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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-05
Good Will Firemen
Elect Their Officers

The Good VIII Fire Company last
night elected the following officers:
President, John Williamson; vice.
president, Michael Hoffman; recording
secretary, William IL. Filling, Jr.; finan-
cial secretary, Charles Dunlap; treas
urer, Charles Eckels; trustees, Warren
Bretz. William H. Filling. Sr., and
Stephen Cupples. Sr.; chief engineer,
George D. Ellis: assistant engineers.
Leroy Eckels, Warren Bretz. Berwyn
Huston and William Shive; firemen,
Edward Byrum, w. w. Anderson,
George Huston, Jr., and j. Wesley
Preston; foreman, George w. Stark. as
sistant foreman, J. NJ. Clark: carriage
drivers, Edward Byrem, Edgar Der
stine. Lewis Tress, Charles Fitzpatrick
and Samuel Lehman
Colonel H. c. Demming, Leroy Eek
els and John Williamson were chosen
delegates to the Firemens Union. AS
d legates to the Firemen's Relief, Will
am Fl. Filling, Jr.. Charles Dunlay anu
Warren Bretz were elected.
AS official representatives of the
company at the annual meeting of the
State Firemen's Association here next
October Ray Embick was elected. Dele
gates to the Cumberland Valley conven-
ton, which will be held in Chambers
burg, are, Russell Wallace, William H.
Filling, Jr., and O. q. Johnson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-05
Oldest School Teacher in
Lancaster County Is Dead
Special to The Telegraph

Marietta, Pa, May 5.-Francis M.
Lennox, the oldest educational in
structor in this part of the State, died
yesterday at his home in Georgetown,
few miles below Lancaster. He was
81 years old and was born in Ireland,
coming to this country when fifteen
years old. He landed at New York
city and from there went to different
points in Pennsylvania. He attended
Millersville State Normal school and
also the old Marietta Academy, which
has been out of existence many years.
He was a teacher in the Marietta High
school in 1850 and a year later was
teaching at Christian. Lancaster coun-
ty, during serious riots there in 1851.
He was an important witness in the
trials which followed.
Mr.. Lennox was a Republican in
politics and voted for every Republican
President since he was 21 years old.
He was a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for sixty-five years
He was the father of seven children,
four of whom survive.
STATE OFFICERS ELECTED
Shamokin, Pa, May Sd. p. Fink
enbinder was yesterday elected State
counselor of the United American Me.
chanics. Other officials elected are
Counselor, George B. Sill, Ches.
ter; treasurer, c. H. Kurt, Philadel-
phia; protector, John Rodabaum
Highspire; State champlain, A. p
Bernhart, Williamsport.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-05
PENROSE TALKS
To MANY WORKERS
In the Beaver Valley He Shows the
Hold-up of the Automobile
License Funds

Good roads and the tariff We're dis
cussed in the Beaver Valley by Senator
Boies Penrose yesterday. and every
where the Senator was splendidly re-
ceived The reports submitted to him
were of the most gratifying kind. SEN
ator Penrose emphasized the note of
bad business" told his auditors that
even worse times were ahead and that
only the Republican party could bring
back prosperity.
The Senator's last speech for the
day was at Woodlawn, a manufactur-
ing town, where he addressed the Good
Roads Association of Beaver county
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
FRANCES AFRICAN EMPIRE
IN THE BALANCE OF WAR
Vast Possessions There Make Cost
of Conflict Trifling by Comparison.

If Germany wins France stands to lose
an empire which for a half century she
has been silently building up in Africa
SAYS Walter S. Hiatt, in Golfers.
We who live on this side of tho water
know little of the immense fertility of
this African continent, and of Frances
loot held there. We do not realize that
France Is mistress OF nearly 80 per cent
of a continent which comprises one-ffth
of the land of the globe; that she holds
nearly one-half of an area larger than the
North American Continent by just 1000
600 square miles. Her actual holdings in
Africa take in rich area nearly twice
that of Continental United States. They
reach from the banks of the Congo River
to the shores of the Mediterranean. and
from the Atlantic seaboard to the fertile
valley of the Nile
The newspapers here are ravinG over
the expenses of this European war. The
money spent in il is a mere bagatele to
the wealth of empire that may be won
Jr lost by it.
England almost went to war with
France 10 years ago because the latter
was too rapidly absorbing the African
Continent. When Captain Marchand took
the territory covering the water sources
of the Nile, with the ultimate possibility
of divertng them into the Sahara desert,
the Fashoda incident was created. Eng.
land demanded his retreat with war as an
alternative. France withdrew Marchand,
but the incident left bitter feeling. The
truth is that the Continent of Africa.
some 80 years ago, was stolen and divided
like a big, luscious pie among various
European nations, and Germany came
late at the cutting. Worse yet. France
having seen the pie first got the biggest
share.
when the English occupy a country"
runs an international saying, they build
81,
French a road" Today the French have
5000 miles of railway, 5000 miles of tele-
graph and 1900 miles of telephone in
Africa Trees, grass, cattle, oats, wheat,
dates, wine, grapes, olives, potatoes and
beans are grown in abundance The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
MAYOR DONNELLY
OPENS INTER STATE.
FAIR AT TRENTON

TRENTON, Sept. 2S.-The Interstate
Fair, looked forward to by New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA and New York because of
it's agricultural, educational horticultural,
cattle, manufacturing and other great
displays. was opened at the Interstate
Fair Grounds today Besides vaudeville
attractions before the grandstand during
fair week there is horse racing in charge
of Horace B. Murphy, the we'll known
racing man. To-day is "Chlldrens Day"
and hundreds of little ones went early to
the exhibition. special attractions being
offered them.
Ex-senator Jonathan Blackwell, pres-
dent of the fair association; Rudolph V,
Kuser, treasurer; Colonel Mahlon r.
Margerum secretary. and other fair Off
cials gathered in the grand stand this
morning when the American flag and
the fair colors were run up on the flag
staff. Mayor Fred w. Donnelly opened
the exposition. He said in part:
I'm the Kaleidoscope makeup of the
Trenton Fair there is one particular fea-
ture which invariably draws from me an
unlimited attention. That is the boom it
means to agricultural development in this
State. On the occasion of the opening of
last years fair, | asserted that the
Trenton Interstate Fair is entitled and
should receive State aid to make 1t
greater benefit to the farmers This | de-
terminedly reiterate this year,
There are numerous features worthy of
especial commendation, such as the Bet
ter Babies" contest. This Is, indeed,
splendid idea, deserving of unbounded
support. Through its realization a better
race will be the outcome of the next gem
eration race mentally physically and
morally superior.
II want to refer to the universal peace
movement that is 10 have daily recOgni-
ton during this years fair Notwith-
standing the principal countries of the
Old World-the nations TO which we have
been taught qlpok for excellence in art
culture. literature, music and all the
finer emotions of MISUNDERSTANDING
these nations are now engaged in a de-
yastutins conlict-a conflict that will al
WAYS be a blood spot on the pages of
history-the people of the United states
have successfully continued to enjoy the
privileges Of sublime peace. And ii must
be considered a self-imposed duty on our
part to foster peace. In accordance with
this idea symbolic exercises have been
arranged for this years exposition.
The Trenton Fair is TO assume its part
I'm Americas great peoce propaganda.
Doves Of peace will be released each day,
ana the Woodrow Wilson dove, the stand
ard bearer of this nations fidelity TO
"peace on EARTH" has been brought to
Trento nto stimulate interest In the move
ment. This is certainly In striking CON
trast 10 the distressing conditions Ia
Europe Peace, happiness, tranquility
and good win on the one side, misery,
poverty, suffering and death on the other
May We not only retain this much-to-he-
desired state, but may We be Instrumental
IN restoring peace and prosperity in Eu-
rope.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
KINGS OWN MOVED
LIKE STRICKEN GRAIN
BY SCYTHES OF WAR
Colonel Falls Early, Shout
ing Encouragement to Men.
and Eleven Officers Are
Lost in Covering Allies
Retreat.
LONDON. Sept. 2s.


The first connected narrative of the Sc
we're fighting in which the Kings Own
Royal Lancashire Regiment was engaged
when in killed and wounded the regiment
had eleven officers put out of action, is
given by sergeant of the regiment who
has just arrived home wounded.
The Kings own, with the Lancashire
Fnsiliers and the MiddleseX Regiment,
were ordered to cover the retreat or part
of the allied forces from Mons. On
August % they left the position in which
they had been entrenched to take new
ground, and We're marching through the
night, finding themselves at daybreak
between Cambria and LIE Chateau. Sew
eral thousand Frenchmen anda Highland
regiment had passed down their lines.
While the Kings own were taking break
fast the German artillery doomed forth
Several shells fell in the vicinity of the
trenches without doing harm, but the
enemys artillery was much superior in
numbers to that of the Allies. and they
poured in raking shrapnel fire before
the English guns began to speak. There
was no doubt either about the enemy's
range finding, and under cover of the
guns the enemy came on in the propor-
ton of six to one.
Men We're moved down like ninepips
by the bursting shrapnel, and it seemed
as if the Kings own had been singled
out for the special fury of the onslaught.
Colonel Dykes fell at an early stage of
the engagement, while shouting encour-
agement to his men. Fighting continued
furously until about $3.50. Then there
was a lull and the enemy, seemingly
reinforced, made good thei" advance,
and another five hours desperate con-
flict ensued.
The Allies fought the advance inch by
inch, fghting becoming so close that the
Kings own got home with several DASH
ing bayonet charges, one of the most
brilliant of which was led by Captain
CIutterhuck. formerly OF the Yorkshire
Light Infantry who with n handful of
men routed four times the number of men
under his command, He paid the price
of his sallantry with his life, but the
casualties to his men were singularly
light, The sergeant said, 1T was Just
like Clutterbuck,"
"Then," continued the sergeant. there
was Lieutenant Steel-Perklns. who died
one ot the granGest deaths a British
officer could wish. He was lifted out OF
the trenches wounded four times, but,
protesting, crawled back again till ne
was mOrtalIy wounded" Proceeding the
sergeant said: The first man knocked
over was one of the most popular of the
Rugby footballers in the Dover garrison.
He was shot through the mouth. lieu
tenant Woodgate distinguished himself i'm
bravery and Major Parker was GOODNESS
personified.
"A German aerOplane which came over
our position on the day preceding the
battle was accounted for Assalled By a
shower of bullets from more than one
regiment, its reconnoitring career had a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
MARKET SITUATION
BETTER AS EIGHTH
WAR WEEK BEGINS
More Confidence Every
where and Talk of Early
Exchange Reopening Is
Evidence of Improved
Conditions.

This is the eighth week of hostiiities In
Europe and is also the eighth week since
there developed the financial depression
Incident to the closing of the worlds
Stock Exchanges because Of the war.
Many things have happened at home and
abroad in the meantime. There is no in
dication that any cessation of hostiltles
is near, but there are many evidences
that there Is at hand a readjustmert of
the financial situation which shall lead
shortly to more normal resumption or
general business.
At no time during the eight long weeks
the suspension has been under way has
the outlook been SO bright as it Is To-Day.
There is everywhere apparent that gen
eral feeling of confidence which has Deeh
so badly needed and which has maze
itself felt to such a large degree thal III
tbn financial centres Of the country plans
are being gradually worked out for mar
ket operations Oh larger scale than
ever. 80 ,.
London, New York and PhiLadelpnia
r,arkntg have arranged to begin tradihs
in securities within certain restrictions
The committee of the London ESchause
has published list of securities IN "nlch
trust funds may be invested and has given
minimum prices for the same lheIe 10
also a proposal at the British centre 10
deal in securities through auctioneers
At home the most important step that
has been taken is the ruling that unlisted
securities may be dealt in through brokers
and that prices must not be risidiy mann
tained on the basis available When the
Stock Exchange closed in July. All thls
means preparations for actual business
The list will probably from now on be
gradually widened.
Managers of the Stock Exchange are
now under the impression that business
may be resumed in an Unrestricted way
on November /. This is still dependent
on the banking situation and the esti-
mate of November is contingent upon
the ability of the Federal Reserve Board
to have the ne wbanking conditions in
practical workable form before that date.
Now that the 800 100000 gold pool to
meet foreign Indebtedness has been COM
pleted, it may not be long before its bene-
in foreign exchange This is the effect
it will doubtless have when the plans ale
set in motion How much of the $780,
100000 gold will be sent to Ottawa, to
use the expression of one prominent
member of the special clearing house
committee, "s problematical.' 1t is pro-
posed to make a first call on the SUBJ
scribng banks for % per cent of their
subscriptions, or total of $25,OO0O00 in
gold.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

sudden stop The enemy swooped down
on us so quickly at the finish that We
were unable to remove all our dead and
wounded. Stretcher bearers We're shot
down, and T. who had been wounded with
a shrapnel bullet in the muscle of the
left arm, was taking a message for the
doctor from the field hospital, in a school,
when a shell came and demolished the
roof.
"All our Kings own are buried in
France a few miles from the frontier. We
saw many burning villages and our artl-
lery helped along many old women and
children who We're fleeing before the
enemy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
WORKING FOR THE KING

An undersecretary of the Spanish Lega~
ton told at a dinner party little story
about the King of Spain
King Alfonso" he began, "is fond or
taking motor trips incog. He motored
recently through a wild region of CASTLE.
He put up with his modest encourage At
a more than modest inn.
4 am sure, he said, laughing, that
they won't know me heroN
well they did not know him there.
They treated him like an ordinary trav-
elcr SO much so. In fact. that when he
won't to shave the next morning he FOUND
there was no mirror in his room. SO no
went down into the inn yard in his shirt
sleeves and there chambermaid brought
him a broken piece of mirror, which he
set up beside the wall and proceeded 10
lathcr cheeks and chin
The girl stood chatting with HIM
Finally she said in an odd voice:
lyon arc not just an ordinary traveller,
are you?
why do you ask me that? laughed
the King.
"T don't know said the maid. But
there's something about you-perhaps you
belong to the royal court at Madrid?'
" Yes, I do he answered.
Perhaps you work for his Majesty
himaelf?'
Yes, ! do
"'And what do you do for him.? asked
tho pretty chambermaid.
oh, lots of things the King replied.
I'm shaving him just now '"-Washing-
ton Star
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

The curtain will drop on local golf tourna-
ment competition tomorrow following the
match play competition of the Philadelphla
Golf Association at the Merton Cricket club.
The annual dinner win be held at night
when the election OF officers will be held and
other business transacted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

fisheries of the coast country have been
made productive.
Whether France will he tricked out of
her African possessions-to which Incl
dentally, may be added the huge island
of Madagascar on the southeast coast
as France has of so many of her colonial
possessions is yet to be seen. 1t is we'll
worth Germanys time and money to
try It.
But in the present war what Germany
has long feared has come to pass. France
Is using her black army. Two years ago
General Friedrich Won Bernhardi, of the
Germany army, wrote: IF the French
succeed In making large African army
available for a European theatre the
estimate of the French army as COM
pared to ours will be quite different"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
GOLFERS, AFTERMATH

dht The curtain win drop on local golf tour4H,
ment comRetition tomorrow following the
Golf Association at the Merton Cricket club.
y4e IihsD annual mn dinner VII be he hSd at night
other business transacted.
The Belheld Country Club golfers will en-.
cage In medal play this week in the annual
clq9 championship tournament; Thirty-two
thc, qualifying round. and, OF course, ] the arst
elSht included such well-known WEBSTER play
eFs as Race King and Buck
Mrs, Edwin II. Filter, of the MerIon Cricket
country. In field OF 10 starters she won
low and Mrs Gad5 r S FoS in r'a5' the course III 1 Of
IN Cup preseRted 6y va Galab isoi5 r Fox e' Of The
huntingdon Valley Country Club. She played
consistent golt throughout the tournament
Horace B. swope. of Merchantville who has
This section Was the scholastic gof champion
s6r! eI thls CITY not SO many years ago He repre-
pionship now In progress will give an Epls-
eopal Academy player title honors,
rdlt TPss5s and surprises follow sach other in
RRS,Xt our, sporting caption viii read "ouimct
Ilaces New Mark at Greeuwich,' and so IT
70 win all the time, hut it was pleasant to
,m1a uo,S mat after z rather erratic showing last
strgnE and defeated Jerome H. Travers. the
lol3 tltle-hoder for the second time this sea-
son This would seem to indicate that his VIC
2ry IN the title event was not a luke and
that he leads fraycrs In tournament compeu-
. D. Rhoades. a hfteen-year-old golfer from
INC Snrtnghavcn Eountry club. has the max
nt OF a good player. He Is De Lancey
school boy and his work In the junior tourna-
ment was OF the surprises u the day.
Iho4gh not experienced. he finished a good
ItlId IN the qualifying round. He has a ten
usncy 70 go up In the air" but will over
some this after more tournament work.
The Webslers are throueh with golf for the
season, None Of the Fraukforl Country Club
FAMILY bearing that name VIII compete In tha
t.eht az Merton tomorrow. Clement b. Web
tttH Jr. who won more cups and trophies
than any other PLAYER la this section during
.lr past season, Will not he seen on tbs links
tntll next year. lie Is captain Of the UniNer-
Sly OF Pennsylvania soccer team and tomor-
TOW starts work In this more strenuous sport.
IN y addition 70 this honor Webster led the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

,ofveor Syvillia"" fiouak" t" NJ tbts civ ana
"Willo" schaener, Of New York. in the fifth
round on Saturday night, Manager McCiulgan
offered them a return engagement FOR next
Snturay night, but the New York boy was uu-
ahlc 70 accept as he is scheduled to box in
New York on that night.
Herman Hinden who has In charge the af-
fairs Of Harry Smith. ''JaCk' Palmer and
Eddie" Revore, has matched the latter with
Jim Parry, Of Pittsburgh. to boz ten rounds
IA Baltimore Friday. October .. All his boys
ar" training at Hnd"n's gymnasium Eighth
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-16
WILSON AUTHORIZED
 TO USE FORGE
 AGAINST MEXICO

LILz, who had been ordered ashore to procure tle ships mail from the post office. and who was in uniform, and ho haG the Cfficial mail sack on his back, was arrested and put in jail by the local authorities. The most scrl-
 GUS charge, however, is against the officials in Mexico City who have as-
 sLmed an attitude which is intolera-
 ble and cannot be overlooked. A few days ago the United States govern ment sent to it's embassy in Mexico City an official dispatch which the Mexican government officials presumed t. withhold until it could be sent +1 the censor and his permission receIved fer delivering to the American charge daffaires. The message was finally delivered, but only after the personal and emphatic demand by the charge d'affaires who in the meantime had learned through other channels that
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Special Nugget Service.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 16.- Acting Chairman Schiveley, of the for eign relation committee made the statement that any congressional ac- ton taken in the Mexican affair would be based upon message from the president and intimated that such d message would soon be received.
 There is a strong sentiment in con gross favoring intervention in Mexican affairs by the United States and it is thought that the conditions. which have grown acute during the last few days, will greatly strengthen that sen- tinent. It is freely stated by the knowing ones that within few weeks
The Nome daily nugget., 1914-04-16
HUERTA PROMISES O'SHAUGHNESSY TO
 SALUTE US. FLAG

sl IDS should lire return salute in acknowledgment of the president of Mexico. IL Was stated at the depart m"ut "f stale that there was no known reason against returning a sd Ite and that in the natural course of cnts the United States war vessels would respond to the salute It is further maintained that such action pIon the. part of the United States would in no manner entail a recog- milton of IIuerta.
 IL was further stated from the Whit" H"usr that the firing of the saIut" would close the incident
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nUERTA FINALLY
 SUBMITS
Special Nugget Service,

WASillNGruN, D. C. April l6.--. liucrta finally submitted lo the de- lnands of the United states when he Was given final warning that unless the salute be given the American flag at once for repeated actions ot the Mexican government against the rights and dignity of the United States. Huerta. however, was given a reasonable time to consider the ser irus consequences which would result to Mexico in case he refused the demands of the United States.
 The Mexican senate and Huerta argued with O'Shaughnessy that the Tampico incident was fit subject for aI bitration and should be referred to the Hague tribunal
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Special Nugget Service

Special Nugget ServicA
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April 16.-- President Wilson today held a long conference with the house and senate fC reign committee and laid before them the Mexican situation as it has developed during the last few days. He stated that. the unpleasant incident at Tompico was not to be thought of alone, that there were other and more serious and flagrants insults offered the government by the Mexican au- thcrities.
 President Huerta had on many oc- casions assumed an attitude of studied antagonism and on every occasion that would present itself assume an attitude insulting to the dignity of the United States.
 Immediately after the Tampico incl dent an orderly from one of the Uni ted States ships in the harbor of Vera
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of the meet several days ago that rac- ing was against the law of the state and that he would use every means in his power to stop it. The races we're called today and the first race had already started when two com panies of the state malitia appeared and formed upon the track.
 As the horses came down the home stretch under whip and spur they found themselves barred by the sol