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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
WHAT ABOUT THE SQUARE

Il Council of an ordinance pro-
viding for the employment of
an expert to prepare plans for rerout-
ing of traffic, an isle of safety and pub
lie comfort facilities in Market Square,
the people of Harrisburg are squarely
fronted with proposition that has
been incubating several years. 1t
should now be threshed out and def
nitely settled. The people authorized
an item of s25,OO0 for this purpose in
one of the earlier loans, but public
sentiment has always been opposed to
public comfort station as the most
conspicuous object in the city's main
plaza. Until this week the municipal
authorities have declined to take ac-
ton.
City Commissioner Lynch, however,
has finally been persuaded-but with
wry face-to start the ball rolling,
and it may be imagined how cheer
fully he presented the ordinance for
an experts services. Commissioner
Lynch is not always strong for experts,
albeit he recognizes their value in
public comfort matters. Several ex-
perts have tried their hands on the
! Market Square problem, but when the
final solution shall have been reached
it will be through the counsel and ex-
perience of practical traffic authori-
ties.
For after all, the people must un-
derstand that it is not a public COM
fort station in Market Square that
must be provided; what is demanded
is relief from intolerable traffic con-
ditions. Whether the street cars shall
run around an oval-otherwise an isle
of safety-or in some other scheme of
track Encouragement is the problem.
But popping up at every conference
held u~der the auspices of the execu-
tive committee of the Municipal
League is the little public comfort
joker-the scheme for an overhead or
underground, or partly overhead and
partly underground, station with toilet
facilities.
Shades of John Harris! The mem
ory of the good old founder to be per-
petuated in the finest open plaza dedi-
Gated by him in the very heart of the
city, not by a statue or other suitable
memorial. but by a public comfort
station Under the circumstances, let
us hope that Commissioner Lynch's
ordinance may be made comprehen-
sive and specific so that the expert en-
gagged shall suggest an appropriate de-
4 sign for the thing to which our people
will always be delighted to point with
pride when showing visitors about the
city.
All that aside, however, we should
have some sane treatment of Market
Square as to traffic provisions and an
isle of safety, These ought to have
been provided long ago; but why the
|, public comfort rider is always at
tached to the propositions in face oi
, public disapproval is difficult to un.
derstand.
Many admirable things have beer
done by the Municipal League. 1t ha
: had an honorable part in all the pub
1 lie improvement work of the last six
, teen years. There is yet an inviting
not to say clamorous, field for its i'm
| portant activities, but the urging of
: public comfort station as one of tn
= features of the proposed changes i
. Market Square is, in the judgment @
many thoughtful citizens, a seriou
mistake.
4 Public comfort facilities are sorel
. needed of course. hut Iet tbasa n
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
.SToRIC HARRISBURG
Pennsylvania Reforestation

The first blast furnace III f1aTflSpul
vas built along Paxton creek.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

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Telegraph building, Federal Square.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

2. J. STACKPOLE. Prss't ana Editor-in- Chief
e. r. OYSTER, Business Mdnagy.
GUS NJ. STEINMETZ, Managing Editor.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

Ex-Scnator G.. r. Lantz, of Leba-
non, was here yesterday to argue a
case before the State Board OF Par
dons. IT was his first appearance
before that tribunal in a long time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

Whatsoever man soioeth, that shall
he also redp.-GdI. 6!7.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

Senator Ware and his party are
expected home from Hot Springs to-
morrow or next day and the plans for
meeting the Penrose probe will then
be started.
Senator f. f. Jones, of Susque-
hanna. was among callers at the PEN
rose offices in Philadelphia yesterday.
Senator Salus is to be given a din
ner in Philadelphia and ex-Repre-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
TO BEGIN WORK TO CONSERVE OUR FOOD PRODUCTS Executive Committee Is Named at Meeting Held
 in EIkS' Hall Last
 Night.
F. w. Hebert, secretary. Rev. David Waggoner, chair

Rev. David Waggoner, chair man.
 Executive committee Mrs. F. Boyle, Mrs. l.. o. Sloane, N. l.. Burton, R. c. Tonuy, and Dave Kinzie.
 The foregoing were named last evening at Elks' Hall by delegates from 20 organi- zatiOns of Gastineau Channel towns for the Food Conser- tion movement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
CONSIDERABLE TASK IS BEFORE RAILROADS OVER
 NEW SOLDIERS CAMPS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Oct. 19.- The railroads war board, which has been making herculanean efforts to ieep the cars moving in all parts of he country despite the eXtraordi- iary demand,- today is facing a. new problem.
 All the necessities of life must ,e supplied to sixteen non-produc- i've cities of population of 46,000 ,ach, and to fifty-six smaller cities If population from 300 to 5000. These cities represent the new Ma" onal Army and National Guard ,antonments and encampments most If which are located where no rail 'oad facilities existed before.
 Figures just compiled show that ,500 carloads a day of feed and ,ther necessities are being delivered laily by the railroads. As it takes least five pounds of food day or each soldier in addition to cloth ng, fuel and other supplies that re constantly needed, the problem decidedly difficult, but the car 'iers are expected to prove equal to he task.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
{ MURDER CASE IS REPORTED FROM THE
 KUSKOKWIM RIVER

FAIRBANKS, Oct. 10.-The fol lowing telegram has been received at the United States MarshaTs of flee:
 ''IditarOd, October 6, 1917. Marshal l.. T. Erwin. Fairbanks. Dan Shea arrived from the Kus- kokwim and reports that Louis Hu- Der recently shot and killed Matt Schranthan. his mining partner, on New York Creek. No witness to shooting. Preliminary hearing be- fore Commissioner Stubbs, Huber held to answer and released on $5,- 900 bonds. Will endeavor to secure authentic information and wire you later if necessary
 "GERAHTY." Neither of the parties mentioned in the case are known in Fairbanks
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19

Preliminary organization was formed by making George F. For rest temporary chairman and F. w Hebert temporary secretary. A com mittee for permanent organization was named consisting of R. E. Rob ertson. H. s. Tripp, J. T. Reed, J P Walker R. c. Tenny, w. w Shorthill, F. B. Harrison, Mrs. F Boyle, Mrs. c. w. Hawkesworth Mrs. w. s. Pullen, Mrs. J. F. A. Strong.
 Short ringing addresses were made by those present in support of food conservation in every way that would assist the government and the fighting men at the front The week of Oct. Fist has been des ignated Special Food Conservation Week by the National Food Ad ministrator, and as it also is Libcrt! Bond Week, a special lrive will be made by the working forces appoint ed. The. work, moreover, will be systematized so that it will reach every household.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
LIBERTY BALL
 COMMITTEE WILL -:' MEET TONIGHT
Ladies Who Will Boost Bond Sales Will Start Things at
 City Hall.

The members of the committee O Committee of the Council of tho National Defense, who will have charge of the Liberty Day Bal that will occur next Wednesda. evening, the evening of Liberty Day, will meet tonight at tho city council chamber to discuss tho matter and start the ball rolling
 While the tentative plan of the affair, according to the memoran. dunn left with The Empire, was that the proceeds of the ball should be invested in Liberty Bonds fol the city, Mayor Emery Valentino says this plan is not feasible, and it was decided that the bonds which are to be purchased shall be the property of the organization whic'' is lnarag :g tle affair, and tn bonds will be Used as these women may determine. Mayor Valentine is working ith the wOman's com mittee at it's request to make tho affair success. The principal thins is to sell bonds, and thus help the the government, lowever, M Mi"o, Valentine says, those contributing to the purchase of the bonds will have the assurance that the women having control of the matter will make good use of the bonds.
 Mrs. Josephine c. Valentine is the chairman of the Juneau Chap ter of the Woman's Territorial Com mittee of the National Defense which has undertaken to give the Liberty Day ball and boost the sale of Liberty Bonds. Mrs. E. H itaser is president of the Juneau Woman's Club, and the other wo- men on the ball committee which will meet tonight are members oi the Council of National Defense.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
HONOLULU COSMOPOLITAN.

HONOLULU, T. H., Oct. 19. - The cosmopolitan of Honolulu is demonstrated by the number and denominations of the various forms of worship under course of construc- tion or planned rs-
 On one side of this island is near ing completion a Mormon temple. In Honolulu grand shrine to Con- fucius is being shaped; a Christian Science church is being reared in the finest residential district; in an. other section temple to Budda is being planned which will possess a large pipe organ and indirect light ing, while in still another district Roman Catholic chapel is taking form.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
HUMAN WAR MATERIAL.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Germany to- day, according to high sources of in- formation, has 6,8OO,0OO men as the human material" with which to carry on the war. This is the man power that remains out of a total 14,O00,000 men who have fig ured on the German military lists or the 6.S00,000, approximately B. 5O0,OOO are actually at the front and 6OO,000 more are in reserve. The remaining 100000 constitute one of the greatest tragedies of the war. They are the boy soldiers of the class of 1919-192. They con- stitute the only resource of "hu- man material" upon which Ger many has to draw.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
RED CROSS WORK.

HAVANA, Oct. 19.-The Cuban Red Cross Society. of which Mime. Marianna Menocal, wife of the President of Cuba, is chairman, has begun the work of equipping a 100-bed hospital unit, manned by stan of Cuban physicians and nurses, for active service on the western front in France. This en- terprise, which will reach compile tion at an early date, is to be fi- nanced by fund of $1,OOO.OOO, which Cuban women prominent in society here. have set themselves out to raise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
sUSSIAN FLAG IS HAULED DOWN AND
 OUR FLAG HOISTED

SEATTLE, Oct. 19.-Former res dents of Alaska celebrated the iftieth anniversary of the purchase If Alaska at the Arctic Club last light. Charles E. Claypool, former commissioner at Fairbanks, presid- ed. A Russian flag was hauled Town from miniature flag pole md the Stars and Stripes hoisted n it's place. A ''roadhouse lunch" was served.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
vICE.CoNsUL ARRESTED.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-J. Mar tinez, Mexican vice-consul at New York City, has been arrested on a charge of refusing to comply with the requirements of the draft law He claims exemption by reason of being member of the Mexican. dip lomatic corps and his contention is upheld by Juan P. Burns, Mexican consul general in this city
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
DOCTORS ARE HELPING.

FL PASO, Tex, Oct. 19.-Doctors who are too old to go to war are showing their patriotism in a prac tical way here. They are taking charge of the cases and attending the patients of the doctors who have joined the colors. Half of the fees obtained from the absent physi- clans cases are deposited to the credit of the doctor at war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
MUST BUY LIBERTY BONDS TO INSPECT
 GERMAN SUBMARINE

NEW YORK, Oct 19.-The Ger man submarine to be exhibited here in Central Park to help the Liberty Bond drive is Of mine-laying type and was captured while laying mines in 1916. It has no guns or torpedo tubes.
 It will be placed inside booth and only those buying tickets for Liberty Loan will be allowed to in spect the craft.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
REWARD IS OFFERED.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, Oct. 19.-- Citizens of Sweet Gras have pledged fund of $500 as a reward for the first Toole county soldier who, cap lures a German soldier. according to E. R. Hoiderny of tha. town. He said the offer provided that the German must be taken alive, or must have been killed in resisting capture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
SOME SUGGESTIONS.

LONDON, Oct. 19.-Officers in the new Tanks Corps are to have new badge emblamatic of their work The selection of the em- blem has not yet been made, but among those considered are mailed fist, a tortoise, and rhinoceros.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
FRENCH DEATH RATE

PARIS Oct. 1S-But 312, ,000 chill iren were born in France in 1916, against 100000 civilian and 100000 military deaths, making an excess of deaths over births of 78S,000. Before the war deaths were 725,000 md births 750,000, an excess of births over deaths of 5O,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
Mems Suits (Small Sizes) One-half

Mems Suits (Small Sizes) One-half
 This lot includes suits of the better grades but run to small sizes only, especially good for high school boys, and in range of pat terms that are of the conservative type; good year and year out. This lot includes many Alfred Benjamin suits.
 Boys Suits (15 to 20 Yrs.) One-half
 Suits that have sold $13.5O to $2000 for boys or young men. These are long pants with vest same as mems styles, only in small sizes and especially good for the growing boy; about dozen in the lot to close out at this price,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
BULLION IS SHIPPED.

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19.-A large smelting company has shipped to the United States 5.730 bars of bull lion. This shipment, 1t is said. is the first of any size sent out by the company from its Mexican smelters in several years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-10-19
AFTER SPY SYSTEM.

CHRlSTlANA, Oct. Norway is making vigorous efforts to stamp out German espionage within its shores. The Swedish revelations have given great impetus to the anti-spy campaign.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
FERRY STILL
IS DRIFTING

That new county ferry remains
just as much without a home
Thursday as II did when 1t first
hit the city waterway.
While the county commission
ers were practically agreed that
the best place for a landing would
be inside the breakwater, the city
is going to build at Old Tacoma,
they received ~ telephone call
from the Rotary and Commercial
club committee to hold OFF,
awhile.
1t was reported that last
desperate effort is going to be
made to find some legal way of
getting a landing place at Point
Defiance.
Thru Peter David, who had
taken up the question of the
.breakwater, the commissioners re-
ceived word late Wednesday from
city offices that now would be
the time to get the dock built i'm
side the breakwater.
II looked to the commissioners
as II this would be the most FEAST
BILE way of settling the question.
But the ferry today was still up
in the air.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
Plan a Way to
Cut Milk Cost

AS a means OF helping to re-
duce the price of milk in Tacoma
and fighting the so-called milk
trust, :" members of the city coun-
ell plan to set aside an ordinance
prohibiting the establishment OF
dairies inside the city limits.
At present no. person can sell
milk from more than two cows in
the city. There are large tracts
of vacant land inside the city
boundaries on the east, south and
west, where small herds Of cows
can be cared for without incon-
venience ITO the. public.
Milk inspectors Button told the
council Thursday that II the pres
emit ordinance is abolished, sew
eral persons will start small
dairies inside the city, and that
their product will not only re-
lieve the shortage of milk but
they will be able to pndercut the
trust" prices.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
Proposes Squadron Fly by Way of Azores and
Spain; First Leg Could Be Done in IA Hours

Hawley points 600 war
the Atlantic there should would
insignificant
probably
which massed attack on German
Uboa other strategic without ships
transportation
Second only in Importance to the radio Liberty
motor Thru this according Henry woodhouse
club editor Flying United States will
supplied with to place in ma
o to Pars -
cylinder probably develop 25Ohorsepower
The 12-cylinder should about 400.
is from
Johns N F. to the Azores then Lisbon spain finally
the Biscay France or
Italian aviator has flown 1000 stopping and
German aviator has remained in the air minutes
without alighting
Flying speed so miles an hour the
be bonrs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
CAPTIVE
U-BOAT
ARRIVES

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NEW YORK, Oct. 1S.-A cap
tured German submarine arrived
In New York today.
1t will be placed on exhibition
in Central park, where New York
ers can safely view one fthe
kaisers underwater terrors from
terra firma.
The U-boat is sne UC-5.- II ls
submarine mine layer and was
captured by the British in the
North sea. It was brought here on
the deck of liner.
The war trophy was to be carted
thru the streets of New York to
the park this afternoon. 1t Is be-
ing transported in three sections.
In Central park, the submarine
will be used as rallying point for
Liberty loan meetings.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
m e Court
O.K.'S Price
Especial to The Times)

Especial to The Times)
OLYMPIA, Oct. 18.-EstheI
Alden Lyen, wife Of Cecil Lewis
Lyen and daughter-in-law OF
Banker j. l.. Lyen of Everett, was
finally allowed $4,000 in place
of her young husband, by the
supreme court here yesterday.
The decision confirmed that of
the superior court at Everett In
May, 1916, when she brought suit
for $4,000 against her parents
in-law for alienation of her hus-
bands affections.
Never Saw Baby.
Esther Alden Lyen was 16
years old when she was married,
in June, 1915. Her husband was
Is. 1t was girlish, boyish ro-
nance.
She believed he loved her, be-
cause he had told her so. They
were to be happy, for the proud
young husband could work even II
his parents did not approve his
marriage.
But on the day of the wedding
he disappeared, and the girl wife
never saw him again. The jury
found that his parents sent him
away to keep the Young folks
from living together.
He never saw his little daugh-
ter, Lois Pauline Lyen.
Beneath Their Station"
"Cecil's parents considered me
beneath their social station" said
the girl in court. But / know he
did love me. He told me SO, many
times, before we knew about
baby"
The case attracted unusual at
tention thruout the northwest
The parents made vigorous at.
tempts to discredit their daughter
in-law and the girl made just as
hard q fight for justification.
Now the supreme court has de-
cided that $4,000 is not toe
much for the banker and bis wife
to pay for having taken her hus-
band from her.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18

She went down in a naval en-
gagement in which for a consider
able time Russian warships stood
off Germany's strong fleet at the
entrance to Riga gulf.
Complete occupation by the en-
envy of the Island OF Oesel was re-
ported, but the statement said ev-
erything of military value had
been destroyed before the Russians
were forced back.
"Our ships defended for a con-
siderable time the entrance to
Moon and the Riga gulf" the war
office stated, "and only severe
damage caused by dreadnoughts
forced us to retire to Moon sound.
'The Slava was sunk by hits
below the waterline and nearly all
of her crew was saved.
"Oesel is completely occupied
by the enemy, but before our re-
treat everything Of military utility
was destroyed"
55 Warships!
The German fleet, which forced
the Russian warships to withdraw,
was a formidable one, the official
statement declared. Fifty-five
ships were seen at one time.
1.-THE German evssels were much
superior to ours" 1t was stated.
"They included two dreadnoughts
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
GAME u. S. DESTROYER
CRIPPLED BY u-BOA1

today as remarka BILE the fact that
the vessel merely had been Grip
pied when It came within line Of
the torpedo. They explained the
escape as due to the fact that the
submarine aim was impaired by
the speed ana quick maneuveriEg
Of the destroyer.
American luck" and gameness
were commented upon.
II IL assumed the vessel can be
repaired and that she win be hack
on duty within q short ums.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
CAL. BOY TO
FACE COURT

Lieut.. Robert b. Kuykendall
was selected this morning as
counsel in all general court-mar-
tial cases at Camp Lewis. Lieut..
Kuykendall was an officer of the
Saith field artillery.
Kuykendall's first case will be
that of e. r. Larson of San Fran
cisco, who refused to submit to
physical examination. Larson Is
said to be the first genuine recall
citrant the camp has had. He is
said to have refused every order
given him except the call to mess.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
TOWARD U.S..
OWNERSHIP!

(Unfted Press Leased Wfre)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. 10.
The United States is moving to-
ward complete public ownership
and operation of public utilities,
especially telephones and tele-
CRAPS" according to a special in
vestigation committees report to
the National Association OF Rail-
way Commissioners today. Urg-
emit military considerations were
given as reasons for taking over
the railroads.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
WANT TESTAMENT
FOR EACH SOLDIER

"A testament Tor every soldier Is
the aim of the American Bible So
ciety, whose representative, j.
Wesley Mehl of San Francisco,
was at Camp Lewis Wednesday.
Eight thousand more testaments
are needed at Camp Lewis than
the society has the funds to buy,
and DR.. Mehl has asked local pas
torw to take up with their congre-
cations the question OF raising the
additional money.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18

(United Press Leased yvire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. rs.
The fuel administration plans
to seize temporarily excess coal
boarded at several Ohio and Penn
sylvania points.
Later 1t will replsce It. For
the present. however, It feels that
excess stores should be treated
exactly a. tho the coal were
stored at the mines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
ANOTHER GERMAN MUT|NY
SUBMARINES CREW THROWS An 0EE!GER INTO TE1E SE!
|Cafe Workers
Ask 81 Raise
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Omitted Press Leased Wire.)
BUTTE, Mont, Oct. 18.-The
local women's protective union,
whose membership includes wait
resses, dishwashers and women
cashiers in restaurants, today de-
manded an increase of 81 a week
over the present scale of $12,
threatening to strike IL the raise
is not granted by restaurant
owners.
Members of the Sheet Metal
Workers union, who went on
strike two months ago, returned
to work today. Their demand OF
$3.50 day was compromised and
they returned to work for 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-18
GUNS ACTIVE

(Unitcd Pr.,ss Leased wire)
Z LONDON, Oct. 1S.-German ar
tillery was exceedingly active In
the Flanders battle front south
of the Ypres-Comines canal and
in the region OF Sonnebeke and the
Broodseinde. Haig reported to-
day.
Elsewhere he reported success
fui raid carried out by London
regiments In the neighborhood Of
Gavrelle last night. Several or
the enemy we're killed and prison
cred and the British casualties
we're light.