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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Nineteen Killed in
Mission Home Fire

Paterson, n. j., Nov. 5.-Nlneteen
lives were lost in fire which yes
terday destroyed the Paterson Sal
vation Army Rescue Mission at 421
Mill street. All of the victims were
men. the majority of them home
less.
Eighteen were burned to death,
their charred bodies being found in
the building after the fire was out.
The ninteenth man died in the hos
pital, where he was taken with thir-
teen others. seriously injured by
leaping from windows or being
crushed in a wild stampede from the
flames. About twenty who received
minor injuries were attended by am
bulance surgeons. or the dead, the
following have been identified:
Michael Grimes. Henry Dowling,
Fred Brennan, John Shell. Frank
Costello and William A. McNab.
1t was believed for a time that the
bodies of other. victims would be
found in the cellar. which held about
four feet of water, but a search made
after the water had been pumped
out failed to reveal any victims.
The blaze, which started in a great
store of magazines and papers in the
rear of the building and which
found fuel in heaps of kindling wood
In the yard, enveloped the building
shortly after l o'clock yesterday
morning. ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Federation of Women's
Clubs to Meet Here

The Cumberland Valley Federation
of Women's Clubs will hold its an
nual meeting in the clubhouse of the
Harrisburg Civic Club on Thursday.
Greetings will be extended by Mrs.
William Henderson. president of the
Harrisburg Civic Club, and, the pro-
posed constitution will be read by
Mrs. Mabel Cronise Jones. There will
be an address by Mrs. Walter X.
Sharpe, central vice-president and
Mrs. Harvey +. Smith will report the
state conference held at Erie during
October. At the morning session
Frederick w. Godcharles, deputy Sec
retary of the commonwealth. will
speak on The Patriotic Duties of
WCmen's Clubs and in the evening
DR.. Edwin Il. Sparks. president OF
state College, will deliver an address
on Special Training in War Times.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
CAMP PAIGN OF ABUSE
STIRS DAUPHIN VOTERS
[Continued from First Page.I

themselves as candidates for public
office and the gradual awakening of
the voters to the animus back of
these constant unjust attacks and
unwarranted criticisms. The insin-
cerity of this political course has been
shown in the support by the Demo-
cratic bosses of candidates whom
they have privately denounced SIM
ply because the election of these
candidates would have furthered the
purposes of the local political auto
cracy.
Time was when these selfish mo-
tives were concealed beneath alleged
high purpose, but recently they have
become so transparent that the way
faring though q fool is not deceived.
The result will be q tremendous Re-
publican vote tomorrow, which will
be augmented by the addition of
hundreds of Democratic votes cast as
n protest against intolerahle condl-
tions within their own party.
Charles e. Pass is extremely pop
ular throughout both city and county
and will be elected prothonotary to-
morrow by large majority. Mr.. Pass
has been so busily engaged in Red
Cross, Lib rty Loan and other kinds
of war work that he has not given
much time to the campaign, but his
friends have assured him that he will
not be the loser on that account.
Henry w. Cough, County Control
Ter, and Jacob Eckinger. Coroner
unquestionably will he reelected, the
misstatements of Eckinger's oppo-
nents regarding coroner's costs hav-
ing had little effect. Eckinger's costs
are much lower than when the cor.
oner was a physician and ever
though a doctor were elected it wculC
be illegal to permit him to perform
his own postmortem examinations
The other Republican candidates are
Levi s. Miller. for director of the
poor, and Aaron NJ. Hoffman, fol-
jury commissioner, both of whom are
certain of election.
OF course Judge McCarrell will bC
reelected tomorrow. His admirabl,
record on the bench resulted in hi.
having no opposition on the ticket
but his friends are urging voters no
to forget him in order that he may
have complimentary vote of tn,
kind he deserves.
With respect to the nonpartisar
contest in the city involving the cleo
| ton of a mayor and four councilmen
there is widespread interest. especial
| ly in view of the fact that two Re
publicans are running against eacl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
200 Railroad Men Hear
Republican Orator at ,
Enthusiastic Rally

An enthusiastic meeting of Repub-
licans was held Saturday night at
344 Muench street. AL ReXroth pre-
sided. The speakers were S. IL.
Lane. p. l.. Smith and j. A. Reed,
of Pittsburgh. Included in the big
crowd were 200 railroad men.
Resolutions were adopted COM
mending Senator Edward L. Beidle-
man for his efforts in behalf of the
railroad and labor men, during the
last session of the legislature; pledg-
ing their support in his interests;
endorsing Alderman Hoverter for
mayor, and denouncing the Non
partisan League for alleged misrep-
reservations, and efforts in behalf of
the Socialistic Party.
j. +. Reed in his address said an
endorsement from Socialists came
only to members of that body, and
that all members were obliged to
carry red cards, proving member
ship. He added do not be hood
winked by labor party endorsements.
Senator Beidleman's efforts in be-
half of the railroad men entities
some evidence of appreciation from
you on Tuesday"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Tardy Voters Have Names
Registered at Eleventh Hour

Residents in the recently created
Fourteenth Ward will have an oppor-
tunity to vote tomorrow for am al
derman, according to the county
commissioners. n space mas been
provided on the ballot for this officS
but as no candidates had the time re-
quired by law to file nominating petit
tions the voters must write in the
name of the persons they want for the
office. 1t was reported that several
persons have considered campaigning
for the place.
Ballots and other election supplies
were distributed in the city to-day
by the county commissioners, and
practically everything is in readiness
for opening the polls at Z o'clock in
the morning. To-day, before the reg
istration books were sent out, sixty
one additional voters had fled petit
tions and had their names listed. This
makes the total for the last two
weeks 304. In only a few districts
Independent candidates are in the
field for offices. These fights are in
Steelton, Middletown, Highspire, Gratz
and Williamstown.
city and county officials, with but
one. or two exceptions. announced
their offices will be closed all day to-
morrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Lykens Gives SendOf For
Upner End Selected Men

Lykens, Pa. No. 5.-More than
/ 900 people assembled at the corner
of Main and Market streets here
Yesterday afternoon to give a hearty
sendoff to the twenty selected men
who 60 to Camp Meade, Md. This
is the contingent which completes the
quota from the Elizabethville dis
trict aid started for the camp this
morning, Addresses were made by
II. L. Burlington, Jacob A. Bogar
and the Rev. A. II. Soulliard, of
Lykens, and Sergeant Thomas T.
Moran, of the United States Army
recruiting station at Harrisburg.
PRAYER was delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. Jones. The Wiconisco Band
furnished music.
After the demonstration the men
were taken to the headquarters of
the exemption board at Elizabeth
Vile. where they were given final
instructions for the trip to Camp
Meade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05

other for the chief magistracy. All
derman George Hoverter and Ex-|
representative Daniel Keister are
both well known and their friends
are hard at work in their behalfI
Both declare that they are satisfied
with the outlook.
Eight candidates for city council
are in the field two Democrats and
six Republicans, but as the contest
is noppartisan. party lines are not
being closely followed. Persona
sketches of the various candidates
appear elsewhere in the Telegraph
to-day.
For the school board w. Frank
Whitman. of the wholesale groceryI
firm of Whitman Brothers, is making
splendid run with assurances OF
success, the other Republican candi
dates being Harry A. Boyer, who led
all the other candidates at the pri |
maries, and Cameron l.. Baer, well
known telephone man and formeII
member of the board.
Samuel Kinsinger, Democra q
candidate for the School Board, wi
was thrown over at the last hour by
the Democratic boss, because of Kin
singers independence to-day issued
the following statement:
"A few words to the Democrats
or Harrisburg: Since the Patriot
the famous Democratic paper of this
city h.a seen fit to jump over to thd|
Republican party for candidate
for school director and has dropped
me altogether, l wish to make thd
following explanation:
THAT in the summer of 1871
when | was in city council L did MOI
vote for an ordinance which was fot|
the Mccormick wing, | was told al
| that time by one, who was a chill
OH the block and author of the ordi
nance, that I would better comd
across, but I did not. This is onlJ
one instance.
Citizens of Harrisburg, I am arI
Independent candidate and proposd
to serve the people"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
THREE YANKEES DIE
In FIRST BATTLE
[Contlnued from First Page. !

ceived dispatch from the command
ing general of the American expedi-
tionary forces, which states that be-
fore daylight, November 4. n salient
occupied for instruction by a COM
pany of American infantry was raid
ed by Germans. The enemy put down
heavy barrage fire, cutting off the
salient from the rest of the line. Our
losses were three killed, five wound
ed and twelve captured or missing.
The enemy's losses are not known.
One wounded German was taken
prisoner"
American troops captured by the
Germans in the trench 4aid on the
morning of November probably
were trapped in their dugouts and
forced to surrender or die blown to
pieces with hand grenades without a
chance for their lives.
This is the only explanation which
occurs to Army officers to-day, lack
ing any details of the fight.
General Pershings brief report
merely stated that the German ar
tillery had dropped a heavy barrage
fire about a sector of the trench, cut
ting the men off from help. No ex-
planation of the eight casualties was
reported and the twelve men taken
one wounded German was captured,
however, indicated that the trench
had been reoccupied by the American
forces.
Whether the men killed and
wounded received their injuries in
hand-t to-hand fighting with the raid
ing German infantrymen or were
struck down by shrapnel is not
known. A single shell, scoring a di-
rect hit in the trench, might have
caused all the casualties. That would
not explain. however. the surrender
of the remaining twelve. Under any
thing short of positive orders, the
twelve would have been expected tc
offer desperate resistance to the Ger
mans and there probably would have
been more than one wounded Ger
man left behind when the raiders re.
tired.
1t has been customary for French
British or German raids to be car.
ried out with an intense barrage fire
used to isolate the small sector o
the enemy line which it was planned
to invade. AS additional protection
for the raiders, the artillery fire ha!
covered a far wider portion of the
front than that which constituted
the real objective of the raid Th'
object of the fire is to conceal from
the defenders the exact point of at
tack until the raiders arrive there.
| Presumably the American trencl
raided was an advance post. Wit
only twenty men in it, it could no
have had a front of more than fift
OF sixty feet. Possibly it was tn
head of a sap driven out into n
Mans Land at right angles with tn
general trench lines, to be used a
a listening and observation post.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Tells How Liquor Traffic
Is Declining in America

The Rev. DR.. George Edward
Hawes at the Market Square Presby-
terian Church yesterday morning
preached a special sermon on the de-
cadence of the liquor business in the
United States. His theme was
Breaking Our Partnership With
Booze" He pointed out the gradual
breaking down of the liquor business
throughout the country and the inn
portant legislation which has been
enacted during the last two or three
years. There was a large attendance
OF the Harrisburg w. c. T. u, a spe-
cial block of the main auditorium
having been reserved for the mem
bers of the association.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Mrs. Chamberlin Urges
Women to Register

The object of registration of wom-
en-" said Mrs. James |. Chamberlain
in an interview with a Telegraph re-
porter this morning. lis to inform the
Government how much they can rely
upon woman's energy as a labor re-
source. Women must take the work
OF men in this time of labor shortage,
and the Government will strive to
help those who wish positions to
help their country"
Mrs. Chamberlain is chairman in
charge of registration for Dauphin
county She announced this morning
that the registration headquarters
would be open each Monday, Tuesday
and Thursday during the month Of
November to receive registrations of
women"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Holy Name Society
to Attend Sunday Mass

Members of the st. Francis Holy
Name Society next Sunday will at
tend the o'clock mass in Sacred
Heart Church in body.
The United Societies of st. Fran
els will give a 800" and euchre
party and dance in Winterdale
Thanksgiving. November 20. Prizes
will be awarded to the players.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
of this week there will be a sauer-
kraut supper served by the members
of the Sacred Heart Church, South
Cameron street, in the basement. The
Rev. George T. Rice is at the head
of the committee.
The St. Francis branch of the
Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Associa-
ton will hold an important meeting
on Thursday evening at 7.45.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Owls Home Association
Chartered by Cour

The Owls Home Association o.
Harrisburg was chartered to-day by
the Dauphin County court. 1t wa,
stated in the application, the pur
pose of the association is to have
building erected for the use of
secret society and that the direc
tors which have been elected are
Isaac Stees, B. Fred Hummel, Rob
ert f. Webster Fred e. Ridenour
Ed. II. Fisher, Dewitt A. Fry, JohI
II. Kreider, Edgar V. Leeds, T. Il
Carey and Eugene G.. Cohen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
ADDRESS POSTPONED

The address upon the Prussian de-
vastation of Poland which was to be
given by the Countess Laura De
TurczynewicZ has been indefinitely
postponed. The chamber has been ad-
vi Ted that the countess is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at the Presby-
terian Hospital in New York. Ar
rangements may be made for the
countess to visit Harrisburg later in
the winter should her recovery be
prompt and satisfactory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
CHARGES INTIMIDATION

New York. Nov. 5.-District At
torney Edward Swami issued a state
ment to-day declaring that he had
obtained the confession of a gun
man" alleging that an organized cf-
fort was to be made during to-Inor-
rows municipal election to prevent
voters for John f. Hylan, the Demo-
cratic candidate for mayor, from
reaching the polls by intimidation
and assault.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Extra Show and
Election Returns

In order that many Harrisburgers
may get the election returns under
the most favorable circumstances, the
Majestic Theater management has
an extra show to be run
tomorrow night. The vaudeville will
run continuously from until -
o'clock, and from time to time an
nouncements as to how the election
stands, swill be read from the stage
In this way, while waiting for the
returns. everyone will have the OPP
portunity of enjoying a good vaude-
willie hill
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
DcsAULLEs TRIAL POSTPONED

NV FNNOtIuItI ITtAA
Mineola, n. Y, Nov. 5.-The trial
of Mrs. Blanca DeSaulles, accused Of
numbering heIAhusband, John II. De
Saulles, one-time notable Yale ath-
lete was deferred to-day from No
vember IL until November 10 ow-
ing to the fact that another trial
will occupy the Supreme Courts lime
newt week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
DIR. sTINE INJURED

DIR. II. A. Stine, Sixteenth and Ber-
ryhill streets, was slightly injured
last evening when his machine, which
he was driving, was struck by an
other automobile. Or. Stine's car
was damaged. A service truck start
ed to bring the damaged car to the
city, and broke down at Fourth and
Market streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05

ShurNnSS 10 Ilcip
Virtually all pastors of the nation
will preach special sermons next
Sunday, in the interest of the cam
paign and the local drive will begin
with this service. BY special request
of the national committee, Onward
Christian Soldiers" will he sung at
this service.
\ feature of the campaign is the
plan by which boys contribute to the
fund. They are not allowed to have
money given them for contribution,
but instead they will earn ten dollars
which will be given by them to the
fund. Boys Campaign Manager Arch
ii. Dinsmore. who was drafted from
work, is actively working in the inter
ests of the boys. He is making ad-
dresses throughout the central por-
ton of the state. and is lining up
scores of boys TO cooperate by doing
their bit.
Needed I'm France
The - $35,000,000 fund to be
raised viii be used in building huts
in France and equipping them with
game tables, ViCrolas, writing paper
and utensils and magazines. Realiz-
ing that the success of the boys in
the trenches depends upon how much
they have been cheered and inspired
by the influences of home, people of
the nation are cooperating in every
way to make their life as happy as
possible. BY giving their mite,
whether it be quarter, or thou
and dollars to the Y. NJ. c. A. War
Fund, citizens of the nation will help
the Y. NJ. c. A. to do this great work.
Among the prominent workers for
the cause is Harry Lauder, the great
Scotch singer, who spent many days
among the fighting men, singing to
them and cheering them.
Workers Confident
Dauphin county has been asked to
contribute $4,000 to the work of
bringing home nearer to the boys
and county leaders are confident that
much more than the required amount
will be given. Efforts will be made to
have house o-house visitation
throughout the county, and all who
are not given an opportunity, by So
licitors. to contribute, are asked to
send their bits to William Jennings,
district treasurer, at the Common
wealth Trust Company, Harrisburg.
Local committees Of the Y NJ C
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
FIND "BEARs' HEAD

Twenty two members of the Har-
risburg Natural History Society made
@ trip to Conodoguinet creek Satur-
day, where they procured a large
fungus known as bears head" The
fungus is considered quite a delicacy
for the table.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
CURTAIL RED cross


Petrograd, Nov. 5. Measures to
curtail the activities of medical or
CARNATIONS including the Red Cross,
have been undertaken by a committee
al Army Headquarters with the object
of eliminating all those whose en-
ployment is not absolutely necessary.
This action has been taken on ac-
count OF the difficulty in obtaining
the food supply.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Peoples Forum Opens
For Winters Work

The first session of the Peoples
Forum was held yesterday afternoon
in the Wesley A. NJ E. Church. There
was a good attendance. James Well
don johnson was the speaker of the
afternoon. Mr.. Johnson is the field
secretary of the National Association
Tor Advancement of the Colored Peo-
pie, with headquarters in New York
city. Mr.. Johnson is at present the
editor of the New Work Age. He has
served in the United States Consular
service. and has edited a number of
wldely-known books. He urged his
listeners to support the work being
done by his society, and spoke of the
racial advancement both during and
after the war.
Some numbers rendered by the chill
dren's chorus of the T1ygienic School
OF Steelton, under the direction of
professor c. +. Howard, featured the
session. The program was arranged
by DR.. c. II. Champion. The meeting
was presided over by the Rev. A. ].
Greene, president of the local branch
oc the society.
f. L. Rinkenbach. candidate for
City Council, stands for q business
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
HOPES TO ESTABLISH RECORD

Y
Mineola, n. Y, Nov. 5.-The Cap
roni airplane, driven by Captain A. s.
Resnati and carrying seven other
men took to the air at 1.13 O'clock
this afternoon for a flight to Hamp-
ton, Va. The Italian army aviator
hoped to establish a worlds record, as
weather conditions were considered
ideal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
coNsTARIE NAMED

The Dauphin county court to-day
appointed Charles e. Rebuck as con-
stable of the Fourteenth Ward. The
petition signed by a number of resi-
dents in the recently ly-annexed district.
was presented by City Solicitor John
E Fox
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
CIILDREN,s SOCIETY," TO MEET

meeting of the Children's Bureau
of the Associated Society will be
held tomorrow morning at 1890
in the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms. Mrs. Fran
els ]. Ball is chairman of the bureau.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
GUARDIAN APPOINTED

Harry NJ. Shope. Jr.. was appointed
guardian by the court for Theo
Handshue and Myrtle Il. Handshue.
two minor daughters of Mrs. Martha
Il. Hallman, late of Lower Swatara
township. He is an uncle of the min
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
CONTINUED CASE

testimony of the suit brought by
Minnie irene Allison against George
Edward Allison. the case having been
continued from the regular divorce
court sessions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
Tn nIssOLNE COMrANY

Application was made to-day to
the court for a decree i'm dissolution
for the Penbrook Realty Company.
of which $. a. Wilson Is president
The hearing was set for December g.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05

Letter of administration in the
estate of Jacob II. Stauffer, late of
by Register Roy G. Danner to Mar
tha A. Stauffer.