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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

cans peas, SO cans tomatoes, l . pump
kins, ! cans baked beans, % cans Of
miscellaneous, 20 oranges, / peek of
onions, l peck turnips, punches cell
cry, l pack of macaroni, l sack flour,
cakes soap.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

Colonel Roosevelt at the Chicago meeting of tho
Bull Moose national committee nor did he even send q
telegram Perhaps the Colonel is economzing to make up
for expenses of the Fall spin around the loon
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HAD HIS SUSPICIOUS

A gentleman in the South End invited us to come ont
and eat some beefsteak with him. The invitation is so
unusual and unreasonable that fear it plot to
ambush and assassnate and therefore egretfuly
decline.-Houston Post.
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CULTURE IN A PRISON

II understand that this prison been thoroughly re-
formed"
YES replied the gentemanly convict '"The only
fault we have to find now is the necessity assocatng
with so uneultured person the
Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

Too bad that money the defeated candidates for office
spent ON their useless campaign could have turned
to the Begians.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

Carnegie says it is foolish to demand larger United
States Navy Can it be that Andy has sold his Steel
stock?
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

eign relations3" asked the patrioti, cit
izen
"They don It do you any good, re-
piled the local politician. "'What you
want is a lot of relations right here in
your own country that II vote the way
you tell 'em to, ,''--Washington Star.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

Harrisburgs police department still is bringing home
the bacon" in the form of recovered loot
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

Foreign Relations Can't Vote
" What is your opinion of our for
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-03

We wonder if Clifford Pnehots official residence still il
in Pike county
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YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest, so; lowest, "A; a. M, A; s p. M, so.
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Artistic Printing at Star-Independent.
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D E G E M B E R
WEATHER FORECASTS

Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair to-
night and probably Friday. Colder
Lowest temperature tonight about 40
degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania; Unsettled
and colder tonight and Friday. Fresh
north and northeast winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
Russian Army Now on
Frontier of Silesia

London, Dec 19.-The Petrograd cor
respondent of "The Times" sends the
following:
"The enemy's third incursion into
Galicia has been arrested on the very
borders of the province. Some maneu-
wiring on the part of General Radko
Dimitrieff's corps suficed to check the
invading columns, although they
crossed the Carpathians on a wide
front, extending between Wieliczka and
the headwaters Of the San River.
"No definite information has been
forthcoming as yet regarding the new
point of attack in Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's invasion of Poland. After
his futile efforts to break through the
Russian lines on the Bzura River, it
is probable that he will seek to de-
liver a blow further south, but it Is
not known whether this will be toward
Warsaw or Kielce.
"The Russian army is within a
stones throw of the Silesian border
north of Cracow, which is the real pivot
of all the operations now developing.
The desperate thanking moves on the
Bzura River and from the Carpathians
only serve to in iicate that the Rus
SLAMS hold the pivot firmly, whence in
good time they will sweep the fanking
columns off the road and advance into
the heart Of Germany"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
BRITISH CAPTURE
CREW OF EMDEN
Get Forty Men Who Es-
capped from CocOs ISL
and in Schooner.

Paris, Dec. 1S.-The Ministry of
Marine announced to-day that the Brit
ish auxiliary cruiser Empress Of Japan
had captured the collier Exford, having
on board three officers and forty men
from the German cruiser Emden, sunk
November 10 by the Australian cruiser
Sydney. These are the forty men who
escaped 10 Cocos Island and subse-
quently sailed away IN Communicated
schooner named the Aysha.
Forty men Of the German cruiser
Emden were ashore on COcos Island
when their vessel was overtaken and
sunk by the Sydney. Under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Muecke, they COM
a Cocos Island schooner,
loaded il with provisions and sailed
away. A dispatch from Manila Deem
Der 16 said these men later captured a
collier. on which they mounted two
Maxim guns, evidently brought with
them from the Emden, and began RAID
ing commerce in the Pacific.
This report came through officers OF
the British steamer Malacca, which has
arrived at Jolo. Where they captured
this collier has not been divulged. The
Malacca, fearing that she would be
overhauled by this collier, made her
way into Jolo without showing lights.
This would indicate that the collier has
been operating in the Pacific not far
from the Philippine Islands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
British Sure Spies Aided
German Raiders on Coast

Scarborough, Dec. 1S.-The authori-
ties. especially those concerned with
coast defence, are occupied in investi-
eating some strange condolences IN
Connection with the German raid, all
of which point to an intimate knowledge
OF localities by the commanders OF me
German warships. II may be said that
II is easy to gain exact acquaintance
with the position Of railway station,
for instance, by glance at an ordinary
man or the ordinary plan of a town:
The German gunners went further
than that. They directed their tre at
houses. hotels and other buildings
where until recently men Of the York
shire dragons. yeomanry and territor-
ials were quartered for training pur-
roses. In only one case did these
nremises escape injury. The same re-
markable knowledge OF the training
Quarters and officers was shown az
Whitby and Hartlepool.
The principal question the people ask
Is how the Germans knew there would
he no British war vessels in Scarbor-
onob or the other places on Wednesday
,nornipg. At the Har,lepools the Ger
mans met his majesty's ships Patrol
and Doom, inferior ships TO meet an
a,,sck NV battle cruiser and a eruis-
- There were 10 British craft IN
Searhoroueh roads until the afternoon.
These are perturbing facts which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
u. S. Will Not Protest
German Bombardment

Washington, Dec. Undetermined
that the United States shall continue
uninvolved in the controversy which
has arisen between the European bel
ligerents over alleged violations Of The
Hague conventions, President wilson
and Secretary Bryan will make no rep
reservations TO Germany concerning
the bombardment Of the east coast OF
England by German warships.
Should England make a protest TO
the United States, it will, Of course,
courteously received, as have similar
protests from Belgium, France and
Germany concerning the use OF dunn
dunn bullets and other alleged viola
tions of the rules of warfare by their
respective enemies. The fact that Ger
man officials have already taken issue
with the British contention that the
English coast towns recently bonn
barded were undefended has empha-
sized 70 officials here the controversial
nature of the case.
While the attitude Of the Washing
ton government is chiefly due TO de-
sire to keep from being entangled in
the wars controversies, its course also
has been influenced largely by the feel
ing that during the progress of the con-
Aict protests from even neutral powers
an OF little avail. though certain TO
be taken into full account when finai
reckoning is made at the conference OF
powers which will meet ultimately to
discuss terms of peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
FRENCH PARLIAMENT
TO MOURN ITS DEAD
Seats of Members Killed in war
To Be Draped in Grape
When Body Meets.

Paris. Dec. 18.-There will be a num-
her of empty seats in both houses
when the French Parliament meets on
December 22. Those Of Senator Emile
RAYMOND and Deputies Pierre Gougoh'
Edouard Nortier and Paul Proust, VINO
we're killed in battle, will be draped
in Grape. .5
There arc a number Of Senators and
IDENTITIES in the territory occupied by
Germany. and the French government
has been trying to communicate with
them through the Spanish Embassy IN
Berlin, but so far unsuccessiuiiy'
Among these members is one OF the
deans Of the Senate, the Academiciar
Alfred Mesieres. Others in the occu-
MED territory are Senators Charles
Noel. Georges Ermant, Charles Se6line'
Joseph Dehove. Gustave Dron and Au-
ouste Potie, who are mayors oil the
cities they represent in Parliament ana
remained ut their posts. ,,...
Deputy Pasqual, territorial IleuVen-
ant in the active French army, is an
other who will be missing. lie wa
taken prisoner at Maubeuge. Deputy
Dasly. the Mayor of Lens, will also be
absent. as he is believed to have been
shot by the Germans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
Won BUELOW HOPES
TO PLACATE ITALY
Reported Intent on Inducing Her
to Keep Out of War and
Act as Peacemaker.
IBy Gable to The TrIbuns.l

Milan, Dec. 1S.-Prince Won Buelow,
who arrived at Rome yesterday in his
new ambassadorial capacity, is said in
political circles to be intent on frus-
trating Italy's treatened EMERY into the
European struggle against her imperial
allies by inducing the Italian govern
ment to assume the role of the worlds
peacemaker on the basis Of neither
victor nor vanquisheG." The Kaiser
deems the present time opportune, be-
cause of the persistent deadlock on the
Belgian-French front and the decided
check ali along the eastern line to the
Russian advance.
This version agrees well with the
statement in the Vatican press that
Emperor Francis Joseph, regretting the
failure of the Pope's appeal for
Christmas truce through the persistent
opposition Of Russia and France, has
warmly welcomed and supported Bene-
dict XV's resolve to exert further
diplomatic pressure at the beginning
of the new year, with a view to stop
ping the war.
II is said that the President of the
United States heartily approves Of the
Papal initiative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
Berlin Believes Battle Has
Ranished Fear of Invasion

Berlin Via wireless to Sayville, Long
island, Dec. 1S.-The official news hu-
reau to-day gave out the following
items.
The coincidence of the expedition
20 the English coast and the victory in
the east continues to cause general re-
joicing. Although the headquarters re-
port is chary Of details, there is rem
eral expectation that the Russian de-
feat will prove 10 have been compile. J,
From details already available, how
ever, it seems safe to say that the vic
tory has freed Germany from any pos
sible menace of invasion from the east
for a long period. The Austrians ap-
pear to have done their work quite as
thoroughly.
The political effect of the victory
also is likely to be advantageous as re-
CARDS certain powers whose attitude
might depend on the course of the
events of the war.
"While nearly the whole press is dis
posed to consider Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's victory in the light Of
an utter crushing of the Russians, the
military critic Of the 'Norwarts' speaks
in a more moderate tone.
1.-THE talk of destructive defeat Of
the Russians is for the present a sense
less and misleading exaggeration,' says
this critic. AN army of a million men,
like the Russian army, which has. in
deed, in the last four weeks suffered
severe losses, but which always has
been able to fill the gaps with recruits,
does not let itself be destroyed under
present conditions on a front of sew
eral hundred kilometres "a kilometre
is about two-thirds OF a mile)'
"Vienna's report indicates that the
Russians are still maintaining the ag-
gressive in the Carpathians, but de-
clares that they are retreating else
where. That Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg will follow up his advantage
TO the fullest extent may confidently
be expected.
General Welitchko, the Russian Of
fcer of Port Arthur fame, has been
KILLED near LODI"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
London Says Silence Of U. S.
Endangers N. Y. Skyscrapers
[By Cable TO The Tribune


London, Dec. 1s-"The Westminster
Gazette" writing of the coast raid
says:
"But let it freely be conceded that
these exploits are possible to any
power which chooses to take the risk
and has no regard for the conventions
which limit the ssvagery of war. II
Germany were at war with the United
States, or if she chose TO declare war
at short notice, it would be quite pos
sible for her to open the campaign
by bombarding the skyscrapers OF
New York or throwing shells on the
numerous undefended towns of the
North American coast. No possible
navy can do more than make these ad-
ventures a hazard, for perfect patrol
&C the seas is an impossibillty.
"This country will know how to sus-
tain its own case, and will do so by
more effective methods than appeals to
any neutral tribunal, but it goes with.
out saying that the neutral nations, and
especially those which, like Italy and
the United States, have large stretches
of undefended seaboard, must be
deeply interested in the challenge
which Germany has thrown down to all
accepted interpretations Of the rules Of
war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
ALSACE AGAIN HAS
A FRENCH COURT
Installation of First at
Thanh Is Simple,
but Dramatic.

Paris, Dec. 1.-THE first French
court in the reconquered territory at
Thanh, Alsace, was installed yesterday
with ceremonial that was dramatic in
it's simplicity. The courtroom was
crowded with girls in picturesque Al
satan costumes and old men who had
waited forty-odd years for the day
when France should return to AL
SAGE.
The courtroom was silent until the
guard of honor of dragons, posted
back of the dais, drew their sabres at
the word of command from their Off
GERS. Another officer then entered the
room and advanced to the judges desk
and in solemn tones said:
an the name of the French peo-
ple"-- The low sobbing of an old
Alsatian, unable 10 restrain his emo
ton, interrupted the officer, but after
short pause he continued: land by
virtue of the instructions of the gem
eral commanding the First Army we
declare, Monsieur - judge at
Thanh with jurisdiction" etc.
That was ali. The young people
rushed cheering out into the street,
while the old men remained for awhile
in their places in quiet ecstacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
ABOUT TO BE SHOT,
HEARS CHILD'S PLEA
Little Daughter Begs His For.
givenesS Just Before German
Soldiers Kill Him.

London, Dec. 19.-"The Daily News"
publishes the following dispatch from
Paris:
Little has been known up to the
present of the circumstances in which
the male population Of Surice, in the
district of Namur, was massacred and
the little village almost totally de-
stroyed by the Germans in September.
A Belgian newspaper, lie Vingtieme
Steele which is now published at
Havre, gives a few details.
"The Prussians arrived in the village
covered with dust and black with pow
der. Their officers yelled that shots
had been fred. Immediately closed
doors were Durst ouen and the covering
occupants dragged out forthwith.
with the butt ends Of their rifles
the soldiers drove the wretched herd
into the market square, needless Of the
entreaties of women and the cries of
terrified children.
"Then, as the soldiers, obedient TO
the captains orders, hustled the men
up against a stone wall for execution. a
little girls voice arose from the group
Of weeping women and children whom
the other soldiers were keeping back at
bayonet's point:
"Father, father, they are going 70
kill youl Forgive me, father-forgive
me all the pain | know | have caused
you'll
Among the doomed men opposite
one father was seen TO draw the back
of his hand across his eyes to hide the
tears that gushed forth. At that mo-
ment the signal was given and the afro
eiouS butcbery was accomplished"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
Russians Retire on 250-Mile
Front, Vienna's Report

Vienna, Dec. 10 via London) The
following Austrian official statement
was made public to-day.
'The beaten Russian main forces
are being pursued on the entire battle
front, 400 kilometres wide (about $50
miles, from Krosno (Galicia), to the
mouth Of the i'zura River Gin Poland)
where it empties into the Vistula.
"The enemy yesterday was driven
from his positions north of the Car
pathians between Krosno and Zakli-
czyn. On the lower Donajec River we
and our allies are doing battle with
the enemy's rear guard.
an South Poland our advance so far
has been made without important fight
ing. Petrokow, day before yesterday,
and Przedborz yesterday were stormed.
"The heroic garrison at Przemysl has
continued further fighting in front OF
the fortress with success.
"The situation in the Carpathians
has not yet substantially changed"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
BERLIN CRITICISES
YELLOW BOOK

Berlin, Dec. 1s.-The Official Press
Bureau to-day gave out the following:
"The 'Norddeutsche Allegemeine lei
tung,' commenting on the French yell
low Book, copies Of which have just
been received. says that II consists of
documents obviously selected and pre-
pared to prove that Russia did not pro-
woke the war. to place the response
bility on GERMANY, to create dissension
between Germany and Austria and TO
turn neutral nations, especially Hol-
land and Denmark, against Germany.
ut can be stated that the pretended
official German secret report concern
ing the increase in the German army.
which the French War Minister is said
TO have received in March, 1913, is only
clumsy invention, this newspaper
SAYS"
This Invention" il is said. seeks to
show that the purpose of the German
policy is to bring the whole world un-
der Germany's paramount power. to
Cypress small nations and TO reconuuer
territories which long centuries ago be-
longed to the German Empire, such as
Burgundy and portions of the Baltic
provinces inhabited by Germans.
mo serious man in GERMANY" the
paper continues, lever harbored such
fantastic ideas, quite as ridiculous as
other efforts made in the first chapter
of the Yellow Book TO give verisimili-
tude by means Of official reports from
French representatives in Germany to
the assertion that Germany is a danger
to peace. The detriments consist mere
ly Of reports from military and naval
attaches, which obviously are based
upon communications from very ques-
tiOnable agents. Were the German
government TO adopt similar methods il
could compose a bulky volume of such
detriments. For instance. a report
from the military attache to the Ger
man Embassy at st. Petersburg. dated
August 10, 1910. referring TO increased
activity in the Russian army in connec-
ton with measures undertaken with a
view 70 war against Germany. The
attache wrote this report owing to an
article in the official Russian military
paper, the 'Russky Invalid in which
the writer proposed a jubilee celebra-
ton Of the fifth centenary Of an all
Slav victory over the Teutons-a vic
tory which the writer OF the article.
Colonel Eltchaninnow. an officer of the
Russian General staff, said he would
like TO see repeated. The victory to
which he referred was the battle of
Tannenborg on July IS. lil0. In this
battle German army was defeated BY
Poles and Lithuanian"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-19
tBy Cable to The rrlbune.l

London, Dec. 18.-"The Morning
Post" prints letter from Budapest to
the correspondent OF a Hungarian
newspaper in London, which says:
IL gather from official and private
sources that the whole Austro- Hunga-
rian army in the south Is by now prac-
tically non-existent. The bare facts are
that we lost in dead and wounded dur
ing rear guard actions and flight more
than 10000 men, and in prisoners
something like $4,000, while we sacri-
feed in guns, provisioss and ammuni-
ton more than the Servians ever had
in the whole war.
81 hear that the troops in the north
around Belgrade and the garrison of
that city are crossing the river and
evacuating the town, and that guns
are being mounted in Somlin and oppo-
site Lemendria again to defend Hun
gary from Servian invasion. Servian
invasion of Hungary sounds in the ears
Of the people here not unlike Zulu
invasion, for they have believed one to
be as impossible as the other. You can
imagine the stupefaction of the people
when confronted with the fact. After
all, it is not only not impossible, but
indeed, very likely.
81 understand General Potiorek will
have to answer for the disaster before
a special court martial next week in
Vienna, whittier he has been called TO
appear. for the public and official cir
cles are furious at him. The Viennese
press make him responsible for the
rout, arguing that he ought to have
known whether his army was strong
enough to stand against attack if it
were weakened by the withdrawal of
three army corps. He consented, IL
appears, to the withdrawal, and it is
believed his case is quite hopeless:
at is rumored that General Nina
relli Fitzgerald will be Potiorek's sue.
cessor. He is a very able man, son OF
English parents.
Aged Emperor in Tears.
"A Viennese journalist told me yes
terday that the old Emperor, when IN
formed of the Servian victory by Count !
Paar. turned white as death, then bent |
over his writing table and wept. Later |
he had an interview with the Minister !
of War, and it is said IL is on his !
orders that General Potiorek is to be !
court martialled.
"Rumors spread in Vienna that the I
Emperor was furious, and this gave
courage to the people there to begin a
demonstration. Thousands marched
down the Ringstrasse and stopped ,e-
fore the royal palace. shouting 'Hochs'
for the Emperor and Down with Po-
tiorekl'
"In Budapest demonstrations have
been renewed every lay for he last |
week, in spite Of vigorous police meas
ures. In other cities excitement and 1
dissatisfaction are still greater, espe-
cially in Prague, where the demo .stra-
tions assumed riotous character. |
More than two hundred people wer. ar
rested there this week, and vii, be 4
charged before court martial with
rioting, which means tina. they will be
|. lot unless the authorities in Vienna
balk at such wholesale executions and
their undoubted consequences in Buda-
pest and other Hungarian towns, and
dare not put their tn eats about a