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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
SNOWSTORM MAY HOLD UP TRAINS FOR
SEVERAL HOURS FROM LATE INDICATIONS
Will Be Fiue Hours Layouer in Pittsburgh For Exercising
of Horses; City Health Officer Warns Men Against
Exposure to Northern Climate

The Governors Troop is expected to
reach Harrisburg sometime tomorrow
evening. This announcement came
from the Harrisburg Chamber of
Commerce to-day, after word was re-
ceived that the first section bringing
the First Pennsylvania cavalrymen
north, had only reached Columbus.
Ohio, at $50 this morning. Troop Z
is on the fourth section.
Division Passenger Agent of the
Pennsylvania railroad A. r. Buchanan
is in close touch with the movement
of the trot pers, and will notify the
local committee as soon as the train
is near Pittsburgh. 1t was stated
that the regular schedule time be-
tween Columbus and Pittsburgh is five
hours and forty-fve minutes. The
troop trains are running on a slower
schedule and will require seven hours.
The sections are running about
three hours apart and with the Gov
Vernors Troop in the fourth section
according to reports from Memphis,
Tenn, and Louisville, KY, the local
Suardsmen will not reach Columbus
until about o'clock this evening
Five hours will be required for wat
ering horses at Pittsburgh. The
Governors Troop should reach Pitts
burgh sometime after midnight. 1t
is at least six hours and a half run
from Pittsburgh to Harrisburg. The
snowstorm may hold the troopers
up for hours from indications late this
afternoon.
Captain George c. Jack, chief
marshal of the escort parade issued
his general orders late Saturday night
along with the appointment of aids
He said to-day there would be no
changes, and that his forces were
waiting the signal that the troopers
Captain George c. Jack, chief mar
shall, issued TIE following orders for
the welcoming home of the Cover
nor's Troop:
The parade will form promptly two
hours from the time signal is given
from the various engine house bells
and from whistles on the railroad and
the various industrial plants. On ac-
count OF the uncertainty of the ar
rival of the troop it is imperative that
all organizations will report promptly
at their place of formation within IT, G
two hours from the given signal as
no time dare be lost from the time of
formation until the arrival of the
parade at the Union station.
All organizations are requested to
march in columns of fours. On the
arrival of the train the reception COM
mittee and the Governors troop will
take tie left of line, the line of march
being Market to Front, to State, to
Second, to North, to Filbert, to State,
to where the right of line will halt at
the armory; the column will then open
ranks and present arms as the recep-
ton committee and the Troop march
through the line into their armory.
1T is requested that as many aids
as possible furnish mounts and report
promptly to the chief of the staff.
Francis II. Hoy, Jr., at Third and State
streets.
Chief Marshal-Captain George c.
Jack.
Chief of Staff-Francis II. HOY, Jr.
"Aids-Captain Charles p Meek,
Captain w. F. Randall, Augustus II.
Kreidler, Philip Meredith, William /
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
"Pigs Is Pigs" but Did
You Ever Know Any That
Could Read and Write

rs that the editor of the Tele-
graph"
''Yeh, this is the editor"
well, this is Walter Albright, 2151
Herr street Did yuh see a piece in
the paper this morning about my
rooster setting off the burglar alarm
and fooling the dickens out o. me?"
''Yeh, what about it?"
well, Wit Deckert, a neighbor o.
mine put that in the paper to kid me,
| guess.-But say, he didn't say moth
ing about his trained pigs, did he?"
Not q word"
We'll, how'd yuh like to say some
thing about lis pigs jest to help me
get even?"
'Whatdayuh mean, his pigs are
trained?"
'Well, they stand up and beg just
like a dog"
rs that all?"
mo, they grunt in chorus"
What else?"
'Ah, shucks, they can do every
thing-even read and write"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
Telegraph Signs New
Scale, Giving Printers
Substantial Increase

The Telegraph has entered into a
contract with Typographical Union
No. IA, of Harrisburg, whereby the
printers in the employ of this newspa-
per receive a substantial increase OF
wages beginning January l and other
improvements in working conditions.
The negotiations between the news
paper and the union were conducted
with good feeling on both sides and in
an entirely friendly manner from start
to finish. When Typographical Union,
No. IA. was organized the Telegraph
was the first newspaper in Harrisburg
to recognize the union and during all
the years since that time there has
never been any serious differences be-
tween publisher and employees.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
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Lewis Body Exhumed
at Request of Coroner

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 15.-The body of
Bernard NJ Lewis, who killed himself
in an Atlantic City hotel, January 4, as
the police were about to arrest him in
connection with the murder of Maizie
Colbert. of Philadelphia, artists model,
was eNhumed at the Allegheny cemetery
here. The body was taken to an under
taking Establishment, where an examina-
ton of II was made by Coroner's Ply
sician Wadsworth, of Philadelphia, and
Frank Paul. special investigator of the
coroner's office there. After examina-
tion the body was reinterred.
As TO what was discovered at the in
vestigation or what conclusions their
! Inspection of the body led them to reach,
Paul refused to say. Until a report is
made to the Philadelphia coroner moth
ing will be given out he said. w. A.
Lewis, father OF Bernard Lewis. to-day
said he knew nothing of the investi-
CATION and that it was not made at the
request of the Lewis family.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
TEUTON OUTPOSTS
NOW WITHIN SIX
MILES OF GALATZ
Move Forward After Capture
of Vadeni; Rest of Line
Unchanged

Field Marshal Won Mackensen's out
posts are now planted only six miles
from Galatz, the important Rumanian
port on the Danube end of the Sereth
line, the Teutonic pressure having re-
suited in another gain yesterday, when
the town of Vadeni was taken. Va
deni is a scant two miles south of the
Sereth river itself, on the railway be-
tween Braila and Galatz.
Elsewhere along the Rumanian
front the continuing battle, which is
being waged under extremely adverse
weather conditions, has resulted re-
Gently in few notifications of the line.
Petrograds reports have indicated a
virtually unchanged position, while
Berlin's claims have been for the most
part of isolated points of vantage won
along the Moldavian frontier noun
tain chain.
On the northern end of the Russian
front in the Riga district the ad-
ECnnfinua6 nm Q1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
BRITISH PREPARE
FOR GREAT DRIVE
EARLY IN SPRING
Turning Out Every 48 Hours
More Ammunition Than Dur
ing Entire First Year of War
CONTINUE IMPORTATIONS
Will Not Stop Getting Arms
From U. s.; Big Guns Keep
Pace With Explosives

London, Jan. Correspondence
of the Associated Press) - English
munitlon factories are now turning
out every As hours more heavy gun
ammunition than they manufactured
in the entire first year Of the war, and
the production is still increasing week
by week In preparation for the great
offensive on the western front which
British military critics believe will
come next spring.
Although figures of the actual pro-
duction of guns and munitions are
jealousy guarded, and there is no
avowal on the part of the ministry of
munitions of any intention to discon-
tinue the importations from America,
there is an evident feeling of optimism
CONTINUED on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
.SEALER GIVES
TIPS TO CIVIC
CLUB ON PRICES
City Weights Official Discusses
Bread Problem Before
Women's Organization

Some of the inside" information in
cident to the recent effort of whole
sale bakers to raise bread prices from
8 to cents per loaf was explained
this afternoon TO the Civic Club OF
Harrisburg by City Sealer Harry d.
Reel.
Mr.. Reel had been asked by the club
to discuss the commodities question al
that body's monthly meeting, and
while his talk dwelt particularly with
the bread situation, he urged in a gen.
eral way the advantages of buying
food products by weight rather than
by numerical count
incidentally the Civic Club consid.
cred the adoption of a resolution sug.
gesting that all grocers, bakers and
other dealers in foodstuffs sell b!
weight rather than by the other meth
ods. This action was heartily endorsed
Continued on Page 71
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
NO RAISE FOR U. S. CLERKS

Washington, d. c., Jan. 15.-In-
crease of pay for government clerks,
approved by the House. was stricken
from the appropriation bill to-day by
the Senate Committee. 1t also rec
commended reducing the salaries of the
members of the Farm Loan Board
from $4,000 year to $500 year
and of the cutting of the secretary
from $4,000 to $4,000. The motion in
committee by Senator Smoot, Of Utah,
to Increase government employees pay
was lost by tie vote. Senator Till
man. of South Carolina. was the only
Democrat who voted for the increase.
The estimated cost of the increases to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
City Health Officer
Shouldn't Be Ashman
Declares DR.. ,Raunick

DIR. ]. NJ. ]. Raunick said this morn
ing that his annual report to Council
Will again contain a recommendation
that ash and garbage collection be
made a municipal enterprise and that
the work be placed under the super
vision of a separate bureau.
"It is not the business of a health
officer to worry about whether or not
a reduction company is hauling the
ashes away on schedule time," declared
DIR. Raunick, "and IL he busies himself
with such details he cannot be serving
the citys best interests in the prob
lens of life and DEATH"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
Greek Kills Sister and
Then Himself; Another
Murder Adds Mystery

Greenwich, Conn, Jan. 10. - The
Portchester police have been unable to
solve the mystery of the double shoot
ing which occurred in Portchester, N.
Y, last night, when Charles Myrown,
Greek, aged 20 years, shot and killed
his sister. Mabel Myrown II, and then
fatally wounded himself. He died in
the United Hospital about three hours
later. Later the body of William
Cove was found in an old shed within
short distance, from the Myrown
home, which adds mystery to the af-
fair.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
U-Boat Moving Westward;
May Be Deutschland

New York. Jan. Is. - News that
an unidentified submarine was moving
westward in the Atlantic as late as
last Thursday morning was brought
to port here to-day by the British
freight steamship Clematis, in from
Bordeaux, France. Persons on the
freighter thought the underseaboat
might be the German submarine mer-
chairman Deutschland, on third
ocean voyage to America.
The stranger made no move to at
tack the Clematis, which was at the
time approximately 500 miles east of
Newport II. i.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
SNOWSTORDI TO
CONTINUE FOR "a
HOURS FORECAST,
Temperature to Fall to IL De.
greeS Tonight; Brisk Winds
to Pile Up Drifts
TRAFFIC DELAYS LIKELY
Conditions Unsettled Through
Middle Atlantic States Says
Domain
Snow for twenty-four hours.

"Snow for twenty-four hours.
This is the bright promise held OUT
for Harrisburg to-day in the forecast
issued at noon by e. r. Demain. head
of the United States Weather Bureau.
The snow will cover the ice now
tricking struggling, slipping, cussing
humanity with blanket at least eight
inches deep and perhaps ten.
Fresh northeast TO east winds are
likely TO start the light snow to drift
ing in the rural districts, and the
probabilities are that traffic on the
suburban trolley lines and the rail-
roads will be delayed or held up.
From present indications the snow
will continue at least throughout to-
night and part of tomorrow in East
ern Pennsylvania. Pressure is un-
usually high over all parts of the
United States except the extreme
southwest, where a Storm is now CEN
trail. Conditions throughout the Mid
CONTINUED on Page 121
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
Brokers' Clerk Confesses
Murder of Girl in Hotel

Columbus. o.. Jan. 49, Weldon III.
Wells, former Kansas City brokers'
clerk. last night confessed to County
Prosecutor r. p. Duncan that he shot
and killed Mona Byron Simon in a room
in a hotel here last Thursday night.
His statement according to the
authorities, says he killed the girl in
self defense.
ton, Ind, early Saturday morning. ar
rived here tonight in the custody OF a
local noliGe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
PLANNING FIGHT
TOSAVE THAW
Extradition TO New York Will
Be Opposed; Mother at
Bedside

Philadelphia, Jan. 5. = Prelimin-
airy plans for the defense of Harry
X. Thaw, who attempted to commit
suicide here last week, against the
charges of kidnapping and assaulting
Frederick Gump, Jr., of Kansas City
were discussed to-day by his attor-
neys and friends of the Thaw fam
lily. No definite line of procedure
however, will be decided upon until
Thaw himself is able to confer with
his counsel and advise what course
TC0ntiuued IN PnOo oil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
CARRANzA REINFORCED

Washington. d. c.. Jan. 15.-Rein-
forcements from the South totaling
10000 men, under command of Cen
eral Dieguez have arrived at Torreon,
Mexico. to assist the Carranza garri-
son there campaigning against villa
bandits. The movement was reported
to-day in State Department dispatches.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
DUTCH INTERN u-ROAT

London, Jan. l 5. - A Flushing dis
patch to Reuters says that Dutch
warship brought into Flushing last
night a German submarine which was
found in Dutch waters. The submar-
inc will be interned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
FARMER HOST TO e.2 TRAMps

Reading. Pa, Jan. 15.-Henry Heft,
farmer living near Adamstown. last
year gave sleeping Accommodations to
622 tramps. They occupied good and
warm quarters in an outbuilding, and
some were given a "handout."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
MORE NEWSPAPERS
FORCED TO RAISE
High Cost of Print Paper
Causes Increase in Subscrip-
ton Rates

New York, Jan. 15.-Reports re-
ceived by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association show that
many more papers have been COM
PEELED to raise their subscription
prices because of the high cost of
print paper.
The newspapers of Rockford, ILL.,,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

Laubenstein, Jonas X. Reist, Charles
f. Covert, John S. Musser, Howard c.
Fry, Albert S. Speese, William L.
Jauss, c. o. Houston, Christian Nauss,
w. S. Hess, Senator E. e. Beidleman,
Mercer b. Tate, William B. McCaleb,
Henry c. Ross and Frank b. Bosch,
Charles e. Pass, Captain Leo Luting-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

Service at the Mexican Border has
been successful in more ways than
one. Pennsylvania soldiers will return
home healthier and better men and
more prepared to fight the battles of
life" said Major General Charles M.
Clement, commander of the Pennsyl-
vania division at El Paso, to-day. With
CONTINUED ON Page 121
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity. Prob
ably snow Tonight and Tuesday;
continued cold, lowest tempera-
For Eastern PennsyIvnnia, Prob
ably snow tonight and Tuesday;
continued eOldI fresh northeast
and cast winds.
The main river and the Lower
North Branch will rise somewhat,
other tributaries will fall slowly
or remain nearly stationary, ex-
eept Ice may cause local rises.
The quantity of Ice will Increase
In all streams. A stage of about
5.7 feet In Indicated for Harrls-
burg Tuesday morning.
General Conditions
Treasure is unusually high over all
Sn.E. the SountrE. except the extreme
traI. The highest barometer
reading reported is 3I.OO inches at
MOOrhead. MINI. Conditions are
unsettled throughout the Middle
Atlantic States and the south and
light to moderate rains and Nnoyys
have occurred generally over those
regions and also in the Plains
states.
Temperatures have fallen 2 to "a
degrees since last report In the
Ohio and Lower MissIssIpDi vnI-
Ieys, Middle Atlantic States, over
most of the Lake Region and In
the Upper Mississippi Valley and
the Far Northwest in the Rocky
Mountain and Plains states IL IL
2 to 10 degrees warmer than on
Saturday morning.
Temperatures n. M, II.
sun' Rises, 7i25 a. M, sets, 5,O4
d. m.
Mooni Last quarter. January 10,
Oi42 a. nat
River stages 5.3 feet above low
water mark,
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 3S.
Lowest temperature, 20,
Mean temperature, 20.
Normal Temperatures, 20,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
ADMIRAL DEWEY DYING

:
ADMIRAL DEWEY DYING
Washington Ian IS Admiral Dewey hero Of Manila
unconscious and his physicians said his chances for living
another IS hours were remote general breakdown with
artcria scleross is the cause
LAWSON IMPLICATES WHITE
Leak inquiry said that the banker who told him he knew
another banker who dominated cabinet officer in WASHING
ton was Archibald White Of White and corpnanv Bos
ron Tho committee, irrcd;,te, issued s,,b,oona to
un.;..
l>''0 ~ = '0N oi'f'f>l 1i>HO
~ {
poauon "ch taxes over the central Construction and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15
TROOP C. WILL NOT
REACH HOME BEFORE
TOMORROW EVENING

Harrisburg Guadsmen Fourth Section Carrying Pennsy
uania Caualrymen Back to Keystone State; Will Reach
Columbus, Ohio, This EUening About O'clock, Says
Railroad Officials
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature. 20,
Mean temperature. 20.
Normal temperature, 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-15

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-16
NEW KINGDOM OF ARABIA sais
THE. DESERT OF THE SEA

washington, D. c.. Jan. 15.-The
proclamation Of the Grand Shereef Of
Mecca announcing the formation of
the new kingdom Of Arabia gives
especial timeliness to a communica-
ton to the National Geogra phic 30
ciety at Its headquarters at Washing
ton from Archibald rorder, of Jeru-
salem. part Of which Is issued as one
OF the society's series Of war geogra-
ply bulletins Mr.. Forder describes
Arabia as one OF the oldest known
ports OF the earth. He says;
Long before the sons OF Jacob went
down into Egypt. the Sons OF Ishmael
had settled In the land Providence
had assigned them. The boundarie
Of Arabia are outlined in the Bible as
early as Genesis 25:1S. Probably many
centuries ago Pa. estine, Syria. and the
sinaitic Peninsula were Important
parts of Arabia. Isaiah speaks Of II a.
the desert Of the sea- (2l:1). and
when one considers IL a land largely
desert. almost entirely surrounded by
water, we conclude that the ancient
seer was not far wrong in his tiesiRna-
ton Of the land. Arabia 10 between
Egypt and Persia, to put 1t widely, and
between India and Europe. 1t has a.
seacoast of about 1000 miles
mo and so little attracts the at.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-16
JUDGES AUTO KILLED
WILDCAT THAT JUMPED
Wife and -Four Children Had a Narrow
Escape from Death While
AutomObiling.

Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 5.--Municl-
pal Judge A. c. Backus, his wife and
four children narrowly escaped with
their lives when wildcat jumped at
the automobile in which they were
touring through the State near Ath-
ems, Wisconsin. The animal struck the
front left tire so hard that its skull
was fractured, and it fell backward
dead on the road.
Il was driving toward Athens when
noticed dark object on the left side
of the road" said Judge Backus. "At
first l thought 1t was a large dog
When saw that II was a cat and too
large for a tame cat put on speed.
The cat jumped straight for the car
and / turned the wheel so that the cat
struck 1t. Its skull must have been
fractured. AT the time l had no means
Of defense. 1t was lucky thing that
the cat was in front OF the ca,. IN
stead OF Mt the side. or 1t could have
jumped into the machine"
Judge Backus took the dead animal
from Athens TO Marshfield, where he
is having 1t mounted. 1t weighed be-
tween forty and Atty pounds, and is
of a grayish brown color. 1t will be
preaented to the Milwaukee Press
Club
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-16
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-16

tention of the Spectator. hunter, ad-
venturer. or traveller as Arabia, and
yet no country presents SO large or
new a field. Many are the obstacles
to be faced and overcome ere one can
see and learn for oneself what is be-
yond the mysterious and almost water
less belt of uninviting desert that al
most encircles this little known land,
but few have penetrated the country
from different points and each has
shed some light on the interior.
The first and perhaps the most
difficult obstacle with which the trav-
eler had to contend prior to the out
break OF the European war was the
rigid persistence Of the Turk. who
practically controlled the entire coast
line of Arabia UP to the time Of the
revolt Of the Grand Shereers follow
ers a few months ago, but who never
held sway far inland. Travellers land
ing on the coast with the intention OF
proceeding to the interior were met
by smiling officials who politely re-
quested their permit from CONSTANT
nople, and on failing to produce that
were recommended to procure the
same by telegraphing to their diplo-
matte representative in the Turkish
metropolis costly and usually hope
less procedure.
IF. however, an entrance was
gained. ais has been done. troubles of
other kinds had to be overcome. such
as the difficulties of transportation. the
superstition OF the natives and their
dislike CT the Christian. the last per-
maps the most dangerous IL not the
most formidable.
Arabia Is probably one of the old
est or the Oriental countries and at
times has played important
roies In the making Of the worlds his
Tory ana the probability is that in the
prominently once more.
The northwest part of Arabia is IA
nous TOT Its many-hued mountains.
rocks and crags. into and out Of
"hich mas been hewn many a fne
tomb temple. dwelling. and theater
by the Nabathean. Roman. Greek. or
Egyptian, all OF whom have left their
mark behind them
The great need of the Arabian
peninsula is water. for without that
factor Of everyday life
little can be accomplished. and tho
entire absence OF running water IN
any shape or form accounts largely
for the lack of any forward move
ment or attempt at industrial or man
achievements.
Where water is obteinable Il Is
generally from wells OF great depth.
causing large amount of labor to
get 1t to the surface. Some OF these
wells are evidently ancient, as indi-
Gated by the stones of many courses
near the mouth and the deep grooves
worn by the ropes of thu drawe~s
ing many centuries. Some of these
grooves are as much as nine inches
deep in stones as hard az marble"