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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
forbid KHEDIVE OF EGYPT
TO return TO DOMINIONS

Correspondence of the Associated Press
London, Oct. 9.-That the Khedive
of Egypt, who is now in Constantinople,
has been forbidden by the British gov
ernment to return to his dominions for
the present is belief current among
Englishmen whe keep in touch with
Egyptian affairs. The khedive was in
Constantinople visiting the Sultan
when the war began and was fired upon
and slightly wounded by an Egyptian
political agitator. The loyalty of the
khedive to British rule is strongly
questioned by Anglo Egyptians. His
closest associates are members of the
pro-Turkish party, which is under Ger
man influence
With Lord Kitchener absent from
Egypt and most of the regular British
garrison withdrawn for service in
France, the opportunity for revolu-
tionary outbreaks is an unusual one.
Under these circumstances it is possible
that Britain may use pressure 20 in
duce the Khedive to prolong his visit in
Constantinople until the close of the
war, or until events take a turn which
would insure British successes and dis
courage native plotting in Egypt.
There are $4,000 British territorials
in the garrisons of Egypt, who have re.
placed the regular troops sent to
France. Other territorial regiments
have been sent to India in exchange
for regulars brought to Europe Nal
ia, Gibraltar and other British posses.
sions are now guarded by the teryito.-
ials. These regiments may be sent to
the front in their turn, after they have
undergone severe training, and ne re-
placed by some of the newer recruits
now being broken in in English camps.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
ASSERTS THAT HIS Wife
HID his WORKING TOCS
Youth Offers That as Part of His De-
fense In q Suit in Which He Is
Charged With Failure to Sup
port Her

When Charles M. Graeff was called
before Judge Kunkel this morning to
defend his wife's suit for maintenance,
she having charged he deserted her Ave
months ago, the defendant mentioned
man as correspondent and declared
he was prevented from going to his
work by his wife, saying she hid his
working togs."
The Graeifs were married on Feb
ruary I, 1912, and the wife charged
that her husband has lent very little
support since. She added that thew
lived on a fund which she had saved
prior to their marriage and when that
was exhausted 81 went out and work
&c" Mrs. Graeff said she did not desire
to ask for support for her daughter,
seventeen years old, child by her first
marriage, although she alleged she is
DOW in need, many bills having accrued
during the last five months, a period
during which the wife said she received
no aid from her husband.
The marriage license record shows
that Charles Millard Graeff, of Harris.
burg, obtained license to wed Irene
F. Kline, of Elysburg, on February /
1917, when he was but 81 years old.
His wife at that time gave her age as
III. The record further shows that the
then Irene F. Kline was divorced from
ID. NJ. Geargart, in Sunbury, on Decem.
Der II, 1911, only little more than
a month before the license was issued.
On a surety of the peace charge
growing out of an alleged threat he
made against the life of Simon Cooper,
Jerry Bird this morning was ordered
to furnish a $500 bond "to keep the
peace against Cooper and other law
aoiding citizens for period of one
yea.
witnesses said Bird declared; "I We
got $40 in my pocket to pay to kick
your face Off The remark was sup
tosed to have been made on September
10, last. Bird offered to refute it by
saying: 81 haven't had ten dollars in
my pockets for two months. -
In maintenance suit against her
husband, Edward Metzger, the wife got
an order of $50 a month. A s50-a-
month maintenance order was made
against William Cobaugh. that being
the amount which Cobaugh agreed to
pay his wife at the time of their sepa
| ration four years ago.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
TYPHOID Cases ISOLATED
Health Department onicials Declare
There Is No Danger of An
Epidemic In Hershey

The fact that number of cases of
typhoid fever from Hershey and vicin-
ity have recently been treated in the
Harrisburg hospital, led to the inquiry
at the State Health Department to-
day as to whether the disease has been
considered epidemic in that locality.
DIR. B. +. Roger, chief medical in
spector, said that the disease is not
epidemic at Hershey, but at intervals
there have been about ten cases report
ed, and there may be more. The disease
has made its appearance in certain
parts Of the Lebanon Valley where
some wells are declared to be bad and
the water not fit TO drink. DR.. Roy yer
and DIR. Phillips went to Derry town
ship recently and made an investiga-
tion as to the cause of the disease and
found an old spring, the flow from
which had been diverted when the orig.
NAL channel had been closed up. The
water seeped into depression some
distance away, and being very clear
ana cold was used by people in the
vicinity instead of ice water. 1t was
full OF germs that were considered
dangerous. The flow was shut off and
the spring posted with warning that
the water should not be used.
"Of late" said DIR. Roger, "there
has been a sprinkling of cases but no
epidemic, and We apprehend no seriou.
trouble -
Three cases of typhoid were report.
ed to the department from Enola this
morning, and one from West Fairyiew,
and DIR. Bashore is investigating the
cause, which is supposed to be water.
Ten cases have been reported from
Tower City, near the towns in Upper
Dauphin, and they are supposed to
have been caused by impure milk.
There is NO serious epidemic and the
cases are isolated.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
LONG DROUGHT BROKEN HERE
First Rain of Appreciable Amount
Since August Falls Here

A drought that has prevailed in
Pennsylvania almost uninterrupte
since August, was broken yesterday
when rain fell generally from the lake
region east. 1t was caused bv a
southern storm which moved northwest
during the last twenty-four hours. Ac.
cordlng to report issued at the local
ofiice of the weather bureau this morn
ing the eastern part of the State had
the heaviest rain. Philadelphia had
"a, while Harrisburg was second with
"A. This suffered the heaviest rains
in the Susquehanna valley.
That disturbance will control the
weather conditions in the eastern part
of the State tonight and tomorrow ac-
cording to the local weather forecast.
er. More rain is expected tonight
and it may extend until tomorrow. IT
will be followed by fair weather of
uniformly cooler temperature, due to a
high pressure area to the west. The
temperature has risen from 9 to IL
degrees in the east due to the disturb
ance.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
PROBE FOR ROCK island
Inquiry Into Financial Operations Of
the Road Began by Interstate
Commerce Commission
By Associated Press.

; Washington, Oct. 16.-Inquiry into
the financial operations of the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific Railroad was
begun by the Interstate Commerce
Commission here today. The hearing
which was before Commissioner Gle
ments, is pursuant to a resolution of
the Senate. Joseph w. Folk, chief
counsel for the commission, is conduct
ing the inquiry.
The hearing is for the purpose OF
inquiring into charges made on the
floor of the Senate that through manip,
ulations of small number of finan.
ciers the stockholders of the Rock Is
land has suffered enormous losses.
Frederick c. Sharood, an examiner
of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. describing transaction by which
the Rock Island acquired the Frisco
lines, declared the loss to the Rock
Island railroad was "iust about S35,.
035,O00' and that it was carried on
the company's books as an asset.
Mr.. Sharood, explaining the sc.
QUESTION of the Chicago and Alton road
by the Rock Island Railway Company
declared:
Ny estimate Of the loss to the rail.
way company of the Chicago and Alton
transaction is s6,370,S41 and that
too, on an investment of only a little
over $9,000,O0O.n
The examiner said S. H. Moore, one
of the directors of the Rock Island
Railroad Company, was given a vouch.
er of the Rock Island Railway Company
for about $4,000, to reimburse him for
losses sustained "in supporting in the
market the bonds of the Rock Island
Railroad Company"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
TOLL OF BRITISH
wARSHIPS IN WAR


$50. As she was built several years
ago, it is probable that her crew was
not up to the full complement. Accord.
ing to one report she had only 400
abroad. Whatever the number only
hfty-two men were saved and there
was not single commissioned officer
among them.
The cruisers Amphion, Pathfinder.
Aboukir, Cressy, Hogue, Pagasus and
Hawke and the torpedo gunboat Speedy
make up the British formidable list of
losses in warships in the first ten weeks
of the war. Against this the British
Admiralty claims four German cruisers,
two torpedo boat destroyers, one tor
pedo boat, three submarines and eight
armed commence destroyers.
Omitting the armed merchantmen
the aggregated warships tonnage loss to
England is. off course, much greater
than that to Germany.
In both eases the lost ships with the
exception of the cruiser Amphion and
the submarines, were older craft used
for scouting Surposes, the ships intend
ed for the sterner work of fleet action
being held in safer waters for the cay
when Germany elects to sally from be
hind her naval base of Helgoland
According to reports received here
from Berlin Germany expects British
dreadnoughts to play a part in the
defense of Ostend. Nothing else at the
present moment seems available to keep
the invaders out of the Belgian seaport,
but of course events further south will
decide the ultimate action with regard
to Ostend.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
AUTUMN FESTIVAL GIVEN
Four Hundred People Participate in Big
Church Event

Fully four hundred people participat
ed in the autumn festival given by Mrs.
Clayton Albert Smucker' s Bible class
In the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church last evening. The
event was marked with great brilliancy.
The song and talk program, full of
good fun, with hot pork and bean din.
ner, featured the celebration. The pro-
gram of the evening was under the di.
rection of Mrs. Smueker. There are 100
members in the class and all took some
part in the program that started at $50
p. m. and closed at 1890 D. m. The
church parlors and dining room were
decorated with flags, fruits and wreaths
Of flowers.
"The keynote of the class is serv
ice, said the teacher last night, "and
there is so much work to be done that
membership in it is no place for
drone.''
The officers of the class are: Mrs.
Clayton A. Smucker, teacher; Mrs.
Ralph Wolfe, president; Mrs. NJ. L.
Chubbuek, secretary; Mrs. G. A. Runk,
treasurer; Mrs. NJ. J. Beckley. financial
secretary; Mrs. J. 0. While, class fund
treasurer.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
BRITISH CASUALTY list
CONTAINS 116 Officers

Correspondence of the Associated Press
London, Oct. Am officers cas-
ualty list, which embraces the losses
from September 29 to October 5. shows
a total, in killed, wounded and missing,
of 116 men.
Added to the previous totals up to
September 20, and deducting for wound
ed men who have died and missing
men who have been accounted for, the
record shows that since the beginning
of the war Great Britain casualties in
officers amounts to 1908 men, of whom
2S0' were killed. 625 were wounded and
29S are missing
A total of thirtyfve organizations
is mentioned in this latest list. The
Royal Field Artillery had thirty officers
kelled and five wounded, and the South
Wales Borderers follows with six
casualties, three killed and three wound
ed. In the other units the list of losses
runs from six down to one.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
EXPULSION OF ALL ITALIANS
FROM AUSTRIAN DOCK YARDS

Rome, Oct 16, $50 MA meas.
nre reported to have been adopted by
Prince Eohenlohe, the Governor of
Trieste, ordering the expulsion of all
Italian subjects working in the Aus.
trian dock yards as a consequence of
the fire at the Monfalcone dock yard,
is causing great ferment here.
The "Messagero protests against
1t as an act of hostility to Italians
who, it says, are thus considered re.
sponsible for the fire which greatly
damaged a number of Austrian war.
ships.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
TRAFFIC In PANAMA CANAL
viii Be Resumed in Week After Beins
Blocked by Landslide
By Associated Press .

Washington, Oct. 16.-Colonel
Goethais eabied to the War Department
to-day that traffic through the Panama
canal, blocked by landslide in Culebra
cut Tuesday night, would be reopened
in about a week unless there were
further earth movements. The official
report on the slide and its effect was
brief:
Slide occurred on east side of canal
north of Gold Hill at 5 clock last
evening, 1,150 feet long, completely
blocking channel for 1000 in length. y
Colonel Goethals cabled. "Dredges
were moved to north of it when move
ment began and are now operating to
open up channel for passage of boats.
Unless further movement occurs expect
to have channel open in one week.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
TO RAISE FLAG TOMORROW
Riverside School Gets Present From
Citizens

Citizens of Riverside will present
the Riverside public school with flag
and raise it tomorrow afternoon with
appropriate exercises. The committee,
which arranged for the presentation, is
F. II. Hoffman, chairman; B. A. Lotz.
Mr.. Welsh. j. E. Nagle, tt A. White,
). Porter, g. Griffee and l.. Dapp. The
following program will be carried out
Prayer. the Rev. R. D. Loudman,
Tastor of Riverside M. E. church; sing,
ing, Susquehanna township High school.
Lucknow, Rockville and Riverside g
schools; address, E. Moeslein; presenta
ton of flag, Lewis NJ. Neiffer; accept
anee of flag, President Henry, of School
Board; address, Headmaster Brown. of
Harrisburg Academy, and Prof. Patter
son, superintendent of Susquehanna
township schools.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
MINOR SMOKER GOES FREE
Technical Error in Procedure Results in
Court Dismissing Charges

A technical error in legal procedure
resulted in the case of Ben Payne, a
Middletown minor, accused of buying
and smoking cigarettes. being dismissed
in juvenile court this morning.
Payne had been held for court by
Thomas Jordan, the Cowboy Burgess ;,
OF 'Middletown, but was released by the
Court, first, because he is IS years old
and his case should have been tried on
the regular criminal sessions, and sec
ondly on the ground that the prelimi-
nary hearing was held before the Mid
dletown Burgess, whereas a Justice of
the peace should have conducted it.
Burgess Jordan said dealers have
been selling cigarettes to minors "on
the sly and it is his intention to con.
tinue to fight illegal sales.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Eoilad

'tWho' s that worried man over at
the third tablet
That is Bellison, the inventor of the
hydraulic telephone, the wireless razor
and many other marvellous scien:ifc dis
coveries.
Wonder what s bothering himl'
He can t invent an excuse with
which to greet his wife when he gets
home. ''-Philadelphia Ledger.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
PEASANTRY BALkS GERMANS
IN CROSSING THE VISTULA

London, Oct. 16, 2.55 P. MA
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Company
from Petrograd says:
ITO the local peasantry, among
them many girls, is attributed in part
the failure of the German attempts to
cross the Vistula during the recent
lighting. The girls aided the Russian
soldiers by digging trenches.
On the initiative of a new English
club here, a movement is on foot to
raise detachment of recruits for the
British army. Many Lancashire men
employed in cotton mills have volun.
teered. The force will be known as
the Pale detachment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
BASEBALL PLAYERS MEET
Fraternity Reflects David L. Fult
AS President
By Associated Press.

New York, Oct. 16.-The baseball
players fraternity announced to-day
that David l.. Fultz had been reelected
president for term of three years at
the annual meeting of the board of di-
rectors yesterday Edward NJ. Reul-
bach was elected secretary. The fol-
lowing were elected vice presidents and
members of the advisory board: Ray
mond w. Collins, Jacob f. Daubert,
John P. Henry, Frank NJ. McDermott,
John B. Miller and Edward thinner
man.
Features of the baseball contract
which are to be taken up later with
the national commission were discuss
ed and decided on, it was said, but
were not made public. t.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
DROUGHT IN State broken
More Than Inch of Rain Falls in Penn
sylvania After Dry Spell That
Lasted for 55 Days
By Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Oct. 16-More than an
inch of rain fell in Pennsylvania in the
last twenty four hours. breaking a
drought which had continued for fifty
FIVE days.
Farming was seriously affected by the
dry spell and coal mining was carried
ON under difficulties because of the lack
OF water TO operate machinery.
Railroads in the interior of the State
were also handicapped, il. some places
water having had to be carried many
miles for locomotives.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Rumors of Sinking Breslau Denied

London, Oct. 16, $50 P. MA teIe-
gram receiv ed here from Constantinople
conveys suggestive official commune
cation issued to the local press which
denies rumors of the sinking Of the
cruiser Breslau. The spreaders of such
reports are threatened with court mar
tial. This is the first that has been
heard in London of any rumored dis
aster to this German cruiser now in
Turkish waters. She has, however, been
reported in action in the Black Sea.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
DARKT0WN WILL CELEBRATE
Kelly Hose Company to Help in Cele-
bration at Middletown

The Rescue Hose Company, of Mid
dletown, the guest of the Reilly Hose
during the fremen g convention here.
sent an invitation to the Reilly Hose
Company, of thi4 clry, inviting it to
attend a celebration of the winning of
the Darktown prize, which was given
TO the best Darktown fire company in
III line IN the big tiremen S parade on last
Thursday.
The Reilly will leave the square to,
night at Z o'clock with 40 men and
the Kolonial Kids band.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
FRENCH WAR OFFICE REPORTS
PROGRESS ON ALLIES LEFT

Paris, Oct Is, 2.45 P. M.-The
French War Office made an official an
nouneement this afternoon as follows:
The progress indicated in the com
munieation of yesterday has been con
firmed.
ION our left wing the field of ac-
tion of the allied forces extends at the
present time from the region of Ypres
to the sea-
I'm Russia, on the left bank of the
Vistula river, the Russian troops dur
ing the day of October 13, repuIsed
the German attacks on Warsaw and
Ivangorod.
=" A battle is going on south of
Przemysl.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
HOW'S PLAN FOR UNEMPLOYED
Urges Senate Committee to Take Over
Mines and Other Industries
By Associdted Press.

Washington, Oct. 16.-James Eads
How, the self-styled millionaire ho-
boz heading committee OF the un-
employed to-day urged the Senate
Education committee to report favor
ably the MARITIME bill to provide that
the government take over operation of
mines and other industries to give work
to every person applying for it.
Mr.. How told the committee that
10000 men were idle in New York
and between 10000 and 100000 in
Philadelphia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Holland Liner at Falmouth

London, Oct. 16,-The Holland.
American Line steamer Noordam, from
New York October s for Rotterdam. has
arrived in Falmouth. Several other
steamers of the Holland American Line
which sailed from New York since the
beginning of the war from Rotterdam.
have been diverted by the English au.
thorities from their course and sent to
English ports.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Fear Wolves in Armv camns

7 Rome, Oct. I6, 2.15 P. MA dis.
patch from Cettinje says: "a close
watch at night is necessary at the
military camps not only because of the
fear of the enemy but on account Of
the dread of wolves which, when the
first snow covered the mountain tops,
begin to descend and wander in ra
pacious bands, attacking the living if
they cannot find dead"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Back Yark Scenery

Belle-How do you and your mother
like your new homef
Beulah-We don't like the neighbor
hood.
'Why notf'
"Oh, we we been accustomed to see.
ing better looking clothes on the lines
wash days. ''-Yonkers Statesmen.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Married at Stevens Manse

A pretty wedding in East Harrisburg
last night was that uniting Miss Mabel
Stahl, of Millerstown, and Chester
Wright, of Newport. The ceremony
was performed at the Stevens Memorial
Methodist Episcopal church manse.
Thirteenth and Vernon streets, the Rev
DR.. Clayton Albert Smucker, officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright will take short
wedding trip before settling in New.
port.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Curtain Rod Injuries Child

Anna Baughman, the S-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthu,
Baughman. of Enhaut, was sent home
to-day from the Harrisburg hospital
after severe laceration in the rooI
of her mouth was treated. She fell
while holding steel curtain rod in he,
mouth, inficting a wound which re
quired two stitches.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Lightering Sunken Vessels Cargo
By Associated Press

New York, Oct 16.-The crew of
the United Fruit Company's steamer
Metaphan, sunk in collision yesterday
with the American Hawaiian Line
steamer lowar IN Ambrose channel, be.
gan to-day to lighter a part of the
cargo of bananas and coffee. 1t was
said at the Offices of the company that
they expected to have the vessel afloat
within twenty y-four hours.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Charge Man With Robbery

Dick Owens, eolored, was held under
5000 bail for court, by Mayor ROYAL
in police court last night. He is
charged with highway robbery by Har-
ry tpdegrove, who says Owens robbed
him of his watch at Sixth and Boas
streets early Tuesday morning.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Civic Association 70 Meet

The American Civic Association will
meet in tenth annual session at Wash
ington, D. c., December 8 and 4. j.
Horace Mcfarland, who has been presi
dent since its organization, will pre-
side. Town planning and neighborhood
Improvement will be taken up.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
Alleged Violations of Neutrality

Washington, Oct. 16.-Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British Ambassador.
called the attention of acting Seere.
tary Lansing to-day to alleged viola
tions of neutrality in the Philippines
where he said the British government
believed various German ships had been
eoaied at sea from Manila. Inquiry
was directed Immediately by the State
Department to the authorities at Ma.
Mia.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-10-16
GOLDEN EAGLES OFFICERS
Convention in Norfolk Comes to Close
After Election Today

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 16.-The Supreme
Council, Knights of the Golden Eagle,
closed its convention here to-day by
electing the following officers:
John w. Ford, Philadelphia, chief
Thomas H. White, Clayton, Del, high
priest; John B. Treibler, Philadelphia,
master of records; William Culbertson n /,
Philadelphia, master of exchequer; Dan
F. Billmeyer, Baltimore, herald.