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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ITALYS STAND
ON WAR TREATY
CAUSES ALARM
Terms of Triple Alliance to Be Made Public if Germany
Questions Loyalty; French Gain FoothoLd in AIsace;
Kaisers Forces Perform Heroic Feat in Cutting
Through Russian Ring; Poland Campaign Undecided

Itaiy's attitude In the European war
has again become a source of concern,
In view of Premier Salandra's decla-
ration that his country was In no way
bound to fight with Germany and Aus
tria and the intimation that IL her
loyalty to treaty obligations were ques-
toned further she would disclose the
text of the triple alliance agreement.
The German governments appoint
ment of Prince Won BueIow, former
chancellor, as temporary head of the
embassy at Rome Is interpreted by
Rome dispatches as meaning that Ber-
lin would exert strong pressure to pre-
vent Italy from joining forces with the
allies.
The newest phase of the war. so far
as was indicated by the days dis
patches, is heavy fighting I'm Aleace.
where the French have succeeded in
maintaining n foothold on German
territory since the opening of hostili-
ties. Comparatively little has been
heard of the struggle there, which is
virtually separate campaign, but now
the French apparently have begun a
vigorous offensive movement. The
main battle is I'm progress near Alt
kirch, where. the German war office
says, the attacks of the French have
Decn feDuISeu.
Dispatches are beginning To come in
from Petrograd which give a closer
view of the war in the east. They
indicate that the Germans who fought
their way out of the Russian trap per-
formed "A most desperate and valorous
feat. The heavy force southeast of
LodZ which was henImed in is said to
have cut its way with bayonets. step
by step, for fifteen miles i'm the face OF
constant attacks, until IL was able to
reioin the main body. This battle is
described as the bloodiest and most
pitiless of the war.
Berlin claims heavy captures of pris-
oncrs In this struggle. while from Kiev
comes the announcement that the
fortress there is crowded with German
prisoners. Incidentally, Kiev reports
that since the beginning of the war
10000 soldiers and $500 officers have
passed through kiev as prisoners of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05

war. The allies have ceased claiming
a tremendous victory in Northern po-
land. but they do assert that the op.
crations there have been a strategic
defeat for Germany and a tactical VIC
tory for Russia.
The Russians would apDear not vet
10 have been diverted from their at
tacks in Galicia and the invasion of
hungary, but the fortresScS of
Przemysl and Cracow still are intact
and are likely to put up a stronger
defense against the Russians than did
me Belgian forts against the Germans.
unless decisive defeat can be in
fiicted on the Austrian army at Czen-
stochoWa, II is argued In London, IL Is
not probable that the Russian army of
the south will he i'm n position TO begin
any serious invasion of Silesia until
Cracow has been reduced.
An eyewitness with the British
iorces i'll France reports that both
sides i'll West Flanders are engaged in
siege operations and that the Germans
have almost entirely abandoned their
infantry assaults in force. A novel
kind OF warfare, recalling the hand-to-
hand combats of n century ago. but
with entrenching and engineering fea-
lures undreamed of before the days of
the present powerful explosives. is u
feature of the fighting along the west
ern battle front.
An official report from Vienna adj
mits that the advance of the Austrians
has been prevented by violent attacks
from strong hostile forces covering
the Servian retreat. No hint Is given
as TO the identity of these forces. hut
the oDinion Is expressed in London
that Russian aid has reached the
sorely pressed Serbs. Berlin reports
that such help will be no longer pos
siele for the reason that the blowing
up the great tunnel near Tekija has
blocked communication with Rumania.
DESPERATE FIGHTING
The desperate character of the
hand-to-hand fighting in assaults on
trenches. the use of hand erenades
and bomb throwing machines are de-
scribed In a British official eyewitness
report issued to-day, which also dis.
CONTINUED on Page II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
s. D. s. CALL SENT BY
WIND TOSSED SHIP
Liner Antony, From LiverpoI to
Para, in Distress North
of the Lizard
By Associated Press

London. Dec. 5, 2.40 p. M.-The
Booth Steamship Companys liner An
ny, bound from Liverpool for Para,
has been disabled by the storm now
sweeping over England and is in dis
tress fifty miles north of the Lizard.
The captain of local steamer re-
ceived the signal Want immediate as
sistance," but was unable to help the
Antony his own bessel being short OF
coal.
The Antony is of $3.50 tons net reg
lister.
The Norwegian steamer Waterloo of
1888 tons foundered off the Lizard at
midnight. Three persons were saved
The remainder of the crew is miss
ing.
The British cruiser Venus ran
ashore in the storm to-day, striking
with her full force. Her foremast
and a portion of the bridge were car
ried away by an enormous sea. The
warship was running for a port in the
south of England when the storm
broke.
Another victim of the gale, which
is still raging along the coast, is an
unidentified steamer which is ashore
near Mersey. Three lifeboats have
gone to her assistance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05

Two men were killed last night by
trains on the Philadelphia division of
the Pennsylvania railroad. The vic
Tins are:
Edward Getkin, aged 2S, 634
Harris street, this city.
Samuel Greer, aged AZ, Bryn
Mawr.
Getkin is sennsy signalman, tenn
porarily residing at Paoli. He was
cut in two just east of Paoli about $50
this morning when he jumped from a
rapidly moving passenger train. The
signalman fell beneath the wheels and
was killed instantly.
Getkin has been at work on the
electrification on the Philadelphia divi-
sion near Paoli. He was returning from
work when the accident occurred. He
jumped from the train to save himself
a walk of several blocks from the
Paoli station. The young man was a
member of the Pennsylvania Relief
and was single. His body was brought
to the home of his mother, Mrs. Ella
Getkin, 6S4 Harris street by II. NJ.
Mauk, undertaken. Funeral arrange
ments have not been completed.
Samuel Greer was a special police
man for the Pennsy. He is believed
TO have been struck by train while
walking along the tracks. His body,
horribly mangled, was picked up
shortly after midnight near Rosemont
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Biscuit Company Makes
City Distributing Point

Warehouses and wholesale depart
ments will be opened in Harrisburg by
the Loose-Wilse Biscuit Company of
New York, Boston and Kansas City.
The new firm Will start business as
soon as negotiations have been com
pleted for a building close to the
Pennsylvania railroad tracks.
c. e. Peale formerly of Philadel-
phia, will be in charge of the whole
sale department and the distribution
business will be in charge of John l..
DeBruell, of New York. The Harris
burg Chamber of Commerce was a
factor in getting the new firm located
in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Emergency Aid Workers
Will Organize Monday

A meeting will be held at Mrs Mar
lin E. olmsted's residence, los North
Front street, at 43O Monday after
noon, December Z, to receive the re-
port of the organization of an emer-
gency aid committee for Harrisburg.
The aim of this committee is to
draw together all societies and indivi-
duals interested in giving assistance to
thousands of innocent victims in this
season of unprecedented suffering and
hardship both at home and abroad.
The meeting is open to all interested in
home and foreign relief work.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Schwab Sails Again
For England; Won't
Disclose His Mission
Br Associated Press

New York. Dec. 5. - Charles NJ
Schwab sailed unexpectedly again to.
day for Liverpool Since the wal
started Mr.. Schwab's duties as presi-
dent of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration, builders of war craft ano
manufacturers of war materials, have
kept him much of the time on the
ocean travelling between America ano
Europe.
Mr.. Schwab referred to Secretary of
State Bryan all interviewers who
sought to learn If his trip abroad was
connected in any way with his recent
conference with Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Schwab refused to say IL his call on
Mr.. Bryan had been pleasant and
merely smiled when asked If he had
been requested to surrender any OF
his contracts for war materials with
the British government as being un-
neutral.
I'm going to London on business
was all he would say.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ADJUSTMENTS TO GET
THEIR RAPS TONIGHT
Slough Will Give His Views on the
the Question of "InnO-
cent Pleasures"
WANTS REVIVAL CONTINUED
Evangelist Jumps Letter Writer
Who Says His Motives
Are Pecuniary

People who have been saving up
their strength all week to come out
tonight to hear the lecture of DIR.
Slough on amusements will have a
treat that he declares lis worth five
dollars" because "some folks will
want to give s5 to get out of the taber-
nacle before 1 get through with them. >
The lecture is considered one of the
best in his repertoire and deals some
practical blows on the common forms
of amusement that are considered per-
missible by many people. He will ex-
plain the reasons for opposing card
playing, dancing and pool shooting. not
alone on account of religious consid-
erations, but from moral and psyche
logical standpoints particularly.
The entire service will be devoted
to the lecture and no opportunity for
trail-hitting will be given.
Thousands of women again jammed
the tabernacle this afternoon to hear
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
CARRANzA THREATENS
BRITISH IN MEXICO
Feared That He Will Destroy Eng
ish-owned Railroad to
Capital

Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 5.-Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British Ambassador
informed the State Department. to-day
of dispatch from British Charge
IIohler in Mexico City, saying reports
were current that General Carranza
was planning to destroy the British
owned railroad between Vera Cruz and
Mexico City by blowing up certain
tunnels.
The Ambassador also informed the
department that Carranza had seized
at Vera Cruz, British cotton consigned
to interior mills as well as other ship
ments of British goods. lie is under
stood to have made no specific re-
quest of the United States and his
action was in line with the estab-
lished policy of communicating to the
department all reports from Mexico
City.
Grave concern was expressed, how
ever, over the reported threat of Car
rama to put the railways, the only
line operated between Mxico City and
Vera Cruz, out of commission If
this were done by destroying tunnels.
long time would be required to re-
store traffic. Meanwhile British sub
jected and other foreigners in interior
Mexico would not have that means of
escape from Mexico City.
Sir Cecil let it be known that the
British government has not taken a
position of unfriendliness toward the
possible candidacy of Villa for the
Mexican presidency. 1t is understood
that England will not undertake to
pass upon the right of any individual
TO aspire to the leadership in Mexico.
That, however, does not mean that an
indemnity for the death of the British
subject Benton, would not be de-
manded from Villa should he become
president.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
MAN TOOK MERCURY
TABLET AND LIVES
DR.. A. B. Gloninger Saves Life at
Lebanon Sanatorium by
Prompt Treatment
.Special 10 The Tclcrrabh

Lebanon, Dec. 5.-Bangrantz
knable, German, residing at No.
12O North Fourth street, this city has
Just returned from trip through the
valley of the shadow of death, dur
ing which he approached nearer the
brink of etenfty than any other human
being in this region and probably in
the world. Knable has the distinction
OF being pulled out OF the jaws of
death in manner not experienced by
any other person whose record is con-
tanned in medical Jurisprudence, for
he ate and digested seven grains of
bichloride of mercury. He owes his
life to DIR. A. b. Gloninger and his as
sistant surgeons at the Lebanon Sana-
torium
Knable took the poison by mistake
on November 20 an dthen started to
the country in buggy. He soon be-
came i'll and was returning to the hos
pital, where he was occasionally em-
ployed to do odd jobs about the
building. DR.. Gloninger had been noti-
ned of the occurrence and started out
in his automobile to find Knabe. He
met him coming into the city and
hurried him to the sanatorium. He
roic treatment was Immediately re-
sorted TO and he was kept in the hos
pital FIVE days under constant surveil-
lance of the physicians and was then
allowed to go home, and has now
fully recovered.
DR.. Gloninger admits that the re-
storation of Knable is phenomenal,
and he has decided to give a techni-
cal description of the treatment he
administered to the medical journals
at his earliest opportunity. as.
Knable is IS years of age, and is a
sturdy fellow. He is engaged several |
hours each day at cleaning boilers at
the American iron and steel manufac-
turing works, and the rest of the time
he assists in all-around work at the
hospital
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
LIQUOR IS GREATEST
VICE CONTRIBUTOR
COntributory Causes Are Dance
Halls, Road Houses, Lack of
Public Amusement
BY Associated Press

Madison. Wis, Dec. 5. - Fifteen
months study and investigation of the
vice problem in Wisconsin by the legis-
lative anti-vice committee resulted in
radical proposals for law enforcement
and better social conditions, sum-
married. in an exhaustive report which
was filed with the secretary of state
to-day.
The greatest cause of the CONNER
clalized vice, the report says, is the
use Of intoxicating liquors. Contribu-
tory causes are public dance halls.
road houses, poorly lighted parks and
pubic places. lack OF responsibility bv
parents, nonenforcement of laws by
public officials, lack of public amuse.
ment and recreation facilities, and au-
tolhoblIes. The committee found that
the wage question had no material
relation to girls downfall.
Ihe compittee recommends, among
other things:
Ihat the sale of liquor be prohibited
within or in connection with dance
halls.
That all hotels. rooming and lodg.
ing houses be required to secure
Ilcehses, mat they keep permanent
guests
with penalties for using fictitious
names. 10
Ihat the publicity of ownership be
estaplished by requiring the name of
owners on the front of all hotels and
rooming houses. anu
That in cities special classes for
subnormal children be established IN
the public schools and that where
books. meals and clothing to mako
compulsory education effective.
Inat municipalities provide super
Nlsed amusements. particularly con-
certs, moving picture shows. etc.
That employers of domestic serve p.
be required to furnish them with a
suitable room in which to receive
company.
Ihat the number of hours of labor
for domestic servants be fixed bt, iaH
That the rights of the laboring class
be protected. o-''-'S
Adequate insurance against poverty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Mr.. Wickersham Gets Nice
Bouquet From the Bench

ITO your preparedness and capable
handling of the cases before us was
largely due the celebrity in which the
Your assistance has been invaluable in
speeding along the work and 1 wish
to extend to you the thanks of the
court for your efforts. Dauphin coun-
ty should congratulate itself on having
so efficient an assistant district at
torney."
That was the parting bouquet
Judge Charles johnson, specially pre-
siding. handed down from the Dau-
phin bench to Assistant District Attor-
ney Frank b. Wickersham this morn
ing at the conclusion of the criminal
sessions in No. 2 room.
Judge johnson also expressed his
appreciation of the work of the jurors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Christmas Trees Expected
to Reach City Before
the End of Next Week

The first shipment of Christmas
trees is expected before the end of
next week, according to the announce
ment of the freight officials and deal
ers in Christmas decorations in the
city.
The usual time for the arrival of
the trees is early in December, but for
the past few years the weather has
not been cold enough to preserve them
and the shipping was delayed.
This year, however, they will be on
hand two weeks before Christmas.
Dealers say the trees will be about the
same in price as in former years.
Domestic trees will come in much
later and are not expected before
December IL or 49,. Christmas greens
were on sale in the markets of the
city this morning. Spruces from
Maine and pines from the South will
be the first on SADIE next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Lackawanna Steel
Heads Go to France
For Bridge Contracts
BY Associated Press

New York. Dec. 5.-Frederick Hol-
brook and William S. Patten, of the
Holbrook. Cabot & Rollins Cor
poration; A. B. Adams. a contractor
and three representatives of the Lack
awanna Steel Company sailed on the
Lusitania to-day for France, where
it is reported, they will visit the battle
fields and later submit bids to the
French government for the recon.
struction of bridges destroyed by the
armies of the allies and Germany in
the war.
The proposed contract will call for
an immense amount of work and thu.
Shipment of millions of dollars worth
of American steel to France, it is said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
Engineers to Hear Talk
on Locomotives Growth

The Engineers Society of Pennsyl-
vania will hold meeting in the lower
hall of the Board of Trade Building
Monday evening, December Z, to hear
lecture by George r. Henderson,
consulting engineer of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, on the subject of
Recent Development of the Locomo-
tive" n
The lecture will be illustrated by
lantern slides, and it> is stated that
some new data and pictures will be
presented which have never before
been shown. Members of the society
have been notified that their friends
will be welcome.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
SKIRTS MUST BE FULL
Tailor-Madc Season Decreed fol
STYLES of 1Q15

Toledo Ohio, Dec. 5. - The style
committee of the National Cloak. Suit
and Skirt Manufacturers Association
decreed to-day that the tight skirt
must give way to fullness below the
waist line.
The coats and skirts are to be
shorter, and almost entirely there will
be tailor-made season in 1916 for
American women. In working out the
styles the idea is to have more sense
in the fashions. All is modest and
conservative, foreign suggestions of
color or style being eliminated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
FARMERS WARMED BY GOVT.
Seed Potatoes From Maine Should
Have U. S. Mark on Them
Rv 4eeo4;o,.J p..s.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The Depart
ment of Agriculture to-day issued a
warning to farmers of New Jersey. the
Middle Atlantic and Southern States
against buying seed potatoes from
Maine unless they bear the Depart
ments certificate showing the potatoes
to be free from powdery scab. They
also are warned against the use of
table potatoes for planting purposes
as these, according to the department.
even though they do not show the
disease may have been exposed to 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
New German Minister to
Rome ArOuses Comment
By Associated Pyes,

Rome. Dec. 4, 4.45 p. M.-The for
NAL announcement that Prince Ber-
nard Won Buelow. former chancellor
of the German empire, had been
placed at the head of the German en-
bassy here while the present ambas-
sador. Herr Won Flotow. is to be abb
sent for three months on account OF
his health has aroused much inter-
esting comment in Rome.
Many advisers are of the opinion
that the appointment of Prince Won
Buelow to this post means that Berlin
is about to exercise strong. pressure to
prevent Italy from passing to the side
of the allies
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
WHERE RED CROSS WAR
GIFTS ARE TO BE SENT
By Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 5.--Confusion re-
sulting from misunderstanding in
some quarters as to which Red Cross
address contributions of clothing and
hospital garments intended for the dis
tressed peoples in Europe should be
sent, led to an official announcement
to-day that all gifts sould be for
warded freight prepaid to American
Red Cross, Bush terminal, Thirty
ninth street and Second avenue, South
Brooklyn, n. Y"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
NOW REAR ADMIRAL TAYLOR
IN Associntrd Press

Washington. d. c., Dec. 5.-Secre-
tary Daniels to-day announced that
Naval Constructor David W. Taylor
will be appointed chief constructor and
chief of the bureau of construction
and repair with the rank of rear
admiral.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
VILLA FREES SEIZED BULLION
Bv Assocfalcd Prct,

Washington. d. c., Dec. 5.-Bullion
of the American Smelling and Refin-
ing Company. seized by General Garcia
and Mexican troops. has been ordered
returned to the company by General
Villa.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
ALLIES AVIATORS ACTIVE
BY .AsSocintcd Prcss

Berlin, Dec. 4, via London, Dec. 5.
1910 p. M.-Hostile aviators dropped
four bombs this afternoon in the
neighborhood of Freiburg. in Baden,
not far north of the Swiss frontier.
The intention of the aviators, appar-
emily. was to destroy the railroad
bridge there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05
THE WEATHER

Flo: Harrisburg and vicinItyi Rain
tonight and probably sunday
not much change in temperature
Fer EaStern Pennsylvania; Rain
south and rain or snow in north
portion Tonight and probably
sunday; strong northeast and
east winds.
River
The Snsauehanna river and all ita
branches will remain nearly sta
tIonnry Tonight md Sunday. A
stage of about IA feet IL Indi-
cated for Harrisburg Sunday
morning.
General Conditions
The Southern storm has been re-
tnrdcd and forced eastward by
the strong high pressure area to
the nOrthwnrd and In now CEN
SraI on the south Carolina coast,
IL has caused light 20 moderately
heavy rain since last report gem
orally over the territory east of
the Mississippi river and south of
in the Upper Ohio Valley.
Temperature; g n. M. 3S.
Sun; Rises, 7:I3 n. m; sets, .4,37
~. IN.
Nooni Rises. 9i57 D. M.
River Stages "a feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Ii~best temperature, 80.
Lowest temperature. 80.
Mean Temperature. 42.
Normal temperature, 30.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05

PRESIDENTS DIESsAGE-TUESDAY
Washington, Dec. 5-congress leaders made arrange
men to-day for joint session of the House and Senate at
1890 Tuesday hear President Wilson read his an
nua address Formal resolutions to that effect will be per-
fected when Congress reassenbles Monday.
PAY FOOTBALL MEN TO ENLIST
London, Dec S, 3.25 P. M-The directors of Aston
Villa one of the leading professional football teams and sew
eral times winner of the championship have issued letter to
the players the team urging the volunteer for ser
vice in the field and promising to pay them half wages Many
Of the players are responding to the appeal
SHIP FOUNDERS; TWO DROWN
Newport News Va Dec s,-Tvo men were drowned
and third had thrilling escape early to-day when the
schooner William Donnelly of Baltimore coal laden for
Hampton foundered off Thimbe shoal in Chesapeake Bay.
The schooner was in command of Captain John R Phi
lips and crew of two men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-05

Yesterday's Weather
HI~best temperature, 10.
Lowest temperature, 80.
Mean temperature. 42.
Normal temperature, 30.