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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
HAS
CLOSE ESCAPE
IN BOMB PLOT
California Governor Narrowly
Escapes Death When the
Mansion Is Wrecked
By associated Press

Sacramento, Cal, Dec. 1S.-What
is believed to have been an attempt
to kill Governor William D. Steph-
ems by means of a powerful explo-
sive bomb at midnight last night re-
suited in the wrecking of the execu-
tive mansion. the entire rear end of
the building being blown out. The
governor and Mrs. Stephens, s well
as the household servants, we're
asleep at the time and all escaped
injury.
The detonation of the explosion
was heard all over the city and win
dows were broken by the force of it
two or three blocks away. 1t was
believed that from twenty to twenty
hVe sticks of dynamite were used.
Governor and Mrs. Stephens were
asleep in the wing of the house
adjoining the spot where the explo-
sion occurred, but beyond a nerV-
Gus shock they were unharmed.
The attempt occurred Just as the
guard was being changed. II. Claus
sen, one of the watchmen was the
first on the scene, having passed the
spot but n few minutes before the
explosion occurred. C!ausscr said he
was certain there was nothing un-
NSNNA w III lllb OAl Tic 6IOulluS.
A hole several feet in depth and
at least five feet wide was torn in
the ground beneath a bay window
at the rear of the structure and the
entire wall up to the seond story
was blown away. r.-.s
a clew as to the perpetrators was
given to the police by the Rev. Fra
zer Langford, pastor of a church,
who reported that four months ago
man was noticed lurking about the
executive mansion and that he con-
tinued to haunt the locality until n
week ago when he disappeared.
The police are of the opinion that
the attempt was made by pro-Ger-
mans.
Last week Governor stephens
made a series of patriotic addresses
in Southern California. dealing large
~ with the duties of Californians in
supporting the national government
during the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
Smallpox Getting
Start Upstate

Word was received this morning at
the office of State Health Commits
sioner Dixon that case of small
pox existed in the family of w. E.
Harris. in Morris township, Clear
field county. DR.. S. c. Stewart, coun-
ty medical inspector, visited the
home and verified the diagnosis.
A report was also received this
morning from DR.. w. L. Matthews,
OF Johnstown, county medical in
spector OF Cambria county, that on
December Is. Mrs. John Josephson,
aged 81 years, was examined and
found TO be suffering from small
poX.
report was received this morn
ing from DR.. w. K. Heaton. of
Philipsburg, that William Garland,
in Blue Ball. was sick with small
pox for a period of a week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
Seek Recruits For New
United States Guard

Circulars have been sent out to all
chiefs in the Harrisburg recruiting
district urging upon them the neces-
sity for them to cooperate in the eff
fort to enlist a quota of men over
in the United States Guard. The pur-
pose of the new guard army is to pro-
tect the utility plants and factories
OF the country from spies and bomb
throwers.
As far as possible, the men who
enlist IN this army, will after receiv-
ing their training, be put in service
near their own homes. The pay of
will be the same as the nav Of fbe
soldiers in the National ARMY. and
the same allowance will he made to
the 1amllies of the members. Veter-
sired in the new Home Defense Army
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The cOnsti-
tutlonnl amendment for national pro-
hihition was to-day finally submitted
by Congress to the states for ratiacn-
tiOn or rejection within seven years.
The Senate completed congressional
action by accepting the resolution as
passed yesterday by the House, ~ to
s, without n rOllcaII.
Immediately. after the Senate con-
vened Senator Sheppard, of Texas,
called up the national prohibition
amendment and moved that the Sem
ate concur in the House amendments.
Vice-president Marshall ruled that a
two-thirds vote would be required for
concurrence.
Senator Borah objected to accept
ing the House amendments, contend
ing that Congress has no authority
to specify the time in which the
amendment is to be ratified and that
the Constitution gives no authority
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
Fire Destroys Estate of
Rockefeller in Cleveland
Rr Associated Prest

Cleveland, o., Dec. is. - Fire late
last night destroyed the Forest Hill
estate of John.D d. Rockefeller in East
Cleveland, the magnificent summer
home of the oil master So quickly
lieved incendiaries were responsible.
One. of the employees of the estat c
discovered the fire just before mid
night. The fire started in a bedroom
Mr.. Rockefeller always occupied
while here.
Early to-day il was estimated the
loss would reach near 100000, no
adequate figures being obtainabie on
the rich furnishings of the house.
The removal a month ago by John
ID. Rockefeller of practically all of the
valuable paintings from his summer
nome here saved him hundreds of
thousands Of dollars.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
These Cakes of Ice Stand
UnmOlested Before Jail

Wanted-Owner for five hundred
pounds of ice. That's what slipped
on somebody's wagon early yester-
DAY morning in front of the Dauphin
county Jail, and has been piled up
getting bigger. Seems to be no chance
of any one taking it, although it is
worth money.
III 1t was summer now" speculat-
ed one of the Jail guards, watching
the two big hunks slowly emerge in
to full grown iceberg, there's a.
number of clever lads inside here
that could get away with ii. But
they wouldn't touch it now if we
was to open all the doors and chase
'em out"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
No Important Advances
Along Italian Front
BY Associated Press


Washington, Dec. 1s.-On the
Northern Italian front no further
important advances are being re-
ported by the Austro- G German COM
mand and the Italians within the
past day or two have even been
able to regain some of the ground
previously lost in the Col Caprille re-
gion on the mountain front.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
PARENTS MOURN
FOR HERO SON
DEAD IN FRANCE
Father, Recently Out of Hos
pital, Seeks Work to
Support Family

Amid the gloom of a great be-
reavement the father and mother of
Earl Aurand, the first Harrisburg
hero to fall in battle in France, sit
in their little home at 1925 Logan
street, and recall the incidents of
their boys life. He was their only son
and in his last letter to his mother
he told her that he had received the
testament which she had sent him
and that he read 1t every night.
sympathetic women of the Harris
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DR.. Keen's Offer of
SIS to Red Cross Fund
Meets With Responses

DR.. c. E. l.. Keen's offer of $25
to the Red Cross membership fund
If one hundred others in Harrisburg
do likewise, is bearing fruit.
Last evening Ira =. Romberger
called up the editor of the Telegraph
to say that he. was about to match
DR.. Keen's $25 and that a check
would be forthcoming to-day. &
Immediately thereupon L. J.
Stackpole also sent his check to 90
with those of DR.. Keen and Mr..
Romberger.
Next
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
Sugar Men Saw
Danger of Famine
BY ASsociatcd Prcts

Washington, Dec. 1S-Sugar H,en
saw the danger of shortage early
last spring because of stories of a
fictitious famine and later when they
began to realize the large amounts
being sent abroad, Earl A. Babst,
president of the American Sugar Re
fining Company, today testified be-
fore the Senate Invstigating Com
mittee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
PIGGERY PLAN
APPROVED BY
CITY COUNCIL
Garbage to Be Fed to Hogs
on Farm Outside the
City Limits
COST $4,000 PER ANNUM
Commissioners Now Ready
to Take Up Disposal
of Garbage
COST $4,000 PER ANNUM

Garbage collected in Harrisburg
after February l will be fed to pigs
council to-day awarded a sixty-throe
month contract for collection and
disposal to Hagy Brothers, at s24,-
900 year. Hyles Hagy, of the Hagy
Brothers firm, was in the city to-day
making ARRANGEMENTS to start a pig
gerry and reported he had options on
several farms not far from the city
limits.
In addition to awarding the gar
bage contract an ordinance was in
troduced by Commissioner Morgen-
thaler authorizing him to advertise
Tor bids for horses, carts, harness
and a motor truck to be used by the
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LOO TURKEYS IN DRIVE
Many Fowls Escape From Flock anC
Some Arc Stolen


Some Arc Stolen
Bear Station, Del, Dec. 1S.-One
of the greatest turkey drives in this
section in fifteen years began on sat
urday from the station here of 100
turkeys to the Hamburg farm Of Jo-
seph Quigley. Many fowls would not
travel on the ice and snow and
sought roosts in the orchard of Ben
Jamin Silliton and the large trees at
the Rogers estate. At attempt was
made to get them corraled, out they
flew from tree to tree during Sunday
and more than 200 are now on the
farms of other neiShbors.
Mr.. Quigley fed al dinner on Sun
day at the farm about thirty men
who aided him in getting in the
fowls. In the lot were guinea fowls,
chickens, ducks and geese. Some of
these were stolen enroute. The Tur-
key King, as Mr.. Quigley is called,
says that the fowls cost more this
year in Virginia. Many farmers pur-
chae the birds for breeding purposes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

s GENERAL FREIGHT DIRECTOR APPOINTED
: Washington, Dec Appointment by the President
E of general freight traffic director to coordinate and
/ utilize the transportation facilities during the war was
+ provided Joint resolution introduced to-day by Sena
S Sterling and to the Interstate Commerce
!. Committee. ...
+ MANUFACTURES OF WAR PRODUCT FAVORED :
5 Washington Dec. ls-To insure electric power. for
S industries the Pittsburgh district priority eert
r Gates have been issued calling on the Pittsburgh Power
+ Companies to supply certain industries held
E indispensable for the conduct of the war
r FIRST CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST CHAPLAIN.
s Washington Dec Is-Edward W. Dickey recently
s appointed chapan-aarge in the Army with the rank
of FIRST Lieutenant has been assigned to the 18th Division
: Camp Upton, NJ Y He first Christian Scientist chap
: lain appointed to the Army
: PRIORITY REQUEST HoNORED IN OHIO
{ Columbus o., Dec. l8.-Chairman Robert Lovett OF
= the Federal Priority Transportation Committee to-day
s notified Governor Cox that Governors request Sat
s urday for priority shipment of coal in Ohio had been
+ granted to eastern Ohio Railroads will cooperate
! he informed the GovenoE ohos coal fields are in the
r eastern portion of the state
3 SENATE WILL INVESTIGATE DELAYS
{ Washington, Dec lsInvestgation of the delays in
r building the American merchant marine by the Shipping
! Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation ordered
: today by the Senate which rushed through resolu-
I ton by Senator Harding of Ohio vigorous criticism
: by several senators Of the failure produce ships.
: GERMANS SAVE FROM JACOB JONES
: Amsterdam, Dec 1s-Two sailors were saved by the
= Germans from the American destroyer Jacob Jones'
seordng official German announcement received here
: to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
SUFFRAGE VOTE IAN IN.

by TS5ottdftd PTeSS
Washington, Dec. 1S.-Vote in the
House on the woman suffrage con-
stitutional amendment on Thursdav y
January 10. was assured to-day
when the Rules Committee agreed
on that date.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
$4,000 WILDE
RED CROSS TOTAL
BEFORE TONIGHT
Headquarters Reports That
Teams Have Perfected
Organizations
REFUSALS ARE VERY FEW
Boys in Battleline to Have
Backing of Home Folks
Hearts and Money
Many New Members
Join the Red Cross

Late reports on the Red Cross
Membership Campaign give a
total of LAS memberships for
the day. The grand total for the
campaign is 9,13i members.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
RUSSO-CERMAN
PEACE ENJOYS
OMEETTODAY
TeutOns and AustrO- Hungary Will Lose No Time in Ar
ranging Separate Pact With Bolsheviki Government;
Representatives on Way to Brest LitOvsk to Begin
Negotiations; Bulgaria nd Turkey Will Have Part

Copenhagen, Dec. 1S-A report that former Premier Ker-
eny CT Russia supported by thousands of troops has
appeared the vicinity of Petrograd contained in dispatch
from aparanda Sweden the Finnish frontier the Ber
lngske Tdende The Bolshev said have troops
against him.
Petrograd, Dec. 1.-THE evening newspapers
that Trozy has notified the allied embassies that the armis-
has reached definite results and that peace negotiations will
begin and asking them to participate whether they
nuSh neace orr lot
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Total Red Cross Memberships
Credited First Day 1885
The reports for to-day will begin
TO come in about 4 o'clock. Yester-
day there was much delay and Chair
man Jennings asks all team captains
to report promptly to their COM
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
MARRIAGE LICENSES

G cCurdy and
lndE
H. Il s.sN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and Vicinityi Gem
orally cloudy Tonight and We'd
nesdny; not much change in
temperature, lowest tonight
about 20 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Cloudy
tonight and Wednesday, not
much change in temperatures
moderate northeast to north
winds.
River
The Suaauehanna river and NIL it's
tributaries will remain general
~ frozen and nearly stationary.
4 stage of about 40 feet Is indi-
cnted for Harrisburg Wednes-
day morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Indications this morning were that
the total of Red Cross memberships
for the day will bring the grand
total for the campaign to $1,000, but
it will be necessary for the team
workers to throw more steam into
the cylinders if the 10000 quota for
Harrisburg is to be secured.
The women's teams seem to be
having greater success than those of
the men; and as a result there was
some considerable japery this morn
Ing as the women's teams now and
then ran across-or over-men's
teams or workers.
THE women are forging ahead"
said Mercer B. Tate, because they
have a system that can't be beaten.
In their districts they are dividing
the various sections into blocks. and
are assigning workers to these
blocks. The trip around four sides
of block is being made in a couple
of hours and none are missed.
First Returns
Returns up until 9 o'clock last
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Germany and Austria Hungary
apparently will lose no time in
bringing about separate peace
with the Bolsheviki government OF
Russia now that the armistice be-
tween the countries has become eff
fective. DIR. Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign secretary and Count
Czernin. the Austrian foreign min
lister, will arrive at Brest-Litovsk to-
day to begin negotiations looking to-
ward peace.
A semiofficial statement issued in
Vienna declares the central powers
will follow up the armistice ''as
speedily as possible" with peace par
leys and 1t is added that Bulgaria
and Turkey also will join in the ne
gotiatIons. Brest-Lltovsk. the scene
of the meeting between the Austro-
German and Russian plenipotentar-
les, is on the Bug river in Russian
Poland. 1t was captured by the Ger
mans in their great drive in the
summer of 1915.
There has been virtually no
change in the internal situation in
Russia. The Bolsheviki government,
in q notice to foreign embassies in
Petrograd says it considers the ques-
ton of recognition purely formal
and about which it cares little. The
notice declares the foreign embas-
sizes must wise the passports of Boil
sheviki couriers or similar courte-
sizes will be refused.
BY associated Press
Washington. Dec. 1S.-It is assum-
ed at the State Department that the
reply of American Ambassador
Francis to the invitation of Leon
Trotzky. foreign minister OF the
Bolsheviki government, to partici-
pate in the peace negotiations would
be that he has no instructions from
this government. No instructions
have been sent to Mr.. Francis and
it was indicated that none authoriz-
ing him to have anything to do with
peace negotiations would be sent.
The recurring suggestions in
Europe for de facto recognition OF
the Bolsheviki mas not been support
ed here and it is believed Ambassa-
dor Francis will be expected to do
nothing more in connection with the
peace parley than to observe devel-
opments and report them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Temperatures 3 n. M, 16.
sun. Rises, 1871 n. mt sets, 4t3S
n. m.
MOoni First quarter, December 21.
River Stages 4.5 feet above low
water mark.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
Tie Red C4e44 1ea4
a~a tie CanA

lNNaHEN the ChriSctiId thru the ,Uintry uoid
&Rk To hide in the hearts of men,
aSsgT To give them courage, to glue them strength,
To teach them to loUe again,
The TUkinkling eyes of the taper lights
Shall be burning sho,O the ,Oay
To tveIcome the Babe of Bethlehem
To earth on His natal day.
But behold the tip of the candle ,Uick
Shall gleam thru a cross dull red
The emblem of Ioue unquenchable,
The color of Hte-bLood shed; .<-.
And our laden hearts ,UEich are sick ,Uith ,Uar
Cry aloud to the Christ-chiLd 'tSee ...-..
Back of the LoUe you haze given
Is burning LoUe for Thee!'
ANNA HAMILTON WOOD
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18
General Conditions

Pressure hns diminished over the
eastern half of the country dur
ing the last twenty-fOur hours,
but II still abnOrmally high over
New England and the Middle
Atlantic states. Pressure has
increased over the Pacific slope,
the Upper Missouri Valley md
generally in the Rocky Noun
tnins. Rain has fallen in the
northwestern States and on the
Texas coast, and rain or snow
in the Western Canadian prov
InceS; elsewhere the weather
has been fair, except In New
Jersey and Eastern New York,
where light precipitation has oc-
CURED. Except i'm the West
erH Canadian provinces and I'm a
few districts of limited area in
the United states, where tenn
peratures have fallen . to 10 de-
Erees, there has been n generals
rise in temperature of 2 to is
degrees, being most decided in
the Middle and Upper MisslS-
slppI Valley and along the
northern border of the Great
Lakes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

Yesterdays Weather
Highest temperature, ~.
Lowest temperature, 10.
Mean temperature. Fl.
Normal temperature, ~.
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-05-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

| Cooperate with the women of the
| town in their first movements to-
ward identifying our city. Plant
| Nasturtium in your front yard and
potatoes in your back yard.
! Monday afternoon the Sociology
| department of the Columbian Club
met with Mrs. Lydia Townsend. The
lesson was Jane Adams and was
in charge of Mrs. F. w. Johansen.
A large number of the members of
the department were present.
Levi Kopp and R. j. Loveland
who went to Yuma. Colo, ten days
ago to look after land bargains. re-
/ turned home the last of the week.
Mr.. Kopp purchased a tract of land
as an investment but expects to
| break it out and put in two crops
this year.
VIM. Anderson, of Ross and Mrs
Gerlev. Andersen, of Hamlin, left
Friday evening in company with C.
II. Topping for Make Peace. Alberta,
Canada, where Mrs Anderson will
jon her husband who recently pur-
chased large tract of land in the
Danish colony
Hon. Geo Cosson. who addressed
the patriotic meeting at the Presby-
terrain church on Thursday evening.
left Friday morning for his home in
Des Moines. He had hoped to visit
old friends for a day. but urgent
business called him back to his law
Office at once.
VIM. Coyne, who has a position
on the road with the ftumely people,
with headquarters in Des Moines,
was in the city Saturday, but left on
the noon train Sunday to be in his
territory ready for work Monday
morning. Mr.. Coyne is we'll pleased
with his position and is making good.
Gerald, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Brockway entertained a number of
his school classmates last week.
Games of all kinds were INDUCED in
and everyone there had a right
royal good time. Refreshments were
served and on leaving the guests
voted Gerald a splendid entertainer.
The Misses Ruth Preston and Olga
and Alma Christensen were the three
new candidates initiated into the Or
der of the Easter Star last week. A
large number of the younger set in
the community have recently become
members of the order, which has
had a surprisingly large growth the
past year.
c. E. Murray, district sales man
ager for Murray Bros. & Ward Land
Co., of Minneapolis. is in the city con-
sulting with f. NJ. Herndon who is
their local agent for this district. Mr..
Murray says the Red River Valley
was never in better condition for
bumper crops than they are at the
present time.
SAINT Anderson and family who
have been under quarantine for three
weeks. were released the latter part
of the week. One of his grandchild-
rem took sick with contagious
disease, and although in mild form.
the rules of the board of health were
such that it was necessary to quar-
antine the home.
Howard Ulrich, the efficient and
obliging assistant to agent Smith at
the Rock Island went to Hot Springs,
Ark, Tuesday where he will remain
for at least couple of weeks. Likely"
as he is better known, has been in a
poor physical condition for several
months and he hopes that the treat
ment at the springs will bring him
back to health.