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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
FOUR CLERKS ARRESTED

THIIaUeIpHIa, sept. I0.-ThFee
employees of the water bureau and
one clerk of the receiver of taxes
office were arrested last night on
charges of embezzling $4,000 from
the city. They were each held in ST.
500 bail, in the night court, for a
further hearing Monday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
WALTERS SERVICES

Funeral services for Victor Wal
tcrs, who died at Huntingdon last
Wednesday, will be held from the
home, SIT North Sixth street, Mon
day morning. instead of at the st.
Patrick's Cathedral. as was pre-
viously announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
THREW LAMP is CHARGE

john FInney, cOIored, will he
brought before Alderman George d.
Herbert. tonight at o'clock on a
charge, brought by Mary Gibson, also
colored, of assault and battery. Mary
claims that John Threw a lamp at
her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
ENOLA SIDE
PHILADELPHIA DivEsiOu-The 9

DINkNIOn-1ne ZUJ crew
first to go after AIS o'clock; 242, 2O6.
227. 22s. 221. 2S0. 226.
Engineers for 242. 22S, 230.
Conductors for 81. AZ.
Brakemen for 03. 40.
Brakemen up: Peiffer. Ditrick.
Middle Division-The 216 crew first
to go after 1.30 o'clock; IL, 1O7, los,
ia. 112. 102. 101.
Firemen for Ill. ia. 102.
Brakeman for 107
Yard Board-Englneers up: Myers,
Geib, Curtis. ID. k. Hink1e. Holland,
Deal, j. Hinkle. Sheaffer, Kapp, For
tenbaugh, Gingrich, Shuey.
Firemen up: A. w Wagner, Hutchi-
son, Swigart, Lightner. Mcconnell,
Montel, Dougherty, Snyder, Coldrin,
Kennedy, Miliken.
Engineers for Srd 126, End 102. End
los. extra.
Firemen for End 12s. 3rd 129. extra.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
VETERANS TO MEET

union of the Third Pennsylvania
Heavy Artillery and the 1SSth Penn
sylvania Volunteers will be held at
Tyrone, Wednesday, Thuraday and
Friday, September 26-2S.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15

The 10 crew first to go after 1.15
o'clock; 6. Is. /. 20. II. 81. 10. 70,
81, SO. 81. SO, 81.
Engineers for II. is. 10, 20. 21. 22.
%.
Conductors for 81. 22.
: Flagmen for ~. 15. 10. %.
Biakemen for 50. 72. 2. IA. Is. II,
20. 21 %. 49,.
Engineers up: Wunderlick. Motter,
Merkle. Beecher, Wynn. Stricken.
Emrick.
Firemen up: Liers, Svartz. Bushey,
Hickman. Kendall. Barrick. Taylor.
Stahl. Kreisgre. zeiders. Scheetz, Hell
sey, Tanner.
Conductor up: Bryan.
Brakemen up: Berkheimer Cochen-
hour, Shank, Gay. Sourbeer. Raisner,
Spangler. Lukens, Sturm. B. Thomp-
son. Hennaman. Corick, Sholly, j.
Thompson. zeider.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-15
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT

Middle Division Engineers up:
Donnley. Crimmel. Miller. Graham,
Buck, Sparver, Crum, Keiser, r. NJ
Crane, Keane. Robley. McDougaI.
Firemen up: Cornpropst, Zeigler,
Keller. Hartzel, Roller. Dysinger, Ly-
ter. Thompson. Schrauder.
Engineers for 40. 21. As. 81. II.
Fireman for As.
philadelphia Division - Engineers
up: Gibbons, Lut;, Welsh, Pleam, Lip
pi Gillums. Osmond, Bless.
Firemen up: Shindle~. A. L. Floyd,
Doerstler. Platt, f. L. Floyd, Hershey.
Engineer for 20.
Firemen for SIS. 576
Two Philadelphia extra crews here
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
LACK
FIGHTING SPIRIT
TOT Up
Canadians Returning From
France Say Old Snap Gone
From Kaiser's Men.
PRISONERS SAY
WAR IS NO GOOD
ONION. Eng May 2s.-"Fritz

ONION. Eng. May 2s.-"Fritz
don't seem 10 have any sand In
L. him these days; nothing like
what they were at Ypres in 1916
said q private of the Canadian expe-
dictionary force recently returned from
the front in France. "One OF them
whom We captured along with party
that was making q real Hindenburg
advance TO the rear in double time
said TO me:
This war no good at all We fin
ished. Why not stop?
Z told him his whole machine had
got to be smashed right up before
there would be any stop, so far as we
were concerned.
After that we went into a Ger
man dugout that turned out TO be
combined trench mortar emp zen c
and munition store It was very deep.
and down below there were piles OF
mortar shells. We found the whole
crew OF the mortar hiding behind one
Of these piles. and they surrendered at
once They could easily have blown
US all to kingdom come
Others Tell similar Tales
other men wounded on the Arras
battlefield tell similar Incidents 4
corporal Of the DevOns who was snipeo
on outpost AALh u men AlA1 NAgA AAAaAAts
were being driven from village near
Croiselles. said;
7 think their shippers are about the
best men they've got left now. and
even they throw up their hands direct
II YOU get near them, and will only
fight at rifle range never with a
chance Of tasting the bayonet saw
the cavalry attacking that village. one
Of the finest sights I've seen They
came over a rise Of ground. ana gal
- =. "a f-r=r
bangs. They were great II was fine
TO see them sweep through Our boys
got up in time to take over the pris-
a Canadian bomber, who was HI;
after several DAYS OF very strenuous
fighting, said: lust under the crest
of Nimy ridge. Fritz had lot OF ma
chine guns that he'd never used be-
fore. He had kept their empiacements
very carefully hidden They held Us
up FOR a little bit. but II wasn't foI
long.
German Doctors Treat CEBadians.
After 1 was hit and sent back. fell
IN with a party that was clearing dug
outs. and stayed bit with them one
queer thing ] saw going back was fouI
German machine guns in one place al
unchanged, and the four crews OF the
guns all stone dead. killed by our
'shrap' When I got to the dressing
station at last. I found FFitZ doctor
in charge. with his whole staff work
ing away on our wounded like good
'uns"
Another Canadian told of a double
dugOut which must have been either
battalion or a company headquar-
ters- In the smaller division were -four
officers. with two Orderlies making
coffee for them: in the larger division
opening out Of il. IS officers and men
Not one Of the whole lot were wound
ed, and all. including the four officers
( surrendered without a murmur-
Making coffee. mind you" said the
Canadian NY officer laughed. There,
I a war on outside. gentlemen he said
but those Boche officers they only
/ scOwled: not a smile OF word from
I the bunch"
The adjutant Of a London regiment
Z whose shoulder had been broken, said
Z The men were splendid in this show
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

~ ERLIN. Germany, May 2s.-The
X German press is doing every
- thing in its power TO keep alive
and fan the rage caused by the
American demand that the present
government of the empire shall be
abolished and the emperor dethroned.
Even Socialistic papers join in the
impassioned protests against foreign
interference in the internal affairs
Of Germany and now praise the
kaiser, whom they formerly criticized
and attacked on every possible &C
casiOn.
Condemns American Interference.
The Karlsruhe "Volksfreund," the
organ of the social democracy OF
down by president Wilson bitterly.
and says;
The emperor is the constitutional
head OF our state. and has repeated
time and again that he considers him
self not the ruler, but only the first
servant Of the German people. Since
the war began, nearly three years
ago, in dire peril and bitter suffer
ing. we have learned what the kaiser
really is to the fatherland. All for
mer Observation-Disclosures are Forgotten
and every true German today freely
acknowledges that the emperor has
always kept himself strictly within
the limits OF the constitution and
bears the heavy responsibility rest
in- on his shoulders with dignity
and fOrtitude.
says All Socialists Esteem Emperor.
Every Socialist esteems the kaiser
for the high sense Of duty which
guides all OF his actions What he
did and said since the outbreak Of the
terrible world war has been the ex-
-F n
people One OF the best known So
cial democratic leaders recently said
in a public speech that the emperor
has the confidence of all sensible men
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
10000 RUSSIANS
IN BRITAIN To Be
FORCED TOFIGHT
Try to Escape Service in
Own Country; Grow
Prosperous.
FORCE THEM INTO
ARMY URGES RUSSIA

7 ONDON. ENGLAND, May 26-
Complaint is made here be-
cause there are $4,000 young
Russian subjects Of military age in
the East End who are growing rich
from the wsf and who refuse to en-
list under any flag. The Russian
authorities urge that the British gov
eminent compel them to serve in the
British army on account OF the Diff
ficulty Of returning 10 Russia. This
move has made the Russians here
very angry.
The British army's demand for
clothing. munitions and accoutre-
ments has made these London Rus
SLAMS more prosperous than they ever
were before While the old Rus
sian autocracy lasted Engllshmen
We're touched by their tales Of flight
from oppression. but now that Rus
sia IS free there is little sympathy
with the refugees stand
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
PLANS
Use AF TER WAR
FOR AIRPLANES
transatlantic Filters De-
clared Possibility of the
Near Future.
PEOPLE PROTEST
BUT GIVE UP PETS

ONDON, ENGLAND. May 2s.-
More than $1,000 persons are
- employed IN England in the
manufacture of airpisnes. Mas. Baird.
parliamentary secretary to the air
board. is looking Ear into the future,
so far as aeronautics IS concerned.
and he predicts that. after the war,
everybody viii ny"
A government committee has been
formed to consider the use OF air
planes after the war
Lord Northcliffe is chairman OF the
committee.
Way Cross Atlantic.
when. the war ends" said MAJ.
Baird. there will be not only a vast
number of highly skilled pilots. but
also 4 large number Of airplanes in
the hands OF the services and still
larger number on order"
An enhancing chapter on the com
merciai possibilities Of aircraft, when
the time comes for deVOting some at
tentiOn to the subject. is 10 be found
in the book "AirpOwer," by Aessrs.
Grahame-White and Harper.
London will have airpower all
around her outside ring, from which
tubes win converge toward the cen
ter Of the metropolis. The American
business man viii dine in New York.
board his aircraft and go to bed,
wake up next morning in the middle
Of the Atlantic, breakfast and lunch
on board, and then, after an early
tea. find himself on the outskirts OF
London. with but a short tube jour
ney 10 his hotel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
DESTITUTE PEOPLE IN
CAPTURED TOWNS TAKE
REFUGE IN CHURCHES
During Intense Cold People, Deprived of Fuel Crowd
Into Churches But German Officers Force Them to
Leave Young Girls Are Beaten and Deported;
Refugees Tell of Many Cruelties.

while the fifth, and last, child was
recently deported into Germany.
Young Women Cruelty Treated.
A typical case Of cruelty and bru-
tality toward women comes from
Aiost. where a girl was seen wearing
a locket with the portrait of king AL
bert A centinel tore the lOcket off,
and when she protested he struck her
twice In the face with such fury that
blood came. He then dragged her to
the police station She was sent to
prison and then deported to Germany,
where she was made to serve in a
convent at Duisburg.
Two other girls who had been de-
ported also acted as servants to the
nuns. They were fed on bread and
vegetables, and when they objected
the nuns struck, them with their
canes. One day the girl from Alost,
tired of this bad treatment. Wrested
the stick from the sisters hands and
gave her a sound beating before as
sistance could arrive. She was sent
as a punishment to a camp al Soltau.
and no news has since been received
of her.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

%ERLIN. GERMANY. May 25-The
attitude Of the Prussian govern
IL ment toward Poles was bitterly
attacked by deputy Korfanty. Pol
ish representative in the lower house
OF the diet He sneered at the at
tempt of the central powers to win
over the Polish nation by the RESI-
direction Of the ancient kingdom OF
Poland, and said in part-
Policy Is IntOlerabIe.
'Ths Polish policy of the Prussian
government is intolerable- No effort
is made 10 right the wrongs suffered
by our nation through many years
Thousands OF Polish families are IN
mourning Our people work and
starve that Germany may live. but
the snort sighted Prussian bureau
cracy will not change its course We
are still treated as interiors. and
equality exists only in the trenches
The order issued by the minister
Of the interior in la15 that religious
instruction should be given 70 our
children in the Polish language has
never been carried out.
Recently a number OF Polish Wom-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
American Students Who
Volunteer In England
To Be rained There

Oxford. England. Nay 2s.-Ame-i-
can students who volunteer to go In
TO training here are not bound n
any way to join the British army.
That was made clear at a meeting
here of the American club in which
practically all members OF the
American student body took part.
IN order to avoid confusion and
perhaps an unnecessary trip to
America, officers Of the university
officers training corps have offered
to give the American students some
preliminary training during the next
few weeks in order to prepare them
to render the best service possible
when an American army Is raised
The offer has the approval OF the
American embassy IN London
Most of the American students now
N residence here will remain until
T0ne or until called by instructions
from the United States. About a
half dozen have left oxford already
but probably viii not sail immediats-
"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

en- who we're praying for the safe re-
turn Of their husbands before cru
cifix on the highway were driven
away and threatened with arrest FOR
holding a public meeting without Of
fetal permission Such actions would
justify a revolt
THE government Is spending large
sums in the Polish provinces under
the preteuse Of furthering the inter
ests. OF Germanism- In reality this
money IS used TO fight the Poles and
TO easlave them still more On NO
vember 20 Of last year Dr.. Won Hey
debrand the conservative leader,
stated in the diet amid applause that
the government considers II = duty
to keep down the Poles
Poles Make Demands.
This policy seems to be strictly
adhered to, despite all promises OF
the chancellor. but our patience Is
nearing its end We demand that the
promises given US be kept and insist
on our rights Our protest may again
be ignored but sooner or later hap
pier DAYS viii come for Us We are
going 70 be free nation. no matter
what the Prussisn government may
do"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

American security and American
honor 1 think 1 may say this much
as the expression Of my opinion as to
the effect Of American Intervention
on the position Of Ireland.
All Differences Disappear.
First, I can say that ] know, and
have already stated this several
times at the American club luncheons
in London, the moment America en-
ters into the war, all divisions, racial
religious or political, among the whole
American people, at once disappear
The Stars and Stripes are the national
flag Of all.
Second. that IN the United States,
as was the case in England before
the entry OF America into the war,
the men OF my race will be the first to
rally to the flag and to rush TO tho
army and navy.
.~Bc True to Traditions
Third, that any man Of Irish blood,
who, in the supposed interest of Ire
land, may have given his adhesion to
German milit9rism in the past. will
now see the true light and join the
rest of the race and be true to its
traditions in defending liberty and
democracy against despotism and mil
itarist slavery"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

-ARIS, France. Nay zs.-The cruel
- treatment Of women by the Ger
l. mans in the districts Of France
and Belgium held by the invaders is
described by persons recently sent
from Lille, Roubaix and Turcoing.
Conditions in these cities are de-
scribed as dreadful
During the intensely cold weather
in the winter and this spring the
persons in those French cities were
forced to tear down woodwork to
serve as fuel, while most OF the fur
niture was also used for the same
purpose.
Driven From Churches.
The poorer people crowded INTO tne
churches and other public buildings
for warmth. When the authorities
got knowledge of this they prohib-
tied the heading of these buildings
Many died Of cold
Houses were searched for con-
cealed metals. The Germans in
vented special apparatus for sound
ing the walls Arrests not only OF
accused persons but q their near
relatives are causing great indigna-
ton among the population
A chemist OF Roubaix charged with
being the responsible editor or q
clandestine newspaper was arrested
His aged father inlaw and mother IN
law were also imprisoned. although
not accused Of completely. All three
were confined in prison, where the
mother in law died Of the effects OF
shock.
other refugees tell Of the sad case
Of a family al Rossignol where the
parents have had to sustain terrible
losses. Their two eldest sons were
begfnninz Of the war. The third son
IS al the front; the fourth is blind;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
BRITAIN ORDERS
DOGS KILLED IN
ECONOMY PLAN
Impossible to Provide Food
for the Dogs Without
Depriving People.
$1,000 MEN MAKE
AIRPLANES FOR ARMY

- ONDON, Eng, May "a wave
OF national protest has gone NJ
L. against the intimation OF Capt
Bathurst, deputy food controller. that
all the dogs in the United Kingdom
may have to be killed as a means Of
economizing IN food
People must realize that they keep
dogs at their PERIL said Capt. Bat
hurst 'Tf the people cannot feed
dogs without using food fit for hu-
man consumption the dogs must be
disposed Of"
Many Give IN Their Dogs.
Many persons. prompted by patri-
otism, have already killed heir dogs.
This work is usually done by agents
employed by the Dogs home at Mat
tersea-
The secretary of the home. in dis
cussing the dog situation. said:
1t is almost impossible to ration
dogs any more than they are rationed
at present and keep them in good
condition as companions and house
hold friends A good sized dog needs
a half pound OF dog biscuits day,
besides scraps Now he will not be
able 20 get the biscuits"
The manufacturers OF the various
dog biscuits are wondering how they
are to obtain the millers' offals and
damaged grain. mentioned as wheat
OF rye flour substitutes. Now it looks
as II dog biscuits would have TO so
the way OF the Wsr time Injuries
People have recently adopted va
rious ways OF losing their dogs when
they don't want the trouble Of calling
US up. They fak Ike the dogs out in the
streets OF parks and leave them to be
picked I'D BY the police. a still more
popular way of gettires rid of them is
10 take off their collars, tie a piece
OF string around their necks. lead
them to a police station and pretend
they have found them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
War Economy Museum
To Be Established In
Germanu to Teach War

The Hague, May 2s.-The munic-
ipality and chamber OF commerce Of
Leipzig are supplying funds for the
establishment OF a permanent Muse
un OF War Economy"
Its object is to provide graphic in
struction for future German war
makers in the branches in which the
German government. industry. and
commerce have acquired such wide
experience during the past three
years. The museum viii be subdi-
vided into the following departments:
Conversion Of industry into war
industry"
Adaptation Of commerce and trade
for war purposes
Food rationing.
Provision Of rawstuffs from sub
stitutes," for both food and industrial
purposes.
Besides exhibits in the shape OF OBJ
jects and photographs. there will be
exhaustive statistical data for the
guidance of future ministries OF mu-
nitions, food dictators, and other gov
ernmental organs such as the pres
est war has called into existence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

before long disappeared altogether se
the supply OF sugar gave out Beer
had vanished completely within the
first week Of the arrival OF the ear
lier refugees.
Epidemic Spreading.
The spread OF epidemics is-for the
time at least-the most serious fea-
ture in the situation. Owing to this
cause the hospitals here are over
crowded. although many thousands OF
their inmates have been sent TO Rus
sia- Before the entry Of the Germans
into Bucharest there were some
. 900 to 80. 600 patients. Many OF the
hospitals were improviSed. more no
tably the Palace hospital. the whole
zrouud floor OF the building having
been transformed by Queen Mary
into a well equipped infirmary, where
she and the young princesses minis
tered to the patients with unremtt-
ting care and devotion
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26
BE MARKET FOR ]. 5. EUUDS
INITALY READY TO DEVELOP
Ernest E. Ling of the American Chamber of Commerce
for italy Tells Of Business Waiting for American
Sellers; Japanese Are Active After Trade
Which Formerly Went to Germany.

enormous that We could do very well
without any foreign trade whatever
sftv for the DEVELOPMENT Of her for
eign trade as well as her internal
resources. The coal situation In this
war showed her how helpless she is.
FOR instance, with steam instead OF
electric power. Her national poverty
in Industries is today registered by
the exchange value OF her money,
which loses some thirty percent
abroad. She Is courageously prepar-
ing to Increase her industries, such
as silk. to make her soil produce
more wheat and other foods, and I'M
nrove her land and water transporta-
ton systems, ard TO develop her nat
urai mineral deposits"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-26

ONE. italy, Nay ze.-'The
United States should send a
~ trade commission TO Italy, and
italy should send one to the United
states, and the two commissions
should cooperate. Il these two coun-
tries want to fully develop their joint
commerce." said Ernest E. Ling Of
the American chamber OF commerce
FOR ITALY and representative in Italy
of one Of the largest banks Of New
york.
7 have been in Italy eight months
and it is clear to me that the big war
business the United States is now do
ing here can be continued after the
war If both countries pull together"
he continued
The best asset and wealth OF italy
Is her working spirit that the war
have learned in 'the trenches that
work is not a disgrace, and all are
eager to leave off their old custom
OF cane carrying and party dancing.
The other fellows in the trenches.
who have always worked more or
less for a living are going to come
out of the war graduates OF q fine
working school and they are going
to 90 TO work in the shops as skilled
Italy Is Fine Market.
From an American point Of view.
italy has become a fine market for
iron, steel, coal, cotton, electrical
eouipment. for mechanical tools, for
heavy machinery tools Of all kinds
Before the war Germany sold largely
Of these materials here, but now the
Italians are going il alone. They
have developed self reliance as
national asset. and this lasting re-
suit OF the war should improve the
market for American products
The big point in international
trade is salesmanship, and this Is
where trade commissions could DO
much good, by securing closer gov
eminent cooperation by regulating
tariffs. by revising commercial laws,
bv bringing closer together the bust
ness people OF the respective nations,
nv using expert information for the
establishment OF credits, What my
firm thinks Of Ita.y Is indicated by
the fact that its first European
branch was established in Genoa Oc-
-ober last, prior by four months to
IFS Pefrograd branch. OF course
Genoa is a big shipping center for
all Of south Europe
Japanese Are Active.
while the Americans in Italy are
not idle, trade commissions of other
nations. such as Japan, are active.
Al good deal of Italy's new trade viii
- to south America but the credit
extensions possible IN the United
states should be an advantage The
TfsIians appreciate this fact but I
doubt If anybody, however, IN all
OF Europe knows that the internal
commerce. OF the United States is so