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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
SIBERIAN REINFORCEMENTS
DEFEAT THE GERMANS

London. Nov. II, 8 A. M.-Tele,
graphing from Petrograd the "Morn-
ing Post s. correspondent says:
1.-The Russians are by no means
satisfied by their recent victories. In
certain quarters the opinion is express
ed that the German armies ought
never to have been allowed to leave
Russia.
At the war council where the
plans were laid down. distinguished
councillors argued in favor of allowing
the Germans to cross the Vistula even
if Warsaw had TO be abandoned, stat
ing that not one German would then
succeed in returning
From military point of view
their contention was justified. but they
were overruled by political arguments
and it was decided Warsaw was not to
be sacrificed
THE surprising arrival of heavy
Siberian reinforcements at Warsaw in
the nick of time was part of the
strategic scheme, the object being to
catch the Germans unawares. Ger
many's finest forces were there. among
them royal princes who brought gala
uniforms 10 celebrate the capture of
Warsaw at ball to which invitations
had already been issued. The Siber.
ians had heavy artillery outranging
that of the Germans which completely
routed the Germans. =
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
BERLIN REPORTS DEFEAT
OF A RUSSIAN BATTALION

Berlin, Nov. II, by Wireless-In-
cluded in the information given out
to the press to-day from official quar-
ters is the following:
The rout of Russian battalion
SO miles northeast of Kalizna in Rus
sian Poland by detachment of Ger
man cavalry appears to have been
thorough and while this engagement is
without great Importance, it shows the
offensive spirit of the German troops.
No other news has been received from
the eastern arena.
Especial dispatches received from
Czernowits, in Bukowina, report i'm
portant movement of Russian troops
and taking place in Bessarabia and
East Galicia, apparently inspired by
the compaign against Turkey. The
Vienna Frendenblatt' has published
dispatch from Czernowitz saying
that the Russians on November 9,
threw shells into that city but their
batteries speedily were silenced. An
advance guard skirmish before Ger
nowitz ended in a Russian retreat.
1.-The Turkish government declares
with emphasis that the report in the
Paris "Temps of rioting on the part
of Turkish Armenians is a fiat lie.
''It is reported here from Athens
that Bulgaria has refused to adopt the
antiTurkish attitude suggested by the
Triple Entente Powers in return for.
the promise of the addition of Adria-
nople TO Bulgarian territory.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
DISTRIBUTE ESSAY PRIZES
Directors Boyer and Bretz Make
Awards to Grammar School PUPILS

Prizes aggregating s2sA-were distrib
uted yesterday afternoon by President
Harry A. Boyer and Director Harry NJ.
Bretz, of the School Board. to the six
successful competitors in the edison
Day' prize essay contest. which closed
on October 21. More than 500 vouno.
sters, girls and boys of the grammar
schools OF the city, participated. The
prizes of $40, s. and four of $3.50
were offered by the Harrisburg Light
and Power Company when the School
Board decided to pay tribute to
Thomas A. Edison, the electrical in
ventor, by arranging the contest. Oc
tober Fl marked the thirty fifth ami.
versary of the perferting by Edison of
the first incandeseent electric light.
In presenting the prizes President
Boyer and Director Bretz both referred
to the splendid work of the children
and the lessons it taught In concIud-
ing they paid tribute to the local
electric light company, which offered
the cash prizes to further interest in
the competition.
President Boyer presented the prizes
to Misses Ether Peace, $40, Melrose:
Katherine Hopes, Lincoln, IS; Ruth
Strckler, Woodward, $3.50, while Mr..
Bretz awarded the $3.50 prizes to Miss
Virginia Downes of the Cameron, and
Ferne E. Sanford and Hugh D. Wells,
of the Reilly building.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
ATHENS HEARS THAT TURKEY
NAY CEASE HOSTILITIES

London, Nov. II. 500 A. MA dis.
patch from Athens TO the - Post saws:
According to dispatches received
here Turkey is much depressed by the
damage already inflicted by Russia and
by the unpromising nature of the pres.
ent situation. She is already repent.
ing her rash adventure and may refrain
from further military action.
1.-The general Balkan situation is
still obscure with Bulgaria as the kew
to the situation. Nothing definite is
yet known as to the proposed Balkan
understanding which, it is admitted in
well informed circles, is on the verge
of conclusion
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
CHARLES ELLIS JAMESON
Man Supposed to Have Been Murdered
Buried This Afternoon

The funeral services for Charles
Ellis Jamison, of this city, were held
this afternoon at the home of his par
ents, 614 Verbeke street, at o clock,
the Rev II. w. Hanson officiating.
Burial was made in Paxtang cemetery.
Mr.. Jamison was the proprietor Of
hotel in Sabreton, and about 2
O'Clock Saturday morning went to the
second floor of the hotel to quiet a
guest who was making too much noise
several minutes later his wife heard a
loud noise in the hall and when she
went to investigate she found her hus
band lying dead at the bottom of the
stairs, with his neck broken and stab
wounds in his back. His widow de
clares she knows that her husband was
murdered.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT
WAS SUNK: many OF THE
EMDEN'S CREW PERISHED

Toxic, Nov. IL, . 2. M.-Offcial an
nouneement is made that torpedo boat
No. 3S of the japanese navy was sunk
bysa mine early to-day at the mouth of
the Kiao Chow bay while dragging for
mines. A majority of the crew was
rescued.
Other torpedo boats made an attempt
to tow No. SO into shallow water but
failed. Six men on board No. 3S were
killed or wounded and three are miss
ing.
Many of the men aboard the German
cruiser Emden which was beached and
burned on Cocos Island, in the Indian
ocean, after fight with the Australian
cruiser Sydney, were killed or wounded
in the battle, according to announce
ment made here to-day.
London, Nov. II, 1915 A. M.-The
Central News has received a dispatch
from its correspondent at Melbourne
saying thet the gunnery of the German
cruiser Emden was good in the begin
ming of the fight off Cocos Island with
the Australian cruiser sydney, but de-
Perforated later. The German boat had
TWO tunnels shot away and caught fire
astern within an hour after the begin
ming of the engagement. She is now
ashore and continues to burn.
A landing party from the Emden pre-
vious to the beginning of the fight had
commandeered two months supplied
from the Cocos islanders, but the people
were well treated.
Reuters Telegram Company has re-
ceived dispatch from its Pekin oorre-
spondent who says it is reported that
the Emden was driven ashore on the
rocks and severely damaged and that
she has broken up.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
INSTITUTE SPEAKER HAS
PRAISE FOR tech boys
DR.. Albert Tells County Teachers Stu
dents in Local School Are Well
Trained-Pleads for Baseball on
School Grounds

Ut. Albert this morning in his talk
peiore me Dauphin County Teachers
lnstltute praised the faculty of the
Iechnhcal High school for the method
they use in governing their students.
fne student body of Tech he
SAID lis lively and full of life and
YET at the same time is obedient and
enls phink is what goes the farthest
toward making model school, -
Durlng tins lecture he also said that
some teachers will not permit their
pupils to play ball on the school
grounds during the recess period and
TINS he termed positive crime. assert.
ing that there is nothing like a lively
game to build up the proper kind of
character in boy.
Dr. Barbour s subject was elbow to
Teach Short Poems" He spoke ON the
emotional side of literature and said
that no teacher can teach poetry unless
he can feel it and Give it. If the
teacher cannot do this. he said. he DOS.
ltlvely cannot teach poetry.
An interesting talk on "The Value
Oh the Story was given by Miss John.
son. she spoke very strongly on the
suoJect, saying that no school can prop.
erly educate the children if this branch
OF uhe work is not attended to. that
cmldren should be told stories from the
time they enter school until thev gradu
ate from High school. for it will create
IN them desire to know more and that
1T will teash them to concentrate their
minds while they are young wAirh will
be a great help to them through life.
The children should also be taught to
repeat the stories at home She said
thus not only increasing their vocabu.
larry, but taking literature into some
homes which it would otherwise never
enter.
1.-The imaginative and emotional ma.
lures of children, he said, "should not
be neglected but should be developed to
their full extent, for nothing is of so
much benefit to a child as a well de-
veloped imagination. If teachers follow
my instruction they will be benefit
TO mankind, as also the means of de-
veloping nation of men of high char.
acter.
The Rev. Harry Nelson Bassler. pas
tor of the Second Reformed church. con.
dueted the devotional exercises at this
mornings session. The music was in
charge of Prof. Harclerode, who con-
duets the music during the entire week.
Emerson S Essay on Culture and It's
Relation to Education - was discussed
at the afternoon session by DR.. Bar
bour. Prof. Mairs delivered his second
talk before the institute this afternoon
his subject being. "Corn. . Prof. Albert
gave another talk this afternoon, using
as his subject 90 A Type Lesson in Con
tinental Study
At the section meetings held this
morning in the House caucus room Prof.
Mairs discussed "The Babcock Milk
Test and Prof. Koch "The HIGH
School Manual -
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
TURKS DEFEAT RUSSIANS
ON EGYPTIAN FRONTIER

Berlin, Nov. II. by Wireless.-The
Turks are meeting with much success in
their operations IN the Caucasus on the
Egyptian frontier, according to official
announcement made by the Turkish
government and given out in Berlin.
They have occupied Sheikzar fort at
El-Arish, Egypt. and taken four field
guns from the enemy. The Russians in
the Caucasus have been forced to re-
tire TO their second lines of defense.
ElArish is on the Mediterranean
near the boundary of Egypt and PaIes.
tine. 1t is of Importance as a point
of water supply.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Automobile Licenses

Applications for automobile licenses
for 1915 are coming in slowly at the
State Highway Department but l,5OO
having been received thus far. All
are listed in order as received and as
soon as the tags are ready and the Ii
censes made out they will be sent out.
The division expects bigger rush than
ever in December and for that reason
is anxious to get as many applications
in now as possible, in order that thev
can be shipped at once. The tags will
be sent by parcel post, as it is much
cheaper and quicker way than by eX-
press.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
FLAMES DESTROY FOOD
MEANT FOR THE BELGIANS

London, Nov. IL, $50 A. M.-An
Amsterdam dispatch to Reuters Tele.
gram Company says:
Dutehmen returning from Antwerp
report that the distress there is very
great and that the depots of the Amer
lean committee for the relief of the
Belgians are oesieged srom s o'clock
in the morning until o clock the next
morning by the multitude of starving
Belgians.
. A fire occurred Monday in the rail
way station at Antwerp destroying for
ty wagons with provisions and fodder. y
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
ADDITIONAL CAPITOL news
Election Expenses

Two expense accounts of candidates
at the recent election were filed at the
State Department this morning. Mar
tin j. Cation, Democratic candidate for
Congressman aJ-Iarge said he had no
contributions TO has campaign fund and
spent S91.6S for travelling expenses
and owes $40 for printing. NJ. H.
Garland, Republican candidate for Con
at-large, received $775 from per.
sonal friends and spent $1,075, of
which $500 was given the Republican
State Committee, He still owes
1880, of which $500 is due Charles
johnson treasurer of the Republican
State Committee.
Eight counties sent in election re-
turns this mOrning-Armstrong, Brad
ford, Cambria. Cleartield, Luzerne,
Montgomery, Perry and Sullivan.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
CARRANZA Yields TO U. s.
Grants Guarantees Asked For Ameri.
cans in Vera Cruz and Requests
Fixing of Date for Evacuation

Mexico City, Nov. 11.-General
Venustiano Carranza has granted all
the requests of the Washington gov
ernment regarding the evacuation of
Vera Cruz by the American troops, ac-
cording to a telegram received last
night from Foreign Minister Gables.
Every guarantee asked by Washing
ton for the Mexicans now in Vera
Cruz will be given in a public decree
to be issued shortly. In return for
these concessions the Carranza govern
ment has asked the United States to
fix a definite date for the evacuation.
The reply of Washington is await
ed here with interest BY Mexicans in
view of the fact that two executives
are now claiming to be in power.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
COURT. HOUSE
NO CHANGE IN BRIDGE PLANS
Electors Who Sought Modification SEQ
Advantage in Present Profile

a petition signed by fifty or more
residents of Royalton and MiddIetovn
Which had been presented to the County
commissioners asking that the foot.
walk on the proposed bridge over the
S"atara creek at Middletown be placed
oil the west side instead of the east,
as called for by the bridge plans, was
this morning withdrawn.
The plan to put the walk ON the
east or sunny" side was decided upon
as guard to pedestrians against wind
ana ar iey walk. To change it now
Wcqid cost the county several hundred
uoiars. The petition was withdrawn
when that was explained.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Say British Had Dunn Dums

Berlin, Nov. IL, By Wireless
Lieutenant General Hellingrath, inspec
tor of German military roads with head
quarters at Cambria, in Northern
France, is making public exhibitions of
dunn dun bullets alleged to have been
found on British prisoners and also of
British rifles equipped with contriv-
ance to cut off and perforate the points
of bullets. The above information was
given out officially to the press in Ber-
lin to-day.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
ANTI-GERMAN UPRISING
IN TURKEY IS REPORTED

London, Nov. II, 1904 p. MA
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
Company from Athens says:
. 1t is learned that conspiracy has
broken out in Constantinople against
the Germans and Young Turks. The
chief eonspirators were arrested and
shot.
"The population Of the Ottoman
capital becoming very excited as a re-
suit of the Turkish defeats ON Sunday
visited resentment on number of Ger
man nOn-commissioned officers whom
they attacked -
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Mrs. Anne Weistling

The funeral Of Mrs Anne Herr
Westling was held this afternoon at
2 o'clock from her late residence on
North Second street. The services were
conducted by the Rev. L. n. Kremer
pastor of the Salem Reforme4 church,
of which she had been a1life long
member. Burial was made in the Har.
risburg cemetery.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Turks Seriously Handicapned

Petrograd, via london, Nov. N. 4.49
A. M.-The 'Army Gazette states
that aboard the three Turkish trans.
ports which the Russian feet sank at
Sungouldak, were troops, artillery. aero.
planes, automobiles and uniforms for
$4,000 men. This loss. it is stated.
must seriously affect the operations of
the Turkish army in the district.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Emden IS Commander Captured

London. Nov. II, 2.14 P. M.-Cap-
tain Won Muller of the German cruiser
Emden which was attacked by the Au.
stralian cruiser Sydney and driven
ashore in the Cocos Islands where she
burned, and Prince Franz Joseph. of
Hohenzollern, one of his officers, are
both prisoners of war and neither is
wounded, according to an announce
ment by the Admiralty this afternoon.
The Admiralty adds that the losses on
the Emden are unofiicially reported as
zoo killed and 80 wounded
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Late WAR news summary


nounced also that they had occupied
fortified position at El-Arish, Egypt,
point on the Mediterranean near
bundary of Egypt and Palestine.
Heavy fighting continues on Servian
soil. The Austrian government said
that its forces had made several i'm
portant advances. repulsing the enemy
and capturing many prisoners.
Japan is celebrating the fall of
Tsing-Tau with an enormous demon
stration in Toxic. In recognition of
the heroic defense of the Germans, the
governor of Using Tau was permitted
to retain his sword and maintain a
soldiers honors.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Germans Sending Cavalry East

London. Nov. IL, 4.10 A. M.-An
Amsterdam dispatch to the Reuter- s
Telegram Company says that the Dutch
newspapers confirm the statement that
Germany is transferring cavalry and
artillery from the western to the east
ern frontier.
An aviator threw bombs at Blanken.
berghe Monday, according to the same
dispatch, with the intention of dispers-
ing the German troops marching 10
Bruges. One fell in the town and killed
a bow
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
PALACE THEATRE TO HELP
Movie Proprietors Win Give Half Of
Days Receipts for Belgium Relief

To aid the starving Belgians as a
part of the national movement now on
in this country, owners of the Palace
theatre, 1888 Market street, will give
half of the receipts for Friday, No.
vember 13.
Manager Clyde D. Klinger has in
vited Clarence o. Backenstoss, secre-
tary to Mayor Royal, to go over the
receipts for that day and receive the
money for the Belgian cause, which
he has agreed to do and turn over to
Harrisburg newspaper for the Bel.
gian relief fund.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Celebrate Golden Wedding

Sbamokin, Nov. 11.-One hundred
guests last night celebrated the golden
wedding anniversary of William Hut.
Crimson and wife. A number of offer
ings were presented, followed by a
banquet. Mr.. Hutchinson, a former
coal mine superintendent for the Min.
eral Railroad and Mining Company
here, and Miss Margaret Minor, of
Pottsville, were married November 10,
1864, since which time they have re-.
sided principally here.
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Waiting FOR zee zee
CO. DIVIDENDS
Continued From First Page,

year and it was while they were there
that the hotel men were induced to a
share of the stock.
Bought Stock for $3.50
The stock certificate bears No. 320S,
is printed in black ink and has gold
sunburst for background. The in
corporation seal, issued in Delaware in
1912, also is in gold. At the bottom of
the certificate is this:
'Shares $40 each.
Mr.. L. 0. Horting said this morning
that ne paid $3.50 for a share on
December 26, 1913, one year after the
concern was chartered.
Three fellows selling this stock, y
said Mr.. Horting, pointing to his gilded
certificate. "eame to the hotel about
year ago and remained here five
weeks. We bought that stock on the
representation that the company was
doing good business and that divi-
dend would certainly be paid within
SIN months or year. We have heard
nothing about any dividend.
" Five weeks after those fellows left
here big fellow dropped in. explain
ed that he had learned that I was a
stockholder and offered me 500 shares
OF this same stock at sacrifice to
himself. He went on to say that the
stock was given to him as collateral
security for note and added that al
though he knew the stock was very
valuable and selling at $3.50 above
par, he would be willing to sell it at
SS share. We did not take his
stock.
''lt was further represented to us
that this company was equipped to
manufacture and sell tires for less
than the market value of standard
tires, and we bought four. That deal
was made under the guarantee that If
any or all of the tires blew out before
covering $500 miles they would be
replaced.
L don think we had gone more
than 1900 miles until one of the tires
blew out. 1t was bad break. and I
wrote to the alleged Philadelphia Of
fee of the firm, Thirty-third and Wal
nut streets, demanding new tire.
was told that the tire evidently had
struck rock. I was told that the tire
would not be replaced and as | had
already shipped the bad one to Phila-
delphia, | asked to have it returned.
| never again saw the tire.
Stock Offered at ST a Share
Mr.. Horting said he first exhibited
the damaged tire to local dealers and
all declared that it was manufactured
from "bad and rotten - material. The
original local representative of the
Zee Zee company long since has given
up the agency. To-day he said:
81 don't care to have my name
mentioned in connection with that
matter. My business will not per-
nit il. | quit tine company employ
as soon as | learned that there was
dissatisfaction among customers.
One of the Harrisburg stockholders
this morning said he has learned, since
his stock purchase of a New Jersey
firm that manufactures cheap tires
bearing any name or brand" the
agent desires.
Mr. Horting said he once thought
of - calling on the Philadelphia repre-
sentatives of the frm%' while on a
visit to the Quaker City, although he
changed his mind when he arrived in
front of the building. which he said,
is small two-storv affair.
Within the last ten days. one of
the stockholders to-day declared. he
was offered Zee Zee stock at ST
share.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Germany Not Holding I'm Food

Washington. Nov. Secretary
Bryan announced to-day. after con.
ference with Count Won Bernstorff. the
German Ambassador, that there had
been no change in the plan originally
approved by the German government
for the Transportation of relief supplies
to Belgium.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-11
Germans Die of Disease in Prison

Berlin, Nov. II, BY Wireless.-One
OF the German prisoners of war in Eng
land has written letter to the Frank
furter ZeituDg in which he declares
that, as result of bad treatment. bad
food, housing in cold barracks. 46 out
of 700 German prisoners died within
one week of pneumonia and typhoid
fever. There were no wounded men
among these prisoners.
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Called on Governor

Among Governor Tener $ callers to-day
were. former District Attorney Blakely,
of Pittsburgh, and Representative Bald
win. of Delaware, who is candidate
for Speaker of the House.
Secretary Heydler, of the National
League of Baseball Clubs, has been the
guest of Governor Tener at the Execu-
tive Mansion for the past two days
and will return to New York tonight
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Edward L. Croft

The funeral services for Edward l..
Croft, SO years old, the assistant Sen
ate Librarian, who died in hospital
in Philadelphia yesterday, after long
illness of cancer of the throat, will be
held from his home, 202 Reilly street,
at 2.30 O'Clock, Friday afternoon. He
leaves his widow. one sister, Mrs,
Charles II. Kinter, aud one son, Al.
den D.
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Detention House Report

The final report on the House Of
Detention, which was abandoned ON
November 1, was filed with the County
commissioners this morning. 1t shows
that during the period between Janu.
ary and October SO children were dc.
tanned at the institution. of whom
were girls. Two only were sent to the
Glen Mills schools, 20 were returned
home and the remainder were sent TO
other homes.