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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
Will Tell Bible Stories
in Market Square Church

The repertoire of the story telling
artist is not complete unless 1t includes
tales that appeal to the spiritual ma
ture of the audience. Miss Lucille Cor
bett who accepted an invitation from
the local branch of the Story Telling
League to visit Harrisburg for a day
or two, has graciously offered to give
free an hour of Bible stories while she
is here.
Through the courtesy of Market
Square Presbyterian Church, Miss Cor
bett will entertain there those inter
ested in the use of the art the Great
Story Teller employed when he told
his disciples what the Kingdom OF
Heaven is like unto. The program
will be given tomorrow afternoon al
$50 O'Clock so that all interested may
taken advantage of this wonderful OPP
portunity.
This afternoon Miss Corbett en-
tranced the school children of the city
at a free story hour in the auditorium
and this evening in the same place she
will lecture to the older folks on 1.-THE
Art of Story Telling giving many
stories in costume.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
VISITS IN OHIO

Albert M. Hamer. of 110O North
Second street, returned yesterday after
a five days visit in Youngstown, and
Cleveland, Ohio. Enroute home. Mr..
Hamer spent some time in Pittsburgh. h.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17
ATTENDS SCHOOL DANCE

Miss Sara N Cooper. of Camp Hill.
left yesterday for New York City to
visit Miss Alice Simpson. While there
she attended the dance at the Hotel
Astor last evening of the alumnae of
the Castle School. Miss Cooper gradu-
ated from the Castle School, Tarry-
town-in- -the-Hudson, two years ago.
Other Social News Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-02-17

Other Social News Page II
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
SECOND BOND ISSUE
BILL INTRODUCED

Washington, Sept. shop girl
bonds is the term applied to the $2,-
000, 100000 war saving certificates au.
thorized in the second bond issue bill
reported to the house by Chairman
Kitchin of the ways and means com.
mittee
These certificates will be in de
nominations as small as S., thus en-.
abling persons of small means to help
finance the war for democracy. A SIS
certificate will cost S4 and be worth
face value on maturity I'm five years.
England tried out this plan and 1t was
p big success More than 100000
persons subscribed
A limit of 81 900 is placed on the
amount OF war savings certificates
any person may hold Not more than
500 worth can be purchased at one
time
The total estimated cost of conduct
ing the government for the year end
ing June 30, 1918. is put at s19.OO5.
5S3.107.
The bin contemplates a new $4,000,
o000 loan to the allies, but no de
tails are given as to how it shall be
apportioned.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
RECORD YEAR FOR
INTERNAL REVENUE

Washington, Sept An previous
American records for consumption of
whisky, cigars. cigarettes and tobacco
apparently went by the boards in the
past year The preliminary report OF
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Os-
borne, covering the twelve months
ending June s., shows record tax col.
lections on these and other articles
Here arc the grand totals of produc-
tion upon which taxes were paid:
Distilled spirits from every source
l64,G65, ,2i6 gallons, am increase Of 26,-
100000 gallons over the previous year
yielding a tax return Of $1S6, 6,5G3. .055.
Cigars of all descriptions and
weight, 9,216,9o1.112 approximately SO
per capita, as compared with 1891.
720.5S0 the previous year.
Cigarettes, 30529.193.53S. as com
pared with q 21.oS7.75Io7S. an increase
of more than 10 per cent
Tobacco, chewing and smoking. 445,
763,206 pounds. an increase of 2S,500,
600 pounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
PLOT TO OVERTHROW
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

Petrograd, Sept 4.-The attorney OF
the high court of Moscow has un-
earthed counter revolutionary
monarchistic conspiracy, the design of
which, according to a report present.
ed to the cabinet, was to accomplish a
coup d'etat by arresting the provision
al government.
Many arrests have been made OF
officers and civilians in Moscow and
the provinces and some also In Petro
grad The authorities refuse to di.
vulge names Of those arrested.
Ii appears the headquarters of the
conspiracy was the villa district out
side of Petrograd.
Premier kerensky is personally
conducting a preliminary inquiry.
The Birzhevya declares the au
thorities first received news of the
conspiracy from the council of depu
ties
A conference of representatives oil
the army committees at Moscow has
passed resolution demanding merci
less suppression of the counter revolu
tionary movement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
SOLDIERS BACK TO
FARM AFTER WAR

Quincy. Mass, Sept. 4.-Plans to
keep in touch with events of every
soldier taken from Adams county out
side of the city of Quincy have been
formulated by the Adams County Farm
Improvement association.
The plans are designed to keep the
farmer boys in so close touch with
their farm homes that they will not
be weaned away from the land.
When they return they can take up
their agricultural life with renewed
interest.
This is believed to be the first farm
organization in the United States to
make such plans. A fund will be
raised to carry on the work. A county
letter and a township letter will be
sent to each man each month, giving
the important news, especially on farm
news. and the boys will be encouraged
to write, telling their needs.
Quincy papers will be sent to each
man.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
U. S. TROOPS ARE POPULAR
French People Open Their Arms to
Sammies.

Washington, Sept. Anime. Sans
Sulzer, wife of the new Swiss minis
ter to the United States, a recent ar
rival from Paris. has given an inter
view on American soldiers in France
1.-The English and Russians were
quite out of 1t when those large, fresh.
long-limbed boys of your came.
How eager they looked. as if they
could fight the world, and the French
opened their arms to them. 1t is an
important secret that the French
soldier already likes the American
soldier as he does no other, not even
the British Tommy, with whom he has
been brother in arms for so long
"The Americans were homesick in
that city 5000 miles away. They nev-
er go about alone You always see
them in groups, two or three taxi loads
travelling together"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
MEXICO TO REMAIN
STRICTLY NEUTRAL

Mexico City, Sept. 4-Renewed as
surances that Mexico will remain neu-
tral in the world war were given by
President Carranza in his message at
the opening of the Mexican congress.
The president reviewed the efforts
the Mexican government had made
toward peace, mentioning the note in
which he proposed that all neutrals
cease shipping supplies to the bellig-
erents. He said that probably as a
result of this Argentina had propos-
ed conference to discuss the atti-
tude of neutrals, but that after many
countries had agreed to attend it had
been decided to postpone the confer
ence indefinitely.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
ASKS BANKS TO
ASSIST FARMERS
Hoover Suggests Lower In
tereSt Rates.
TO INCREASE MEAT SUPPLY

Federal Reserve Board Is Enlisted In
Campaign 10 Obtain Larger Amount
OF Cattle Feeding in This Country.
Seven Per Cent Is Regarded as
Profitable Rate on Funds Involved.
Washington, Sept T. - Food Admin
istrator Hoover has enlisted the aid
of the federal reserve board in a cam
paign to increase the meat supply of
the country.
Mr.. Hoover has asked the board to
help the farmers by suggesting that
banks lend them money at not more
than per cent interest-as compared
with the legal rate of s per cent or
more-and that board has transmitted
the request. through the federal re-
serve banks. to the bankers of the dis
triCts con crned.
THE board has received a letter
from Mr. Hoover" reads letter from
the board to the federal reserve banks,
made public, stating that he is just
beginning a campaign to obtain a
larger amount of cattle feeding i'm this
country and that his Investigations
show that the interest charge repre-
sents between 35 and 40 per cent OF
the total costs of this industry.
"The legal rate of interest in many
of the cattle raising states is 8 per
cent or more and the food administra-
tor suggests that if banks would make
loans 10 the cattle people at a rate OF
interest not exceeding per cent which
he thinks they can afford to do in
view Of the per cent rediscount rate
on six months paper available at most
of the federal reserve banks, a stimu.
lus would be given to the cattle rails.
inc industry which all will agree is
greatly needed at this time
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
REALIZES CAUSE Is LOST
German Prisoner Learns Americans
Are at Battle Front.

Paris, Sept. with big tears roll
ing down his cheeks a German pris-
oner in France said, "lt's all over, we
are lost" when told that the United
States already had sent troops to
France and is preparing to arm mil
lions for service in Europe.
The prisoner, according to Echo de
la Rochelle had berated the French
for the hopes that they were showing
in victory since the entrance of the
United States as their ally. He de-
clared that Wilson was only playing
with the allies, would temporize
without getting into the conflict and
would not compromise the Stars and
Stripes In an adventure on the French
front.
He heard from his captors for the
first time that the United States al
ready was really engaged in the war
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
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LAKE SAILORS MAY STRIKE
Demand Same Conditions as Prevail
on Atlantic.

Chicago, Sept "A strike Of sailors
on Great Lake freighters may be call
ed by the end Of the week unless
shipowners agree to extend the At
lantic agreement to lakes. This was
intimated by Victor Olander, secretary
Illinois Federation of Labor and a
vice president of the seamens union.
Under the Atlantic agreement bet
ter working conditions prevail on the
Atlantic seaboard than on the Great
Lakes" said Olander. 'If the same
conditions are not put into effect by
the shipowners on the Great Lakes be-
fore the end of the week the seamen
will force them to do So"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
REPRESENTS FOUR STATES
Coler Campbell Heads Red Cross Can
teen Department.

St Paul. Sept. A. Coler Campbell
has been appointed head OF the can
teen department OF the Red Cross for
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota
and South Dakota, according to A. X.
Rogers, Northwest manager OF the
Red Cross i'm Minneapolis.
The canteen department will en-
deayor to have body of volunteers
in every town through which troop
trains will pass this fall and make
certain that soldiers will be given
sandwiches and hot coffee and per
haps be met by bands.
Mr. Campbell said st. Paul and Min
neapolis are ready to do this service
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

Ohio Man Then Shoots Himself, Prob
ably Fatally.

Lorain, o.. Sept Edward Hazen.
thirty years old, shot and killed his
fve-months-old daughter Mary, his
three-year-old son Edward, Jr, and
then fatally wounded himself here.
Hazen is dying
Hazen had called at his wife's home
to ask her to drop divorce proceed
ing against him. While his attorney
was inside the house talking to the
wife the father shot the children as
they played or the norcI
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

declaring he expects everything
from it.
This confidence" SAYS the admiral,
lis shared by all our submarine COM
manders and no difference of opinion
exists about il in our navy II would
be a mistake 10 name a definite date.
rate of the sinkings continues as at
present the day must come when Eng
land will recognize that the war does
not pay"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
Governor OF Illinois to Pre-
vent Peace Meetings.
CONFLICT OF AUTHORITY
Mayor of Chicago Permitted Gather
ings Forbidden by State Executive
Assume Personal Control.

Chicago. Sept 4.-Governor Frank
o. Lowden has arrived here to take
personal charge of the situation aris-
ing out of the conflict of authority be
tween himself and Mayor Thompson,
with whose aid the Peoples Council
of America for Democracy and Peace
was able to hold a meeting here after
it had been interdicted by the govern
or Mayor Thompson is believed to
be at Lake Geneva, Wis.
The city hall was closed except for
Chief Schuettler's office.
so far as | can learn there is no
prospect OF another meeting Of the
pacifists," said the chief Apparent
ly they have concluded their work
Most of the delegates, however,
were reported to be in the city
The Seventh Illinois infantry, which
was called out by General Carter. com
manding the Central department. Il.
S. A. is back on routine duty. Gen
eral Carter permitted them to return
to their homes when it appeared that
their services would not be needed.
Intense interest was felt in the ar
rival of Governor Lowden owing to
the clash of authority between him
and the mayor. Developments are
eagerly awaited.
According to a statement made by
Levy Mayer, counsel for and mem
her of the Illinois state council of de-
fense, Mayor Thompson is liable to
criminal prosecution and custer from
Office for defying the orders of Gov
ernor Lowden.
The declaration by the council foI
the state defense body that proceed
ings might be started against the may
or was followed by an announcement
from Maclay Hoyne, state attorney
that he would institute proceedings
against the mayor if Governor Lowder
and his legal advisers believed such
action justified.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
ONE KILLED, SIX INJURED
Lone German Airplane Makes Raid on
English Coast.

London, Sept. 4.-One person was
killed and six were injured by seven
bombs dropped in the aerial raid over
East Kent it is announced officially.
The attack was made by a single air
plane and was directed against the
important channel port of Dover.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
ADMIRAL SCHEER PLEASED
German Naval officer Says U-Boats
Will Defeat England.

Amsterdam, Sept. 4.-Confdence in
the effect of unrestricted submarine
warfare is expressed by Admiral
Reinhardt Scheer, commander Of the
German battle fleet, in an interview
In tha- Leipsic Tageblatt, the admiral
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
Russians Flee on Approach
of German Forces.
RETIRE TOWARD NORTH
Third Largest Seaport of Russia Now
Easy Prey to kaiser's Army as Re.
suit Of Voluntary Retreat of the De-
tenders of the Stronghold.

London, Sept 4.-Riga. Russia's
principal Baltic port, has been aban-
doned to the Germans under the threat
of an offensive by land and sea, in
which the deciding stroke on the land
side was delivered by the Germans
Saturday Some Russ detachments
voluntarily left their positions and are
retiring toward the north
The fate of Riga was virtually seal
ed when German troops, powerfully
initiating their offensive. forced a
crossing of the Dvina, southeast OF
the city, and began to push northward
after making good their foothold on
the right bank of the stream
Menaced also by the attack of a
column of Teutonic forces moving
from Mitau southwest of Riga, and
by the German naval forces recently
reported lowering i'm the vicinity of
the Gulf Of Riga, the Russian military
authorities evidently considered the
city no longer tenable and decided TO
eyacuate it.
The possible ultimate military con.
sequences of this development are
difficult to estimate. The right flank
of the entire Russian Western front
was anchored on the Gulf OF Riga III
a point west of the city and with this
anchorage apparently lost the possible
strategical developments OF the sit
uation seem infinite.
Riga City of Half Million.
Riga capital of the government OF
Livonia. had a population OF more
than 100000 persons before the wal
and aside from Petrograd was the
most important Russian commercial
and industrial town having access to
the Baltic The port is icebound dur
ing virtually one-third of the year II
had a very large German population
before the opening of hostilities and
it's commercial standing is indicated
by the fact that it was the third sea
port of Russia, only Petrograd and
Odessa exceeding it in Importance
The Germans long have had their
eyes upon Riga and at the close OF
the great campaign of 1915, when Po
land was overrun and large sections
of Russian soil occupied by the Teu
tonic forces. an effort was made by
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg tC
break the line of the Dvina between
Riga and Dvnisk. 10 miles to the
southeast The Russians at that time
however, were able to hold their grE
on the line, being aided by the advent
of winter. During last year no seri
Gus offensive was undertaken by the
Germans on the Northern front, theil
energies in the Eastern war being di
rected elsewhere in resisting the Brus
siloff offensive and in the RoumaniaT
campaign
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
RENAMES GERMAN VESSELS
Secretary Acts to Relieve Embarrass-
nent of Sailors,

Washington, Sept. 4. Almost all
former German vessels now in the
American navy have been given new
names. Secretary Daniels issued an
order changing the names of twelve
ships as a result of his attention hav-
ing been called TO the embarrassment
the sailors were subjected to, being
compelled to wear upon their hat
bands names such as Kaiser Wilhelm.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
Iron Cross for Bernstorff.

Berlin, Sept 4.-The kaiser has re-
ceived the newly appointed ambassa-
dor to Constantinople, Count Bern
storff, formerly ambassador to Wash
ington, and personally presented him
with the iron cross on the white band,
which distinguishes 1t from iron
crosses earned on battlefields.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
American Steamer Is Sunk.

Washington, Sept 4.-The state de-
partment was advised of the sinking
Aug. 23 of the American schooner
Carl r. Cressy of Bath. Me-, by a sub
marine. The schooner was attacked
i'm stormy weather and shelled all
night. The crew Of seven was saved.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
WAR CLAIMS MANY RAIL
ROAD EMPLOYEES.

New York, Sept. 4.-Every
department of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad has furnished vol
unteers to every branch Of the
military service.
There are 2.549 serving with
the columns. of whom seventy
are commissioned officers and
thirty students at the various
officers training camps With
the first selection call 5000
more men are to go and $1,000
other employees are liable to
military service under the law
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
Four Killed In Auto Wreck.

Kansas City. Sept - Four men
were killed and fifth probably NOR
tally injured when an automobile in
which they were riding got beyond
control and crashed into q bridge near
Raytown, seven miles south Of Kan
sas City.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04
BRITISH CAPTURE 1o,697 GER
MANS SINCE JULY 81.

: London, Sept. 4.-"The num-
: ber of German prisoners captur-
: ed by the British armies in Au-
: gust was 1879, including 15S
: officers, making a total OF TO-
!. 697 prisoners, including 234 Of
!. ficers. taken by us since the
|. morning of July 81" according
|. to an official statement.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

In an address at Lake Placid, N. ",
on What Are We Fighting For?'
Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of New York,
after renouncing his former extreme
pacifist views. declared he knew that
lin this war the United States is in
the right" He paid high tribute to
President Wilson
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-19
GRAIN DEALERS TO AID.
Pledge Co Operation With Farmers in
Increasing Crop Yields

Des Moines April 19.--More than
300 of the business men most closely
associated with the farmers Of Iowa
constituting the membership of the
Western Grain Dealers Association
left Des Moines at the close of the
eighteenth annual convention yester-
day to impress upon the farmers OF
their own vicinities the necessity for
Increased food production and econ
omy.
Resolutions were passed at the close
Of the convention recognizing the fact
that the burden of feeding the world
now rests upon the United States, that
Iowa is 70 play a large part in the
program, and p!edging the members OF
the association TO impress upon the
farmers of their immediate section the
stern necessity for greater economy,
the elimination Of waste by putting
under cultivation every foot of avail
able land and the utilization Of all
equipment at their disposal to the end
that our production may be increased
to a volume that will materially aid in
meeting the requirements of the exist
ing crisis"
Other resolutions adopted call upon
the railroads to adopt a minimum car
load schedule 10 allow at least thirty
inches for sampling and still come
within the prescribed minimum capac-
lty; protesting against the action of
the railroads in interpreting the term
adequate weighing facilities as used
in the Pomerene dill of lading law to
exclude all except track sales. and in
dorsing the work of Secretary George
A. Wells in promoting local meetings
of grain men for the discussion of
trade problems.
The resolutions also voiced the pro-
test of the association against the in
creased commission charges recently
adopted by the Chicago board Of trade
and recommended that all commission
charges be determined on the basis OF
bushels instead Of per cent Of price.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-19

no people were regarded as more loyal.
In the present war. the English
Friends, thru various kinds OF con-
structive relief work. both at home and
on the continent, and financed and
manned by themselves. have COM
manded the respect and commenda-
ton of the world. Their loyalty Is be-
yond peradventure Of doubt.
las a national organization we are
already taking steps looking toward
Quaker mobilization: not to the &C
compartment of drum and oratory, but
with a quiet conviction none the leas
impressive and effective because less
spectacular. The young men OF our
colleges are being called upon. some
for hospital service and for RELIEF
work. Others wiH serve in the fields
IL Industry and Agriculture. vet 9th
ers in the Y. NJ. C. A. d the front.
"A systematic canvass Of the church
will be made 10 secure adequate funds
for various phases Of war relief. to be
carried on both here and abroad. Since
with Friends this work Is matter or
conscience. and since they can not -di-
rectly or indirectly participate in war.
such service as the majority OF them
renderscan not be performed under the
auspices of the military branch OF the
government. The fundamental doctrine
of Quakerism Is that OF the inyiolabil-
ity of the individual conscience. We
do not therefore presume TO tell our
members what they shall do or not do,
as individuals but in the assurance
that in the present as in the past
Friends will render their full measure
of devotion we confidently pledge the
Friends In America to this, their inn
mediate task.