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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
He Would S acrifice
r es t Between En-
gagements for Good
OF Local Campaign
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
MARCH TONIGHT
fonow1ng Sermon at Tabernacle Last
Night 40 Persons Hit the Trail
Thanksgiving Service in the
Afternoon

That the evangelistic campaign in
this city be extended beyond the six
weeks specified in the contract has not
yet been definitely decided upon, but is
altogether possible, according 30 a
statement made by DR.. Slough this
morning when he was asked concerning
such an extension.
The end of the specified six weeks
will be December 10, two weeks from
Sunday There has been some talk abouS
continuing the tabernacle meetings un.
I'll sunday, December 20. The campaipu
in Altoona does not open until the fol.
lowing Sunday.
Or; Slough did not say whether the
iikellhood IS that the campaign in Har-
rispurS VIII cover six weeks or seven
weeks.
THAT depends on the people of the
Guy, he sand, as much, as upon us
our crowd is always glad to dig for
home after busy six weeks. In eases
Where there Is an actual demand, how.
ever, for the continuation of cam
palgn, the party is glad to sacrifice a
week of rest between engagements. if
1t can accomplish good by doing so. -
Sunday Schools to March Tonight
Tonight will be Sunday school night
at the tabernacle. Members of Su. dav
schools of city churches will gather at
their separate houses of worship and
march i'll bodies to the tabernacle.
where large part of the seating capac.
ity will be roped off for them.
But forty-six persons hit the trail at
the tabernacle last night, following the
sermon by Evangelist Slough, who told
of the leper who came 10 Jesus to be
healed. The speaker compared the raw.
ages of leprosy 10 the ravages of sin,
saying:
:. A little spot on the skin is the first
Indication of leprosy. 1t continues to
grow until the tissues dry up and the
skin begins to crack. It causes the
body to rot. That's the way with sin.
When it enters the soul one is uncon.
seious of it, but it starts to grow
and spread until it leaves the soul and
the conscience reeking with remorse. -
In a representation of the beggar' 8
appeal to Jesus, DIR. Slough fell to his
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
Disapproves Alta ck S
by Aircraft on Cities
Occupied by N o n
Combatants
PERSONAL LETTER
TO AMBASSADORS
President Careful Not to Take Matter
UP oficially and Even Did Not
Make His Communication Through
the State Department
Bv Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. 27.-President
Wilson has communicated unofficially
to the diplomatic representatives of
the United States in the belligerent
countries of Europe his disapproval of
attacks by bombs from air craft drop
ped on unfortied cities occupied by
non-combatants.
The President was careful not to
take the matter up officially and did
not even make his communication
through the State Department but per-
sonally addressed the American am
bassadors abroad The President took
this course, it became known to-day,
nearly two months ago. The facts came
to light through the publication of a
report that the President had discuss
ed the matter with European diplo-
mats here. This however, was denied
by some of the prominent diplomats
mentioned in connection with it, in
cluding the German ambassador.
Just how the American diplomats
abroad were to convey President Will
sons feeling in the matter to the for
eign governments has not been dis
closed, as White House officials, in the
absence of the President, declined to
discuss the subject
1t is believed here, that the Presi-
dent called attention to the article in
The Hague convention of 1907, to
which all the principal belligerents are
signatory, which provides for notice of
twenty four hours before bombardment
or attack in order that non-combat-
ants may remove themselves from the
danger zone.
Whether there have been an unof-
fetal responses from the belligerents,
was not known here to-day but Ameri-
can diplomats were instructed by the
President, it is understood, to handle
the matter with such discretion and
delieaey as would tend to end aerial
attacks without notice and at the same
time preserve the friendship which the
United States feels toward all the
belligerents involved.
1t is not believed that the President
mentioned any specific violation but
expressed his views on the general sub
ject of aerial attacks.
1t is supposed that the American
diplomats used their good offices con-
sequently, in a personal way with the
belligerent governments without per-
haps even mentioning the fact that
they were doing so at the request of
the President, as such methods of OBJ
tanning desired end are not unusual
in diplomacy.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
DISCUSS THE UNION OF
TWO LOCAL CHARITIES
Representatives, of the Nursery Home
and the Children's Aid Society
Consider Consolidating These Or
ganizations

The consolidation of the Nursery
Home and the Children g Aid Society
as a means of economizing and at the
same time of making the work more
effective was advocated at meeting
of representatives, of those charitable
societies held in the Offices of the Dau-
phin County Directors of the Poor this
morning.
L. Boyer, representing the Poor Board,
there were present Mrs. George Kunkel
and Vance c. Mccormick, representing
the Ghildren's Aid Society, and Mrs.
j. III. Patton and Mrs. j. d. Hawkins,
representing the Nursery Home. No
definite plans were laid, although it is
expected that the committees again will
meet in the near future at which time
action will be taken.
The Nursery Home now is located in
the Watts homestead, at the Maple Hill
playground, in the extreme upper end
of the city. The Aid Society confines it's
work chiefly to finding proper homes for
boys and girls, outcasts and youngsters
whose home Surroundings justify their
removal.
The directors of the Poor suggested
the consolidation of the two societies.
This would include a plan to educate
the children, the cost of which, Mr..
Walters assured the committee, the
county would bear its proportionate
share. The county, through the Poor
Department, now is paying twenty five
cents day for the maintenance of
homeless children.
"What the Directors of the Poor
would like to have done," said Mr.
Walters, sis to educate and train these
children until such time as they are
able to go out and be selfsustaining
and this department is willing to work
toward that end.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
Late WAR news SUMMARY

The campaign in France and Bel
GUM, commonly regarded as the main
conflict of the European war, seemed
to-day to have entered, at least tenn
upon new phase. For the
time being Germany has relinqmshed
the offensive, which she held so relent-
lessly during the earlier weeks of the
war. Official statements from Berlin
and Paris showed that the fighting,
which has been diminishing steadily in
severity for at least two weeks, has now
fattened out to a mere series of de-
tached skirmishes involving only small
numbers of men. It remained to be seen
whether this state of affairs was the
prelude to another German onslaught,
as London has been predicting, or
whether it meant that Germany had
adopted new tactics which would thrust
upon the allies the burden of the at
tack in an effort to drive out the in
vaders
The French statement said that in
the Argonne, where some of the most
spirited fighting has been in progress
recently, there were only small engage
ments yesterday. Ground was taken by
the Germans and retaken by the allies
but the insignificant scale of these op-
erations, measured by the magnitude of
the war as whole, is shown by the
statement that fighting involved no
more than one battalion and the dis
puted ground extended over no more
than 20 yards. The German statement
reports some progress in this region. At
few other points, further west in
France and in Belgium, there were
small brushes.
The situation in Russian Poland, the
present object of such great concern to
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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
P.R.R. WANTS|TS
CITY Taxes CUT
Appeals for r e vi s e d
Assessments on the
Properties to Be Raz-
ed Down Town
G.. V. r. r. ALSO
MAKES PLEA
Owner of Russ Building in Market
Square Declares $0S,63O Is Too
High an Assessment-Board Gets
25 Appeals by Noon

The City Commissioners sitting to-
day as Board of Revision of Taxes,
by noon had received about twenty
FIVE appeals from property owners VINO
raised objections TO the revision or
the assessments against properties
which have been erected or improved
within the last year. Some of the ap-
peals will be allowed, the Commission
ers said, but they would not indicate
which ones, saying they will defer ac-
tion in all cases until after 4 o clock
this afternoon by which time all ap-
peals must be filed.
The appeals involving the greatest
number of properties were filed by the
Cumberland Valley Railroad Company
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. These concerned properties IN
the First ward, principally on Null
berry and South Second streets, which
have been or will be razed in connec
tion with the construction of the Null
berry street subways and the building
of the Pennsy's warehouse.
Railroad Companies Appeal
The properties of the Cumberland
Valley razed or to be razed include
two buildings on South Front street;
twenty eight on Mulberry; twenty
three on South Second and four on
River avenue. Seven properties on
which the company declares the assess
ment is excessive will not be razed.
The Tax Revision Board this morning
said a general inspection Of the prop
critics will be made before a decision
is reached.
William Russ, owner of the Russ
building on Market square, is another
appellant. The assessment against his
property is $98,630 and he contends
it is too high. In support of his Claim
he cites the assessments levied against
other properties in the business section
including the following, Bolton House,
100000; Commonwealth Trust Com
pany building, $17S,560; Bergner
building, s149,255; Telegraph build
ing $S4,935; Union Trust Company
building, s111,560.
A real estate firm which is erecting
a dozen houses on Market street, took
an appeal saying that the properties in
question have not yet been completed,
that none has been sold and that all
yet are in the hands of the contractors.
Coal Dealer Objects
When asked about the railroad COM
panies appeals members of the board
said that in most eases some changes
will be made. This is due, it was said,
to the fact that the buildings have
been or will be removed and that the
value of the ground will not be in
creased to the amount of the assess
ments by reason of the planned i'm
provements.
A coal dealer objected to the in
sheds, while several property owners
basd their appeals on the assessments
levied against houses in their imme-
diate neighborhoods.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
STOCK EXCHANGES TO OPEN
New York Starts Business Tomorrow
and Philadelphia Monday

New York, Nov. 27.-The Stock
Exchange announced that the plans for
restricted trading in bonds, which will
ibe resumed tomorrow, had been revised
to permit actual transactions being
printed upon the tickets.
1t had previously been the plan of
the exchange to have prices and trans
actions distributed to brokers upon
printed slips. The committee of five, it
was expected, would make some an
nouncement regarding minimum prices
during the course of the day.
Philadelphia Nov. 27.-Announce
ment was made to-day that the Phila-
delphia Stock Exchange will be reopen
ed on Monday, November 30, at 10 a.
m, for the transactions in all securities
listed on the regular and unlisted de-
partments of the exchange.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
PAY UP FOR FINE WEATHER
Temperature to Drop and Rain Is III
Prospect

Harrisburg seems about to suffer in
the matter of weather to pay up for the
extraordinary fine day yesterday.
Weather Bureau forecasters hold up lit
tie hope for the continuation of fine
weather, saying there will be a con
siderable drop in temperature with in
creasing cloudiness which will likely
bring rain tomorrow.
Last night Is minimum temperature
was unusually high, the 50-degree mark
being the lowest. Tonight s mark is
fixed at 3S degrees by Weather Bureau
officials.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
Surrounded by Russian
Troops. Whole Corps
ofKaiser's Army Sur
renders in a Body
ANOTHER CORPS
is PUT TO ROUT
official Vienna Report States Fighting
in Russian Poland Is Continuous
Battle With the Cars Troops Be-
ing Repulsed in Western Galicia

Paris, Nov. 81, 4.5e A. M.-Tele-
graphing from Petrograd regarding the
fighting around LODI in Russian Po-
land, the correspondent of the "Ma-
tin" says:
Zone German army corps which was
surrounded by Russian troops surrend-
cred in body. This represents nearly
fifty thousand prisoners. Another corps
which also had been cut off, has now
been completely put to route.
The Russians are attacking along
the Czenstochowa-Cracow line with re-
doubled intensity.
Berlin, by Wireless to London, Nov.
~, S.55 A. M.-An official report is
sued in Vienna says:
1.-THE fighting in Russian Poland
has assumed the proportions of a con-
tinuous battle. In Western Galicia, our
troops have repulsed the Russians.
Marked progress has been made in the
fighting i'll the Carpathians.
Near the Kolubara river in Servia.
the enemy's center is in a ven y strong
position near Lazarevatz, but we at
tackled and took 1900 prisoners, three
gun. four ammunition wagons and
three machine guns. To the south of
Lid (O, we took the eastern heights
and 300 prisoners. From Valjevo our
troops have advanced to Kosjovici.
Petrograd, Nov. 26.-An official
communication from the general staff
of the army of the Caucasus says:
"ln tire direction of Erzerum the
pursuit of the routed enemy has been
terminated. In the past few days a
series of engagements have taken
place south of the Valley of Alasch-
kert, where we have disposed of con.
siderable Kurdish forces, who were re-
lntorced this time by regular troops.
In other sections no important changes
have taken place"
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
THIEFS VISIT TOO LATE
Thanksgiving Night No Time to Steal
Turkey

One day too late thief at the home
of w. A. Rupp, 1915 State street, at 8
o clock last night, was so ncensed be-
cause the turkey and cranberry sauce
were gone that he threw the contents of
the refrigerator on the rear porch and
over the rear yard.
The family discovered the presence
of the marauder about II O'Clock last
night and telephoned the police, who
to-day are investigating the visit. The
police are Of the belief that the thief
got his q ties mixed and instead of
finding big, fat turkey, found only
the ingredients for turkey hash. Food
stuffs to the value of So were de-
stroYed.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
POSTAL MESSENGER HURT
Cloyd Stengler Seriously Injured In
Collision With Auto

Cioyd Stengler, 124S North street,
special delivery messenger for the local
postof1ice, is in serious condition to-
day suffering from internal injuries
received last evening when he was
struck by an automobile at Second ana
Cumberland streets.
The collision was unavoidable, wit
nesses say. The car with Harold Whist
ler at the wheel was going north on
Second street when Stengler shot out
from the corner on his bicycle. The
front of the car struck Stengler am
the front wheel passed over him. He
was taken to the Harrisburg hospital
in another automobile. Several of his
ribs were fractured.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
Woodman Chops Foot

William Knapp, of Dauphin, wood
man employed by the Zortman Lumber
Company, was painfully hurt this morn
ing when an axe he was plying slipped,
striking him in the instep of his left
foot. The laceration was five inches
long, ligaments and blood vessels being
torn. He was brought to the Harris
brug hospita! for treatment.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
One Club Ready for Parade

Thep arade committee of the Harris
burg Mummers' Association will meet
Tonight at $50 O'Clock in the Office
of Clarence o. Backenstoss, secretary
to Mayor Royal, to lay plans for the
New Year Day celebration. The first
return blank of an organization for en-
trance in the parade was received from
the keystone Motorcycle Club, which
will have a large number of men in
line.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
Burned to Death in Auto Accident

Wilmington. Del, Nov. 27.-An au-
tomObile accident in which Harry
Doughty, of Franklin City, Va, was
burned to death happened about four
miles south of New Castle, last night.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
British WARSHIP BLOWN
TO Pieces and over ZOO
Perish IN The DISASTER

London, Nov. PA mysterious ex
plosion on board the British battlesbin
Bulwark, off Sheerness, at the mouth Of
the Thames, 35 miles from London. to.
tally destroyed the vessel early vester-
day morning, and of her crew of be-
tween 700 and 500 officers and men
only IA escaped. The news of the dis.
aster soon reached this city, and Wins.
ton Spencer Churchill, First Lord of
the Admiralty, officially announced it
yesterday afternoon.
The explosion is believed to have oc
Cured IN the ships forward magazine.
whether 1T was caused by accident or
design is question to be determined
Dy. commission which has been ap-
pointed by the Admiralty to investigat,
In the opinion of naval men, it was an
internal explosion that put an end to
the battleship, which for IL years had
done service at home and abroad. and
lately had been doing her part in guard
ing England S shores.
There was no great upheaval of wa
ter, such as would have occurred If
she had been torpedoed or struck bv a
mine. Instead, the ship was enveloped
in smoke and fame, and when this had
cleared nothing could be seen but
wreckage floating on the water. Houses
in towns seven and eight miles away
were shaken by the explosion AMI,
even before men on ships anchored
nearb; could reach their own decks, the
Bulwak had disappeared The neigh
borhool was strewn with an enormous
amountpf wreckage, while pieces of the
ship woe thrown six or seven miles
upon thSEssex shore.
The Bswark in her early career was
quite a ftored ship. For long time
she was t. flagship of Admiral Charles
Beresfora the Mediterranean. She
was OF 1870 tons displacement, cost
$o,OOO,oo build and was completed
in 19oz. .le ship was All feet long,
20 feet wie and drew 20 feet of wa
/, ter. Her mament consisted of four
12-ineh an IL 6-inch guns, 16 12-
FOUNDERS, 3-pouAders and four sub
merged torho tubes. She had a COM
plement of5O men.
Sheernes;Eng, Via London, Nov
81, 2.25 Att is believed here that
the expioh of the Bulwark was
caused by fall and bursting of 12-
inch shell her magazine.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
BRITISH COLLIER KHARTOUM
WAS BLOWN UP BY A NINE

London, Nov. 81, 5 P. M.-The Brit
ish Admiralty this evening announced
that the collier Khartoum had been
blown up to-day by mine off Grims-
by. The crew of the Khartoum was
landed at Grimsby.
Grimsby is on the south bank of
Humber, fifteen miles southeast of
Hull.
New York, Nov. 27-The Khartoum
was of 1880 tons net. She was 315
feet long. 40 feet beam and 20 feet
deep. Inc vessel was built at Stock
ton in April, 1898.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27
OO1 Convictions for White Slavery

Chicago, Nov. 27.--Nine hundred
and one persons have been convicted
under the Mann white slave act since
it's passage, according to statistics re-
ceived to-day by Arthur Burrage Far
WELL
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27

Cfiicials-Referee, Bob Good, Lehig:
and Tech; umpire, Smeltzer, 0berlin.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-27

SheernessEng, Via London, Nov.
27, 2.25 At is believed here that
the expioh of the Bulwark was
caused by, tfall and bursting of 12-
inch shell her magazine.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
Pretty Hands Despite Housework

1t possible to
All that Is required little
About the first thing
them For this purpose there nothing better
reduced to fine
convenient method bag
Immediately after ButtermIk
whitener that not despised
a reliable
quantity it, in
you will soon notice great improvement
talow and hands
This should
the bed clothing will soied
the nightly
redden the
housework do not wish red, llshaped
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
FOR UPSET stomach, Indigestion,
Gas, Heartburn ---PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN

your next meal a favorite food meal,
then take little Diapepsin There
will not be any distress-eat without
fear. It's because Pape's Diapepsin
really does" regulate weak, out-of-
order stomachs that gives it it's mill
lions of sales annually.
Get a large ffty-cent case Of Pape's
Diapepsin from any drug store. It is
the quickest, surest stomach relief
and cure known. It acts almost like
magic. IL is a scientific, harmless
stomach preparation which truly be-
longs in every home.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
bible conference
PREPARATORY Meeting

A Bible conference preparatory meet
ing viii be held at o'clock this even
ing. The principal address win be made
by the Rev. Frederick w. Farr, S. l..
d., OF Philadelphia.
The Bible conference proper will be
held November 8 TO 20. every afternoon
and evening, including Sunday morn
ings.. The teacher for the first week
viii be the Rev. Lewis Sperry Chafer of
Northheld, Mass. DR.. Chafer is a Bible
expositor of nationwide reputation.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28

Time it! In five minutes your sick,
sour stomach feels fine.
Sour, sick. upset stomach, indiges-
tion, heartburn, dyspepsia; when the
food you eat ferments into gases and
stubborn Jumps; your head aches and
you feel sick and miserable, that's
when you realize the magic in Pape's
Diapepsin. 1t makes stomach dis
tress go in five minutes. If your
stomach is in revolt--if you can't
get 1t regulated, please, for your sake,
try Pape's Diapepsin. It's so need
less to have a bad stomach-make
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
FINED FOR TRESsPAssNG.

Adam Ruddy was fined SO for tres
passing on the farm OF Henry l.. Bear
man in Christiana hundred, in Magis-
trate Lewis court yesterday after
noon.
Evening journal., 1914-10-28
PROGRFsSIYFs MEET.

Many Progressives attended the
meeting at Hockessin last night and
heard addresses from Robert G. Hous-
ton and Horace G. Eastburn.
The evening world., 1914-04-15
Invaders Play Good Ball, With
Seaton Hero of BrookfedS'
First Victory.


PITTSBURGH, April l5.-"Well, we
gave them their moneys worth" said
tho officials OF the local Federal
League to-day. after the splendid
game put up by the Pittsburgh and
Brooklyn teams yesterday had been
disc used In baseball quarters, Al!
along it has been said that the quality
Of ball played In the outlaw league
would be against it. but IL they Keep
up such work as In the opener here
they are going to make good.
Robert Ward. the genial president
OF the Brookfeds, to-day told some
OF his Pittsburgh friends why he went
into baseball. =.
II wish you would say for mo to all
my friends here that when ] was APP
proa ched by Mr.. Gilmore and other
otficiais OF the Federal League | was
rather surprised. for l had never had
any Intention OF mixing up In base
bail, but I thought II was fine sport
and a good, clean business.
Before | went into II I made II
specifically known that any club
| took would not play ball on Sunday,
! and ] shall stick to that turn of mind
Nv club shall bs run without . single
suspicion OF merrenary spirit. and the
boys vii have . chance - pToas wata