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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-19


His Hand, Staring at Nothing.
the unmasculine speculation, opened
the smaller envelope
Dear Sir" began the letter, in the
most uncompromisingly conventional
of typewriting:
Dear Sir;
Enclosed please find. with title
deed, a memorandum opened in your
name by the late John Valiant some
years before his death 1t was his
desire that the services indicated in
connection with this estate should con
tinue till this date. We hand you
herewith our check for s236.20 1.-TWO
hundred and thirty-six dollars and
twenty centsl. the balance in your ia
vor. for which please send receipt,
And oblige,
Yours very truly,
Emerson and Ball"
"(Enclosure)
He turned to the memorandum. 1t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-19

Nl1uNIVouINT
He turned to the memorandum. 1t
showed a stable initial deposit against
which was entered a series of annual
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-19
Army we'll Prepared.

1t has been evident for some years
that the war department of the United
States was determined, If conflict
were to come with any other country.
there would be no duplication of the
state OF unpreparedness in which the
service was found at the outbreak of
the Spanish war, and which led TO
rows between officers OF high rank and
to scandals which gave "embalmed
beef a place In army annals.
1t can be said today that, except
in the matter OF field artillery aud
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
Ticket Complaints
Must Be Made as the
Lawmakers Provided

The PENNSYLVANIA Public Service
Commission will Investigate the pro-
posed increase in passenger fares and
abolition of trip tickets by the Penn
sylvania and other railroads if persons
who have written letters of protest
will follow them up by formal COM
plants in the manner provided by the
public service company law, but it is
improbable that any action will be
taken until after the rate changes go
itno effect next month.
The commission to-day received the
letters of protest and complaint which
have been piling up for several days
and determined to suggest that the
writer's send formal complaints. duly
sworn to- and be prepared to under
take a formal presentation of the mat
ter. Practically every letter was an
individual protest and none has been
sworn to. 1t will also be suggested
that where several persons in COM
munity have protested they designate
someon eto present their case and that
the protests he undertaken sys-
tematically.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20

The coming of winter having inter-
.rupted the lighting aolng the North
Sea coast, Germany is making an ef-
fort to press the line of the allies at
another point. The French war office
announce 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 -
tacks had been made by German in
fantry. These assaults, it is said, were
lrepulsed.
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 a sharp wedge into the line.
Such junction of forces would result
in the surrounding of the strong
| fortress 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 Off
cial German statement to-day said this
attack hast been repused.
In Belgium the liminution of acti-
!vity has become still more pronounc-
ed. There was almost a total absence
Of infantry attacks in the northwest
and, even the artillery fire, which re-
Gently has been unusually severe, has
| lssened.
! The Germans, on their left wing
have rcoccupied a section of the town
of Chauvoncourt, which they recent
Ily blew up with mines after the
French had forced their way in.
Little News From Other Points
Either the censorship or the alb
sence of decisive events was respon-
sible for the fact that from other fields
OF battle. in Russian Poland. Turkey
Servia and Persia, there came only
fragmentary information to-day. The
German statement said that the Rus
slams were continuing their retreat in
Poland but that in Eastern Prussia
they had captured an unoccupied fort
Comparative calm in the west and
reawakened activity in the east are
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
To Fight Efforts to Move
State St. Saloon Uptown

People of the Eleventh ward will
get together under the leadership of
the Rev. b. II. Hart, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Church, and
several other West End ministers to
fight the attempt to transfer a liquor
license owned by Patrick Sullivan,
from 727 State street to 1919 North
Third street.
Mr. Sullivan is the owner of an
Eighth ward liquor license and will
apply to the pauphin county court
December for transfer of the Ii
ccnse. His reason for this is that his
saloon is in the ward that was taken
over for the Capitol Park extension.
What action will be taken by the
West End people is not positively
known b::t they intend to fight any
attempt to bring saloon uptown. The
subject will probably be discussed at
the Slough tabernacle and signers of
a petition will be obtained there. Many
of the business men of the Eleventh
ward will be asked to help in the
fight.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
MERCURY To FALL TO
IS DEGREES TONIGHT
Coolest Weather of Season Sweep
ing in From Northwest; Snow
in Parts of the State

Harrisburg and vicinity is due for Il
decided change in the weather before
midnight, according to bulletins issued
this morning by j., r. Domain,
weather forecaster.
Temperature as low as "a degrees
has been recorded thus far this Fall,
but this record will be smashed to-
night when the temperature is expect
ed to fall to IS.
A real blizzard passed over the
north and western parts of the State
last night, leaving Pittsburgh and
Scranton in a mantle of white, the in
struments recording several inches Of
snow. The storm swept around Har-
risburg.
The cold weather will continue sew
eral days over the eastern section of
the country. BY tomorrow night even
colder weather may be expected. Har-
risburg was two degrees warmer than
Jacksonville this morning when a Is
degree temperature was registered.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20

taken by London to indicate that the
German military chiefs have decided
to concentrate their energies at the
ing, if possible, a crushing blow TO
Russia.
Such fragmentary reports as were
received to-day from the eastern zone
of fighting showed that the German
army was still pressing the Russians
back through Russian Poland, over
the same battlehelds across which the
Russians few weeks ago were adj
vancing VIGOROUSLY. No clear eX-
planation has been made of the re-
versal in form of opposing armies,
although 1t has been reported on sew
eral occasions that the Germans were
sending thousands of their finest troops
from France and Belgium to the east
The Russian war chiefs state that
their advance in East Prussia and
Gallcia continues in spite of their ad-
mitted retreat in the center. German
strateGists believe that continued re-
verses in Russian Poland would force
the Russians to draw back their north
ern and southern armies.
Confident of Success
German opinion admits of no doubt
as to the outcome of the war with
Russia. General Won Hindenburg Ger
manyS popular nero OF the lighting
in the east, is quoted as saying that
Germany and Austria will win, all
though outnumbered. because they
have stronger nerves and because their
soldiers do their own thinking, while
Russian discipline is "a mere blind and
dull obedience"
Besides the possible withdrawal of
German troops for use against Russia
there is another reason for the lulI in
the fighting in the west. Cold, wet
weather has numbed and exhausted
the soldiers so that great physical
effort is almost out of the question.
The weather in Belgium is compared
with black, windy December day on
the New England coast. The storm
continues and the waters of the North
Sea flow through the locks at Nieuport,
which the allies opened to flood tho
[Contlnued on Page 131
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
OBREGON'S FORCES
EVACUATE CAPITAL
Consul Silliman Makes Report of
Occurrence to the State
Department
ENTRAINED FOR ORIZABA
Mexico City Said to Be in State
of Unrest as Result of the
Troop Movement
ENTRAINED FOR ORIZABA

Washington, D. c., Nov. 20.-Amer-
lean Consul Silliman in dispatch tled
in Mexico City at o'clock last night
reported that General Obregon's troops
were entraining for Orizaba and NOV
ing the offices of the government with
them. The capital is in state Of
unrest.
Consul Silliman did not indicate
whether the Obregon troops were eva
cuatiug the city to leave it undetend-
ed before the troops approaching from
the north or whether his forces were
10 be replaced with other Carranza
troops moving down from Queretaro
under General Gonzales, one of Car
ranHa's chief supporters.
Mr. Siliman added that railroad
communication northward and also
between 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 Villas forces
were in the immediate vicinity and
ready to enter when the Carranza
troops would withdraw
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
RELIEF SHIP LOAD
NOT BOUGHT YET
More Money Is Needed and Needed
Quickly to Get Food to the
Starving Belgians
If the Thanksgiving ship is TO
sail for BeIgium with food for the


starving people next week con-
tributions must be given quickly.
This is the message which reached
here to-day from the committee in
charge of the collection OF funds to
fill the second ship with food for the
people of that country. The Telegraph
has already received over S1,S00, but
more is urgently asked from the peo-
pie of this community.
Appeals are being sent to the city
from committees for speedy cash con-
tributions for the purchase of food and
If money is given promptly the hold of
the ship can be filled in few days.
Shippcnsbrg Active
The Telegraph to-day received a
circular giving the steps being taken
by the peope of Shippensburg and vi
cinity to raise funds for the relief
ship and the money or gifts are asked
II by MOI day n on. This circular goes
Iat things N the right way.
1t says in part:
Volunteers for canvassing town and
rural districts wanted to report
promptly to l.. p Teel, j. w. McPher-
son and Sterrett Woodburn.
"a canvass of the community will
be made on or before Monday Novem-
ber %. Have your response ready.
CanVassers will arrange to collect any
donations that cannot be delivered.
Efforts will be made to establish
receiving stations at Newburg, Lees
burg, Oakville, Jacksonville, Mowers
Vile, RoXbury, Orrstown, Greenvillage
Burgess Heads Relief Work
and Upper Strasburg."
The work is in charge of Burgess j.
Beattie Barbour, Charles l.. Rummel,
Curtis O. Bosserman, committee on
publicity; L. p. Teel, J. W. McPher-
son, ID. Sterrett Woodburn, committee
on canvassing, and J. Bruce McCreary,
, D., treasurer.
Donations to p. M. to-d day include;
Previously acknowledged $1S21.30
w. G RI IT. IIiphSpira Carrie
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
COLD WAVE SWEEPS SOUTH
Br Associatcd Prcss


Washington, Nov. 20.-The cold
wave, with some snow which has
swept rapidly down from the north
west and spread over the South At
lantic States from Virginia to Florida
to-day has forced temperatures to the
lowest recorded in November in forty
years. The cold extends northwest
from Florida, through the Ohio VAL
ley and over the plains States. The
wave has moved southeasterly and will
be dissipated in a few days. storm
originating off the Carolina coast We'd
nesday morning has extended to New
England and caused gales and rain
on the coast there and heavy snow in
the interior of New England and
Northern New York. Snow is predict
ed to continue in New England and
along the great lakes tonight. Cold
wave warnings have been issued for
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the
Carolinas, Virginia and Central Flor
ida.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
STOUGH RECE|PTSA A
THIRD OF EXPENSES
With Campaign Half Over Finan-
cial Situation Is Being Care
fully Considered
TO HOLD "BUDGET-MEETING"
Executive President Confident All
Debts Will Be Paid During
Tabernacle Meetings

with the Slough evangelistic cam
paign almost half over, the executive
committee is beginning to figure on
the financial end of the campaign.
1t was announced yesterday that the
cost of the entire campaign will be
about $4,000 and the finance com
mlttee made its report. The estimated
total attendance at all the meetings
in the tabernacle is about 161 900 and
the total receipts from all the meet
ings, including last night, amount to
S5,6S4.5S, or less than one-third Of
the total estimate expense.
E. II. Gross, executive committee
president, said this morning that
budget meeting" will be held soon
on which day it is expected that sew
eral thousands of dollars will be rails
ed for the expenses. Reports are en-
.couraging financially" he said, be
cause each week the totals increase
over those of the preceding week.
If Debts Are Not Met
Mr. Gross also said that in case the
expenses of the campaign were not
met by the end of the next three
weeks when the campaign closes that
he is sure the people of the Coop
Grating churches will pay the balance
willingly.
lie said further that the cost of the
tabernacle was more than had been
expected because ii was necessary to
use steam heating, and that the build
ing had to be covered with fire proof
roofing and sides.
During the next two weeks the fl
nance end will be closely watched and
Just before the end of the campaign
something more definite will be an
nounced by the committee of finance
of which e. u. Wallower is chair
man.
High School Night
one of the biggest nights since the
opening of the campaign three weeks
ago is expected tonight. when hun
dreds of students from the Technical
and Central high schools will fill re-
served seats in the front of the taber-
nacle.
Professor Spooner, director of the
chorus. will march at the head of the
boys and Miss Saxman will have
charge of the girls. The students will
march in body over the city streets
to the meeting from the two high
school buildings. School cheers. pen
nant waving and horn blowing will be
features of the parade and early meet
ing. .......
Dr. Slough will aim his sermon di-
tContinued on Page 16.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
ORpERs RATEs SUSPENDED

ORDERS RATES SUSPENDED
Trenton N. J., Nov. 2o--The Board of Public Utility
Commissioners to-day ordered suspended the new rates to
be pvt into effect by the railroads The suspension which
holds until March IS applies to the new rates insofar as
they ppy to New Jersey or intrastat business The utility
board meets December u for hearing as to the reasonable
ness of the increases.
J. H. EDWARDS RELEASED ON BAIL
Washington Nov. 2O-J. H. Edwards, of New York.
former assistant secretary the treasury indicted for non
support Of wife children and whose bail bond recently
forfeited when he failed to appear court here gave
satisfactory explanation when brought in to-day on bench
warrant and was re-released on bail awaiting trial
KILLED IN AUTO SMASH
Fort Dodge Ia Nov 2o-Five persons were killed and
one injured when automobile in which they were riding
struck today by Minneapolis and ST. Louis north
bound passenger train at HaIigan miles from here.
Atlanta, Ca Nov. 2o-The State Supreme Court to-day
refused to certify writ Of United States sv-
preme Court the Leo M Frank under sentence of
death here the of Mary Phagan Counsel for
Frank that the case Immediately would be taken
to the United States Supreme Court.
The Mt Vernon hook and ladder fire truck was struck
by street Third and Market this afternoon
at 1 o'clock while the way to alarm from box
49, Race and Paxton The trolley bound from
Market Square on Market and failed to stop
the approach Of the fire truck No The FIRE
by oilstove the home Of Rev Robert
Runyan, l6 Vine street pastor OF the Vine Street Nj E,
Church. The damage did not exceed $50.
Augusta, Ca Nov. 2oFifteen valuable trottng horses
racing STABLES destroyed by Among
horses burned Silk Hat, Lady Wane Holland Ben
The loss is estimated at SlsO,OoO
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
Samuel Fleming's Daughter Near
Battlefield of Kurds and Cossacks
When Last Heard From Mr. nd Mrs Labaree Were Work
ing at urn la, Persia

Much concern is felt in Harrisburg
by friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ.
Labaree, who are in the missionary
field near Urmia, Persia, where the
kurds and Russians are furiously
fighting.
Mrs. Labaree is the daughter of
Samuel w. Fleming, assistant post
master. She was formerly Miss Mary
Fleming. With her husband she was
working near sUrmia when last heard
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
GIVES WAGE STATISTICS

Addressing mass meeting of Penn
sylvania Railroad employees in West
Chester last night. Ivy l.. Lee. eXecu-
tive assistant of the company, said
that the system had paid out S1,932,-
626,3S4 in wages during the past sew
enteen years. During last year. he
said, the ssytem paid $3.50, 900, 900 to
its employees. This was 35 per cent.
higher than in 1900, he added. Mr..
Lee also told how the railroad had
paid its dividends in London last Au-
gust when foreign exchange had
ceased to exist.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
Villa Is Not Likely to
Encounter Much Fighting

Washington, Nov. 20. - Pressing
southwark at the head of an army
eager for fight after months of recupe-
ration General Villa will encounter
little difficulty in reaching Mexico city,
according to the opinion of American
agents expressed in dispatches review
ed to-day by administration officials.
Other reports told Of the continuation
of Villas triumphant march, Quere-
taro, where a clash has been forecast
having been abandoned by the Car
rama forces. Whether they intend to
make a stand was not indicated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
SAYS NUMBERS DO NOT COUNT
By Associated Press

Berlin, via The Hague and London,
Nov. 20, 5.21 A. M.-"The Russians
have numbers on their side but num-
bers alCne are not the decisive factor.
In the present stage of the war less
than ever before we are not afraid of
Russian numerical superiority. At
Tannenburg the Russians outnumber-
ed us three to one yet the result was
Il notable German victory" These are
the views of General Won Hindenburg,
now facing. the great Russian war ma
chine as expressed in conversation
with the Berlin correspondent of the
Neue Freie Presse of Vienna.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
STUDENTS START FOR GAME
By Associdted Prcss

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. 2O.-Unde-
tered by prospects of muddy roads
and possibly snow in some of the
students and graduates to-day sent
their motor cars splashing over the
pavements soaked by last nights
downpour on their start for New
Haven where Tomorrow they will
watch the Crimson eleven in it's final
struggle of the season in the Yale
howl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20

from, October !. They are now To-
Gated at Tabriz, some distance from
urmia. In the last letter received
from the Tabriz mission OF the Pres
byterian Church Mrs. Labarec told of
impending trouble.
MIR. and Mrs. Labaree had arranged
to attend the annual missionary meet
ing at Urmia, but were warned hy the
United States and British counsels not
to go.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
1913 Audit Will Not
Cost More Than 81 900

Preparation of tho Dauphin county
audit for 1918 will cost from $500 to
$500 less than last year, in the opinion
of the auditors. The report has been
practically completed, except for the
transcribing. and this will be finished
in time for presentation to the County
Commissioners next Wednesday.
The work on the preparation of the
audit was begun July u. The mem
bers OF the board are compensated at
the rate of SO per day and mileage
once a week. The whole bill last year
totaled S1,595.76. This year, it is be-
lieNed, il viii not run above $1,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
Hamburg-American Liner
Reported to Have Been
Sunk in Persian Gulf
By Associotcd Press

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 having
arrived at Bussorah, Asiatic Turkey,
early in August
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
TO CHOOSE EBY MEMORIAL SITE
$. p. c. a. VIII Consider Location For
Fountain to Former Mayors
Memory

At a meeting of the Society Protec-
uon for Cruelty to Animals Monday,
November 80, at its Headquarters in
the Telegraph building final plans will
be l--ade for the erection of the foun-
tain in honor of the late Maurice C.
Eby, former mayor.
At this evening the possible sites
for the fountain will be considered
The memorial will be built under the
supervision of Miss Fannie NJ Eby,
sister of the late Mr.. Eby.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
ALIEN LAW TO REACH COURT
Br Assoeiated Press

New York Nov 20.-A case against
the Dock Contracting Company which
comes before the Public Service Com
mission to-day was expected to be the
basis for taking the state alien labor
law to the courts to test it's consti-
nationality.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
DUBLIN, n. H., HEADS LIST

Washington, D. c., Nov. 2O.-Dub-
lin, n. H., has taken the lead for per
capita contributions to the Red Cross
European war relief With a popula-
tion of 600 persons Dublin has sub
scribed $1,S00. three dollars for each
In addition, Dublin has
given 81 900 to the Belgian relief COM
mittee and much clothing and, sup
plies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
DEMoLIsH RUSSIAN CONSULATE
BY Associated Press

London, Nov. 20, 9.4S A. M.-An
dispatch to Reuters Tele-
gram Company says that during the
bombardment of the Turkish port of
Trebizond on the Black Sea by the
Russian consulate was demolished and
the consul was severely wounded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
so PER CENT ACT CARRIES
Br Associated Press

Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 20.-Arizona' s
initiative measure providing that so
per cent. of the employees shall be
American citizens in any business en-
ploying more than five persons, carried
at the recent election it was an
nounced to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-20
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
md decidedly colder Tonight with
lowest temperature about IS de-
Erees; Saturday fair and colder.
For Eastern PennsyIvania; Fair
and decidedly colder Tonight;
Saturday fair, colder; strong
northwest winds.
The mnin river Will remain nearly
stationary tonight and Satur-
day. stage of about 20 feet Is
Indicated for Harrisburg Satur-
day INFORMING.
General Conditions
The lake storm has disappeared and
the Southern disturbance has
moved nOrthward some distance
Oft the coast and In now central
OF the New England coast. 1t
has caused rain and snow in the
Atlantic Coast States from South
carolina to Maine during the last
tVyeDty-fOur hours.
Temperatures 3 n. M, 20.
Suni Rises, 0:5O n. M; sets, 4;46
y. m.
Moon, Full moon, December =, 1,21
a. m.
River stage: 2.6 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ~.
Lowest temperature. 36.
Mean temperature. ~.
Normal temperature, 40.