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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
8 SEEK AGRICULTURAL POST
Thomas, Martin and Hutchinson Aspire
to Succeed Secretary Critchfield

Three candidates for the position OF
Secretary of Agriculture are in the
field, and Governor Brumbaugh will be
asked to appoint one of them, as all are
making strenuous efforts to land the
place.
Robert H. Thomas, of Mechanics
burg, has announced his candidacy. and
is looking for the backing of many cf
the grangers. Algernon S. Martin, the
present Deputy Secretary of Agricnl
ture, is also an aspirant, and has a rec
ord that his friends say cannot be sur.
passed. He is regarded as the guiding
spirit and originator of the farmers
institutes that have done so much "a
bring the farmers to realization of
scientific farming, and has had super.
vision of the holding of county fairs
and educational features of the depart
ment.
Mr.. Martin halls from Lawrence
county, where he has farm, and is 2
former member of the Legislature. He
is connected with number of national
agricultural associations.
George G. Hutchinson, of Warrior Is
Mark, Huntingdon county, who has
for years been connected with the
State Agricultural Department, and jus:
at present is its general agent looking
after feedstuffs, is also candidate
for the head of the department. Hail.
ing from Huntingdon county, the old
home of the Governor elect, it is said
he may be regarded with favor.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Members of Committee
Announce Pledges of
the Guarantors Are
Cancelled
WILL NOW CALL
ON CHURCH MEN
Amount of Money Collected to Date in
the Interest of Slough Campaign
S9,246-Almost $4,000 Addi-
tional Is Needed

Announcement was this morning
made by f. Z. Wallower, chairman of
the finance committee of the Slough
campaign, that all guarantee or pledge
subscriptions taken by the various CO.
operating churches will be Cancelled,
and that the churches will be asked for
individual contributions from their
members toward wiping out the bal
anee of the expense budget. He also
stated that DR.. Stough receives no
part of the collections which are being
taken at the tabernacle as remunera
tion for his services.
The total amount of money collect
ed to date in the interest of the
Slough campaign, in the care of Treas
urer Heffelfnger, is s9,246.35. The
estimated total cost of the campaign
is SIS, 900, about twice as much as the
usual cost of a campaign, according to
DIR. Slough.
The guarantors of the campaign in
this city had pledged themselves to a
total of $4,000, which meant that
they would be responsible for defcien-
cies in meeting the total expenses up
to that amount. As that amount is
Continued On Eleventh Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
BOMB damages American
Consulate At warsaw:
several PEOPLE killed

Washington, Nov. PA bomb from
German airship fell in front of the
American consulate at Warsaw early to-
day, breaking the windows at the con
sulate, but injuring no one within, ac-
eording TO a telegram, dated to-day,
from American Ambassador Marye at
Petrograd. Several persons in the
street in front of the consulate were
killed and wounded, but none of them
were Americans.
The incident was regarded here as
indicating the proximity of the Ger
man advance guard to Warsaw. Amer.
lean consuls received instructions early
in the war to leave zones of great dan
ger whenever invading forces arrived N
their vicinity. 1t is expected here that
if Warsaw becomes a battle ground of
the German and Russian armies the
American consul and mis- staff will with
draw to a place of safety.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Schooner Hanalei Runs
Ashore on Reef at
San Francisco During
a Fog
UNKNOWN DEATH
TOLL IN DISASTER
Sixty-two Persons Aboard Vessel
When She Struck, of Whom 43
Are Saved-Revenue Cutter Re-
ports Saving Boat Load of Survivors
BY Associated Press,

Boliuas, Cal, Nov. 24.-Forty-thr
survivors and fifteen dead from the
wrecked coasting steamer Hanalei,
which went ashore yesterday on Dux-
bury reef near here, had been account
ed for at 10 a. M. to-day AS the yes
sci had 81 persons aboard all told the
list of dead and living left but four
unaeeounted for.
San Francisco, Nov. 24-The steam
schooner Hanalei, ashore on Duxburv
reef, broke in two Just before dawn
to-day with ffty-eight souls aboard.
Three passengers and two seamen s.5am
ashore. Thirteen other persons were
rescued, including Captain j. j. Garry,
of the Hanalei. There seemed small
hope for any others.
The schooner, which had been pound
ed by the surf since yesterday noon
when she ran ashore in a fog, went to
pieces. Her bow, which hung over the
reef and had been twisted to a right
angle, slid into the water and drifted
to within 100 yards of the beach. The
quintet, who first came ashore, swan
from this wreckage.
few more hours would have saved
every soul aboard An hour would have
saved many. After all hope had been
given up ashore and on board the wreck
the sixth line fred by the Golden Gate
Park lifesaving crew, under Captain
Norman Nelson, went over the vessel.
a breeches buoy was rugged and then
the line parted. Almost Immediately
thereafter the Hanalei broke apart amid
cries which rose above the thunder of
the surf.
Efforts to take off the Hanalei g pas
sengers and crew from shore began late
yesterday after a dozen vessels had
tried to reach her and were prevented
by fog and surf.
Effort to Launch Boat Fails
The Fort Point lifesaving crew from
the beach fred lines which fell short
until in desperation they double
charged their mortar and it burst. An
effort to launch boat from the Hanalei
failed and a passenger was drowned. A
sailor tried to swim ashore with line
and men on the beach could see his
Continued on Eleventh Page.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
WINS PLACE ON BALLOT
Personal Liberty Party Entitled to
Column in Election of 1916

There will be another party entitled
to have column on the State ballot
at the Statewide election in 1916, and
previous to that to participate in the
primary elections.
1t is found that the Personal Lib
erty party has east two per cent. of the
vote cast for State candidate. elected
in the State at large at the lasA, elec-
tion and has also polled two per cent.
of the vote cast in ten separate co1n-
ties for an elected candidate. This en-.
titles the party to participate in the
primaries and to have a separate col
umn on the ballot at the general elec-
ton.
The other parties that will have col
umns are: Republican, Democratic,
Washington, Socialist, Bull Moose,
Roosevelt Progressive, Prohibition and
Keystone. The Industrialist party
failed to get two per cent. of the vote,
polling less than 1000 votes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Third Barn Belonging
to w. B. Oyler Is
Destroyed by Fir e
Within a w eek
LOSS is PLACED
AT ABOUT $500
Cow After Being Rescued Rushes Back
and Perishes-Neighbors Unite and
Save Dwelling After Flying Embers
Set 1t Ablaze

Twenty-one head of livestock-ten
mileh cows, seven calves and four horse:
persisted in a FIRE this morning which
DESTROYED the big bank barn ON the w.
b. Oyier farm. about one and one,half
miles northwest of Camp Hill. Cumber-
land county. The losses aggregate So
SEQ, partly insured. The farm is ten
anted by P. A. Sewers whose individual
loss to stock, crops and farming i'm
Plements will run close to s2,5O0, with
$1,000 insurance. The loss to the barn,
which was comparatively new. having
been erected just four years ago, will
run close to $4,000, but is covered by
insurance.
The Camp Hill Fire Company re-
sponded to a call for assistance bv send
ing its chemical wagon TO the scene of
the blaze. Chemical streams were play.
ed on the smouldering ruins as a guard
against the fire breaking out anew and
possibly endangering the farm house.
This was the third fire loss sustained
by Mr.. Oyler, who resides in MELVILLE,
within less than a week, and the sixth
within the last five years. A barn on
one of his farms, just back of Car
Isle, was destroyed by a fire, said to
have been the work of an incendiary.
late Saturday night, and on Thursday
night of last week Mr.. Oyler lost an
other barn on his farm near Chambers
burg, in a mysterious blaze. An explod-
ing lantern. which hurled burning oil on
a pile of hay, was the cause of to-day s
ire, said Sewers, the tenant.
Sewers at $50 clock this morning
went TO the barn to feed the cattle an
do other work. He hung the lighted
lantern on beam, in the feeding entry.
When he walked few feet away the
lantern fell, exploded and in an instant
the hay was in flames With a fork he
began combating the fire, but soon he
found that his efforts were in vain. He
next tried TO carry the burning mass
from the barn.
Rescued Cow Returns to Fire
He was unsuccessful in that. also. 50
he rushed to the stables to free the
livestock. -Four horses and three cows
were gotten out in an incredibly short
time although the barn by then had
been transformed into fiery furnace.
One of the cows that had been rescued
Continued on Eleventh Page.
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ConferenceTo-day Puts
Harrisburg Manufac-
turers in Position to
Share Directly in 1t
INVITED TO GO
TO THE FIELD
mayor Preston Asks Local Men to Join
Baltimoreans in Trip on the Fin
land, Sailing January 29-ElIiott.
Fisher Go. Offers Assistance ~

Harrisburg manufacturers, as a di.
rect result of the foreign trade confer.
ence held in Fahnestock Hall in tbe
l: M Z. A. to-day, under the auspices
OF the Chamber of Commerce, viii he
III position actively to engage In
oonth American commerce. Opportap,-
Ties to make trip to South American
countries will be given and the use of
tne export department of .he Elliott
FISHER Company, a HARRISBURG firm
which exports to South America. has
been offered.
oeventy-five manufacturers and bust
ness men attended the conference
which was addressed by out-of-.own,ex,
perts on foreign trade. The Importance
OF the meeting was realized by Balti
more business men, who sent a tele-
gram through Mayor James II. Preston.
inviting those in attendance here TO-
day to take trip through South Amer
ica that Is being arranged by Balti-
more firm.
george +. Watt, president of the Ell
lott-f1sher Company, chairman of the
meeting, at the close of the morning
session said that an opportunity for
local men to engage actively in South
American commerce would be presented
late this afternoon, when, it was an
nounced, c. L. Williams, of the Fedora,
Trust Company, of Baltimore, would
personally invite Harrisburgers to make
this trade extension trip on the steam
ship Finland, which will sail from Bal
timore on January 29.
John Barrett, director general of the
4 M I,,a 1t.
mornings meeting, said the South
American trade extension project IS a
worthy one and he believes it will work
out successfully.
Mr.. Watt in closing the morning con-
| ference said:
Mr.. Watt Offers Assistance
"We have been very ably informed
to-day what foreign trade means to
us; how the government will aid in it's
extension; how and where we can GET
the information and service in financing
it, and where in our own State the ex-
pert service in handling foreign trade
can be had.
" 1t now becomes an individual prop
| osition with each of us. believe in1i.
vidual cooperation among manufactur-
| ers will do much to foster this trade.
dom mean by forming associations,
but rather by personally comparing
notes. Our export department is open
to all and you are welcome to such in i
formation as we can give concerning
various markets, advertising, selling,
methods of packing, shipping, invoicing,
etc, and we will be glad to discuss
personally or by correspondence the
problems you have to confront"
Mr.. Barrett first spoke of the PAN
American Union, telling of its work,
particularly now since the opening Of
Continued on Eleventh Page.
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dean NJ. HOFFMAN WEDS
miss ETHEL ". miller
The Managing Editor of the spa
tr1ot' and Social Writer for That
Newspaper Are Married in Philadel.
phia This Afternoon

A telegram received in Harrisburg
from Philadelphia this afternoon an
nouneed the marriage in the latter city
at l o'clock of Dean NJ. Hoffman, man.
aging editor of the "Patriot, and
Miss Ethel W. Miller, 1929 Cowden
street, who for several years and up
until week ago was the society editor
of the same newspaper.
The ceremony was performed in the
Spring Garden Methodist Episcopal
church by the pastor, the Rev. Linn
Bowman, who was elassmatet Of Mr..
Hoffman in both Dickinson College and
the Millersburg High school, from
which institutions both were graduated.
Only relatives of the couple were at
the wedding, including n. Hoffman s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Hoffman,
of Millersburg; the bride S mother. Mrs.
Emily Miller, widow of Alfred Miller,
who died in 1898, and her grandmother,
Mrs. John Miller, of 615 Briggs street.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast took place at Kugler s. At 4
o clock this afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Hoffman departed for -.ew York from
which city they will set sail at noon
tomorrow for the West Indies. where
they will pass the honeymoon.
Upon their return to Harrisburg
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman will reside tenn
porarily with the brides mother, 1928
Cowden street.
Miss Miller is niece both of City
Solicitor D. S. Seitz and Postmaster
Frank c. Sites. She is a graduate OF
the Harrisburg High school of the elias:
of 1899. She became associated with
the Patriot soon after leaving
school and quickly gained reputation
as a clever writer.
Mr.. Hoffman S parents always have
resided IN Millersburg, and although he
visited them weekly he had rooms al
255 North street, this city. Beginning
as "eub' reporter on the Harrisburg
"Telegraph Mr.. Hoffman rapidly ad
vanced in the newspaper profession
After remaining in this city more thar
year he became connected with the
editorial staff of the Philadelphia
"North American and later was the
special political writer for the Phila
delphia "Press. - He gave up that
position to make a tour of Europe and
several years ago returned to Harris
burg to become managing editor of the
"Patriot.
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ow Returns to Fire
ed on Eleventh Page.
TREE ABLAZE HALF WAY UP
Chemical Engine and Hook and Ladder
Answer Alarm from Bailey Home

Just after dark last evening flames
were discovered twenty feet from the
ground in a stately old elm tree on the
lawn between the residences of Edward
Bailey and George w. Reilly, Front
street above Reilly, and telephone call
was sent to the Rely Hose Company,
which responded promptly with hook
and ladder truck and a chemical engine
enough men and apparatus to stop a
forest fire.
Attempts first were made to put ont
the blaze by the use of small chem
leal extinguisher in the hands of fire.
man who climbed the tree with the aid
of ladder, but this plan of attack
subsequently, was abandoned and a plug
stream, directed from the ground, made
short work of the blaze, which was a
spectacular one in the semi-darkness.
The burning tree was close to the
Bailey home and the wind was carry
ing sparks in that direction. No one
was able to explain how the tree took
fire.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24

late War news SUMMARY

If the official reports of the Rus
slams are correct, the tide of the great
battle in Poland has turned in their fa-
vor. How important the change is and
to what extent it will influence future
operations in the struggle between Rus
sia and Germany was not apparent to-
day.
The Russian War Office, whose state
ments were vague and non committal
for several days, when the tension was
running highest and the Germans, to
all accounts, were pressing swiftly to-
ward Warsaw, made to-day its first def
mite announcement concerning the cru
cial battle. It stated that between the
Vistula and the Warta rivers the Ger
mans had retreated. Germany's latest
official statement gave this partial con-
tirmation by saying that the arrival Of
Russian reinforcements had postponed
the decision. There was, however, no
hint in this statement of a retreat.
In the war with Turkey also Russia
claims the advantage. The forces
which pushed down through the Cau-
casus into Turkey, which Petrograd
admitted a few days ago had been
compelled to retreat, are now said to
have resumed the offensive and to be
pushing on toward Erzerum. Turkish
city near the eastern end Of the Black
sea. A Turkish column was there put
to rout, the general staff of the army of
the Caucasus announces. It states also
that the Turks were defeated in two
ENGAGEMENTS in northern Persia.
In the vest the opposing armies still
held 70 the positions which they have
maintained with few changes for the
last two months. Here and there along
the 300-mile hne-notably at Ypres
and scissors, and in the Argonne-
there was spirited fighting, but appar-
emily with no results other than mo-
mentary advantages for one side or the
other.
Germany scouts the idea that she is
desirous Of making peace. The semi
official Cologne Gazette character
ICES reports of this nature as belonging
Continued ON Second Page.
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Harvard Graduate Killed in War

London, Nov. "a, 1850 A. M.-The
first graduate of an American college
to De victim of the war is Lieutenant
George Williamson, who belongs to the
Duke of Wellington's regiment. Mr..
Williamson $ name appears in to-day s
casualty list as among those dying
from the result of wounds. He was
graduated from Harvard in the class
of 1906.
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RODERICK SUFFERS RELAPSE
Friends Alarmed About Condition o
Chief of Department of Mines

James E. Roderick, Chief of the De.
partment of Mines, who has been ill for
some time, was reported to-day to have
had relapse at his home in Hazleton
and his condition was regarded as
alarming.
Six months ago an operation was per
formed on Chief Roderick in Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, and he was
in that institution a long while, return
ing home few months ago. Since
then he visited Harrisburg once and it
was thought he was all right, but an
other attack of his malady has pros
trated him.
A singular fact in connection with
Chief Roderick' s illness is that of the
ten attaches of the Department of
Mines five have been operated on in
different hospitals in the last year.
Orvil Smith, J. p. Gallagher, J. J. Radz-
iewic and Ed Makowski, all clerks in
the. department, have been operated
upon for appendicitis during the year,
but all are about and attending to their
duties now. Chief Roderick is the only
one not able to be at the department.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
AUTO KILLS SQUIRREL
Capitol Park Pet Run Down At Front
and Market

"Billy" one of the tame Capitol
Park squirrels, who left his safe home
around the State house for brief run
through Front street park, came to an
untimely end in crossing Front street
near Market this afternoon. He at
tempted to beat big touring car and
one of the big wheels crushed him to
the ground.
The squirrel had run down the east
side of the street on the wires and at
tempted to cross into the park.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
POLICE PUT BOY INTO BED
Dawson Hoover, 10, Falls Into River
and Bluecoats Administer Aid

Dawson Hoover, 10 years old, 224
South street, feel into the river while
playing along the new retaining wall
at Market street at O'Clock this aft
ernoon. He climbed onto the steps
when noticed by the tollgate keeper
who called the ambulance.
Policemen Bueh and Mehring took
the boy to his home and found the
door locked and none of the members
of the family home. The boy crawled
through a window and he opened the
door for the policemen, who, in the
absence, put the boy to bed and tucked
him in, to guard against possible sick.
ness resulting from the fall.
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Mobile, Ala, Nov. 24.-The seismo-
graph at Spring Hill College near this
city, recorded a slight earth shock to-
day at 6.17. The disturbance was cal
culated by the observed to be central
within a radius of 500 miles from Mo-
bile.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 24.-Two
earth shocks were recorded on the seis-
mograph at Harvard College to-day,
the first at I'll a. m. and the second
at III. The origin of the earthquake
was estimated as 2,470 miles front
Cambridge. The distance curve skirt
ed the coast of southwestern California
and passed through the Bay of Paua-
ma, according to Prof. J. B. Woodwork,
of the seismograph station.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Quake IN UNITED States?
Shocks Recorded by Seismographs at
Georgetown Indicate Earth Disturb
ances Occurred in This Country
By associated Press.

Washington, Nov. "a Earthquake
shocks were recorded to-day on the seis.
mographs of Georgetown University, he.
ginning at 7.20 a. m. and continuing
an hour and six minutes.
The center of the disturbance was
calculated to be about 1900 miles
from Washington and the observers be-
ieyed it to be within the United
States.
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S15O,OOO Fire at McKeesport
Bu ASSocinted Pres

Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 24.-Fire start
ing in the basement of the j. Denny
O'Neil department store in McKeesport,
near here, early to-day destroyed the
0'Neil building and two other struc-
lures, with a loss of S150.000.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-24
Holiday Hours at Postoffice

Holiday hours will be observed in
the Postofice here Thanksgiving Day.
The main postoffhee and the Hill and
Maelay stations will be closed from 10
a. m. to II p. NJ. Carriers will make
their 7.1o a. m. delivery and collee
tion and $40, 7.30 and 1920 p. m.
collections
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No Disorder in Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz, Nov. 24.-The Constitu-
tionalist troops which came into Vera
Cruz yesterday on the departure of the
American forces of occupation under
General Funston, continued to-day to
maintain order. There have been no
disturbances in the city.
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N. z. Exchange to open SATURDAY.

New York, Nov. 24.-The New
York Stock Exchange will reopen on
Saturday for restricted dealings in
bonds for cash. The governors so vot-
ed this afternoon.
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Statement From Petro-
grad Announces Kai-
ser's Troops Are
Routed in Poland
RUSSIANS CLAIM
DECISIVE BATTLE
German Army of 4OO, 900, Which Made
an Eruption Between the vistula
and warts Rivers, Said to Have
Been Broken Up Into Several Parts

London, Nov. "a, 6.45 A. M.-An
official communication given out in
Petrograd, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch, announces Ger.
man retreat in Poland. The statement
follows:
"Between the vistula and the Warts
the Germans have retreated from the
line running from Strykow to zgierz
Szadek, Zdunska, VIOLA and Wozniki. -
The line from which the Germans
have retrested, according to the above
dispatch, runs from the northeast of
LODI down past that town and to the
southwest.
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Bryan Back From Florida
By Associated Press.

Washington, Nov. "a Secretary
Bryan returned to-day from a week :
stay at his winter place in Miami, Fla.