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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17
Miske and Bob Moha
To Mingle Tonight

New York, Nov. 1TVBoth Billy
Miske and Bob Moha, who are to meet
in their much discussed bout at the
Broadway Sporting club tonight, are
training hard in order to be in the
best of shape for the encounter AL
though Moha has not fought since he
defeated the giant Joe Cox he has
been training consistently and will
have no complaint to make on the
score of condition if he does not win
Miske, who recently defeated Battling
Levinsky, is now at the top Of his
form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17
LEVINSKY BEATEN
BY Carl. MORRIS

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov 1F-Carl
Morris started his attempted come
back last night by winning from Bat
Ting Levinsky in a Is round bout in
this city. Morris weighed 235 and
Levinsky 1870. The big advantage
in weight told heavily in Morris favor
for he did not hesitate to lean against
Levinsky at every opportunity Levin
sky was unable to do much damage
to Morris. The :, latter's great
strength enabled him to wear Levin
Sky down
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17

Members of the Players Fratern-
ity are incensed at the tabling Of their
requests by the minor league mag
mates and there is talk of a strike.
They declare some measures Of re-
taliation will be taken. The minor
leaguers refuse to get excited for they
say nothing could be worse than
last seasons business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17
COAL DEALERS ARRESTED

New York, Nov. 17.-As result OF
the campaign to prevent the giving of
short weight, AZ coal dealers have been
summoned to court here for delivering
less coal than they had been paid for.
Action has been taken to recover pen
aIties for each offense.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17

DIR. Carl S. Buttner, one Of the most
prominent physicians in Orange, N. J.,
= dead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17

J. p. Morgan has been received in
audience by King George
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17

1t looks as if Joe Tinker can't get
away from managing the chicago
Cubs another season. He and Owner
Weeghman had a conference yester-
day and terms were agreed upon.
Weeghman must have decided to do
something desperate after he heard
Frank Chance wanted $4,000 a year
to manage the athletes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-17

Only through direct Wooden Mill connections, with
all woolens coming in mill lots at mills cost, only
though seventeen years of perfectng individual tailor
ing only through the constantly growing demand for
work such Suits and Overcoats made possible to you
such DriceS.f
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
Iron Is Greatest of All Strength
Builders, Says Doctor
Secret Of the Great Endurance and Po,rer of Athletes

cases been doctoring for months with
out obtaining any beneft. But don't
take the old forms of reduced iron. iron
acetate or tincture of iron simply to
save few cents. You must take iron
In form that can be easily absorbed
and assimilated like nuxated iron IL
you want it to do you any good, other
Many an athlete or prize-fighter has
won the day simply because he knew
the secret of great strength and endur-
ance and filled his blood with iron be-
fore he went into the ARRAY, while
many another has gone down to in
glorious defeat simply for the lack OF
iron.
NOTE-Nuxated Iron recommended
above by DR.. Sauer lis not n patent
medicine nor secret remedy, but one
which is well known to druggists and
whose iron constituents is widely pre-
scribed by eminent physicians every
where. Unlike the older inorganic iron
products 1T is easily assimilated, does
not injure the teeth. make them black
nor upset the stomach; on the contrary,
II is most potent remedy, in nearly ali
nervous. run down conditions. The
Manufacturers have such great conf
dence in Nuxated Iron that they offer
to forfeit 10000 to any charitable in
stitution if they cannot take any man
or woman under so who lacks iron and
increase their strength 200 per cent. or
over in four weeks time provided they
nave no serious organic trouble They
also offer to refund your money IL 1t
does not at least double your strength
and endurance in ten days time. 1t is
dispensed in this city by Croll Keller
G.. A. Gorgas and all other druggists
Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
GERARD SILENT
ON PEACE MISSION
IContinued From First Pagel

IContinued From First Page1
threaten German American relations.
Mr.. Gerard after quickly glancing
through this story said:
"You don't see me quoted anywhere
in 1t, do you?"
To questions put to the ambassador
by reporters who met him at quaran-
tine he replied:
Can't Say Word
''It is useless to question me, boys;
I cannot say a word"
THE length of my stay here is not
yet determined. neither have 1 made
any plans" he added. "I expect to
go to Washington but when 1 don't
know. I am glad to be home though"
The Scandinavian American Liner
Frederick VIII, on which Mr.. Gerard
arrived was met at quarantine by the
municipal boat on which was Mayor
Mitchel's reception committee headed
by Oscar Straus. chairman of the Pub
lie Service Commission. Mrs. Gerard,
who accompanied the ambassador,
was presented with a large bouquet of
American beauty roses as she came
aboard the patrol. She will go to Mon
tana to visit her mother.
Mrs. Gerard has been credited with
taking leading part in war relief in
Germany. Asked as to this work, she
disclaimed any personal credit, say
ing that all American women in Ger
many have done magnificent work."
Mr.. Gerard said in response to a uues-
ton that there are about 5000 Am
ericans in Germany at this time, of
whom about 700 are in Berlin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
President Considering
Whether Attacks Do Not
Constitute Virtual Blockade

Long Branch, N. j., Oct. 10. -
President Wilson gave his entire at
tention to-day to considering facts COL
lected by the Navy Department re-
garding German submarine attacks on
merchantmen off the American coast.
He had intended going to Brooklyn
for the third baseball game of the
worlds series but changed his plans
to devote himself to the foreign af-
fairs of the nation.
The President shut himself in his
study this morning and went carefully
over all the evidence collected so far.
While this evidence was given out,
there was every indication that tho
President had received no information
necessitating drastic action by the Am
erican government
The President has on his program
to-day conferences with Secretary
Lansing and Jules Jusserand, French
am bassador to the United States. Mr..
Lansing Will not come until late this
afternoon and will take dinner with
the President and remain at Shadow
Lawn over night. Ambassador Jusser-
and has a personal letter from Presi-
dent Poincare of France to Mr.. Will
son on Polish relief but 1t was ex-
pected that the new German sub
marine activities would be discussed.
No Immediate Action
1t was not believed that the Ameri-
can government would take any i'm
mediate action on developments to
date in the renewal of German SUBJ
marine activities but serious consid-
GRAFTON was given the question of
whether attacks on merchantmen so
near the American coast do not con-
stitute virtual blockade of American
ports.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
Uncertain How Party in
Power Will Vote on Ballot
Regarding Conduct of War

Berlin, Oct. 8. - via London. Oct.
10. - Declarations and counter dec
larations regarding the attitude of the
Center Party toward the submarine
question. the burning issue of the day,
leaves tho situation extremely foggy.
There is cloud of uncertainty as to
how the clerical members of the
Reichstag. who hold the balance of
power. will vote on the decisive bal
lot regarding the conduct of the war.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung, rep
resenting one branch of the Prussian
center. declares that the Centrist
members OF the Reichstag are In no
wise convinced by the arguments
against submarine warfare, particu-
Iariy by the statistical pleas of DR..
Karl Helfferich. secretary of the in
terror. On the other hand the Centrist
parliamentary correspondence - the
recognized publicity bureau of the
Centrist Reichstag group = declares
completely unjustified the announce
ment OF the Lokal Anzeiger that
enough clerical deputies have broken
away to give a majority perhaps to
the side favoring ruthless submarine
warfare ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
Ordinary Nuxnted Iron VIII Make Deli
cate Nervous, Rundown People 200
Fer Cent. Stronger i'm Two
Weeks Time in Many Cases.

NEW YORK, N. Y.-Most people fool
lshly seem to think they are going to
get renewed health and strength from
some stimulating medicine. secret nos
trum or narcotic drug, said DR. Sauer.
Weil-known Specialist, who has studi-
ed widely both in this country and Eu-
rope when, as a matter of fact real
ana true strength can only come from
the FOOD you eat. But people often fail
10 get the strength out of their food
because they haven't enough iron in
their blood to enable it to change food
INTO living matter. From their weaken
ed; nervous condition they know some
thinr is wrong but they can't tell what
so they generally commence doctorin q
Tor stomach. liver or kidney trouble or
symptoms of some other ailment caused
by the lack of iron in the blood. This
thing may go on for years, while the
patient suffers untold agony II Won
are not strong or well, you owe IL to
yourself to make the following test:
See how long you can work or how
far you can walk without becomine
tired. Next take two five-grain tablets
of ordinary nuxated iron three times
per day after meals for two weeks,
Then test your strength again and see
Tor yourself how much you have gain
ed. | have seen dozens of nervous. run
down people who were ailing all the
while, double their strength and en-
durance and entirely get rid of all
symptoms of dyspepsia. liver and other
troubles in from ten to fourteen days
time simply by taking iron in the proper
form. And this after they had in some
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
Refer Outstanding Tax
Report to Revision Board

According to report of the out
standing tax for 1914 as submitted to-
day to City Council by ex-City Treas
urer Q. NJ. Copelin, there is still the
sum of sS.O02.S4 outstanding in 1914
taxes, of which s1,136.3s is collectible.
Exonerations total S4S5.57; duplica-
tiors amount to s151.39; foreign tele-
phone companies are exonerated to
the extent of $626.94: liens have been
placed amounting to $42O.67 while
church properties have been exon
Grated according to law to the amount
of S207.5S. The report was referred
to the Board of Tax Revision and
Appeals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
German Court Martial to
Try TWo British Auiators
For Having Tracer Bullets

London. Oct. 10.-According to the
Daily Express the British government,
through the American embassy, has
made representations to Germany on
behalf of two captured British aviators
who are to be tried by court martial
because tracer bullets" were found
in their possession. The government
explained that tracer bullets are used
by all belligerents as machine gun
ammunition for the purpose of cor
recting the gunners aim and do not
contravene The Hague convention.
After saying that Great Britain told
Germany that tracer bullets were
found on board the Zeppelin whose
crew surrendered recently in England
the Express adds:
ut is hoped that the government
made it clear to Germany that the
crew of this Zeppelin will be treated
in precisely the same manner as our
airmen."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
Falkenhayn Driues Back
Rumanians Along Entire
Line With Heavy Loss

London. Oct. 10.-Marshal Won Fall
Kenhayn continues to roll back the
human1ans along the whole southeast
ern Transylvania line, according to
Berlin. The seizure of Toerzburg. If
teen miles southwest of Kronstadt and
only seven miles from the Rumanian
border. is announced. The statement
aous that two Rumanian army groups
were defeated in yesterdays desperate
battle around Kronstadt.
Inc statement says the Rumanians
sent IN reinforcements from the north
IN an effort to check the Teutonic
1orces in the neighborhood of Kron-
stadt: These reinforcements took part
IN rattle northeast of Kronstadt, but
were unable to stay the advance of the
Austrfans and Germans
Rumanians Hold Heights
The retention of strong positions by
the Rumanians is claimed by Bucha-
rest. King Ferdinands troops still
hold the heights dominating Petroseny
and the jul Valley. and have not been
compelled to loosen their grip on the
Caineni defile. the report states. and
also says that the Rumanians evacu-
ated Kronstadt to avoid its destruction
by Austro-German batteries. which
had begun to fire on the town. The
present position of the Rumanian
army is described as excellent.
On the Macedonian front the Allies
are pressing the fight with renewed
vigor and. have met with marked sue
cesses. The British troops on the
Struma have advanced their positions
to the north and south swinging for
ward along twenty-mile front toward
tho railway from Seres to Rupert Pass,
they captured to-day three more vii
lages and moved to within three miles
of the railroad at one place.
Serbs Score Successes
At the same time the Serbs and
their allies smashed forward on the
western end of the line. King Peters
troops seized the village of Skochivir,
on the left bank of the Cerna river.
crossed the stream between Droboveni
and the Brody and pressed forward to
new line only six miles from Monastir.
on the southeast. The Franco Russian
forces co-operated in this movement
by advancing to the new line of Bull
garian defenses stretching from Kenali
to Lake Presba, on the western side
of the Cerna Valley.
The official account of Macedonian
operations issued in Berlin to-day con-
cedeS Serb success in their efforts to
cross the Cerna.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
TO RAISE MORE TOBACCO

Lancaster, Pa, Oct. TO. = The to-
bacco growers in this county already
are making plans for next years
planting, and contracts have been
awarded for a number of new barns
1t is believed that the acreage that
will be devoted to this crop in 1917
will run far ahead of this year, when
10000 acres were planted. The ex-
tremely high prices received for this
years crop, coupled with the general
knowledge that old goods are very
scarce, encourage the belief among
growers that next years prices will be
considerably in advance of this years
Buyers are already in the field after
the crops damaged by frost, and are
paying ten and twelve cents a pound
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
MARRIED A TANNyILLE

Annville, Pa. Oct. 0. - The home
OF the e. F. Brown was thescene of a
pretty wedding Saturday evening
when Miss Violet X. Lerch, of Ruther-
ford, became the bride of George r.
Paxton, of Idaville, Adams county.
The couple were attended by Mrs.
Beach and John German of Ruther-
ford Heights. The party jcurneyed to
Annville in Mr.. Gorman's automobile.
The groom is brakeman on the Phil
adelphia and Reading railroad. and
enters upon the sea of matrimony with
best wishes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
THREE-DAY CHATAUoUA

Hummelstown. Pa. Oct 10. - A
Chatauqua will be held in Hummels-
town for three days, November 0, 10
and IL. The guarantors of the Cha
tauqua held a meeting in the directors
room of the Farmers Bank on Satur-
day afternoon an detected the follow
ing officers: President, Attorney F. j.
Schaner; vice-president, George P.
Hoer; secretar Thomas o. Mitman;
treasurer, Harry M. Horst: chairman
ticket selling committee, J. Lands
Strickler; chairman publicity commit
tee, Frank c.. Wilmer; chairman dec
Grating committee, Miss Maude Baker;
chairman hall committee, the Rev.
Robert A. Bausch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10

Oil Barrels Ablaze
While the fire began in the junk
yard of the metal and iron company
the rarest kind of fuel was added
when the flames spread to the adjoin-
ing yard of Abramson and Company.
There piles of oil and tallow barrels
helped feed the fire and this pyre sent
clouds of the thick yellow smoke into
the street.
That scores of youngsters were not
injured was due in a measure to the
presence of mind of the teachers in
the Penn school building. Most OF
the children of the neighborhood at
tend there and when the teachers saw
the clouds of smoke billowing sky
ward they sounded the school bells
ten minutes ahead of time. The chill
dren filed into school and were we'll
out of the way of firemer ana racing
apparatus.
Huge columns of smoke rolled sky
ward during the early moments of the
blaze and this served to attract thou
sands of people from all parts of the
city. continuous line of automo-
biles and bicycles kept the traffic po-
lfcemen's nerves on edge. Trolley cars
northward bound carried scores
The thick smoke rather impcded the
work of the firemen, too. The chok-
ing veil swirled into the streets and
the residents. fearing for the safety
OF their belongings, groped blindly in
the semidarkness.
Out Goes the Furniture
With the spread of the flames the
people in the rows of tiny houses
franttcally began to throw their fur
nfture, bed clothes and other prop
erty from the second floor windows.
The smoke was so dense at times that
the people in the upper stories
couldn't see where they were piling
their household effects; they just drop
ped them to the pavement. Many a
hreman's heart was in his mouth as
he lodged falling chair or wash
pitcher.
Seething Fire Trap
The half block through which tho
flames by o'clock were eating their
way is built in densely with out
houses, small sheds and frail shacks
Whlch surround the yard of the junk
company-and firemen fought the
fight of their lives to confine fhe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
''Healer" Ruined Her Health
Powwowing; Ask $500

Mauch Chunk. Pa, Oct o. - Hannah
and Joseph Riegel of Waverly, n. Y,
Saturday brought suit against p. L.
Gerber. OF Lehighton, a healer for
$500 damages, $4,000 for Mrs. RIegel
statement alleges that Gerber claims to
be able to cure ailments of the human
body by incantations, hypnotism, laying
on of hands, manipulation, and what is
commonly called "powwowing." After
several of his treatments Mrs. Riegel
became worse. and charges that the de-
fendant took hold of her left ankle
wrenched the knee, bruised and
wounded it and made her a nervous
wreck.
injured by the healer" is unable to
perform her household duties, and that
her husband has been put to a heavy
expense indeavoring 10 have her cured
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10

flames to the seething fire trap"
Nearly all the residents who live in
the Currant and Wallace streets
houses suffered some losses, although
the chief sufferers perhaps were B.
Abrams, who had small warehouse
at Currant and Verbeke streets and
whose stored oil and tallow barrels,
added a good share to the general
conflagration and Arthur Scott, Mary
Murphy and Mrs. Margaret Miller who
live in Currant street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
GUNDLoCH-soWERs WEDDING

Waynesboro, Pa, Oct. 10. = Will
liam H. Gundlach of Rochester, Pa,
and Miss Helen Sewers, of waynes-
boro, married at Chambersburg. Fol-
lowing an extended wedding trip, Mr..
and Mrs. Gundlach will be at home at
Rochester, Pa, where the groom ia
engaged in the cut glass business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
TO IMPROVE JAIL CONDITIONS

end in view of improving conditions
in the county Jail and almshouse
taxpayers League has been formed
here with the Rev. II. b. Stock, a local
minister, as president. They will car
ry on an active educational campaign
for betterment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10

response to overtures from the Church
of England that the Church of AM
erica assume jurisdiction over the
whole of Central America, with the
exception of British Honduras the
board adopted a resolution asking the
House of Bishops to create a Bishop
for the Panama Canal zone, from
which base the work could be ex-
tended
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
ST. GOO. GOO FOR MISSIONS

st. Louis, Oct. 10.-The Board of
Missions of the Protestant Episcopal
in session here, has decided
to appropriate S1,600,000 for mission
airy work during the ensuing year. In
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
FRENCH STRIKE BLOW
SOUTH OF SOMEfE RIVER

GContinued From First Pope1
counter attack failed and more Ser
plans are crossing the river.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-10-10
FIRE In JUNK YARD
ENDANGERS BLOCK
practically cover the loss.
Oil RarreIs AbIaza

CONTINUED From First PageJ
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-04
GOV. M'BRIDE TELLS
WEST SIDERS OF VETO
OFLOCAL OPTION BILL

Il was utterly impossible for them |
To do. ANY attempt to operate un- |
der this bill would have resulted |
In useless expenditure of public |
funds. for anything could not pos |
sibly have been accomplished.
For these reasons ! vetoed IT, |
The merits or demerits OF local op.
ton were not under consideration
The author of the bill In nub.
Tic speech In Seattle said They
tell me he vetoed a local option
bill. | know he all for the bill he
vetoed was one ! introduced and
succeeded In getting passed only
after IL was amended TO death by
the house and senate am glad
he vetoed H. because as II came
before him IL was an inefficient
bill and impossible of enforcement.
II II had become a law II would to-
day be a dead letter and the liquor
interests would be arguing that
local option is failure
when my veto message was
sent to the house only seven mem.
bers voted 10 override IT, Among
those voting TO sustain II was the
late Rev. Ice johnson. Of Sunny
side. one OF the best known temper
ance advocates 1T that time in the
state. When | vetoed the bill he
lieved | was right. The author OF
OF the bill approved my course.
The legislature overwhelmingly
sustained my action. VIII any one
contend we We're all wrong?'
Gov. Mcbride stands firmly
against any interference by the
legislature with the prohibition
law, except to strengthen Il.
For Preparedness
For the land defense OF our
country. we need small but eff.
'cient standing army. backed by
millions OF trained and well-equip.
ped civilians. and In order TO bring
this about | am in favor OF univer-
sal military training" declared
Frank y. Hammond, republican can.
didate for congress, to the mem.
bers OF the Yves. Seattle Republic.
an club last night.
Coroner Candidates Talk
Three candidates for coroner nd.
dressed the West Side hall meet.
ing. at West Seattle, Thursday
night. They were Drs. ]. A. Client.
w. II. Corson and c. c. Tiffin.
DIR. Client reviewed his legisla.
tive record and claimed to be re.
sponsible for the measure creating
the public morgue.
DR. Corson. former euperintend.
ent of the county hospital, promis.
ed TO follow in the footsteps of
Coroner Mason.
/ DR.. Tiffin requested the audience