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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
PRICES OF FOOD
STUFFS SHARPLY
SLUMP in CITY
Eggs Drop Off Two to Five
Cents Dozen; Butter Sells
Low as 35 Gents
DROP IS GENERAE
Indications That Christmas
Turkeys Will Be Cheaper
This Year

Prices of foodstuffs slumped off
sharply on the city markets this
morning and nobody was able to ex-
plain just why.
Eggs dropped off from two OF five
cents dozen, butter sold as low as
thirty-fve cents and very best grade
of country butter brought no more
than forty cents, which was five cents
less than a week ago.
The drop was general, applying to
chickens, beef. bananas, oranges.
apples, potatoes, and turkeys, all vary
ing from one to three or five cents
lower per item. Good celery could
be bought at five cents for similar
stalks that cost six and eight cents as
late as Wednesday.
The decline was attributed by many
to the quiet but very effective bow
cott waSed by many Harrisburg
housewives who have not been buy
ing articles on which attempts have
been made to take what have been re-
garded as unfair profits
Farmers and dealers who discussed
the situation to-day also talked of
turkey possibilities the next few weeks.
1t was generally conceded that It will
not do to attempt any such holdups
as were tried in vain at THANKSGIVING.
large number of live birds were
taken home then by reason of the re-
fusal of patrons of the markets to nav
unreasonable prices. The cutting
down of the raffling games by Chief
of Police WetZel has been another
helpful influence, with the result that
| there are more domestic turkeys on
the farms now than for several years
and large Southern shipments are
promised. Indications are that Christ
mas turkeys will be cheaper this year
than last.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
FEAR GERMANS
INTEND TO ATTACK
ALLIES IN GREECE
Believe Important Sections of
Won Mackensen's Army Will
Move There From Rumania
REEK CRISIS ACUTE
Constantine Hostile to Entente:
Rumanians Lose Prisoners
in Rout

The situation in Greece is not only
again of decided political interest but
potentially of marked military i'm
port, in connection with the supposed
purpose of the central powers to turn
important sections of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's huge army in Ru-
mania upon the entente's Saloniki
army.
Correspondents in Greece report a
persistently hostile attitude by King
Constantine and the Greek royalists
toward the entente and declare eff
forts are being made to gather a
strong army in the Larissa region for
an attack upon the entente forces
from the rear, simultaneously with at
tacks by the Teutonic allies from the
north.
Decisive Action Urged
British military writer's cali attep-
ton TO these contingencies and deci-
sive action with regard to Greece
Is urged in the interest of sound
strategy and the safety of the entente
forces in Macedonia.
10000 Prisoners Now
More than 0,000 prisoners have
been taken by the Teutonic invaders
on Rumania since December l. when
the hnal drive leading up to the cap
ture OF Bucharest was begun. Berlin
announced these figures to-day and
reported also the capture in the same
period of 1S4 cannon, 120 machine
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
VOTE COUNT ENDED
AT THE CAPITOL
Interesting Comparisons Be-
tween the Highest and Lowest
Electors in the State

Count of the vote cast for presidential
electors in Pennsylvania was completed
at the department of the secretary OF
the commonwealth and the results will
! be certified to the governor. who will
issue the customary proclamations on
electors, State officers. justice of the
supreme court and congressman.
The votes show the highest and low
est on each ticket TO have been:
Republican. David b. oliver, 7O3.734;
Joseph II. Hall. 702.e7s.
Democrat. 5. S. Fels, 521,7s4; George
Ellis. 52O.s34.
Socialist. G.. Herbert Ekins, 42.6s7;
a. Eberle. 42.502.
Prohibition. II. W. Brown, 2s525.
F. h. Whittlesey, 2s.41s.
Industrialist. Thomas E. North. Az;
t. Knotek, 392.
In each case the first elector led the
list. The lowest elector was not the
last on the list, however. except in one
instance.
The votes were close in the cases of
the Socialists and Industrlalists
The votes of all congressman except
in 32nd district where a contest has
been inaugurated, have been certified.
The closest contests were in the 25th,
30th and 32nd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
SAYS HE TOOK
GIRL TO HOTEL
TOADVISE HER
Benjamin Gougler Denies the
Charge of Enticing Pretty
13-Year-Old Girl
EMPLOYED AS HIS MAID
Declares He Took Fatherly In
terest in Her Welfare; Mother
Called Policeman

When Benjamin T. Gougler a WE'LL
known Pennsylvania railroad conduc-
tor. hurried intoa Market street hotel
with pretty 1S-year-old Josephine
Crawford, Highspire, he did so solely
for the purpose of giving her some
fatherly advice"-he explained at DO.
lice headquarters.
That little three-word statement OF
Gouglers was emphasized and cor
roborated by witnesses for the State
to-day during the trial of Gougler or
charge or enticing the childish Jo-
sephine.
The mother of the little. the DO.
liceman who arrested him. Superin-
tendent of Detectives Windsor, who
was present at Gougler's hearing al
police court and Alderman ]. B. De
Shong, the committing magistrate
testified as to Gougler's explanation
when he was apprehended in the act
OF registering for room in company
with the girl.
Nor could Gougler on the stand in
his own defense shake that testimony
very perceptibly; time and again Dis
trict Attorney Michael E. Stroup on
rigid ross-eXamination failed to get
response TO his questions. Once or
twice Additional Law Judge McCar-
rell had to quietly urge the prisoner to
answer.
Girl Was Gouglcr's Maid
In brief Gougler is charged with
having employed the Crawford girl as
maid. She remained a week in the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
SWEENEY RAPS
BAKERS PLAN
TO RAISE PRICE
State Sealer Declares They Are
Getting All That's Coming
to Them
WANTS STANDARD LOAF
Reel Declares It's Just an
Attempt to Gouge the
Public"

James Sweeney, State chief OF
standards, who has supervision over
weights and measures to-day declared
that the bakers of Pennsylvania were
getting all they are entitled without
further reducing the size OF the LOAF
or raising the price, as is proposed
by the State Bakers Association
which met here few days ago. Mr..
Sweeney weighed three loaves at his
office in the Capitol and found that
each weighed II ounces, including the
wrappers The loaves were bought
from different firms and the chief
makes some sharp comment upon the
similarity of the weight.
Mr.. Sweeney is the man who has
been urging that the Legislature pass
a law establishing standard weight
for q loaf of bread. He has been
tions throughout the State and de-
clared to-day that the bakers ought
not to cut loaves or boost prices.
The chiefs comments were as fol-
lows:
The Bakers Association. in con-
vention assembled at Harrisburg,
Thursday, December :, recommended
that the scent loaf of bread should
be advanced to cents a loaf, giving
as reason that the advanced cost
OF flour, and also the advanced cost of
other materials that enter into the
making of bread, make it necessary
that the cost or scent loaf of bread
should be increased to cents.
Every sane person realizes that
with the advanced coast of -four and
other materials the bakers cannot
make a loaf of bread the same size
and sell it for the same price as they
did prior to the advanced cost Of the
making of bread brought about by
the abnormal conditions now existing
in this country. Prior to this ad-
vanced cost of -four and other ma
terials used in the making of bread
the consumers generally received 16
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
FEDERAL PROBE
OF HIGH LIVING
COST IS ORDERED
Attorney General Directs In
vestigations to Begin in New
York and Detroit
SMALLER CITIES NEXT
Kansas City, Cleveland and
Other Shipping Centers
Later On

Washington, Dec. 9. - F d eral
grand jury Investigations into the high
cost of living were ordered to-day by
Attorney General Gregory to begin at
once in New York and in Detroit next
week.
Similar Investigations in Cleveland
Kansas City, st. Louis, Minneapolis
and other points are under considera-
ton.
Frank NJ. Swacker, an assistant at
torney general for the government in
the New Haven case. will be asked
to take charge of the New York in
vestigation.
Widespread Combinations
Reports to the Department of JUS
CONTINUED on Page 101
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
Military Training in
Schools Is Opposed by
Churches of Christ Council

St. Louis, Dec. 9. - Opposition to
military training in the public schools
is embodied in a resolution submit
ted to-day to the Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ by the commits
sion on peace and arbitration.
The commission also urged the AM
erican government to invite European
belligerents to state the basis upon
which they would be willing to begin
peace negotiations.
Christians" the report concludes
must clear away misconceptions and
fallacies and falsehoods. There is
only one Christian way of conquering
hate and that is by love-"
The anti-Japanese campaign in
America is characterized as "a cause
for shame and solicitude," in the re-
port of the commission on relations
with Japan presented to the Federal
Council of Churches of Christ to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
Destruction by Fire
Threatens Penna. Town
Third Time in Eight Years

Centralia, Pa, Dec. 9. - For the
third time in eight years, Centralia
was threatened with destruction by
fire last night when five houses were
burned to the ground. Fire COM
panies from Ashland and Mount Car
mel had to be summoned Vacant
lots on each side of the five houses
in Center street prevented the flames
from spreading.
occupied by one of the foreign families
caused the fire. Lack of water pres
sure prevented the firemen from doing
effective work. The body of Robert
Britt. who died to-day. was removed
from one of the houses that was in
danger.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
Agile Acrobats Save Many
From Fire; Twenty Injured

New York, Dec. 0. Acrobats
agile in trapeze work and climbing
adapted their profession to the work
of rescuing fellow dodgers when their
theatrical clearinghouse in West
Forty-fourth street was wrecked by
fire to-day. According to witnesses
some of the tenants were saved by
methods rivaling vaudeville and circus
performances.
About twenty persons were injured
two of whom were women. were
severely burned and may die. on
Washington's birthday of this year five
persons were burned to death in fire
in the same building
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
CONTINUED on Page 1O1
BID 100000 FOR JOHNSON

Boston, Dec. 3. = The Boston Am
ericans will bid $4,000 for the serv-
ices of Walter Johnson, crack pitcher
of the Washington club. if he is on the
market, President Harry Frazee, of
the local club, stated to-day. His
statement was made in connection
with report that the Cleveland team
was prepared to bid $4,000 to OBJ
tain johnson.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
NEW CABINET TO
BE NONPARTISAN
.Lloy d = George Organization
Will Meet Popular Demand
For Government

London. Dec. 9. - Lloyd Georges
cabinet will be nonpartisan and will
meet the popular demand for a busi-
ness government. 1t will not be a
coalition cabinet in the sense of As
quith's administration because Mr.. As
quith had the cooperation of all par
ties, even including, practically, the
Irish Nationalists.
The Liberal meeting at the Reform
club yesterday decided that the old
Liberal leaders will constitute an op-
position party in the House of Com
mons, although the opposition will be
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
IMPORTATION OF PRINT PAPER
Is FORBIDDEN BY FRANCE

Parls, Dec. 8. - The government.
mas decided to prohibit the importa-
toh OF printing paper. according to a
semi-official announcement Tho
iect of the step is two fold. To bein
raise the exchange and to encourage
the French paper industry.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
CONTINUED on Page 12I
GEN. WOOD PREDICTS WAR
Soldier Urges Preparedness to Be
Ready for Conflict

Soldier Urges Preparedness to BE
Ready for Conflict
New York, Dec. 8. - War is COM
ing as sure as God is in heaven and
the sun shines in the sky" declared
Major-Gen. Leonard Wood last night
in an address at dinner of the New
York Alumni Association of the Wor-
cester Polytechnic Institute.
After making this prediction Major
Gen. Wood appealed for measures of
preparedness.
Give our American boys a sporting
chance he said. Don't let them be
food for powder. If we prepare our
selves against any possible foreign in
vasion and get out of this state of un-
preparedness we may never need to
use the gun on our shoulder. We are
now wholly unprepared, and there is
not a war office in Europe that does
not know it,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
DIPLOMACY ENDS
ON DEPORTATIONS
With Publication of American
Protest, State Department Re-
sources Are Exhausted

Washington, d. c., Dec. 9.-With pub
lieation of the American protest to Ger
many on the deportation of Belglans.
state Department officials disclosed to-
day. the United States government has
exhausted its means of diplomacy and
has laid the case before American public
opinion from which it will expect to
Continued on Pare Io1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. d. c., Dec. 9.-Senate-
No session. Meets at noon Monday
Joint interstate commerce committee
resumed consideration of railroad prob
lens
Senator Chamberlain conferred with
officials of the Universal Military
Training League on plans to expedite
consideration of universal training bill.
House-Met at noon.
Adjourned at 1914 p. m. until noon
Monday as a mark of respect to the
memory of the late Representative
Tribble. of Georgia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
''SHOE FACTORY
CAPITOL" SOLD
Building Leased by State After
Fire of 1897 to House
Departments

Pennsylvania's Shoe Factory Capt.
tol," as the old Bay Shoe Manufac-
turing Company's building on State
street near the PENNSYLVANIA railroad
is known, was sold for the material 1t
contains to-day by the State Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings and will
make way for Capitol Park extension,
This building was leased by the State
Immediately after the fire which de-
stroyed the original State Capitol in
1897 to house the Departments of Ag-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity. PART
Iy cloudy and much colder to-
night, with lowest temperature
about 2s degrees; sunday fair and
colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania, Partly
cloudy and much colder to-niIht,
probably snow I'm northwest por-
tiOn; Sunday fair, much colder;
strong southwest TO west winds,
River
The Susquehanna river and all its
branches will fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. 4 stage
of about AZ feet is Indicated Tor
Harrisburg Sunday morning.
General Conditions
The center of the disturbance from
the West that was over the
Lake Superior region: Friday
stationary. while the high pres
sure area from west of the Rocky
Mountains has moved rapidly
southeastward to the West Gulf
eoast. Rain has fallen generally
over the eastern half of the coun-
try, except along the imm edIate
Atlantic coast, where 1t had not
yet begun at 3 n. m. to-day.
There has been n general fall of q
from the Plains States eastward
except In the Middle and south
Atlantic states, where 1t is to
II degrees warmer.
Temperature n. M, ~.
SuBi Rises, 7i16 a. m.; sets, 4;30
p. m.
Moon: Rises, 3 d. m.
River StaRei AZ feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature. IN.
Meau Temperature, ~.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
TWO DIE IN EXPLOSION

AIIentoWn, Pa, Dec. 9. = David
Foster. aged II; Steve Bartol, 35, OF
Seipers Station and John F. Ran, 80.
of Greenawalts, were instantly killed
in an explosion in a dryerhouse of the
Penn Trojan Powder Company at Iron
Bridge, shortly before S o'clock this
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
FLARE BURNS MAN

wilmington, Del, Dec. Q. In ar
explosion at the plant of the ARTILLERY
Fuse Company in this city YESTERDAY
Raymond Jordan, of Richardson Park
was severely burned. He Will re.
cove
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
POWDER FLARE BURNS SEVEN

Emporium, Pa, Dec. 9.-Seven men
were injured. three thought to be
fatally, yesterday afternoon when the
drying building of the Aetna Explosive
Company was blown TO atoms by a
flare-up of $4,000 pounds of powder
which was stored in the building.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
FOUR STEAMERS SINK

London, Dec. 8. - Lloyds reports
the sinking of the British steamship
Sigurd and of the British steamships
Avristan, Conch and Tanfield.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
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lContinued on Page 121
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, "a.
Lowest temperature. IN.
Mean Temperature, -.
Normal temperature, 81.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09

Continued on Page 12J
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09
General Conditions.

SUM- Rises, 7i16 a. M; sets, 4,30
y. m.
Moon: Rises, 3 p. m.
River Stages AZ feet above low
water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-09

The Susquehanna river and all Its
branches VIII fall slowly or re-
main nearly stationary. 4 stage
of about AZ feet Is Indicated for
Harrisburg Sunday morning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-16
OUTLAWS SWOOP
UPON SOLDIERS.
SLAYING THREE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

Tortllas ranch. II miles south of the
border "a hours ago.
The name of their leader has not
been reported. From the body of
one Of the MeNi,ans papers were
taken that indicated that he was
cruz Huls. a maiIv in CarranZa's 5
army Undue Importance was not
attached 10 this discovery by army
officials, however. who believe it not
immediately problOl.' thar Ruis was
carrying the Papers more as SOU
Neuirs of the davs when he was an
officer i'm the government army than
to show his authority now.
Genera Funston has not ordered
more troops TO reinforce Major
Gr1N's command, bu, if he succeeds in
ilndin- trail iustityng him in cross
ing the international line in pursuit
ot the ldndits. Supporting party
VIII le sent forward Immediately,
and with it viii go supplies to enable
him 60 continue ;hc pursuit as far
md as long as he believes necessary.
Genera Funston and staff officers
hcr" were not SURPRISED that raid
occurred. Several DAYS ago informu-
ucn reached General Funston that
hc Ia Rosa expected to make an at
tack ut some point but 10 was inn
possible to determine at Just what
point he would strike. Recently Il
was officially anucmCcd in Mexico
that DE la Rosa had been arrested
hN tho military authorities i'm Monte
rev. bat mo- ether confirmation was
received here. In the meantime he
had concentrated come hundreds of
his bandit army 1t II J1rta i'm a
camp Jon sight of passengers, and even
the troops Of the dc facto govern
mont who moved north and south
over the National railroad. n was
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-16
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
GRAIN


CHICAGO. June Is Complaints of ex-
cessive rain IN Minnesota did a GOOD deal TO
nit wheat values after the market today
nad touched the lowest prices vet for the
i'I1 crop Inc close was unsettled but =
ana September az gjc Corn finished 4
10 p mp, oats at hc decline to Z. e. advance
ana provisions varying from - decline to
rise Of iRc
NotwihSianding that the wheat market
hdd Ircrl'y suffered decline Of 2Oc a
19uNh"I prices today plunged still lower. in
,iusn'rd largely by q fresh break in quota
reports Of heavy rains in Minnesota re-
'rNrd general attention and we're empha.
,Htu by predictions Of additional downpours
au.". ,.r, anl tomorrow and by fears Of a wet
IlD'TII shipping sales gave strength to
corn. n oats trading the July opton
,,''i mar 'Irnrd with corn. Advance prices on hog,
---u- -u- I-o-lelon mlrket nyerage higLer
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-16

uf the French army. the real conrad
ric between officers and men. Here
Was corps commander addressing 4
private soldier familiarly by name,
and knowing the name of this ou-
man in forty thousand encountered
by hazard. for they say General An
tome knows every man by name IN
his corps.
Entering the barracks. the poilus
were ranged at attention alongside
their long lines OF hunks Everything
Was ~plC and span; floors clean, bed
clothes piled neatly. mattresses sun
ming in the windows There was tho
same orderly arrangement in tne
huge eating quarter. kitchens ann
elsewhere. outside the barracks. on
the sluping terrace. the poilus had
planted artistic flower beds with
huge letters IN flowers spelling Jof-
IRE. Castelnau. Antoine and the other
commanders. A huge stock Of shells
rose among these flowers, and the
poilus had stood some Of these mon
stcr shells ON end with a bunch or
flowers and a French flag in the nosa
of the proJcctiles.
Takes Personal Interest
General Antoine took "A personal in
tcrcst in the depot d'cclopcs." ." as 1t is
called an extensive organization run.
boy slightly wounded men Generai
Antoine originated the idea and II
has spread all through the army
these dcpots back of the front doiu-
scores of helpful little duties for the
men on the firing line. Here there
was an immense laundry turning out
% wash of ten thousand pieces.
'It helps the man in the trench to
have "a clean shirt" said General An
tuinc as ne showed the stocks Of fIan-
mel shirts about to be returned to the
men in front
There were kitchen gardens for
fresh vegetables. forgcs for mending
trench tools. armorics for cleaning
guns. "A candle factory, and innumcr.
able other activities. all run by sol
dicrs who had lost a finger or the
edge of an car or had some other
slight wound temporarily incapacitat-
ing them
At night the party became GeneraI
AntOine'S guests at the extensive pri-
Natc residence, requistioned for army
purposes. alongside headquarters. 1t
was evidently the home of we'll
conditioned family. with spacious cor
ridors lined with sculpture and paint
lngs The dinner was cooked and
served by soldiers. and even the menu
cara was work of art done by
noted French cartoonist now servlns
as "A soldier in the ranks.
IN" American expedition TO Mex
lco came up for discussion as the par
~ was leaving. and General Antoine
said:
The experience of your army
shows that cavalry is still an essential
part Of army organization. with our
trench warfare the idea got about that
mounted troops were thing of the
past. But they VIII always be indis-
pcnsahle for quick movements where
elan and dash are needed. and par
ucularN IN a flat country No, the
fusslans i'm Mcsopotamia and the
Americans in Mexico are demunstrat-
lng that cavalry is one of the most cf.
icCtlNc weapons of offenSe."