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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
To FINISH
WALL To MACLAY ST.
Work to That Point to Be Com
pleted Before Cold
Weather

Unless Father Susquehanna should
materially interfere with the present
plans of the Sucker Brothers Con-
struction Company. the Front Steps
of Harrisburg" will be completed to
Maclay street before the cold weather
sets in, according to George b.
Sucker, secretary of the Sucker
Brothers Construction Company to-
day.
To-day's wet weather didn't inter-
fere very extensively with the work,
although 1t did cause snutdowns tenn
porarily at certain points.
The wall and steps have been COM
pleted practically to Market street
from Iron alley and on Monday Fore
man Daniel kopperhavtr will begin
putting on the steps from a point a
short distance above Walnut street
northward Some OF the steps have
already been finished above Walnut
street.
If high water doesn't interfere
work will be started on the steps con-
Istruction from Hamilton street to Ma
clay by Foreman Williams, the con-
struction having been practically fin
ished from that point south to Calder.
stretch of about 800 feet COM
prises the open gap in the step con-
struction to Maclay street, and this II
is inquired can De nniShed Wltnln three
or four weeks.
Work Slow at Waterhouse
The one section that is probably
the most difficult portion of the JOB
is around the waterhouse. So much
rock is encountered there as to make
the progress tedious. From Herr
street southwark the construction of
the steps and stringers is being push
ed, although the high water has in
terfered to some extent with the big
cofferdam at that point. The string
work has been completed to a point
400 or 500 feet southward from Herr
street, however.
BY Thursday of next week Sucker
Brothers expect to begin on the ex-
cavation of the Second street subway,
according to Secretary Sucker. The
first earth will be turned at the south
eastern corner of Washington. Be
fore the work on the Second street
subway can be started, however, Front
streets subway must be completed for
the passage of traffic, and it is expect
ed that this will be possible by We'd
nesday or Thursday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Occupation of TiIsit
Confirmed in London
BY Attoeintcd Pret,

London, Aug. 2S.-The Russian
embassy has received kilograms con-
firming the Russian occupation of
Tilsit. town in East Prussia. SO
miles northwest of Koenigsburg. II
is added that the Russians made
great captures and that the garrison
and populace fed.
The Russians have esta blished pos
tal service in East Prussia and Rus
sian stamps are used.
According to the embassy's di.
spatches, 1t was the Russian cruisers
Bogatyr and Pallada which DESTROYED
the German cruiser Magdeburg. The
commander of the Magdeburg is said
to have escaped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
War May Cause Rate
Case to Be Reopened
Special to The Telegraph

Washington, D. c., Aug. 2S.-Ex-
traordinary conditions in this country
brought about by the war in Europe
are likely to cause a reopening of the
advanced rate case decided about a
month ago by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Information has
reached the commission that the gross
revenues of the Eastern trunk lines
have suffered a big slump since the
war and that they are now really
facing a serious condition. The in
formation here also is to the effect
that the carriers are preparing to
take the matter up with the commits
sion with view of obtaining relief.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28

of Africa. 1t is separated from Gam
erun. the German colony of Western
Equatorial Africa, by the French
Congo.
The area of Belgian Congo is esti-
mated at over 100000 square miles.
1t is administered by a governor-gen-
eral and the native population is given
at 15,000,000. The European popu-
lation in 1912 numbered 5,465. OF
these 3,307 were Belgians.
The colony possesses $4,000 native
troops. The officers for the most part
are Belgians.
French Congo, or French Equatorial
Africa, is west of Belgian Congo. 1t
has an area of 6.069 square miles and
a native population estimated at
9, 1000, 600.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Wounded Soldier Carries
Another on His Back
By Associated Press

Paris, Aug. 2S 2.20 a. ma d.
spatch from Coulommiers, France,
says:
Among the wounded who have ar
rived her is German infantryman
an Alsatian by birth, who come into
the French lines during the fight in
Belgian Luxembery carrying on his
back wounded French sergeant.
thus saving him from falling into the
hands of the enemy. The Alsatian
himself was wounded while rescuing
the Frenchman."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
South America Sends
Big Rail Order to u. S.

Pittsburgh, Aug. 2S.-The growing
demand from South America foI
American steel, due to the European
war, was made evident this week
when an order for steel rails reached
the mills here. 1t calls for 100 miles
of eighty-pound standard section rails
The order is one of the most import
ant that has reached the Pittsburgh
mills since the trend of business to
this country from South America be-
gan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Gives Birth to Four
Boys; Each Lad Will
Be Given War Name

Pittsburgh, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. John
Korak, OF Braddock, last night and to-
day gave birth to four boys. Mrs.
korak and her husband are intensely
interested in the war and both said
to-day that they will name their chill
dren after the first great battles won
by their countrymen.
When the possibility of the young
sters peing compelled to go nameless
because of the absence of Austrian
victories was suggested, the happy
father answered: They can wait but
it will not be for long" Three of the
children were born last night and the
fourth this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Belgian Congo Attacked
by German Soldiers
BY Associated Press =

Paris. Aug. 2s. 12.4O P. MA dis
patch to the Havas agency from
Libreville, in the French Congo, says
the Belgian Congo has been attacked
by German troops.
The Belgian administration, in ac-
cord with Great Britain. has taken de-
fensive measures and has informed
the French government of its action.
The Belgian Congo lies in the center
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Police Know Nothing
of Plan to Bring an
Action in Shooting Case

Rumors in municipal circles that an
arrest is to be made in the recent
shooting ARRAY in the East End were
man who was shot has been removed
from the hospital to his home
At the police department 1t was
said nothing is known regarding anv
information that would bring about an
arrest.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
Austrians Are Building
Fortifcations Along
Danube Near Vienna
Rr A.,ncintrd Prets

spatch from st. Petersburg to the
Post says a significant piece of news
has reached there that the Austrians
have begun extensive fortifications
along the Danube near Vienna on the
ground that ii is necessary to relieve
the needs of the populace by providing
work.
The Russian chambers will be sum-
moned in November to ratify acts of
high state importance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28

sued to-day. Wesley Metzger is the
owner. A. d. Miller & Son will build
the houses. which will be located on
the west side of Fourteenth street
near Sassafras street. The houses will
cost $4,000.
An addition of three apartments to
the house of S. w. Mehling at 332
PETER street will cost 1000.
Realty Transfers.-Real estate trans
ters have been recorded as follows:
1916 Zarker street, ID. f. Bauder to
c. S. Melchon, $4,000; 81 South Six
teenth street, NJ. NJ. Strohm to J. w.
Brumbaugh; j. w. Brumbaugh to c.
Fl. Flickinger; HOS North Cameron
street. f. Blacksmith to Cora NJ. Zim-
norman; 7O1-S State street, Joseph
j. Winters to Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania; SIS Filbert street, Max Levin
TO Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
$500; Penbrook, f. II. Walters to c.
b. Hassler. S2,400; Swatara township,
J. A. Dunkles executors to w.
SChlauffman. S400
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
ODD FELLOWS READY

The seven-county Odd Fellows AS
sociation has completed plans for a
mammoth outing at Hershey Park to-
morrow. Several thousand are eX-
pected to attend from all over Gen.
tral Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
WHAT NEXT?

Among the wonders of the scientific
world are the triumphs of modern
orthopedic surgery. A case which
looks little short of the miraculous is
reported from the Emergency Hos
pital, Washington. William Averhill,
5-year-old boy from near Oxford,
n c.. was taken to the hospital with
clubfeet. His feet were turned aside
and under, and his gait was slow and
laborious. really more a shuttle than
a step. He was put on the table and
the surgeon went to work on one foot,
then on the other. cutting ligaments,
separating tendons and readjusting the
child's feet Then the members were
adjusted, given the necessary anti
septic treatment and skilfully wrapped
in plaster of paris casts extending to
the knees. About three weeks ago, a
little less than five weeks after the
operation, the plaster cases were re-
moved and something akin to a mir
acle had been wrought. Two little
feet, once considered hopelesSly de-
formed. had been transformed into
normal organs, in which practically no
trace of their former deformity was
left except the scars made by the
surgeons knife. 1t is under the intel
Iectual enlightenment and golden civ
ilization of the Christ. who came into
our world to do what he did imme-
diately by divine power, that the blind
are made to see and the lame to walk
Jesus sent this word by Johns dis
ciples: "The blind receive their sight
and the lame walk the lepers are
cleansed,. and the deaf hear Matt,
11:5).-The Christian Herald.
"ONIJY A STAB"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28


THE KASERS CRUISER
o in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28

Though Ty Cobb has been the sub
ject of thousands of stories, compara-
lively little of his actual personality
ever has been conveyed to the public.
This is because he is averse to per-
sonal mention statement that
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-28
TWO AND HALF STORY
HOUSES ARE POPULAR
Many Dwellings of This Kind Are
Going Up Throughout
the City

Two and one half
story brick houses are
getting to be quite
the fad, according to
indications at the De-
partment of Streets
and Public Improve
ments offices, where
another permit for a
? y STORY brick and
stucco operation of
two dwellings was is
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
Jim BalIou Thinks He
Will be Nominated

j. J. Ballou, independent republican
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for sheriff Of Codington county,
was pleasant caller at the Saturday
News Office the other day.
When asked by the reporter what
his chances were for the republican
nomination for sheriff. AIR. Ballou
said s must say that things look
very bright for me. I have been about
quite q little over the county and
people have come to me voluntarily
and offered me- their support and 1
believe they We're sincere. No, / do
mot think that being nominated by
ieither one of the republican factions
helps candidate muGh, If any.
prefer to run independent AS have
said before and now have printed on
the back of my cards, am repub-
lican. but am not affiliated with any
faction. Although a party man | have
always placed men above party, and
have frequently voted for democrats
when they seemed to me better fitted
for the Office. If | am nominated and
elected to the Office OF sheriff of Cod
ington county will have no political
debts to pay and will be dIs a position
to discharge the duties of the office
for the benefit of the greatest good
|to the greatest number Of people. l
will certainly appreciate any favors
my friends can offer me in behalf Of
my candidacy for this nomination
have been subpoenaed as, q witness in
a law suit in Minnesota and will be
compelled to be absent from Cooling
ton county 4 week or ten days before
the primary :
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
fence no difficulty in securing their.
share Of business IN their lins
INCREASE IN TAXES

/ =
The total taxes on farm lands easts
OF Missouri river, In South DAKOTA. III.
1906 was $2,242,549,45; in 1912 s4-
Ioos,62s.2s and in 1913 S4,72o.4ss .55.
Taxes more than doubled IN SIX years
The total state tax. In tie. state.
in 1906 was $442,sosl7s ii 1912 ST.
4ls;ol5,sl; and IN 1919 81 1e6, 455.22,
State taxes about trebled in SIX years.
While the population has Increased
less than 80 per- cent and tlle 1913 tax.
VIII not pay the state expense within
1927. 600 according to the state audit
or's figures. For the present state
regime to- compare the STATE sax Of
1913 with 1912 when the 1917 tax lis I
short Of paying state expenses, and
the 1912 tax is its own lligh water
mark Of expenditures is .juggling How
about the increase of 3s2 new state
Jobs? Don't you want To clean siip the
spoils system and hold lowa taxes
BY voting for n, os Richards III GOV
ernor attlle primary election march
24tsi AN ss.4a;
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
Masonic Temple will
be Built This Year

AT meeting of the Masonic orders
in this city last Wednesday evening
it was unanimously decided to erect
a new Masonic Temple in Watertown
this coming summer
The building committee reported
that $4,000 had been subscribed al
ready with another $4,000 promised.
The committee have arranged for
a long time loan on the balance and
work will be started on the excava-
ton of the basement as soon as the
frost is out of the ground. Bids for
the building proper are now being
called for by the committee.
The new Masonic Temple viii be
erected near Flatiron park on the
north side and will be one of the
most imposing buildings in the city.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
in all movements tending TO the up
lift of humanity.
New Electric Shop
for Watertown

Lyle Pritchard and Earl Sours will
establish an electric shop in this city
about the first Of next month. They
will be located on south, Midway in
the room formerly occupied by NJ. r.
Allen, the electrician. They will car
1ry complete line Of everything cleo
trieal and will transact general.
electrical business In all its lines. Mr..
Pritchard arrived last week from Port
land, Ore, where he, has been EN-
ployed in a large municipal power
plant as an electrical engineer. Mr.
Pritcfard will be the first graduate
electrical engineer to locate in Wa
tertown- Mr. sours has spent sew
erai years at the electrical business
and is familiar with all ats branches
Both young men were born and raised
in Watertown and are hustling young
men and We believe they viii exper-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
Flor Commissioner
Calls II Dirty r Politics

Andrew Ristvedt, county commits
s;oner from the Florence district was
a WatertoWn visitor the other day.
Ia speaking OF the recent attacks Of
the Daily Public Opinion on the com.
|missioners, Mr.. Ristvedt said
THAT attack on the county COM
missioners regarding the bridge bids
in that paper 10 absolutely uncalled
for and unWarranted and is simply a
piece Of dirty politics, Ii some peo-
pie who pretend to have the interests
lof the people at heart SO much would
eniy pay their own taxes IT might
help some. The fact of the matter is
this bridge controversy was started in
that paper for the purpose Of casting
odium on ]. As. Ries, who was a for
mer commissioner and is now a can
didate for the republican nomination
for county auditor on the minority
ticket. | am a progressive republi-
can and have been IN sympathy with
the faction Of the party which the
Public Opinion has been supporting
but when party or newspaper re.
sorts to this kind Of inisrepresenta-
tion, A am through. The idea Of even
#insinuating that there was anything
crooked about those bids ON the part
of the county commissioners is abso-:
lutely Ereposterous. The bids were adj
yertised 80 days in the official news
papers Of the county and nine bids
IN all. including a local company,
were sent in and We're opened by the
chairman of the board and the low
est bid received the contract for the
work. That attack on the county
commissioners will not help that pa
per or its faction in our part Of the
county"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
Former Codington Co.
Man Dies in His Auto

The Advocate OF Giroy. Santa
Clara county, California, contains the
following account of the death Of
Grin @. Jacobs, formerly of this city:
The community was shocked yes
terday morning when the word was
passed around that Grin o. Jacobs
had died at O'clock in his machine
Opposite the. Casey residence on Eli,
gleberry street. Mr.. Jacobs had start
ed out from his residence on Hanna
street few minutes before, feeling
in excellent health, and had run his
machine UP to the garage to have.
the tires pumped up.
On his way home he was suddenly
stricken with heart failure, and he
was seen to drop brward at the
wheel of his machine. The machine
was going slowly at the time, and
without a guiding hand crashed into
the tree in front of Captain Mont
Eton's home.
Friends took charge of the remains
and conveyed them to his home. Life
was extinct before any one reached
him. Mr.. Jacobs had the misfortune
to be hooked by vicious COW that
.trespassed upon his home September
Is, last, and was at the point of,
death several months from the re-
suit of the shock and the blood clot
forming near the heart His recovery
for a time seemed miraculous, al.
though he suffered severely ever
since
He was an active man and enjoyed
driving about the valley in his ma
chine. He came to California three
years ago from sYatertown, S. D.
where he was engaged in farming
since 1882. He was a native OF JEFF
ferson county, New York, born june
Is, 1874, and had accumulated
enough of this worlds goods to make
him independent of hard work the
balance OF his days. He loved Gifroy
and hoped to spend many years IN
our genial cline.
I Mr.. Jacobs was life long member
of the NJ E. church, and since com
ing to Giiroy had been one OF thei
most active members and staunchl
Of the local church. liet
leaves a widow, Flora Carpenter Ja-l
cobs, to whom he was married Dec
ember 25, 1854, and four children,
namely: Mrs. Eta Stone of Gilroy;
w g. Jacobs Of Tracy, Mimi. B. J. |
Jacobs Of Watertown S. d.; ]. w.
Jacobs Of Shedd, Ore. The latter Will
arrive today and the funeral services
viii be held Sunday afternoon from
the VI. e. church. Mr.. Jacobs was "a /
member Of the Elks lodge Of Water
town, S. D. In his passing. the com
nuitity loses fine Christian gentle
man. one who will be sadly missed I
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
THE WEAKNESS OF THE CHURCH


VIII be the theme of Rev. Mr.
Christianson.s sermon Sunday morn
ing at the Congregational church.
He says "a great many people are
very glib upon the subject OF the
weakness of the church but what do
they know, too many churches. Yes /!
Curse of denominationalism. Yesi
Orthodox blindness. Yes! Worldli-
ness Yes! But, is that all.
In the evening he will preach the
third sermon in the series on the
Lords prayer. Thy Will be Done on
Earth as IT is in Heaven.
There will be good music at both
services by chorus choir under the
direction OF Mrs. Claude Case The
doors Of the church swing open TO
everybody Church members, neigh
tors and friends viii greet you with q
liearty welcome, and strangers viii
soon feel at home. 5
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12

seven hours and forty.flve minutes or
travel that distance at an average
speed of 21.27 miles an hour, the
road, as whole, must be at 2east
fair.
&C. H, Lester
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
Theaters Must Comply
With State Fire Laws

Manager Wallace, Of the Idle Hour,
has received word from the state fire
marshal that all seats and balcony
stairs in theatres Of all kinds in this
state must comply strictly with the
fire laws Of the state. Manager Wal
lace will commence this week arrang-
ing the seats in the Idle Hour to com
ply strictly with the state laws.
The state fire laws compel all the
atres to have the rows of seats not
less than 80 inches apart The law
alo specifies certain width which
balcony stairs shall be in a theatre.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-03-12
]. A. Ries Replies to
Public Opinion ) Attack
Saturday News !:

Saturday News:
Since the Daily Public Opinion has
attack Oh me as former county
masoners Of codngon county, wish to makes plain
which would like go your
the first place have apologies 70 oer
while the county Of Codngton
county always discharged duties official with
the same conservative businesske though
sacting the business for myself. MA
m regard to the bridge contract say
county advertised building
bridges and there for the opening Of the sealed bids
The bids opened Several bridge companies bid the
including Watertown and the Security Bridge
the lowest bidder and consequently awarded
the Said bids file in the office the
auditor inspected BY anyone The
pany the
bidder
The county commissioners responsible il there
bridge That 70 the federal that
such trust, if there is one is dissolved.
Relating figures published ii Daily Public Opinion
recently comparing the prices Of bridges between this
county, why did Public Opinion publish
figures Of Deuel. county per
WOULD BE coMpARAT1vE2 But no. ii looks IS though Tie
Public Opinion wanted srepresen msIead The pape
Public Opinion enough prices given "a
bridges IS wide Deuel. county only
wide.
see why should be singled out and roasted
because former member Of the county
this county
+ il because candidate for the Office Of county auditor
the minority republican the Daily Public pn-
ion trying hard to defeat9 or the Daily
Opinion named the official papers county
by the board Of county commissioners?
am not afraid to have the earchght publicity
act Of life private individual an Of
codington county have held responsible positions
life and have been thousands dears
of other peoples and up there warts
character there single Judgment recorded against
me the codngton county Judgment any other
ment docket. &Es
am scrapper and all ask fair play and no fop1iug
am willing TO be criticised but not msrepresented
Yours most sincerely,
John Al Ries
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-09-21
(By United Press)

DURANGO, Colo. Sept. 21.-Two
Hundred aud twenty fiye thousand
acres OF federal land In Colorado were
opened for entry today here and at
Montrose, Colo, and hundreds Of appli-
cations under the federal land laws are
expected. The department of the In
terror took action on recommendation
of the Colorado. land bureau board.
The land is in Dolores, Montesuma
and Montr6se countless having been
held by the Dolores Irrigation Co, un.
der the federal Carey Act The state
land board concluded that the Dolores
company could not carry out It's plans
and recommended to the interior de.
partment that public entry be reestab-
lished