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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

he Department of State has re-
Eed reports from Russian soldier
soners who escaped from Ger
ny which describe the manner in
ch they were treated by their
man captors. Among other de-
S it is reported that the prisoners
'e compelled to work under hre,
ich is a violation of the recognlz-
rules of warfare.
Following is synopsis of reports
8 zeived:
-AITas Front, July Il, 1917
. Information by a Russian soldier,
soner of war in Germany, a MEM
6 of the Labor Battalion, COM
led partly of Russians, working
trenches behind the firing line
=ing the English.
='he battalion was sent there
M, Westphalia, in October,
6.
The work consisted of four lines
Z defense. with artillery emplace-
+ hts. With the falling back of the
bps the prisoners were moved to
rear and worked on the next
i of defense. Later their work was
+ sther from the firing line, but even
s n shells were falling three to four
bmeters behind the working par
/. Just before the last Easter six
n men were killed among the
.ssians and sixty men were
=lnded.
Belgians' Near Front
Belgians, men only, worked on
ds, in the forest, in the fields, not
from the front, but not on the
hches.
German soldiers at the front OBJ
'ved by the informant were
ing men. He escaped May 81; ar
ed in Holland June "a. Among
soldiers seen by him were some
be, some two or three fingers miss
/, others had but one eye. One man
|ing a rubber extension to his
was sent from the hospital to
front.
Bread allowance of prisoners last
Eember was one loaf (25 pounds)
three men per day. From middle
May on it was one loaf for four
IN. Finally it was planned to issue
I loaf for five men. 1t was decided
|tead to deduct 10 pfennig per day
m the prisoners pay. 1t was then
t the informant took his de-
|ture.
Prisoners meals consisted of
had and coffee in the morning;
dinner was served soup with a
potatoes, but mostly beets were
|hered in the nearby fields. Sup
consisted of bread and coffee.
ben the place of work was too far
m camp soup was served in the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

BELL 1991-2358 UNITED
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
VET SKINNY ONES PASS

You can't always tell. Plenty OF
emaciated-looking boys drilling and
marching ON Topeka's streets were
regularly accepted in Uncle Sans
army, but Walter Tragressor. catch
er of the Boston Braves, failed to
pass the physical examination.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
TEACHERS MUST QUIT TOBACCO

Santa Fe, N. M.-Led by John V.
Conway, assistant State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, county
boards of education in practically
every county in New Mexico, have
extended the rule against the use of
alcoholic drinks by teachers to in
clude use of tobacco in any form.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06

BowMANs-Main Floor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
Bozart Rugs

Made of heavy fibre
fast colors in green, blue
and brown
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-06
FOUNDED 1871
Friday Sale of
Wall Paper

Oatmeal papers in the
latest fall shades = buff,
green, blue and brown,
with cut-out borders to
match. Friday Sale, roll,
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18

The members of the Ocala Junior
League have their program all ar
ranged for Christmas and have been
faithfully on same. Pro-
gram will appear son and date fixed
as soon as the new pastor arrives.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18

ukelele and Mrs. L. ". Duval, one Of
beautiful Chinese Christmas. At the
conclucion of these numbers which
were given in Miss Porter's studio.
Mrs. Hood gave each guest an orig
inal Chinese puzzle consisting Of
twenty-five questions, the answers be-
ing the name of we'll known Chinese
missionaries. These were very clever
indeed, and some Of the questions and
answers will be amusing to our read
ers. "Trees in spring." the answer
being, Mrs. Green; "a body of wa
ter" Mrs. Lake; "a famous Scotch
ballad" Mrs. John Anderson; GA
Florida pest" Mrs. Roche; honored
father" DR.. Yocum; can Ocala MILL
ner," Mrs. Bostick; can Ocala den
tist," DIR. Aver.
Mrs. Bunyan Stephens poured the
tea from one of the contest corners
Imaginable The table was laid with
a fine japanese cover, and real Jap
anese baskets were loaded with the
favorite Chinese sweet, stuffed dates.
AS all know, the Chinese dwarf every
thing, even to their orange trees, so
at each corner of the table stood tiny
Christmas trees loaded with kum-
quots and even the tray and blue tea
set were Chinese.
Miss Marguerite Porter and Miss
Francis Tarver then served chicken
salad on lettuce leaves, waters, bread
and butter sandwiches, tomato aspec,
tea and dates.
AS the guests departed Mrs. Hood
gave each one her Christmas wish on
blue bird postcard, which will long
be kept as a souvenir of the prettiest
of Mrs. Hoods five class parties.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18
Beautiful Sunday School Party Given
by Mrs Van Hood

The 35 members of the Fidelis Sun
day school class of the Baptist church
Of which Mrs. E. Van Hood is the be-
loved teacher, were given their usual
annual treat by Mrs. Hood at her
home this afternoon from 8 until 4
o'clock.
As the guests arrived they were
greeted at the door by two future
Fidelis members, little Misses Vir-
GINA Burford and Adelaide Duval.
The reception hall was very Chinese
like with its lanterns, chrysanthe-
NUNS and other Oriental decorations,
the most noticeable of which was a
beautiful white Chinese sacred lily,
which was most accommodating in
that it burst into a mass of blooms
seemingly for the occasion.
Mrs. r. A. Burford and Mrs. Maud
Horne received the callers in the hall.
Mrs. Hood greeted her guests in her
usual charming manner in the living
room, and standing with her were the
officers of the class: Mrs. John Ed
wards, president, Mrs. J. Y. Purvis,
assistant teacher; Mrs. Paul Durand,
secretary, and Mrs. Taylor Stroman,
treasurer. In the living room every
thing possible had been done to carry
out the Oriental effect; the lights
were encased in Japanese lanterns
and handsomely embroidered screens
were used wherever possible. Bright
colored Chinese panels were used in
place of pictures and the Chinese ma
tional flowers, the chrysanthemum, in
the national colors, red and yellow,
were used in profusion.
One of the "Big" things this class
has done for five years has been to
support native Chinese missionary
woman whose duties are to teach he1
people the truth about our Savior and
his great love for mankind. At the
same time she instructs them in the
hygienic way of living and caring for
their little ones. For this reason
these annual affairs assume the Chi
nese aspect.
The special honor guest was to
have been, Mrs. S. S. Harris, at one
time of Citra, who has just returned
from several years stay in China
and Japan. It was a matter of deep
regret to the hostess and the class
members that owing to illness Mrs
Harris was not present.
Miss Mabel Aiken gave several
piano numbers. Miss Marguerite Por-
ter gave Chinese selections for the
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18
Red Cross Drive Now On

Dc you realize that the Red Cross
Christmas drive for $500 members in
Marion county began yesterday :?
Well, it did, and young ladies will be
at the Court Pharmacy and Gerig's
Drug Store every morning and after
noon in the interest of this great
campaign.
All members who joined the Red
Cross this year are requested to re-
new their membership now, as the
society desires all memberships to
expire at the same time, and you
who have not joined, there is no bet
ter time to help the Red Cross in their
great work than this Christmas sea-
son.
One hundred and fifty paid their
dues yesterday, and at noon today
126 had paid. Both these reports
have already been wired to headquar-
tiers.
An average of 100 daily will have
to pay up this week, if this chapters
quota does it's 'bit."
Don't pass these drug stores nor
the other booths that may be up to-
morrow, but take an extra dollar and
help make Ocala's Christmas drive a
brilliant success.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18
=
"HOW Far a Little Candle Sheds It's Beams

and Mrs. R. B. Thompson and son,
Billy of Mulberry, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
C. Hopper of Live Oak, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Murphy and family of Oak,
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Gamble and
children of Montbrook. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Gamble of
New Smyrna, who were married the
3rd of December in Elkton, KY. Their
visit was an especially happy one as
the bride had not seen her Ocala
friends in thirteen years.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18
OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
If You Have ANY News for this De-
partment, Call Two-One- Five
or Two-Seven
The Christmas Feeling

Oh, the air is full of Christmas,
There is joy everywhere,
The children-e'en the old folks
Seem to say farewell to care.
For the shops are full of toys
And the crowds are full of fun
And this jolly Christmas feeling
Seems to get nevery one.
Once a year we just can't help it
We must let our hearts have sway
And make each other happy
In the name of Christmas day.
Selected.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-12-18

Continued on Fourth Page)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Plans and Secret Minutes OF
Dayton-Wright Co. Found
in His Rooms
Dodged Draft, Charge
Federal Officials Believe Chi
cago Prisoner May Be
German Spy

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S-A preliminary
hearing to-day on charges Of failure 20
report for the selcctive draft and viola
ton Of the espionage act was given 70
Paul II. Billhuber, until recently an
aero engineer employed by the Dayton
Wright Airplane Company, Of Dayton,
Ohio. in the planning and construction
Of aircraft for the United states army
Wallace $. Whitaker, traffic manager
Of the company, Identified a CORE
spondence NE, together with maps.
drawings and plans and the secret
minutes Of the aero cOmpany's strategy
board outlining war policies, which
were found iu Rillhuber's rooms al the
T.. n. {. a. hotel in Chicago, when he
was arrested several weeks ago.
The revelations brought out at the
preliminary hearing led Federal Off
cials 10 believe that Billauber might
be n German spy.
Bulhuber gave his home address as
Hayygood, y. J.. and claimed American
citizenship. Mr.. Whitaker said that,
although Billhuber was q trusted en-
Dlovc in the engineering and construc-
ION departmcnt Of the company, he
would have no occasion 70 see most Of
fhe correspondence and records found
Ia mis- possession.
Government agents have been inves-
.igating Billhuber's movements during
Inc last three years with special atten-
ton to his connection with other arr
plane concerns.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
IS Colonies Ordered
To Officers School
"Plucking Board" Named for
the 9th Division at Camp
Wadsworth

CAMP WADSWORTH. 5. G.. Dee. 2s.
Orders issued to-day at division
headquarters Of the Twenty seventh
Division designate thirteen colonies
of the line TO attend the brigade and
field officers school which opens at
San Antonio, Texas, on January ..
The colonies are: James VI. An
drews. l05th Infantry: William G..
Bates. Seventy-Grst New York lnfan-
try; Frank II. Norton, 106th Infantry;
John +. Klein. Tenth New York Infan-
try; George A. Wingate. 105th Field
Artillery; Edgar $. Jennings. l0Sth
Infantry! willard c. Fisk. 10th In
fantry; Merritt II. Smith. 10th Field
Artillery: James s. Boyer, First New
York Infantry; Reginald 5. Foster,
Twelfth New York Infantry; Arthur
Kemp. Seventy-fourth New York In
fantry; James K. Hewlett, Forty
seventh New York Infantry. and Frank
II. Hines. 106th Field Artillery.
Announcement was made to-day Of
the appointment OF what will yirtu-
ally be "plucking board" FOR the
division, which will have authority to
conduct examinations OF commissioned
officers and pass upon their fitness for
continuing in the service. irrespective
Of physical qualifications or disability.
The board consists Of Colonel James
II. Andrews, Colonel Charles ]. Debe-
voise, Major Louis II. Gaus, Major
d. Bryant and Major Robert
MaZet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Guatemala Capital
Partly in Ruins as
Earthquake Continues

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-At 6
o'clock last night the earthquake which
destroyed part of Guatemala City was
continuing; destruction Of property
was undated and thousands were
without shelter. Americans and other
foreigners were safe.
This latest information, coming to-
day in a dispatch from the American
Consul. added that water mains were
broken and the sanitary condition was
becoming bad. Relief work already had
been started, the local chapter of the
American Red Cross there having col
lected for that purpose $500.
Red Cross headquarters here to-day
telegraphed President Estrada Cabrera
and the head of the Red Cross chapter
in the Guatemalan capital offering aid.
Secretary Lansing to-day instructed
the American Charge d'Aifaires at
Guatemala City 20 present the condo
lences of the American government,
and at the same time President Cab
rera was informed that this country
desires TO be of all possible assistance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Red Cross Drive
Enters Final Day
Manhattan $4,000 Short of
Quota, but Managers
Are Hopeful

The last day Of tho Red Cross cam
paign opens this morning with Manhat-
tan $4,000 short Of its 100000 quota.
The campaign leaders see many hopeful
signs, however.
First, the mems teams, which have
withheld their figures, are beginning to
report. and the reports are good.
Twelve vice-chairmen in charge OF
groups Of mems teams last night an
nounccd a total Of 62.936 names.
Arthur ". Middleton was the leader
among the male campaigncrs, having
obtained l,l56 new members.
Ninety p6r cent Of the returns from
the 10000 women who operated Z'2OO
booths in New York until Monday
night give 105.SG8 names. The section
Chairnen and their totals We're; MISS
Rel Gurnee. %, 268: Mrs. Frank y. Pot
ter. $3.50; Miss Charlotte Delaheld.
271Gl; Miss Mary Alexander. 2f,47l,
and Mrs. Henry Norgentnau. 22,39e.
Seventv-fve per cent of the returns
from factories, newspapers, express
companiee. telegraph companies, the-
aires. the Water Department, hotels,
department stores. Office buildings, rali-
way Offices and the Park Department
totalled 77,169 members.
Tho Tammany drive continues to-
dav. and headquarters expects II TO
make a Crandstand finish. The results
are being kept secret until tonight, but
Yesterday it was reported $4,000 names
had been obtained.
The Following names were added 20
the Hundred Per Cent Club Yesterday
J. J. WYE & Bros. Inc, Franklin knitting
Mills company, Russell * Erwin Manuiactur ,
ing Company. L. T. Hungerford Bra's ana
Copper Company Frederick Osann Compauy,
Long Island Knitting Mills, Ihermos Bottie
Company. WorthingtOn Pump company, VI.
p. Gould Company. advertising agent; JAM W;c,
tor Electric Corporation. VI. ]. Corbett ~ Co.
c. J. Lambert, r. o. Boyd 9 Co.. tra HsrI
simon a Co, Holland Manufacturing COM
I'M, ap,s,tment house. $40 West Fifty-sev-
ent3 I street: Bureau Of Recreation Depart
nents OF Parks Graupner' Love Ian IAN
prccht. Fred Fear &c Co, and Siesei broIh'
ers 4 Goodman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Legislative Quiz on
Fusion Fund Is Asked

Resolutions adopted by the Allied
Boards of Trade and Taxpayers Asso-
citation OF Brooklyn, in which Mayor
elect Hyian is the moving spirit, call
ing upon the next Legislature to in
vestigate the 100000 Fusion cam
paign fund for the purpose of recon-
mending certain amendments TO the
election law. were given out yesterday
at Hylan headquarters.
The resolutions call for an 'impar-
tial investigation of the source of this
vast fund, which the Mitchel-Fusion
committee expended in the mayoralty
campaign of 1917, and into the pur-
poses for which it was used" II was
recommended that the election law be
so amended as to prohibit contributions
to campaign expenses of candidates by
corporations and by directors OF cor
porations, and further to provide that
sworn list of all contributions to
campaign funds be lied with the proper
public authorities at least five days be-
fore Election Day, and that no further
contributions be received and no fur
Their expenditures be made after, the
day Of such filing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
New School Planned
For'Women Voters

Another school for women voters IS
10 be opened January 7, at BOB Firth
Avenue, the headquarters OF the New
York State Woman Suffrage Party. For
two weeks the women will cram poll
tics at an all-day school, beginning at
10 o'clock in the morning and lasting
until 4. At the end of the course they
will take an examination, and those
who pass will be entitled to 60 about
the state opening citizenship schools Of
their own.
The scho!s will be under the general
direction of Mrs. Victor Morawetz.
member of the educational section Of
the Woman Suffrage Party. Professor
BENJAMIN B. Kendrick, OF Columbia
University, will conduct the classes in
political science.
Frederick c. Tanner will expound the
doctrines o. Republicanism, Morris
Hillquit will describe the Socialist
teachings, and a prominent Democratic
leader will explain the faith Of his
party. The morning sessions will be
devoted to the theory of government,
and the afternoons to practical politics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Women Socialists
Seek Sister Voters
Plans Laid to Get in Touch
With Every Organization
in CITY

Women Socialists met Yesterday at
227 East Eighty-fourth Street and laid
plans to get women voters into the So
cialist ranks. Mrs. Theresa Malkiel
was particularly emphatic in declaring
that every working woman must be en-
rolled before she is swallowed up in
a cup Of tea"
eve must get in touch with every
woman's organization" continued Mrs.
Malkiel, "and work that way besides
the house-to-house canvass. II may be
a woman's lodge or sewing club, but
we should go there and bring socialism
10 them"
Il was decided that all women Social
lists affiliated with other political or
carnations must resign from them or
from the Socialist party.
Ella Reeves Bloor said that women
were being substituted for men by EN-.
ployers, but were getting only halt
mems pay, and Meta Lillienthal adj
viscd Socialist women TO "leave little
leaflets wherever you go, for the print
ed word reaches more than any spoken
word can"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29

A travelling man clips the
following from a Pennsyl-
vania paper and sends it to
us with the suggestion that
we weave it into a yarn about
our rainproofed *"Scotch
Mist" overcoats.
Smarter-What is a Scotch mist:
Smart give it up.
Smartcr-It is the mist that enters
u Scotchman's eyes when it is his turn
20 buy.
This doesn't mean when
he's about to buy a %"Scotch
Mist" overcoatl
Double purpose coats
none smarter for fair weather,
none more serviceable when
1t rains.
Registered trademark.
Army officers uniforms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Gernan-American Alliance
Protests Against Dropping
Foreign Language Study

The Yereinigte Deutsche Gesell-
schaften Won New York New YORK
branch Of the National German-Ameri'
can Alliance passed. at their meeting
last night in the Mennerchor Hall,
Tifty-sixth Street, near Third Avenue,
a resolution protesting against the abo-
lition of teaching foreign languages, in
Guiding German, in the elementary
schools of this city, and urging Mayor
elect Hylan TO appoint liberal minded
men 70 the next Board Of Education.
America is wagng war against the Ger
man government, but not against the
German language, grsmmer or syntaX,
it WAS urged.
The Rev. DR.. Poppke. chairman Of the
committee on German language and
culture, was ordered to send a letter
to this effect to the Mayor-elect.
Dr.. Poppke declared that the Ger
man-Americans must fight 20 keep the
German language on the curriculum OF
the public schools, and that they will
have the support OF men more powerful
than all the marrow minded people
who are behind the obnoxious propa-
ganda aiming at the abolishing Of
teaching German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
Where Volunteer
War w orkers
Are N d e d

The Tribune iHvites the 'rdr cork
societies to Uoice their nceds IN this
column. II crte,tds an equally cor
dial imitation to the stay-Gt-home
patriots rho iraHt to 5cork for their
country.
address all appeals for help or for
icur work to the City Editor, Neio
York Tribune, Isl Nassau Street.
Fol'oicing arc requests tor icorA;-
eTs:
Hostesses wanted to-day and tonight
for soldiers and sailors dances given
by War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities. Also, for
New Years afternoon and evening.
Apply 20 Roland Haines, 80 East Forty
second Street. Vanderbilt 2i72.
Hundreds OF women volunteers are
needed by the American Red Cross,
Auxiliary No. 229, 20 pledge three hours
week 10 make hospital garments Tor
soldiers and sailors. Apply Volunteer
Hospital Garment Norkroom, "2O
Broadway, Twenty-frst Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-29
u. S. Agents Act
On |. w. w. Threats
Heavy Guard Placed at All
Grain Elevators in
West

CHICAGO. Dec. 2S- Following the
discovery by Federal Secret Service
agents Of what they say is an I. W. W.
plot TO destroy grain elevators
Throughout the country in the course
of the holiday season, heavy guards
were thrown around all the threatened
buildings to-day. The /. W. ". are sus-
pectcd by the government of being in
the employ OF Germany.
Il is learned here that six men have
been arrested at Detroit in connection
with a plot to destroy elevators along
the lines of the Michigan Central. This
road has sent warnings 10 all its agents,
giving notice Of the ]. w. W. CON
spiracy. Armed men have been posted
around all the stores Of grain in the
lines keeping.
At Nation, H., along the Illinois
Central main line, ,.arnings were re
ceived that the grain elevators there
were marked for destruction, and the
authorities have placed a Gordon f
armed guards around each elevator,
with instructions TO kill all providers.
Similar precautions are being taken
everywhere.
At Hegewisch, H., an immense eleya-
tor, which has just been completed, but
holds no grain at present, IS being
doubly guarded. The Waterman was
warned that the great structure would
be in ruins before New Years.
In and around Chicago there are fifty
elevators loaded TO the limit glth
wheat. corn and oats, and smaller
structures, holding immense stores Of
beans and other, food. Extra guards
have been thrown around all Of them
with instructions 10 kill dynamitors
first and ask On stions afterwarO.
These guards are working in three
shifts.
Instructions were sent out to-day 20
all roads running West and Northwest
20 install Immediately trustworthy
guards and empower them to deal in an
effective manner with persons tamper-
ing with the nations food supply.
Part Of the printed propaganda Of
the l. w. w. seized in recent raids
called for the destruction Of grain elc-
vatOrs.
Among the tons Of literature seized
in the recent raid on /. ". w. head
quarters here, il was learned to-day,
were $4,000 copies OF Sabotage"
book by Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, OF
New York, now under indictment for
conspiracy against the government.