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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
German Cruiser Dresden
Reported to Have Taken
Refuge in an Inlet

London. Dec. l.. - :O6 p NJ. - 4
dispatch to the Evening News from
Valparaiso, Chile, says it is reported
that the German cruiser. Dresden, has
taken refuge in an inlet on the coast of
Patagonia.
The Dresden is the only vessel of the
German squadron which met the Brit
ism fleet in the South Atlantic. Decem-
Der \, that has not been accounted for.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
To
START SALES SCHOOL
Big Home Industry Will Train Har-
risburg Boys For Work
in the Field

men of Harrisburg who are indus
trious. level-headed. clean lived fairly
well educated and full of ambition to
gain entrance to the ranks OF a firm
with its future still before it will be
given when the salesmen's school of
the Elliott-Fisher Typewriter Com
pany opens in January. An adrer-
tisement appearing in to-nights issue
of the Telegraph gives full details for
those who are interested and directs
applicants where and how to secure
enrolment in the new class.
A salesman's school is an innovation
CONTINUED on Page III
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
GERMAN CAMPAIGN PLAN
IN POLAND FAILS; PORT
NBLACK SEA BOMBARDED
Turkish Naval Raid Costs Lv of 100 Russians, Accord
ing to COnstantinope Dispatch; German Cruiser
Dresden Takes Refuge Allies Say Germans Are
Slowly Being Pushed ack in West

The French war Office announced
To-day that three German batteries
had been destroyed and others silen-
ccd: that several German trenches
had been blown up; that the allies had
made successful infantry attacks and
that they had won back possessions
OF an extended section along the west
bank of User canal, in Belgium. to
capture which the Germans engaged
in the most desperate and deadly
fighting of the war i'm the west
PetroSrad dispatches state that the
front of the German forces which have
been advancing toward Warsaw from
the northwest has been pierced in two
places. The French official statement.
referring to this same phase of the
eastern campaign says that violent
German attacks have been defeated
and that the Germans are retiring in
disorders. Along the German ccuter.
west of Warsaw, il is said tina attacks
of the invaders have been repuIscd
with heavy losses.
Servians Advancing
The Servians are said by the French
war Office to have pushed further
their newly won advantage in the
fighting with the Austrians. crossing
the kolubara river in Northwest Ser
via and canturin2 two towns.
n daring Turkish naval raid in Rus
sian Port of Batum, near the eastern
end of the Black sea, is reported from
ConStantinople. Ii is said thai 100
Russians were killed by the lombard
ment of Turkish warships. Since the
engagement between Russian and
Turkish warships i'm which the former
German cruiser Goeben. principal unit
of the Turkish naval forces. was dam
aged, there has been little activity on
the Black Sea and to-day's dispatches
give no intimation of the character of
the Turkish vessels which made the
attack or of the whereabouts of the
Russian warships.
The German cruiser Dresden is said
to have taken refuge from the pursu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
CHARGED WITH CAUSING WRECK
By Artocintcd Prcsr

Philadelphia, Dec. 1.-Two railroad
men were arrested at their homes in
this city last night. charged with homi-
eide in connection with the collision
between a freight train and an express
on the Reading railway near Rogers
ford. Pa. last Thursday. They are
Clarence Snyder, brakeman of the
freight train. and Paul f. Reider. con-
ductor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
MUNINERS PLAN ROUTE

Members of the parade committee
of the Harrisburg Mummers Associa-
tion We're in session until midnight
last night. The question of prizes oc-
cupied the attention of the committee
most of the time. a tentative route
was also considered The amount to
be distributed in prizes will depend
upon the liberality of the public.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
VOTE on SUFFRAGE PROMISED

Washington. ID. c.. Dec. 12.-Yea
and nay votes in the House on special
rules for consideration of proposals
to submit woman suffrage and pro-
hibition questions for constitutional
amendment was assured by the action
of the rules committee to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
Hold Woman Who Plunges
Dagger Into Her Husband

Mrs. Viola Smith, North and Capital
streets. charged with stabbing her hus-
band. William Smith. was arrested late
yesterday afternoon at the home of a
sister. 123 North street. a charge was
preferred against her bv Detective Jo-
speh Ibach on information received, for
felonious assault and battery with i'm
tent to kill. Smith is recovering. A
hearing may take place next week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
FIVE NEGROES LYNCHED IN
SOUTH WITHIN TWO WEEKS

Shreveport la. Dec. 12 Two
negroes were lynched near Shreveport
Yesterday. and last night another.
Watkins Lewis. accused of completely
, ia the killing of Charles NJ Hicks. a
merchant of Sylvester. La, was taken
from the Parish jail here by members
OF o mob and is believed to have been
banged
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity:. Fair
to-niEht, with lowest tcmperature
slightly below freezInE; SUNDAY
increasing clOudinesS, probnbIy
becoming unsettled by night
For Easiern PennsyIyania; Fair
tonight; sunday increasing
eiOudiness, probably becoming
unsettled by night; moderate
westerly winds.
The susquehannn river and all its
tributaries will remain ncari-
stationary Tonight and SUNDAY.
\ stnge of about 81 feet Is I0di-
Gated for Harrisburg SUNDAY
morning.
General Conditions
Under the influence of the area of
which is now central over ~
Ohio Valley and Tennessee, fair
weather prevails over the r-rea1er
part of the eastern half of the
country this morning. for the
In the Lake region and In the
Ohio Valley and Tennessee
where cloudy weather still preI
wallis with light snow falling AT
IhIcaSo and Pittsburgh Mt time
of observation.
Temperatures s n. m, 2s.
sun; Rises, 7;IS a. M; sets, 4.3i
u. M.
Moon; New moon, Dccemhar IA
River stHGei 3.4 feet above Inv
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature ~.
Lowest temperature. 33
Mean Temperature, -.
Normal temperature, 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
GARDENERS DEMAND VOTED DOWN


GARDENERS DEMAND VOTED DOWN
Washington, Dec. I2.-Representatve Gardner's de-
mand for hearing his resolution for an investigation
into the military preparedness Of the country was voted
down to-day by the House Rules Committee by straight
party of to three All the Democrats voted against
STATE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE
Washington, Dec. lz-so interested were State De-
pament officials in tbe reported arrest of the American
Mueller by the police of Geneva that American Minister
stoya4 was to-day directed make an immediate inquiry
into als case Through Che nsuiare at Geneva.
DuTCEz SEIZE GERMAN. .cARcCEs
Amsterdam, Dec H.. via London z55 p m.-rhe cor
respondent answeer Netherlands Of the Amsterdam
Teegaaf declares that the Dutch authorities have seized
fifteen river boats containing cagoes Of grain and other
goods which IT is alleged Germans were attempting
to muggle by way Of the river scheldt
BRISTOL WANTS 200 NAVAL AIRCRAFT
Washington Dec 1.-Two hundred naval aircraft
100 for active service and 100 to be held in reservoare
urgently needed by United States Navy in its plans for
national defense outlined in recommendations Of Captain
Mark l. Bristol chief of the aeronautca bureau of the
Navy department the f1CuSe Naval Committee
public to-day.
AUTO HITS LAD ON BRIDGE
Horace Anthony s-year-old son Of Mr. and Mrs Horace
F. Anthony $50 Crescent street. was struck this morning BY
an automobile on the Mulberry street bridge T. H. Nevitt
owner and driver Of the machine, picked boy up and
rushed him to the Harrisburg hospital where was found
that he had sustained concusson Of skull His condition
is serious.
San Francisco Dec l2.-A private dispatch to w R.
Grace Company received here to-day from the Panama
Canal stated that slide in the cuebra cut would
cause delay Of about two days to shipping
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Emmett H. Nader Ripple. cy
Nunemacher
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature ~.
Lowest temperature. 33.
Mean temperature. ~.
Normal temperature, 81,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-12

tContinued OH Page III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
WALKS INTO POLICE TRAP.
Maxwell Man Arrested on Wife De
sertion Charge.

Des Moines. Sept. 1s.-Dave Chap
man. a 3s-year-old resident of Max
we'll, Iowa. arrested himself yester-
day afternoon. Police Captain Brown
son stage managed the affair.
Captain BroWnson got a telephone
call from the city marshal of Max
we'll, asking him to find Chapman
and hold him. He told the captain he
held a warrant for his arrest charg-
ing wife desertion.
When Captain Brownson went to
lunch he stopped at saloon where
he had been told Chapman was in the
habit of visiting occasionally.
eff you see Dave he told the pro-
prietor, tell him to come to the sta
ton. I've got a telephone message
for him."
An hour later Chapman walked
into the captains office. Have you
got message for me?" he asked.
Sure said the captain, Here
it is" And he quoted what the mar
shall had said. Search him" he or
dered an officer, and so Chapman
went to jail.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
Brief New. Of Hampton.

special to Times Republican.
! Hampton. Sept. 1S.-Ray Ferris. son
of s. w. Ferris, while learning to run
motorcycle the first of the week out
at the fair grounds. had the machine
get beyond his control and finally
jump the track running into the fence.
; II smashed down two posts. broke the
machine into scraps. and badly injured
i Ferris. He was brought to the doctor S
| office in an auto. where it was dis
and collar hone dislocated. 1t will he
several days before he will get out
again.
Fred Hicks. of Long Beach Cal. is
here for a months visit. He reports
the Hampton colony at that point as
flourishing.
D. II. Silvius sold his residence to n.
F. Fronig. Of Chaplin. Mr.. SiviIs and
family left the first of the week for
California, where they will make their
future home.
Hampton has been going thru siege
of severe wind and rain storms An
unusual amount of rain has fallen
and roofs Of various buildings around
town have been damag ed. The farmers
report many fields of corn badly lodged
and blown down.
The Hampton high school football
team plays the first game of the sea-
son here Saturday afternoon with
Eagle Grove McSweney, coach of the
Hampton team. reports that his men
are in good shape, and that this will
be one of the games of the season.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
EIGHT OF NINE COMMISSION
RULED CITIES OF IOWA MAKE
GOOD SHOWING.
SOME REDUCE TAX LEVY,
OTHERS INCREASE IT.
MarshaIitown Only City in Group 70
Spend More Than Annual Revenue
Three General Manager cities Of
astats-GaIIarno's Report to Governor
Clarke.

Des Moines. Sept 1s-For the first
time eight of the nine cities of Iowa
operating under the commission form
of government, in 1913, lived within
their income, according to the report
/, to Governor Clarke prepared by George
Gallarno. chief clerk of the municipal
accounting department of the state.
Altogether the commission form cities
made an excellent showing.
The taxation report shows that Des
Moines has the lowest tax levy of the
nine cities having the Des Moines
plan of government. Since 1910 Des
Moines reduced it's city levy from
81 mills to 32.1 mills. This was so
astonishing to the state officials that
they thought an error had been made
in reporting the 1913 levy and asked
that the figures be verified
Others Show Reduction.
Cedar Rapids and Burlington also
show a reduction in tax levy since 1910.
The former dropped from ALP mills to
1872 mills. The record of the other
commission governed cities Of Iowa
since 1910 follows: Sioux City. in
creased from 33.3 to 40.3 mills: Ottum-
wa. increased from 455 to As mills:
Fort Dodge. increa sed from "a to 3S.1
mills; Keokuk. increa sed from IS to
4O.2 mills; Marshalltown. increased
from "a to 3s mills: Mason City, in
creased from IS to 37.5.
The report SAYS:
Nine Iowa cities are now operated
under the law providing For govern
ment by commission. This is an in
crease of one from the previous years
report. Mason City having adopted the
new charter on June %, 1913. The
commission governed cities are: Des
Moines. Sioux City, Cedar Rapids. Bur-
lington. Ottumwa. Fort Dodge, Keokuk,
Marshalltown and Mason City.
Total Population 267 900.
These cities have a total population
Of 267.49s. as shown by the census of
1910. The total payments for these
cities for the year amounted to s4.453.-
O02. or s16.25 per capita. The total re-
ceipts amounted to s4795.044. or 1892
per capita. At the close CT the year
these cities had cash on hand amount
ing to s96,1S9 or 1886 per capita. The
cash held by the commission governed
cities at the beginning Of the year was
$554147. or s2o7 per capita.
The receipts and expenditures Of
these cities for the fiscal year 1924
follows:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18

Burnside. Conesville. Eldridge. Green
Island. High. LeClaire, Montpelier.
Moorlan. New Liberty, Princeton.
Spillville. Stockton. Van Meter, Wal
colt, Webster and Zwingle.
Iowa pensions granted: Elizabeth
Flynn. Allison, SIP; Jane w. Leigh
ton. Wellman, 312.
On recommendation of Democratic
Committeeman Wade. DR.. H. NJ. Hus-
ton has been appointed pension sur
geon at Emmetsburg.
Representative Kirkpatrick has re-
commended Joseph G. Milligan for
postmaster of Pulaski.
Colonel Frank f. Foster of Iowa
Falls. known widely as newspaper
man. is in Washington accompanied by
his mother. They have been on visit
to Boston. Colonel Foster called on
John Crockett. reading clerk Of the
senate, today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
EsREPUBLICAN MARsHAILrowN SEPTEMBER IS \

plan Of government. They are Clarinda.
Charlton and Iowa Falls. No statute
being found to provide for. this form
OF city government the cities which
have undertaken 1t have endeavored to
conform to the law by electing city
clerks and then giving them the addi
tional title of city managers. with full
executive authority in handling the A.
nancial affairs of their cities, within
the limitations of the code.
THE $40 cities. and towns reporting
show total receipts from all sources for
the year amounting to $l5.261,S29, and
total expenditures S14.sS0,675. The total
cash in hand at the beginning of the
year In these cities and towns was
s2,77S,O99. and the cash on hand at the
close of the year was s3.20S75S. show
ing gain in the cash account of $780,
654.
The total assessed valuation of the
$40 cities and towns, rs reported 10
s345.S04,l62. and the actual valuation
s1.1s6.6S9,279
The total payments of the 10l cities
of the state during the year amounted
to s11,777.2s9. or s15.7S per capita. the
population of the cities census of 1910
being 1924"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
Northern Io1ua Items

| in the various manufacturing concerns
of the city Is very small compared with
| the total number of injuries. Agents
for insurance companies who deal in
| employers liability and workman s
! compensation policies are authority for
| the above statement. One insurance
| agent has not had one report Of man
| who was injured by machine, while
! the other agents have had but very
few. Several interesting features have
developed. One Is that between two
| thirds and three fourths of the. men
who are hurt do not receive any COM
| pensation because they are not Off
duty for fifteen days. The new law
effective July 1 in Iowa specifies that
compensation begins fi.geen days after
the accident.
Dewitt.
All Dewitt is stirred up over an event
which occurred Monday afternoon at
the Verstreet school south of town.
During the rainstorm the teacher.
Miss Lillian Smith, observed man
approach the school building and en-
ter the porch. She went to the door
and inquired what he wanted. The
man replied he wished to keep out of
the rain. Miss Smith at a glance saw
that the man was demented. She
slipped one of the boys out a rear win
dow and dispatched him to farm
house for help. Before assistance ar
rived. the man had stripped off his
clothing and entered the school build
ing. Miss Smith and the children flea
in terror and the man followed them
until within a short distance Of farm
house. He then darted into the woods.
Miss Smith telephoned to her father,
Rev. ]. F. Smith, and to the town mar
shall, Jack Moore. A posse was organ
lied and the neighborhood searched
but no trace could be found of the
fiend. reward Of 500 has been Of
fered for his capture.
Little Sioux.
A squad industry that produces an
income Of 5000 a month has been built
on farm near Little Sioux by Mr..
Pierce, a former resident of Sioux
county. He markets his products di-
rect in Chicago. Mr.. Pierce houses his
squads in a long shed, covered with
tar paper. divided into separate rooms.
seven feet square and ten feet high.
Forty pairs Of squads are kept in each
room. Nesting boxes are built near
the top, on opposite walls. One side
OF each room has window and door
opening into an open pen, same size
as the room screened with wire net
ting. Tobacco stalks are left on the
floor Of the room and the female makes
he: nest with them. These tobacco
leaves prevent lice. For feeding 1900
squads. Mr.. Pierce uses each day three
bushels Of mixed feed consisting of
corn, wheat, buckwheat and peas. The
flocks is fed at o'clock In the morn
ing. at noon and at o'clock in the az
ternoen. The pigeon eggs require ~
days for Matching and In four weeks the
squads are ready for market,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
law. .t w.shino.on,

n Washington, Sept. 1S.-The postof.
zee department announced new ap-
pointments of Iowa fourth class post
masters as follows: A1mont, Fleanora
Hansen: Andover, Detlef p. Haeve;
baldwin. Edward White: Bettendorf,
Frank c. Siebengartner: Bouton, Dora
wellser: Bryant, August Vessel; Buff
falo. Lulu Reinbrecht; .Calmus, Frank
A. Pieper: Camanche, l.. Pearl Bean;
Conroy, Charles T. Lyon; East Pleas
ant Plain, Lewis r. Baitinger; Farm
hamville. Mary F. Davis; Fforis.
Samuel G. Mcclure; Grand Mount.
Virgil r. Northrop; Harrer's Ferry,
Rita G. Collins: Lamotto, Nicholas D.
Hemmers: Leland, Effie L. Steward;
McCausland, Mae L. CARRIER, MioIi-
mouth, John B. Hubbard; Morse. Roy
70. Connolly; Norwalk, Ebert +.
smith; Ohio, Obey c. Hanson: Ran
dali, Michael G. Benson; Ryan, VIII
liam H. Ward: Scion. Anna NJ. Beck:
south Amana, Adolph r. Batzol;
wheatIand, Frank ". Buxton.
Reappointments are announced at
the following Iowa offices: Barnum.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18

Mrs. A. r. Powers. r. r. I, BOX III.
London, Ohio. writes: Il write 10
thank you for the wonderful gooa
your Peruna has done for me. was
q sufferer from kidney ana pladde'
trouble for twenty-five years. TWO
years ago l began to take Peruna-
and only took about three bottles
md today I can say l am a we'll
person"
Catarrh is liable to affect any OF
the internal organs. This is especiai'!
true of the bladder which Is very
frequently the seat OF catarrh. Inns
Is sometimes called cysutis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
MARION COUNTY FLOODED.
Over Eleven Inches Of Rain Falls With
in Week-Streams Overflow.

Over Eleven Inches Of Rain Falls With
in Week-Streams Overflow.
Knoxville. Sept. 1S.-This locality in
Marion county is experiencing one OF
the worst floods Of its history. not ex-
cepting disastrous floods OF 1850. 1866
and 1903. Rainfall of 11.25 inches has
been recorded here in the last week by
the government station. as follows:
Wednesday. Sept 9. 10: Thursday.
1.5s; Sunday. .3s: Monday, $50, and
Wednesday night, S.5s.
All OF the small streams and the
rivers and creeks are overlooking the
iowlands and running the corn crop,
/ while the approaches Of nearly every
/ bridge in the county have been dam
aged.
Raymond Craig, the 1s-year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. OIL Craig, hung for
seven hours in a small tree in White
breast creek yesterday morning after
his team was drowned while trying to
cross the swollen strD,m. He was
washed down the creek and managed
to cling to small sapling until he
managed to make neighbors hear his
calls for help. Parties from Knoxville
went to the scene in boat and rescued
Craig.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-18
Montezuma News Notes.
Special to Times Repub1cfan.


Montezuma. Sept. 1S-The business
men of this city are seriously thinking
of establishing cooperative delivery
system. They have met and discussed
the proposition but so far no definite
steps have been taken. Once the system
is established the people will find 1T a
most excellent method. Under this plan
two deliveries will be made to each part
of town in the forenoon and two in the
afternoon except on Saturdays when
special plans will be used
Ed Saunders. a farmer living near
Deep River. lost four good horses Mon
day. The animals were in the pasture
during the heavy rains. The creek be-
tween them and the barn was high and
swift The horses endeavored to cross
the stream and were swept off their feet
and drowned.