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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19

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weeks before direct rail connection
can be resumed.
The storm which had been predicted
for several days broke over the city
at o'clock Monday afternoon. Tne
wind, 1t was estimated had attained a
velocity of about so miles an nour,
This was the wind from the north ana
II continued to blow the warer N rom
the bay. flooding the streets ana cell
lars. Businessmen and their clerks
continued to work until nearly .
o'clock removing goods to places Of
safety. At that hour, however, the
water was from four to six ieeJ deep
in Market street, and all who could
sought refuge in the higher floors.
The wind, still blowing from the
north continued to increase in velocity
until about two o'clock. At rnat hour,
it is estimated. 1t had reached a veio-
city of from 80 to 124 miles en- hour
Meanwhile it had veereo from the
north around to the east and then
came directly out of the south. 1t
was this south wind, sending IN the
waves from the gulf to brea.S against
the sea wall which did the camage 20
the western part of the city arc TO the
boulevard. At no time however, say
those who spent the night in the Hotel
Galvez, did the sea run clear across the
wall. The breakers thundered against
1t, sending the spray hign IN the air,
and the waves broke over the wall
with terrific force.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Loss at Galveston Not
as Large as in 1900
BY Associated Press

Dallas. Texas, Aug. 19.-With infor-
nation from Galveston and other
points on the Texas southeast gulf
coast slowly sitting through it seemed
certain early to-day that the terrific
tropical storm of this week had cost a
comparatively small lot and that the
destruction of the property in the city
of Galveston at least, was small as
compared to the storm of 1900. The
total number of lives lost so far as de-
finitely reported was about 200.
The damage in Galveston this week,
based upon meager reports, was placed
at s3,00O,0O0 with the loss of fourteen
lives. In 1900 eight thousand persons
met death and the property loss reach
ed S15,000,000.
Reports were that the Galveston sea
vail was largely responsible for saw
ing the city from a worse fate than
it suffered 3 years ago. Earlier re-
ports had placed the damage in Gal
weston as high as S15,000,0OO. but this
apparently was disproved by later ad-
vices brought out by newspapermen
and other persons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Galveston Mayor Orders
City's Saloons Closed
By Associated Press

Houston, Texas, Aug. 19.-Dr, Ver-
non Powell, official representative of
the Galveston Commercial Association,
who arrived here last night from Gal
weston by boat and automobile, said
the greatest property damage is on
the beach.
Practically all the houses east of
Twentieth street and near the Boule-
ward were destroyed" he said. A
strip about one-half to two blocks wide
to Fortieth street is damaged. All
these houses are small and of fiimsy
construction"
The wharves were damaged but
slightly. Piecs 10 and p suffered
the most"
When the storm approached five
thousand persons sought refuge in the
depot according to DR.. Powell. Five
hundred people were housed in the
Scottish Rite Cathedral.
All saloons in Galveston were closed
Tuesday morning by order of Mayor
Fisher.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
BARON KATo on THE BOYCOTT

At the dinner of a nonpolitical club,
the Kojunsha, Baron Kato. the for
eign minister, in response to a toast.
spoke on Chinese affairs. saying that
some of the recent reports were untrue
and others exaggerated. He exclaimed
against the criticism that Japanese
diplomacy was to blame for what was
simply Chinese misbehavior. AS for
the boycott, Baron Kato said that he
had examined the figures of Japan's
exports to China and found that trade
was unaffected from January to May.
During June there had been a decline
but was this due to boycott? In June
1914. there had similarly been a de-
cline when there was no talk of boy
colt. Baron Kato concluded by stat.
| inC that the foreign office was taking
| suitable measures to prevent agitations
and denied emphatically the rumol
| that he had instructed Japanese con.
suls to send kilograms saying that the
| agitations were abating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
RE|NFORCEMENTS FOR
TROOPS ON GALL|POL|
Adviess Say Additional British
Soldiers Have Reached
Peninsula

Further additions to the British
forces in tho Dardanelles havo been
made. London announced that more
troops have been landed at Suvla bay
on the Gallipoli peninsula,
Norway has protested to Berlin
against the seizure by a German sub
marine OF mails from the steamer
Haakon VII. bound from Bergen, Nor
way, TO England, and has demanded
the return OF the malls to Norway.
Tho German victory at Kovno was
not complete, according to the Russian
claim, Petrograd asserts that the
Grand Duke Nicholas forces stin hold
all the tortificauons on the right bank
Of the Nieman.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Arabic Had Close Call
on Last Voyage Across

The Arabic's tonnage Is 1891 gross
and lo,oes net, She Is 500 foet long,
e6 feet beam and a. feet in depth.
She was built in Belfast In 1908 by
Harland and Wolfe.
on her last eastward trip the Arabic
arrived in Liverpool on August from
New York.
Following tho receipt of a cable
gram announcing her safe arrival the
Bureau OF Combustibles of New York
City allowed the fact to become known
that two sticks OF dynamite had been
discovered on board the liner on July
II, the night before she sailed from,
New York.
Once before since the beginning of
the war the Arabic had a close call. A
cable message from London on fdarcn
81, said the steamer had been pursued
by German submarine in the Irish
Sea, on the voyage which ended OH
that day. According to this account,
a periscope was sighted as the steamer
went in from st. Georges channel, and
II soon became obvious thus u hostile
submarine was in pursuit. me Arabic
put on full steam and outdistanced the
submersible.
On the occasion or the apparent a.
tempt TO dynamite the Arabic last
month, the explosive which was dis
covered by private detective, was
concealed under settee in the wo-
mems parlor in the cabin accommo-
dations amidship. No fuse, ceSonaIor
or wiring was attached to the dyna-
mite, which apparently had been
placed there some time Derore. a
thorough search OF the liner was made
by detectives before she sailed on her
last eastward trip on July rs but no
explosives were found.
on her recent trips the Arabic has
carried far fewer passengers than on
normal voyages in times or peace.
There were 105 passengers IN the
cabin of whom five were americans,
and so in the steerage on the last voy-
age to Liverpool.
The Arabic has been utilized 70
carry great quantities of war muni-
tions purchased in the United States
for Great Britain.
Fastnet off which the Arabic is re-
ported to have gone down, lies close
to the lane of steamship traffic be-
tween England and America. 1t is
about forty miles west of Ola Head OF
Kinsale, near which the Lusitania was
sunk. German submarines nave Deen
active in these waters since the
declaration by the German government
in February of a naval war zone
around the British Isles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
TRAVELETTE
By NIKSAH
AQUA, VA.

There are some towns so tiny that
i only u few maps show where they
are, and so apart from the world that
few persons even know of their ex-
istence; yet richer in stories of the
past than any great city of the land
For in these forgotten towns, where
the present is nothing, the past is
cherished and kept alive with towing
care.
Such a town in Aqua, Va, within
| 90 miles of the national capitol in
fact; but so years away in spirit. A
bit of q frame station and a post Office
that looks like an overgrown cracker
box are all that mark the location of
Aqua. These may be said to consti-
tute its downtown section. Before 1t
lies the Potomac. a mile wide, placid
ly asleep. Behind 1t are hills covered
with forests centuries old, touched
always with faint purple mist. And
between the hills and the river are
rolling acres of fields, more than half
of them lying fallow, which belong to
some of the oldest, and once the finest
estates in the South. There are houses
still standing that were built soon af-
ter the evolution-su bstantial houses
lfireplaces and massive chimneys built
against the fickle Virginia winters. and
lwidespreading sycamore trees fiinging
a generous mantle of shade over their
lporches and doorsteps during the sum-
mer. These houses are invariably
perched on the hilltops, commanding
q splendid view of the Potomac and
the wooded bottoms and waving grain
fields between.
Time was when prosperous plant
ers sat upon these wide verandas and
looked across we'll titled acres, and
saw laden RATS carrying the crops OF
their farms and the stone from their
tquarries up the river to Washington
and down to Baltimore. In those days
it was populous region. and life was
leisurely and fair. There were routes
and balls in the great houses, and gen.
tlemen rode to the hounds across the
autumn hills, and the river boats car
ried the wives and daughters of the
planters to Washington for the socia
season.
But the war came, and all was
changed. From such men as these
came the proudest defenders of the
South. They went forth and died al
most to a man. After the war, Aqua
was peopled by old men, and womer
and children, and scantily populated
at that, for the young people quickly
back, nor have strangers moved in
! Some of the farms are still managed
by women. They are old womer
now, but they were wives and sweet
hearts when the war was fought. o,
the war and the brave days before it
, they still talk. 1t is hardly too mucl
to say that in those old days they still
live. To the visitor. as he listens, th'
past seems to come back out of tn,
} shadows and lay a cold hand upoI
, him, and hold him for the momen
as it's own.
Some men of money from the Nortl
have come to this beautiful region anC
! bought of the rich lands lying fallow
! and built houses there; but most o
} them have gone away again. Perhap
, the hazy hills, and the river dreaming
/ in the sun were too lonely for them
/ At any rate. they have left Aqui;
alone to her dreams of the gloriou
past.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Franks Body Given to
Brooklyn Undertaken
BY Associated Press

New York, Aug. 1s.-The body of
Leo NJ Frank arrived here early to-
day on board a Pennsylvania railroad
train. More than a score of detectives
and police were on hand to guard
against any demonstration but few
persons were gathered at the station.
Mrs. Frank, who accompanied the
body of her husband on the trip from
Atlanta, was greeted by her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Otto Stern, and others of
Franks relatives.
Franks body was taken to an un-
dertaking establishment, few blocks
from the home of his father. Rudolph
Frank. Mrs. Frank was escorted to
an automobile and went with Mrs.
Stern to the Brooklyn home.
Several motorcycle patrolmen ac-
companied the automobile carrying
Franks body from the station to
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Leo Frank was met at the
Brooklyn house by her mother-in-law.
Only a few persons witnessed the
greeting between these women, and
1t was more than an hour later when
the presence of moving picture ma
chimes in front of the house caused a
crowd to gather.
Otto Stern, brother-in-law of Frank.
said the funeral would be private and
ueCnneu TO say Wnetner 1t Woulu De
held late to-day or tomorrow. A
close friend of the family said later
that the funeral would not take place
until tomorrow.
Mrs. Frank Thanks Public
Mrs. Rudolph Frank, mother Of Leo
NJ. Frank, gave out statement to-day
in which she thanked the public for
the kindness and sympathy extended
to the Frank family, not only since
Frank was lynched at Marietta, but
since the conclusion of his trial for the
murder of Mary Phagan.
Mrs. Frank said she and her hus-
band had received a large number of
messages of sympathy from Southern
ers during the past two days. She
said the family now asked to be left
alone, and hoped to make the funeral
entirely private. For this reason she
declined to announce when 1t would
| take place.
The funeral services will be conduct
ed by Rabbi David Marx. who accom-
panied Franks body from Atlanta. In
terment will be in the family plot al
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
FRUIT DEVICE RE
SEMBLES UMBRELLA

To simplify the work of gathering
fruit which does not necessarily re-
quire hand picking, a canvas apron
device has been invented which in ap-
pearance is similar to alarge umbrella
The device is described in the August
Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t is so
arranged that it may be placed about
the trunk of tree forming a funnel
into which apples or oranges are
caught as a tree is shaken. In the
center of the device is cloth arranged
in such manner as to break the fall of
the fruit as it rolls into the chutes
and is discharged in baskets or boxes
placed on the ground. The canvas is
supported by radial arms which may
be folded over on one side to permit
the device. which is mounted on a
cart, to be wheeled between the var
ious rows of trees in an orchard.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
PORCH LAMP PLACED INSIDE
OF BUILDING

A porch lamp of a new type, Just
placed on the market. is made to be
Installed inside the building so that It
is not only protected from the weather
but serves to illuminate the hall or
front room as we'll as the porch. The
lamp is mounted inside the wall ada
cent to the porch. Part of the light
is diffused through the room, while
part of the horizontal rays are trans
mitted through a u Inch tube to a
globe mounted on the outside of the
wall. where. with the aid of a reflec-
tor, il is uniformly distributed over
the porch.-From the August Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
READING OFFICIALS
WANT TO SEE CITY
Continued From First Page.J

will be met near Paxtang py a num-
Der of local officers in autos. The
party will then be escorted .nro the
city and afterwards around TO the
places of interest.
Dinner will be served at the Colum-
bus Hotel, after which the crowd Will
go to the island for the game between
the teams representing the two police
forces. After the game the cops will
be brought back for luncheon and Will
then leave for home.
The local police are working over
time making preparations for their
friends in return for the courtesy
shown them recently when they went
to Reading. A little surprise has been
planned for the visitors whicn will be
sprung shortly after they reacn mere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Loss of Life May Create
Troublesome Situation

Washington, D. c., Aug. 19.-Gov-
ernment officials pointed out here this
afternoon that If any Americans We're
lost it would create the most serious
situation yet reached between this
Government and Germany The con-
Guiding sentence in this Governments
note to the German foreign offlce on
July 81 said
Friendship itself prompts it (the
United States) to say to the Imperial
German Government that Il repetition
by commanders OF German naval ves-
sells of acts in contravent:on of those
rights must be regarded by tae Gov
ernment of the United States, wnen
they affect American citizens, as
deliberately unfriendly."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
100 MARooNED ON ISLAND
BY Associated Press

New Orleans, Aug 19.-No reports
have been received here early to-day
from Marsh island, $50 miles south
west OF New Orleans, where more
than one hundred persons are be-
lieved to be marooned or lost. They
were not warned of the approach of
the hurricane which, accompanied by
tidal wave, struck that part of the
coast Monday night. Boats of the
Louisiana State Conservation Commits
sion have been ordered to go to the
rescue
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
THE REV. DIR. HAwEs WILL
COME HERE NEXT MONTH

who recently accepted a call extended
by Market Square Presbyterian churcn
will probably take up h:s duties here
the middle of next month. Dr. Tiawes
will be formally admitted to the Car
lisle Presbytery at the next meeting,
September %.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Fifteen BoatlOads on I
Way to Queenstown
Rr 4tSocinted Prcss

London, Aug. ia message to the
White Star Line said:
The Arabic was sunk this morning.
Fifteen or sixteen boatloads are MAX
inE for Queenstown"
The company has received no other
direct word. but from this message
and a number of boats making for
Queenstown they dedue that the
greater part of the persons on board
W re rescued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
NO ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Beaumont, Texas, Aug. 19.-News
from the storm stricken district adja-
cent to Beaumont early to-day was
meager but no more fatalities were re-
ported. So far as known here nearly
a score of persons are dead, with a
number reported missing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
ii LIFEBoATs LAUNCHED
Br .4ttocinteG Prcts

London, Aug. 1s, 6:20 p. m. - The
Central News says the crew or the
Arabic succeeded in launching IL life
boats, which picked up many pas
sengers. 1t has not yet oeen ascer-
tanned, this agency says, how many
were drowned. The Exchange Tele-
graph Company says that a rescuing
steamer has four hundred persons on
board. Weather conditions were favor
able
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
Press Association Says
Many Have Been Lost

London, Aug. 19.-The press asso-
cia ton states it is feared a large num-
ber of passengers have been lost.
The message to the press association
says:
Eleven boats got away and it is
feared a large number of passengers
were lost.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
CONCRETE AMPHITHEATER FOR
DENTAL CLINICS

Concrete has been used in the con-
dental infirmary for children which has
just been completed at Boston. This
material was employed In preference to
point of sanitation. A picture of the
room appears in the August Popular
Mechanics Magazine. The benches, as
we'll as the flooring. of the ampitheater
are thus much more readily kept clean
than If they were made of wood, as
has most often been the case in older
institutions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
ANOTHER STEAMSHIP SUNK

LONDON, AUG. 10. 6:15 p. NJ. -
NOLIA REPORTS BY WIRELESS
THAT THE STEAMSHIP DUNSLEY
ALSO WAS TORPEDOED, BUT AT
THE TIME THE MESSAGE WAS
SENT WAS STILL AFLOAT AND
WAS PICKING UP SURVIVORS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
RoTARIANs AT HERSHEY

The Harrisburg Rotary Club will
have a family outing at Hershey to-
morrow afternoon. After program
of sports, including a baseball team
between the senior and junior Ro-
tarians. supper will be served at the
Hershey cafe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
HELD EOR COERT

John Rollman. charged with assault
and battery by George Corpenny, 120
Sayford street, was held under $500
bail for court after a hearing before
was arrested last Saturday by the city
police.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
MANY NOMINATING
PETITIONS ARE FILED
Socialist Running For Director Of
Poor; Upper End Is in
Evidence

a.saaasszA Among the nomi-
IN l. Wk mating petitions filed
WAZCSz with the c o u n ( y
EAA4 ~ Commissioners to-
49, ~ day were: Thomas
AE<S 8. Elder, Socialist
SaAsszzssS2 candidate for di-
E1kKSfkFkASH rector of the poor;
Efii1tHH HEE BEsH q Sydney F. Macy,
RElSIEHINE35 Republican. judge of
r4s=z election, Third pre-
eszszzs~zzzS cinct, Second ward,
city, Charles Wolf. Republican, ward
assessor, Second ward. city; r. W.
Young, Republican. inspector Of
election, Third precinct, Second ward,
city; william II. Brownewen, Sr., Re-
publican. inspector of election Fourth
precinct. Fifth ward, city, a F. Min
nich- Democrat council West ward,
Iykens: William u. Judy, Democrat,
inspector OF election, Second precinct
First Ward. Middletown; Daniel D.
Biever. Democrat. judge of election,
North precinct, SusQue hanna town
ship. Benjamin a Capello, Democrat,
justice OF the peace, Steelton; Thomas
V Gardner. Democrat and Washing
ton, justice OF the peace, Steelton-
Half = dozen Democrats OF Halifax
township were among those to file
petitions They included these: Will
liam h Sweigard, school director;
George Matter and H. r. Brubaker,
auditors; Peter Sheetz, road commits
sicner; J. F. Kitchen. judge of cleo
ton, and Adam Shoop, constable
Clerk at Picnic.-D. Frank Lebo,
chief clerk to the Dauphin County
Commissioners, attended Sunday
school picnic held at Williamstown
to-day.
Tunis Is Improved. - Charles S.
Tunis. 440 North street, one of the
inspectors in the City Highway De-
partnent, who has been i'll for several
days, threatened with pneumonia, was
much improved to-day and now is be-
lieved by the attending physician TO be
out of danger.
City Sealer Returns.-Harry D. Reel,
city sealer of weights and measures,
and Harry A Boyer, county inspector
of weights and measures, returned to
Harrisburg to-day after attending the
annual sealers' convention which was
held in Philadelphia this week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
III on Board Reported
to Be Unaccounded For
Rr .4ttncintcd Prcts

London, Aug. 19.-An unconfirmed
rumor reaching here this evening
said that the Arabic went down in
eleven minutes and that III passen-
gers and members of the crew are un-
accounted for.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
GOV. HARRIS PLANS
THOROUGH INQUIRY
Continued From First Page.l

abiding. and heartily disapprove the
action of the mob"
AS only s2.5OO is available in the
State treasury for rewards. Governor
Harris said he would probably offer
the maximum of $500 for the arrest
and conviction of five members of the
mob. The Legislature each year ap-
propriates $4,000 to be used for re-
wards. Five hundred dollars of the
fund have been used this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
WHITE STAR STEAMER
ARABIC SUNK
lcontinaed Prom Fir.t pagc.l ]

ment giving q total number OF 4sS.
There wore iss second cabin pas
sensers, IS In the steerage and s4s
members of the crew.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-19
DEATH LIST In TEXAS
MAY REACH 400

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-15
EPwoRTH LEAGUE IS
ORGANIZED 20 YEARS

The 2Gtu ann5vsrsary % tse orEaei-
zasiou % ths EpWorth league viii b.
observed with SPECIAL asf approprtscs
services Tomorrow eveuiag az tHF
First trethoGfst church The oneers
rscentfy elected wfft be- Installed az
the time Of the meeting oc che league
ant the services VIII Be- je keeping
At the chuFch service at 2 40 che pas
TOR. DE- q. r. uwtaeit. vii speak oa
ths thsms "tE fs "a Serious TtiGe Co
ne Alive On 1915 and be Wiu maSs
his remarks ao8rorrfsse % the csis-
braffoa % tae f.pworth league anrt-
versary Special tausic viii feature
the prosrara also.
Rev james Edgar Wilson at Broad
way church VIII preach tomorrow
morning on the sssnr "rhe Peace o.
Chrfst.' and on speaking % ere sub
iect said President woodrow Wt'soe
rna6s a most sfEniaeaat statement e.