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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
War Prohibition Bill
Meets Approval of
US. Senate Committee
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c.. June IA
new bill to prohibit manufacture
during the war of foodstuffs into
distilled spirits and malt liquors was
ordered reported to-day by the SEN
ate agriculture committee.
Another provision of the bill would
empower the President to requisition
existing supplies of distilled spirits
if necessary to conserve food sup
plies or to secure alcohol for war
purposes.
The new bill is designed both as a
food conservation measure and a step
toward prohibition during the war.
1t is not designed as a substitute for
either the food production or con-
troll bills now pending. but as a
distinct measure combining many
prohibition resolutions and bills.
The bill would. by congressional
act, prohibit manufacture of non
perishable foodstuffs into intoxicating
beverages and authorize the Presi-
dent to prevent such use of them.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
SEES
END OF RULE OF
HOHENZOLLERNS
Speaker Declares There Is No
Prospect of Separate Peace
With Germany

The Romanoffs have lost their job
and it won't be long until the Hohen-
zollerns and Hapsburgs lose theirs"
said a prominent Russian speaker at
the monday luncheon at the Cham
ber of Commerce to-day.
1t was expected that Prof. Boris E.
Shatzky. head of the Russian informa-
tion in this country, would be the
principal speaker, but he was unable
to get to Harrisburg and his place
was taken by A. ]. Sack, who is con-
nected with the bureau and is cor
respondent for the publications of the
Russian ministry of finance. For an
hour Mr.. Sack discussed the condi-
tions in Russia and made clear that
there is not even remote prospect
of the present government of Russia
making separate peace with Ger
many. He explained that the condi-
tions in his country are much misun-
derstood by reason of sensational
stories cabled to American newspapers
regarding mere incidents of the revo-
luton which are in no way indicative
of the real sentiment of the people.
He expressed in considerable detail
the attitude of the socialists anc
workingmen of the country and re-
called that the revolution had really
started in July of 1914 and was sus-
pended at the request of the revolu-
ttonary leaders until after the war
This resulted in an army opposed 10
the autocracy fighting under the lead
ers of the Gear.
Safety For Democracy
The great purpose of this war"
he said, lis for the safety of demo-
cracy. The Russian revolution is
an important step toward accom-
plishing this. And when this Rus
sian democracy is firmly established
it will be made safe because it rep
resents one-seventh of the world"
That Russia is contemplating a
separate peace is not true, he said.
The Russian revolution took place
because the great majority of the
Russian people hated the idea of a
separate peace. Further diplomatic
developments lead to war, and when
war was declared on Germany, the
Continued on Page 1fl
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
FIRE BELLS TO
= TOLL IN UNISON
WITH LIBERTY
Gongs Will Sound With In
dependence Bell in Warn
ing to Buy Bonds

Every firehouse bell in the city will
be tolled at noon tomorrow, the time
set for Mayor Smith of Philadelphia
to strike the rim of the Liberty Bell,
to summon the nation to stand behind
the Government and buy Liberty
bonds.
City officials, in arranging for this
event, urge the tolling of bells, church
chimes, and the sounding of steam
sirens and factory whistles all over
the city as Harrisburgs demonstra-
ton. No other exercises will be ar
ranged.
The sounding of the Liberty Bell
tomorrow will be the third time 1t
has been rung since 1885, when the
she'll was cracked tollinE the death
of Chief Justice John Marshall. 1t
was struck with hammer on the
occasion of the San Francisco expo
sition and at the opening of trans
continental telephone service.
Arrangements for tolling city fire.
house bells were made by Fire Chief
Kinder, City Electrician Clark L.
Diehl and Assistant Park Commits
sioner Forrer.
Local banks still continue to re-
port large daily returns from the
Liberty Loan. Applications have
been received steadily since the close
of the active campaign. The total
amount subscribed by Harrisburg
will not be known until all the banks
of the Harrisburg Clearing House
have made their returns.
Members the Firemen's Union
last evening voted to use whatever
money is in the treasury for the
purchase of Liberty Bonds. The
West End Social Club voted to sub
scribe $500 to the loan in teh name
of the club. Many of the members
have already subscribed individual
ly.
At a meeting last evening OF the
Royal Fire Company the treasurer
was authorized to eXpend all surplus
funds in Liberty bonds. A committee
was appointed to start work immedi-
ately raising additional funds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
R. V. Massey Is Elected
General Superintendent
of Eastern Divisions

At a meeting of the directors of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, held in
Philadelphia to-day, r. V. Massey,
superintendent of the New York di-
vision, was made general superin-
tendent, to succeed the late George
w Creighton. His headquarters will
be at Altoona. He will be in charge
of the Eastern divisions.
c. l. Leiper, superintendent of the
New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk division, with headquarters at
Norfolk. Va, becomes superintendent
of the New York division. and M. w.
Clement, division engineer of the
New Jersey division. becomes super
intendent of the New York, Philadel-
phia and Norfolk division.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
GEN. PERSHING IS
WARMLY GREETED
BY THE FRENCH
American Army Commander
Will Be in Paris This
Evening
Paris, June 13,-Aiajor- Cen
eral Pershing arrived in Paris
late to-day.


Paris, June 13.-General Pershing
landed at BouIogne this morning and
will arrive In Paris this evening.
General Pershing was met at the
quay by General Pelletier, represent
ing the French government and gen.
eral headquarters of the French
army; Commandant Hue, represent
ing the minister of war: General
Lucas. commanding the Northern re-
gion; Colonel Daru, governor of
Lille; the prefect of the Somme and
other public officials.
British soldiers and marines lined
up along the quays rendered military
honors as the vessel flying the Stars
and Stripes preceded by destroyers
and accompanied by hydroplanes and
dirigible balloons. steamed up the
channel. Military bands played The
Star Spangled Banner" and THE
Marsellaise" and General Pelletier
and his party boarded the boat to
welcome General Pershing.
The channel steamer Invicta with
Major General Pershing and his staff
on board, steamed into Boulogne at
9:40 o'clock this morning. 1t was
welcomed with cheers from French
territorials and British sailors and
soldiers on shore, to which British
troops between decks replied Justify.
British and French military bands
struck up THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" as the ship came to the dock.
General Pershing stood on the deck,
surrounded by his staff.
After the Representatives of the
French authorities had been pre-
sented to the American officers the
party landed and reviewed the
French territorials. The Americans
then entered motorcars for a ride
around the city. All along the route
they We're followed by crowds of peo-
pie who greeted General Pershing
with the greatest enthusiasm. At II
o'clock thhe general received num-
ber of American and French newspa-
per correspondents. He then de-
parted for Paris on a special train.
To Honor American
Elaborate preparations for greet
ing General Pershing when he ar
rives in Paris this evening have
been made.
Tonight Ambassador Sharp will
give a dinner at the American en-
bassy when General Pershing will
meet the chief members of the
French cabinet and officers of the
army and navy.
President Poincare will receive
General Pershing tomorrow and
will entertain him at luncheon with
notable guests at the palace of the
Elysee.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Wilson's Message Finds
Support in Russia
By Associated Press

Petrograd, June 12. - Russian feel
ing on President Wilson's note en-
phasizes a cleavage between the tenn
porary Government and the Socialist
resented by the Council of Deputies
and the most radical by the Boil
shevlki faction, led by Nfkolai Lenine.
All the newspapers supporting the
enthusiasm what they term .'the
straightforward exposition of char
teristic American diplomacy"
hand, accuse President Wilson of
using high toned language and vague
phrases embodying principles unac-
ceptable to the Russian democracy,
and even limiting that the declaration
of the United States Government
against policy of imperialism and
annexations is insineere.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
u. s. URGED BY
COMMERCE BOARD
TO SELL PAPER
Newspapers Found to Be Suf-
fering Greatly From Un-
fair Prices
SITUATION is SERIOUS
Exorbitant Profits Taken
From Publishers, Investi-
cation Shows
By Associated Press

Washington, D. c.. June 13.-Pool-
ing of news print paper production
and importation under a government
agency for distribution to publishers
ar price providing a fair profit to
manufacturers was recommended to-
Gay by the Federal Trade Commits
sion in report on its investigation
of the paper inquiry conducted dur
ing the last year. The commission
also suggested that the government
seek to induce Canadian authorities
to establish a similar agency to CO.
operate with the American. pool.
In letter transmitting the report
TO the Senate, which ordered the in
Vestisation, the commission asked
emergency legislation to make the
recommendations effective. 1t de-
clared that if the 1916 consumption
OF l,775,000 tons of print paper is
equaled this year. the cost to con-
sumers will be sos, 100000. an in
crease of $35, 100000, Or so per cent,
over 1916, and that one-half of this
increase represents profits to manu-
facturers.
First Plan Failed
The voluntary agreement arranged
with manufacturers several months
ago for distribution of paper to pub
fishers at moderate prices was ahan-
doned, the commission reported, and
the plan failed because no govern
ment authority for enforcement en-
listed. The situation is serious and
likely to reach panic state in few
months because of lack of sufficient
competition among producers. said
the commission.
A preliminary report was pre-
sented March 3. The letter accom-
panying the final report to-day said:
THE efforts of the commission to
restore competitive conditions in the
news print industry expeditiously
and to arbitrate and effectualIy pro-
ject fair price for news print paper
have failed. The plan failed for sew
cral reasons, the principal reason
being that the ARRANGEMENT was vol
untary and the commission had no
power or warrant under the law to
make it effective. The manufactur-
ers signatory to the agreement no.
titled the commission that they would
not proceed under such arbitration
agreement. The result has been that
news print paper has been billed and
sold at the same eXorbitant prices
CONTINUED on Page 131
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Slackers Shown No Mercy
by Court Which Imposes
Full Penalty of Law

New York, June ia peniten-
tiary sentence of eleven months and
20 days for not registering under the
selective draft law was imposed by
United States Judge Chatfield in
BROOKLYN to-day on Herman P. Le-
vine, school teacher and college grad
uate.
This is the first prison sentence
imposed for this offense as far as
known here. He had pleaded guilty.
Louis Kramer, self-confessed an
archist, was to-day sentenced to two
years in prison and ordered to pay
fine of $4,000 for conspiracy to
distribute anticonscription literature.
He also received a year in jail for
failing to register. He was convicted
of the first crime yesterday and the
second to-day. the latter trial lasting
a little over two hours.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Goes to Jail with
Perfect COntentment"
to Escape His Wife

Charlestown. w. Va. June 10. - Be-
cause he placarded the town with
posters showing a large picture of his
wife and calling attention to her
faults. II. |. Moore was arrested and
fined by Judge Burdelle In municipal
court. After he had paid his fine,
Moore was again arrested on the COM
plant of his wife.
When taken to jail. Moore said he
could go there with perfect content-
ment," as it could be no worse than
he had been accustomed to in his home
for n long time.
The posters which caused the
trouble were placed in conspicuous
places by Moore himself and read as
follows.
"She flew into a rage, raised all
kinds of hell and finally Joined the
BAPTIST Church, all the time planning
'Moore, the unhappy husband. SAT-
over her sore feet from one to two
hours every night for four months"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Noted Chimes Taken by
Germans For Gun Metal

Copenhagen, June 13.-Hamburg mas
just hidden a touching farewell to
the noted chimes in two principal
churches. st. Nicholas and st. Peters,
from which the bells have been ex-
propriated under general order seiz-
ing all German church bells to be
melted into cannon. Great crowds as
sembled around the churches and
Joined in hymns which organists
played for the last time on the bells.
The chimes are composed of forty
three and fifty bells respectively, and
will provide about thirty tons OF gun
metal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Loss of Life on Sequana
Is Fixed at 100 Men;
$50 Passengers on Board
BY Associated Press

Paris, June 13.-The South Allan
tic liner Sequana with $50 passengers
on board has been torpedoed ana sunk
with loss of 100 men.
The Sequana was sunk in the At
lantic Among the passengers was a
detachment of tn eSenegalese Rifles.
The Sequana. formerly the City of
Corinth, was owned by the South At
lantic Navigation Company of Paris.
Her gross tonnage was 5,557. She was
430 feet long and was built in Belfast
in 1898.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Northumberland Paper
Forced to Suspend by
High Cost of Materials

Sunbury, Pa. June 13.-The Pub
lie Press, Northumberland's only
newspaper and n prominent state
weekly, suspended with this weeks
issue because the editors declare it
to have been unsupported by the
home people. 1t has flcurished for
forty-five years until the recent high
cost of all materials entered into the
field.
c. w. Gutelius, the publisher. es-
tablished the paper and has been in
the harness for nearly a half-cen-
tury. Northumberland. whose Cham
Ter of Commerce established the slo-
gan, "Northumberland, the Town of
sylvania Railroad built its $4,000. 900
yards there is now without a news
paper.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Socialists Win Seats
in Municipal Council
By Associated Press

London, June ia Petrograd
dispatch to Reuters states that pre-
liminary returns indicate that the
Socialist Bloc, comprising revolu-
tionary Socialists, Democratic So
cialists and Laborites, carried the
lections in the Petrograd district for
members of the municipal council
In the election universal suffrage for
women was applied for the first time
in Russia. The Constitutional DEM
ocrats, also known as the Cadets,
polled the second highest number of
votes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Hubby Would Make a Fine
Soldier, Friend Wife Tips
Off the War Department

Washington, June 13.-Among the
thousands of letters reaching the
provost marshal generals office these
days from wives. mothers and sweet
hearts asking exemption for their
men, officials were amused to-day to
find several from wives recommend
ing that .heir husbands be conscript-
ed. One woman said her husband
didn't want to go to war, but had
no good reason for not going and
tipped" the War Department that
it would be just as we'll to make Il
soldier of him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Value of Torpedoed
-. : Anglian Placed at -
Two Million Dollars

Boston, June 1.-THE Leyland liner
Anglian, which left Boston May 80
for Liverpool, has been torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine, accord
ing to cable advices received by
agents here to-day.
The advices stated that the crew
had been saved. although officers of
the Leyand Line said they had no
information regarding the attack or
where the Angliau was sunk. On her
last voyage from Boston she was
commanded by Captain Lawrenson
and carried a general cargo. Ship
and cargo were valued at $4,000, 900.
The Anglian. formerly the Megantic.
was a British steamer of 5,532 tons
gross and was built in Glasgow in
1885,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Jews Call For a
Referendum on Palestine
By associated Press

London, June 13.-Reuter's Pet
rograd correspondent says that the
first congress of Zionists of all Rus
STA which met in Petrograd decided
in favor of plebiscite of all Israel
ties on the question of Palestine.
The results of such a referendum,
it was held. should serve as a basis
upon which a future congress could
work in peace time when the cues
ton of the creation of a center for
Hebrew culture in Palestine must
be raised.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
American Decorated For
Bravery Is Recovering

Paris. June 13. - Gordon Rand Yale
1912 of the American motor amEu-
lance, who was wounded seriously
while on a dangerous mission along
a heavily shelled road. is making sat
isfactory progress toward recovery in
the American Red Cross hospital
Rand was decorated with the War
Cross for his bravery. He was carry
ing emergency dressings when he was,
wounded but completed his trip and
finished the transport of wounded as
signed to him before going to the hos
pital to be treated himself.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
100 VICTIMS
CLAIMED BY
SUBMARINE
Attacks of German UBoat on Big Liners Cause Heavy
Losses; $50 Passengers on One Ship; No Loss of
Life Reported on Vessel Sailing From Boston; Money
Loss Is Large

Submarines again giving evidence of pronounced c
ivty. - pN az
T advices announce the sinking of the French liner
guiana of 553 from 100 men were lost ont o 5sn
Rifles. ~ - 0"lealN'1
Another vessel reported sunk the Leyand liner Anean
OF tons which left Boston for Liverpool general cargo
on May 5O Her in Boston received word that
German submarine had her the bottom Her crew was
saved. ~ ~ va
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
FTsHERMEN,s BILL UP

The fshermens license bill was
among bills passed on second reading
in the House to-day. There was no
comment on the measure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
British Flyers Pursue lnvad-
ers Across the English
Channel
ATTACK NEAR NOON
Antiaircraft Guns of Home
Defense Protect the
Property

jury OF two hundred i'll tO-day'S
air raid was announced in the
house of lords to-day by the
Earl of Derby, secretary of state
for war. The secretary said he
feared these figures would he Cx-
ceeded when fuller reports had
been received.
Eice-AdmiraI William s. Sims.
in command of the American
naval forces. was automobiling
through the East End this morn
ing at the time of the air raid
and had a narrow escape from a
bomb.
London, June 1S.-The east end of
London was bombarded to-day by
fifteen hostile airplanes.
A large number of British air.
planes pursued the Germans who
few over Essex to London. No re-
ports of casualties have been receiv-
ed thus far.
A bomb struck a schoolhouse. kill
ing ten children and iniuring fifty.
One German airplane is reported to
have been brought down.
Many Killed
Andrew Bonar Law. member of
the British war council. stated in
he house of commons that thirty
one persons had been killed and
sixty-seven had been injured in the
city of London alone. The casualties
in the whole metropolitan area, he
said, were not yet known.
The east end of London, in which
live the city's poor. suffered heavily
from the raid. Bombs fell in many
congested districts and while the
number of casualties has not vet been
ascertained two hospitals report ham
ding upward of fifty cases, four of
whom died and many of whom were
seriously injured.
The following official statement
was issued:
Lord French commander of the
home defenses) reports that about
fifteen hostile airplanes were heard
crossing the Essex coast. passing in
the vicinity of the More (part of the
estuary of the Thames) at about IL
a. m. They proceeded in the direc-
ton of London, separating when
they had covered about half the dis
tance.
"The east end of London has been
attacked and bombed. but no reports
have yet been received of casualties
or damage done. Antiaircraft guns
of the London defenses have been in
action. A large number of airplanes
are still up in pursuit"
This is the fourth raid made by
the Germans in the new series of
serial attacks on England, in which
airplanes have been substituted for
Zeppelins, apparently on account of
the success of the British in bring
ing down the dirigibles. AS on pre-
vious occasions, the airplanes made
the attack in daylight. The last pre-
vious raid was on June 5, when
eighteen airplanes dropped bombs on
Essex and Kent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
CONDUIT MAY Be
USED JOINTLY TO
ELIMINATE POLES
Hopes Companies Will Get
Together on Removal of
Overhead Wire System

City Electrician Diehl is hopeful of
an agreement between the Postal and
Western Union Telegraph Companies
as to the joint use of an underground
conduit of the Postal company, which
will result in the elimination of the
overhead system of the Western Union
company in the central business dis
trict. At the present time the West
ern Union wires are carried on big
poles in Walnut and Strawberry
streets and the use of the Underground
conduit in question would eliminate
all of these poles.
AS manager of the Postal Telegraph
Company in this city. Mr.. Diehl has
made proposition to the Western
Union company for the joint use of
the Postars conduits in the central
district. and he believes the Western
Union company will accept the propo-
sition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity:
Generally cloudy tonight and
Thursday, probably showers
Thursday aftern0on; mild tenn
perature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Partly
overcast tonight and Thursday,
probably followed by showers
late Thursday afternoon or
night; mild temperature; gentle
EOrth winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
Wants Poles Removed

This would eliminate the big poles
on the northern side of Walnut street
and also in Strawberry alley. Under
the arrangement proposed the West
ern Union lines will be carried across
the river on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad bridge. At the present time
Walnut street is hedged on both sides
by giant poles, those on the south
side carrying the wires of the Ameri-
can Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany long distance system. This cable
is carried across the river on the Peo-
pies Bridge at Walnut street.
The engineer of the contractors for
the new Penn-Harris Hotel is strongly
urging the removal of the big poles at
the co'ner of Third and Walnut. which
are most unsightly and will interfere
materially with the appearance of the
new building. 1t is altogether likely
that some move will be made by the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings of the Commonwealth to elimi-
nate this line of poles, which also
crosses a section of the Capitol Park
zone. Since the removal of the build
ings in the Capitol Park area the line
of poles in that section is more un-
slightly than ever
City Electrician Diehl is doing his
utmost to have these poles removed
during the present summer.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-13
River

The upper portion of the main
river will fall tonight and
Thursdays the lower portion will
rise slightly tonight and begin
to fall Thursday. All tribu-
taries will probably fall. A
stage of about IA feet is Indi-
Gated for Harrisburg Thursday
morning.