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The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

Washington, D. C.-Brigadier
General C. C. Ballou, who had
charge of the Reserve Officers
Training Camp at Fort Des
Moines, Iowa, has been designa-
ted to command the 92nd Divi-
sion, to be made up of thirty
thousand colored fighting troops.
General Ballou was chiefly re-
sponsible for the military train
ing of the 1,250 colored officers
who attended the training camp
at Fort Des Moines, nearly 700
of whom up to this date have re-
ceived commission in the United
States Army, including quite a
number who have been commits
stoned since the closing of the
training camp on October Is 1917.
General Ballou was at the War
Department this week, for con-
ference with officers of the Cen
oral Staff, and with Emmett J.
Scott special assistant to the Sec
rotary of War, who is advising
the War Department in matters
relating to the colored troops in
the National Army, and with re-
gard to the interests of the COL
ored people of the United States
generally.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08
Announcement
Of Candidacy for United States
Senator

aided by Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
and the unspeakable Turk.
l stand for the prosecution of the
war to such a conclusion as will inn
press upon all the peoples of the
world that there is no longer room
upon this earth for an autocrat who,
because he holds the destiny of one
nation in the hollow of his hand, may
wreck the peace of the world and
shake the structure of civilization to
it's very foundations. No peace should
be considered which does not insure
the integrity and the inviolability of
all nations, both great and small;
which does not guarantee liberty and
freedom, everywhere, and lasting
worldwide peace resting securely up
on the pledged faith of the liberty
loving democracies OF the civilized
world.
This war is neither a political nor
debatable question. 1t was thrust
upon the peace-loving people of this
country by the atrocious and barbar-
Gus acts of the greatest military des-
potism the world has ever seen. We
accepted the gage of battle, thus
thrown down to us, by an almost
unanimous vote of the congress, in
which is lodged the power to declare
war. This congress was chosen by
the free vote of a majority of the peo-
pie of this country. 1t is their declar-
alton, and after once made is binding
upon every citizen of this great re-
public. 1t is the voice of free peo-
pie in answer to the voice of an auto
crat.
We are in this war to make Dem
ocracy safe;" surely in America, and,
we hope, throughout the world. We
are in it in order that true civilization
may not perish from the earth. No
sacrifice is too great in such cause.
We should pledge every American
dollar, our sacred honor, and the last
drop of American blood, to the win
ming of such victory as will forever
blast the naughty, arrogant and lust
full power of German militarism.
Every alien who is German sym
pathizer should be ferreted out and
| interned for the period of the war.
Opposition to the governments vigor-
! Gus prosecution of the war by Amer
! lean citizens, native-born or natur-
allied, should be crushed by the
weight of the whole government.
In 1914 l voted for prohibition and
I have had no occasion to regret it.
Moral questions aside, prohibition is
an economic and industrial necessity,
and | favor an amendment to the
state constitution prohibiting, abso-
lutely, the manufacture, importation
and sale of any wines or spurious Ii
quors whatever. / approve and urge
the adoption of the prohibition amend
ment to the federal constitution now
pending in the congress, and, pending
the submission of such an amendment
to the several states for their action,
/ advocate the enactment of as strin-
gent a statute as the Constitution of
the United States will now permit
| preventing to the uttermost limit pos
sible the importation, manufacture
and sale of any wines or spirituous
liquors in the United States and the
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

transportation thereof in interstate
commerce.
In the event of my election, if no
such bill is pending in congress, 1
pledge myself to introduce a bill for
such a statute and to press it for pas
sage to the fullest OF my ability.
1 have always advocated, and still
urge, balanced and definite tariff,
sufficient to protect adequately every
American industry, and particularly
the American wage-scale for Ameri-
can workmen. l shall, no matter
whether in or out of office, do my ut
termost to secure ample protection
for the mining, agricultural ana man
ufacturing interests of this state
protection for it's tungsten, lead, zinc,
wool, cattle, hides, sugar, wheat and
every other product of whatever kind.
In 1918 Democratic congress
adopted a tariff scheme-ostensibl
for revenue only-which not only re-
moved, at some fixed date, tariff pro-
lection from practically every article
produced in this state, threw millions
of worl6men, throughout the country,
out of employment and greatly re-
duced the revenues of the nation, but
also forced the levying of war taxes,
in times of profound peace, to meet
the ordinary expenses of government.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

To the Citizens of Colorado:
Frequent and earnest solicitations
of friends, throughout the state, that
/ publicly declare, at an early date
whether | intend to become Repub-
lican candidate for United States SEN
ator, force me either to put aside for
all time all ambition for political pre-
ferment or to declare promptly my
candidacy for the Republican nomi-
nation.
| have determined to become Re-
publican candidate for the office OF
United States senator at the next pri-
mary election, and to appeal for sup
port to the law-abiding and patriotic
men and women of Colorado who be-
lieye in. advocate and maintain the
principles and fundamentals of gov
ernment contained in the following
statement.
l came to Denver in 1899, and late
in that year was admitted to the bar,
and early in 1891 became associated
with the firm of Wolcott e Vaile, then
two of the foremost lawyers of the
state, and Immediately entered upon
the active practice of the law. There
after l became a member of that firm
and remained such until the death of
Senator Wolcott in 1905.
have been in the active practice
of the law in Denver, where | have
resided, and throughout the state for
more than twenty-five years, repre-
senting individuals and corporations
in many and various matters of some
Importance.
was born and received my school
ing in the state of Vermont, and have
at all times been a consistent Repub-
lican. / affirm, and shall abide by,
the declaration of principles set forth
in the Republican platform adopted
by the national convention at Chicago
in 1916, and also the principles con-
tanned in the resolutions adopted by
the Republican state convention at
Pueblo in the same year. 81
Should l be honored with election
to the United States Senate l shall
devote my undivided time and ener-
gies to the performance of the duties
of senator.
| have never before solicited the
nomination for any political office, nor
have 1 ever held a political office OF
any kind or character. In 1912 l was,
without my solicitation, nominated by
the Republicans of this state for the
office of United States senator. 1 &C
cepted the nomination to make the
race, merely to serve my political Or
ganization and aid in it's preservation
at a time when its very existence was
in jeopardy. There was in that year
no hope of election.
Since the president of the United
States severed diplomatic relations
with Germany, last February, I have
been an ardent supporter of his spok
en- purposes and policies relating to
the prosecution of the war, and shall
remain SUCH whether in or out of of
flee. so long as he maintains such pur
poses and policies and unflinchingiy
demands and fights for peace found
ed upon a complete and conclusive
victory over the kaiser and his bar
barous and autocratic war machine
The Colorado statesman., 1917-12-08

Washington. -Illiteracy among
the Negroes drafted for service
with the national army is the lat
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15

I'VE feel confident" says a state
ment issued by the managers, that
the patriotism and loyalty of our men
will not countenance any rash move
ment which may seriously embarras SIS
the government and give the impress
sion outside our border that his
country is torn by industrial strife and
therefore is easy prey to any foreign
foe"
1T is too late for them to now pose
as patriots, hoping thereby to defeat
the Just contentious of their en-
ployes,' says statement issued by
the brotherhood leaders in answer TO
this appeal.
The railroad managers entered the
conference to-day with the declaration
that they would make no bargain until
the Supreme Court had ruled on the
consututlonality of the Adamson law
Ihe brotherhoods insist that the pro-
visions of the Adamson law be put into
effect at once as of January l. They
demand ten hours pay for eight hours
work and pro rata pay for all over
time. The important difference be-
tween these demands and those sub
mitted last December when the rail-
road situation first reached a crisis is
that the latter called for time and q
half pay for overtime work.
The position of the employees when
the conferences opened was that if
these demands were not granted a
strike would begin next Saturday night
and extend through, the country with
IN the next three weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15

which it has accepted the suggestion
for the survey"
Wants to- Know the Truth
I'VE want the views of an outside
expert on the problems of the Harris
burg Railways Company" said Presi-
dent Frank b. Musser to-day, "and we
believe with the Chamber of Com
merce that Mr.. Arnold is the best
qualified man in the country to give
the people what they want. The COM
pany has asked him to give a full,
complete and impartial report of his
findings. The company yants to give
the people the best service possible,
and it believes this can be best done
through tn suggestions of a man of
Mr. Arnold's caltber. uninfluenced as
he is by any local circumstances. We
are not unacquainted with some of the
conditions which have met with criti-
cism, but we lay no claim TO being all
wise and we confess to being at loss
as to just how they should be cor
rected.
The people are entitled to the best
the company can give them, and it is
our instruction to Mr.. Arnold that he
frame his report with that in view.
If some things are not right in Har-
risburg we want them corrected in
accordance with the best practices of
street railway companies elsewhere"
Quick Action Expected
Mr.. Arnold wired his acceptance to-
day and will send his advance repre-
sentatives to the city in a few days.
The work will be comprehensive and
may extend over n period of a month
or six weeks. Local conditions will be
surveyed from every possible angle
and the experts report in full will be
given to the public as soon as it is
made.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15

Upon the recommendation President
David e. Tracy, of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce. the Harris
burg Railways Company, has engaged
Bion j. Arnold, of Chicago, to make
a thorough Investigation of street car
conditions in Harrisburg with full
power to recommend such reforms and
changes as may give "he people of the
city the best possible service. This is
in accord with the suggestion made
by THE HARRISBURG TELE-
GRAPH some weeks ago.
Mr.. Arnold is a street car and traf-
fic expert of international reputation.
He was selected both because of his
work elsewhere and by reason of his
knowledge of Harrisburg, he having
been the engineer engaged by the
Municipal League some years ago to
report on street conditions in the
heart of the city. He has made street
railway surveys in many of the larg-
est cities of the United States and has
worked out many knotty problems in
traffic situations far more complicated
than those he, will meet here.
Tracy Praises Arnold
81 think the choice of Mr.. Arnold,
a man of national reputation, n splen-
did one" said President Tracy to-day.
1T insures Il good, fair and impartial
Investigation of street car conditions
in Harrisburg. Mr.. Arnold's previous
connection with municipal improve
ments here, well qualify him for the
work
Results of the survey will be given
to the public Immediately after it's
conclusion. The railways company is
to be commended for the manner in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15


New York, March 15-With whether
had been reached
the four chiefs of the railroad brotherhoods
consider the demands of the bohehoods
settlement the eghhour controversy
discussion until o'clock this afternoon.
W. G. Lee spokesman for the broherhoods said
meantime statement OF what had
be made by either side.
learned however that the adjournment give
time for the consider separate
presented by the chiefs threatening strike their
were complied with The give their
o'clock
The critical international situation said to be the
most important factor the conference chiefs and
railroad managers that met here to-day prevent possible
national strike Both sides and expected
that the conference fails achieve Wilson
Will appeal to employees and employers settle their differences
the ground.
The 100000 railroad brotherhood according to their spoke
man. W. u Lee, determined get eighhour now
to work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
Status of Threatened
Railway Strike Today

Conference is called for II A.
Nj. to-day at the Grand Central
Terminal.
President Wilson, it is an
nounccd, is amazed at the proposal
OF n Nationwide strike at this
crisis, and expects every possible
effort to be made for peaceful set
tlement.
Neither side shows signs of
yielding,
The train brotherhood chiefs,
representing over $4,000 men.
now have a modified demand for an
eight-hour day with pro rata pay
for overtime,
The original demand, I'm March,
1915, included time and a half for
overtime,
The reasonable time" for the
United States Supreme Court to
consider and pass ON the Adamson
law expired March 5,
The proposed strike would start
next Saturday night at @, on the
New York Central, Erie, Baltimore
and Ohio, involving freight service
onlyi extending Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday to the Pennsylvania
and Philadelphia e. Reading lines
and involving ON Wednesday all
passenger trainmen.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
ITTNER ENDORSED
BY GEO. E. KESSLER,
NOTED ARCHITECT
Municipal League Gives Out
Letter Backing Up Citizens
Committee Action

The Municipal League, which has
been conducting n thorough investiga-
ton into the merits of William 3.
lttner, the st. Louis architect, selected
by the special citizens committee OF
the school board to design the new
high schools to be built in Harrisburg
under the $1,250,000 loan authorized
last November, to-day made public a
letter of endorsement from George f.
Kessler, of st. Louis, highly recon-
mending Mr.. Ittner. Mr.. Kessler is
head of the firm of George e. Kessler
q Co, and himself an architect of
wide reputation. The letter follows
Mr.. ]. Horace Mcfarland.
Harrisburg, Pa.
My Dear Mr.. McFarland:-Mr
VIM. b. Ittner of st. Louis, is re-
sponsible for the best school
buildings in st. Louis and for very
many others in other cities in |he
West and South. Only recently,
among many other consultation
tasks as we'll as direct control, Mr..
lttner has been doing important
work IN Texas.
If you care for it, win be glad
to obtain from Mr.. Ittner's office
a little more definite history
which then could be referred TO
the cities in which he has been
active. His work here is so pro-
nouncedly good that 1t has led TO
a universal recognition of his
splendid capacity. Your people
cannot make a mistake In using
MIR. Ittncr in connection with your
school designs I'm Harrisburg.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) GEO. e. KESSLER.
Mr.. Kessler Is one of the foremost
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
CITIES in
TURMOIL OF REVOLT

according
advice received through Berlin to-day embodyng which
stated, to be official report issued in Petrograd
The lead the according dispatches taken
the Duma which refused dissolution order continued
sngs organized provisional government headed by
Rodzianko, president of the Duma.
The Imperial minister's the advces dismissed
locked up The people of Peogad and the troops there
berng 100000 declared have supported the revoon
hold complete of the capital Order said have
nearly restored by yesterday the third day of the revolution
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
RoBERr MecREArH p1NEp

Robert Mccreath of the hrm OF Mecreath sons, was
fined $40 this afternoon for violating city ordinance lie
narrowly averted strikngn ex-Mayor John X Royal at
Second and Pine. yesterday afternoon.
FRUSTRATES BURGLAR
Harrisburg 49, B. Swartz lawyer, Twenty-frst and
Main streets Penbrook last night frustrated attempt to
break into his home MI and mis- daughter Sarah
seated their home, reading behind drawn shade
and the thief not seeing the light attempted into the
house through the front door The hOusebreaker had lied
by the time Mr Swartz reached the door
N. Z. TO WORK FOX LOCAL OPTION
Philadelphia. March ls.--Bishop Henderson appointed
the Rev William Bsnford OF St Lukes Church the Rev
Amos Johnson Of Suoudsburg. Pa, and the Rev w. A
Ferguson Of Simpson Memorial CHURCH committee
represent the conference the local option hearing Har
lsburg next Wednesday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
MT. GRETNA TO BE
FINEST CAMP SITE
IN WHOLE NATION
Find 100000 Appropriation
Available For Improve
ment Work

Plans whereby an appropriation OF
100000 made for the encampment of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania
last year but not used because
of the Guardsmen being called into fed
eral service, can be reappropriated to
convert Mt. Gretna into one of the fin
est camps in the country, will be work
ed out by Governor Brumbaugh and
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
HARRHBURGERS
GIVE VIEWS ON
PREPAREDNESS
Representative Citizens Explain
How They Stand on Univer-
: sal Military Training

Believing the subject of Undv6r-
sal Military Training at this fnenac-
ing time is of vital importance and
interest to every one. THE HARRIS
BURG TELEGRAPH As obtaining in
terviews with scores of prominent
residents.
Everyone between the ages of 10
and 40 years Is affected by either the
Chamberlain fbill which provides six
months training at the age of nine .
teen yearsf or the General Army
Staff recoHmendation which calls for
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
THREE LAWS FOR
BEAUTIFICATION
OF PARK NEEDED
Legislative Enactments Re-
quired For Improvement
of Capitol Zone

Three Legislative enactments will be,
required in all probability, before the
work can be started on the prelimi-
nary improvement of the Capitol Park
extension zone under the "Brumbaugh
program" which calls for a scheme of
Identification which will make Capitol
Park the center of the municipal park
Continued on Page Al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Fair
tonight and Friday, not much
change i'm temperature, lowest to-
night about freezing.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair. to-
night and Friday; moderate west
and northwest winds.
River
The Susquehannn river and all Its
tributaries VIII fall, except the
Middle West Branch, which Will
prObably rise somewhat. stage
of about 7.5 feet il Indicated for
Harrisburg Friday morning.
General Conditions
The storm from the Southwest that
was central over the Lake Re-
Gion, Wednesday morning, Is
passing down the ST. Lawrence
Valley, and TINT from the North
Pacific that wns over Utah yes
terdny, is now central over New
Mexico. These two disturbances
are separated by n ridge of high
t0ba and snslSatchewan south
eastward TO the south Atlantic
cOnst. Light SHOWS and rains
have fallen generally from the
Lake Region and Ohio river enst-
ward TO the Atlantic cOnst In he
last twenty-fOur hours and pre-
cIpitnti0n. mostly snow, occurred
generally over the Pacific slope,
except In Northern California,
Oregon and Washington. There
were scattered showers in Ala
bamn and Southern Florida,
TempePatuFet y a. M, 81 degrees
above zero.
sunt Rises, Git n. m,
Moons New moon, March 30,
River Stages ST feet above low
water mark.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 35.
Lowest temperature, B.,
Mean temperature, "a,
Normal temperature, p
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
.U-BOAT RESULTS
DISAPPOINTING
TO THE GERMANS
Review of Six Weeks of I'm
restricted Sea Warfare
Shows Small Gain
By Associated Pros,

London, March Is. = The Associat-
ed Press has been placed in possession
of review of the first six weeks of the
German unrestricted submarine cam
paign. The figures given are from the
Board of Trade reports, and the con-
.clusions are those of a highly compe-
tent authority.
The German submarine campaign,
reported to have assumed enhanced
vigor on February /, must be singu-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
BRITISH DRIVES
FORCE TEUTONS
AND TURKS BACK
Russ Also Press Clostly on
Heels of Sultan's Retiring
Armies

With the exception of the notable
German retirement on the Franco
Belgian front, which, whether volun-
tarily or forced. is still continuing,
the most interesting military move
ments at present in progress are those
in Western Persia and Mesopotamia.
Disorganized by their defeats at
kut-el-Amara and before Bagdad the
Turkish forces in that section of
Mesopotamia are retreating up the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
TRAINMEN PROPOSE COMPROMISE

TRAGNMEN PROPOSE COMPROMISE
CHICAGO, MARCH Is. ~ IT WAS SAID HERE
THIS AFTERNOON BY ONE IN A POSITION TO
KNOW, THAT TIE RAILROAD BRoTHERHooDS
PROPOSITION CALLS FOR AN EIGHTHOUR DAY
WITH PAY ONLY FOR NINE HOURS INSTEAD or
TEN as ORIGINALLY DEMANDED. IT WOULD BE
A PROPORTIONATE RATE WHERE PAY is BASED
ON MILEAGE MADE THE SAME. AUTHORITY
SAID THAT THE MANAGERS PROBABLY WOULD
ACCEPT THE PROPOSITION.
BRITISH TAKE CANADIAN WHEAT
Ottawa March I5-The government has received word
that the Canadian Council of Agriculture meeting at
Regina has decided that the whole heat crop Of Canada
shall be taken for the British government
London March i5-Andrew Bonay Law, chancellor oa
supplementary credit 100000 pounds ster
the eHeheqper to-day introduced the House Commons
ing for the current year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
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ENGLAND TAXES LAND

ENGLAND TAhES LAND
London. March 15.-For the use of
encampments and other military pur-
poses 10000 acres of land have been
taken over in England by the military
authorities buildings on these lands.
valued at 100000 pounds, have also
been Communicated.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
SHOW
USHERS SALE IN
WITH BIG RUSH
Continuous Stream of Shop
pers Buying Latest Styles
at the Stores

Ushered in by the fashion show last
night, the three-day spring sale in
the stores of the city started this
morning with a rush. Stores and
shops were thronged with a continu-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
[Continucd ON Page Al
ARREsTED on CHARGE

UF ItUbBINU CUT0FAGIS
Demetrius Eyer. of Altoona, was
brought here last night by the state
police. lie is charged with robbing
cottages at Marysville. Eyer will be
turned over to the Marysville authori-
ties,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-15
STRIKE DECISION
HANGS IN BALANCE
LABOR CHIEFS.
AND MANAGERS
ARE AT ODDS

Critical International Situation Used by Both Sides
Reason For Other to Sumbit; Pesident Wilson Ex-
pected to Make Appeal to Men and Magnates as Last
Resort; Corporations Confident Employees Will Re-
main Loyal Despite BrotherhOods' Denial