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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
CONWAY LETTER MEN
Roscoe Gouglcr. Former Central High
StRr. MnS q NnInnhlr NInn

NGtt'di 10 me rlcgrurE
Carlisle. Pa. Dec. 16-Conwav Han
letter men include Roscoe Goug-ler,
former Central High School star of
Harrisburg.
At a meeting Of the Conway Athletic
Association Yesterday Frederick q.
Forsythe, of Portage. was elected can
tam; Letters were granted yesterday
TO the following:
George Bacon. Laurel. Del: David
Axe. Portage, Pa: George b. Field.
Ian Manopac. New Jersey; Roscoe
GouSier. Harrisburg: Frank Martin.
Easton. Pa: Lewis MacGregor. Carlisle,
Pa; Roy Pickens. Bellwood Pa: Chas'
Iced Mount Carmel, Pa; Norwood
SpegE. Carlisle, Pa. Mark and Guidon
W aIkinshaw. WilliamsJown. Pa: Fred
orS& the. Portage; Evans Handy. Ches-
ter, Pa, and Ernest Kemp. Nanticoke
Pa. ~ =
The new captain. Forsythe. is of
ca!ly. He has played as a tackle and
Is favorite with his schoolmates.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
BREssLER IN FOURTH PLACE
Former Harrisburg TwirIer Made Good
In Anne rlcnn Lcnrnl.

"Rube' Bressler, former Harris
burg southpaw twirler won fourth n
place as a mound artist in the Amer
lean League.
Leonard and Foster. of Boston. both
have better averages than Walter
jumped TO the Federals, but Johnson
took part in 81 games, which is more
than any other twirler worked i'm dur
ing the season. 'Rube" Bressler
pitched good enough i'm 30 games to
finish in fourth place. while "Chief''
Bender. the next of the Mackmen, is
twelfth. Johnson leads in strikeouts
with a total of 225 and Shaw. of Wash :
ington, issued the most bases on balls.
Shaw, of Washington, was the most
liberal young man in the league for in
his forty eight contests he transferred
1871 men to first.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16

with a two-act Lubin drama for the
headliner. THE Grip of the Past Is Il
society drama produced os only Lubin
films can be made. y Nitagraph drama,
The Man Who Might Have Been"
Hearst-Selig Weekly of Current
Events. and Snakeville comedy,
"Sophie's Fatal Wedding" complete the
program. Friday, the big feature pro-
duction, THE Naked Truth" in five
acts, will be shown. This is the story
of a real woman and taken from the
French novel of that name.-Adver-
tisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
HAM FOR KING AIRE,RT

Hagerstown, Md, Dec. 16.--A car
load of provisions donated by residents
of Middletown, Thurmont, brunswick
and other places for the Belgian re-
lief fund, contained a large country
ham from William L. Smith. of Mid
dletown, tagged FOR King Albert of
Belgium" A total of about $4,000 in
cash and S,4OO pounds of provisions
was sent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16

ent salary by a rival concern. Gertie
decides to accept it. and so does not
go down TO business that day. 1T so
happens that the princess requests
Mayer to call at the palace that very
day and bring Miss Gertie with him to
show the new gowns. Alarmed by the
advice and calls upon the absent girl
in person. He persuades her to go
with him to the palace. At the con-
clusion of a most successful call he de-
termnes to make the girl his for all
time, proposes and is accepted.-Adver.
tisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16

will meet the Wilkes Barre lndepen-
dents. This is a high price attraction.
Captain McCord will have his team
out for practice every night. The
Wilkes Barre team has the reputation
of being the fastest team in the coal
region, and has defeated most of the
other coal region teams. including the
Wilkes Barre city team. They play
under the national rules. which will be
the rules used at Chestnut street dur
ing the balance of the season.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16

"Hobey' Baker. the former star
football and hockey player of Prince
ton university, who has Joined the New
York Athletic Club and will be a mem
Der of that organizations hockey team
this winter. Baker is considered one
of the greatest all-around hockey play
ers in the country and should be
prominent figure in the games that are
played at New York, Boston and Mont
real this year
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
COLONIAL.

"St Elmo" the beautiful dramatiza-
ton of Augusta Evans novel of that
title that has been delightinE patrons
at the Colonial Theater will be pre-
sented there for the last times to-day.
picture art, is in six parts. and calls
in superb scenery and splendid acting.
OF the four Keith acts that combine in
to a fine vaudeville offering, the Six
Little Honey Bees. a rafting juvenile
singing act, is probably the most
popular. Hallen Fuller and company
presenting a screeching comedy. will
head the vaudeville festivities for the
last half of the week.-Advertisem
PHOTOPLAY TODAY
We present a good program to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
STOLE CHRISTMAS CHECK

HagerstOwn, Nd, Dec. 16.-One of
the meanest thefts was committed
here when it was discovered that a
Christmas savings check had been
stolen from Barnum's poolroom and
restaurant. Later Walter Green. a
colored youth, was arrested charged
with taking the check.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16

-WaTN1 LU. sSOWTUINT, y. Mo-
Curdy, 6; Elwood Sourbier. 4 Welt
eel, 4; Hershey, 4; Hennenkamp. 2:
Senft, !. Foul goals, Hershey. 9 of
II; Weitzel of 4. Referee, Hilton
Scorer, Seitz; Timer, DeLone. Periods
20 minutes each.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
HASSETT TOSSERS
SCORE FIRST VICTORY
Win From Spring Grove Five in
Opening Game at Cathe-
dral Hall

Basketball on the Hassett Clubs
floor at Cathedral Hall, North street.
opened last night. Spring Grove sent
its crack team to Harrisburg for the
first time, and Hassett trimmed the
victors. score 50 to 10. The game
though one-sided furnished much in
teTest.
Every man on the Hassett team
played a star game. The best work
was by McCurdy, Ed Sourbier and
Weitzel. Hershey. Senft and Myers
played the best game for the visitors.
The next game at Cathedral Hall will
be Tuesday, December %. when the
Oivets of Heading will be the attrac-
ton. The lineup and summary:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-16
Independents Will
Meet Wilkes-Barre Five

Basketball at Chestnut Street Audi
torium will be resumed Saturday night
when the Harrisburg Independents
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
AlR0OSTOOK LIQUOR
DEPUTY IS MISSING
Harry C. Hillman Disappears Following a Call
Upon Foreigner-One Arrest Made

Island Falls Me-. Dec 22-Deputy Sheriff Harry C. Hill
who has been active in the enforcement of the prohbtory
liquor law has disappeared and county officials
ed the fear that he had been kidnapped had with
play who is said to have made threats against the
uty, has been detained suspicion
Hlman last at o'clock last night He told his
family that he going foreign resident
OF liquor seized by mistake and that he would be back home
Is minutes Upon his failure to his family made
quries and learned from the foreigner that Hman had
formed his errand and started for his home Since then
trace of him has been found.
In the absence of Sheriff Bryson, Deputy Sheriff Gion of
Houton conducted nvesga on today With the seectmen
and other town officers he searching party and
went through hte houses of several foreigners without find
ing cew The search then led to Shnn pond Patten
employed aborer said to have made threats against
Hman because of liquor seizures The suspect accord
ing to the officers about to leave the county when
detained.
The disappearance has caused much excitement through
out this vicinity Himan prominent in and county
affairs and had attracted much attention activity
in stopping the illegal liquor traffic Recently he had made
liquor seizures from foreigners working
merry
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
Text of Declaration

Tho full text of the declaration of
the government. as read in Parliament
by Premier viviani, follows:
Gentlemen: There is at this time
but one single policy; combat with
out mercy until such time as we ac-
cornplish the definite liberation of Eu-
rope, won by victory insuring peace.
This is the cry which was wrung from
all lips when, during the session IF
the Chamber Of Deputies of Aug. 4,
there became evident, as has been
SO we'll described by the President of
the Republic, that sacred unity which
in the pages of future history. will be
the honor Of France.
This Is tho cry that Is being repeat
ed by all Frenchmen, but only after
they ha ~ put an end to the disco"is
which too often take possession Of
our minds and which blind enemy
niistools for differences that could not
be composed. It is the cry that Is be-
ing heard from the glorious trenches
where France has thrown all her
youth and all her virility. In front of
this rousing evidence. unexpected by
Germany Of national sentiment. Ger
many was troubled in the intoxication
Of her dream Of victory.
IN the first day Of the conflict.
Germany denied the right: she had re-
course to force; she disdained history
and 70 violate the neutrality of Bel
gium and invade France she invoked
the remarkable law OF self-interest.
"Since this time the German gov
eminent has realized that it was re-
cessary for It TO- consider the opposi-
:ioE Of the world and 1t recently at
tempted rehabilitation Of the atti-
tudo by endeavoring to throw back
upon the allies the responsibility for
the war. But In spite of this. the truth
has appeared.
1t has shown itself rising above the
falsehoods that amiable credulity no
longer accepts. All the documents pub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
Ia DEMOCRATS
81 REPUBLICANS
II PROGRESSIVES
FOR RESOLUTION

Notwithstanding repeated public as
sertions that many members of the
House would try to dodge a record
vote on the Hobson resolution, the roll
call disclosed a heavy attendance
larger than the average throughout
the session. On the final ballot 1856
votes were recorded. To have carried
the resolution would have required 26s
affirmative votes. 1t thus failed by 81
votes.
Party lines were wiped out in the
struggle. Democratic Leader Under
wood and Republican Leader Mann
fought shoulder to shoulder at the
head of the forces opposing the reso-
luton. And when the vote came OF
the 1877 standing for the resolution ia
were Democrat, 81 were Republican
and II were Progressives and were
Independent Republicans.
Voting for the Hobson resolution
were:
Democrats-Abercrombie, Adamson,
Aiken, Alexander, Baker, Barley,
Bell of Ga; Borchers, BorIand, Brod :
beck, Burnett, Byrnes, S. c.; Byrns,
Tenn; Chandler, Miss; Caraway,
~~''' val sS'y S'd' NJ Fidst SoIiICfp SoT"
nelly, kan.; Crisp, Becker, Dietrich,
Dershem, Dickinson, Diffenderfer,
Doolittle, Evans, Faison, Ferguson,
Ferris, Fields, Finley, Flood, Floyd,
Foster, Fowler, Francis, Garrett,
Texas; Glass, Goodwin, Gudaer,
Hamlin, Harrison, Hay, Hayden,
Helm, Helverins, HensIey, Hobson,
Holland, Houston, Howard, Hoxworth,
Hughes, Georgia; Hull, Humphries,
Miss; Jacoway, johnson, Kentucky;
Johnson, S. c.; Jones, Heating, Kin
dell, kirkpatrick, Kitchen, Lever, Lew
is, Maryland; Lloyd Mcclellan, Moon,
Murray, Medley, w. Va; O'Hair, Old
field, Padgett, Page, N. c.; Park, Post,
Quinn, Ragsdale, Rainy, Kicker, Rubey,
Rucker, Russell, Saunders, Seldom
ridge, Shackleford, Sims, Sisson,
Smith, Md; Smith, Texas; Sparkman,
Stedman, Stephens, Miss; Stephens,
Texas; Stout, Taesart, Tavenner, Tay-
lor, Alabama; Taylor, Arkansas; Ia
lor, Colorado; Thomas, Thompson, Ok
Iahoma; TribbIe, Walker, Watkins,
Continued on Page 4-CoIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
THAW MAKES
new FIGHT TO
PROVE SANITY

Manchester, n. H., Dec. 22-Harry
K. Thaw soon will make another fight
to establish his sanity in the opinion
of several acquaintance who have fol-
lowed his case with sympathetic inter
est. The opportunity they confidently
expect will be afforded when in full
fillment of yesterdays ruling by the
United States supreme court he is re-
turned to New York state to answer
the indictment charging conspiracy to
escape from the insane asylum at Mat
teawan.
The plans of the fugitives counsel
are closely guarded but it was init
mated today that the efforts of the
New York authorities to prove that
ThaN was competent to commit an il
legal act might be forced by the de-
fence to a point where the evidence
could be used to prove that he was
perfectly sane. Thaw, it was said, was
constantly in touch with his chler
counsel, former Secretary Of State
Philander C. Knox, who was at his
country home at Valley Forge, Pa, to-
day.
Thaw's secretary minated that Mr..
Knox might come to Manchester and
said that something more definite regard
ing the next move of counsel might be
made known later 1t was also suggest
ed that a further move to delay the exc
eution of the order of the United States
supreme court for the removal of Thaw
to New York was within the range of
possibility, but if anything of this sort
is contemplated the plan is known only
to Thaw and his counsel The order for
his removal is not expected until the 80
days grace permitted in such cases has
elapsed.
Thaw was enjoying today the same re-
stricted liberty that has been his since
he was placed in the custody of Sheriff
Holman Drew of Coos county when
Judge Aldrich of the United States dis
trict court stayed the extradition order
made by Governor Felker pending de-
cision by the supreme tribunal
Sheriff Drew and a policeman lowered
about their charge in the home which he
has occupied here since early in Octo-
Der, but their vigilance was no more
marked than heretofore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23

and in France believe that the gains
which the general staff has been able
to report are disturbing the Germans
systems of Notifications at vital points
and will, if successfully continued.
compel retirement by the Germans
from their present lines.
German Fortunes
In the East most of the Germans
north of the Vistula have retired
across the East Prussian frontier be-
fore the on-rush of the Russian forces,
but south of that river before the
Bzura and the Pilica, the Germans
continue their advance and announce
tonight that in a fierce battle they
have succeeded in crossing branches
of the BZura and Rawka rivers at
many places. This should bring the
main armies very close together and
a few days will tell whether the Ger
man advance is to be definitely check
ed or whether the Germans are again
to threaten Warsaw
Fighting also continues in Galicia,
but here, as along the East Prussian
frontier, the Russians seem to have
been successful in holding back the
Austro-German forces.
The Germans who are extremely
strong along the whole eastern from
tier, already are reported to be NOV
ing troops back to the West to meet
the allies offensive, but it is not con-
sidered likely that this movement will
reach large proportions until some de-
clsive result has been attained in the
contest against the Russians The
Turks, like their allies, are being at
tackled on two sides. The Russians
on them in the district of Van, while
the allied fleets have been bombarding
Kilid Bahr in the Dardanelles, and a
French destroyer has shelled their
troops on the mainland opposite the
island of Tenedos.
The first real view of the extent of
the South African rebellion is given
by the minister of justice, who says
that four thousand rebels are now in
prison and that 1900 have been sent 10
their homes on parole. There are still
few roaming about the country, but
they are without leaders and are sur
rendering upon the appearance of
union forces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23

lished by the nations interested, and
even yesterday at Rome. the sensa-
tional speech of one of the most Illus
trious representatives of noble Italy
are in evidence of the determination of
the part of our enemies, but frustrat-
ed for long time, to endeavor to
bring about an unexpected act of ag-
gression.
IF circumstances required it. a
single one of these documents would
suffice to enlighten the world on the
subject. When, at the suggestion OF
the British government all the nations
concerned were requested to suspend
military preparations and take part
in series of negotiations with Lon
don, on July 81, 1914, France and Rus
STA adhered to this proposal Peace
could have been maintained even at
this very critical hour If Germany
had been willing to accept this idea
But Germany disrupted the situation
On the first of August she declared
war on Russia and made recourse to
arms unavoidable. And if it is fact
that Germany automatically crushed
this possibility Of peace in its incep-
ton the reason is that for more than
40 years she has been pur-
suing her object, which has been the
crushing of France in order to effect
the enslavement of the world.
"An these revelations are made be-
fore the court of history, where there
is no place for corruption. and 1nso-
much as France and her allies, in spite
of their love of peace, have been con-
strained to submit to war, they Will
make war to the end.
Faithful to the signature that she
attached to the treaty of Sept. 4. 1914.
and to which she pledged her honor,
that is to say, her life, France. act
ing in accord with her allies, will not
sheath her sword until after taking
vengeance for outraged right until
she has united for all time to the
French fatherland the provinces raw
ished from her by force; restored he
role Belgium to the fullness of her
material life and her political import
ance and until Prussian militarism
has been crushed, to the end that it
ben ossibie to reconstruct, on basis
of Justice Europe finally regenerated.
"1,his plan of war and this plan of
poace do not come to us, gentlemen,
inspired by any presumptpous hope
The certainty of success is ours. we
owe this certainly to our entire army.
to our navy, which acting Jointly with
the British navy, has procured for us
the mastery of the seas; and to the
troops who in Morocco successfully
repulsed aggressive action. We owe it
also to the soldiers who are defending
our distant flank in those French col
onies, from the very first day turned
toward France, as a daughter would
turn to a mother in distress. We owe
Continued on Page 2-CoI.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23

Chicago, Dec. 22.-rhe expulsion of
Jews from Jaffa was accompanied by
many acts of barbarism and robbery, ac-
cording to special cablegram from
Cairo, Egypt to the Chicago Daily News
today. The story says that 600 refugee
Jews from Jaffa have just arrived at AL
exandria on the italian steamer Vicen-
clio Floria, and adds:
Thursday afternoon Bedoun police
raided the Ghetto Cat Jaffa), arrested
1900 persons and drove them at the point
of the bayonet to the quay. Here the
Florio was forced to receive as many of
them as could be crowded aboard.
Scenes attending this operation were
heartrending. 1t was after nightfall and
harbor police and boatmen stole all the
watches and money the refugees We're
carrying to the ship. They tore rings
from the fingers and even ear rings from
the ears of women and girls. and the
harbor rang with shreks and frantic
pleas Children were separated from pa
rents and husbands from wives.
Several of the men, resenting the BRIT
talities to their wives, were thrown over
board by boatmen and drowned before
the eyes of the women.
1.-The old Hotel Metropole at Alexan-
dria and other hotels have been hired for
the refugees by several wealthy Jews of
all nationalities. Many of the refugees
are nearly mad with apprehension for
the fate of thousands of relatives and
friends for whom there was no room
aboard the steamer. 1t is feared that this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
FOIL DESPERATE
PLOT TO BLOW UP
FRENCH STEAMER

New Orleans, Dec. 22.-New Orleans po-
lice tonight said they had frustrated a
plot to blow up the French steamship
Rochambeau by the arrest of five Ger
mans. One of the five, the police assert,
admitted they constructed bomb with
a clock attachment set for six days and
a half from today, which they intended
to ship by parcel post consigned to the
Roehambeau, which was expected to sail
from New York Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
Supporters Satisfied

Immediately after announcement oe
crowds which had packed the CALLER
les throughout the prolonger debate
dispensing with mingled expressions
of regret and jubilation.
Prohibition leaders declared that the
majority for the resolution had full
filled their expectations as they had
not hoped for a two-thirds vote at
this time. Whether similar resolution
pending in the Senate submitted by
Senator Sheppard of Texas would
reach a vote in the Senate at this SEES
sion was not certain tonight. Admin
istration leaders were inclined to be-
lieve, however, that it would not in
view of the action of the House
Opening of Debate
A rolling chorus of ayes" greeted
the question and the House then
plunged into one of the most interest
ing, if not the most spectacular de-
bates of recent years.
The passage of the rule was con-
coded by those who oppose the Hob
son resolution, many of whom vote1
for the rule to get the resolution out
to a vote. Passage of the resolution
requires a two-thirds vote in the
Continued on Page 2-CoI. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
CLOSE
TOCARRANzA
AND PARTY IN
TRAIN WRECK

Washington, Dec. 22.--General Car
rama and his party, en- route from
Vera Cruz to the Isthmus of Tehuan-
tepec, narrowly escaped death when
a wild locomotive was sent crashing
into his train by hostile troops, accord
ing to private advices received hero
late today.
The advices further state that Car
ranza's trip to the Jsthmus was check
ed by opposition troops which cap
tured Soledad. Carranza probably will
go to Merida in southern Mexico
1t was Zapata forces that sent the
wild locomotive into Carranza's ap-
preaching train, and this act followed
the capture of Soledad. Neither Car
rama nor any of his party was injur-
ed. These facts were reported tonight
in a private dispatch. Carranza Off
Gals here deny emphatically sugges-
tions which have been current in
Mexico City that Carranza intended 20
flee to Central American country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
TWO ARRESTS FOR
MURDER OF VIM.
M. ALEXANDER

Los Angeles, Dec. 22.-Glenn Witt and
Ethelbert C. Oxman were arrested this
afternoon in connection with the murder
of William NJ. Alexander. the wealthy
retired lawyer killed by burglars in his
home early today. Witt is said to have
confessed. He showed a number of
bruises caused, the police thought, by
blows administered by Miss Penelope
Alexander, who grappled with the rob-
Der after her brother William had been
shot. but not dangerously wounded Ok
man had a bullet wound in his leg. OK
man also confessed the police declared,
saying that it was he who had shot and
killed Mr.. Alexander Oxman said his
father was a minister
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-23
ALLIES STRIKING At VITAL
POINTS OF GERMAN ARMY'S
SYSTEM OF FORTIF|CATIONS
Gains of Little Value on Face Are Believed to
Be Undermining Defence

London. Dec %, 1925 p. M.-Heavy
ern and western fronts, but without
producing any material change in the
position of the opposing armies,
In France and Belgium the allies
offensive is being pressed, and while
ground has been gained at widely
separated points, other attacks have
been repulsed by the Germans from
their strongly entrenched positions.