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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
Former Academy Student
Gets Hospital Appointment

w. j. Basler, Jr, now a senior
medical student at the University of
Pennsylvania and a graduate of the
Harrisburg Academy, class of 1913,
was given the first appointment at the
Pottsville Hospital for the year be-
ginning July / next. Mr.. Basler be-
sides being treasurer of his class and
secretary of the Fox Opthalmological
Society and Mann Orthopedic, is IL
member of the Meeker Bio Chemic
and Ppolemy Societies and member
of Omega Upsilon Phi fraternity.
While attending the Academy he
played on all athletic teams and was
a member of the Greek society.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
BACK AT THEIR LOOMS
Strikers at Silk Mills Assured Increase
iS Real

Officials at the Harrisburg Silk Mills
have assured the strikers that they
will get the l cent per yard increase
without any proviso clause being
added. The 800 strikers have returned
to work.
The break came on Saturday as a
result of a proviso made that they
would get an increase Provided they
did good work" The girls insisted
that the proviso was made by an
official of the company, while the
uperintendent. Gustave Roster, de-
clared the addition to the notice had
been made by miscreant without his
knowledge. The strikers were assured
that it had all been a misunderstand-
ing and this morning they were all at
their looms.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
p. O. S. OF A. CALENDAR

o-night-Meeting of Camps 639,
TIC and 16. Quot game between
Camp 639 and Camp 522, at Harris
burg.
Tuesday night-Meeting of Camp
102 and quot game between Camp 8
and Camp 102 at Steelton.
Wednesday night-M Getting of Camp
AT and quot game between York and
Harrisburg at Camp 8.
Thursday night-Meeting of Camp 8
and Camp 522 and past presidents
meeting at Camp 522, Enhaut.
Friday night-Meeting of Camp sos
and QUOT game between Camp ATT
and Camp sos at Highspire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
ROBBED WHILE AT CHURCH

To have ones valuables stolen while
attending Sabbath devotions seems ~
mean turn of fate to P. II. Rudolph.
221 Emerald street, who lost between
50 and SO cash last evening. The
entire family had gone to church when
the thief took advantage of the alb
sence and entered the back door. The
detective department is investigating.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
U. S. LIMITS ALCOHOL IN BEER
Action Taken at Instance of Hoover
Diverts 2o,5oo,ooo Bushels of
Grain to Food Uses.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Upon the rec
ommendation of the food administra-
ton, President Wilson has taken steps
to reduce the amount of grain used in
the brewing of beer.
Henceforth the alcoholic content will
be limited to maximum of per cent
instead of about per cent, as at pres
ent.
The amount of grain which may be
used is about 20 per cent of the pres
ent average, meaning a net saving Of
80 per cent The same volume of beer
may be brewed.
The order will cause a diversion to
food uses of approximately 2O,5OO, 900
bushels of grain now employed in
brewing.
The food administration holds that
the brewing of beer should not be
abolished, because in such an event
strong waters would be the only alco-
holic beverages available outside of
wines. The country has supply Of
whisky, brandy and gin sufficient to
last two or three years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
U. S. MAY OPERATE ROADS
IF THE NEW PLAN FAILS
Pooling Arrangement viii Be Given
Trial-Name Committee to Run
Railways.

Washington, Nov. 27.-Government
ownership Of railways is not imminent,
though it is being discussed in every
conference that has to do with the
transportation feature of the war.
Government operation of the roads,
however, looms as very live posi-
bility of the near future.
The pooling arrangement just agreed
to by the railways themselves will be
tried first, but there are good many
people of authority in the matter who
have only a partial faith in it's sue
cess. The executive committee that is
to operate the pooled Eastern roads is
composed of the vice presidents of the
various systems.
The railroads are sure the recent
resolutions of the railroad war board
will answer all purposes, and will
actually solve the traffic problems en-
genedered by the war. If they are
right, the operation of the roads will
be left in the hands of the companies.
1t will not take long to determine.
The operating officers Of the Eastern
roads met and created a committee to
handle the railway pool. The men,
bership is as follows:
Vice President Thompson of the B.
& o., chairman.
G. r. Gray, president of the Western
Maryland.
A. t. Dice, president of the Phil9-
delphia & Reading.
P. E. Crowley, vice president of the
New York Central.
Elisha Lee, acting vice president of
the Pennsylvania lines East.
g.. L. Peck, vice president of the
Pennsylvania lines West.
A. J. Stone, vice president of the Erie.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
U. S. WAR COUNCIL FORMED
Members of Cabinet, Defense Council,
Ship and Rail Chiefs to Supervise
War and Allied Industries.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-The council
of national defense at a. special con-
ference on Tuesday announced the for
nation of the American war council
The war council will supervise all
the war and allied industries, exer-
cising priority authority. The mem
bers will be:
Secretary of War Baker, Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, Secretary of the
Interior Lane, Secretary of Agriculture
Houston, Secretary of Commerce Red
field, Secretary of Labor Wilson, Secre-
tary of the Treasury McAdoo, Shipping
Board Chairman e. N. Hurley, Food
Administrator II. C. Hoover Fuel Adj
ministrator n. A. Garfield, Daniel Will
lard, chairman of the war industries
board; Walter s. Clifford, director of
the council of national defense.
The war councils power is more
sweeping than that Of the council of
national defense, six of whose original
cabinet members are included. 1t will
sit weekly.
1t will coordinate all the warrnak-
ing industries and allied necessities SC
men food, fuel, munitions and equip
ment may be sent oversee as needed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
BRITISH AND FRENCH GAIN
Hard Fighting Still Continues for Pos
session of Bourbon ViIlaee-French
Win at Verdun.

British Headquarters in France, Nov.
27.-The British are in possession Of
still more enemy trench defens IS in
the region of Bullecourt, the Germans
having been forced to withdraw some
what at several points to rearange
their possessions. Hard fighting still
continues for the possession of Bour-
Ion village, with the British holding
the upper hand.
Paris, Nov. 27.-Violent artillery fir
ing in Belgium and north of the
Chemin des Danes is reported in the
official statement.
The French are organizing the
ground they captured in the verdun
region.
British Headquarters In France
Nov. 2S.-The British have made an
other advance in the Cambria area
and. according to the latest reports,
have worked their way forward
through the northwestern port of Fon-
tame Notre Dame, which they cap
tured at the beginning of the attack
last week. but subsequently lost. They
are now said to have advanced almost
to the main street, which runs east
and west through the center of the
village
The British continued to press their
attack in the face of strong enemy re-
sistance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
G0MPERS Is REELECTED
Labor Leader Again Heads A. r. of
Platform Affirms PresI-
dent Wilson's Ideals.

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov. 26.-Samuel
Gompers was reelected president of
the American Federation of Labor.
The body by unanimous vote adopt
ed statement of the conditions and
principles that must be applied to in
dustrial problems arising from the
war as far as union labor is con-
cerned. The declaration is regarded
as in line with the general understand
ing that has existed between President
Wilson and President Gompers, but
there are some points that have been
in doubt which the statement clarified.
The declaration does not say there
shall be no strikes,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
WAR COUNCIL OPENS TODAY
Premier CIemenceau of France Pre-
sides at Allies Conference Held
in Paris.

Paris, Nov. 30.-The inter-allied con-
ference will be opened at ten o'clock
today, with Premier Clemenceau pre-
siding. The premier will make brief
speech of welcome, after which the
delegates will at once begin work. Be
fore beginning consideration Of the
program submitted for examination.
the delegates will decide on the order
of their deliberations and the appor-
tionment of questions for discussion
by various technical committees. Inc
conference is called on above all to dig
pose of concrete problems, such as
food supplies and the blockade, upon
which specialists among the delegates
will prepare opinions. This preIlm-
mary work is likely to occupy the first
plenary session, after the close OF
which the various committees will sit
separately. Another plenary session
will close the conference, which Is ex-
pected to occupy three days. There
will be an official luncheon at the FOR
eign Office on Saturday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
TWO WOMEN KILLED BY TRAIN
Wife of James Emison, Prominent In
diana Attorney, Loses Life-Hus-
band Seriously Hurt.

Vincennes, Ind, Nov. 26..-Mrs. John
w. Emison was killed instantly and
Mrs. James Wade Emison died one
hour later from injuries suffered when
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train
struck an automobile In which they
and their husbands were riding Sun
day afternoon. James Wade Emison,
prominent Vincennes attorney and an
aspirant for the nomination for gov
ernor on several occasions, was prob
ably fatally injured. John Emison,
wealthy hardware merchant, driving
the car, was the least injured and will
recover.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
TWO U. S. MEN DIE IN FIGHT
Pershing's Soldiers Killed in Artillery
Battle-FIve Others Severely
Wounded.

Washington, Nov 28.-Two Amert-
can soldiers were killed and five were
severely wounded in an artillery COM
bat with the Germans on November
20, General Pershing reported:
Those killed were:
Private Harry L. Miller, field artil-
lery; address, Mrs. L. Copeland. 1902
Center street, Baker, Ore.
Private Charles Rissmiller, field ar
tillery; mother, Mrs. Clara Rfssmiller,
1921 Moss street, Beading, Pa.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
BREAK ISOLATES PETROGRAD
No Word With Southern Part of the
Country While Germans Arrive
to Help Lenine.

London. Nov. 2S.-All communica-
ton has been broken between north
and south Russia. The foreign en-
bassies at Petrograd are unable to es-
tablish touch with Odessa and other
points in southern Russia. Official
messages, however, are reaching Odes-
sa by way of Persia.
Information was received here from
Petrograd that a number of German
staff officers had arrived there and
were acting in an advisory capacity to
Nikolai Lenine, the bolsheviki pre-
mier.
Washington. Nov. 2S.-Oficial con-
firmation of the news from London
that German staff officers are in PetrO-
grad acting as military advisers of the
Lenine faction probably will be fol-
lowed promptly by action on the part
Of the United States and her allies
definitely to place the bolsheviki
regime In the list of Germany's al
lies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
U-BOAT TAKEN BY U. S.
Submarine Damaged by Depth Bomb
Dropped by Destroyer Forced to
Come to the Surface.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Forty mem
bers of a German U-boat crew were
captured, one German was drowned
and another died of wounds when
American destroyers captured a sub
marine. The Teutons raised their
hands in surrender after they had been
forced to the surface by crippled rud-
der, which had been struck by a de-
stroyers depth bomb. While thus
showing their surrender, they treach-
erously opened the valves, causing the
vessel to sink after the. American de-
stroyer had cast towline to the o.
boat.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
100 ITALIANS HELD
AS u. S. ENEMIES
Alleged Anarchists Are Arrested in
Northwestern Cities-PIotting
to Aid Germany.

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 2S.-More than
shipyard employees, said to belong to
the Circolo Studi Social, an alleged
anarchistic society, were arrested in
Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Tacoma
and other Northwestern cities by fed
eral agents in raids which ended Tues
day night, according to an announce
ment by H. w. White, federal immi-
grafton commissioner, who had charge
of the roundup.
According to federal agents, the
Italians plotted to help Germany win
the war by fomenting a rebellion in
Italy to overthrow King Victor EN-
manuel
Federal officers in disguise, it was
announced, attended one of the So
cietys recent meetings, at which calls
were issued for volunteers to bring
about disturbances in this country.
Officials planned to assemble all the
prisoners in one camp where they
probably will be interned for the dura-
ton of the war.
Pamphlets entitled Throw Down
Your Arms were among the papers
and documents federal agents said
they seized at the society's headquar-
tiers here.
The propaganda, 1t was said, urged
Italians everywhere to rise against
governments and resist all military
service
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
KAISER IS READY
TO MAKE PEACE
Chancellor Eager to Discuss
Terms With Russia.
AWAITS ARRIVAL OF ENJOYS
Renewed Trouble at Petrograd Is Re.
sorted-SeVeraI Wounded Durinu
Fighting-Hostilities to
End Soon.

Berlin, Nov. 30.-Count George r
Won Hertling, the new imperial Ger.
man chancellor, told the reichstag that
he was ready to enter into peace nego-
tiations as soon as the Russian gov
eminent would send representatives
having full powers to Berlin.
II hope and WISH" he said, "that
these efforts will soon take definite
shape and bring us peace"
Respecting Poland, Lithuania and
Courland (Russian domains occupied
by Germany Count Won Hertling
said:
1--WE respect the right of self-deter-
mination of their peoples. We expect
they will give themselves a constitu-
tional form of government correspond
ing to their conditions"
Battle on in Petrograd.
Washington, Nov. 3O.-Out of the
maze of Russian complications there
emerged word of renewed trouble at
Petrograd, with hint of another rev.
olutton, to arrest, momentarily at
least, the interest of the Washington
government.
What proportions the movement as
sumed was a matter of conjecture:
the early reports telling of firing and
wounding of several persons and cpl.
demic of political turmoil.
No official message has come on the
outbreak, and Ambassador Francis is
presumed to advise Washington
promptly of any disturbance that
reaches such dimensions as to be at
all significant.
Like the other entente allies, the
United States government is reServ-
ing formal expression of its attitude
toward the bolsheviki regime pend
ing further developments, and it's con-
Germ is focused largely on the confer
ence set forth for next Sunday be-
tween the bolsheviki leaders and the
Germans regarding armistice and
peace.
From American and from British
sources warnings have gone out for
the information of the party in power
Ut tIIOSIdu VI IllC S6IlOuS COllS6-
quences of its movement for separate
peace.
All Fighting Stops.
Petrograd, Nov. Bottle bOlshevih
government received formal notiica-
ton from Ensign Krylenko, its COM
mander in chief, that a complete ces-
sation Of all hostilities on all fronts
was in sight, through acquiescence Of
all German front commanders to the
negotiation of an armistice.
Preliminary unofficial reports had
indicated that agreement for a meet
ing to discuss an armistice had been
obtained on the fifth army front. The
official report from Krylenko, however,
covers all fronts.
At meeting Sunday plenipotentiar-
les from both sides will confer. The
Germans, it was stated, will be repre-
scented by the north army commander.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
CANADA WHEAT is POURING IN
With Duty Lifted, Grain Imports Are
Largely Increased, Says WASH
ington Report.

Washington, Nov. 2S.-Canadian
wheat is pouring into the United States
duty free through every customs dis
trict on the northern border in large
ly increased volume, the department
of commerce announced. For the nine
months ended with last September this
country imported from Canada Fl, 49O,-
269 bushels, over 100000 Of which
came in free after April 16. This
was the date on which Canada re-
moved its import duty on wheat, which
automatically let wheat enter the
United States duty free under the tar
iff law
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
Women Win "Strike;" Freed.

Washington. Nov. 28.-Twenty-two
woman's party militants who have
been on hunger strike in the District
of Columbia Jail here were suddenly
released on Tuesday, long before the
expiration of their terms for picketing
at the White House. among them
were Alice Paul. chairman of the
party, and Lucy Burns, vice chairman.
Wonan's party headquarters exultant-
ly announced that the Jail officials ''had
gotten enough" of the first American
hunger strike.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
ITALIANS HURL
BACK TEUTONS
IN BIG BATTLE
Attacks Between Brenta and
Piave Fail.
BIG ALLIED ARMIES ARRIVE
French and British Troops Reach Bat
tie Front After Long March
Men Are Eager to
Enter Fight.
BIG ALLIED ARMIES ARRIVE

Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy, Nov. 2S.-The reports from
the Italian line on the northern front
were favorable. The heavy fighting is
continuing with the Italians holding in
the main.,
Five Attacks Fail.
italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, Nov. 2S-Five deter
mined attacks by Austro- German
forces on the left wing of the Italian
Fourth army near Monte Pertica, were
delivered. The enemy rushes were
broken by the defensive troops with
heavy losses to the attackers.
Teutons Hurled Back.
Rome, Nov. 27.-Utter failure of vio-
lent enemy attacks in the mountains
between the Brenta and Piave rivers
was announced on Monday Ia the off,
cial statement.
AT TassOn the Monte Rosa battalion
of Italian Alpines annihilated strong
enemy forces massed in attack.
Enemy masses, supported by heavy
artillery, again attempted to attack our
positions between the Brenta and
Piave rivers" the statement says.
Big Armies to Aid Italy.
italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, Nov. 27.-Solid ranks
of French-Italian infantry, with artil-
lery and supply trains, were seen by
the correspondent within sound of the
battle on the Italian northern lines
They had been on an eight-day march,
The correspondent was on a tour of
the northern fighting front, where the
great battle is continuing with unex-
ampled violence.
cheered by Sight of Help.
In another zone a sight which stirred
the blood was seen when solid ranks
of allied re-enfOrcements crowded the
roads. Already they were within
sound of the rumble of the guns and
the boom from the battle off in the dis
lance could be heard above the gallop
of the cavalry, the tramp of the infan-
try and the clamOr of the batteries
and supply trains.
1t was dark day, with gray sky,
but the whole scene seemed to tighten
up as the color of the Italian gray was
tinted everywhere with British khaki
and French blue. They had been on
the march eight days, making more
than fifteen miles a day.
The re-enforcements were splendid
looking young men. Both officers and
men were eager to hear how the fight
was going and were anxious to get for
ward.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
BOMB KILLS 10
At MILWAUKEE,
Nine Officers and Woman Killed
in Police Station.
SIX SUSPECTS ARE ARRESTED
Criminals Responsible for Deaths Be-
iieved to Be Members of Band of
Italian Anarchists With
iconoclastic Ideas.

Milwaukee, Nov. 26.-That the bomb
which killed ten persons, injured two
and wrecked the central police station
here Saturday night may have been
manufactured by experts in Chicago
is the theory that now holds the atten-
ton Of the authorities who have the
investigation in charge.
This theory, the plan of offering of
substantial rewards by the city and
state for the arrest of the criminals
responsible for the explosion and the
detention of half dozen Italians were
the outstanding developments in a
crime that has stirred the community
as it has not been aroused in half a
century.
Bomb Found In Church.
The bomb was found in Rev. Gull
liani's church by Miss Maude Richter,
church organist. She sent an italian
boy, Tony Massone, with it to the Cen
trail station and handed it to Station
Keeper Deckert. The station keeper
carried it into the squad room, where
detectives and police coming on or just
going off duty were assembled. A mo-
ment later there was a flash and a
roar. Buildings rocked for blocks
around. The smoke cleared. Where
detectives and the station keeper had
stood was a mass of wreckage and
fragments of human bodies.
Gov. e. L. Philip and Aldermen
William /. Greene and Louis Weiss
were authority for the statement that
substantial rewards would be offered
by the city and the state.
List of Dead.
The list of dead follows:
Frank NJ. Caswin, detective; Henry
Deckert, station keeper; Fred w. Kali
ser, detective; David O'Brien, detec-
tive; Stephen H. Stecker, detective;
Edward Spindler, switchboard opera
tor; Albert Templin, detective; Paul
Weller, detective; Miss Catherine
Walker, an employee of the Pietsch
dye works, in station to make COM
plant; Charles Zehauer, detective.
1t is the belief of Chief Jansen that
a band of partly organized Italian an
archists with iconoclastic ideas who
live in the Bay View section Con the
South side) of the city is responsible
for the death of his officers and the
woman.
Miss Maude Richter, who came here
from Rochester, N. Y, said:
"They have been trying for a long
time to break up this congregation.
Rev. Mr. Guiliana is a former Catholic
priest. He just established here in the
Third ward the Italian Evangelical
church and his congregation was grow
ing rapidly"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
AMERICAN SHIP is TORPEDOED
Twenty-One Survivors of the Steamer
Actaeon Safe-Three Boatloads
Missing.

London, Nov. 28.-The American
steamship Actaeon was torpedoed on
Sunday, a dispatch from Corunna.
Spain, reports. Twenty-one survivors
have arrived at Port Camarinas.
Three boats with the remainder of the
crew are missing.
The American citizens on board in
Guided ]. Moriarity, oiler. Muske-
gon, Mich; Henry Fallon, deck boy
Steubenville. O.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-12-05
MISS R0MANOFF TO U. S.
Daughter of Former Gar of Russia
Escapes by Pretending to
Wed

New York, Nov. 26-Miss Tatiana
Nicholaevna Romanoff, second daugh-
ter of Nicholas Romanoff, deposed en-
peror of Russia, has escaped from ST.
IBERIA through fictitious marriage to
son of former chamberlain Of the
emperor and now Is on her way to the
United States, chaperoned by an En-
glish woman, according TO information
made public here by persons connect
ed with the Russian civilian relief.