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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Dispute About River
Front Property Is
Likely to Go to the
Jury Late To-day
LA w YERS KEEP
ON SQUABBLING
Mr.. Hahn Tells City Solicitor Seitz to
Keep Cool'' and Judge johnson
Takes Occasion Again to Urge
Counsel to Eliminate Delays

With the remote possibility of the
jury rendering a decision late to-day,
the trial of the civil suit brought by
three South Harrisburgers on claims
against the City for damages growing
ont of the City taking strip of ground
for the opening and extension of South
Front street dragged along this morn
ing before Judge Albert W. johnson,
of the Union Snyder county judicial
circuit, specially presiding here in com
mon pleas court.
At noon it was though all the wit
nesses yet to be called could be heard
during the first hour of the afternoon
session. The attorneys then would be-
gin their argument to the jury, after
which Judge Johnson would deliver his
charge. Whether a decision will be
reached to-day is speculative. Some
persons in the Court House were of the
opinion that counsel would take up
most of the afternoon with their argu-
ments and that the jury would not get
the case before tomorrow.
Judge Johnson again had to prod the
lawyers, William NJ. Hahn and John c.
Herman, for the plaintiffs-who are
Barbara Koenig, Mary Miller and Bene-
Continued on Fifteenth Page.
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A LULL IN infantry AND
ARTILLERY Attacks IN
NORTH France REPORTED

Paris, Nov. 20, 2.46 p. M.-The
French official communication issued
this afternoon says that yesterday there
were hardly any infantry attacks on
the part of the enemy, and that their
artillery activity also was largely re-
duced. TfS text of the Communication
follows:
''The day of November 10 was
marked by the almost total absence of
infantry attacks on the part of the
enemy; at the same time their artillery
fire was much less violent than on the
afternoon of November IS.
LTD the north the weather has been
very bad, and snow has fallen. All the
region of the User canal, to the east of
DiXmude, is invaded by the waters.
In front of Ramscapelle we have
withdrawn from the water two 16 cen
timeter mortars abandoned by the Ger
mans. There has been a very fairly
intense artillery fire to the south of
Ipres.
"On the center there have been no
important actions to report. In the Ar
gonne three vigorous attacks on the
part of the enemy infantry have been
repulsed.
"Our our right wing the Germans
have reoccupied the destroyed section
of Chauvoncourt. Further to the east
we have made some progress
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
CAUGHT One 'POSSUM and
FOUND THAT IT WAS nine
Former Bluecoat Tells How a Prize
That He and Companion Captur-
ed When Hunting in Perry County,
Multiplied Over Night

How he captured one opossum only
to learn, when he got it home from the
mountains that sit, actually was
nine, was told to-day by George L..
Marshall, former policeman, of 415
Yerbeke street. Marshall is brother
of John Marshall, who ran for the Leg
islature on the Democratic ticket this
fall. He is an enthusiastic sportsman
and with Martin Slatzmar, of York
count, went coon hunting in the Perry
county mountains not long ago.
During the hunt, - said Marshall
to-day, ''the dogs treed opossum.
More to quiet the dogs than because
We wanted it, we put the opossum in "a
bag and took it along home. Next
morning when we looked at the opos-
vestigation showed it was a mother
opossum that we captured and that the
mother had eight little ones concealed
in her "pocket or bouch.' At that
time the little fellows must have been
about four weeks old and were no
larger than a small-sized mouse. In the
last two weeks they have grown won
derfully until now they are much larg-
er than an ordinary rat. "
As soon as the young opossums
were old enough to be weaned away
from their mother, Marshall distribut-
ed them among his friends. Jesse j.
Lybarger, Democratic candidate for
the Legislature this fall, for several
days had three of them on exhibition
in the display window of his store, 90S
North Third street. Four of the little
fellows are now being kept as pets by
G. c. Furl, 919 Myrtle avenue, and
the rest of the family have been given
to friends of Marshall outside of the
city. They feed on vegetables and
meat.
On the same hunting trip Marshall
and Slatzman captured six coons which
were presented to the Central Demo-
cratic Club of this city and eaten at
a supper given by that organization.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
cold WAVE Will Send THE
MERCURY TUMBLINC here
Weather Bureau Officials Say Terlpera-
ture VIII Drop to Eighteen Degrees
To-night-A Killing Frost in Palm
Beach, Florida

A cold wave suddenly developing
from the southwest which sent the
storm, which was expected to cause
precipitation here last night, off to New
England, will send the mercury tum
bling here tonight, Weather Bureau
officials fixed to-night's temperature at
Is degrees.
Should this mark be verified, the
temperature tonight will prove to be
eight degrees lower than any tempera-
ture here so far this season. 1t will
likely, with one exception, break all
records for this month for twenty-six
years, which is during the extent of the
existence of the local office Of the
Weather Bureau
With the cold wave comes fair
weather and brisk winds, according to
forecasts to-day. The lake storm has
been pushed rapidly eastward, causing
snow and slush in the New England
states but the cold wave developed to
such strength that the storms influence
did not reach Pennsylvania.
Unprecedented temperatures are ex-
pected in the Southern States, officials
predicting killing frosts as far south as
Palm Beach, The extreme cold extend
ed this morning northwest from Flori-
da into the Ohio Valley and the Plain
States. Cold wave warnings have been
issued for all of the Gulf States.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Members of Board Say
Their Salaries andEx-
penSes Will Not Ex-
ceed That
AIN OST.FOUR
MONTHS WORK
Judge Kunkel and Commissioners Had
Estimated Task Could Be Accom-
\ plished in 30 Days-An Auditors
Pay Is So Day

The examination of official records
and vouchers by the Dauphin county
auditors, as required by law, in connec-
tion with the 1913 accounts of Coun-
ty Treasurer A. II. Bailey, was com
pleted this morning when a balance was
struck, and it is now believed that the
auditors will be ready to make their
report to the County Commissioners
next Wednesday.
The auditors received the county
books and began their work on July
q, last, so that if the report is filed
next Wednesday, 25,-they
will have had four calendar months,
all but two days, in which to make the
audit. The bills for the audit last
year, including the salaries and mile
age of the auditors, totaled $1,595.76,
and this year, one of the auditors said
to-day, the amount will not exceed ST.
600.
Although the audit has consumed
almost four months it was recalled
about the Court House to-day that at
the start of the audit Judge Kunkel and
the County Commissioners estimated
that the work could be done in thirty
days.
The law allows each auditor So for
each day he works as salary exclusive
of other expenses. There have been
approximately 100 working days since
the audit was started, so that if each
of the three auditors were to charge for
full days work for each of these
days the total charge for salaries alone
would be $500. There is a good deal
OF interest being expressed in Court
House circles as to whether the audi
tors will put in claims for full day IS
salary for each of those 100 days.
None of the auditors has announced
the number of days for which he will
make charge. Francis w. Reigle, how
ever, said he spent little or no time on
the audit during the Firemen IS Con-
vention week; that he worked only two
days during the week of the election.
and that he was absent on several 9TH
er occasions, on account of holidays and
illness, and that his salary charge. to.
gether with that for mileage would not
exceed $500. Mr.. Reigle lives in Eliza
bethVille and is allowed $4.32 mileage
from that borough once week. If mile.
age is charged for eighteen weeks, that
item alone would amount to approx.
mately $77.76 in Mr.. Reigle's case.
The mileage allowed Fred w. Hous-
ton, the Harrisburg member of the
board, and John W. Cassel, of Swatara
township, will be comparatively trifing,
it is said.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
STOUCH Raises s5,6S4.33
Collections for First Half of Campaign
Less Than Third of Required
Total

Tomorrow will close the first half
of the Slough evangelistic campaign in
this city. The total cost to be met by
offerings at the tabernacle has been es-
timated at $4,000 by E. q. Wallower,
chairman of the finance committee. The
total amount collected at tabernacle
meetings up to and including last night
is $5,6S4.5S, less than third of the
required amount, according to Treasurer
b. A. Heffelfnger.
The treasurer S records show that the
largest offering at any one meeting was
S597.SS, taken up at the men s mass
meeting on Sunday afternoon, Novem-
'ber 8. The largest evening offering
was that of Tuesday, November 10,
amounting to $271.75. The women, at
their mass meeting last Saturday after
noon, gave $259.S9.
81 have ne doubt. |" said Executive
Secretary Weaver this afternoon, "that
the total of $4,000 will be raised
within the next two weeks.
After the expenses of the campaign
are raised, offerings will be taken for
benevolent purposes, and then there
will be no collections taken until the
last Sunday, December 13, when there
will be an Offering for Evangelist
Slough S personal benefit.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Turks Defeated and Forced Back

Paris, Nov. 20, 2.30 A. MA dis,
patch from Petrograd to the Havas
Agency contains statement issued by
the general staff of the Russian army
IN the Caucasus, which says:
Engagements of secondary i'm
portance continue in the region of
Zatcharekh. In the Valley of Gltychai,
a Turkish column was defeated and
forced back towards Bar.
"In the Erzerum region action oc-
Cured along the whole front but the
fighting is impeded by the state of the
roads which have been rendered i'm.
passable by rains. There is no activity
in other parts of the zone of opera
tions.'
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
FIRE TRUCK AND CAR COLLIDE
Mt. Vernon Apparatus Has Close Call
at Fourth and Market Streets

After making wide turn at Fourth
and Market streets, in response to an
alarm of fire from box 13, Race and
Paxton streets, at l o'clock this aft
ernoon, the Mt. Vernon hook and lad
der truck, driven by Lester King, could
not avoid car of the Reservoir Park
line in getting back to the right side
of the street and there was a slight
crash.
The collar on one of the horses was
loosened when the horse struck the
ear, but no further damage was done.
No trouble was experienced in stop
ping the big three-horse team or in
hooking up the collar again. Firemen
say that the car should have stopped
when the motorman saw the truck
rounding the corner.
An overheated oil stove started the
blaze in the third floor of the home,
of the Rev. Robert w. Runyan, 116
Vine street, pastor of the Vine Street
Methodist Episcopal church. The blaze
was extinguished without the aid of
the firemen.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
MOVING MEXCO'S OFFICES
Reported General obregon's Troops
Are Entraining for orizaba-Cap-
ital in State of Unrest
BN Associated Press.

Washington, Nov 20.-American
Consul Silliman in dispatch fled in
Mexico City at 8 clock last night re-
ported that General Obregon's troops
were entraining for Orizaba and NOV
ing the offices of the government with
them.
Consul Silliman added that the city
was in state of decided unrest He
did not indicate whether the Obregon
troops were evacuating the city to leave
it undefended before the troops ap-
preaching from the north or whether
his forces were to be replaced with
other Carranza troops moving down
from Queretaro under General Con
zales, one of Carranza' s chief support
ers
Mr.. Silliman added that railroad
communication northward and also be-
tween the capital and Vera Cruz was
interrupted.
Previous reports have left it to be
understood that sufficient garrison
would remain in the capital to main
tain order and prevent entrance of the
Zapata forces until Villa s forces were
in the immediate vicinity and ready
to enter when the Carranza troops
would Withdraw.
Later the State Department receiv-
ed notification that General Obregon
had declared war on Villa. 1t added
that Obregon was going to Salina
Cruz. As that port is on the Pacific
side of the isthmus of Tehuantepec
and far from the scene of threatened
hostilities, officials could not under
stand it.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
FOR BELGIAN RELIEF FUND
Employees of Moorhead Knitting Com
pany Will Give Vaudeville Enter
tainment Next Tuesday

The Moorhead Entertainment Com.
pany, an organization of employees of
the Moorhead Knitting Company, will
give vaudeville performance on Tues
day evening, November "a. in the
Moorhead Knitting Company factory
for the benefit of the Belgian relief
fund. The members of this organiza-
ton have been rehearsing for several
weeks on play to be given on the oc-
casion of the first anniversary of the
occupancy of the new factory, Cameron
and Walnut streets.
Since the appeal for funds for this
worthy cause has been brought to the
attention of the organization through
the press, it's members have decided to
make nominal charge for admission.
whereas, heretofore, all entertainments
OF this organization have been free for
the employees and their families and
friends.
The following are representing the
different characters in the play entitled
. A rehearsal at Ten:'
Hiram Cheep, the theatrical manager.
Harry B. Davis; Willie Jump, ''props. y
John A. Farley; Percy Penn. the au.
thor, William Miller; Alexander. the
colored chauffeur, Clarence w. Cuddv:
Herman Won f. String, the musician.
Harry Mark; Simon Saw, the stage
carpenter Earle d. Bare; John Draw
Knott, the leading man, Guino L. Fox;
Charles Olden Grey, the character man,
Bernard Lloyd; Mrs. Sippi, the scrub
lady, Miss Hattie Nelson; Tottie Twin
kletoes, the soubrette, Miss Lucetta
Lutz; Madame Whercami, the leading
lady, Miss Fannie Walls; Jane Gabb'
the character woman, Miss Kathryn
Radle; Yura Goode Wonn, the ingenue.
Mrs. Harry Davis; Mrs. Ina Pest, the
aspiring mother, Miss Kathryn Schref
fer; Camille Pest, the aspiring daugh
ter, Miss Lillian Goodyear.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Million More Men For England

London, Nov. 20, 1.57 P. M-The
House OF Commons to-day formally
passed the vote for the supplementary
army estimate which provides for AN
additional army of one million men.
This is the additional million men
mentioned by Premier Asquith in the
House of Commons last Monday. 1t is
quite apart from the territorials, and
S additional to the 100000 men said
now to be under arms.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
And the Russian Re-
treat in Northwest
ernPolandC Continues,
Says Berlin Report
ENGLAND CALLS
A MILLION MEN
London DAILY News States Ham
burg American Liner Ekbatana Has
Been Sunk in the Persian Gulf
Petrograd Reports Turkish Defeat

Berlin, Nov. 20, by Wireless to
London, $40 P. M.-The German
troops have repulsed French attack
in the neighborhood of Verdun, in
France, and the Russian retreat in
Northwestern Poland continues, ac-
cording to an official communication
issued to-day by the German general
army headquarters. The text of the Of
fetal statement reads:
"In West Flanders and in North
France no appreciable change in the
situation has taken place.
"Heavy rains and SHOWS WHICH had
soaked and then partly froze the
ground, have made our movements very
difficult. A French attack at Combre,
to the southeast of Verdun was re-
pulsed
1.-THE situation on the East Prus-
sian frontier remains unchanged. East
OF the plain of the Mazurian lakes the
Russians captured and uuoccupied foFt
in which were some obsolete cannon.
The retreat Of the enemy through Lip
DO and Neawaml continues. Our attack
has made progress to the south of
Plock.
No decision yet has been reached
in the fighting around LODI aud to the
east of Czenstochowa.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Late WAR news summary

The coming of winter having inter-
rupted the fighting along the North
sea coast, Germany is making an effort
to press the line of the allies at an
otber point. The French War Office
announced to-day that in the region of
the Argonne forest, where severe en-.
gagements have been in progress for
the last few days, three vigorous at
tacks had been made by German in
fantry. These assaults, it is said, were
repulsed.
The Importance of this battle, for
eign military critics explained, lies in
the fact that If the Germans should
succeed in pushing back the allies they
would be able to join forces with their
troops which, further to the east, have
thrust sharp wedge into the line
such a junction of forces would result
IN the surrounding of the strong fort
ress of Verdun, which the German
Crown Prince attacked In vain during
the earlier days of the war.
The reply of the allies to this chal-
lenge was an attack on Germans in the
neighborhood of Verdun. An official
German statement to-day said this at
tack had been repulsed.
In Belgium the diminution of ac-
tivity has become still more pronounced.
There was almost a total absence of
infantry attacks in the northwest and
even the artillery fire, which recently
has been unusually severe, has lessened.
The Germans. on their left wing,
have reoccupied section of the town
of Chauvoncourt, which they recently
blew up with mines after the French
had forced thei1 way in.
Either the censorship or the absence
of decisive events was responsible for
the fact that from other fields of bat
tie, in Russian Poland, Turkey, Servia
and Persia, there came only fragment
ary information to-day The German
statement said that the Russians were
theiI retreat in Poland, but
that in eastern Prussia they had cap
tured an unoccupied fort.
Comparative calm in the west and re-
awakened activity in the east are ta-
ken by London to indicate that the
German military chiefs have decided to
Continued on Fifteenth Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
CAMP HILL MAN GREAT HUNTER
W. g. Enterline Kills More Than One.
Fourth of Game Secured by Camu

W. G. Enterline, of Camp Hill, has
just returned from a successful hunt
with the Taylor Hunting Camp, which
was situated at Pine Grove Furnace
The camp, which was comprised of four
teen men, succeeded in bagging four
deer and one red fox, of these Mr.. En-
terline bagging one deer and the fox
The other men were all from near Get.
tysburg.
There were four other camps located
near the Taylor camp, one of which was
the Brysonia camp, which bagged five
deer. The other camps go three deer
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Policeman Fleck Taken Ill

Charles T. Fleck, deskman at police
headquarters, was taken i'll while at his
post at police headquarters. He suf-
fered a severe chill and seemed to have
difficulty in walking. He had been all
ing for several days. Ambulance men
took him to the Office of DIR. Hassler
and then to his home on orders of his
physician.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
Evangelist Has Words
of Ridicule for Some
OF the Usages of the
Churches
FALLING OFF IN
TRAIL HITTING
hevivalist Calls Bible Commentators
Bug House." Preachers 'Dun
Heads" and Bone Heads and
Lawyers Refined Crooks

Evangelist Slough last night at the
tabernacle delivered the most sareaot,c
sermon he has yet wen in this ci,y
denying assumptions that man can
be born again, " through ordinances Of
the church, through changed environ.
ment, or through education. Among the
victims of his biting rebukes were sstbe
people that live along the river bank. q"
1.-THE college and university bred law.
yers, and former president of Har
ward, DIR. Elliot. Comparatively few
persons hit the trail.
FIremen and railroad men were land.
ed by the evangelist in his speech of
acceptance of a big basket of flowers
presented him by the Philadelphia and
Reading delegation which attended the
services.
"There are two classes of everyday
heroes, - he said. "First of all the fire.
men who protect our homes, who are
ready night and day to 90 out at She
call of the bell. The other class is the
railroad men, the men who take the
't"t"S oNOi tuo bldChb dt Un0 r1Sk or
their lives
A Mothers Calling High One
Following his welcome of the rail
road men, the evangelist spoke TO the
Bethany and Pine Street Mothers or.
ganizations present, saying that "there
Is no higher or nobler calling God ever
gave woman than that of being a
mother. -
More than a Thousand railroad men
from the Philadelphia and Reading and
the Pennsy, marched into the taber.
nacle before the service. The Phila-
delphia and Reading men brought with
them a locomotive bell which rang
loudly as it was carried down the aisle
to a position in front of the platform.
Ut will be in evidence at the men 3 mass
meeting Sunday afternoon.
Evangelist Slough 3 sermon last
night on '"rhe New Birth, - was in part
as follows:
Church Membership at Times Useless
"YOu cannot walk far from the Penn
sylvania or the Philadelphia and Read
ing railroad station; On Market street
before you decide that something is the
matter with Harrisburg. The matter
is that men are out of proper relation
to one another, nd, if there is a God,
they are out of proper relation to Him.
81 am first going to tell of the ways
IN which man cannot be born again. He
cannot be born over again by church
membership. Churchianity is the worst
Continued on Third Page.
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Hamburg-American Liner Sunk

London, Nov. 20, 5.22 A. M.-The
"Daily News" states that news has
been received that the Hamburg
American liner Ekbatana has been
sunk in the Persian Gulf. There are no
details of how this was accomplished.
The Ekbatana, a vessel of about
5000 tons was last reported as hav-
ing arrived at Bussorah, Asiatic Tur-
key early in August.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
FIRES STARTED PURPOSELY
Blazes Then Promptly Put Out in Dem.
onstration of Extinglishers

Fires deliberately started in different
ways at Fourth and North streets this
afternoon did no damage. They were
extinguished at once by patent extin-
guishers in demonstration of the de.
vices.
First acetylene gas was generated by
the combination of water and calcium
carbide and set ON FIRE, next bucketfu
of gasoline was lit, then fla he was ap
piled to waste saturated VITA gasoline,
and finally big box was set on fire.
The extinguisher put out all the blazes
promptly.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-20
YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT SNAKES
M. B. Foster, Reptile Expert, Will Give
a Free Lecture ON Them Tonight

Are snakes of no use to us2 If YOU
come upon one in the woods, do YOU
straightway dispatch it and glory in
your murderous deed7 Do you enjoy
a good snake storyf Can you tell
snake facts from snake superstitionsg
The Natural History Society 8
monthly free lecture tonight at s
O'Clock in the Technical High school
auditorium, will doubtless go a long
way toward answering thesel questions,
when M. B. Foster, a noteU expert on
reptiles, will give his popular talk on
"Snakes an sich," Illustrated, with
eolored lantern slides and living speci-
mems.