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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
American Charity Saved
Belgium, Says Consul

New York. Jan. II. - American
charity has saved Belgium from
starvation. declared Ethelbert Watts,
American consul general at Brussels.
home to-day on leave of absence from
his post.
when the first American relief ship
arrived Mr.. Watts said, Belgium
had less than three DAYS food supply.
The distribution of American sup
plies has been handled with skill and
dispatch. With the exception of pos
sibly some outlying villages the dis
tressed Belgians are now assured two
meals each day. The work has been
extended 10 all parts of the war
stricken country.
Brussels is quiet and orderly. All
automobiles have been conhscated
with the exception of the one belong
ing to me and the machines used by
consular Representatives of other neu-
tral nations"
Mr.. Watts will spend brief vaca-
ton in Philadelphia after visiting
Washington and making a personal re-
port TO Secretary Bryan.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
SUITS MAY FOLLOW
BIG JUMP IN WHEAT
Government Investigating Sensa-
tional Rise in Chicago Mar
kets Last Week

Chicago, ILL.,. Jan. 11.-Federal in
vestigation into the present high price
of wheat was to begin here to-day to
determine whether speculation or at
tempted food coTnering" has had
anything to do with the recent sensa-
tional rise in the market
Albert /. Hopkins assistant United
States district attorney, who is in
charge of the inquiry, was prepared
to summon a long list of bakers.
grainmen, GroCers and commi iSsion
merchants for examination United
States District Attorney Charles +.
Clyne said that the investigation
would be thorough
The board of directors of the Ma
tional Retail Butchers and Grocers'
Association was scheduled to meet to-
day to consider the question of tho
effect of the wholesale prices on The
middlemen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
GRIM REAPER BEHIND
STORK DURING 1874
LOng-legged Bird Makes Decided
Gain; 955 Deaths 1,441
Births

The highest birth rate and lowest
death rate in the history of the city
was established during 1914, accord
ing to the annual report issued by the
Harrisburg Bureau of Health and
Sanitation. The rate per thousand for
deaths is 13.49 per cent, including all
nonresidents who died in the hos
pitfalls.
The rate for city residents is 1912
per cent. a thousand, the lowest on
record. For the year ending Decem-
Der 81, 1913, the rate was 12.49 per
cent. and the preceding year 1869.
The figures are based on the estimated
population of the city, which is TO-
sos. White male deaths totalcd 434,
female 442; colored male 43, female
4G. Ninety-seven were nonresidents,
and So not included in the total were
still births.
Thirty-five per cent. of the deaths
were people more than sixty years of
age and Is per cent. babies less than
one year old. The record last year
was almost 3S per cent over sixty and
16 per cent. under one year. Total
deaths for 1914 were 955; for 1918,
95s. and for 1912. $50.
Heart Disease
Organic heart disease was the
cause of almost 16 per cent. of the
total deaths and nephritis. 11.O5 per
cent, approximately 7.54 were caused
by all forms of tuberculosis; 7.43, by
pneumonia, and 5.23 caused by To-
lent deaths excluding suicides, of
which there were thirteen cases in
1914, as as ainst sixteen in 1913. Only
eight persons died last year of diph-
liberia, and twelve of appendicitis. Ty-
phoid fever was the cause of eleven,
and cancer, fifty-one.
The record by wards follows: First,
55; Second, "a; Third, III; Fourth,
90; Fifth, 81; Sixth, 61; Seventh,
10S; Eighth, 51 Ninth. 106: Tenth,
50; Eleventh. As; Twelfth, Al and
Thirteenth, 81.
forty-one births were reported for
1914, of which 73s were white male;
GAL, female; 81 black male and 50
female. The increase over last year
was fifty-seven.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
George S. Atwood Will
Address Commerce Chamber

The Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, to be held Friday noon at the
Board of Trade, will be addressed by
George S. Atwood. secretary of the
American Association of Commerce
and Trade in Berlin, who is making
a short visit in this country. His sub
ject will be Trade With Germany
After the War and Present Economic
Conditions in Germany" Mr.. Atwood
Is said to possess a great amount of
unpublished information about Ger
many since the opening of the war
and his talk will likely be most in
teresting.
The committee of the Chamber OF
Commerce appointed Saturday by
Henderson Gilbert, president of the
organization. to arrange for a trade
and acquaintance excursion to be held
soon is as follows: C. W. Burtnett.
chairman: Broowk Trout, J. S. Kline
dinst A. E. Buchanan, Carl w. Davis.
Stanley Jean and Joseph A. Cries
haber.
The committee appointed for spe-
cial advertising consists of George s.
Reinoehl. chairman; c. NJ. Kaltwas-
ser, l.. S. Williams, George A. Hall
and ]. A. Brandt.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
BE|DLEMAN IS I'LL
WITH SEVERE COLD
Chairman of Inaugural Committee
Taken Sick and Has to Give
Up Details For Day
STATE COLLEGE IS COMING
M. Harvey Taylor Will Head the
Fremen's Division in the
Big Parade Tuesday

Senator Edward +. Beidleman,
chairman of the joint legislative in
augural committee, is confined to his
home with Il heavy cold and this
morning was compelled to relinquish
for day or so the handling of de-
tails for the ceremonies of Tuesday
next week.
The work is being handled by 9TH
er members of the committee and by
men who are in touch with Governor
elect Brumbaugh and Grand Marshal
Morrell at Philadelphia. 1t is expect
ed that General Morrell will announcS
his staff in a few days and that the
composition of the divisions will be
made known. The political clubs
planning TO attend are sending notices
to the committee.
The firemen's division will be in
charge of NJ. Harvey Taylor, of this
city, who will take charge of the de-
tails at once.
The Military Part
The formation of the provisional
regiment as announced by Colonel
Hutchison is as follows: Lieutenant
Colonel Maurice l.. Finney, Captain
and Adjutant Harry H. Baker. Cap
tain and Quartermaster Edward IL
Schell. Harrisburg; Captain and Com
missary T.. NJ. B. Shepp. Tamaquai
Captain and Inspector of Small Arms
Practice .. NJ. Copelin, Harrisburg
Captain and Chaplain Harry Nelson
Bassler, Harrisburg; Major j. NJ. Pet
ers. surgeon, Harrisburg; Captain j. c.
Biddle, assistant surgeon, Fountain
Springs; First Lieutenant and Assist
ant Surgeon of Fourth Infantry. s. Fl
Heller, Lancaster: noncommissioned
staff and the Eighth Regiment Band
Carlisle.
First Battalion-Major Edward c.
shannon. Fourth Infantry; First Lieu-
tenant and Battalion Adjutant, G.
y. BerntheiZel Fourth Infantry; Sec
ond Lieutenant and Battalion Quar-
termaster and Commissary, q. {. Al
lison. Fourth Infantry; Company X
Fourth Infantry, commanded by Cap.
CONTINUED on Page Il
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
BRITISH SOLDIERS TAKE
POSSESSION OF LILLE;
GERMANS ARE CHECKED
Renewed Activity Of Kaisers Aircraft Revves Rumors Of
Zeppelin Raid England Force of German Attack
in East Has Spent Itself; British Pleased With Note
Sent to America

An important advance has been
made by the British army. it, as is
reported in London. il has virtual pos
session of Lille. This city lies Just
south of the Belgian border to the
east of the battle line held for several
months and its occupation by the
British would mean that n sharp bend
had been made in the German front.
Neither the French nor German war
official statements. however. has given
official confirmation of tho London
dispatch.
Renewed activity along the coast of
German aircraft which bombarded
Dunklrk has revived rumors of a
zeppelin raid over England. One
Zeppelin is said to have moved to-
ward the English coast from Dunkirk.
Another lull in the fighting along
the Nistula, in Russian Poland, is re-
corded by the Petrograd war office.
The fur of the German attack has
not spent itself however, and although
the attempt to break through the
Russian line west OF Warsaw may
have been given up for the time the
movement from the north continues in
full force. Four successive German
attacks were made in this region and
according to the British version they
accomplished little.
The British press considers that Sir
note concerning British interference
with American shipping has dispos-
ed of the issue. The reply is regard
ed as satisfying to British public opin-
ion and the British newspapers take
the view that it would satisfy the
American pubic.
Official accounts of the fighting in
the West from Berlin and Paris to-day
show that comparative calm prevails
except at few points. Even in upper
Alsace and in the Argonne, where
there have been violent encounters re-
| Gently, activity has slackened. Near
scissors and in the vicinity of Perthes.
however. spirited engagements are in
progress.
French Take Trenches
The German war office admits that
the French have captured trenches
north of scissors, toward the western
end of the battle line. but states that
further onslauGhts were repulsed. The
French announcement says two more
lines of trenches covering 500 yards OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Maryland Skater Puts Up
Good Fight Against Big
Black Bear on Canal Bank

Hagerstown, Mr., Jan. IL Being
attacked by a large black bear while
stating on the canal near Hancock.
this county. John Furlow beat off the
animal with n piece OF iron pipe and
escaped injury. Furlow and James
Hite were skating up the canal when
the barking Of Hite's dog attracted
them 20 the woods. They found the
dog had freed a full-grown bear. Hite
ran to his home to get his gun and
while he was gone the bear came
down and attacked Furlow. The only
thin5 he could find to defend himself
with was section of iron pipe. Side
stepping when the bear rushed upon
him, Furlow dealt the animal a hard
blow upon the nose bringing the blood.
The bear instantly beat a retreat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11

There is just a probability that some
other style may be used. The in
formation came to the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce to-day through
representatives of W. Fl. Boyd & Co,
publishers of the Harrisburg directory
Work on the new directory will start
on or about April 1. when it is eX-
pected that other new features will be
announced
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
MARSHALL y. WILDER. WE'LL
KNOWN HUMORIST, Is DEAD
Special to Tue T'eiegroth

ST. Paul. Minn., Jan. H. - Marshall
p. Wilder. author and humorist. died at
ease complicated bv slight attack of
pneumonia. Mr.. Wilder had been In
poor health for the last two weeks, and
on Friday was forced to cancel his en-
gagemeut at n vaudeville theater The
body was sent to relatives in New
York.
Since the death Of his wife. more than
n year ago. Mr.. Wilder had been vis-
IDLY depressed. his friends said and
this had affected his health Two weeks
ago he contracted a cold, which de-
veloped into pneumonia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
OPIUM QUEEN ARRESTED IN
HER STATEROOM ON STEAMER
~ ItsociaIed Prctt

New York Jan. 11.-Mrs Sophia
Ghee. known TO the police as the
opium queen was taken from her
stateroom on the steamer Philadelphia
when the vessel docked here to-day
and placed under arrest as the guild
ing genius of band of alleged opium
smugglers of whom eleven men had
previously been locked UP in New
York. Chicago and San Francisco. The
warrant under which she was arrested
charges conspiracy to smuggle opium
into the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
GERMAN FLEET HELD READY
FOR DASH TO SEA, REPORT
Special to The Telegraph

Paris Jan. II. - -Accordinp to the
Copenhagen correspondent Of tho
Temps. the entire German bio-r seq
fleet is massed at Wilhelmshaven and
CuNhaven ready to sally forth and meet
the British dreadnoughts
I<iel port is absolutely denuded Of
iirst-ciass ships. and only a few obso-
lete vessels remaia in the harbor, says
the correspondent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Directors Elected by
Stockholders of Valley
Railways This Morning

The stockholders of the Valley
Railways 1T their annual election, held
at the office of the company in Lc-
moyne, this morning. elected the fol-
lowing directors to serve for the en-
suing year: c. H. Bishop, Lemoyne: !:
I. c. DUPONT, Wilmington. Del: Ru-
dolph Ellis. Philadelphia; Spencer c.
Gilbert, Harrisburg; NJ. c. Kennedy,
Chambersburg; VIM. c. Sproul. Ches-
ter; George II. Stewart. Shippcnsburg;
Lewis 5. Sadler, Carlisle; Robert Wet
herill, Chester.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Workmen in Great Classification Yards to Hold Fitting
Celebration of Event Friday

Employees OF the PENNSYLVANIA Rail-
road in the Enola yards, in conjunc-
tion with the =. Z. +. y. NJ. G. A. are
bUsily preparing for the tenth ami
versary of the opening of the largest
classification yards in the world, which
will be celebrated Friday evening.
complete history of the growth of
the yards and much OF the interesting
facts of the growth of the progressive
railroad town will be presented by
men perfectly familiar with the sub
ject.
The site of the yards was occupied
by twelve farms in 1900 when the
agents of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Feminist Movement Evident
in Plans For New Directory
Married Women Will Have Their Names Placed Beside
Those of ErstwhiIe Lords

Married folks will be distinctively
Identified in Boyd's Harrisburg Di-
rectory for 1915. II YOU are married
and YOUR wife resides under the same
roof. the new directory will say il
something like this:
Garter. Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.. occu-
patton. husband, bookkeeper, 121 -
street"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
INFANT RESEMBLES MERMAID
Monstrosity In Maryland Museum Puz-
zies Many Scientists
SPeciaI % Ike TcleErath

Baltimore. Nd. Jan. IL. - An infant
born last "Wednesday to a negress of
Salisbury. Md, and which died at birth,
IS now in the museum of the Maryland
University Hospital, a puzzle to scien-
lists OF the state University and to
those of Johns Hopkins.
The body. which measures twenty
eight inches, is proportioned so as to
resemble in every detail the mythical
mermaid. From the waist line IL tapers
into solid mass, at the ends of which
the feet protrude like a V, forming a
finny-like substance. To the child's
diaphragm from the tip of the social
ed tail the bones, which have merged
into one, are covered with rough scaly
skin. par ossified. The skin was
nearly white
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Baltimore Student Has
Foot and Mouth Disease
Special 10 The Telegroeh

Baltimore. Nd, Jan. IL = One of the
first cases on record in this city OF a
human being with the foot and mouth
disease is that OF Carlisle s. Lentz, a
student in the medical school here.
Lentz. whose home is in Omaha, Neb,
contracted the disease two weeks ago,
presumably through drinking milk
from an infected COW. He is said to be
recovering.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
FIRE AT NECHANICsBURG
!seeoiai to The Telegraph

Mechanicsburg, Pa, Jan. Shortly
before ] o'clock this afternoon fire
broke out in the cellar at the home of
Dr. NJ. NJ. Dougherty. at the corner of
Keller and Frederick streets. 1t
started near the furnace and burned
through the first floor. The fire de-
partmcnt responded to an alarm and
confined the flames TO tho lower part
Of the house. Cunside era Bile damage
was done hy smoke and water. the
furniture on the first floor being car
ried to the street
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
PROPERTY OWNERS DEMAND
LIGHT
.Sbecidl 10 The Tel.eyobt

Lykens. Pa, Jan. 11.-About four
hundred and forty property owners
and citizens Ct Lykens presented a
petition to the town council at their
last meeting making demand that
all streets and alleys in the borough
limits be we'll lighted with electric
lights. This would about double the
expense of lighting the town as at
present there are no lights in the al
leys
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11

the front have been occupied. There
is similar disparity of statements
concerning the progress of the lighting
near Perthes, which has assumed i'm
portance because the prize at stake Is
control of railroads of high strategic
value. The French communication
ctates that 200 yards of German
trenches were seized while the Ger
man authorities say that positions won
by their opponents were retaken.
Although further progress is being
made in the advance toward Warsaw
to the west. according to the German
announcement the movement is slow
on account of bad weather. London
suggests that the inactivity of the
allies in both the East and West is due
to the fact that they are awaiting the
entrance of new members into the
combination against the Teutonic ma
tions. 1t is said that Rumania, with
100000 soldiers, is virtually ready to
enter the war on the side of the allies.
GUTHRIE ENTERTAINS ADMIRAL
Toxic, Jan. IL, 4 p. M.--George w.
Guthrie, the American ambassador.
gave a farewell luncheon to-day to
Admiral Baron Shigete Dewa special
envoy of Japan to the Panama Paci-
hc Exposition, VINO has arranged to
sail for San Francisco on the steamer
Chlyo Maru on January 16.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
BAN ON STEERING LETTERS

Amsterdam, via London, Jan. IL,
$50 A. M.-The Telegram says it
learns that the Papal Muncio. to Bel
gium has written to Cardinal MERCER.
whose recent pastoral letter to Bel
gian Catholics created much discus
sion and led to reports that the car
dinal had been detained by the Ger
mans, suggesting that hereafter he
write nothing which might offend the
Germans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11

JAPANESE HERO Is DEAD

TOXIC, Jan. II, ( p. M.-Lieutenant
General Baron Mariaki Arisalka, a ia
nous Japanese soldier and inventor
of the new type of quick firing noun
tain gun which bears his name, is
dead He was created baron and
awarded the second class of the Gold
en- Kite for his meritorious service in
connection with the Russo-Japanese
war. He was born in 1852
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
Company first made bids for it.
Farms Sold High

Company first made bids Tor Il.
Farms Sold High
Jacob Renninger was the first per
son approached and sold his farm OF
SO acres for $1,000. Phillip Boyer
was the next to sell.
small army of men was then en-
ployed to tear out shoulder of the
mountain at the west end of the Yards
January l. 1901. the first ground was
broken in the rear of what is now the
Enola p. r. L. Y. NJ. c. \. for the
erection of a reservoir to supply water
The farmers that owned the remain
CONTINUED on Page Ill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
WHALE Is VICTIM OF WAR
So Like Submarine II Was RiddIed
with Three-Inch Shells
Special 20 The Telegraph

London. Jan. II. - dispatch 10 the
Daily Mail from Rotterdam SAYS:
"A dead whale has been washed
ashore on the northern part of the
Dutch coast. 1T was found to be rid
died with three-inch shells. and had
rine"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
TIN MILLS RESUME work
Five Hundred Men Return to PInnt I'm
New Castle To-day

Pittsburgh. Jan. II. Nineteen Of
the twenty mills at the New Castle tin
plant have resumed operations This is
number in operation last week. Every
department Of the plant will resume
in full. making employment for 500
men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
JAPANEsE CRUISER SIGHTED

New York, Jan. IA cruiser which
Captain Williamson, of the steamship
Curaca, believed to be japanese was
sighted off the Azores during the
Curaca's voyage here from Havre
which ended to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11

Taking
w.
W.
night assistant ardnaster who directs the
G.
G he
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Rain
Tonight and Tuesday; warmer
Tonight, with lowest temperature
about Is degrees.
For Eastern PennsyIVanfa: Rain
Tonight and Tuesday, warmer to-
night; gentle To moderate south
aud southeast winds.
River
The main river will continue I'm fall
Tonight and Tuesday. \ stage
OF about six feet IS Indicated for
harrisburg TueSday morning
The North and West branches
VIII fall tonight and the Io,yer
portions VIII probably continue
u" tnll TucsdHy. The ruIn IndI-
Gated for the Susquchanna VAL
Icy within the next thIrty-sIx
hours VIII probably he sufficient,
weather, Ia release enough snow
weather To relense enough snow
the Upper West and North
branches and In the JunInta and
the small tributaries.
General Conditions
Inc area OF high pressure that was
central over the Ohio Valley sat
uIuny morning: has moved slowly
the Middle Atlantic coast.
Temperature: $ a. m, 36.
Suni Rises, Ti27 n. M; sets, Ass
y. m.
Moon: New NOON Jauu.rw *
Di42 n. m.
River StnEe: Eight feet ahove
lOn-Uater mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature. As
Lowest temperature, -
Mean temperature. 81
Normal temperature, -,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
French Take Trenches

LAFOLLETTE OPPOSES FREIGHT INCREASE
Washington Jan ll.-senstor LaFollette introduced
resolution to-day prohibit the Eastern railroads om put
ting into effect the increased freight recently granted
by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
In long preamble the resolution Senator LaFouette
forth that showing made, attempted be
made by the carriers show that old were
reasonable and that the commission in granting increases
did accordance with the law consider their unreason-
ableness but granted them ground the railroads
aeeded money extraordinary conditions and cen
fusion of commerce due to the European war
BOYS SENTENCED
Paul schubauer, Joseph Osborne, Milton Schlssser and
George Dare to Huntingdon Rtormaory follow
inE pleas of guilty sixteen diEerent charges of burglary
and larceny late this afternoon Sentence suspended on
Weston Ashenede because Of his youth also because
1t was his FIRST oFense
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
General Conditions

INC area OF high pressure that was
central over the Ohio Valley sat
urdny morning. has moved slowly
eastward and u now DnssIng OF
the Middle Atlantic coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
RELIEF STEAMER AGROUND

Norfolk Va jan 1.-THE steamer John Fardie carry
ing Maylanda contribution for the Besians oated
day apparently unchanged after having aground in
Back river since Saturday Her hull viii be examined before
she proceeds for Rotterdam.
VILLAS MEN AT MONTEREY
Laredo, Tex, jan 11-An attack by Villa troops upon
Monterey is believed have begun about noon today
Since the defeat of the Constituonssts salo early
yesterday Villa troops have been reported be sEns
rapid advance toward Monterey.
WHEAT PRICES DOWN 81 CENTS
Chicago, Jan. 1l.-Whest down to-day with
crash Prices broke s1z bushe under general sell
Ing due that of the guarding the Oar
daneles had been demolished by the warships of allies
May wheat here sold as s335s after having been
up to sl.3916 earlir in the session.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-11
empernture; : 2. m, 80.

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, AZ.
Lowest temperature. -.
Mean temperature. RI.
Normal temperature. -.