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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
FRENCH JOYOUS AT
RELIEF FROM BONDAGE
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CONTINUED From First Page1
hall of Nesle to-day to the correspond
ent, speaking for herself and her two
little children. their pallid faces and
high cheekbones giving evidence OF
their privations.
Wherever one went in the territory
recently evacuated by the Germans the
same story was repeated. There are
many other stories of hardships be-
ing told, although most OF the inhab-
itants said the German soldiers had
been well disciplined and kept strictly
under control. 1t was repeatedly as
serted, however that within the past
few weeks the Germans had appropri-
ated some of the American relief stores
to their own use, even to the extent
of three -fourths of the supplies. 1t
was also said that the Germans took
possession of the white flour, issuing
black -four instead to the inhabitants.
Some of the peasants encountered
in the evacuated territory were plainly
joyous at their liberation. Others ap-
peared to have their spirits broken.
Their attitude was one of absolute sub
mission to anything that might hap
pen. Many young children who had
seen nothing but German soldiers in
their lives stared to-day in almost
stupid wonder at the British tommies
clad in khaki and wearing their steel
hats.
Germans Broke Up Homes
One of the greatest ordeals the peo-
ple said they had to endure was to
stand by and see their homes broken
up by the Germans as the soldiers We're
leaving. In some instances the French
inhabitants who had been held virtu-
ally as prisoners during the German
occupation had been segregated in GER
tain parts of the villages while the
work of destruction was going on else
where. At Rouy, however, it was stat
ed and reiterated by scores OF persons
that the inhabitants of this village
and of several other villages mad been
gathered at Rouy-Le Petit IN certain
houses and told to remain in them
certain number of hours while the
Germans got away While SO herded
together. they declared, the Germans
had sent 200 shell into ~the village,
killing several persons. The funerals
which were in progress in the village
to-day lent color TO the story. People
in other villages also assert that they
distinctly heard this firing and thought
that battle was in progress
PItifuI Scenes
1t was pitiful to motor to-day
through villages which had been far
from the firing line and untouched by
anv shells and yet were lying IN abb
soiute ruins. Active steps are being
taken by both the British ana the
French to relieve the people IN the no
aratad zone. About the only persons
seen are old men, women and children.
Rows who had attained the age of six
toen years Or more since the German
occ,,nstion and men who were consid-
cred over the military age by the
French were taken off by the Germans
for work behind their lines; Many OF
been compelled to work in the German
trenches where they said they also met
MANY Beigians and Russians. the latter
of course being prisoners of war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
HOW THE RUSSIANS
FOOLED THE JAPS

"In one battle of the Russo
Japanese War, a Russian eight-gun
battery took position in a level field,
a few hundred yards in rear of low
ridge that completely concealed it
from all points in the Japanese lines.
The battery commander conducted
the fire from higher ridge in rear
of the battery. One Japanese infantry
attack after another crumbled under
the fire of the battery. The Jap
anese artillery tried in vain to locate
1t. When their fire fell somewhat
away from the battery it's fire be-
came slow and irregular-to the hos
tile artillery sure sign of effect
and they poured their heaviest fire on
the spot; when their fire fell near
the battery, it increased its rate and
the Japanese sought to locate it else
where. The ruse worked successfully
Through a long summer day."-Major
e. d. Scott. in National Service Maga-
zine for March.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
THIRTEENTH ON WAY HOME

FL Paso, Texas, March %. - The
Thirteenth Pennsylvania Infantry en-
trained last night for home to be mus
tered out of the federal service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
CAR WAS BLIND
TO EMPIRES NEED
Neither He Nor Empress Could
See Where Nation Was
Drifting
BY associated Press

London, March %. - A dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from
Petrograd says:
Numerous interviews with the
grand dukes are daily appearing in
the newspapers. They show the blind
ness of the former emperor and en-
press to actualities. Grand Duke Cy-
riI, who is now known as Admiral Ro-
manoff, and who was the first grand
duke to recognize the new govern
ment. is quoted as saying:
My house porter and myself SEQ
eye to eye. Under the old government
we would have lost the war. 1t was
useless to talk to the emperor about it.
We could not break down the wall
built by former Premier Sturmer,
Bishop Pitrim and former Minister of
Justice Chtcheglovitoff, and iatterly M.
Protopopoff.'
After the grand dukes, individually
and collectively, hal failed to con-
vince the emperor of threatening rev.
olution, they deputiZed Grand Duke
CyriFs wife, the Grand Duchess Vic
toria, to attempt to open the eyes of
the empress who was the actual ruler
Grand Duchess Victoria in the course
of an interview with the empress out
lined q desirable cabinet.
But those are enemies of the
dynasty exclaimed the empress. VINO
are against us? Only Petrograd and
a handful of ignorant bridge-playing
aristocrats. In twenty years on the
throne 1 know Russia, and L know the
people love our family
Toward the end the grand dukes
only appeared at TsarSkoe-Selo for
official functions"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
NEW ARMORY BILL
FOR S2,295,OOO
Big Preparedness Measure Is
Presented To Legislature
by Chester Member

i preparedness measure in the
shape of a bill to appropriate $2,2s5.-
00o for construction OF armories for
tho organizations of the National
GUARD WAS presented in the House to-
day by 1Ir- Whitaker. Chester. who is
captain OF Battery G OF the First Ar
tsl1ery at PhoenixciIle.
The bFla Was drawn by the State
AITnoEy Beard and is designed to pro-
vide "a building for every organization
IN the Guard not having a building
now having facilities or which has not
sufficient quarters
The allowance for an infantry field
hospital or ambulance company shall
be $685. ,000s battery, troop, signal corps
or engineer company $75,00os while
machine gum. headquarters and supply
organizations are 10 have the same
allowance as infantry units The
board Is authorized to receive dona-
An appropriation of $29O,00O for
| maintenance Of present armories is
also made
Bills Passed
| The House passed finally=
Fixing salaries of probation officers
in Allegheny county
Authorizing publication of report of
| S-mjne code" commission of 1913
Repeating sinking fund commission
act OF April !, 1909
| Increasing salaries OF three clerks
| in office of Philadelphia court clerks.
| Authorizing counties to pay SIS for
expenses OF conventions of county
commissioners
/ Increasing terms of registry asses
soTs in townships and boroughs CON
| tanning more than one election dis
| trict to four years
I, Transferring jurisdiction in 1uve-
| nile cases from the Allegheny county
| court to the quarter sessions court
| The House adjourned at 1910 D. m
until p m Monday after clearing the
second reading calendar and adVanc-
| ing the new military code
MI Urich- Lebanon, in the House
| to-day presented a bill establishing q
cause of physical training in the
schools of the State under a bureau in
the Department of Public Instruction
providing for payment of cost of edu-
cation of children in orphanages and
similar institutions
Other bills presented
McN1car, Allegheny, amending bor-
ough code so that the Office of borough
manager may be established.
Mr. Stofflet Northampton: Author
izing cities and boroughs to pass or
dinances for licensing of cats and to
adopt regulations "to govern the run
ming at large of cats"
Mr. Thomas, Luzerne, presented a
bill amending the act giving all per-
sonal property taxes to counties so
that counties shall return to third
| class cities, that part of the taxes col
lected in such municipalities
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
WHY UNIVERSAL SERVICE
are threatened by Tar greater uIsasIeT
than even the loss OF Bagdad.
Attack Russ Lines

Warfare of the modern type is the
biggest collective enterprise that man
is called upon to undertake." says
Professor Ralph Barton Perry in the
March number of National Service
magazine. "It requires division of
labor upon an enormous scale. 1t is
important, then, that the burden
should be distributed not only guam
titatively, but with due regard for the
different aptitudes of individuals, and
for the economic burdens which they
already carry as a public service. No
one would think it either just or ex-
pedient that, q talented surgeon
should be sent into bayonet charge,
or that skilful organizer should be
assigned to the aviation service, or
that a man of middle age with a de-
pendent family should be sent to the
front at the commencement of hos
tilities. And yet this is precisely
what happens under the so-called
voluntary system, or under what
might better be called no system.
There are many forms of useful mill
tary service, and there are many de-
grees of hardship and risk. In order
that these shall be distributed most
effectively and least wastefully, 1t is
necessary that the nation should be
organized as a whole with an approp-
riate duty assigned to every citizen,
and with every citizen forewarned to
perform that duty well.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
MOTHER AND SON
ARE SEPARATED
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Sposilone, anXiously awaiting news
that her boy has been found.
The mother and son reside at Brad
dock. A brother of Mrs. Sposilone
died at Passiac, N. j., and the funeral
was to have taken place this morning.
Mrs. Spasilone and her boy left Brad
dock yesterday and were enroute east
on train No. A last evening. The
young man who is % years of age was
given a $50 bill by the mother to pur-
chase tickets. The nearest point to
Passiac is Newark.
Shortly after the train left Brad
dock, the son said he was going to the
smoking car. At Johnstown he got off
tended to buy some sandwiches and
cigars. The parent supposed the young
man had returne dto the smoking car
anG did not know he was not on the
traip until she reached Harrisburg.
Word was sent to Johnstown and
other points to search for the missing
son. In the meantime, the mother,
L'rokenhearted over her boys disap-
pearance and fearing he had met with
some foul play, became too ill to re-
sumo her journey. She was cared for
until this morning at the home of
David Goldberg, the Pennsylvania rail-
road interpreter, when she resumed
her journey. In the meantime, the
relatives at Passiac were notified and
the funeral postponed until Mrs
Sposilone arrived. Up to late this aft
ernoon the missing son had not been
located.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
EMPEROR AND
CONSORT PLACED
UNDER ARREST
Royal Castle Described In
Petrograd Press as ''Nest
of German Spies
BY ASsoridfsd Press

Petrograd, March 22.--An order for
the arrest Of Nicholas Romanofr and
Alexandra Feodorovna. former en-
peror and empress OF Russia, has been
issued by the provisional government.
General AIexiefc has been charged
with the duty of guarding the pri-
soners until members of the duma
arrive with an escort to. take them
to Tsarskoe-SeIo.
: The Russian VOLTA, in a long un-
signed article, exposes what it terms
tho treason of the court clique and
alleges that Tsarskoe-Selo was "nest
of German spies" The paper says
that a special committee has been ap-
pointed to investigate the Grimes of
former ministers during the last Bac-
chanalian nightmare years of the
dynasty, on which Rasputin put the
final touches" The article says In
part:
THE first crime was treason and
espionage and had its nest in the
palace. The court was partly and
chiefly German and the pitiful role of
Sturmer in his efforts to drag Russia
toward separate peace was known
everywhere. The press of our allies
accused Russia of giving Germany
Russian military secrets.
Treason in Castle
''Alexei Khvostoff. who was dis
missed as minister of the interior be-
cause he aimed to divorce Nicholas
and Alexandra and kill Rasputin, de-
clared to friends that he had docu-
ments showing the connection between
the court and Berlin and that RaSputin
was surrounded by German spies who
were sending out military secrets
easily learned from the drunken monk.
Khvostoff. himself one of the band of
dark forces, did nothing to hinder the
treason at Tsarskoe-Selo.
I'VE know from the letter of Gen
eral Guchkoff, minister of war. to Cen
eral AIexien that Sturmer and Belaieff
refused England's offer to give half
million rifles to the Russian army.
Similar facts have been collected by
the defense committee of the imperial
duma. We know the consequences of
General Soukhomlinoff's doings when
he was only governor of Kiev and
when he surrounded himself with
spies. His nearest friend was COM
mander of the Austrian spy organ
ization. Our military secret service
knew, but could do nothing. The re-
suit of his treason was q Russian de-
feat costing millions of lives. What are
we to do now? Allow Nicholas to live
in beautiful Livadia, among the flowers
he was so fond of and among the con-
ditions of freedom he always denied to
others? Allow him to do this so that
he may organize other dark forces for
offs?"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
CIVIL. WAR VETERAN DIES
AT HOME OF HIS son

Tyrus p. Scheffler, aged rs, died
last night at the home of his son, Ed
ward Scheffler, 1402 Vernon street
He was veteran of the Civil War
and was a member of Post 5S, G.. A. r.
The post will have charge of the fu-
from his late home Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be
made in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry.
lie is survived by the son with
whom he made his home and four
daughters. Mrs. John Reed, Mrs.
Lewis Miller, Harrisburg; Mrs. Law
Adams county, and Mrs. Il. ]. Con-
over. Atlanta. Ga. Fifteen grand
children and three great grandchildren
also survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
Mechanicsburg Couple
Married at Mount Joy

Mechanicsburg, Pa, March 22. -
Miss Helen C. Stambaugh and ]. Nor
ris Brubaker, both of Mechanicsburg
quietly slipped off to Mt. Joy on Tues
day, where they were married at l
o'clock in the afternoon, to the sur
prise of their friends here. Both are
well-known young people. The bride
who was employed at Bowman's Store,
at Harrisburg. is the daughter of Toll
bert G. Stambaugh, of South York
street, and was graduated from the
Mechanicsburg high school Mr.. Bru-
baker is in the grocery business with
his father, A. B. Brubaker, on the
corner of Keller and oYrk streets. He
is also substitute mailcarrier and a
member of the Church of God choir.
He was a graduate of the Mechanics
burg high school. Mr.. and Mrs. Bru-
baker will make their home in Me-
chanicsburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
ARMIES CLASH In
BIGGEST FIGHT OF WAR
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are threatened by far greater disaster
than even the loss OF Bagdad.
Attack Russ Lines
What may prove to be the opening
of German offensive on the Russian
front is reported in to-day's Russian
official statement
The German attack was delivered
towards the northern end of the front
in the region southeast of Wilma, all
most directly east of Ida. The Rus
sian position there was breeched, but
afterwards the Germans were driven
out of Il village they had occupied. A
portion of the positions, however, re-
manned in their hands.
The Berlin official statement reports
this movement as a raid in force and
does not mention the retention of any
ground gained. The Russian position
was penetrated as far as the second
line, it is declared, and the raiders re-
turned with 225 prisoners, two guns
six machine guns and other booty.
The German statement also reports
a revival of activity on the Rumanian
front. with the armies of Archduke
Joseph and Field Marshal
Won Mackensen. Petrograd also
gion of Fokshani, along the line in
Southern Moldavia. The aerial and
artillery arms of the service are in
tensely busy here, as if in preparation
for an infantry movement.
In the aerial fighting on the Franco
Belgian front prince of the Prussian
royal house apparently has been killed
or captured. Berlin reports that an
airplane which was piloted by Prince
Frederick Karl. a cousin of the Ger
man emperor, failed to return from a
raid over the British lines between Ar
ras and Peronne.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
WHY BE BALD
TELLS How to Stimulate Growth of
Thick, LustrOuS Hair


Thick, LustrOuS Hair
luXuriant head of hair is Gods
Dlfthrlght to every man-to every
woman. If your hair is thinning out
splitting, prematurey gray, brittle, diff
hcult to comb. full of dandruff, and
your head itches like mad, it's a pretty
sure tsign the hair roots are diseased
and quick action should be taken. Don't
wait but go to IL. C. Kennedy and get
a bottle of Partisan Sage, the really
efficient hair grower. Don't say it's the
same old story. I've heard it before"
but try a bottle at their risk. Ihey
guarantee it to stop falling hair and
itching scalp and remove all dandTuff
or money back.
The hair falls out and no new hair
comes in when the hair roots tail to
receive proper nourishment. Partisan
Sage contains just the elements needed
Apply frequently massaging TIE scaip
vigorously then 1t soaks right in and
nourshes the famished roots stlm,llat-
ing them to grow new hair, thick and
lustrous.
Partisan Sage is also woman's favor
lite hair dressing because IL makes her
hair soft, bright seem more anuncent
and easy to dress attractively. It's
guaranteed harmless, is inexpensive
and easily obtainable at all drug coun-
ters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
HIGH COST OF ARTILLERY

Always a costly arm, field artillery
is more SO now than evev, due to the
complicated engines it uses. The
equipment alone, exclusive of men
and horses, for the artillery of a
corps in our army reaches a cost of
more than $4,000. 900, its visible sup
ply of ammunition twice that amount.
For an army of a million men the
cost is more than size, 100000; that
of ammunition more than S240.000.-
600. 1t need scarcely be said that
such costly machinery of war must
be provided in time of peace.-Major
Il. D. Scott. in National Service Maya
zine for March
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22

day that acts on the new principle, not
only of shriveling up the corn, but of
loosening the corn off-so loose that
ers. Put 2 drops of "Gets-It'' on that
corn or callus tonight. That's all. The
corn is doomed sure as sunrise. No
away once and for all with toe-bund-
ling bandages. toe-eating salves and ir-
responsible what-nots. Try 1t get
surprised and lose a corn.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, 25c a
bottle. or sent on receipt of price by
b. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, III.
Sold in Harrisburg and recommended
Clark's Medicine Store. w. II. Kennedy
and Golden Seal Drug Company and
Frank K. Kitzmiller.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22

BILE. or become weak and run down. 1t
is a safe medicine for all the family
to take because it does not contain al
cohol or dangerous drugs in any form
but is all pure, wholesome nourish-
mcnt. 1t soothes and heals the throat
irritation, drives out impurities and
furnishes the food elements required
to build new strength. Not a patent
medicine but ii Doctors prescription
more than 60 years in use.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-22
THE SAFE MEDICINE
FOR ALL THE FAMILY
Father Johns Medicine Treats
Colds and Coughs Without
Using Dangerous Drugs
or Alcohol

The great
value of Faith
er Johns Med
icine is that it
is good f o +
every member
of the family
( r o m t h e
youngest to the
oldest, when
ever they have
a cough, cold
or throat trou-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25

For, despite their spectacular effective ness, they told story that it is doubt ful whether Germany wanted told.
 The display advertisements that ap- peared daily in every important German journal from the middle of September un- til October If contained two outstanding features: Almost invariably they con tained more or less passionate and only thinly yelled assurances that investment in the loan was safe-which surely would not have been inserted had not there been serious doubt in the minds of the German people who were asked to sub scribe. And, again and again, the pub lie was impiored to subscribe without thinking, without consideration, and was more or less deliberately asked to ahan- don it's customary caution in choosing it's investments and subscribe merely as a patriotic duty. regardless of what the value of the investment might be.
 The advertising for the seventh loan, like the fifth and sixth, was operated from central bureau that prepared the copy py''-s.rihing two and thrce-column display advertisements and sent it to ev- cry important paper. Provincial pa- pers, in addition were encouraged to vary the programme with advertise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25

ing the government to publish a White Book, with reports of Norwegian ships lost through German warfare and quoting the testimony given before naval courts,
 The book has just appeared in two vol umes and gives information up to July l. 19l7 recording that a total of 5S6 ves- sells of S55,657 tons, together with 625 sail- ors have been lost.
 These numbers have been increased by losses during July, August and September. making the total 66o vessels of 100000 tons, with 713 sailors known to have per- ished while the fate of r more is un- certain.
 Norway's mercantile marine on October I. 1917, consisted of 3265 vessels of 2,126, 200 tons.
 The records contained in 5000 pages of the two volumes of the White Book show plainly to what atrocities the Nor wegian sailors have been subjected by German u-boat commanders. From Sep- tember, 1916, five months before the un- limited U-boat warfare was officially de- clared by Germany, this was being prac- ticed against Norwegian vessels Al. though the great majority of the lost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25

vessels are proved to have been sunk by U-boats. 16 vessels of 120,01J tons are known to have been destroyed by ex- plosions wherein 3o6 sailors lost their lives.
 In one column is a record of boats in- tended to be sunk without trace, accord ing to Count Luxburgs prescription, as no u-boats were seen, while in other eases the record shows that the U-boats Kept ships and lfeboats under a rapid gunfire killing crews already in the boats The book tells of seven ships reported by the German U-boat officers as having been sunk, but no member of their crew have returned to tell of the act Only tho official German report suggests their fate.
 Several Norwegian vessels have dlsap-s peared entirely during the war and the White Book is unable to give any in- formation concerning them
 Thirteen Norwegian ships bound for European ports from Argentina have been torpedQed without warning. Of these, two contained wheat for suffering Belgium and four were bound to Scandi- navian neutral ports
 The war of extermination of Norwe- gian vessels still goes on. but recently with rather less effect. thanks to pre-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-25
GERMAN INVESTORS BEGIN ID DOUBT
 SAFETY OF BONDS

< Berne, October ao-(Correspondence of the Associated Press)--Germany recog- iized fully in it's seventh war loan the value of advertising. It availed itself to the full of methods that might be called American in their spectacular qual- ities and that probably contributed ma terially to such success as the last loan just closed achieved
 Yet these advertisements. spectacular and clever as they were the "American'' as they seemed to be, revealed. perhaps unconsciously, the weakness of the loan.