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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Taft Indorses Wilson
Speech as Epoch in History

Bangor, Maine, Jan. 26.-Speaking
at the annual convocation of Bangor
Theological Seminary last night, eX-
President Taft indorsed President Will
sons peace speech in the Senate in
these words:
Il cannot close without referring to
the eloquent and notable address of
President Wilson to the Senate on
Monday last. We who favor a league
rejoice sincerely that the President
has so strongly expressed his convic-
ton of the high duty of the United
States to help organize the world s
power to suppress national lawlessness
and enforce due procedure for the
faithful settlement of international
differences.
His speech is an epoch in the his
tory of our foreign policy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Hunger Striker Will Soon
Be Given Food by Force

Byrne's hunger strike in the work.
house on Blackwells Island, has at.
tracted so much attention that the
Department of Correction will issue
hereafter semi-daily bulletins on heI
condition. Mrs. Byrne, who began a
thirty day sentence on Monday as a
penalty for circulating birth control
propaganda, showed signs of weakness.
to-day and preparations were made
to feed her by force if her condition
became serious.
Advocates of birth control declared
that Mrs Byrne's hunger strike is ac.
complishing all that she intended by
giving prominence to their crusade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
l,149 Merchantmen of
2,OS2,6S3 Tonnage Are
Sunk in Last Year

Washington, Jan. &c. - Loss to the
worlds merchant shipping in 1916
through war causes exceeded the
total tonnage constructed, according
to estimates prepared to-day by the
sells sunk are put at 1149 of 2.0S2,6S3
tonnage and those built at 2.506. OF
1.S99,943 tons. The net reduction was
about 200. 900 tons, or one and one
half per cent of the worlds total. The
figures were gathered from many un-
official sources, but are declared to be
approximately correct.
Great Britain led in shipbuilding
with $40 vessels of $4,000 tons The
United States was second with 1913
vessels OF $685. 900 tons. Ships built
by all other countries are given as
7s2 in number, of 72O,36S tons.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
ACCUSES WILSON
OF CRIBBING HIS
LAST PEACE TALK
British Writer Shows Peculiar
Parallel Between 1t and Civil
... War Summons
SOME TERMS IDENTICAL
Unpublished Document to Lin
coin Shows, a Big Re-
semblance

London, Jan. 90. - A hitherto un-
published summons to peace, address
ed to President Lincoln during the
Civil War by Emperor Pedro. of Bra
zil, and closely paralleling President
Wilson's speech before the Senate Is
published in the Morning Post by
Frederic Harrison, founder or the
Positivist Society. Mr.. Harrison says
that he had had access to unpu blished
documents in the archives of the
United States and found among them
the Brazilian emperor's communlca-
ton. The Post heads the article:
President Wilson's Pose" and gives
it the subeading, IAN Interesting Par
allel." Mr.. Harrison says:
THE language used by His Majesty
so closely resembles the rescript of the
Senate Just delivered by President
Wilson that one thinks that the Pres
ident recently looked up the emper-
or's mandate and its words were
etched in his mind" Mr.. Harrison
then quotes the following passages
from the Brazilian document:
Il speak in the name of humanity
and the neutrals of South America,
whose industry and commerce are ser
iously affected by this most unaccount-
able war between the States of North
America. The Confederate States as
sure me they are quite ready to dis
cuss terms of peace. When
the aggressive Federals can show the
same attitude peace will be made,
II Is inconceivable that the mighty
state of which l am emperor should
have no part in that enterprise
, After demanding Ito have voice
determining the conditions on which
such a peace shall be made perma-
nent," because a peace which did not
include Brazil could not prevent re-
newal of the war the emperor con-
tinued, there must be peace. | say.
without victory. Both OF
YOU want the same object and neither
of you can get all your want. The
foundation of peace is the equality OF
States, whether they are slave-holding
or not, and equality implies freedom.
After defending slaVe-holding, the
emperor concluded:
Il speak for the friends of humanity
in every nation. My voice is that of
true liberty throughout the world.
These are Brazilian principles, Brazil
ian policies and they are the sacred
principles of mankind.
Mr.. Harrison adds that President
Lincoln did not reply TO the en-
peror and is reported to have said TO
his secretary: Take no notice of this
hypocritical Swaggerer. The devil
might as well preach a sermon that
the only godly peace was to give men
and nations free play to break the
dead decalogue."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Walks Miles Barefooted
on Ice to See Mother

Wilkes Barre. Pa. Jan. &c. - De-
termined to be with his mother, if
only for a few minutes. John Lally,
aged IA, escaped from Eis Lyn, the
county home for boys, and without
hat, coat or shoes, started over the
ice and snow-covered mountains on u
14-mile jaunt TO his home here.
Although the ice cut his bare feet
and the cold chilled him to the bone.
he set his teeth and determined to
brave all this to be with mother Just
for little while. While his courage
was that of a hero, his frail little body
failed to stand the rigors of winter and
after ten miles of weary travelling he
fell exhausted at the farm house of
Gustave Welch on the Ashley noun
tains. The boy was later sent back to
kis Lyn Home.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Factory Owner Sent to
Sing Sing For Deaths in Fire

New York. Jan. 26.-Asserting that
sentence in prison should teach a
far-reaching lesson to factory owners
and tenants who fail to provide proper
fire exits, Supreme Court Justice Kap-
per to-day sent Samuel Barkin to Sing
Sing for from two and half to five
and half years.
Barkin is partner in shirtmaking
company housed in Brooklyn build
ing where nine women and four men
lost their lives in fire because the
trapdoor between their place of work
and Barkin's floor was locked.
Barkin's partner. Samuel Simon.
and the buildings owners, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward l.. Diamond. proprietors
OF candy company in the structure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Alas Prisoner Breaks
"Pen" Guards Slumber
With His Ventrilouuism

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. &c. - A
ventroloquist among the convicts OF
the Federal prisoners here, who ap-
parently has at his command all the
tricks of the profession, is causing the
guards TO spend much time trying to
evolve a plan for his detection and
silence. The large cell rooms are
accoustically perfect for the exercise
of the convicts art, and nightly the
guards and inmates are aroused by
walls of distress, laughter, dog barks
and dialogues between a man and a
woman which eventually end with a
fight.
So far the practical joker is enjoy
ing his art undisturbed but unless the
guards obtain results within a few
days, they declared to-day, they will
offer reward among the convicts for
the disturber of their peace.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Military Training Will
Not Make For Militarism

Washington. Jan. 90. - Universal
military training In the United States
will not make for militarism, Bishop
Samuel Fallows, of Chicago, chaplain
of the famous Iron Brigade of the
Civil War, told the Senate Committee
considering universal training legis-
lation.
1--WE never can be and never will be
a military nation" said Bishop Fall
lows. THE test of that came at the
close of the Civil War when 1000, 600
men were mustered out, flushed with
victory and under the command of a
man who became President of the
United States"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Widow of Sitting Bull
Dies From Burns Received
When She Rescues Shawl

Fargo, n. D., Jan. 26. - Small Wo-
man, former wife of Sitting Bull,
noted Indian chief, whose band ami
hilated Custer and his command on
the Little Big Horn in 1876, and who
was killed fifteen years later at the
battle of Wounded Knee, died last
night at the Fort Berthold Indian
Reservation, North Dakota, of burns
suffered when fire destroyed her shack
at Lucky Mound.
Small Woman escaped from her
burning cabin uninjured, but returned
to rescue an old shawl which she
priced highly and her clothing took
fire. She was a native Mandan and
was so years old. At the time of her
death she was the wife of a United
States Indian scout,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
GERMANS ENTER
FRENCH TRENCHES
BEFORE VERDUN
Make Four Attacks Over Front
of Mile and Capture
500 Prisoners
GAIN IN RIGA REGION
Teutons Striking Steadily
Northward; Russians Offer
ing Strong Resistance

In what appears to haro been the
most important offensive movement
undertaken on the Franco Belgian
front in several weeks French trenches
on u front of approximately mile in
the region of Hill 304, northwest OF
Ferdun. were stormed by German
troops yesterday, the Berlin war Office
announces. A counter attack delivered
at night by the French failed to drive
out the Germans, who during the op-
Grafton captured about 500 prisoners
and ten machine guns.
The Paris account of the German
offensive reports it launched along a
rather wide front, the attacks being
delivered at four points between Avo-
court wood, on the extreme left of
the French lines about Nerdun, and
Dead Man Hill, Il distance OF more
than three and half miles. The at
tacks were repulsed, the French state
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Girl Dies at Home of
Grandmother While Aged
Woman Is in Hospital

Miss Mary Golden, 81 years old,
died Wednesday at the home of her
grandmother. Mrs. Mary Mcdonald,
307 South Fifteenth street.
The grandmother is in the Poly
clinic Hospital with broken leg. Miss
Golden is survived by her grand
mother, an aunt, Miss Mary McDon-
aid, and an uncle, John Golden. Fu-
neral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at o'clock from the home.
The Rev. George McCandless, of
Philadelphia. will have charge of the
services. Burial will be made in the
Paxtang Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
545 Civilians Are Killed
652 Wounded by $4,000
Bombs Dropped on Rheims

New York. Jan. 26, - Sixty thou
sand bombs have fallen on Rheims
France. since the beginning of the
war $40 civilians have bee killed and
602 wounded, according to a staterlen;
prepared by Whitney Warren, the ar
chitect. MIR. Warren returned from
France yesterday with material for a
supplementary report to the French
institute on the present condition of
the Rheims Cathedral.
OF the number killed. sc were chill
dren and 1872 were women. Mr.. War
rem said. The cathedral, he added,
has received 100 bombs and all the
quarter that surrounds it is absolutely
demolished.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Schwab Promises No One
Will Lose Job After War

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 26.- Charles
NJ. Schwab, of the Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, inspected his steel plant
and shipyards at Sparrows Point TO-
day, and stated that there would Be
no curtailment, as has been rumored.
in his original plan of making the
plant here the largest on the Atlantic
seaboard, at a cost of $40,000,0OO.
lie further said he wished TO deny
that any men here or at his other
plants would be laid off after the war,
but that the contrary would be true
and that more would be needed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
PROBATE DEwEY's WILL

washington, Jan. 26. = Admira
Dewey's will. dated December II.
1915, was filed to-day for probate. II
bequeaths life annuity of $500 to
his sister, Mrs. Mary p. Greeley, and
directs that a suitable stone be placed
over his grave in Arlington National
Cemetery. The remaining estate, of
which no estimate is made, is left to
the widow and son. George Dewey
Jr.. who are named as executors with
out bond.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Commonwealth Trust
Takes Over Independent;
Wilmer Crow in Charge

william Jennings, president of the
Commonwealth Trust Company, an
nounced late yesterday afternoon that
the institution had taken over the
Star-Independent and that Wilmer
Grow, former business manager of
the paper had been placed in charge
He also indicated that there would be
no present change in the conduct of
the evening contemporary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
CONTINUED on Page 1OJ
WEEKLIES HARD HIT
Country Papers Say They Will SooI
Advance Prices

Advance PficcS
Woodbury.. y. j., Jan. 26. - Like
the big dailies the country weeklies
are finding that it is impossible to put
out their papers at the present prices,
and say they will soon be compelled to
increase the yearly subscription. Some
of these publishers have been giving
a years subscription at from 81 to 81
but find at these rates they can barely
stand it any longer.
one publisher in this city states that
paper that year ago cost $50 per ton,
now costs S160. Other printing papers
have advanced accordingly, and job
work must advance in price to keep
the plants going. Even at the increas-
ed prices some plants have made,
there never was a period when job
printing plants were as rushed witt.
work as at the present time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
Wilson'S Peace Plans Are
Approved at Labor Meeting

Manchester. Eng, Jan. 26. - The
labor conference in session here
adopted to-day resolu-
ton urging that "all the British rep
at the peace conference
should work for the formation of an
league to enforce the
maintenance of peace on the plan
advocated by the President of the
United States and approved by the
British foreign secretary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
THE WEATHER

Tor Harrisburg and VicIHitys Fair
and colder tonight. with lowest
temperature about Is degrees;
saturday partly cloudy. prObnbty
followed by snow by Saturday
night.
For Eastern PennsyIvania: Fair and
somewhat colder Tonight; Satur-
day, increasing clOudiness, prob
ably followed by snow by Sutur-
day nights fresh northwest winds.
River
The SuSquchanna river and all Its
branches will fall slowly. A staRe
OF about 6.B feet is indicated for
Harrisburg Saturday morning.
General Conditions
No dominating areu of either high
or lOAv pressure appears on the
map this morning. Three areas
OF high and three of low pres-
sure, each influencing the weather
over comparatively limited areas.
are causing somewhat unsettled
conditions generally. Rain hns
fallen In the last tventy-four
hours la the south Atlantic states
and light SHOWS have occurred IN
the Middle Atlantic and New Eng
land States. In the Ohio and 81.
Lawrence valleys and locally In
the West and Northwest.
Temperature; = n. M, 20.
SUM Rises, 7;IO n. m.
Moons First quarter. january 20,
River stage, q: feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest Temperatures, 3S.
Lowest temperature. 20.
Mean temperature. 35.
Normal Temperatures, -.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
RECEIVE LICENSE TAGS

License tags for hucksters, junk
dealers and other wholesale and retail
vendors were received to-day at the
City Treasurer's office and will be dis
tributed April 1.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
POPE LIKES SPEECH

Rome, Jan. %. via Paris Jan. 26.
Pope Benedict characterized Presi-
dent Wilson's speech as the most
courageous document that has ap-
peared since the beginning of the
war;
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
100000 FIRE

Glassboro. n. j., Jan. 90. - Fire
to-day destroyed the Glassboro Audi
torium containing theater. lodge
rooms, two stores and restaurant.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
CONFERENCE ON
TRAFFIC QUESTION
TO BE HELD SOON
Crowded Conditions in Square
TO be Considered; Valley
Terminal Suggested

ARRANGEMENTS are being made for
another conference of railway eXecu-
tives, city officials. members of the
City Planning Commission and the
Municipal League 10 discuss traffic
conditions in Market Square The
merits of circular traffic which were
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

viIe " - " - "
Amos Jasper PIummer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-26
River

The Susquchanna river and all Its
branches will fall slowly. A stage
OF about 6.B feet lis indicated for
harrisburg saturday morning,
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-30
HEADS OF
ON
THE GRID

LONDON, April 30.-The Brit
ish admiralty was under furnace
blast of heat OF public clamor
for rehabilitation today.
Lord Northcliffe, the man who
led the crusade in 1916 which re-
suited in the great shake-up OF
the war office and Lloyd Georges
appointment as minister of NUM-
tions, was behind today's move
ment for reorganization of the
naval branch.
Press and public appeared to
agree with him In the liveliest
fashion.
The opposition to the admiral
ty reached the house of COM
mons today. when questions were
asked Of the first lord of the ad-
miralty, Sir Edward Carson.
NOrthcliffe eads Way.
IF the number of German sub
marines is increasing we must ex-
pect corresponding increase in
the danger of shipping" he re-
piled. referring to the statistics
of sinkings.
The admiralty is under attack
from three directions. First
there is widespread criticism OF it's
failure more successfully to COM
bat the German submarine men,
| ace; second, the admiralty is
blamed for insufficient coast pro-
lection. permitting a number OF
, German destroyer raids on sea
coast cities; third, and probably
/ most important, the public Is
aroused over suppression of full
facts as to the seriousness OF the
submarine campaign and allied
| losses.
Lord Northcliffe is leading tho
way in this criticism, directing
most of his energy toward fore
Ing the admiralty to give full facts
on submarine operations.
Statements Misleading.
He advances the theory-in
which he is supported by the pub
lic-that If England was aware Of
exactly how great the inroads of
her food consumption have been
due to submarines, the govern
ment would have an easier time
! applying economy.
The misleading statements of
losses, issued weekly by the ad-
miralty, have given a false inn
preston OF England's security, ac-
cording to Northcliffe and his fell
low crusaders, and they are threat
ening to adopt the same tactics
against the admiralty that they
put into effect at the time of the
shell agitation two years ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-30
BREAD RIOTS
in CHICAGO

CHICAGO, April 3O.-Bread
riots today replaced the meat riots
OF several weeks ago in the Ghetto
district on the northwest side.
With 500 bakers in Is of the
largest Jewish bakeries out on
strike, the bread supply was seri-
ously crippled.
Hundreds OF sympathizers Join
ed with the strikers and picketed
the shops that attempted to 'oper-
ate. In some instances kerosene
was thrown.
Calls for protection were sent
out by bakery proprietors and 500
policemen were detailed to the
trouble zone by Chief of Police
Schuettler.
Representatives of the cooks
and pastry makers unions indi-
Gated that they were prepared to
call out all the men working in
cafes, restaurants and hotels hav-
inc their own bakeshops If neces-
sary. A
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-30
City Treasurer.
April 16-23-s0, 1917.

LOCAL Improvement District No.
322.-Notioe Is hereby given that
in pursuance or Ordinance No. 2941
of the City of Tacoma, a roll has
been placed I'm my hands for the COL
lection of the 9th annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
the Improvement of North Il"
Street. IL Street, North m" Street,
M Street. North IN" Street. "N'
Street, North 20" Street and 20"
Street from Sixth Avenue to North
9Th Street; Ainsworth Avenue and
Grant Avenue from Sixth Avenue to
Division Avenue, and Division Ave-
nue. from Sixth Avenue to Aims
worth Avenue.
Said Improvement consists in
grading said portions OF said streets
and avenue to the established grade
with roadways thirty feet in width.
except said portion of Division Ave-
nue.. which is fifty feet in width and
I'm constructing and laying down on
said roadways permanent pave
ment of asphalt with brick cutters
on a concrete base. and In construct
ing concrete and granite curbs and
the necessary storm warer drainage;
also In extending all walks to the
curb taking UP and relaying same
where necessary; also In construct
Ing concrete sidewalks Elk feet in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-30
tfiAS, ID. ATk ms,
Commissioner of Public Works.
April $3.50, May 1-2-3. 1917.

SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
ceived at the office of the Com
missioner of Public Works, City
Han, city of Tacoma, between the
hours of II NJ and p, NJ. on the
tn day OF May, 1917, for furnish
ing labor and material for gradins
South 49th Street from -" Street 10
Es Street, and ID Street from
south 18th Street to South 5lst
street. in Local Improv cement Dis
trict No. 977, according to plans and
specifications on file In the office
OF the Commissioner of Public
Works.
Amount of bond required will be
the same as contract price.
Proposal must be made on print
ed form furnished by said Commits
si0ner and accompanied by certified
check for five per cent. of the
amount of proposal, made payable
to the order of the Clerk of the
Commissioner OF Public Works.
Work to be commenced within 10
days after signing contract.
Work to be completed within 60
days after signing contract, but IL
said work be not completed within
so days after signing of contract,
said contract shall become void as
per specifications.
The successful bidder shall agree
TO accept, at par. in payment of said
supplies and work. any and all Of
the bonds issued In pursuance OF
Ordinance No. 65s6 and shall have
no claim whatever on account there
of against the City of Tacoma except
solely upon such bonds and solely
from the special assessment made
and special fund by said ordinance
created
The Commissioner reserves the
right to reject any and all of the
bids.
C. d. ATKINS,
Commissioner of Public Works.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-04-30

LOCAL Improvement District No
S9s.-Notice Is hereby given that
in pursuance of Ordinance No. 571O
of the City OF Tacoma, a roll has
been placed I'm my hands for the
collection of the Bird annual INSTALL
ment of the assessment levied for
grading to the established grade,
South 43rd Street from "A" Street
to a point SS.2' east of the east line
Of East C. street, with a roadway
forty (40) feet in width and a side
walk and parking space on each
side thereof twenty (20) feet In
width; constructing curbs, cutters
and crosswalks of plank; cement
concrete sidewalks five (5) feet in
width. except where wood walks are
necessary on account of fills, togeth-
er with the necessary storm water
drainage.
Said instsilment may be paid on
or before May 18th, 1917, but
II not paid on or before said date,
added interest. penalty and costs
Will attach.
JAMES c. DRAKE,
city Treasurer.