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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
RUSS MINISTER
OF WAR RESIGNS
UNDER PRESSURE
Radicals Force Army Head
Out of Office by
Demands
SECOND MAN TO GO
Commander of Petrograo
Garrison Quits When So
cialists Intervene
By associated Press

Petrograd. May 14.-Via London
General Guchkoff, minister of war, has
resigned.
The resignation of General Ouch
koff follows that of General Kornilorf,
commander of the Petrograd garri-
son, and probably is due to similar
reasons. General Korniloff said his
position had become impossible on ac~
count of the efforts of various organi-
cations to control the garrison. the
last straw which led to his resigna-
tion having been a demand by the
executive committee of the work
mems and soldiers delegates that all
his orders be presented to the COM
mittee for its endorsement.
General Guchkoff has been leading
figure in the Octoberst party for
years, but during the war little was
heard of him until the time of the
revolution, when he was appointed
minister of war and navy ad interim.
Since that time he has issued many
appeals to the troops and the work.
men to support the government
Cause For Resignation
In announcing his resignation at
yesterdays meeting of the congress
of delegates from the front, M.
sent by him to Premier Lvoff:
In view of the condition in which
the power of the government has
been placed, especially the authority
of the minister of war, relation to
the army and the navy, q condition
which / am powerless to alter and
which threatens to have conse-
quences fatal to the defense the lib
erty and even the existence of Rus
II F.ofr- . L
functions of minister of war and ma
rine and share responsibility for the
grave sin being committed against
the country"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Russian Radicals Deny
They Are Seeking Peace

Petrograd. May 14.-Via London
The semiofficial news agency to-day
gave out the following:
Tine report that the council OF
workmen's and soldiers delegates has
called for an armistice is denied. The
question OF an armistice has never
been raised by the council. which ON
the contrary Is engaged at present
lin drafting an appeal to the soldiers
iat the front. pointing out the mad :
Visibility of separate peace or OF
with the enemy"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Allison Hill Is Being
Secured on First Day of
Annual CIean-Up Weeks

Harrisburg's annual spring clean
up began with rush to-day, all of
the teams and men of the Pennsyl-
vania Reduction Company starting in
the Hill district north of Market
street.
While reports had not been re-
ceived at the health bureau this af-
ternoon. ii is expected the total
number of loads of ashes and re-
fuse hauled away will break all pre-
vious records. The men will remain
in the same district tomorrow and
may finish in time to start in the
section south of Market street. The
remainder of the schedule will be
worked out on Wednesday at the
health bureau meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
P. & R. Railroaders Are
Arrested on Charge of
Stealing Rolls of Leather

George Bamford, 705 South Front
street, and Frank G. Mordan, 911
South Tenth street, a conductor and
brakeman on the Philadelphia and
Reading railroad, were arrested this
morning at the junk yard of ID.
Cooper, All Verbeke street, charged
with stealing more than 200 pounds
of leather.
Detectives Shuler. Murnane and
+. ]. Crawford of the Pennsylvania
police force, made the arrest. 1t is
believed by the police that the leath-
er was stolen from the Reading
freight station. 1t is rolled in two
big bundles of whole hides, each
bundle weighing more than 100
pounds. The men state the leather
was bought from junk dealer in
Marysville.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
COnscription of Industry
Planned by Manufacturer
Bv associated Preys

New York, May IA. - Volunteer
conscriptiou of large Industrial re-
sources. through contribution of the
best efforts of American manufac-
turers to meet the country's require
ments in the present war, was the
general topic of discussion at the
twenty-second annual convention Of
the National Association of Manu-
tacturers which began a three-day
session here to-day.
There also Will be a discussion of
industrial conservation as a means
of bringing about a better under
standing and closer cooperation be-
tween wage Garner. wage payer and
the community in general.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
RUSS INJECT
NEW CRISIS
FOR ALLIES
Continued Harassing Course of Socialists Radicals
Throws Provisional Government Verge Of Dis
ntegration; British Slowly but Surely Force Back

While military continues in the great bat
French front where the British continuing slowly
but steadily press the Germans back the political situation
Russia demanding increasing attention and causing, if
sible, added concern among all the allied nations
Under the continued harassng of the radical ee
in Peogad the provisional government which has held
together sembance the overthrow of the
old regime, show signs of breaking up
The first the ranks created yesterday
when NJ Guclko the minister of and Marines handed in his
resignation Goaded by interference with the and navy
which he declares threatens he Defense the liberty and
the existence of Russia he felt impossible share longer
the responsibility or the grave being committed against the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
MAN WANTED HERE
ESCAPES FROM JAZZ,

Frank Nelson. who was arrested
at Westfield, Mass. charged with
the theft of a car belonging to Miss
Anna Gross. 1900 Market street, has
escaped from the Jail at that place
Nelson was wanted on at least six
charges including the theft of $1,000
worth OF Jewels at Allentown, and
anoth + car from Westfleld. The car
belonging to- Miss Gross was recov-
cred and returned to her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
BALFoUR AT CAPITOL
BY Associated Press

Washington. May 14.-Arthur
James Balfour, British foreign sec
retary and most of the members of
the British mission arrived i'm WASH
ington early to-day following their
three days welcome by New York
city. They plan to remain here for
several days longer before leaving
probably for Canada and England.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
FLOUR PRICES sOAR


Chicago, May 14.-Popular brands of
Minneapolis patent -four advanced
eighty cents a barrel to $3.50. This
came on top of a forty-cent rise Sat
urday. making the advance $1.2O a
barrel in two business days A car
load of No. hard winter wheat sold
in the spot market for $3.a5 bushel,
q decline of eight cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Internal Machine Found
in Kaiser's Royal Palace

Paris, May 14.-An Internal ma
chine was discovered recently in the
Bellevue palace i'm the Tiergarten in
Berlin, wher tn Imperial German
family now is residing, according TO
q correspondent who sends German
news to L'Humanite. The machine.
he says, contained enough dynamite
to wreck completely the palace and
the adjoining buildings.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN

London, May 4.-British naval
forces destroyed Zeppelin Leg in the
North Sea this morning, according
to an official statement issued by the
admiralty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Some Encouragement

Some announcement
simultaneously there comes from
Petrograd news of a more encour-
aging character in a denial of re-
port that the council of workmen' s
and soldiers's delegates was favoring
an armistice. On the contrary 1t is
declared, it has never raised such a
question and in fact is about to ap-
peal to the men at the front not to
fraternize with the enemy, and point
ing out to them the inadVisablllty OF
a separate peace.
In the recent carisis between the
provisional government and the
council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates over the governments for
eign policy the entire ministry
threatened to resign. The council at
that time gave in, nominally at least
but continued to enforce its claim
to direct affairs of state by sitting as
a censor over the cabinet and vir-
tually holding the reins over the ma
tion's armed forces.
BY recent close vote in the eX-
ecutive committee of the council the
radical body refused to cooperate
in the formation of a coalition minis
try. The entire significance of Nj.
Guchkoffs resignation has not yet
QeNelOpeu DuJ II may pTONe llliI hio
step was taken with the acquiescence
of the provisional government in an
effort to compel the radicals either to
take their share of the responsibility
for the conduct of the government
or cease interference with govern
mental functions.
Germans Desperate
In the face of blazing OIL liquid
fire, poison gas and every other hor-
ror known to modern war, the British
are slowly and stubbornly fighting
their way to the Drocourt-Queant
line, the gate to Douai and Cambria,
and the principal link in the fetters
welded on northern France by the
Germans. General Haig is hammer
ing all along the line but it is around
Queant. at the southern extremity,
that his success has been most mark
ed and the corresponding menace to
the Germans greatest
Queant is virtually pocketed. To
the east, west and south the road is
clear to the British, as far as nat
ural barriers are concerned, except
for part of the village of Bullecourt.
After some of the grimmest lighting
on the western front the British have
driven their foes from one-hdlf of
Bullecourt, and unless the tide is
promptly turned the village is lost
to the Germans and the crushing in
OF the southern end of the Drocourt-
Quenant line is inevitable.
Ray of Sunshine
A ray of sunshine has also fallen
on British arms at sea. The great
German submarine base at Zeebrugge
and the naval stronghold at Wilhelms-
haven have been assaulted from sea
and air, apparently with notable sue
cess. Zeebrugge is an absolutely ar
tificial harbor, called into existence on
the flat, sandy coast of Belgium by
the eXigencies of submarine warfare
and practically depending on its be-
ing on a great mole. This mole is
said to have been reached by the
British guns and the Germans must
quickly repair the gap or the sitting
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
U-B0ATs SINK BIC VESSELS

New Ys-s May lf-rhe British passenger stsau-
ship Medina, 1850 ton vessel was sunk by Ger
man submarine April 25 OFF the coast of Plymouth, ac-
eording to American passengers arriving here to-day
from England On the same day the omrah, $3.50 tons
was sunk, The passengers said. No lives were lost
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
Ray of Sunshine
THE WEATHER

Far Harrisburg and Vicinity; Fair
tonight and Tuesday; not much
change In temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvaniai Fair
Tonight and Tuesday, little
change in temperature; gentle
tOmOderate northwest winds.
The Susquehannn river and all it's
branches Will fall slowly or
remain nearly stationary. a
stage of about 5.1 feet in indI-
Gated for Harrisburg Tuesday
morning.
General Conditions
Pressure has Increased over prac-
tlcaIIy all the country east of
the Rocky Mountains during the
last forty-eight hOursi 1t In
highest over the Plains States,
where an extensive area of high
pressure In central, and lowest
over the North Atlantic coast
region. which IL still under the
influence OF the storm that has
passed of senward.
Temperatures are to 10 degrees
higher than on Saturday morn
Ing over partically all the cOun-
try east of the Rockies, except
in the East Gulf and South At
lantic States.
Temperatures n. M. "a degrees.
Sunt Rises, 4i43 =. m.
MOOni New moon, May 20.
River Stages 5.4 feet.
Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature, ~.
Mean temperature, "a.
Normal temperature, 0k
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
FRENCHMEN AGAIN At CAPITOL

Washington, May H. = Members Of the French
war commission arrived in Washington to-day after
their tour Of the country. They will sail for home
within the next few days
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, 81.
Lowest temperature, ~.
Mean temperature, "a.
Normal temperature, 0L
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14

Petrograd. May 14.-Via London
General Guchkoff, minister of war, has
resigned.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
FORM NEW BRITISH NAVAL STAFF

London May IA. r The formation Of naval staff
Of which Admiral Sir John Jeico first sea lord, win
be the chief was announced in The House of Commons
to-day BY Sir Edward Carson FIRST lord Of the adraity
FLOUR JUMPS st2o IN TWO DAYS
Chicago, May H. - Popular brands Of Minnoapo.
lis patent flour jumped 80 cents barrel to-day Is
s17so This came on top Of forycent raise Saturday
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-14
General Conditions

Temperatures 3 \. M. "a degrees.
Sunt Rises, 4i43 q. m.
MOOni New moon, May 20.
River Staget 5.4 feet.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
MAIL YOUR PACKAGES EARLY
is WARNING OF POSTMASTER
Christmas Rush In Tulsa Is Growing
Beyond Control of the
Post Office.

Do your Christmas shopping early
and mail your out-of-town presents
as soon as you can IL you want them
to get to their destination by Christ
mas day.
This Is the advice of Postmaster J..
NJ Crutchfield, who said yesterday
thai the Christmas rush at the Tulsa
post office is going to be so great that
the force will be utterly unable to
handle 1t with dispatch until the pub
tic .co-operates.
He is trying to obtain temporary
hca adquarters in the building on the
south side of Third street between
Main and Boulder at the corner of
the alley, just vacated by the Roxana
OIL company, and will handle all the
parcel post business from there II 1t
can be secured.--R. Il. McCline will
have charge of these quarters.
Kendall students will again be i'm
pressed into service by Postmaster
Crutchfield to assist in handling the
Christmas mail He has been allowed
1000 extra by the. department for
this purpose. Last year the students
gave valuable assistance in this work
and they have already agreed to do
IL again this year. Many of the boys
are working their way thru college
and the money they make on the side
helps them considerably. The govern
rient pays 35 cents an hour or $3.50
a day for eight hours.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
BAPTIST COLLEGE TO
GET $4,000 FUND
Liberality With Institutions
Manifested; Rev. Stalcup
Reelected President.

Special to The World
McAflESTER, Okla, Dec. Syn
striking contrast to the demonstration
which took place when $11.22o was
raised yesterday for the building OF a
new home at Oklahoma City, the Bap-
tist delegates and ministers at the state
general convention here today pledged
themselves for $23,500 for the main
tenance of the Baptist university at
Shawnee with a spirit that was one OF
determination and purpose.
The First Baptist church of Shaw
nee will give $4,000. Rev. F.. l.. Com
pere of that city made the pledge fol-
lowing n speech by DR.. F. M. McCon-
nell. in which he made an eloquent
plea for an educated ministry and
christian education in general.
Ami scenes of enthusiasm during
which the 439 delegates repeatedly
called for Rev. J. C. Stalcup of Noun
tain View, he was reelected president
of the convention. Other officers
elected were Phllias Jones of Wilbur
ton and Rev. w. A. TreadwelI of Nc
Alester. e-presidents; Rev f. q
Hamilton. Poteau, and Rev. w. +.
Blake, Shawnee. recording secretaries;
j. II. stewart, oklahoma City. treas
urer; Rev. l.. W. Marks, Edmond, his
torical secretary: J. II. Blooenger, Ok
lahoma CITY, auditor. DR.. f. M. Nc
Cornell of Oklahoma City was re-
elected corresponding secretary OF
missions in Oklahoma.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
DEATH SENTENCE PASSED
ON PERJURED TESTIMONY
Witness Declares She Lied In Trial Of
Mooney for san Francisco
Murders.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. e.--Presi-
dent Wilson's mediation commission
has been presented with a copy OF all
affidavit In which Mrs. Alice Kldwell,
n witness before the grand jury which
indicted Thomas J. Mooney and four
others on charges OF murder. growing
out of a preparedness parade bomb
explosion here last year admitted that
her testimony had been incorrect, it
was announced today.
The commission. headed by Secre-
tary of Labor William b. Wilson.
made n 3pocial investigation here into
the proceedings which led to the con-
viction Of Mooney and his subsequent
sentence to death which is stayed by
appeal. The investigation WAS made
at the request of President Wilson and
the finding has not been made public.
In her affidavit Mrs. Kidwell said
her testimony, as well as that of her
daughter, Mrs. Estelle Smith. and
third witness, had been false and had
been actuated by desire to obtain
advertising for a dental office in
which Mrs. Smith was employed.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
SHIP BLOWS UP,
CITY SHATTERED
limo Rams Against
Mont Blanc in
Narrows
DAMAGE EXTENSIVE
Two Square Miles
Razed; Fire Adds
Destruction
EXTENSIVE

HALIFAX, Dec. with
the toll of dead steadily
mounting, it was believed early
this morning that more than
two thousand persons perished
in the explosion and fire which
followed a collision yesterday
morning in Halifax harbor be-
tween a munition-laden French
ship and another vessel loaded
with supplies for the Belgian
relief commission.
The disaster, which has
plunged the dominion into
mourning, probably will rank
as the most fearful that ever
occurred on the American con-
tinent. Residents of Halifax
and thousands of volunteer re-
ar. See a.- q
lief workers who have come
into the city have been almost
dazed at the extent of the
horror.
Temporary morgues have been es-
tablished I'm many buildings to which
n steady procession of-vehicles of all
nIu hat s-vx In. 20
the bodies Of men, women and chill
dren. Most of them were so charred
that they were unrecogniznble.
Thousands of persons seeking trace
Of relatives an friesds have passed by
the long rows, attempting In the flick
ering light of lamps and lanterns to
identify the ones they sought.
Virtually every building In the city
which could be converted into n hos
pital Is filled with wounded many OF
them so desperately injured that there
is no hope OF their recovery. Scores
already have died In these temporary
hospitals.
An ever-increasing number II being
taken from the devastated Richmond
district to the relief station. An army
of rescue workers Is searching among
the ruins for bodies and for those who
have survived amidst the wreckage
left by the explosion and fire.
City In Darkscss.
The city was in darkness tonight,
except. for the flames from the fires
still burning in the wrecked buildings
In the north end. The electric light
and gas plants have been virtually de-
stroyed and the only lights available
are lamps. They furnished the illumi-
nation by means of which surgeons
and doctors toiled thruout the night,
caring for the injured.
Soldiers sailors and police patrolled
the streets tonight and upon them fell
the major portion of the burden of
CONTINUED on PAGE FIFTEEN.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
ADVANCE PAYMENTS ON
MUNITIONS DEMANDED
The Bethlehem Steel Company
Says 1t No Longer Is Able to
Borrow From Banks.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-An ad-
vance payment on munitions and
other contracts for the government
was asked today by Charles M.
Schwab and Eugene Grace OF the
Bethlehem Steel company. who con-
ferred with Secretaries Baker and
Danisls and told them the contracts
could not be expedited without finan-
cial aid as they were unable to obtain
ADEQUATE funds from the banks. The
request was taken under considcra-
ton.
Enormous increases in the size of
it's plants have been undertaken by
the company to handle war contracts.
The navy's destroyer program Is not
involved. These and all other con-
tracts made on cost plus 10 per cent
profit basis already have been taken
care of by the government under Its
authority to advance up to 30 per
cent of the amount OF an order for
the purpose OF aiding the contractor
in preparing his plants for quick de-
iiveries. 5t-',g-. =
The contracts with which the Beth
lehem Steel people are having trouble
are those awarded on "a fixed price.
Some of them antedate the outbreak
of the war. They include vast
amount of ordnance for both the
army and navy and the request of the
company for advance payments has
been referred to the ordnance bureau
Of the navy department and an ord
nance board in the war department
for consideration.
Government officials expect to
make their answer without delay ana
iftheir powers are inadequate and the
situation disclosed by the company
| threatens to delay ordnance produc-
ton seriously. congress may be ask ed
to amend the act. New destroyer
I plants of the Bethlehem and other
concerns are being erected with gov
crnment aid and the attitude Of the
administration has been that similar
aid must be provided wherever neces-
sary to hasten the output of war ma.
| terial
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
Withdrawal Carefully Planned.

LONDON. Dec. 6.-Carefully laid
plans of General Byng to withdraw
his troops at various points on the
Cambria salient to more tenable posi-
TONS have been carried out in per-
feet order and apparently without the
Germans even having knowledge of
the movement.
The falling back was made neces-
sary by wedges driven into the salient
last week by the Germans. which on
several sectors threatened disaster to
the British should they continue to
hold their positions From an arc ex-
tonding before Cambria a distance Of
about Is miles. the new British front
has been lessened to a length of about
ten miles with the bases resting in the
north in the region Of Moeuvres and
in the south near Gonnelieu.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
No objection Anticipated.
DRAFT C0NSPIRAT0RS GUILTY
Ninc OF Ten Defendants In Kansas
City Vnscs COnyictnd.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 6.--After
only Is minutes deliberat,on, jury
In federal court here this afternoon
returned verdict of guilty against
rire of the ten defendants charged
with conspiracy 20 obstruct the opes.
! ION Of the seicctive draft law. Judge
~ :. Valkenturg sentenced the eight
convicted men 70 terms OF two years
each in the federal penit ,ptiary and
Zines of $1,000 each and costs and
fine 4 one woman, Mrs. L.eonora War
neson Moore, former Kansas City
school teacher. $1,000
The nine defendants were Mrs.
No ore, her husband, Raymond J..
Moore. Thomas II. Sullivan, Flea
LulIchez. William Browder, Ralph w
Browder. Earl Browder, Edward Ea-
gan and Harry Dole. The case agains,
Harvey ID. Kleinschmidt. who was
used as government witness, was
continued.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-07
RAILROADS REQUIRE
BILLION NEXT YEAR

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.-Railroad
presidents composing the railroads
war board. today Informed Chairman
Ncwlands. head of the congressional
committee dealing with transporta-
ton problems. that if congress re-
moved the legal prohibitions which
forbid unification of the roads for the
war emergency, government operation
would be unnecessary.
The railroad mon. Il Is understood.
estimated that $1,000. 200, 900 will bc
needed TO cauip and enlarge their fa-
cilities for handling war traffic I'm
1918. How Il should he raised. how
ever. was not discussed, Senator New
lands said. and there is question
whether II would be obtained by a
loan from tho government OF by gov
ernment guarantee.