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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Only Fl Recruits in
Day; None From City

Twenty of the most populous
towns of Eastern and Central Penn
sylvania yesterday produced but
twenty-one recruits for the United
States army, while Harrisburg with
a population of $4,000 did not have
single local enlistment. This is
the lowest record since the declara-
ton of war
Last evening two young girls who
gave their names as Margaret Mil
Ter and Louise Wallace, both thir-
teen years of age, applied at the re-
cruiting station. When Sergeant
Minich, a former Whaton school
student, told them at' the present
nothing was open for young ladies in
the regular army, they seemed dis
appointed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

Ross Jennings, although only 10,
could scarcely wait until the compile
tion of the school year at Lehigh
University to join the fight in France.
He was very anxious to get into a
branch of the service that would see
service as soon as possible andachose
en- Engineers Corps.
jennings in a graduate of Harris
burg Academy, where he was al
ways leader in athletics. captain
OF the football team. catcher of the
baseball team for several successive
seasons, and president of the Sphinx
ElBb.
He was a sophomore at Lehigh
a member of the d. U. fraternity and
the Lehigh wrestling team. William
Jennings, president of the Common
wealth Trust Company and the FiEst
National Bank. is his father.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
RUSSIAN PEASANT.
MOBS BEGIN A
REIGN OF TERROR
Sack and Burn in Country
Provinces Where Land
Is Seized

Petrograd. May 26.-The agrariar
disorders, wholesale confscation oi
property, incendiarism and other
dangerous symptoms of anarchy
which followed the overthrow of the
old authority in many important in
dustrial centers and agricultural dis
tricts of central and southern Rus
STA are becoming more serious.
In many cities the soldiers COM
mittees. by taking prompt action,
nave succeeded in anticipating re-
volts and in restraining the impulse
of the population toward indiscrimi-
nate confscation and all kinds OF
lawlessness. In others, however, the
peasants, defying restraint, have
burned or sacked and appropriated
government and private properties
and a general state of anarchy pre-
walls. The following resume of tele-
grams indicates How acute the
trouble has become:
According to a dispatch from
Tsarityan, in the government OF
Saratov, all authority has been over
thrown in the city, which is COM
pletely in the hands of the peasants.
The soldiers levied a contribution of
100000 rubles for the increase OF
their pay and confiscated ships on
the Volga. A farm belonging TO
Madame Bekmarmaretaba, in the
Orel government, was overrun by Il
mob of 10000, who wrecked the
place, doing damage amounting 70
10000 rubles. The art gallery on
the estate, which was one of it's most
valuable possessions was destroyed
except for three religious paintings.
The mills also were demolished.
The latest reports from the Minsk
government state that the agarian
disorders have reached such a point
that they threaten to complete rum
of agriculture there. The public or
ganiZations are doing their best 10
show the peasants the foolhardiness
of their actions. In one district all
the wine cellars were sacked and the
militia found itself powerless TO pre-
vent drunken riots.
Public organizations and commit
tees are striving to stem the tide of
anarchy which is sweeping many dis
tricts of Bessarabia. The Kishinev
peasants have driven their cattle into
fields where grain was being reserv-
ed. Food conditions are particularly
serious in this part of Russia.
The PskoV district committee has
decided that all agricultural lands
may be taken free of charge, and this
has resulted in a general confiscation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Girl Is in Hospital
From Blow of Beer Bottle

After an unsuccessful attempt to
commit suicide SINE months ago,
Laura Bell, S24 Paxton street, mar
rowly escaped travelling the road by
another's agency last evening. Joe
Harris, who after ward declared he
wasn't feelin' good nohow" welded
beer bottle sufficiently hard to give
he ra trip to the hospital. Joseph
is in Jail.
February IS, Laura Bell tried to
die on the tracks of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad at the Paxton street
crossing. Patrolman Joseph Dem
ma arrived on the scene in time to
pull her protestingly from the tracks
as a passenger train was nearing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
WILLARD SERVICE
STATION CHANGED
Front-Market Motor Supply
Co. Now Official Service
Station

r. B. Wildermuth. manager of the
Front Market Motor Supply Company,
announces having been selected as
the official distributor and service
station for the Willard batteries. A
new building has Just been completed
in the rear of 109 Market street, es-
pecially for battery service. This
building is 79X27 feet and two stories
high, with entrance in River street as
well as Market The local territory
includes Dauphin, Cumberland and
Perry counties, where there are TO-
500 Willard batteries now in use. a
complete battery equipment has been
installed with an expert battery SER
vice man in charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
TO START RE-INDEXJNC

Re-indexing of records in the Of
flee of County Recorder James Il
Lentz and Sheriff w. w. Caldwell
over the "l-m-n-r-t'' system will be
started next week under the direc-
ton of the SciEel- Russell company
Of Pittsburgh. The work will he
done in the grand jury room.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
SONS OF VETERANS
TO HELP.G. A. R.
Will Relieve Elder War Sur
vivors of Part of Memoir ,
ial Day Work

Members of Genera, John #.
Hartranft Camp No. 10. Sons of Vet
Grams, will relieve the G. A. r. vet
Grams of much of the ardous work
connected with the annual Memorial
Day parade, according to an order
issued by Commonder Fl. w. Davis.
The order follows:
"The members of the camp will
assemble at the camp room, 30I-303
Broad street. Sunday morning. May
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
SERVICES FOR MRS. KI,IE

Funeral services for Mrs Mary E.
Kline, aged -. will be held Tuesday
afternoon. at o'clock, from the home,
2503 Agate street, the Rev. Joseph
made in the Harrisburg Cemetery
She is survived by her daughter, Mrs.
Harriet Santo; one sister Mrs. Mar
garet Rhodes. of Philadelphia. She
was a member of the Sixth Street
United Brethren Church for many
years
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Hope to Have Eastern
Headquarters of United
Brethren in Christ Here

Efforts are being made to have
Harrisburg established as the head
quarters of the eastern district of
the United Brethren Church in
Christ. Ministers arc calling the
attention of Bishop William NJ. Bell,
of Los Angeles. Cal, who was re-
Gently appointed to the eastern dis
trict. to the advantages of this city
The point out that 1t is the CEN
trail point in the district, has splen-
did railroad facilities and is the log
ical location for headquarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26

PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING
\ meeting of the Dauphin County
Committee on Public Safety will be
held at the Board of Trade Building
on Monday, at 3 o'clock. This COM
mttee is cooperating with the State
organization in doing everything pos
sible to facilitate the work entailed
by the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-26
Made in All Sizes for
All Cars

USL batteries are made
in all sizes for all cars or
starting and lighting sys-
TENS, no matter what type
or yearly model. We can
give you an attractive ex-
change proposition if you
wish to trade in your old
battery.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
NAVY CRUISERS
TOO EXPENSIVE;
MAY REPEAL BILL
Bids S1,000,0OO Too High;
Bethlehem Steel Company
Offers Ten per Cent Dis
count on Materials,
tsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlRs1

New York, Jan 6.--The navy de-
partment faces the possibility of re-
peal by congress of the authorization
of the construction of four new bat
tie cruisers unless the expense as es-
timated by shipbuilders for construc-
ton can in some way be reduced ac-
cording to q telegram from Franklin
d. Roosevelt assistant secretary of
the navy, made public here today by
the Bethlehem Steel company. which
received the message. The shipbuild-
ers' bids are Sl000,000 in excess of
the SIG, 100000 limit fixed by con-
sress on each cruiser, says Mr.. Roose-
velt's telegram.
The Bethlehem company sent u
reply, it was announced, offering to
cut ten per cent from the cost of all
material it might contract to supply
toward the building of tie cruisers.
1t was stated that this was done in
the Interests of patriotism" The
company informed Mr., Roosevelt that
it estimated that IF other interests
meet you in the same spirit the de-
sired $1,000,000 saving on each
cruiser can be effected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07

ed candidate for governor but still the
most potent individual factor in the
republican party in New Mexico,
caused a lively stir in political cir
cles. Mr.. Bursum seems not at all
downcast by the adverse verdict OF
the voters at the polls in November,
but on the contrary was in his usual
good spirits and greeted old friends
with an enthusiasm that showed that
he is not wasting any time grieving
over what has taken pace In the past.
All signs indicate that this is to be
another "Bursum legislature Mr..
Bursum himself however, ridicules
the suggestion that he will exercise
any undue influence over the mem
bers of his party in either house and
declares that he has no further in
terest in what the. legislature does
than should be felt by any good citi-
zen who has the welfare of the state
at heart.
The Socorro county man denies en-
phatically that he is here to take any
part in the selection of a speaker. Any
good republican who will make an ef-
ficient presiding officer will be en-
tirely satisfactory to him, he says.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
LEWIS WROTE FRIEND
OF SUICIDAL PURPOSE

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. 6.-Friends of
Bernard W. Lewis, the Pittsburgh
broker who killed himself in Atlantic
City as the police were about to ar
rest him in connection with the mur-
der in Philadelphia of Maizie Colbert,
today learned that Lewis contemplat-
ed suicide on December H. when he
wrote to one of his closest friends
here, asking that he take care of Mrs.
Lewis and his daughter, Betty,
The letter, which was received by
James S. McFaydan, follows in part:
Before you get this letter, / will
have paid for my mistakes. You were
one real friend upon whom ] could
rely. This is my last request of you.
Please. so long as you I've, see that
no harm comes to Laura and Betty,
and tell Betty about all the pitfalls
ahead of her, so she may miss them.
I'd do this for you, If the tables were
reversed, and ] ask you in Gods
name to look out for Laura and Bet
ty. I am only wreck now but they
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
GRAND CANYON
SHOULD BECOME:
NATIONAL PARK
Forest Service Man Says
Guides and Liverymen
Annoy Tourists and Some
times Fight for Patronage,
ray MORNING IouRs.L SPECIAL LEASED WIRE


Washington, Jan. 6.-Conversion OF
the Grand Canyon of Colorado into
national park was urged at today's
session of the national parks confer
ence by speakers, who declared thous-
ands of tourists last year left that
great natural wonder disguised with,
conditions which rob visitors of en-
joying it's beauties.
Guides and livery solicitors con-
tinually harass the tourist and fights
among these men place visitors In
danger, according to l.. C. Way of the
forest service. He declared the for
est service. which has jurisdiction
over the Grand Canyon, is not per-
mitted by law to regulate personal
conduct.
Representative Fess of Ohio said 1t
was an outrage that the national gov
ernment lad not taken steps to make
the Grand Canyon more easily acces-
sible to the people. and declared he
would urge improvements. 1t was
pointed out that 10000 people Wis.,
tied the Grand Canyon in 1915. That
was $4,000 more than visited the
three largest national parks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
TWO SOCIALIST
BODIES CONSIDER
!. POLITICAL UNION
tsy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIFE

New York, Jan. 6.-Conferences
aimed to bring about union for po-
litical purposes Of the two great wings
Of the socialist ranks began here to-
day at a joint meeting of committees
representing the socialist party and
the socialist LABOR party. Arthur r..
Reimer of Boston. member of the lat
ter group, was made chairman, and
Louis B. Boudin, a Brooklyn leader in
the other, vice chairman.
The labor party representatives en-
tered the conference with instructions
from their organization setting forth
maximum and minimum terms under
which that body would enter the pro-
posed amalgamaton. The socialists
came uninstructed
When the socialist party delegation
made it known that the conference
might as we'll end forthwith if the
terms of the other side were inflex-
IDLY binding the socialist labor dele
CATION conferred and then reported
back that they were ready to submit
to their organization an amalgamation
plan modifying their original terms.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
ESCAPED LUNATIC IS
IN FEDERAL CUSTODY


Douglas, Arz., Jan. 6.-James Fl.
Gibbins, alleged to have escaped from
the state insane asylum at Troy, N.
Y, since when he had been writing
threatening letters to various MEM
bers of the federal government at
Washington, was taken into custody
here by special agent of the treas
ury department late Thursday. He
was taken to Tombstone today to be
examined by a commission to deter
mine his sanity.
Since coming to Douglas two weeks
prior to his arrest, Gibbins was said
to have written numerous letters to
the treasury department, claiming
that he was being pursued by enc
n,ies who were trying to kill him. and
the department should put detectives
on their trail to capture them. These
letters enabled the detective to To-
cate and arrest him.
In a recent lettr he threatened that
he would come to Washington and
take matters in his own hands If
something was not done to relieve
him from the strain he could stand no
longer. The letters will be used at his
hearing before the commission Mon
day.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
TWO MEMBERS OF
POSSE KILLED BY
OKLA. BANDITS
Fifteen Desperadoes, Credited
With Number of Bank Rob-
berries, Engaged in Pitched
Battle With Officers.
rav MORNING JOURNAL spse,sA LEASED wlRsI

Nowata, Okla, Jan. 6.-Two mem
bers of posse were killed and one
probably fatally wounded in fight
late today with a band of robbers,
eighteen miles northeast of here. John
Garretson and Marshall Bullock of
Delaware were shot and killed and a
son of Garretson was wounded
There were about fifteen in the
group, which has been blamed for re-
cent bank robberies at Vinita, Skia-
took, Nowata and Alluwe. in which
many thousands of dollars have been
stolen.
After Garretson and Bullock we're
killed two men we're sent to Nowata
and Delaware for reinforcements. The
man who came here said a general
fight was in progress when he left.
Efforts to trace the gangs involved
in the recent robberies we're futile un-
til today when officers here and at
Delaware were notified of the camp
of the outlaws. Seventeen men volun-
teered to hunt the robbers, the men
from Delaware scouting up one side
Of the ravine in which the band was
located while the deputies from No
wata took the other side.
A sentinel of the outlaws discovered
the Delaware men advancing and gave
the alarm. The robbers opened fire
and were answered by shots from both
sides of the ravine. which forced them
to positions behind the automobiles OF
the Delaware posse
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
MackenSen Reaches Sereth
River at Two Points and
GaIatz Is Reported Now un~
der German Guns.
SEVERE FIGHTING IS
REPORTED NEAR RIGA
On Western Front Trench
Raids Feature Activities;
Little Gain Is Claimed by
Either Side in France.

Along hundred-mile front i'll
southeastern Moldavia, the troops OF
the central powers are slowly press
ing the retreating Russians and Ru-
manians back upon the line of the
Sereth river The Sereth has been
reached by the troops of Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen at two points be-
tween Fokshani and Galatz, the last
Rumanian port on the Danube, and
which is reported under fire of Ger
man guns.
From the UZul valley to Galatz, the
Austro- Germans have been successful
at several points and have compelled
the Russians and Rumanians to retire
before their attacks. AT one point IN
the Uzul valley the Russians were vic
torious in a battle for the possession
of a height Heavy fighting is report
ed in the region of Soveia, in the Su-
chitza valley, the Austro-Germans in
their latest advance having taken 300
prisoners.
Russo RumanIans Retire.
In southern Moldavia, Field Mar
shall Won Mackensen followed up his
capture of Braila with the occupation
of five towns south of the Sereth ana
between Fokshanl and Galatz. North
of Braila, Petrograd admits that the
Russians and Rumanians have re-
tired across the Sereth.
Severe fighting has taken place
around Riga, at the northern end OF
the long eastern front. German
forces, Berlin says. were successful in
engagements south of Riga and near
the River Aa, capturing 900 prisoners
and several machine guns, Russian
attacks farther south along the
Dvina river failed. Russians troops
says Petrograd, were successful in
combats west of Riga, taking 275
prisoners and one battery.
Fighting on Other Fronts.
There has been little activity along
the rest of the eastern front except in
the Carpathians, where Russian at
tack in the region of Kirlibaba was
repulsed.
North of the River Ance in north
ern France, British troops, in night
attack. entered German advanced
| trench. Northeast of Verdun a Ger
| man raid was made into the French
| lines. Artillery engagements are tax
| ing place at other points on this front
| An attack by strong British force
| against Turkish positions near lnan
| Muhamed on the Tigris front, was re
pulsed with heavy losses, Constantine
pie reports, and the British retired tc
their trenches. East of Hamadan
in Persia, the Turks repulsed Rus
sian attack with severe casualties
Near Sakkiz, the Russian attack alsc
was checked by the Turks.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
WORkMEN'S CONGRESS
BEGINS SESSIONS
fsv nosn,so JovRsAL SPECIAL LxAsEo w,sal

Douglas, Ariz., Jan. 6.-The Sonora
congress of workmen held its opening
session in Hermosillo at IL o'clock a.
M, January 8, in the capitol building,
according to arrivals here today. Gen.
P. Elias Gales and other military and
civil dignitaries attended.
The qualification of delegates to sit
in the congress were passed on by
committee appointed by the labor
unions Of the state, which seated all
except one member. Ricardo Hoyos,
representing the miners of Pilares,
whose election they said had been ir-
regular.
Margarito c. Rios of Cananea,
known throughout Sonora as a radical,
was chosen president of the assembly.
The congress will be in session for
sixty days, considering legislation al
fecting labor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Henry Torbors
died here today, leaving a fortune of
s500,00e. most of it accumulated dur
ing the last forty years while conduc-
tor on a street car of the Blue Island
avenue line. He was 7S years old and
died while at work.
Between the ages of fourteen and
Torborg saved $500. In the
next ten years, always saving his mon
ey, he worked on sugar plantations
and wharfs along the Gulf of Mexico
Then he came to Chicago and in
vested his savings in real estate. He
got job with the street car COM
pany, continued to save and to invest
in outlying property.
The growth of the city to popula-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
BRITAIN INCREASES
TRADE WITH AMERICA

TsN MoRNINd JOURNAL sPtcTNI ItNssU W'"sI
London, Jan. 6.-The board of trade
reports for December an increase of
f5,079, 900 in imports and an increase
of f5,09S,000 in exports. The prin-
cipal increase in import was $4,000
600 in cotton from America. The
chief gain in exports was f4,O00, 0O0
in cotton textiles.
For the year imports increased
f97,259,O 900, chiefly in food and raw
material, including 29,000,000 in cot
ton. Exports for the year increased
,$121,677. 900. principally in manufac-
tured articles, including a gain OF
$4,000, 900 in cotton textiles.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-07
TEXAS GUARDSMEN
CALLED ON CARPET

Corpus Christi Tex, Jan. Brig.
Gen. John A. Hulen, commanding the
Texas national guard brigade on bor-
der duty. today ordered an immediate
investigation of the demonstration
last night of $50 members of the Sec
ond Texas infantry who, it is charged,
broke camp and paraded the streets
of Corpus Christi crying I'VE want to
go home!" The men alleged to have
participated in the parade are being
held in Camp Scurry under arrest,
The participating militiamen, who
were estimated last night as number
ing 500, said the demonstration was
intended merely as prank