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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
HOLLWEG FORCED
OUT OF OFFICE BY
GERMAN PRESS
Kaiser Said to Be Holding
Chancellor's Resignation
Under Consideration
HOLD CONFEREN CES
Crown Prince Called in to
Pass on the Suffrage
Reforms

Berne, July 12.-(British Admiral.
ty per Wireless Press) Voss-
ische zcitung of Berlin says the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor, DR.. Won
Bethmann-Hollweg. has resigned.
Emperor William. the newspaper
adds. has postponed his decision
whether to accept the Chancellors
resignation.
An official communication issued
IN Berlin yesterday says Emperor
William expressed the opinion that
the political and constitutional re-
forms demanded by the Reichstag
are such that they concern not mere
ly himself, but his successor. mas
much as they would be permanent
For this reason the Emperor sum-
moned the Crown Prince TO attend
one or more crown councils at which
hnal decisions regarding the extent
to which the crown and the govern
ment will make concessions to the
Relchstag will be reached.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
HARRISBURG BOY
THINKS PARIS IS
WONDERFUL CITY
Member of Ambulance Sec
ton Says Buffalo Nickel
Buys Most Anything
MAY BE AT FRONT
When Letter Was Mailed En-
pected Early Call to Duty
Along Firing Line

Paris as it appears in war times
is described by b. Franklin Etter,
of this city, who is serving in the
American ambulance section in
France.
Mr.. Etter is a son of George <.
Etter 209 Pine street. While he was
not serving along the battleline when
his last letter was written, June 2,
1t is now believed that he has taken
up his work at the front
The HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
is particularly anxious to receive let
ters from the front at this time, and
would appreciate excerpts from COM
munications to the home folks from
men fighting in France.
Mr.. Etter's letter follows:
Dear Family-Well, here l am in
Paris, and have been having a Won
derful time in the bargain. l think
Paris is the most wonderful place
l have ever seen. Such beautiful
old historic buildings, fine parks,
monuments. ~tc., and everything &
about the city is so new and inter-
esting that you can't help but Won
der how such a city was ever built.
I'VE had very pleasant voyage,
as | said in my last letter, which |
hope you got safely, and except for
sleeping on deck for the last three
nights for fear of the submarines,
we didn't have any trouble. Our
first sight of the coast of France
was beautiful. Wonderful green hills
and trees, dotted with white houses
and cottages with red roofs and a
brown sandy beach. We went up
the Garonne river, past all kinds of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
CALL FOR WILSON
TO SMOOTH KINKS
IN FOOD MEASURE
Senate Leaders Find 1t I'M
possible to Reconcile
Conflicting Views
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
fastened Action Is Desire of
Supporters of Long-De-
bated Bill

Washington, July 12.-Democratic
leaders of the Senate, finding it we'll
nigh impossible to reconcile con-
fiicting views on the food control
bill, decided to-day to appeal to
President Wilson to outline his opin-
ion of what compromises should be
agreed upon TO hasten action on the
measure.
The Senate agriculture committee
decided to-day not to make any en-
oorsement or recommendation re-
caring the Gore substitute bill. Sem
ator Gore, however. plans to offer
il as an individual proposition, with
the understanding that many Of its
provisions will have general support
in lieu of those in the pending bill.
Up to President
If President Wilson does not OBJ
ject, the leaders were said to be-
lieve that the substitute bill drawn
by Senator Gore generally embraces
ideas for compromise legislation.
The Gore bill would limit govern
ment control, to food and fuel alone,
eliminating steel. iron, copper. cot
ton and many other products.
The prohibition question, ii was
agreed, probably will have to be set
tied in conference without further
Senate action, because of the unani-
nous consent agreement under
which the Senate acted last week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
BELGIANS KILLED
OFF BY TORTURE
IN SLAVE CAMPS
Deported Men Starved and
Beaten When Orders to
Work Are Ignored
FACE RIFLE SQUADS
Prisoners Steamed in Hot
Room and Then Exposed
in Snowstorm
BY Associated Press

Havre, July 12.-The Belgian gor-
ernment has received from various
sources evidence, which accord in
every detail. proving that deported
Belgian civilians are subjected sys-
tematically to mistreatment to bring
them to forced Iabor for the German
army.
This evidence exposes insufficient
nourishment, cruel punishment, bru-
tai intimation and hard conditions of
labor, under which a great many
of the deported civilians succumb
while a large proportion return so
reduced and weakened that hey
are incapable of physical effort.
This is the regime of the camp of
Solteu described by one of the men
who had been interned there and
who succeeded in escaping:
Small Rations
In the morning a third of litre
of a beverage resembling coffee but
acorns; at noon half litre of soup
generally made of sbeets but some
times of potatoesi tHafane evening a
fifth of a litre OF Spofridge made of
cornmeal or barley. The ration of
bread is about half pound per day;
it is made of mixture of cornmeal
and rye. The interned are never
given meat, fish or cheese. In GER
tain camps the evening meal was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Leaders of Manchu Plot
Placed Under Arrest by
Forces Of Republic
n .4EEeciatea Prett

Tien Tsin. July 12.-Cheng Chen
Fang and Lei Chen-Chup, ministers
OF finance and war, respectively, un-
der the monarchy. were arrested on
a train at Feng Tai while endeavor-
ing TO escape from Peking. Feng
Lin 10, the Manchurian general
whose intentions were suspected,
was Unexpectedly arrested in the
Tien Tsin railroad station. He was
disguised.
Tuan Chi Jul, leader of the re-
publican forces. referring to Wu
Ting Fang's telegram that he has
Installed himself minister of for
eign affairs at Shanghai, states WI
has been dismissed from office and
that all actions after he had left
Peking were irresponsible. Tuan Chi
Jul said the cabinet which had been
established at Tien Tsin would be
transferred to Peking and that it
alone will undertake all diplomatic
dealings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12

There were no Sons of Rest on
the job to-day. One member of the
order clung to the wet fence for a
few minutes. but soon disappeared; /;
and later was looking for a COM
Portable grill where he could get wet
inside. too. 1t is beginning to look
like everything is off with the Sons
of Rest unless the sun comes out.
To show that the morale of the force
has cracked under the well-known
strain Ii is only necessary to say that
merton of Jess Willard's coming to
Harrisburg failed to arouse a single
member yesterday to wonder why
Jess didn't fight with his fists once
in awhile.
Before 1 CO." said the press
agent, II got a puzzle for you"
shoot" said the city editor.
IF the Penn Harris cellar is 16
feet deep on one side, IL feet deep
in another corner, a little less than
that to the east, and six times as
long as deep, how old is the man
who runs the steamshovel IL"
II don't know" said the city cdi-
tor. How old is he?"
Hes. 81" declared the press
agent.
How do yonsngure that out %
said the city editorls
81 asked him., whispered the
press agent, a she took his leave. :,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Serial Numbers of
Conscripts Will Be
Printed By Telegraph

Beginning tomorrow evening,
the names of men liable to con-
scription with their serial num-
bers will he published i'm the
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
The boards have just completed
the work of Remembering the
conscripts and the numbers which
will be printed with the names
are the ones that will he drawn at
Washington by the War Depart
nient for the new National Army.
As the drawings are by number
it is highly important that the
men know what il is.
The first and part of the second
city districts, comprising the
FIRST, Second. Third, Fourt, Fifth.
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Thir-
teenth wards will be printed to-
morrow evening. The remaining
.ity wards will be printed Satur-
iay night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Store Clerks Find
Rain Ceases When They
Get Afternoon Of

Employees of the retail stores Of
the city when they awoke this morn
ing to the steady sound of the down.
pour of rain on the roofs, were
unanimous in their condemnation of
j. Pluvius for spelling the first half
holiday in the summer season.
At noon to-day everything was
rosy and those who had planned lit
tie picnics and outings departed a
trife anxious lest the intermittent
showers that have been falling four
days in succession start again. The
stores will close every Thursday aft
ernoon until the first OF September.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
DISTRICTS HERE !
ARE READY FOR
DRAFT DRAWING
City and County Boards Com
plete Serial Numbering
... of Cards

Harrisburg and Dauphin county
draft exemption board members.
with all preparations required by
the government completed, are
awaiting for the actual drawing of
the serial numbers at Washington,
and the announcement of the date
for examination of those selected
for military duty.
The members on the exemption
boards with their districts follow:
City, First District-City Solicitor
John E. Fox, Sheriff w. w. Caldwell
and DR.. Harvey F. Smith. First,
wards. List of those registered with
serial numbers posted at office of
Sheriff Caldwell. Total number reg
istered. 1877.
Second District-Dr. Thomas E.
Bowman and Frederick r. Smith.
Second. Eighth. Ninth and Thir-
teenth wards. List at Mt Pleasant
Fire Company house. Registrations,
2,75S.
Third District-John c. Orr, DR..
c. r. Phillips and ]. W. Bayles. Sew
enth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
wards. List posted at office of DR..
Phillips, 1916 North Third street.
Registrations, 1857.
County, First District-Charles C.
Cumbler, Highspire; DR.. B. T. Dick
inson and Allen Drawbaugh, Steel
ton. Steelton. Highspire, Middle
town, Londonderry and Conewago
townships. List posted at office of
DR.. Dickinson, 343 North Front
street, Steelton. Registrations. 3.195.
Second District-Arthur H. Bailey,
Paxtang: DR.. NJ. L. Nissley and
George Karmany, Hummelstown.
PaXtang, Penbrook and Hummels-
town boroughs; Derry, Lower Swa-
tara, Swatara. Lower Paxton. East
Hanover, West Hanover, South Han
over and Susquehanna townships.
List posted at Paxtang schooIhouse.
Registration. 2.495.
Third District-C. n. Finton. Ly-
kens; DIR. j. H. Hottenstine, Millers-
burg. and John c. Bixler, Fisher
Vile. Berrysburg, Elizabethville,
Gratz, Halifax. Lykens. Millersburg
Uniontown, Williamstown, Dauphin
boroughs and Halifax. jackson. JEFF
ferson, Lykens. Mifflin, Reed, Rush
Upper Paxton. Middle Paxton, Wash
ington, Wayne, Wiconisco and Will
liams townships. List posted at Of
flee of DR.. Hottenstine, Millersburg.
Registration, 1872.
Because of the time taken to look
up each individual serial number for
persons calling by phone, members
of the various boards request that
the men who are registered call al
the places where the list is posted 10
get their numbers.
Persons residing in the Seventh.
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth wards
however, may receive their con-
scription numbers by phoning the
office of the Directors of the Poor.
They must be prepared to give their
names, the serial numbers on their
registration cards and their ad
dresses. Otherwise information can
not be given. For any mistakes in
numbers given over the telephone
those in charge of the lists will as
sumo no responsibility.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Weather Forecaster Does
Not Expect More Rain

Weather Forecaster z. r. Demain
is hopeful of letup in the rainfall
of the last few days. While there
is possibility of light showers to-
night and tomorrow the worst of
the storms that have been passing
this way is believed to be over and
fair weather is the prospect for
some time
Officials of the State Department
of Agriculture report that the actual
damage to the wheat of the section
has been small. provided clear
weather prevails for a few days 20
give the farmers an opportunity of
cutting the grain and getting it from
the fields. Very little grain had been
cut prior to Sundays rain. The other
crops were very much in need of
rain and it is estimated the downfall
of the last few days will mean an
immense increase in the crops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
BILL PROVIDING
FOR CHANGES OF
STREETS SIGNED
Governor Passes on Beidle-
man Measure Improving
Capitol Park

Governor Brumbaugh to-day sign
ed the Beidleman bill providing for
changes of streets and sidewalks
around Capitol Park in compliance
with plans for the improvement of
the whole park area. These changes
will take away the sidewalk along
Third street, between Walnut and
North, on the east side, and lift it
TO the top of the terrace along the
Capitol Park. North street and WAL
nut street are to be widened
The Governor also announced his
approval of the Ware Senate bill
authorizing the Governor and state
fiscal authorities to issue $4,000, 900
of bonds for defense of the state
should emergency arise during the
present war. The bill originally call
ed for s20.O0O,00 but was reduced
to S5,O00,000. Such an issue does
not have to go before the people as
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Sixty-Two Districts
in State Do Not Have
Serial Draft Lists in

Serial draft lists for sixty-two dis
tricts in the State have not yet been
sent in to state headquarters at Lo-
Gust and Court streets. according to
statement made by Colonel swee-
ney, of the registration board, at noon
to-day.
Colonel Sweeney also reports mat
many of the cards are in very bad
shape, many of them illegible, incom~
plete or not certified to as being orig
inal copies Although the original
of the cards may be in good shape
and therefore be ready for the draft,
the duplicates will hold up the work
of the board to a great extent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
English See Rebellion
on Success of Sim Fein
Candidate&at Elections

London. July 12. = The election OF
Edward De Valera as MEMBER of Par
Lament for last Clair, the third Sim
Feiner to be returned to Parliament
of late, is treated as an event of great
political consequence by the morning
papers. The Unionist press regard
the situation as gravely threatening,
for they see nothing in the Sim Fein
movement but rebellion.
The Liberal press also is alarmed,
but rather for the position of the Of
fetal Nationalist party and for the
.pr0spect for the establishment of con-
stitutional home rule. One opinion
5s1ems common among all parties,
'naIne2y, that the prospects of the con-
yAtN1A in Ireland to consider home
rlile AEioqsly impaired If not en-
tireIy uoofRd
NThe Chronicle says the Sim Feiners
receive. enormous sums of money from
the United States, much of IL doubt
less from German sources. which. en-
ables them to conduct extenaaAe
propa ganda. -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
lncendiary Fire Burns
New Orphanage
BY associated Press

Chester, Pa. July 12.-Fire. be-
lieved to have been of incendiary
origin, early to-day destroyed the
former mansion of Edward Grocer,
at Upland, near here. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
The house was until recently the
headquarters of the Upland Hunt
Club. The Salvation Army of Phila-
delphia, acquired possession and was
furnishing it with the expectation of
opening the place as an orphanage
next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Second Chief Executive of City to Die Within Several
Months; Was Known All Over State as Authority on
Municipal Affairs; Served in Legislature; Started in
Life as Printer; Widespread Regret Expressed
Over His Death

Mayor Charles A. Miller died O'Clock this morning his
home, 6l5 Briggs street. He 67 years old
Death due complication of diseases and after
the city executive had been for than
hours. .-.-.
Elected May IS succeed the late Dr. E. S. Meals
died April Mayor Mlers ambition become the chief official
OF his native city last realized He had often expressed
wish, too, that he might die mayor of the city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
WHERE ARE YOU GOING
TO SPEND YOUR VACATION

You will want to know what is
going on at home while you are
away so you better phone the
Circulation Department. (Bell
410O-Dial 2135) and have the
TELEGRAPH mailed you every
day. Your address will be chang
ed as often as you wish at no ad-
ditional charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Continued On Page y
NORWAY LOSES BARK
BY Associated Press

BY .I55ociGFed FTe5S
London. July IA Central News
dispatch from Christiania reports the
sinking near Iceland by a German
submarine of the Norwegian bark
Fiorella, 1,16S tons gross. The crew
was rescued.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
PRETTY SOFT

Sunbury, Pc, July 12.-Calviu
Thomas, of SInbury. at work on a
paving job at the Northum berlan6
county jail. has been arrested. charg-
ed with robbing a friend of $40.
Thomas was held for a hearing and
was allowed to continue in his job.
going to iail for his. meals and at
night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
DRAFT PLAN WILL
BE SECRET UNTIL
EVE OF DRAWING
Nothing to Be Announced in
Advance TO Insure Abso-
lutte Fairness
SOME STATES ARE SLOW
Numbers Will Not Be Picked
Until Latter Part of
Next Week

Washington, July 12.-Persistent
inquiries from all parts of the coun-
to be followed in selecting men for
the national war army caused War
Department officials to explain to-
day that President Wilson's deter
mination to have absolute fairness
govern the process was responsible
for the decision to withhold announce
ment of the exact plan until the very
eve of the drawing.
The exemption regulations and all
other moves in the making of the
new army have received the approval
of the President personally and the
draft regulations also will come from
the White House. All that lis known
new is that the drawing will be from
serial numbers corresponding to
numbers on registration cards and
that it will take place in Washington,
probably at the Capitol. Secretary
Baker or some other high official
will draw the first number, and then
the process of selection will he pushed:
forward until there is flashed by tele-
graph to every community in the
country the numbers of the men
drawn. 1t is understood that the
system planned is so simple that the
work will be done in a few hours.
So far only twenty-one states have
reported to the provost general office
the condition of their organization.
In some of them the names and serial
numbers of the men liable to draft
already have been posted.
Draft Next Week
Some fear was felt at the War De-
partment to-day that the delays in
organization might cause further
postponement of the draft. 1t had
been believed that the drawing might
take place Saturday of this week. II
then became evident that it could not
be held before next week and indi-
cations to-day were that 1t might be
the latter part of next week before
states where there had been the most
confusion in organization is New
York
The new estimate of population
made by the Census Bureau as a basis
for the draft, it is explained, is not to
be taken as a genuine indication OF
the actual population of cities and
communities. In some communities
industrial conditions have given a
city a population much greater than
ii normally has and in other cities
where industrial activities are at low
ebb the registration failed to show
actually present the number which
the Census Bureau had given. More
over, as the object of the estimates
is to fix a fair basis for establishing
local quotas, industrial centers with
disproportionately large numbers OF
young men subject to draft have been
given figures probably siderablY
in excess of the number of psopIe
actually within their borders. = 4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
Brussilof Permits No
Letup in Offensive;
Crown Prince Attacks
BY associated Press

General Brussiloff's offensive in
Galicia is developing into a drive
with little or no letup, at least so
far as the part in it played by Cen
eral Korniloff's armies is concerned.
Yesterdays news of the capture
of Halicz was followed to-day by the
announcement that General Kornil-
offs troops had pushed on beyond
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12

News of his death came as a sur
prise to many of his friends who did
not know the seriousness of his ILL
ness. Deep regret was expressed all
over the city when this news spread.
Serving the municipality faithfully
for forty years as Councilman, City
Clerk and Mayor, he had won the
friendship of everyone who knew
him. Probably no other city Off
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
THE EWEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity,
Showers Tonight; Friday part
ly clOudyi not much change In
temperature.
For Eastern PENNSYLVANIA; Show
ers to-nisht; Friday partly
southwest to northwest winds.
River
The main river will rise slowly.
The North and West branches
will probably fall slowly ex-
ccpt the lower portion of the
West Branch, which Will rise
somewhat tonight. A stage of
about 5.s feet il Indicated for
Harrisburg Friday morning.
General Conditions
The weather continues unsettled
over the eastern part of the
country, with the principal CEN
ter of disturbance along the
northeastern border of the
ately heavy showers have fall
len generally In the last
twenty-f0ur hours, except In
the south Atlantic states. Fair
weather has prevailed over the
western half of the country,
and In Oklahoma, Arizona,
North Dakota and In Manitoba,
where showers, mostly light
occurred. Temperature con-
tinues low for the sssIkOn over
the eastern part OF the sauntry,
but In 2 to 10 . higher
than on Wednes6a onaaing
generally throuRHVu&% = s.At-
Iantic States and an*fH@ ohio
valley ard Tennessee
TEMPERATURE 8 a. M, 02 dNxA.
Suni Rises, 4i4O n. m.
Moons Full moon. August ..
River Stages 5.4 feet.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 88,
Lowest temperature, 60.
Mean temperature. %.
Normal temperature, "A.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
[Continued on Page 131
TO DIRECT FREIGHT CARS
By Assoetated Pres.

Washington, July IL. - Creation of
a division of car service to deal with
the movement, distribution, exchange.
interchange and return of freight cars
was announced to-day by the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
ENGLISH TO GET COFFEE
BY hsSocintcf Prcss

Rio Janeiro. July Il. - The British
Government has proposed to Brazil a
lillian coffee to England may be re-
sumed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12

cial has ever had a record the equal
OF Mayor Miller's in years of salts
factory service.
Known Over State
Known all over the state for his
extensive experience in third-class
city affairs, his death will mean a
loss not only TO Harrisburg, but 10
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 90,
Lowest temperature. 60,
Mean temperature, %,
Normal temperature, "a.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-12
General Conditions

Temperatures 3 n. M, o. dex
suns Rises, 4i4O n. m.
Mooni Full moon. August ..
River Stages ga feet.