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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Won MACKENSEN
PUSHING ALLIES
INTO M0LDAVIA
Stampedes Russians From New
Line and Takes 5000
Prisoners
MUCH NEARER BRAILA
Fortified Heights Taken; Air
planes Active on Other
Fronts
MUCH NEARER BRAILA

Field Marshal Won Mackensen is
continuing his sledgehammer blows
upon the Russians in Northeastern
Wallachia and is rapidly pushing them
back to the line of the river Sereth
in Moldavia. lie won a new victory
yesterday and captured an additional
5000 prisoners.
The most recent attack appears to
have scored its greatest success in the
region of Rimnik-Sarat, on the rail-
way twenty miles north of Buzeu. The
Ieutonlc forces, Stampeding the
Russians from the new line they had
taken up after the failure of a Rus
sian counterattack, have pushed for
ward beyond Rimnik- -Sarat. Towards
the Danube, to tie southeast the Rus
sian lines were pierced and the Austro-
German Bulgarian Turkish forces
eastwardly, in the direction of the
important Rumanian grain and oil
storehouse of Braila, on the Danube.
Across the Danube from Braila the
Germano Bulgarian urkish forces
made headway in their attack upon
the Matchin bridgehead, where the
last remaining Russian forces in
DobrudJa are hanging on to the north
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

make your dealer weigh your
bread, Mr. and Mrs. Public-and then
buy the heaviest loaf"
That is the advice City Sealer Harry
D. Reel offered through the Tele-
graph to the people of the city, in
view of the talked-of increase in price
or decrease in size per loaf of the
staff of life.
Only n few weeks ago big baking
concerns declared that the increasing
cost of materials and operation un-
questionably pointed to an advance
cost at the present weight per loaf
TO Gougc the Public
City Sealer Reel to-day reiterated
his statement of several weeks ago
that the contemplated move was
merely AN attempt to gouge the pub
lic."
Investigations which have been con-
Quoted during the last few weeks re-
Vealed the fact that the smaller ba-
kers could bake bread weighing thir-
teen ounces to the loaf, sell the COM
modify at five cents a loaf-and still
make a fair profit.
Furthermore the Sealer submitted
figures showing the variations in
weights of the loaves of various kinds
as baked by the larger establish
ments.
Advice to Consumers
In answer to a question as to the
bread situation and the possible de-
Velopments incident to the approach
ing new year, City Sealer Reel went
into considerable detail in a brief in
terview.
My advice to the consumer" said
TCOntinup1 on PnUa 1o1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
'CARRANZA STANDS
FOR WITHDRAWAL
Reply Believed to Insist of
Troops Leaving and Sug-
gests Notifications

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-Luis
Cabrera. chairman of the Mexican
commission. arrived here from New
York this morning bearing the answer
of Carranza to the demand of the
American representatives that he
ratify or repudiate the protocol signed
at Atlantic City. He made telegraphic
arrangements last night with Secre-
tary Lane to submit the answer to-
day. The character of Carranza's reply
has not been revealed but it was
generally believed it was another sug-
gestion for notifications and con-
tanned the insistence that the Ameri-
unconditionally.
1t has been understood here for sew
eral days that if General Carranza did
not return such an answer as would
warrant a reassembling of the joint
commission, the negotiations would be
declared ended and that General Car
ranZa's ambassador, Eliseo Arredondo.
would return to Mexico, leaving the
embassy here in charge of a confiden-
tial agent. This would not amount to
severance of diplomatic relations,
put IN Strlct sense Inere never nave
been any. Such a turn, of course
would prevent sending Henry p,
Fletcher. American ambassador desig-
nate, to Mexico City. In short, the
situation would return to the point
it occupied before the commission ne
gotiations began.
Mr.. Arredondo to-day unqualifiedly
denied published reports that he had
been recalled.
1T is absolutely untrue that I have
been recalled by my government" said
he nor do I know If the government
is contemplating summoning me. If
it should occur as it did n few weeks
ago, it would not be in the nature OF
my withdrawal from nv most"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
AUTOISTs TURN COPS

Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-A new pIan
to check thefts of automobiles in this
city went into operation to-day, when
one hundred motor car owners began
service as volunteer automobile police.
They are empowered by the public
safety department to make arrests for
automobile law violations and for the
larceny or attempted larceny of auto
mobiles. Names of the auxiliary no
lice, who are equipped with cards in
stead of badges, We're withheld TO
make the service more effective 1t is
planned to increase their number to
three hundred in a short time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
To Complete Plans For
"Eight-Hour" Demonstration

will announce the formation of the
New Years Day "eight-hour parade"
at n meeting tomorrow night. There
will be at least ten organizations in
line, each with one or more floats. The
parade will start from Front and
Market streets Monday morning at
$3.50 o'clock.
Representatives from all labor or
ganizations will meet the parade COM
mittee tomorrow night at Fackler' s
Hall, and will recommend names for
appointment as aids and division mar
shals. Prizes will be awarded the
most attractive float and the largest
organization in line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
BIG PROBLEMS
OF EDUCATION
ARE DISCUSSED
Physical Training, Compulsory
Attendance Revision, Junior
High Schools Big Topics
PEACE KEYNOTE OF DAY
EX-PreSident Taft and Charles
Zueblin Will Deliver Ad-
dresses Tonight

All phases of physical education,
revision of compulsory attendance
laws, vocational training, the Junior
high school system, elimination of ex-
aminations in determining promotion
of pupils, lengthening the grade school
term adjusting tho curriculum to pro-
mote peace and numerous other pub
lie school questions were the subjects
of many addresses given this morning
and this afternoon in the Technical
high school at tie general session and
section meetings of the Pennsylvania
State Educational Association.
Speakers of national prominence
addressed the hundreds of educators
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
AvaIanches and Landslides
Threaten Swiss Villages

Berne, Dec. 81, via Paris, Dec. 2S.-
The destruction of the village of
Champery, a tourist resort in the Can
ton of Wallis, is threatened by the sud-
den onset of a number of avalanches
coupled with a landslide. Several
houses have been crushed and the
whole population has evacuated the
village. Swiss troops and 200 interned
French prisoners of war are working
day and night to preserve the rest of
the village.
An enormous avalanche has swept
away many Alpine huts near Simplon
Pass, killing two men and many cattle.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Conference Between r. r.
Representatives and Men
Ends Quickly in Storm

New York. Dec. 2S.-Resumption of
conferences here to-day between repre-
sentatives of the railroads and the en-
ployes' brotherhoods was quickly
terminated. The reason was under
stood to be that the conference COM
mittee of railroad managers sought to
apply the recent switchmen's arbitra-
ton award to the present controversy
over the Adamson act
The conferees had been in session
less than two hours when an adjourn
ment was taken and no announceme ent
was made by either side as to whether
future meetings would be held. The
brotherhood chiefs were obviously dis
turbed when the session ended. Neither
side would be quoted as to what had
taken place.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
MAKE DEALER
WEIGH YOUR
BREAD--REEL
"Then Buy the Heaviest Loaf" "
Advice of City Sealer of
Weights
TESTS SHOW VARIANCE
Announces Results of Investi-
CATION of Various Makes in
This City
Bread Price Increase
Is Not Yet Decided

What the new year will bring in
bread prices is still an undecided
question. Grocerymen and dealers
who buy bread from the larger ba-
keries anticipate a smaller loaf but
no change in price. Inquiries at
the Schmidt and West Shore plants
failed to bring any information as
what would be the final outcome.
Bernard Schmidt said there was
nothing to announce, and he could
not say when there would be a
statement. l.. NJ. Bricker, of the
West Shore Bakery, was also silent
on the question of increase in price
or decrease in size of a loaf He
would not say what the new year
would bring.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
PASSES FOR pENNSY MEN

road employees. for the year 1917. will
be cut by this evening. A total of
5000 went to Philadelphia division en-
ployes. Middle division men to the
number of 1000 also get heir passes
this week. Employees with five year
service record receive a pass good over
the division on which they are en-
ployed. Special duty men are also given
annual passes. Long service employe
will get free transportation privileges
between New York and Pittsburgh.
Pensioners on the honor roll receive
what is known as the Keystone pass
good anywhere in the State.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
WAR IN EUROPE RESPONSIBLE
FOR BIG INCREASE OF CRIME
HERE DECLARES WINDSOR

"The astonishing increase of crime
is doubtless due to the European war"
was the declaration of Superintendent
of Detectives w. l.. Windsor this
morning.
IAN exhaustive research in the po-
lice records of this and other cities
shows that crime of every kind has
increased, in some cases so per cent,
during the year now closing. and this
must surely have some deep under
lying cause.
THAT crime among the educated
class decreases yearly points to the
fact that men and women of weak
Wills and mentality are more easily
affected by outside psychological in
fiuences is the way size up the sit
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

uation," continued Mr.. Windsor.
I'VE all know" he said, that the
old saying. Violence breeds violence, ),
is very true. Just so, the thought of
violence breeds violence. The daily
papers are filled with gruesome tales
of wholesale slaughter, violence and
confusion across the water. This all
has it's effect upon the easily influenced
mind of weaklings that in turn
prompts them to violence of every
sort.
Neither do I see any immediate
betterment of conditions" he con-
tinued. Just so long as present eco
nomic conditions continue to breed
criminals in the cradle, this city and
every other will need large and ef-
flcient police forces.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
OLD STUMP TREASURE VAULT
Farmer Finds Jar of Gold and Notes
IN RcmOYinp IL nt Inst

i'll Removing 1t at Last
Selinsgrove, Pa, Dec. 2S. - After
having postponed from time to time
the destruction of a stump near his
barn, ever since he bought the farm
three years ago. S. Fl. Kline, residing
three miles west of Mcclure, Synder
county, decided just for a little exer-
else to remove it.
He had worked but little while
when his pick struck an earthen Jar,
and gold and silver coins rolled out
on the snow Kline labored with few
erish anxiety unit lhe had extracted
the jar then he gathered up the spill
ed coins, and, clutching the jar in his
arm, galloped his horse to the bank
When Cashier Benfer told him his
find was $1,343, the excited old man
tainted. Half of it was in paper
money of 80 years ago, issued by the
Mifflin National Bank, of Lewistown.
and First National Bank of Selins-
grove, and in good preservation,
Kline paid S1,400 for the farm.
People of the community are at a loss
to explain who secreted the money.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Zembo Temple Expects to
Sell 10000 Red Cross
Stamps at Big Benefit

At least 10000 Red Cross Christmas
seals will be disposed of it is expected,
by the red fezzed statesmen of Zembo
Temple of the Mystic Shrine at the big
benefit concert and drill to be given in
Chestnut Street Auditorium tomorrow
evening by the Shrine and Patrol.
In accordance with its usual custom,
Zembo Temple tomorrow evening will
give its benefit public demonstration.
and while there will be no admission
the proceeds derived from the voluntary
purchases of New Year "stickerS" win
help swell the general fund to aid the
antituberculosis campaign.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
TEXTILE MILLS
REPORT 1865
RECORD YEAR
All Production Figures Topped
in Silk Mill and Two
Hosiery Factories
MORE HELP is NEEDED
Excellent Outlook For 1917 Say
Officials; Goods Go All
Over World

Textile goods, the total valuation
of which is estimated at $4,000, 900,
were manufactured at three Harris
burg plants during 1916. The pro-
ducts were those of the Harrisburg
Silk Mills, Second and North streets;
Moorhead Knitting Company, Walnut
and Cameron streets, and the New
Idea Hosiery Company, Fourteenth
and Mayfiower streets.
The Harrisburg Silk Mills, operated
by Pelgram and Meyer, New York
City, report a record production this
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
BANDIT KILLS PAL

Toledo, O., Dec. 2S.-One bandit
vas killed by his companion during
the hold-up of a street car early this
morning. The dead man is Leo p.
Wood, 81, a paroled prisoner from
Mansfield reformatory. Two shots
were fired by the other bandit at the
conductor, one of which accidentally
struck Wood. He escaped. The hold
up took place in the outskirts of the
city. There We're no passengers on the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Safer to Be Fireman Than
Policeman and Either Is
Safer Than Plain Citizen

New York, Dec. 2S.-Statistics pre-
pared by medical officers of the New
York police and fire departments and
submitted to Mayor Mitchell by Fire
Commissioner Adamson indicate that
despite the risks of their service it is
safer to be fireman than policeman
and safer to be either than a plain
citizen. Percentages of death and ILL
ness are lower in both services than ir
the general average of the public
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
GOVERNORS FATHER BURIED
Simple Service In United Breti,ren
(hurch attended by PromLnent Men

Simple Service In United Brethren
Church Attended by Prominent Men
of George Boyer Brumbaugh. father ~
Governor Brumbaugh, was laid to rest
yesterday in Valley View Cemetery on
the old homestead near Brumbaugh
Station, on the Huntingdon and Bro9d
Top Railroad. The funeral sermon was
preached in the church of the Brethren
near the cemetery by Professor w. j.
Swlgert, of Juniata College
The Governor and Mrs. BrumbauEh,
his son. Edward Brumbaugh. and his
Wlfe, and Colonel Louis j. Kolb arrived
at Huntingdon at 10 O'clock a. M and
were taken to Marklesburg in automo-
biles. Many prominent men connected
with the state administration Were
present, including: Highway Commits
sioner Frank Is. Black and Mrs Black
FIRE Marshal G. Chal Port. Samuel /.
Spyker, attorney for the Workmen's
Compensation Department, and Presi-
dent |. Harvey Brumbaugh. of Juniata
College.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Mayor to Appoint Young
and Active Men Who Can
Ride Bicycles to Force

Mayor Ezra S. Meals this morning
said the five new policemen to be
added TO the force next month. will
be furnished with bicycles so they can
cover more ground.
The bicycles will be equipped with
self-locking stands so the men can
dismount quickly.
Asked who the new appointees
would be, Mayor Meals said: They
will be young and active. l have not
yet decided who they shall be-"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
OHIO CAPTAIN DIES

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-War
Department dispatches to-day from
General Funston reported the death
from diabetes yesterday of Captain
Urban Wetzel, Eighth Ohio Infantry,
at the base hospital, Fort Bliss.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
Auto Show VIII Be
Held Here in February

February 1917 was the week decided
upon, by the Capital City Motor Deal
ers Association for the showing of the
1917 models. Last evening after the
committee or arrangements had made
It's report. Negotiations as to location
and other preliminaries are under way.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
PRESIDENT 60 YEARS OLD

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2S.-Presi-
dent Wilson was so years of age to-
day. He was the recipient of many
congratulatory messages from all
parts of the country and abroad. No
special celebration was planned for
the day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
TO GET CLEAR AND coin

No more rain" asid Forecaster De-
main, this morning. This afternoon
but night will find the sears shining
clearly again. The ice will not go of
the river, as a quickly falling tempera-
ture will reinforce the ice and gladden.
the hearts of the skaters. Tomorrow
the thermometer will doubtless stay at
freezing the entir eday."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
HONEST EGGS INK AWFUL
Might Get Into Coffee and Give 1t
Literary FlaVCr

New York, Dec. %. - Danger of an
ink flavor in coffee settled by eggshells
was advanced as one reason against
stamping sold storage on eggs in ar
gument here yesterday before the Su-
preme Court on the application of
John j. Dillon, State Commissioner of
Foods and Markets. for an injunction
against selling eggs not so marked.
Another argument was that the indi-
viduality of eggs as to shape made the
labelling of each one impracticable.
The arguments were presented by
grocerymen's counsel.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
WOMEN WANT TROOPS HOME

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 2S.-Secretarv
of War Baker last night was Yoesieged
| by a committee of Cleveland women
which demanded that he bring the
Ohio national guardsmen home from
the Texas border. Baker was on his
way to the Phi Gamma Delta fra
ternity's annual banquet when they
cornered him in the hotel lobby. He
said it was not his fault that the
guardsmen were not home and that he
couldn't promise when they would be
released.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
PUBLIC RAILROAD HEARINGS

washington, D. c. Dec. 28.--Chalr-
man Newlands. of the Senate inter-
state commerce committee, to-day an
nounced it would hold a public hear
ing on January on the Webb bill,
permitting American concerns to es-
tablish joint foreign selling agencies.
and on January 2 on the railroad
legislation suggested by President Will
son to supplement the Adamson law
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
SAFE BLOWERS GET $500

DanYille. ILL.,, Dec. 2S.-Robbers
! blew open the safe in Morgan's Bank
in Pefrysville, Ind. early to-day and
escaped with eight hundred dollars in
cash and several thousand dollars in
/ bonds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
THREE DAYTON PAPERS GO UP

in the cost of white paper and other
things entering into the making of a
newspaper are given as the cause of
increase in the price to-day OF the
Daily News, the Evening Herald and
the Morning Journal to two cents a
copy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
River

The SuSquehanna river and NIL its
branches will rise slightly or re-
main nearly stationary. A stage
of about AZ feet, Ice reading, iS
Indicated for Harrisburg Friday
morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity, Fair
and colder tonight and Friday;
lowest temperature to-Itight
about rs degrees.
FOR Eastern Pennsylvania; Cloudy
and colder Tonight; Friday fair
aud colder; moderate west and
northwest Winds
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28
General Conditions

The storm that was central over
Manitoba, Wednesday morning,
has moved of nOrtheastyvard. III
caused rain in the last twenty
four hours generally south and
east eff the Great Lakes. henyy in
East Tennessee, with some snow
In New England and along the
northern boundary from MIchi-
gan eastward. Light to mOder-
ate rains and SHOWS have fallen
in the Pacific States as "A result of
a disturbance off the coast of
Northern California.
1t fs TO "a degrees warmer In the
East Gulf States and East Ten
nessee and i'm the Atlantic States
from Florida nOrthward. Under
the influence of the high pres
sure area from the Northwest,
which has Oversprend the central
part of the country, temperatures
have fallen 2 to 80 degrees In the
Great Central valleys and the
Lake Region and In the southern
Rocky Mountains; west of the
Rockies temperature changes
have been Irregular, with n gem
erul rising tendency.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

Temperatures 8 a. ma, IS.
sun; Rises, 1926 n. M; sets, 4,4z
ID. m.
M0oni First quarter, December 81,
1907 "a. m.
River Stage; 40 feet above low
water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-12-28

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 10.
Lowest temperature. -.
Mean temperature. 81.
Normal temperature, 81
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