vice-president of
the grand lodge, will be present and
give a talk to the members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
CELEBRATES soTH BIRTHDAY

Mechanicsburg. Pa, Sept. 2s. - Mrs.
Anna Sours quietly celebrated her seth
birthday anniversary to-day at her
home, in South Frederick street Mrs.
Sours was born at Carlisle, but has
lived the past forty-five years in Me-
cha uicsburR
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
MOVES TO CHAMBERsBURG

New Cumberland, Pa, Sept. 2S.-
Professor Albert Shuck moved to
Chambersburg on Saturday to take
charge of his new position as prin-
cipal of the schools of that place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28

SfecidI to The Telegraph
Columbia. Pa, Sept. 2S.-The Rev.
Conrad Sprenger. pastor of Salem
Evangelical Church. has Just been
chosen secretary of the Evangelical
synod of North America. in session in
Maryland. He formerly served as pas
tor of the church at Annapolis, Md.
and has been pastor here for the past
year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
BOY STRUCK BY WAGON

Marysville, Pa, Sept. 2S.-Harold
Alberts, S-year-old son of MIR. and
Mrs. Nathan Alberts, is suffering Sc
we're injuries and bruises about the
face and body. He was struck by a
farmers wagon, while playing in the
street on Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
Handicap Tennis Tourney
at the Country Club

The handicap tennis tournament for
men in the competition for the Nc
Creath cup will begin Saturday, Oc-
tober 3, at the Harrisburg Country
club. Those desiring to enter are to
give their names to Edwin j. Bevan
or Farley Gannett not later than Fri
day, and all those entering are to be
at the clubhouse on Saturday at 2.
All three courts will be devoted Sat
urday afternoon TO play in this tour
nament. Handicaps and drawings will
be made on Friday and posted in the
clubhouse Saturday morning.
CENTRAL CLASS ELECT
George Fox has been elected presi-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
CHIMNEY ARLAzE

A small blaze in a chimney at the
home of Walter Lemer, 1402 Penn
street, was eXtinSuished Yesterday by
The damage amounted to less than So
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
AUTOS COLLIDE

william t. Mummery, employed at
SteeltoD. while automoblling to his
home, in Halifax. yesterday. coIlided
with another automobile, about two
miles north of Rockville. His machine
was slightly damaged.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
AUTO HITS Girl

Woodbine street. was admitted to the
Harrisburg Hospital suffering with
probably internal injuries received
when struck by an automobile at
Fourth and Market streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
EYE OPERATED ON

Mary sville, Pa. Sept rs. - Arthur
Appley was operated on at the Harris
burg Hospital for eye trouble last
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
EIaIsMEN,s DANCE

A dance will be held every night dur
ing the week of the state f1remen
convention beginning October b, at the
Reilly Hose Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

since the occupation a list has been
made In all villages OF every living ami
mal--horses. cattle, sheep. even goats
and pigs. All have TO remain nj the dis
no-al Of the German authorities These
animals will undoubtedly go to feed the
cultured Inhabitants of the fatherland
should the Prusslans have 90 fall back
on tho Rhine. Poultry have all been con-
sumed. as German officers seem parucu'
iarlv fond OF this diet.
'lv.ry corn and haystack has been
burned Produce OF every description
wheat. oats potatoes mangolds, turnlps
and even sugar beet root-has oeeh
reaulsitioued in large quantities The IN
nabitants were compelled 10 cart them
under threats and within few hours
notice. to the nearest railway STATION
and all has gone TO the land of the Huns
~ result the people in the coal ana
rdustr!ai districts in particular are NJ
erally starving. The situation was ter.
,iblo ten days ago what must 1t be no"
The factories are closed. Inc ma
,binory OF those in competition with SIM
,la- German euterprises has been thor-
ougbly wrecked. II WIN take years 10
establish these once hourishing rndus-
tries Some few OF the colieiles arc
wording two OF three days week
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
The Week in the War

SUNDAY November s.Aong frontin
appear be concentrating their activity in the region Of Ypres The
French puse German advances make slight along
the centre In the the from wir
on the Fast Pssian frontier and advance far rs
The Russians also reach Peschen fifteen miles the border
In eosen italy sending Tpo defend her settlement
apd the lsval tribesmen Arub
MONDAY November reports
ready for Churchill that
the British against the
The Kaiser PUSHES advancing Russians
Turkish force is reported to have crossed the frontier into Egypt
British and French Dardnees forts Question
OF sending japanese troops to Belgium discussed by Allies
TUESDAY November 1The Enn which since August had been maxi
ing sensational raids British shipping the Far Fast driven
ashore by Australian cruiser Sydney Cocos Island In the Indian
Ocean and formally taken by
the Allies About 5000 prisoners taken them German
business Mechow, twenty-five miles
Beirut Issues formal
saying that for Mussuman killed in bombardment Of m
executed. with American passport
executed in Tower Of London Louis Vessels American
citizen violation of official secrets act
WEDNESDAY November 11ermans seize Dmude but are unable
submarine OF Deal
the English Channel East Prussia and
vigorous offensive Gaia Rons reported C0ns'n-
conspiracy against Young Turks
and Germans.
the User except
place where they two three hundred metres on t
Of the line Russians
until is fifteen miles within
German territory Six battnlons of Austrian infantry reported an
phaed attacks semedra Turkish torpedo
from the Dardanees captured of Island OF
Turkish captured near same
island by British destroyer .
Lys German avaors
pass English seaports and Harch Germans
nrted to have
take the offensive In
and fight for possession of the outlet " the Mazuan
Krebno Galcia and carry strongly
fed stisesi II Of Sanok and Turka
SATURDAY, Office declares that the
holding back the Germans in spite or
repeated French also claim along the
statement that they
Iangemarck and have taken town
Finland to battle line In
occupation Of Tarnow fifty miles east OF
Crao dnes along the Sodauck
where reported they expect to make strong
Audacious reported sunk or
Believed hit by
steamship oil! mpic before
D., coprrue vert
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
APPEALS TO DR.. FINLEY.
Mrs. Wagner. Teacher-Mother
Takes Her Gaze TO Albany.

A. a last resort Mrs Lora NJ. Wagner,
the teacher mother who has been sus-
nerded by the Board OF Education for
neglect Of duty" having been absent
seven school days to give birth to child
has decided to appeal her case to John
Huston Finley, state Commissioner OF
Education, In Albany After November 20
when the Peixotto case has been filed, tho
ATTORNEYS of all the teacher mothers will
appear al hearing. which will permit
a decision from the State Department or
Education.
In any case Mrs Wagner has not altered
her original decision to appear at school
to-morrow morning and report for duty
AZ her customary hour II. as was stated
hv Or VILE OF the Board Of Education,
she finds a substitute holding her place
and is told she Is no longer teacher tere
abe will be forced to return home ana take
the proper legal steps AT the advice or
her counsel. Mrs Jean Norris. chairman
of the lawyers committee OF the FEMINIST
Alliance.
Tomorrow promises TO be critical day
In the affairs OF the teachers, As MISS
Henrietta Rodman. recently SUSPENDED TOT
Decentralization and gross misconduct. VIII
also return to her place in the Wadleigh
High School She does not expect TO be
allowed to remain and will join the group
of women from the Feminist Alliance 70
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

served on others here. They read. Tho
People Kings County VS.. David A. Sulli-
van I know nothing about Sullivan. or
any of his or It's connections. | know
nothing about the purchase of the Warden
Mccormick automobile or any of the
trips Of Sullivan or tho warden that yen
are investigating further than hearsay
and the newspapers
I'm addition to my duties as record
clerk I am allowed to assist the State
Banking Department in the liquidation of
the Carnegie trust Company tCummins
Is now In Sing Sing for wrecking the
Carnegie Trust Company ] hold the con-
tidence and respect regardless OF any i'm
prlsonment hero of every officer, direc-
tor. clerk and stakeholder. MS we'll as OF
all the large depositors--not a stock
holder or depos!tor has ever raised his
voice against me-"
Cummins says he would gladly assist
the District Attorney In getting Sullivan
to restore stolen property to the Unioi
Bank deposltors II 1t Is shown that Sui
Ivan has secreted some of the failed
banks assets. He knows nothing abou
the Union Bank scandal, he says.
II do not admire sullivan" the state
ment continues He and every one els
here knows this fact, In no way are w
| intimate. Regarding the apple pic<inj
| trip the newspapers have mentioned,
asked tho warden II could DO one of sil
prisoners that were going. and he agreed
| A Keeper went with us"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
SECRET INQUIRY Is
HELD AT SING SING
Cummins, Price, Conway and
Other Convicts Are Questioned
in Sullivan Bank Case.
CUMMINS ISSUES PROTEST

OssfNiSG n. Y, Nov. 14.--Assistant
District Attorney Louis Goldsten OF Brook
Ign, In a secret session az Sing Sing prison
this afternoon, quizzed william J. Cum
MINIS who wrecked the Carnegie Trust
Company Augustus NJ. Price, a Brooklyn
lawyer convict. who is president of the
Golden Rule brotherhood OF the prison,
and John Conway, the convict who offered
TO tell something OF the favoritism shown
to David a. Sullivan and who was sent
down from Auburn for tho purpose.
Mr.. Goldstein's session with-the convicts
here to-day is part of District Attorney
Cropsey's investigation OF a larceny sup
posed 70 have been committed In Brooklyn
from funds of the defunct Union Bank.
through which he hopes TO have some one
presumably David a. Sullivan. indicted by
the Kinss county Grand Jury.
Mr.. Goldstein would say nothing re-
gardins the testimony he obtained from
the prisoners, but he brought forth "A
statement that had been prepared for the
newspapers by Cummns who, IL ia said
has had prisoa favors some what like those
shown to Sullivan. The convicted Brook
lvn lawyer Price - said to have been
very close TO Warden Thomas ]. McCor-
mick. who was recently deposed az a re-
suit of the investigation conducted by
7 stephen G. Baldwin.
The Cummins statement was addressed
20 Assistant District Attorney Goldstein
andfread as follows:
Il have seen the subpnnas you have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
LLOYDS LONDON'S
BUSIEST CENTRE
War Risks Keep Offices Filled
With ThrOng Of Brokers
Every Dny.

LONDON. Nov. 2.--Iloyds Is the greatest
market In the world for marine Insurance.
Since the outbreak Of the war those en-
gagged at 1.loyds have been cNccptiora"v
busy, and holidays for those who were not
fortunate enough to take them before
August have been ont of the question.
Business Is in full swing ia the room
we'll before II \. NJ, and IN spite OF the
fact that Lloyds 6firially closes at 7.
W.. important orders are placed there a.
late as Il. VI.
The great war underwater never seems
To tire. lie comes from an underwriting
family that has been connected with
Lloyds for several generations and has
inherited not only the ability Of his dis
tingulshed ancestors, but that urbau'y
which Is so essential for q successful
underwater.
When a broker has his risk led by
good underwater IL must not he thought
that he always has An easy task to com
plete an Insurance which runs into nigh
value Several underwriters are not writ
ing war risks at all others have tibet"
own particular ideas ~ to danger zones
or where the Emdon lnow defunctl viii
next put In AN appearance, and Others
hold out in the hope Of getting higher
rates when the market for that particular
voyage IL full.
Underwriters are now asked ~ cover
all sorts Of inland risks in this country
Some people are even insuring themselves
| against death by Zeppelin bombs, &C., and
underwriters are accommodating them a.
! nominal premiums. on the whole under.
| writer's wear the appearance of men who
/ are confident that they will come out all
| right.
| The volume OF war insurance which has
| been effected mt Lloyds is enormous. the
! claims 70 far have not been proportion
| ately heavy. and even IL succession o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
DESCRIBES HORROR
OF GERMAN INVASION
BcIpian i'm London From Namur
Tells of Stern Measures
Of the Conqucrors.
WHOLE TOWNS DESTROYED

ro<noN, Nov. "A Belgian who has
'i,' returned from a tour through the
southern provinces Of Belgium has con-
=. Suited to the London Daily MAI the
fo''o,lng description of the terrible state
" things prevailing there since the Prus-
SLAMS ovcrran It;
"T'hc province Of Samur has suffered
n,chably as much az II not more than
ans Of tho eight other Belgian provinces
Many are the villages entirely ruined
and burned to the ground, principally In
he cnvirors of Dnant. 1t is truly a
sad and pitiful experience to 60 through
ne stricken countryside. 20 rich and
prosperous three short months ago.
Tho fields are bare and deserted No
.a't.e are lett IN the pastures they have
practically all been killed by the enemy
or sent TO Germany. There are no horses
Il work N the fields. Almost every
1crsc has been taken away and farcical
navment made to the farmers with the
ltual scrap " paper, payable by the
BAnoue dc France. Paris For instance,
~ a large farm in Florennes eighty
p,sht horses were thus bought The
farmer had two mares each worth about
5000 tSe.o00) and a stallion which took the
.hamrionship at the last Brussels agri-
CULTURAL SNOW ING pTopIlelOI ndu nlu-
acn those three horses, which represented
,ogcthe- the small fortune OF about $4,000
$4,000. German officers returned the
following day and asked for them. CIV
lng tho stud book name and complete
description OF the horses which they re-
auired, and the farmer was compelled tc
land them over. The we'll known stallion
tnd,geno, valued at $4,000 t%00 00), wa,
also taken away from his owner. Mr.
Small. and sent TO Germany In order e
improve the Prussian breeds. Practi
ally every valuable horse has gone Il
IN. samc destination, and the worlt
famous breed OF Belgian agriculture
horses representing generations OF In
,ell,gent stock breeding, has disappeared
rom Belgium perhaps forever
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
LOSES JOB, TRIES TO DIE.
Old Government Employee, seated
Near white House, Shoot. HImseIf.

WAsHINsToN, Nov. l4.-Despondent be-
cause of tho loss Of his position at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing, where
he had been employed for many years,
George G.. Tanner. 30 years old, at
tempted suicide to-day by shooting him
self in the head while sitting on bench
on the Ellipse. back Of the White House.
Tie bullet, however. only grazed the
scalp. At Emergency Hospital, whore
Tanner was taken, Il was said he would
recover. Tanner lost his position five
weeks ago.
Joseph Fisher. chief OF thu bureau
received a letter from Tanner declaring
HIS intention to commit suicide. The
writer explained no had made all plans
to die and had v1lied his body 10 a
medical college.
Fisher Immediately sent friends TO look
for Tanner and prevent him from taking
his HE They were walking through
the Eliipse oil their way from the bureau
when they heard shot and saw Tanner
topple from the bench.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
Rcsepts Notoriety.

The apples were picked on the farm OF
Charles II. Post. the statement says, and
adds that Warden Clancy was in the
habit OF sending men out in the fall to
pick apples.
II gave up my property, personal eff
fects. home. everything. trying to save the
Carnegie Trust Company. Everybody
knows that have not any money and
II ia pi-iful bur true that my family
Ia dependent on the charity Of friends,
and has been ever since have been
In prison.
~ am a man. Goldstein. and I can
stand anything. hut this newspaper no.
toriety connecting me with Sullivan and
the Union Bank matter is killing my
dear old mother, past so years. and the
anguish and suffering Of my devoted wife
and daughters Is more than words can
express"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
Special Thanksgiving Sales
DINNER SETS

American Porcelain,-dainty border pat
terms with gold edge; 1O1 pieces. l2.OO
value 1900,
English or American Porcelain, dainty
border patterns with gold edge; l0l pieces.
value 20.00 $500
English or American Porcelain, coin gold
band and line; .clid coin gold handles; or
Persian or Blue Grecian border; open stock
pattern; 101 pieces. value $3.50, $500
Limoges China, green laurel leaf border
with coin gold edge and solid coin gold
handles; or conventional Persian border;
open stock patte-H; 101 pieces. 5000
value $500,
Theodore Havland China, dainty border
design with coin gold edge and solid coin gold
ribbon handles; open stock pattern l0l
pieces. value IoOO, 6O.UO
Limoges Chna,-gold encrusted border
with lace edge; solid coin gold handles; l0l
pieces. value 10000, $500
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15

whom Mayor Mitchell has promised an
interview tomorrow morning.
The members OF this group who Will
meet the Mayor are Charlotte Perkins GIL
man. Jean Norris. DR.. Mary Halton. Rose
Young Mrs. Eva Dreithut and Miss Rod
man Miss Rodman has received several
offers of legal assistance from lawyers,
but has not yet decided on her counsel
II Is expected she will put her case in
the hands of woman lawyer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
FINE TABLE LINENS

regularly 600 and 900
Monograms, Initials and Crest Work at
Moderate Prices.
Hemstitched Damask Tea Cloths,
100, $50 and ESQ
values 15O, 2.25 and 3.Ea
Hemstitched Damask Tea NaPft~s.
dozen FPS, 2.75 and $50
values 800 1915 and 600
Real Madeira Hand embroidered Tea Nap
kins. dozen 4.25, $50 and $50
values 600, 900 and 1000
Real Madeira Hand-embroidered Luncheon
Sets. Set 3.65, 900 and 800
values 600, 900 and 1880
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04
RAILROADS REVENUE sLUMPs.
Fails on s2s..73,IIA In Last SiA
Months of 1913.

WAsHISGroS. Feb 3.---AccOgding 20
statement Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission issued to-day the net operat-
ing revenue of the railroads Of the United
States showed falling off for the Fix
months ended December. 1913. OF s2s,:73.-
IA. as compared with the six months
ended with December, 1872. The not
operating revenue for the six months
ended with December, 1918, amounted To
SS32 5Os6s7. and for the corresponding
period in 1912, s3so.7sl.s01.
The total operating revenues for the six
months ended with December. 1913. fell on
s3s9i.15l, as compared TO the preceding
year. the total in 1912 being sl,053.t2',23
and sl,0+?,735.54. In 1918,
For the month of December, 1912. the
total operating revenues fell Off $4,000
5j1, the figures for December, 1913. be-
ing sl62.l6l.930, as against $l6s.l6+,+sI
in December. 1912.
Total operating expenses for December.
1913, were sl.1ss.92+ less than in Decem-
Der. 1912. The figures being for the
respective periods sll5,376.li7 and ellS.-
57j,37l.
There was an increase In total operat-
ing expenses for the SIX months ended
with December. 1918. this Increase
amounting TO s22,16i.s65 The total
operating expenses for tho six months
ended with December. 1913. amounted to
S72l,l1S. 500. as against $6Ss.s5s.I4l,
These statistics computed by the COM
mission itself seem to bear out the OPP
timism Of the carriers that something Is
going to be done for them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04
COAL TRAFFIC DEAL DISCLOSED.
Pittsburg COmpany's Plan Makes
scene at Rate Hearing.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.--The Interstate
Commerce Commission continued to-day
its hearing of testimony In the advance
rate case.
The Pittsburg Coal Company concluded
It's protest to-day against the increase or
nye cents a ton on Its product. II main
tains that even the present rates are ex-
cessive.
II developed during the testimony to-
day that the Pttsburg Coal Company.
which controls the Montour railroad, had
entered into an agreement with the Hes
semer and Lake Erie Railroad. effective
next summer. whereby the enormous ton
mage of the Pittsburg Coal Company and
other operators in the PittsburG district
destined for the lakes would be diverted
from the Pittsburg and Lake Erie.
The loss Of this enormous tonnage--this
yo,r II amounted to l2,26l,333 tons OF
i.ka cargo coal at IS cents ton--excted
fine railroad attorneys. particularly Hush
/ Hond OF the Baltimore and ohio Rail
road and q. r. Butterfield OF the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie. :.
Mr.. Bond declared emphat!cally that II
the agreement was not cancelled or " an
uttauut was made to carry II into enect
| The matter would be brought officially to
the attention Of the Interstate Commerce
\ Commission.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-04

fictitious values In the various enterprises
and corporations mentioned In the opinion
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
submitted May 20. 1913, and decided OH
June 20.
Second whether the person or persons
authorizing such investment OF the funds
of said company and the person or oas.
sons receiving the benefit therefrom are
liable to punishment under existing law.
Third. whether under existing law
such funds go invested can be recovered
on behalf of the stockholders Of said com.
pany.
Fourth, what legislation. II any, II
necessary to prevent the recurrence Of
similar transactions"
Senator Norris, discussing his rcsolu.
ton. said:
The proposed investigation and tho
criticism which naturally attaches thereto
do not apply to the present management
OF the railroad. ] have no reason to
believe that the present management IL
not exemplary in every way. But this
does not alter the fact that the Senate
and the public should have full knowl-
edge of the robberies which, believe
have taken place in tho past. There are
two reasons good and sufficient for tho
investigation. 1t may benefit the persons
who have been robbed. and again, II We
have the facts. we may he able to legis-
late to guard against such robberies In
the future"