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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
BYNG FORCES BATTER
HINDENBURG SUPPORT

terattack which involved still more
FURIOUS hand-to-hand fighting
through the streets. The battle con-
tinued here to-day.
The fight for Bourbon wood and
village will long be remembered as
one of the most bitterly contested
ana sanguinary yet fought along
the British front in France. Amer
lcan officers visiting the Cambrai
sector have been thrilled at this re-
newal of the old type warfare and
with one accord say:
That's the kind of fighting Amer
lcan troops would like to be in. for
You are in the open where you can
get at the enemy with cold Steel"
The Germans have been concen-
trating all efforts in the attempt to
oust the British from this elevation.
which is vital for the enemy to hold
II he is to maintain himself in the
present positions farther north and
northwest.
The British have clung tenacious
ly to Bourbon wood, defending part
" by tanks, which have taken po-
sitions at advantageous locations
from which they can work their
guns. Fontaine Notre Dame was be-
ing hard pressed by the British at
latest reports. Throughout yesterday
this hamlet remained unmolested.
for 1t in no way hampered the oper-
ations about Bourbon wood
In certain British casualty clear
ing station on the Cam brai front
there has been working for several
days well-known New York rur-
geon, who belongs to the America n
Medical Corps and who volunteered
his services for the present battle.
Most of his work has been done
among the German prisoners, who
have come to look upon this big,
cheerful officer as almost superhu-
man because of several remarkable
operations he has performed. The
Germans all swear by the big
American" and treat him with ut
most Difference. 1t fell to the lot of
this surgeon to operate upon a Ger
man who had left the Russian front
only thirty-six hours before. He was
among the reinforcements rushed
from the east. 1t took him twenty
four hours to get into the battle be-
fore Cambria and twelve hours later
he was prisoner in British clear
ing station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Bread Cards VIII Be
Issued in Paris; Price Set
at Five Cents Per Pound

Paris, Nov. 27.-Bread cards will
be issued shortly. They will be in
the form of books with detachable
coupons, each emitting the holder
to purchase a certain amount of
bread. The daily allowance has
been fixed at 800 grams (about 10
ounces) per capita. Men engaged
in hard manual labor will have q
double allowance.
The system will be applied only to
towns and cities, not to country dis
tricts. The authorities also have de-
cided to abolish the obligatory mill
ing rate of So per cent. Henceforth
millefs will be expected only to eX-
tract all the flour of the wheat berry,
to the exclusion of the bran.
Bakers will be permitted hereaf-
ter to bake loaves of any shape or
size they please, instead of the loaf
of standard shape and dimensions
now obligatory. 1t is probable a
uniform price of five cents a pound
for the whole country will be fixed
for bread,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Knickknacks Made by
French Soldiers to Be
Here During Holidays

Fer 'perpleXed Christmas shoppers
who want to buy gifts for their
friends. and help the soldiers and
the women of France, Miss Anne
Mccormick and her corps of CO.
workers have devised n way out of
their dilemma. Through the agency
of French women, Miss Mccormick
recently secured a large number of
various articles for Christmas shop
ping, all being the handiwork of
French soldiers and war widows.
Among the collection are beautiful
French soldier dolls nesting side by
side with American soldier dolls,
dressed in the khaki. Writing port
folios. black moire bags, dollhouses
and sets of furniture, cigaret boxes.
bridge boxes, bonbonnieres, and a fine
little donkey with his cart,-these
are some of the articles which will
be sold
A sale of the articles will be held
at the Civic Club. Wednesday after
noon. from to s. The proceeds
will be sent to Lex Abeilles de
France. a society for the relief OF
wounded and disabled soldiers, and
war widows.
The patronesses are: Misses Anne
Mccormick. Katherine Etter. Mar
garet McClain, Eleanor Darlington.
Catherine Moss and Mrs. Thomas A.
Baldwin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
EVERY POSTMAN
TO SELL NEW
LIBERTY BONDS
Five-Dollar Certificates For
S4.12 to Be Put on Sale
Monday

Better than the Liberty Bond" is
the way that post office authorities
to-day described the thrift cards, -
which arrived in Harrisburg this
morning, much to the interest of
the government employees. This
thrift card is the latest device of
Uncle Sam for saving money in small
quantities and it is principally IN
tended to attract the boys and girls
of the nation.
These coupons will be ready for
distribution bright and early next
Monday morning, along with the
iive-dollar certificates which can be
bought for S4.12. Postmaster Sites
said to-day that he anticipates no
difficulties from the rush. No es-
pecial preparations have been made.
Every postman will carry blanks
with him; every branch office viii
be supplied, and at the main office
the money order department bears
the responsibility. The certificates
have much the appearance of a five
dollar bill. The government expects
to raise $4,000, 100000 with these be-
fore spring.
Thousands of these latter cards
were being distributed over the city
to- day. so that they will be ready by
Monday morning to be purchased
On each card are sixteen square
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
MILLION DOLLAR
CONTRACT HLET
HERE BY US.
Gun Carriages to Be Made in
City For Coast De-
fenSe Work
GET NEW MACHINERY
Entire Output of Boiler Com
pany Taken Over by
Government

Announcement was made to-day
that the Harrisburg Manufacturing
and Boiler Company, Nineteenth and
Naudain streets, has been awarded
a government contract to manufac-
ture gun carriages to be used for
coast defense.
The statement was made to-day
by Samuel f. Dunkle, president of
the company, and retiring city COM
missioner. Mr.. Dunkle said that he
will now devote his time entirely to
the business of the firm.
The contract for the gun carriages
will mean an expenditure of almost
a million dollars and will keep the
big plant running for about q year
at least. President Dunkle said. New
machinery is being installed and in
order to get the machines ard nther
supplies here at once the govern
ment is communicating whatever 8
needed and is rushing 1t to the cit"
at once. 1t Is understood that even
tually the government may take owe"
the entire output of the plant, which
may mean that additional contract
would be awarded. The carriages
which are to be turned out by the
company weigh approximately thirty
to thirty-five tons when completed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
WOMEN COME TO
ADOF FPENNSY AS
WAR LABORERS
Work on Tracks and Road
beds, Handle Freight and
Work in Shops

To date the Pennsylvania Railroad
has found women a valuable ac-
quisition to their working forces.
While the weaker sex have not fit
well into some positions, they are
more than meeting expectations III
many branches. The total number
of women employed on the Penn
sy November L, it was said to-day
was 5000.
An interesting feature reported,
is in the success of the women in
branches that have heretofore been
looked after by men, and it was tEe
general belief that women would be
unable to stand hard work.
About 1000 are employed as
clerks. There are at least $500 en-
gagged in fairly hard work. 8 hours
each day, which includes the un-
loading of cars, helpers in boiler
shops, engine cleaners, car cleaners,
chain women, gang leaders, hammer
operators, machinists, crossing
watchmen, signal women. bridge
tenders, shop hands, painters and
many other vocations requiring hard
work. Many are employed as
agents, clecks, ticket examiners and
heads of women forces in offices.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

is described as being on the verge
of civil war Efforts of the Boil
sheviki government to arrange an
armistice continue and Berlin and
Petrograd are reported in communi-
cation by wireless, presumably in
connection with the peace offer OF
the MaXimalists. The second army
on the Russian northern front has
removed its officers, agreed to the
Bolsheviki armistice proposal and
pledged its support to the ex-
tremists.
The American government has
received the armistice note from the
Petrograd government and it is un-
der consideration. The ministers OF
the allied powers in the Russian
capital, it is reported unofficially,
will demand their passports if
Russia enters into separate peace
negotiations.
General Kaledines. the Don Co.'S
sack leader, a dispatch received in
London says, is master of the situa-
ton in Russia. He is in control of
most of the growing territory
in the south and is said to hold the
Russian gold reserve, reported re-
moved from Petrograd a year be-
fore the war broke out. The Rus
sian soldiers at the front are re-
ported as desperate from hunger
due to the exhaustion of food sup
plies and mutinies are said to have
broken out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Three R. r. Crossings
in Dauphin County
Dangerous to Public

Highway Commissioner O'Neil to-
day brought formal complaint against
three grade crossings on the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railway lines
in DavOhin county as dangerous to
the people. This is the second time
the head of d department of the state
government has asked the Public
Service Commission to take steps to
abolish crossings. and in his letter
the commissioner says that he makes
formal complaint to facilitate action
TO obtain better conditions.
The crossings complained of are on
state highways and include that on
The main road to Reading one mile
east of Hummelstown, where a num-
Ler of accidents have occurred, and
crossings fifty feet west of Swatara
Station and 800 feet west of that sta
hon, which are also on a much-trav-
cleds highway from this city to east
ern counties.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

on the right bank of the Meuse
where the French gained the Iirst
and second German defenses on a
two-mile front Sunday, German eff
forts to attack have been checked by
French artillery, while the enemy
guns have been bombarding the
new French positions. The activity
of the big guns also has been vio-
lent in Belgium and north of the
Chemin Des Danes.
French and British soldiers have
reached the fighting. zone north of
the Venetian plains to aid the Itnl-
ians in their brave defense against
the invading Austro-German forces
Between the Brenta and the Piave
the Italians are withstanding sue
cessfully massed enemy attacks. The
invaders attempted to rush the de-
Tending lines on tho left, i'm the CEN
ter and on the right of the short
front between the rivers, but were
crushed everywhere by the Italians.
British cavalry is now three and
one-half miles west of Jerusalem and
is closing in on the Turkish defenses
from the southwest The Turks are
offering some resistance and are
holding the Jerusalem -Schecham
road to the north in strength. North
of Jaffa British patrols have been
driven back to the southern side of
the Mahr- el-Auiel.
/ The situation in Russia shows
'iittle improvement and the country
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
KALEDINES HAS
CONTROL FOOD
SUPPLY IN RUSSIA
Head of Cossack Troops Now
Believed to Be Master
of Situation
ARMY WITHOUT BREAD
Employees of Finance Ministry
Walk Out Rather Than Sup
port Rebel Government

London. Nov. 27.-General Kale-
dimes, Hetman of the Don Cossacks.
according to the Petrograd corre-
SL"rdent of the Morning Post. is the
master of the situation. With a
trustworthy and diciplined army he
is reported to control the bulk of
the grain-growing territory and is
rapidly capturing the remainder
The Russian gold reserve, which
the correspondent says, was removed
to the interior of Russia in 1913
is now held by General Kaledines.
The Russian revolutionists have
made a 'ghastly failure" of their at
tempt at administration. the corre-
spCndent says. He adds:
But behind or beyond all this ap-
Pal entity hopeless chaos, the forces
which made Russia an empire are
nor idle and those who know Rus
sian history understand perfectly
wen how matters will end.
THE elections to the constituent
assembly will take place but the
constituent assembly will not meet
the success of the Bolsheviki moVe-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
MAYOR KElSTER
TAKES OATH OF
OFFICE TODAY
New Chief Executive Inducted
Into Office by Mr..
Bowman
is GIVEN BIG OVATION
Fred L. Morgenthaler Sue
ceeds Samuel F.
Dunkle

Mayor Daniel L. Keister took the
oath, of office this morning shortly
after Council convened at 10 o'clock
retiring Mayor j. William Bowman
administering it. Shortly after Com
missioner Fred l. Morgenthaler was
sworn into office for his forty-two
day term and Commissioner Samuel
L. Dunkle retired. Both Mr.. Dunkle
and eX-Mayor Bowman were re-
duested to remain during the remain
ing session of Council.
In retiring. eX-Mayor Bowman in
troduced Harrisburg's fifth mayor OF
the year with these words:
Mayor Keister it gives me great
pleasure to be able, in person, to sur
render to you the gavel. that symbol
of order which has been used for so
many years by the presiding officer
of this body.
1T is with regret, tempered with
pleasant memories of my association
with the men of this body, that am
compelled to sever my relations.
Has Full Confidence
In congratulating you upon your
installation into this office, 1 feel
safe in making the statement that
believe you have the full confidence
and the goodwill not>only of your
fellow-workers in this body but also
that of every good citizen, who will
stand ready to uphold your hands in
the administration of the law and in
any steps that you might take for
,he welfare of this community.
'As a private citizen, 1 wish tn
pledge my support. and to you and
through you to the city offer my
service at any time or place you may
see fit to command. May God gran;
YOU a good and successful admins
tration. which shall add honor to
yourself and the city"
EXMayor Bowman also mentioned
the splendid nonpartisanship dis
played in the parade on Saturday
evening in honor OF the new mayor
Mayor Keistcr's Speech
Mayor Keister's statement as HI
took the chair in Council follows:
ITO the members of Council and
my fellow citizens:
''It is indeed ain honor to be Sc
lected by the citizens of great an(
growing city like Harrisburg to bt
their chief executive. But to be Sc
lected at a time such as this, wher
the very bowels of the nation ar,
quaking, when the very vitals of oul
democratic form of government are
being threatened by the hand of {
foreign foe, when the young blood o
cial standing is being threatened
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
REAL 'PUNKIN' PIE COSTING
LESS THAN sCAMOUFLAGED'
VARIETY IS STILL KING

]. A. Kepner, New Cumberland,
says that his daughters receipt for
real pumpkin" pie has it all over
the "camouflaged' one published
in last nights Harrisburg Tele-
graph. Mr.. Kepner's daughter
makes her pumpkin" pie from real
pumpkins and comes out cheaper in
the end Here's how he figured it:
The cost of Mrs. Kings materials
for the "camouflaged" pie as pub
lished yesterday was: Milk, ten
cents: eggs, ten cents; sugar, three
cents; spices, one cent, cornmeal,
three cents; cream, one. cent. The
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

total cost Of the materials is
twenty-eight cents, for five pies, or
five and three-fourths cents per pie.
Now, here's the way the New Cum
berland girl makes her pies:
Pumpkin, five cents; milk five
cents; corn-starch, five cents; spice,
one cent; syrup, one cent; sugar
three cents. The total cost is twenty
cents for pies or a nickel for each
pie.
When you sink your teeth into
these, you get real pies," said Mr..
kepner to a Telegraph reporter.
Come over and taste them for
yourself"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
GERMANS FAIL
TO BEAT BACK
ENGLISH GAINS
New Attempt to Drive British From Positions in Bourbon
Wood Defeated Artillery Active in Verdun Region;
French Check Meuse Attack; Franco-Brtsh Join

New German attempts drive the British from their posi-
ons in Bourbon wood and the high ground dominating the
Cambria region have failed General Byng have repused
another enemy the northeast of the wood
There much fighting Monday around Moeuves west
of the Bourbon wood and the outskirts of Fonane Notre Dame
Immediately east of the wood and toward Cambria.
German artillery, however has been active Ypres ard
Verdun regions In Flanders the British positions Passchen-
daee the northern part the ridge
being bombaded heavily by the enemy but Crown Prince Rupp
recht OF Bavaria has attempted infantry attacks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Share of Sales of Patriotic
Songs to Be Given to the
Telegraph's Tobacco Fund

E. B. Chenoworth. manager of the
S. S, Kresge Company store, has Just
announced that ten per cent of the
sales from the song. THE Most
Beautiful Flag in the World" dur
ing the week, will be given to the
Harrisburg Telegraph Tobacco Fund.
Two hundred copies of the song were
given to children in the public
schools. and every girl at every coun-
ter in the Kresge store has a pile of
the songs to sell.
The song is patriotic number
written by Newman & Glogau. Jack
Glogau is famous composer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
RIVER Full, on IcE

the river this morning was fun
from bank to bank with floating ice
which had formed over the surface
during the last two days cold spell.
the Sight OF the river filled with the
slowly moving cakes of ice at this
time of the year. as 1t was this morn
ing, was a novelty seldom seen at
this time of the year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
No Scarcity of Turkeys
Although Price Is High

Vendors OF turkeys this morning
stated that the birds. are fairly plen-
tIful. but predicted no decline in
prices. The price of the live fowls
is from 33 to 35 cents a pound, with
an additional cost of about 10 cents
where they are dressed. Stories Il
lower prices are heard. but are un-
confirmed by turkey dealers. Most
OF the turkeys come from Perry and
Adams counties. it is said, the supply
from Cumberland apparently being
low this year.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
FRENCH TAKE PRISONERS

Paris, Nov. 27.-The French last
night overcame the resistance of
Germans still holding out on the
field of operations of the French at
tack on the Verdun front Sunday,
says to-day's official report. Prison
ers were taken in raids elsewhere on
the battle line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
URGED TO SAVE FUEL
By Associated Press

Washington, Nox. 27.-Declaring
American homes are overheated, tle
fuel administration to-day urged :; II
householders to maintain a tempera-
ture of not more than 6S degrees,
by eminent American
physicians. With that temperature
the saving in coal will go far to-
ward meeting the enormous war d q
mand for fuel officials announced
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
WOMEN

If your retailer or dealer charges
in excess of the prices quoted below
Howard Heinz, Federal Food Admin
istratOr for PennsylVania, wants you
to write him "a letter mt once and re-
port the matter. Address this let
ter to the United states Food Admin
istratOr, Morris Building, PhiIadeI-
phin.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
WEEK FAvoRABLE TO ALLIES

Washington, Nov. 27-"The week
Just closed has been one very fa-
vorable to the allied arms" says the
War Departments official communi-
que issued to-day. reviewing opera
tions for the week ending Saturday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ~.
Lowest temperature, %.
Mean temperature. 30.
Normal temperature. So
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
MEXICAN FORCES BATTLE

juarez, Mex. Nov 27--Fightng between Villa and
Nezcanede-a cavalry detachnens is reported to have
occurred last night and to-day at Laguna station l7o
miles south Of Juarez The fsderals were on troop
train southbound Federal Feaforeements are being en-
trained here, salEEI5a
p. & r. TELEGRAPHERs GET INCREASE
Reading, Pa. Nov 27.-Tbe Reading Railway Com
pany has granted its telegraph operators flat increase
in wages Of about six per cent effective November TO-
About 1000 men are affected
DEATH OF MISS EMILY LETT
FarrisburgWord has just been received here Of the
death of Miss Emily Lett in New York city, after an
lraton Miss Lett lived at 2l8 Pine street.
BANDITS SECURE $35OOo
Toledo O., Nov 27-Five bandits to day attacked the
Huebner Brewery Company paymaster, and got away
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
Tempernture, s n. M, 20.

Temperatures 3 n. M. 20.
suns Rises. 7,OS n. M; sets. 4i3O
u. m.
MOOni Full moon, tomorrow.
River Stage: AZ feet above low
water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
General Conditions

Pressure has increased over the
Atlantic States and decreased
considerably over the central
valleys and the Lake Region,
and In the Western Canadian
provinces and the North Pacific
States. Snow and rain have fall
len In the Missouri, Upper and
Middle Mississippi and Lower
Ohio valleys and in the Lake
Region. md there nave been
light, local SHOWS in PennsyI-
vania and New York.
There has been a general rise of
to 1S degrees In temperature
over n broad belt of country ex-
nOrthward into Canada.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity:
Cloudy and warmer Tonight and
Wednesday, probably snow or
rain; lowest temperature to-
night about 25 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Cloudy
and warmer tonight and We'd
nesday, probably snow or rain;
moderate east to southeast
winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Harvey WAGNER and Lille VI Herman. ".
IN;
Howard AIvenn H. HassInger
nd II John Brace
Johnson and
Nell L. Musgrove MddIetOwn
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
River

The Susquehanna river and all its
branches will fall slowly ex-
cept the lower portion of the
main river, which will remain
stationary Tonight. A stage of
about III feet is Indicated for
Harrisburg Wednesday morn
ing,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
GERMANS ASSISTING LENINE

day from Petrograd that number Of German staff Off
GERS have arrived there and acting in advisory
capacity to Nikolai Lenine, the Bolshevk premier.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-27
ITALIANS HOLD
,TEUTON ARMIES
ALONG ASIAGO
Defenders of Italy Oppose
Fearful Odds; Morale of
Troops Improving
By Associated Press

Rome, Nov. 27.-An entire
division of the enemy made an
attack yesterday in the Brenta.
valley in an effort to break
through the Italian northern
front. TO-day's official statement
says these troops, which attack
ed in masscd formation, were
driven back.
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