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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
WHO HAS LAID
 NORTH SEA MINES
United States Begins An Inquiry In. to a Menace To Neutral
 Commerce.

WASHINGTON. Dec. Am effort is being made by the United States government to ascertain officially who is responsible for placing mines in the North Sea. This is one result of the representations made to the State department by Denmark, Hol- land, Sweden, and Norway that their trade with the United States has been paralyzed by the placing of mines out side. in violation of The Hague trect- ies.
 The United States was asked to join with these governments in an effort to have the warning European powers abate this danger to naviga- ton. Whether it will do so or not is still under consideration, but mean while the inquiry is being made to determine the responsibility for the mine laying and to what governments any representations on the subject should be made.
 Counsellor Lansing inquired of the British ambassador along these lines today, but the ambassador said he did not have the information.
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PAID POLICE
 GRAFT MONEY CIairvoyant In Chicago Made $5,000 Month and Paid Police $400
 for Privilege.

CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Frank Ryan, the head of the clairvoyant ring in this city, confessed today that he had paid the police $4OO a month for the priv ilege of doing business and that the gullible public had in turn paid him $5,OOO month to tell them the things they wanted to hear. Ryan is dying and cannot be brought to trial, but it is hoped that some of the police de- tectives and grafters who have been allowing him to continue business by paying hush money will be brought to time.
 The district attorney has started an investigation which may be fol- lowed by prosecutions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
ITALIANS WILL
 REMAIN NEUTRAL
Premier of Italy So Announces When Parliament Is Opened At Rome
 Deputies Cheer.

ROME, Dec. 4.-The Italian parlia- ment opened here yesterday. The premier, in addressing the deputies, stated that the government intend ed to remain neutral in the present war and had no desire to engage in the conflict.
 The government was cheered when the announcement was made. The ex- pense of the mobilization of the troops and the navy is heavy burden upon the people, but will be continued as the Austrian forces on the Italian border are strongly reinforced and constitute a menace.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Rumania To Buy Here.

PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.-The Pitts burg Trade Commission announced today that it has been advised that delegation of business men and financiers of Rumania would arrive in the United States this month to make extensive purchases for +'eir govern ment which will approximate about $12,OOO,OOO. This delegation, it is un- derstood, will endeavor to close con- tracts for small arms, light and heavy
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
SUBMARINES F0R
 FOREIGN POWERS Steel Trust Has Order for Many-Ask State Department for Ruling On
 Neutrality Violation.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The State department has received a request from President Schwab of the Steel Trust to know if the sending of sub- marines in sections from the United States to belligerents will violate the neutrality laws of this country. The subject is under advisement by the attorneys of the department ad ex- pressions of the view of the Germans, French, British, Russian and Austrian governments has been requested by Secretary Bryan, who will then de- eide if sectional submarines can be sent from the United States to any of the countries now engaged in the war,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Germans Watching Danes.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 4.-There has been great nervousness recently among the German forces watching the Danish frontier, and the German guards have been reinforced consid- erably. Any other language save Ger man over the telephones in the fron- tier districts is prohibited. The pres ence of German spies in the Danish
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04

The above message came late this afternoon. It is dated from Washing ton but does not state that Secretary Lane has announced the facts as stat ed in the message. It has been known for a year that the secretary of the Interior favors the Seward or Portage Bay routes, but it is hardly likely that the head of the Interior depart ment would make any announcement prior to receiving report from the engineering commission. Chairman Edes wired the Prospector on Tues day that the commission had as yet not formed it's own opinion. as the work of comparison between the pro- posed routes had not been complet' ed. The message from Washington is likely sent out by interested par ties.
 John Ballaine is in Washington.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
WIRELESS PLANTS
 ARE D|SMAN TILED

SEATTLE, Dec. 1.-The federal au thorities have dismantled 1,500 anna teur wireless stations on the Pacific coast, fearing that they might be used by the owners to communicate un- neutral messages from the shore to warships of the belligerents in the Pacific ocean. All United States mar shals have been aiding the Custom and State departments in locating wireless plants, especially those being operated without permits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Recharoe Fire Extinguishers.

Chief Engineer Graham of the Fire Department announces that all chem icals should be recharged and that he will attend to them for the citi- zens if the chemicals are brought to the fire hall. No charge is made for recharging the hand machines.
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guns for the artillery arm of service, and other war munitions. In addition to securing war material, it is un- derstood that the visiting delega' ion will endeavor to arrange for the ex- portation of many products which they have in the past received from Ger many. Agricultural machinery is said to be especially wanted in the Bal kan states.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Germans Usinu Rafts.

LONDON, Dec. 4.-Under cover of darkness the Germans attempted to cross the inundated section of Fland- CTS, where the Belgians opened the dikes and flooded the kaiser's troops out and separated them from the all lies by many miles of water. The search lights of the British and French troops soon discovered the Germans and the artillery fire swept them from the rafts or forced them to abandon the attempt to cross the open water between the two armies. The Germans started during a heavy fog, which lifted, however, when the rafts were we'll out on the pond and exposed the men to the terrific fire of the allies. The loss to the kai ser's army was tremendous.
 cracow Guns Out of Commission. The failure of the German-Austrian guns in Cracow to resist the Russian capture of Wieliczka is believed to indicate that the guns have been dam- aged by the Austrians who do not wish to defend the city and have 1t destroyed by the gun fire of the Rus sians, while the German general staff insists that the city be held so as to protect the hea.t of Germany. The Russians are pushing the attack and expect to have the city within a few days.
 The Russians have overrun three Hungarian provinces and also hold most of the province of Bulowinia.
 Prince of Wales On Firing Line.
 The Prince of Wales has finally been allowed to reach the firing line and watch the fighting. The young ster has been striving for months to reach his regiment, which has already lost many men in the fighting. His efforts were in vain as the authori- ties refused to allow the boy to get in the danger zone, but his constant pleading finally won for him the op- portunity to go to the front and he is now with his staff where the bull lets fly.
 Germans Attacking Russian Center.
 The Germans commanded by Gen. eral Hindenberg are resuming the at- tack upon the Russian center in Po- land. The czar's troops. however, have been reinforced. The campaign in East Prussia has been dropped for the moment and the troops from the north are advancing south to strike the German flank. The danger of tremendous Russian defeat has pass ed, although the conditions are still unsatisfactory on the Russian center. To the south in Galicia and Hungary the most encouraging repors are re- ceived.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
LANE FAvORS.
 SEWARD ROUTE
Washington Message States Secretary Wants $5,ooo,ooo To Buy Seward
 Road and Continue 1t.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Secretary Lane will ask congress for $5,OO0,0O0 to commence building the Alaska railroad to be constructed by the gov ernment from tide water to the in- terior. This sum is considered enough to buy the Alaska Northern railroad and to continue construction work to the Matanuska, where the big coal fields are located. A base for con- struction wolx will De established at Ship Creek, in the Cook Inlet country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
KANSAS HAS A
 B|C CORN CROP

TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 1.-The corn crop of this state is valued at $60,- O0O,0OO and it is one of the largest the state has ever produced. The farmers are planning to use every available acre of land the next season as the demand for corn will be heav. fer than ever.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Interned BeIoians Start a Riot

Interned Beloians Start Riot.
 ZEIST, Holland, Dec. 4.-The Bel gian soldiers held here by the Hol- land government started riot last night and endeavored to break away. The soldiers on duty shot several of the Belgians before order was estab- .lished.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Germans Reach czenstochow

PETROGRAD, Dec. Alive Ger man army corps totaling 100000 men have reached Czenstochowa to rein force the Germans who have been en- deavoring for several days to aid the German-Austrian troops near Cracow. The Russian force is far inferior to the German force but is holding the kaiser,s men back to give the gen. eral staff an opportunity to send re- Inducements south.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04

icers has caused the Russian general staff much worry, as new men can not be found to replace the killed, wounded or captured. The German sharpshooters are inflicting heavy loss among the commanding officers of the czar's army, as the men re- fuse to go where ordered, but will follow the commanders and as a re- suit the loss in officers to the Rus sian army has been much greater than in the German army.
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capital is common talk. There is also an ever increasing number of German buyers of food and horses in Copenhagen. Some of these buy CTS tried to place large orders with Scandinavian firm for iron wire. No firm, however, would accept the order, and this despite the fact that wire is not in the list of articles prohibited for export.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
kina George Remains At Front.

King George Remains At Front.
 LONDON, Dec. fixing George of Great Britain will remain at the front for some time as his presence has aroused great enthusiasm among the troops. The king has visited all the field hospitals of the British armies and talked to the men. He has al so been to the firing line and watch ed the troops in action.
 Allies Hold Conference.
 King George of Great Britain, King Albert of Belgium, President Poin- care of France, Lord Kitchener the secretary of war of the British gov ernment, General Joffre, the comman- der-in-chief of the French armies and also the commander of the forces op- erating in France and Belgium, sever- al high British and French naval of ficers, the Russian ambassador and high military authorities held a con- ference this morning in northern France, the censor refusing to allow the place to be designated. It is be- lieved that some great movement is on foot The future plans of the al- lies will be arranged. The censor ship, however, is so strict that it is impossible to know what is going on.
 Big Plans On Foot.
 The censorship extends over the en- tire western zone. It is believed that important events are transpiring. For the past few weeks the British have been sending transport after trans DOT to the continent. The new army of 100000 men has been sent to France and Belgium. It is said by military men that the supreme test of strength will now be made and that the long expected advance into Germany will start.
 Expect Invasion via Belgium.
 While some military experts predict that the invasion of Germany will be made via Belgium some of the ex- perts are certain that the allies will try to crush through the German line near Luxemberg and thus force the abandonment of the kaiser's line in Belgium as its rear would be threat ened.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
CARS TROOPS INVADING HUNGARY AND BUKOWINIA
GERMANS REACH CZENSTOCHAWA 100000 STRONG
RIG EVENTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN FIGHTING ZONE

oEngand and Belgium Confer With President Poincar Lord Kitchener
 and Other Military Leaders At Censorship Try To Cross Inundated Section On Rf Repused With Heavy LoesCanadan Troops Reach Sue Attacking Russians Lost 300OO Officers
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Bar Caricatures of Kaiser.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The war office has barred from the front all post cards caricaturing the kaiser because the German officers have been sum- marily punishing all prisoners caught with the cards in their possession.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Heavy Russian Losses.

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-The total Rus- sian casualties to date among the of- hcers total 3O,0O0. The drain in of-
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LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Russians continue to make gains in Galicia and have broken through the Carpathians and now overrun three Hungarian provinces, besides the province of Blu kowina, which they hold. The Aus trians are fighting desperately but have lost all the Carpathian passes and have been driven upon the plains, where they will have small opportun' ity to block the Russian advance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-12-04
Canadians Reach Egypt.

SdnduIdn6 nSdCu GSyPe.
 BERLIN, Dec. 4.-Forty thousand Canadians reached Egypt today. The men were sent to strengthen the ca nal guards The Turks are threat ening the canal and are advancing in force from Arabia
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Reports Heavy German Loss.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Foreign office dispatches to the French embas-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
Suffrage Question Is
to Be Fully Discussed
by Federation Delegates
BY Associated Press

Chicago, June 12.-The question of
woman's suffrage will receive the FULL
est consideration at the convention ofi
the General Federation of Women 81
Clubs.
This announcement was made sud-
denly but very emphatically by Mrs.
Percy V. Pennypacker president of
the federation, at the opening of to-
days session. She was greeted with
a storm of applause.
1.-THE chair wishes to answer somei
seventeen questions which have beeni
received with regard to the subjectI
of woman's suffrage" announced Mrs.
Pennypacker. "The purpose of thesei
questions is, are we going to smotherl
the suffrage question ?"
At this the house became very siN
lent and the speaker paused dramatic
cally. Then the speaker resumed with
an explosive no" Then the presi-t
dent amplified
"1t is not the intention to smother,
this great question"
The rumor of break in the generali
organization was strengthened by the
receipt of telegram from Mrs. Hor-I
ace Brock, honorary president of the
Pennsylvania Federation, warning
the Federation that if it should admit
political clubs to full membership and
officially act on the question of wo-
mans suffrage, either for or against
1t, there would be an immediate break
in the national organization.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
CREEK PROSECUTION
IN TURKEY MAY END
IN ANOTHER WAR
Public in Athens Is Greatly Excited
and Demands Are Made For
Immediate Action
By Associated Press

Athens, Greece, June 12.-The
Greek government to-day sent a Wig
orous note to Turkey demanding the
cessation of the persecution of the
Greeks in Turkey and the repair of
damage caused to them and their in
terests.
Public opinion in the Greek capital
is greatly excited and demands are
made that the government take i'm
mediate sharp action in the matter.
A warning to Turkey which fell
little short of a formal declaration of
hostilities was uttered to-day by Pre-
mier Venizelos of Greece in the Cham
ber of Deputies. He was speaking on
the treatment Of Greek subjects in
Turkey.
The premier's attitude showed that
the tension between Greece and Tur-
KEY was near breaking point and that
the danger of war was imminent.
M. Venizelos obviously found diff
Guilty in restraining his language when
he spoke of the way in which the
Turks had treated his fellow country
men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
SLICK AUCER THIEF
GETS GOOD HAUL IN
MARKET ST. STORE
Bores Through Windsor Hotel
Floor and Drops Into PauPs
Shoe Place

Boring a hole with an auger and let
ting himself into w. f. Pauls store in
Market street, slick young man yes
terday got away with about $500 worth
of shoes and stockings.
Il wanta see fella and I'll be here
couple of days." the slick one re-
marked to w. II. Butler, proprietor
of the Windsor Hotel, AIS Market
street, and after signing the register
with the name George Johnson" but
failing to attach any place of resi-
dence to his signature, he was as
signed room.
Operations must have begun at once
The police conjecture 1t must have
happened this way The young man
takes off his carefully tailored blue
serge coat. lays it on the bed so as
not to muss it, puts down a news
paper on the floor on the spot selected
and opens his suit case.
He takes out an auger.
Then He Got Busy
Marking out with his eye a two-foot
square, he bores holes in the floor close
together and then lifts out this piece
of the floor. Next he encounters the
galvanized tin above the window of
Pauls store. He cuts through this
with a knife and lets himself down
into the window. After getting in the
store he carefully puts two iron rings
through the front door and proceeds
to investigate the stock. 1t is estimated
that he got about $16O worth of shoes
and then went on down to the base
ment, where he turned on the light
and took about $175 worth of silk
stockings.
If he made the haul alone he must
have made several trips, but the po-
lice are inclined to believe that he
had a pal" although so far as the
hotel attaches know, nobody came up
to the room after he went up at about
Z o'clock. About 2 o'clock this morn
ing he checked some heavy pieces of
baggage at the Pennsy station, where
there is no record of his destination.
Owner Couldn't Get In
Mr.. Paul came down town this
morning and couldn't get in his store.
So he called up the police and Detec-
tive Joe Ibach came up and tried the
door. He couldn't get in either. So
he went up to the room that johnson
had occupied and somebody said why
everything's all right here" but De-
tective Ibach kept walking around
until his foot went down through a
plate of glass.
Then they pulled up the carpet and
saw the two square foot aperture
through which the auger thief had let
himself down. After finishing his job
he had carefully swept away the saw
dust, so there was no trace of anything
amiss.
Early this morning the auger thief
went down to the office and said,
well. / couldn't see my party and
there's no use me waitin' around.
Here's the key"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
THOMAS B. JONES,
FRIEND OF WILSON,
WILL HEAD BOARD
Chicago Lawyer Selected by Pre-
sident to Be Governor of
Federal Reserve
BY Associated Press

Washington, June 12.-Thomas B.
Jones, a Chicago lawyer, former MEM
ber of the Princeton University Trus-
tees and a personal friend of Presi-
dent Wilson, has practically been Sc
lected for governor of the Federal Re-
serve Board. 1t was said officially to-
day that his nomination would go to
the Senate Monday.
With the nomination of Mr.. Jones,
the names of Paul M. Warburg, of
New York; w. P. G.. Harding, of Bir-
mingham, Ala; A. C. Miller, of San
Francisco, and e. c. Simmons, of st.
Louis, to be members of the board,
are expected to go to the Senate.
Secretary McAdoo and Comptroller
Williams of the Currency Bureau will
be ex-officio members.
1t was definitely stated at the White
House that the President would for
mally announce the personnel of the
board Monday.
Mr.. Warbug and Mr.. Harding are
bankers, Mr.. Miller is an econimist
and at present assistant secretary OF
the interior; Mr.. Simmons is mer-
chant. Mr.. Jones as well as being a
lawyer, is a student and expert in
finance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
WILLIAM LOR|MER'S
BANK IN CHICAGO IS
CLOSED BY EXAMINER
Three Subsidiaries Also Suspend
Business Following an
Examination
BY associated Press

Chicago, June 12.-The La Sale
Street Trust and Savings Bank, of
which William Lorimer, ex-United
States Senator. is president, was taken
in charge to-day by the State Bank
Examiner. The examiner reported
that conditions were such as to war
rant the closing of the bank.
A ned run started on the bank two
days ago, according to the secretary
of the institution, and to-day more and
more depositors gathered in front of
the institution.
State Bank Examiner the doors of
the bank were closed.
Examination of the subsidiaries Of
the La Sale Street bank, it was an
nounced, was taken up by the exam
iner and these banks were closed
Mr.. Lorimer was in conference with
the directors of the institution through
the morning.
In the last statement issued by the
bank it's capital stock was placed at
1000, 900, surplus s250,000 and un-
divided profits $93,631. It's stock was
then held at par.
The statement gave the deposits as
$5,058.5S6 and the loans S4,363,39S.
William Lorimer, Jr., is listed as
the heaviest stockholder in the H.
linois State Bank of Chicago, which
at the last report had deposits of
$177,00O and capital stock of $780,
0O0
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-12
Bitter Complaint Heard
Because Tennis Court
Is Not Put Into Shape

One of the upper courts on the
Whitehall street tier of tennis courts
at Reservoir has not yet been put into
commission this season and the tennis
players complain bitterly about the
lack of sufficient courts. The court
floor has been ploughed and is await
ing layer of finish clay. This, Assist
ant Park Superintendent Hoffert says,
has been ordered and will be laid on
as soon as 1t arrives.
Much complaint is also being made
as to the failure of more strict OBJ
servance of the court rules, particu-
larly that relative to 16-year- olds A
requirement is that after 4.3O children
of IL or under must not use the
courts when adult players are await
ing. This has frequently been violat-
ed. say the tennis players. Another
rule prohibits any players using
court for more than forty-five minutes
while others are waiting to play. This
rule. the tennis. enthusiasts say, has
also been fiagrantly violated