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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-01

dimension, and possesses three de-
partments of definite description on
floors of that number, with full base
ment underneath all, and crammed to
the beams with supplementary stock.
1t has been twenty-five years since
the first trade percolated into the
establishment and the succeeding
years have been ones of continuous
and we'll satisfied trade on every
hand. Prints, muslins, silks, dress
goods, corsets, wooden goods, ladies'
ready-tO-Wear garments, millinery,
gentlemen's furnishings and haber
dashery, a general and complete line
of shoes for men, women and chill
dren, grocery department contain
ing both staple and fancy stock, and
notions and sundries accessory to all
departments and we'll sufficient to
round them out in every detail. The
company is incorporated for the sum
of $4,000 and is a most conclusively
progressive one at all times, as is evil
denced by continued success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
GERMANS PLAN DRIVE
ON POLISH CAPITAL
Kaiser's Forces Are Again Active
in Region North of
Warsaw
RUSSIAN LINE HAS RETIRED
Great Britain's Coal Strike Prob
lem Acute; 10000 Men
Quit Work
RUSSIAN LINE HAS RETIRED

German forces again are active in
the region of Warsaw, causing military
observers to believe that a drive at
the Polish capital from that direction
may be imminent.
The Russians admit a German Of
fcnsive has begun in one section
where Russian force retired to its
second line positions. Apparently the
same operations, however, were al
luded to in the most recent German
official statement as resulting I'm local
successes
The German drive at the French
lines in the Argonnc forest region has
been followed by attempts on the part
of the French to regain lost ground.
The latest report from Paris claims
partial success in the effort.
Two hills defending Krithia on the
Gallipoli peninsula were occupied by
the troops of the entente allies after
fou rassaultS on Monday last, accord
ing to Athens advices received In Lon
don. Constantinople. reporting on the
same engagement says the allied at
tacks, in which warships supported
the troops, were repulsed with heavy
losses.
A German submarine sank the Nor
wegtan steamer Rym. One of the mer-
chantmen's engineers was killed. The
rest of the crew was saved.
Great Britain's coal strike problem
continues acute, 100000 miners hav-
ing gone out despite the prohibitions
of the war munitions act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
.NEBRASKAN INCIDENT
IS ALMOST CLOSED
Foreign Office Expresses Regret
and Readiness to Make
ReparatiOn
By .Assocfntcd Press

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Ger-
many, in an official mem orandum
transmitted to-day from Berlin by Am
bassador Gerard admits that the
American steamer Nebraskan was tor
pedoed by a submarine, expresses re-
gret and readiness to make reparation
and assures the United States that the
attack was mot meant for the Ameri-
can flag. but is to be consi dered an
unfortunate Incident
Secretary Lansing made public the
German memorandum, which disposes
of the question whether the Nebraskan
was struck by a torpedo or by mine.
The German memorandum closes the
incident, it was said, except as to the
payment of damages.
The State Department made this
announcement:
ambassador Gerard has telegraphed
to the State Department the following
memorandum from the German for
eien office relative to the damaging of
the American steamer NebraSkan by
German submarine:
The German government received
from newspaper reports the intelli-
gence that the American steamer Ne
braskan had been damaged by a mine
or torpedo on the southwest coast of
ireland. 1t therefore started a thor
ough investigation of the case without
delay and from the result of the in
vestigation it has become convinced
that the damage to the Nebraskan was
caused by an attack by a submarine
On the evening of May 25 last
the submarine met a steamer bound
westward without a flag and with no
neutral markings on her freeboard
about thirty-fve nautical miles west
of Fastnet Rock. No appliance of any
kind for the illumination of the flag or
markings was to be seen. In the twi-
hight, which had already set in, the
name of the steamer was not visible
from the submarine. Since the com
msnder of the submarine was obliged
to assume from his wide experience in
the area of maritime war that ONLY
English steamers, and no neutral
steamers, traversed this war area with
out flag and markings he attacked
the vessel with a TORPEDO in the con-
viction that he had an enemy vessel
before him."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
WORK DAY AND NIGHT
ON NEW c. Y. BRIDGE
Expect to Finish One Half Of
Bridge From Shore to Shore
by December
TO PUT ON so MORE MEN
Must Make Up For Time Lost Be-
cause of Recent Flood
Stage
TO PUT ON so MORE MEN

Work on the New Cumberland VAL
ley Railroad bridge is being pushed
ahead by night and in order to facili-
tate the operations a miniature cleo
trio lighting system has been installed
on the big job.
BY December l, it is said. one-half
of the bridge will be completed from
shore to shore and in order to fulfill
this part of the contract the Grayce
Construction company will have to put
two shifts, one day, and one night, at
work in the very near future. Within
a week or so an additional force of
90 men will be put on. it is understood.
The new electric lighting system
has been installed by the local light
company and current is supplied to
the island from this city. All over
the job the electric lights have been
placed so that the concrete can be
mixed by night and the forms around
the piers can be constructed while the
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
HonOrs For the Late Karl
Bitter and J. w. Alexander
By .4ttoctntcd pre,r

San Francisco, Cal, July Is. - The
grand prize for oil paintings in the
United States section of the Depart
ment of Fine Arts at the Panama
Pacific Exposition has been awarded
to Frederick Carl Frieseke, Owosso,
Mich, 1t was announced to-day. Nine
gold medals were awarded in this sec
tion with the name of the late John
w. Alexander of Pennsylvania at the
head of the list.
Henry Wolf, of New York, won the
grand prize in etching and engraving.
For sculpture in the United States the
medals OF honor went to Herbert
Adams. d. c. French and the late
Karl Bitter. of New York.
John w. Alexander was a Pitts
burgher and was given a contract to
furnish some paintings for the capitol
here. He died before he could COM
plete his work Karl Bitter made the
statue of the late NJ S. Quay which
occupies a place in the rotunda of the
capitol.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
Of THOUSANDS
REPORTED DROWNED
IN PARTS OF CHINA
Dispatches Reaching Hong Kong
Tell of Heavy Losses in
Three Provinces
MANY SECTIONS DEVASTATED
Suffering Is Terrible According to
Latest Stories Filtering
Into U. S.
MANY SECTIONS DEVASTATED
B, Associated Press

Hongkong, July 15.-Tens of thou
sands of natives are estimated to have
been drowned by the floods in the
Chinese provinces OF Kwantung'
Kyangsd and Kiangsi and the desolation
in the devastated districts is terrible,
according to the latest reports reach
ing mere.
Washington. ID. C., July 15.-Consul
General Anderson, at Hongkong. re-
ported to-day that Canton was Isolated
except to powerful steamers, thou
sands have been drowned and tens of
thousands are taking refuge on high
places. Thousands of houses have been
burned. American mission property
has either been damaged or destroyed
and foreigners are taking refuge at
the British consulate at Flu Chow. No
Americans have been lost so far as is
known.
The American consul general at
Hong Kong says that he has been un-
able for five days to communicate by
telegraph with Consul General She
shire at Canton. The Hong Kong gov
ernment and citizens there are organ
izing relief. American naval vessels
are proceeding up the West river to
assist in the rescue of those in dis
tress. The consul general recommends
immediate Red Cross assistance, mas
much as there will be widespread
faminine involving millions of human
beings. He asked for temporary
allowance of 100000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
PATROL SYSTEM
FOR ROAD REPAIRS
IN pennsylvania
Most Important Announcement
Since Creation of Highway
Department
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
Better Work at Lower Cost; Force
Is Now Being Care
fully Chosen
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

State Highway Commissioner Cum
ningham announced to-day that on
August 1 the Patrol System of Main
tenance would be established on State
Highway routes. Caretakers will be
employed and each man will be as
signed to designated section of high
way for the maintenance and repair
of which he will be held responsible
one hundred and ninety men will be
placed on this patrol work at the start
and the territory covered will extend
through forty-six counties.
These men will be paid at the rate
of from fifteen to twenty cents ar
hour, depending upon the scale oil
wages for labor in their districts This
will mean an annual expenditure OF
100000 year, which will figure down
to a maintenance cost of $50 a mile a
wear for the State Highways. When
it is considered that maintenance
charges heretofore have averaged one
half million dollars year, the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
Shoes to Be Built Along
Normal and Sane Lines"
In Asfocinted Pre.r

New York, July 15.-As the result
Of a meeting of representatives of the
National Shoe Retailers Association.
the National Boot and Shoe ManufacL
turers Association, the National Shoe
Wholesalers Association and the Ma
tional Last Association, a decree was
issued to-day against the so-called
freakish styles of womens shoes.
The manufacture of shoes of odd
colors, lacing at the side and back
was dfsapproved and 1t was agreed to
return to the more conservative fash
ions during the coming season.
Women's shoes for ordinary wear
will be black with doth uppers and
to he proper the cloth must be black.
Perforations and other decorations
were frowned down This was de.
scribed by the spokesman of the con-
ference as a return to moral al,s
sane lines"
MEMS shoes are to remain conserva-
tive In design and either black or tan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
ARE YOU HELPING To
BUY ICE FOR POOR ?
Many Mothers Unable to Keep
Milk Pure For Babies, Says
Charities Secretary

What are you doing for the suffering
babies in this city whose mothers
cannot afford to buy ice to keep the in
fants' milk sweet?
Contributions are needed for the
Harrisburg Press, Ice and Diet Fund.
They will be received and acknowl-
EDGED at the office of the Telegraph
or at either of the other local news
papers.
Two years ago about $500 was
raised in a similar manner. This fund
lasted the Associated Charities for
about three seasons. The money is
used to purchase coupons, which are
distributed to needy families that ap-
ply to the Charities during the sum-
mer.
In number of instances ice only is
furnished to families. as they need no
other help. The contributions as they
are received are placed in the hands
of Donald Mccormick, treasurer of the
Associated Charities.
Contributions. large and small. are
solicited. Amount received to-day:
Mrs. Annie B. Lamberton, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
American Foreign Trade
Will Greatly Extend, Is
Prediction of Pratt

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, July
15.-Bankers of the United States were
warned to-day that they must prepare
to handle the financial end of wide
American foreign trade by DR.. T.. f..
Pratt, chief of the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce, in speech
before the West Virginia Bankers As
sociation convention here to-day. The
development of large export business
l. now under way. DIR. Pratt told the
bankers and manufacturers and mer-
chants will call upon the banks for
extensive services In handling the
cash and credit export transactions.
DIR. Pratt said that American banks
are now establishing branches in South
America and other parts of the world
TO handle American business and that
the European war has resulted in the
extensive substitution of American
dollar exchange for English pounds
sterling exchange i'll international
transactions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
To Open Second Street
Subway Monday Morning

Harrisburg's brand new subway in
Second street will be thrown open to
the travelling public Monday morning
on the asphalt at the top of the ap-
proaches are being added to-day and
City Commissioner w. II. Lynch, sup
erintendent of streets and public i'm
provements, said that everything will
be in readiness to open the subway
Monday.
With the opening of the Second
street subway the under grade way at
Front street will be closed for a few
days to vehicle traffic in order to
allow some necessary repair work to
be done on the street at the bottom
of the subway. While the Front
street subway is closed Commissioner
Lynch said vehicular traffic will have
to be handled via Secbnd street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
Hilton Denies He VIII
Resign as Alderman

Alderman Edward ]. Hilton, of the
Fourth ward, denied to-day the rumor
that he was about to resign his office
and that ex-Alderman Windsor would
apply for the position to succeed him.
The Fourth ward alderman said
that he intended to finish his term.
which expires in 1920, and that he will
in all probability run for reelection,
as he has no other object in view at
present.
Ex-Alderman Windsor. proprietor of
the Arena Motion Picture Theater, in
speaking of the rumor said: "I do not
want the office. / have enough to do
with my business in the West End. At
present while the summer season Is on
! am helping Alderman Hilton. He
hes not told me of his intention to
resign II he. is planning to do SO"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
MAY BE ABLE TO PREVENT
SPREAD OF CLOTHING STRIKE
Bp Astociated Pre,,

New York July 10. - With $1,000
workers on mems clothing on strike
here, a meeting of committees repre-
senting the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America and the American
Clothing Manufacturers Association
was called for to-day to prevent a
spread of the strike to other cities
throughout the country. Mayer
Schoenfeld, labor adjuster for the
Clothing Manufacturers Association,
said there was hope that further strik-
ing could be checked and the present
strike be settled without additional
losses to strikers and manufacturer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
GERMANS NUMBER $500
By Assoeiated Pres,

Berlin. July 10 (by wireless to Saw
ville).-The Overseas News Agency to-
day says: THE conditions of the sur
render of the German forces in South
west Africa make clear that the Ger
man troops numbered 204 officers and
1904 men Ga little more than one reg
ular infantry regiment on a war foot
ing), with 7field pieces and % ma
chine guns. This force was matched
after prolonged warfare and terrible
fatigues against 20, 900 men,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15

All plans for the visit of United
States Senator Theodore E. Burton of
Ohio to Harrisburg tomorrow as the
guest of the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce were completed to-day with
the announcement of the special re-
ception committee which will meet the
distinguished visitor on his arrival at
Union Station at 1870 o'clock
The special committee will include
Jonn z. Fox, former State Senator,
Mayor John K. Royal, and ]. Horace
Mcfarland, president of the American
Civic Association. who has long been
associated with Senator Burton in the
work of civic improvement through
out the United States.
Senator Burton-who with Elihu
1COntiuued on Pape 7T
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
ARCHBISHOP oUIGLEY BURIED
Rp Attocinted Pre,,

Chicago, July 15.-The body OF
Archbishop James Edward Quigley.
who died in Rochester N. Y, on Sat-
urday. was buried with impressive
ceremonies to-day. Cardinal Gibbons.
of Baltimore. and Monsignor Bonzano'
of Washington, apostolic delegate.
were among the noted Catholic dignf-
taries in attendance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
CONTINUED on Page FL
MRS. DARLINGTON IMPROVES

The condition of Mrs. James Henry
Darlington, wife of Bishop Darling
ton, who underwent an operation at
ST. Luke's Hospital, New York city,
yesterday, was reported as greatly i'm
proved to-day and experts in attend
ance expect her speedy recovery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
Bryan Announces Return
to Lecture Platform
By Associated Press

Long Beach, Cal, July Is. -. William
]. Bryan. in an address last night, an
nounced his return to the lecture plat
form.
IT have on several occasions express
ed willingness to suspend my lectur-
ing activities for four years, he said,
but never for longer. 1 consider the
lecture platform not only a legitimate
field, but very necessary. 1t provides
for any man with a message an oppor-
tunity to present 1t. In public office,
the Republicans have had to help pay
my salary whether they wanted to or
not"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
PRISONERS TRANSFERRED
By l4Ssnciatcd PrcSt

Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, July
IA, 1914 p. ma special train loaded
with French prisoners of war, per-
manently disabled on their way home
from Germany, passes here every
night another special filled with
similarly crippled Germans who are
from France. After this eX-
change is completed 5000 members of
the sanitary corps of the two nations
will be transferred from one country
to the other.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
u. S. Gunboats to Do
Rescue Work IN China
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c., July Is. - The
American gunboats Wilmington and
Callao of the Asiatic squadron, are
rushing from Hong Kong to the scene
of recent floods in China for urgent
rescue" work. Commander Hun of
the Wilmington cabled to-day that the
Callao is bound for West River, and
the Wilmington for Canton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
i. s. MAY NOT SEND
REPLY TO AUSTRIA
Protest Sent at Request of Ger
many as Warming to
America
Rr AssncintcG Prcts


Washington, July 15.-Austria's di-
plomatic representations that Ameri-
can exports of war munitions to the
allies have attained dimensions en-
dangering the neutrality of the Unit
ed States have been under consider
alton at the State Department since
July l / and so far 1t has not been de-
termined what reply. If any, the
United States will make. The Aus
trian note delivered TO Ambassador
Penfeld on June 29 probably will not
be given out here. 1t is substantially
reported, however, in last nights news
dispatches from Vienna via Amster-
dam and London.
The Austrian note contends that
war exports as "a proceeding of the
present war are not in consonance
with the definition of neutrality. 1t
adds that it would be quite sufficient
to advise the enemies of Austria Hun
gary and Germany that the supply of
foodstuffs and war material would be
suspended if legitimate trade in these
articles between Americans and neu-
tral countries was not permitted
London, July IA dispatch from
Berlin by way of Amsterdam to the
Exchange Telegraph Company to-day
says:
The Austro- Hungarian protest to
America is a sequel to the recent con-
ference at Vienna between DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg, the German i'm
perial chancellor, and Gottlieb Won
Jagow, the German Foreign Minister,
and Baron Stephen Burian Won Ra-
jecz, the Austrian Hungarian Foreign
Minister
The protest was sent at the request
of Germany and Turkey will follow
suit.
The object is to warn America that
a rupture of relations with Germany
will mean also a rupture with Ger
many's allies"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
You May Love the Cows
and Chickens"

while spending your vacation
days on the farm, but you will
have plenty of time left to read
your favorite paper from home.
six cents a week will bring the
Harrisburg Telegraph to you, no
matter where you are.
Drop a postal or phone the Cir
culation Department, and the
next issue Will meet you when
YOU arrive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
ELKs IN ANNUAL PARADE

Los Angeles, July 15.-The annual
parade of Elk lodges was to bring to
a climax to-day the entertainment
and business of the 1915 reunion of
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks here. Newly elected officers were
to be installed at the closing session
of the grand lodge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
CAR STRIKE IN PROVIDENCE

Providence, r. I. July ia re-
duced trolley car service was in. effect
in this city to-day as a result of the
strike declared by 2.400 union en-
plcyes of the Rhode Island Company
at midnight. The cars in operation
were manned by nonunion motormen
and conductors.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
PARALYTICs REACH PARIS
BY Attncintsd Press

Paris, July 15.-Forty aged men and
women, many of them paralytics ar
rived here this morning from Neuve
Eglise (Nieuwakerke) Flanders, where
they had hidden in cellars for a week
to escape a. German bombardment.
They were attended by nuns.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
SEIZURE TO BE DISCUSSED
Bp Atsoeiated Prets

Washington, D. c., July 15.-Dtff-
culties of American meat packers with
Great Britain over the detention of
their cargoes to neutral countries will
be taken up by the State Department
and the British government. it was
said to-day
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-07-15
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; I'm
settled, probably showers this af-
ternOOn or Tonight and on Fri
day; continued warm.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday, with
probably thunderstOFms; not
much change in temperature;
light to moderate variable winds.
The North and West branches and
the main river will probably re-
main nearly stationary or fall
Gated for the Susquehnnna VAL
ley In the next thirty-six hours
should be general and heavier
than now seems likely. In that
case some, possibly all the
streams, will rise. A stage of
about 6.3 feet II indicated for
Harrisburg, Friday morning.
General Conditions
Pressure continues low over nearly
all the country. Several small
centers of disturbance appear in
the West and Far Northwest, the
deepest being located over SOUTH
western Nebraska. Showers have
fallen in the Ohio, Missouri and
Upper Mississippi valleys, over
the southern portion of the Lake
Region and in Northern Florida
and a few other localities.
Temperatures a. M, "a
Sun; Rises. 4i4s n. m.; sets, 7sS3
p. m.
Moon; First quarter, July 10. 4.O0
a. m.
River stagei ga feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, IS.
Lowest temperature, 90.
Mean temperature, II.
Normal temperature, as.