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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
City Presents Desolate Spec
tacle Following Attack By the
Guns of Austrian Warships---
Fire Brecks Out and Earth
quake Adds to Horror of the
Situation, Shaking the Re-
naming Houses So Severely
They Are Almost Failing to
Pieces---Deserted Town Is
Visited By Expert Gang of
Thieues Who Loot and De-
stroy Everything in Their Path
By Associated Press.


London, Oct. 27 SIS A. MA dispatch to the Times"
from Shabats, Servia, says
This city presents desoate spectacle Two hundred
and nifty OF It's buildings destroyed by bombardmen
This followed by fire. doing more damage and then
earthquake shaking the city severely that the
houses which remain are almost falling to pieces.
Finally the deserted town was visited by band of
expert thieves who systematically looted every house from
cellar roof The contents of the shops thrown into
the streets, all safes opened in highly professional
and the contents of houses smashed pictures were
slashed and the furniture spntered in orgy of
destruction.
Before the Aust eft they destroyed the principal
local church. Large of Serb hostages, including
the principal residents taken to Austria prisoners
Hundreds of the local populace who killed by bay
onet hrusts for various alleged msdeeds were buried by
the Austrians in the local church yard
"The senseess bombardment still continues although
this town is deserted except for the senres On Thurs
day the Serbs succeeded in laying mines which sank an
Austrian monitor"
Shabats is active trading town of Servia located
the Save forty miles west of Belgrade It had popu
lation of about $4,000 persons
The unyelding German line. which for six weeks has
been stretched France said on the authority of
the French War Office to have been broken at last Near
the eastern end of the line in the region bevond Nancy
todays French official statement reports the invaders
have been driven back onto German soil At other points
the long line the offensive has been resumed by the
allied forces after long period of comparative inacton
The French claim to have won the advantage in an
engagement at the point where the line sweeps eastward
from the north less than sixty miles from Paris Between
Sossons and Berry the east of the bend in the
line, heavy fighting has been resumed. Apparently the
engagement limited to an artillery duel the en-
trenched positions OF the opposing forces forbddng the
of infantry.
To the northward along the Franco Belgian border
the fighting continued with undminshed erocity Along
OIL Page.
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MAIN RUSSIAN ARMY Being
ENGAGED BY THE AUSTRIANS

Berlin, Oct. 26, by Wireless to Say
vile, Oct. 27,--An official Austrian
war bulletin given out in Berlin to-day
says combined Austrian and German
forces hold strong positions in the long
and almost continuous battle line from
ST. AIRY and, Sambor, in Galicia, thence
to point. east of Przemysl, and at the
San river, in a straight line to Plozk.
in Russian Poland, the main Russian
army is being engaged.
The Austrian offensive beyond the
Carpathians has compelled the Russians
to send reinforcements into this ter
ritory.
The battle is still raging in Central
Galicia. Austrian troops have been sue
cessful on the lower San river. to the
southeast of Przemysl. Vigorous en-
counters are proceedings between Ivan
gorod and Warsaw.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
WAR MAKES BIC increase
IN IT, s. SALES TO ARMIES

Washington, Oct 27.-War's con
tlnued effect or American commerce
a tremendous increase in the sale of
foodstufio for foreign arnnes and a
marked slump III cXportation of cotton.
machinery and materials for use in
manufacturlng-was shown in detail
to-day by statistics compiled by the
Department of Commerce.
Exports of grain and meats iumped
to practically unprecedented quantities
IN September, resulting in a great i'm.
provemcnt over August trade and sub.
stantial export balance, but the de.
crease in the sale abroad of cotton and
manufactures result in a loss, CON ared
with September, 1918, of $61.902,669.
The gain for September s exports
over those for the first month of the
war was S45, ,96S,219. That represent
ed in part the vast Gemand imposed
on Americas granaries and packing
houses to feed some of the armies and
live stock in the war zcne
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
ESQ BUILDINGS DESTROYED IN AWFUL
B0MBARDMENT OF SHABATS, SERv|A
HEAVY FIRING Last NIGHT
OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES
Causes RUMOR OF Battle

New York, Oct. 27.-Wireless sta
tions were on the alert to-day to catch
messages which ships at sea might send
regarding a reported naval engagement
last night off the Virginia capes, 240
miles south of Scotland lightship or
approximately forty miles south of
Cape Henery.
The first news of heavy firing off the
capcs was received here from the Ward
liner Saratoga, northbound from Hava-
ma, which last night said by wireless
that the heavy guns were in action,
with frequent flashes of powder and
searchlight in the direction where the
firing was heard The wireless operator
at Sandy Hook picked up fragment
of the Saratoga's message.
Naval men here who discussed the
possibility that American warships
which left Old Point Comfort, Va, yes
terday, might be engaged iu gun prac-
tice, declared 1t was not customary to
practice at night and pointed out that
no warning had been sent recently to
shipping along the Atlantic coast that
such practice was to be held.
The Karlsruhe and the Dresden, Ger
man cruisers, have been constant
menace to British shipping in the At.
lantic in recent weeks and it is known
that British war vessels have been
seeking to destroy them.
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Freezing Weather here
FOR FIRST time this Year
Mercury Drops to 32 Degrees at &
O'clock This Morning After a Night
in Which, Some Persons Say,
Snow Fell

The temperature here dropped to
thirty-two degrees, freezing point, this
morning for the first time this season.
The drop came on the heels Of "a very
disagreeabe night. The temperature
will 90 lower tonight and there is
possibility of weather records for this
time of year going to smash.
The mercury performed unusual
things in the last twenty-four hours,
BY O'Clock this morning it had
dropped sixteen degrees, bringing the
coolest weather of the season, and the
drop came with such rapidity that it
surprised the weather observers who
looked for temperature five degrees
higher.
A high pressure area that has now
overspread the entire of the country,
East of the Rocky Mountains, began an
onslaught on the depression over Har.
risburg last evening and it was not long
after dark that Harrisburgers knew
that there was a warning of the eg.
ments. A cold north wind set in, and
as it was the first of the season, it
seemed really colder than it was.
A mixture of the two atmospheres of
widely different temperatures caused
a peculiar sort of precipitation starting
shortly after clock. There are per.
sons who will 90 ON record as saving
that it was snow, but f. Il. Demain,
local weathe! forecaster does not think
so, saying that snow in temperature
of close to fifty degrees-whch was
the mark at that time-is little short
of ridiculous.
Mr., Domain, however, said he has no
doubt that snow fell in the mountains
about Harrisburg, for snow was report
ed in Pittsburgh this morning and in
the lake regions yesterday afternoon. It
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FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON
FOR Staying OF ARCHDUKE

London, Oct. %. LAO A. MA dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany from Rome gives the following
received from Sarayevo, Bosnia, under
date of Monday:
"Gavrio Prinzip, the assassin, and
Grabez, a student; Nedeljo Gabrinovics
and 21 of Prinzip's accomplices were
found guilty of treason to-day for the
killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and his wife.
'As the court pronounced the yer
diet there could be distinctly heard the
rumble of the artillery of the Servians
who had fought desperately to capture
the city and liberate the prisoners, all
of whom are slavs. The court will pro
nounce sentence Wednesday.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
TENOR singer CRACKED
Stone AND MADE Shoes

New York, Oct. 27.-After having
cracked stone and made shoes for eight
weeks as German prisoner in French
detention camp near Paris, Albert r.
Reiss, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, arrived here to-day from
Havre, passenger on the French liner
Chicago. Mr.. Reiss still wore pair of
shoes which he made with his own
hands.
Mr.. Reiss, although German, had
lived in Paris for thirty years. When
the French government moved to Bor-
deauX ne said he was arrested and sent
to a camp six miles from Paris where
he lived in slaughter house for eight
weeks on diet of Goldfish and mussels.
lie was made to crack stones for con.
crete, he said, until his hands became
sore; then he was set to making shoes.
lie was released through the efforts of
the American State Department. Mr..
Reiss said he had no i'll feeling against
the French, but regarded his detention
as precaution necesstated by condi.
tions.
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U. s. to Support Shippers, Claims

Washington, Oct. 27,-To informa
inquiries made to-day of the State De
partment as to its attitude toward
claims on cargoes of neutral goods lost
when belligerent ships were sunk, Act
ing Secretary Lansing said that while
the whole subject of shipping had been
worked out practically anew since the
declaration of London, it was indicated
that American shippers might file
claims and would be supported by the
American government.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
SEIFERD TO TAKE THE STAND
Alleged Clairvoyant Expected to Testi.
fy Tomorrow in viii Fight

The hearing before Roy c, Danner,
Register of Wills, in the case of the
contested will of the late Mrs. Martha
j. Adams, will be resumed tomorrow.
1t is that in which Harrison Seiferd,
alleged clairvoyant and chief benefici-
AIRY under the will, is held to have ex-
erted undue influence over Mrs. Adams
at the time the will was drawn.
Attorneys on both sides agreed late
yesterday afternoon to the continuance
until tomorrow. Acting under the ad-
vice of B. Frank Mead, his COUNSEL Reg
lister DanDer, in day or two, will ap-
point temporary administrator to take
charge of the Adams estate and pre-
serve it until the present matter is
finally passed upon by the courts.
1t was said to-day that Seifred will
probably go ON the witness stand to-
morrow to defend his right to share in
the Adams estate.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
Places Prepared To-day
in Tabernacle for the
Speakers. Singers and
Musicians
AUDIENCE WILL
FACE NORTH SIDE
Several Cooperating Churches Intend
to Hold Regular Services Sunday
Contrary to Desires of Evangelist

The platform in the Slough taber-
nacle was to-day built by the carpen-
ters and the volunteer workmen and
considerable attention was also given
the board seats, which are nearing com-
pletion. The platform is graded, hav-
ing three heights. Several feet from
the ground will be the choir and the
orchestra, a foot higher the piano, and
at the front a platform for Evangelist
Slough, about six feet from the ground.
The platform is being erected at the
North street end of the big building,
On the north side there are doors to
be used only by members of the Slough
party, of the choir and the orchestra
and by press representatives. The pub
lie entrances are on the south side of
the building, facing State street, and
the exits are at the east and west sides
which will be thrown open at the end
of the meetings. The audience will face
toward North street. The evangelist
will speak with his back to the choir
and orchestra.
Night Work on the Interior
Night work on the interior of the
building started last evening. High
power electric lights enabled men and
women who volunteered for work to
make rapid progress with the board
seats. There is still considerable ham
mering to be done, and volunteers in
any numbers are wanted at any hour of
the day and night. The workmen were
again dined at a restaurant at noon to-
day.
The decorating of the tabernacle will
be undertaken by the young men s and
young women s work committees acting
in cooperation, if plans are adopted
lsyhieh are to be subnlVted to the execu-
i've committee at meeting this even
ing. The young men have been making
tentative arrangements, it is believed.
and the good taste of the young women
will be necessary in addition, to give
the interior a satisfactory appearance.
Cooperation of Churches
Although it is the wish of Evangel-
ist Slough that all the cooperating
churches close during the six weeks
campaign, particularly next Sunday the
opening day, several churches of the
city have expressed the intention of
continuing their regular services as
usual. Most of the cooperating
churches will have no preaching serv-.
ices next Sunday, or on succeeding
Sundays during the campaign, and viii
shift their Sunday schools to a morn
ing hour so as not to conflict with the
afternoon tabernacle meetings The
evangelist s wishes in the matter of
closing the churches must be consulted,
1T is said, according to the contract
signed by the churches which have en-.
tered the campaign. A consultation be-
tween the cooperating ministers and
Evangelist Slough will be held on Sat
urday evening so that definite agree
ment may be reached.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
ATTEMPT ON Villas life
Would-be Assassin Is Executed After
Making Confession Before the
American Consular Agent
BulAsso.ciated Press.

FL Paso, Tex, Oct. 27.--An ATTEMPT
has been made TO assassinate General
Francisco Villa by an agent said to
have been commissioned and paid bv
General Pablo Gonzales. General Car.
ranza's staunch supporter, said mes
sage sent the Associated Press to-day
by Luis Aguirre Benavides, General
Villa s first secretary.
The wouldbe assassin. Francisco I.
Mugia, was executed after making q
confession before George G. Carothers,
the American consular agent.
The accusation caused much excite.
ment. The telegram from Villa IS sec
retary said Mugia was apprehended at
Guadalupe, where Villa with his troops
has been awaiting the outcome of the
conference. The official report stated
that the prisoner just prior to his ex-
ecution told the Villa officials in the
presence of Carothers that he had been
paid large sum of money by General
Gonzales at Mexico City. In his pos
session was found incrminating evil
dence and a loaded pistol.
90 Mr.. Consult Please advise your
government and my family, that | died
traitor" Mugia was quoted as hav.
ing said.
The accused was an Argentine sub
ject. 1t was Mugia who assassinated
a German consular official in Mexico
City some years ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
TETANUS KILLS STEELTON MAN
Ray P. Click Develops Disease From
Leg Injury

Ray P. Click, 147 North Front
street, Steelton, brakeman for the
Pennsylvania Steel Company, who de.
veloped case of tetanus yesterday
from an injury received in the steel
works on October 21, died at 1.1O
O'Clock this afternoon. He suffered a
compound fracture of the right leg be-
low the knee when the leg was crushed.
He was brought to the Harrisburg hos
pital short time after the accident
and the leg amputated.
Yesterday tetanus developed and
physicians Immediately began treating
him for that disease.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
s, 900 RUSSIANS AND 10 GUNS
TAKEN In lVANGOROD FIGHT

Vienna, Oct. 27, Via Rotterdam and
London, Oct. q, 1f.45 A. M.-An Off
cial communication given out here to.
day says:
g In the fighting before Ivangorod
we have, up to the present time, cap
tured 5000 Russians and 19 machine
guns
Near Jaroslau a Russian colony of
zoo soldiers were forced to surrender.
g Near Zalucze and in the vicinity of
Pasieczna the enemy has been driven
back. The situation generally is un-
changed.
(Signed) General Won Hohefer. -
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British Warship in Flames

Berlin, Oct. 81. (By Wireless RE.
ports received here from Rotterdam
set forth that the British warship
struck by German artillery fire off the
coast of Belgium broke into flames
This information was given out in Ber.
lin to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
Four Killed in Buildings Collapse

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 27.-Four
person are known to have been killed
and several Others are missing as the
result of the collapse to-day of a
building at Sampson, Ala, 125 miles
south of this city.
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Forty Found Dead and
1OOMore Are Known
to Be on Burning
Lower Level
ROY ALTON. ILL,
SCENE OF HORROR
Disaster Due to Explosion of Gas
Shortly After the Miners Had Gone
to Work-Mine Rescue Car Is Sent
From Benton
By Associated Press.

Royalton, ILL.,, Oct. 27-One hun
dred or more miners were killed, it is
believed, in the Mitchell coal mine near
here to-day when a terrific explosion
occurred in the lower level of the mine
soon after 800 men had begun work.
OF those who entered the mine about
100 escaped but thirty bodies were
soon broAght to the surface and more
than 100 other men were known to be
imprisoned, in the lower level, cut Off
from rescue by fire. 1t was thought
that all of those shut off by the wall of
fame in the interior were soon burned
to death,
At noon rescuers said they could see
at least twenty-five bodies on the up
per level. Rescuers sought to check the
flames in the lower level by dropping
blankets soak with water. This tenn
porarily checked the flames, but the
poisonous gas drove the fire fighters
back.
Royalton, ILL.,, Oct. 2T.-Three hun
dred men were caught in the Mitchell
mine near here by gas explosion soon
after the day shift entered the work
ings this morning. One hundred men
escaped, 80 * 40 bodies bad been,
found by rescuers at ] clock and
one hundred were known to be impris-
oned in lower level which was burn
ing.
The mine is mile from this town
and the explosion was distinctly heard
here. Every one in town, except the
telephone operator hurried to the mine
and aid was summond from Duquoin
and Murphysboro. A rescue car also
was sent from Benton.
, The work of rescue began quickly
and within less than two hours several
bodies had been taken from the work
ings
No hope is held out for the 100 men
on the lower level. The flames make it
impossible for rescuers to reach them
and it is thought here that all are
dead.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27
U. S. Steel Melon Greatly Reduced
Bn Aaaocinted Prcaa.

New York, Oct. 2T.-The United
States Steel Corporation voted this aft
eruoon a quarterly dividend of ~ to
per cent on the common stock. This is
at the rate of per cent. year. Here
tofore the dividend has ben per cent.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
apparent to the Austro Hungarian
throne, and his wife were shot to death
by Prinzip while on a visit to Sara.
yevo June 2S last.
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U. s. Torpcdo Boat Ashore

Norf0Ik, Va, Oct. 27.-It was said
at Cape Henry to-day that no firing
could be heard there last night on ac-
count of 5Smile gale.
The torpedo boat destroyer Pauld-
ing went ashore early to-day at Lynn
Haven Inlet and now lies fast. how on.
She is supposed to have been driven
ashore by the gale,
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27

Washington, Oct. 27.-Ohicials here
to-day expected to hear that the Mexi.
can National convention at Aguas Cali
entes had accepted the resignation of
General Carranza as first chief.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-27

Washington, Oct. 27.-The destroy
er Paulding wirelessed the Navy De-
partment today that during last
nights gale in Lynn Haven bay she
drifted on mud bank No damage was
done and she got off soon after.
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Football Ca plain and
Head of Sophomore
Cla S S Terribly In
jured at Celebration
USED GASOLINE
IN HUGE BONFIRE
Thirty five Hundred Persons Assembled
On the Drill Grounds Near the
Armory Frantically Struggle to
Escape From Heat and Flames

State College, Pa, Oct. 27.-Captain
f. w. Tobin, of State College football
eleven, and G. J. Saurhoff, of Haddou
Heights, n. j., president of the Sopho-
mere class. were terribly burned last
night by the explosion of five barrels
of gasoline that was poured over a g-
ganric pile of tirewood to celebrate the
return of the team from Cambridge.
where it played the Harvard eleven to
a tie last Saturday. Both men, it is
feared, will lose their eyesight. They
are in the Bellefonte hospital
So great was the force of the explo-
sion that residences in all parts of the
village were rocked, windows of college
buildings and fraternity houses were
shattered and plaster fell from the
walls of houses, including that of DR..
+. E. Sparks, president of the college.
Hundreds of spectators who circled the
bonfire fifty feet away were knocked
down. Many suffered injury from the
flying debris and in the stampede that
followed.
Tobin and Saurhoff were standing
side by side, 20 feet from the pile.
Under Saurhoff's direction, Tobin
lighted a torch and threw it into the
woodpile. Instantly there followed the
ignition of the fumes from the five
barrels of gasoline which had been
poured Literally over the mass of tim.
Der.
Frantic Struggle to Escape
Thirty-tive hundred persons, assem-
bled on the drill grounds near the arm
Ory, franticallV struggled to escape
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14

The. woman with beef trust ankles
might at least omit the noisy hosiery.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14
MAYOR OF TOXIC
CAST TO ENJOY
SUPPER-D!ANCE

The members of the cast of the
Mayor of Toxic" will enjoy a supper
dance on the Young Hotel roof garden
next Wednesday evening, the affair
being one that was arranged during
Carnival week but postponed on &C.
count OF a lack Of funds. This deficit
has been made up through a vaude-
vile performance. given by the talent
that took part. in the three produc-
lions of the Mayor of Toxic" and
plans for the dance are about com.
pleta. :.@.. g."
1t will be necessary for those who
intend being present at the dance
and 1t is expected that the entire cast
will be on hand-to call at the Homo
lulu Music Company and receive ad.
mission tickets Each lady in the
cast will be allowed to invite an es-
cort and each gentleman is expected
to escort a lady, The decorations
will be along the line of the scenery
in the play and the affair promises to
be most delightful one. .. :.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14
RECORD BROKEN
when WIRELESS
MAST IS BUILT

That there Is keen competitor among
those groups of men who. in several
parts OF the globe and including Ha-
wafi, are employed by the Marconi
Wireless Company in. erecting the
great steel masts which win mark the
company's rCand.the-world chain of
stations, may be seen from the fact
that. according to information which
reached the Star-Bulletin late yester-
day afternoon. the construction crew
at Koko Head believes now that IL
fclds worlds record for the length
of time required in complete mast.
The construction crew at Eoko
Head, of which Fritz Ridder is fore
man. recently erected a 325-foot mast
in three days and two hours. seven
men having been used on the job.
The mast is composed of so sections,
each 10 feet high, and including %
feet of top mast. According to the
men on the job. the record time in
cludes not only the erection of the
mast. but the completion OF the guy
wires and stays as we'll The San
Francisco record, say the builders, is
five days for similar mast, and, it
is said, at the time this record was
established, there were nine or 10
men engaged in the work