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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
MERCHANTS TO
CURTAIL THEIR
DELIVERY WORK
Conservation of Man Power
Means Customers Must
Carry Parcels

a problem of war so big that the
Government itself nor the merchants
and certainly not the public. have
any definite and comprehensive no.
tion as yet of how to. solve it, has
been brought before the storekeepers
of Harrisburg in n call issued for a
national delivery conference. Mer-
chants all over the country are Civ
ing most serious thought to the sub
ject of cutting down expenses in de-
livering food to customers.
National authorities have shown a
tendency to regard the delivery serv
ices of the dry goods and department
stores in the same light as the less
essential industries. Through the
commercial economy board the Gov
ernment some time ago called upon
the dry goods and department stores
of the country to make reductions SO
as to conserve the man power of the
nation. In only a few instances have
the reductions been in harmony with
the ideals established by the board
upon which it is expected now that
the Government will take drastic ac-
ton. in the near future to compel
stores to curtail their delivery serv-
ice to a considerable extent.
Harrisburg merchants gave evil
dence to-day of immediate action to
comply with the Government demand.
One proprietor of big department
store suggested combining the deliv-'
cry machinery of the department
stores. AS it is now, two or three
wagons from different stores may
take few parcels each to Lemoyne,
Penbrook or Rockville. In addition,
such deliveries add to the overhead
charges.
The money time and man power
wasted in this way is incalculable
when one takes in the whole coun-
try. 1t is waste of gasoline, which
is becoming precious. 1t is a species
of luxury and must be done away
with If America contemplates win
ming this war.
A proposition being experimental
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
COMMITTEE TO
CONSERVE FOOD
NAMED HERE
Mccormick Appoints Com
mission to Administer Sup
ply in City and County
TO MAKE PLANS SOON
Work to Cover Production,
Sale and Consumption
of Foodstuffs

As part of the food conservation
program in Dauphin county. Food Ad-
ministrator Donald Mccormick to-day
appointed committee to investigate
all production, marketing and con-
serving of food. \ meeting will be
called in the near future to consider
the work of the committee in the city
and county.
Members who were appointed to-
day by Administrator Mccormick fol-
low:
d. L. Tracy. Albert Shenk. County
Farm Agent II. G. Niesley. County Re
corder James f.. Lentz. Mayor u. l..
keister Mrs. William Henderson,
president of the Civic Club; CITY
School superintendent +. E. Downes:
NJ. y. Cumbler. j. w. Clemson, II. 4.
Boyer, county inspector of weights
and measures; eX-Mayor j. William
Bowman, Mrs. John w. Reilly, l.. H..
McGinnis, schol superint endent of
Steelton; + T. Shambaugh, county
school superintendent; II. u. Reel,
city inspector of weights and meas
ures.
The organization will be known as
the Food supply Committee and will
be part of the Dauphin County Com
mittee of Public Safety, although it's
work viii be under the direction of
Howard Heinz, state director. 1t is
planned later to have a representa-
tive in each town and township to CO.
operate with the general food supply
committee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
CONTINUED on Page 81
VIM. Jennings Hears From
Son Near Battle Line

Mr.. and Mrs. William Jennings.
whose son, Ross w. jennings, is
with the British army somewhere in
france, serving in the Eleventh En-
glneers, railway construction duty,
yesterday received a cabIegram from
their son stating that all was well
with him, and wishing them a Merry
Christmas. Mr.. Jennings thinks that
his son is in the Cambria sector, and
took part in the recent great push of
General Byng, which netted the all
lies gain of thirty miles. Young
Jennings is not allowed to saw lust
where he is, in his. letters, but has
stated that two men in his regi-
ment were killed in the recent fight
ing, which leads Mr.. Jennings to
think that his son was one of the
party of American engineers at work
in the Cambria region at the begin
ming of the victorious push" and
Joined in the fight The American
engineers were mentioned in dis
patches at the time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
U-Boat Hunters Are Struck
by Torpedoes or Hit
by Mines
OFF THE DUTCH COAST
Large Number of Officers and
Men Lose Lives on Night
of December %

London, Dec. 2o.-Three Brit
ish torpedo boat destroyers were
sunk through being struck by
torpedoes or hitting a mine off
the Dutch coast on the night #
December p with the loss Of
IS officers and 1870 men, the
Admiralty announced to-day.
The text of the statement
reads:
Three of our destroyers were
mined or torpedoed during
foggy weather off the Dutch
coast on the night of the 22nd
of December. A total of IS Off
GERS and 1S0 men were lost"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
AMERICAN STEAMER
SINKS HUN U-BOAT
Two Shots Sends Enemy Craft to Bottom Particulars
of Destruction of Second Submarine Given Out
By the Navy Department .-

destroyers of Il German submarine
and the capture of its crew made
public to-day by the Navy Depart
ment shows that the destroyers
Tanning and Nicholson were the
warshtps engaged. The incident was
reported November "a, but few facts
were given at the time.
The submarine was sunk, the Navy
Department story of the affairs in
'dicates, as it was preparing to at
tack u merchant ship flotilla con-
Voyed by the destroyers.
Sights Pcriscopc
The Navy Departments full story
of the incident follows:
"At about 4.10 p. IN. while es-
cording a convoy, CoXswain David d
Loomis, lookout of the Tanning
sighted a small periscope some dis,
tance off the port bow, extending
about a foot out of water, and visi,
BILE for only few seconds. The
CONTINUED on Page p
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
McAdoO Receives Reports
of First Shipments by
Shortest Freight Routes
BY L4SSocintcd Prccr


Washington. Dec. 29.-Director
General McAdoo spent to-day as
sembling a staff of advisers and eX-
ecutive officers to assist him in ad-
ministering the railroads as a ma
tional unit. He conferred with John
Barton Payne, counsel for the ship
ping board, and Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Anderson. An an
nouncement of plans is expected
soon.
The railroads war board went to
work on a general scheme of opera
ton. A few reports reaching here
to-day told of first efforts by local
railway officials to haul freight by
shortest routes, as requested by the
director general in his first telegra m
to railway heads.
a cold wave accompanied by snow
in many localities probably would
prevent a noticeable improvement in
freight congestion under government
operation for a week or more, offic-
ials said.
1t was understood to-day that Mr..
McAdoo would use the various de-
partments of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to execute most
of his orders, and in addition would
form an advisory cabinet including
representatives of the War and
Navy Departments, the shipping
board, the fuel and food administra-
tions and the Federal Trade Com
mission.
The Senate Interstate Commerce
committee to-day decided to continue
it's plan to investigate the railroad
situation under the Cummins amend
ment.
Members of the committee agreed
tina the investigation would be pure
ly academic but decided that any in
formation obtained would be of
benefit in considering legislation to
carry out recommendation by the
President in his forthcoming ad-
dress. Members of the Interstate
Commerce Commission as well as
representatives of the railroads will
hn calIaH
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
SMOKE FUND IS
GIVEN BIG BOOST
BY SERG. EMPEY
Collection Taken Up Today to
Buy Autographed Copy
of "Over the Top"

The soldiers will do sixty per
cent. of the fighting cheerfully, but
you folks at home must do forty
per cent. in combating the efforts
of Germans in this country. l don't
mean the loyal German Americans,
but the hyphenated sort AS Roose-
welt said, touch them up with the big
stick If you make a mistake apollo
gize after the war, but be sure to
get those who are doing their best
to prevent America from winning
this war"
In this vein Sergeant Arthur Guy
Empey, one of the first Americans
to enlist in the British Army for
TCOntinupd on Da1n Of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Persistent RumOrs Reach
Petrograd That Ferdi-
nand Has Given Up His
Throne Following Plot
REPORTS CONFIRM
POLITICAL CRISIS
Deposed Ruler, Who Is a
Member of the Hohenzol-
lern Family, Succeeded
Uncle in October, 1914
By .4ssociatrd Press

Petrograd CFriday) Dec. 2S.-There
are persistent rumors here that King
Ferdinand, of Rumania. has abdicated
in favor of Crown Prince Charles.
Disturbed conditions in Rumania
were reported in dispatch from Pc
trograd dated Monday. 1t was said
that news of revolutionary plot
against King Ferdinand had been re-
ceiyed at the Bolsheviki headquarters
added, tended to confirm indications
of political crisis. Except for this
there has been little news from Ru-
mania since the Rumanian army was
forced to agree to an armistiCe on the
eastern front. 1t has been reported
that Bolsheviki and German propa-
Eandists were at work among the
Rumanian troops.
King Ferdinand. who Is a member
of the Hohenzollern family succeed
ed his uncle. King Charles, in Octo-
Der, 1914, King Charles having died
at Sinai on October 10. Rumania de-
clared war on Austria on August 81,
1916. and King Ferdinand took per
Sonal command of the army shortly
thereafter.
King Ferdinand is the son of
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern-S Sig
marinEen, and two of his brothers are
generals in the German army. He
was born at Slgmarlngen. August "a,
1865.
Crown Prince Charles was born Oc-
toher 3: 1898. and is an officer in the
Rumanian army. He is unmarried,
although early in 1914 it was report
ed that his betrothal to the then
Grand Duchess Olga of Russia had
been arranged.
queen Marie. of Rumania, who was
a duchess of SaXe-Coburg Gatha, is
a granddaughter of Queen Victoria
Of Great Britain and was married to
King Ferdinand on January 10, 1898.
Since Rumania's entrance into the
war more than two-thirds of her ter
ritory has been overrun by the en-
envy. The royal family fled from the
capital, Bucharest, in the fall
and since that time has been at JassY.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
BY Associated Press

London, Dec. ga German sub
marine was sunk by the fire of guns
of an American passenger steamer
approaching the British coast Thurs
day, according to reports of the pas
sengers and gunners aboard.
The ship was proceeding at full
speed about noon in a very smooth
sea. A periscope was sighted by the
watch on the bridge and the sub
marine was seen plainly by the pas
sengers as it came to the surface at
a distance of about 1900 yards -di-
rectly in the wake of the ship.
The steamer was brought about
sharply and the two guns took a
shot with only an interval of two
seconds between. The second shell
exploded and debris from the sub
marine was seen flying in the air.
Washington. Dec. 29.-Full de-
tails of the destruction by American
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
PAID BONUSBUT
LOST HIS PLANT.
PACKER RELATES
Gave Up Property Bit by Bit
to Satisfy Demands of Shy
locks, Says Independent
BY .4sseciatea Press

Boston, Dec. 29.-Control by the
packers of the hide and leather in
dustry, as well as the rendering busi-
ness with it's many branches, was in
dicated by the evidence elected by
the Federal Trade Commission
which closed for the time being its
local inuirqy into the country's meat
industry to-day.
The story of an attempt to op-
crate an Independent rendering COM
pany was related by William NJ. Nc
Donald, at present engaged in the
wholesale meat business in this city.
Mcdonald said he put $4,000
capital into the rendering plant and
borrowed an additional $4,000 from
the Exchange Trust Company of this
city.
AT what rate?" asked Mr.. Henev.
"A 5000 bonus for six months, a
sliding scale of interest, starting at
10 per cent. and decreasing to and
per cent. In addition 1 gave them
mortgage on the plant and $780,
Continued nn Dano q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Cunard Officials Confirm
Report Of VinOvia Loss

New York, Dec. 20. - Officials of
the Cunard Line here to-day con-
tirmed previously published reports
of the sinking by n German submar-
inc of the steamship Ninovia off the
British Isles.
The Ninovia was a freight carry
ing vessel of $500 tons gross. She
was built in Sunderland in 1906.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Foreign Minister Will Of
Gcially Ask Entente Allies
Whether They Will Join
in Peace Negotiations
LIMITED TIME IS
GIVEN FOR ACTION
Advance Guard of Peace
Emissaries From Ger
many Arrives in Petro-
grad to Hasten Matters
By .issociatri Press

Washington. Dec. 29.-Russia,
Leon Trotzky has told the Council
of Workmens and Soldiers Dele
gates. would be forced to conclude a
separate peace with Germany un-
less the entente allies join in the
peace negotiations within ten days.
The Bolsheviki Foreign Minister an
nounced that he officially will ask
the entente powers whether they
will join in the peace negotiations.
An advance guard of German peace
emissaries has arrived in Petro-
grad.
Great Britain and France. through
Premier Lloyd George and Foreign
Minister Pichon, have replied in
formally to the peace proposals
enunciated by Count Czernin for the
central powers. The German terms
are declared to be insufficient. The
British National. Labor conference
has voted to continue the war to
make the world safe for democracy
in future. Foreign policies of the
French government were approved
by the French Chamber of Deputies.
Only in Palestine has there been
marked fighting activity. North and
northwest of Jerusalem British
troops, after repulsing four Turkish
attacks, attacked the enemy and
pushed him back two and a half
miles on front of nine miles. Turk
ish losses are reported to have been
heavy and among the prisoners
taken were Germans.
Artillery duels occupy the opposing
armies on the Italian and western
fronts. On the front in France the
German artillery fire has been heavy
around st. Quentin and in the Ypres
sector. German attack in Lor-
raine was broken up by French gun
fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Thief Gets $263 After
Entering Coal Office

Police are searching for a thief
who broke into the main office of the
Coal Company. Third
and Chestnut streets. and stole $3.50
in cash and checks. 1t is the first
time money was left in the office
over night. A window in the door on
Chestnut street, was broken in.
The receipts of the days sales and
collections of the firm. were left in
the cash drawer because of the rush
of business late yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
German Foreman Is
Charged With Treason
By .!.sociated Prcst

New York, Dec 29.-Paul Hennig.
a naturalized German, who has been
employed as a foreman in a Brook
lyn factory engaged in the making OF
torpedoes for the United States Gov
ernment, was remanded to Jail with
out bail i'm Federal court here to-day
charged with treason.
Hennig, authorities say, superin-
tended the assembling of the gyro-
scopes which control the course OF
the torpedoes. According to District
Attorney France, some of these gyro-
scopes have been found "maliciously
mutilated." This was done in such
a way as to render useless the tor
pedoes in which the horoscopes were
installed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
[Continued on Page 81
Heavy Snow Greets
Boys on French Front
Rr 4ssncintcd prr.s

With the American Army in
France, Friday, Dec. 2S.-Still an
other day of bowling snowstorm-
the fourth-saw virtually the entire
American eXpeditionary force with
in the army zone abandon prepara-
tions to battle the Germans and be-
gin a fight to keep from being snow
ed under. All last night and
throughout to-day the flakes fell,
choking the roads and badly delay
ing traffic.
Virtually all training work was
called off but will be resumed to-
morrow unless more heavy snow
makes it impossible,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Motor Trucks Will
Replace R. r. Service
Bv AsSociatcR Prcse

Pittsburgh Dec. 29.-Motor trucks
are to displace railroads trains as
mail carriers on two long routes out
OF Pittsburgh as soon as the con-
tracts can be let, according to an an
ncuncement by Postmaster a. S. Cuff
fey today.
one line, which is sixty miles long.
will connect Pittsburgh and Wheel
ing, w. Va, and the other, 140 miles,
will connect Pittsburgh and Cumber-
land, Md. Round trips will be made. to
Wheeling, but two days will be re
land and return, The trucks will
carry farm produce as parcel post as
well as regular mail matter.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
FALLS OFF sPOUTING

Edward Wertz, 1904 North CAM
eron street, is in the hospital with a
crushed femur, the large bone in
the leg, near the hip. Wertz was
brought to the hospital about II
o'clock last night, and could not
account for his condition. He was
intoxicated and the hospital authori-
ties understood him to say he sus.
tanned the injury in trying to climb
to the third floor by way of the
spout.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
Ambassador Fletcher
Here This Evening

Henry P. Fletcher, ambassador to
Mexico. and brother of ex-Sheriff ]
Rowe Fletcher, of this city, will pass
through this city this evening on his
way to Cham mbersburg where he and
his bride will spend Sunday with the
ambassadors father. He has many
friends in this city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
MOSCOW SEXES
PRIVATE BANKS
Bv Associated Press

Petrograd, Friday, Dec. 2S.-The
British embassy authorizes the an
nouncement that an agreement has
been reached with the Bolsheviki
government to issue passports to
couriers going to England, on con-
dition that they perform only cour-
ier duty and return Immediately.
The Moscow Bolsheviki authori-
ties have followed the example of
those in Petrograd and have taken
over all the private banks in Mos
COW.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29

cr predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday issued by the
Weather Bureau to-day arc:
Cloudy and continued cold until
Tuesday. modcfating during
middle of the week with snow
Friday or Saturday.
Continued cold weather for sew
eral days is the gloomy forecast an
nounced this morning by Weather
Forecaster Domain. The mercury
which has been lowering near the
zero mark for the last twenty-four
hours, is expected to go below that
mark during the night. The lowest
point reached this morning was 4
degrees.
According to Mr.. Domain, the dis
turbance on the South Atlantic Coast
may result in slight squalls of snow
in this vicinity.
Ice on the river has attained an
average of about eight inches, said
Mr.. Domain. With cold weather in
prospect local coal and ice dealers
are planning to cut ice for next sum-
mer. Officials of the United Ice
and Coal Company stated this morn
ing tnat tney would DeSln 10 cut ice
on Monday morning at the Laurel
dam in Cumberland and at Cole
brook in Lebanon county. If a suffi-
cient number of men are available
they will cut from other sources
during the week.
Two Fires
Fire Chief John G. Kinder to-day
issued a warning to residents of the
city not to use torches, burn paper
or other inflammables in attempting
to thaw out frozen water pipes. The
first of two fire alarms of the morn
ing was from Box 35, Seventh and
Boas streets, the blaze starting when
the residents at 626 Boas street, own
ed and occupied by Harry Savoloyitz
were trying to tlfaw open pipes In
the kitchen. The damage to the prop
erty will total about 500, but
according to Chief Kinder serious
fires may result if householders are
not careful. The fire chiefs advice
in case of frozen water pipes is either
to call in a plumber or wrap the
pipes with rags soaked in hot water.
The second call from Box 124,
Sixth and Woodbine streets, was a
false alarm. When the companies ar
TCOntinnad on Pare q
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and viclnityi Gem
orally cloudy and continued
cold Tonight and sunday; low
est temperature Tonight about
zero.
For Eastern Pennsylvania: Cloudy
and continued cold tonight and
sunday, probably occasional
light snow in southeast portion;
moderate northeast 10 north
winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
PREMIER RECEIVES SUPPORT

Paris. Dec. 20. - The debate on the
bill authorizing the Government to
prepare lists of men of the class OF
1919, preparatory to calling them to
the colors, was seized upon to-day by
critics of Premier Clemenceau as an
opening for an attack on the subject
of releasing the older soldiers. In the
plainest language the Premier refused
to give any undertaking. He received
applause of the greater
part of the deputies
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
DR. GEORGE,s Will FuED

The VIII OF the late Dr. Charles L,
George, prominent druggist in the
city, was filed to-day with Register
Roy c. Danner. Letters testamentary
were issued to Raymond f.. Reed, a
son-in-law. The entire estate, con-
sisting largely of realty holdings, was
bequeathed to Mrs. Reed. the only
daughter of DIR. George.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
EROZEN TO DEATH
By Associated Press

Lewisburg, Pa, Dec. 29.-George
Nickel, "a years old, was found froz-
en- to death near Hartleton last
night. The aged man had started to
walk to the home of his daughter in
u snoWstorm and is believed to have
become exhausted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29

John +. Hazard, home for the holi-
days. is in hard luck. He lost his fur
Tough papers. The latter We're in a
Mrs. Hazard, and $11 in cash. He re-
sides at West Fairview, and would ap-
preciate the return of the lost articles,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
II. II. MEN GET INCREASE

Chicago, Dec. 20. - Wage increases
of 1914 per cent. and shorter workinS
hours have been granted telegraphers.
station agents and towermen of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
IL was announced to-day. Two thou
sand men are affected.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
LContinued on Page 81
MAJOR ROSS VISITS HERE

MAYOR PRANK K. Ross. United
States Army, and family from Gar
den City, Long Island, are the guests
of their aunt, Miss Hannah Ross. 3
South. Front street. .4t ~
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29

King Ferdinand has abdicated the
Rumanian throne in favor of Crown
Prince Charles, according to persist
ent rumors in Petrograd. Official
confirmation however, is lacking.
Unsettled conditions and u political
crisis in Rumania, were reported
early this week ~ dispatches from
Petrograd and the Bolsheviki gov
ernment received information that
there had been a Revolutionary plot
against King Ferdinand. The Ruman-
ian army has been inactive since the
Russian armistice and peace nego-
tiations forced it to suspend hoStili-
ties. Bolsheviki and German propa-
gandists have been reported working
among the Rumanian troops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-29
PATROL ENCOUNTERS ONLY

Paris, Dec, 29-There nothing 20 report last
night with the exception Of patrol encounters north of til,
chsmin Dea DANES and near sapgncui" says to-dsys
official statement