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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-03-07
"Speeches Bnrredv

President Howard c. Fry presided
and at the outset informed those pres
ent that speeches would be barred.
Nevertheless c. Floyd Hopkins did man
age to work in q few remarks on hoy
delighted the Rotarians were to b
hosts to the ladies and he promise
more dinners. excursions, motor trip!
picnics and luncheons as the year pro
crosses. The dinner began with an in
vocation by John Yates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

Joe Davis Arrested as Suspicious Char
acter Climbs t. Freedom Prom
City Jail

When Joe Davis was picked up yes
teFdsv the police thought they had @
suspicious character under arrest
Now they know IT,
Joe staged a quiet jail delivery all
by himself He climbed mp through
an air shaft from cell In the sta
ti0u to the roof Of the city hall. drop
ped onto the roof of the garage adjoin-
ing and thence 10 the ground.
An hour and half after he had
been arrested in company with I'D
Natnard and placed in the cell, his sb-
sence was discovered by on Officer.
who Immediately investigated and
found the airshaft open. The Off
GER went on the roof Of the building
and there discovered sufficient evil
dencs to show that Joe had left ia the
manner suspected.
But why the necessity 0f CsCapoG
Joe ana Ed had two suitcases pack
ed full of silk. Police suspected from
the start that they had stolen goods
and they placed I'D In cell No. j and
Joe in cell no. f. apart so that they
could not frame ash aIibi- Now they
are satisfied they came into possession
of the silk through "a theft of some
manner. Ed is being held and in the
meantime the police hope 10 locate
Joe 10 Is doubtful if this viii be ac-
complished as Pie probably has depart
cd from the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now Instead Of
taking tonics, or trying to patch up q
moor DIGESTION. they are attacking the
real cause Of the ajlment ~ clogged liver
and dIsordered bowels
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver IN a soothing healing way When
f1= liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes Indigestion
and stomach troubles.
II you have a bad taste Ia your
mouth. tongue coated appetite poor,
law. don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy troubled with undigested foods
YOU Should take olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomeL.
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You viii know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
relief. so you can eat what YOU like
AT 10c and 25c per box al druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08
MONDAY THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS OCTOBER s 1917

west end Of tbs city By Pasrolmau
Rfstau thls morning, authorities be-
iIave they have two men in custody
who have been stealing fowls from
farmers living south Of the city
Repeated complaints have come -
the police station Of chicken thafss
from the rural residents, Early TINS
morning q numbsr discovered that
chickens had been stolen during the
nIght and informed the police Bsta4
was placed on Twelfth street 10 watch
for vehicles which might appear as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

stone Of the memorial quadrangle as
Yale university, which w5lL be q group
Of buildings given by Mrs stephen v.
Hardness as memorial 10 her son,
Charles W Hardness Of the class Of
80. was laid today IN the presence Of
a large gathering Of university and
municipal officers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08
1IIlm nRIlE lInTIIINl..

Chicago. Oct s III was asserted 50
the seni-annuaI meeting Of the Un3aea
National Clothiers' association mere
today that the high price OF mater lars
has driven the small retail cI6fhlefa
0ut OF business in innumerablo cases
The big retailers. f. was said. are get
ting along ON the smallest margin ot
profit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08
THIP.TFFy Arr RFTFASFp.

Fort Bliss, Texas. Oct. Thirteen
of the 156 Negro soldiers held Ia the
stockade here ia connection with the
riotjng IN Houston, Texas, Aug %,
were ordered released Yesterday and
have returned to Columbus, \. M to
rejoiu their regiment Their release
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

was ordered upon commentator 20
the board OF inquiry whichiound thes
bal no part IN the rioIns
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-08

farmers iost chickens during tho night.
The men arrested we're scheduled 10
be given s. hearing late this after
.tlAu
The sun., 1917-10-10
ALLIES TO USE
JAPAN'S SHIPS
Twelve Big Liners to Come
Into Atlantic-U. S. Raises
Steel Embargo.
sp,c,ai Dsspnf~s TO THE ST.

WAsHiS0ToN. Oct. a.--The ncgotia-
tions between Japan aud the United
states growing out OF the embargo
placed by this Government on steel and
the request of this GoSernment tina.
Japan divert some OF her tonnage 10
the Atlantic trade have now reached a
point where favorable termination Is
in sight. Japan has practically agreed
10 allow twelve OF her largest ships to
the stipulation. however, that these
ships shall make alternate voyages to
Japan.
The agreement will provide that the
japanese ships shall be sent via the
panima Canal to Atlantic ports and
thence with cargoes 10 Great Britain
and France. ard after making tho return
voyage 10 tuls country shall proceed TO
Japan before again crossing the Allan
tic. This arrangement will result in
satisfactory increase to the tonnage
available for transporting the munitions
and supplies TO France.
In return for this II is understood that
Japan is to be allowed II sufficient guam
tity OF steel to maintain her shipping
yards at full capacity. Much of this
steel will be carried back to Japan by
the shlps sne is 10 place IN tne AlIaitlc
trade. Japan has held all along that
little Of her tonnage could be spared
without seriously embarrassing her own
interests BY this arrangement she
practically agrees to share the use OF
some OF her largest ships with this coun-
try and the Allies.
Following failure of the Zmmermann
note to bring about a breach between
1"u II and the Allies Germany Ia under
stood 20 have undertaken secret n"go-
tiatious with Japan with a view Of get
ting her to keep her merchant shpS
from The Atlantic as part OF the German
plan to starve the Allies by means Of
the submarine campaign,
Ut is said that in return for this Ger
many promised that at tho conclusion Of
the war she would make Japan's objects
| in China her own, pointing out that
without assistance Japan would have
difficulty in achieving these objects. But
! this characteristic German move met
! with the same dismal failure as the
| other. 1t Ia understood that this action
| of Germany. known to Niscount Ishii.
has been at the bottom of some of the
veiled utterances made by some of the
Japanese mission concerning attempts
| to bring about a breach between Japan
and the Allies.
The sun., 1917-10-10
NEWARK TO ADOPT
COMMISSION PLAN
City Votes, l9,O69 to 6,053
for NeW Government.

\, a special election yesterday, New.
Ak, the largest city in New Jersey and
ne fourteenth in population In the
IMted States, adopted the commission
'orn Of government.
The vote was 1869 in favor and
'oo3 against the proposition. 1t re-
ilrei l7,oS5 votes, or one-third Of all
NE ballots cast for Assemblymen at the
'ast general election. to change from the
charter TO the commission plan.
Every one Of the sixteen wards In the
Hty gave majority for the change. the
'ear!est votes In favor being In the
Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh. Thirteenth and
sixteenth wards, which are solidly Re.
nuolican The old time Democratic
wards also expressed themselves en-.
Daa,!cally AS liking the Idea.
The sun., 1917-10-10
WILSON CALLS
LA FOLLETTE'S
CHARGE FALSE
Denies His Assertion That
Bryan Warned President
About Lusitania.
SENATOR COPIES JAGOW
His st. Paul Speech on Liner
Being Armed Based on Re-
pudiated Claim.
SptriGI Despcfck 10 TRR StN.


WASHINGTON. Oct. Sin connection,
with the Senatorial inquiry into the
loyalty Of Senator La Toilette. investi-
CATION to-day shows that La Fo1lette's
whole pacifst programme Is based on
the discredited argument which the Ger
man Government used in it's first un-
attempt to justify the sinking
OF the Lusitania.
Examination Of the ofYicial documents
at the State Department shows that the
salient portion Of La Follettes speech
before the Non-Partisan League at st.
Paul on September 90 is almost an exact
reproduction of the salient portion OF
Foreign Minister Won JagOw's note to
the United States Government under
date OF May 2s. 1915.
The most serious aspect of La Fol.
lettes case. according to officials here.
il that the claim which Germany made
in attempting to justify the sinking OF
the Lusitania was proved Conclusively
70 be without foundation in fact by
Secretary Lansing In MS note of June
.. 1915. Despite this, the Wisconsin
Senator apparently sought to picture
the German contention as just and to
cast ulsTepute upon tne OaolC pOsltlOn
taken. after examination Of all the
facts. by the Government of the United
States.
The statement of La Toilette that
William ]. Bryan, while Secretary OF
State. warned President Wilson four
days before the Lusitania sailed. that
the steamship mad six million rounds Of
ammunition on board and urged him to
prohibit the vessel from sailing was
declared to-day to be false by President
Wilson himself
Bryan has repudiatcd 1t and there is
strong belief here that II is another Of
Won Bernstorff's inspired statements
launched by roundabout methods for
the purpose Of reaching Senatorial ears.
The question Of whore La Toilette sOt
this false information will be feature
Of the Senatorial inquiry.
Senator Pomerene. Ohio. who % chair
man Of the committee appointed to deal
with the whole question. talked with
Presfyent Wilson to-day with reference
to the Bryan warning No such Incl
dent occurred, the President Ia under.
stood to have explained. Earlier in the
day Senator Pomerene conferred with
| Secretary Lansing. who expressed q
readiness to turn over the state Depart
ment documents to the committee.
| Examination Of the German note OF
! May IS, 1915 at once shows the striking
similarity between the discredited Ger
man argument and the argument used
by>Ia Toilette at ST. Paul.
The sun., 1917-10-10
BEEFLESS DAY
Is BIG SUCCESS
Tuesday Menus in Many Hotels
and Restaurants Devoid
Of All Meats.

In practically every prominent hotel
and restaurant and on most OF the din
ing car systems in the United States
yesterday was a ''beef1ess Tuesday" In
many prominent city restaurants. the
managers Of which are connected with
the Society OF Restaurateurs. the day
was not only beefless, but meatless. The
decision to encourage a ''meatless Tues
day" was made at meeting OF the
society on Monday.
John J. Cavanagh. president OF the
Restaurateurs. advised that the foiiow-
ing notice be placed on the dining tapies
in each restaurant
Meat Conservation Day. In the name
of patriotism we discourage the ordering
OF beef. lamb and pork in any form on
Tuesday during the period OF the war
and we request our guests to Join with
us in establishing this day as meat
conservation day"
Chicken, rabbit, duck. various kinds OF
same, seafood, eggs, &c, took the place
Of beef. lamb. pork. SC.
John NICE. Bowman. member OF the
United States Food Association. repre-
senting hotels, restaurants and dining
car service. said yesterday ne had re-
ceived assurances from all parts OF the
country that a "beehess Tuesday had
been put into operation very generally
Fred Sterry Of the Plaza said he mad
expected that many Of his patrons might
object to being told what they could or
what they could not eat. but he was
aRreeably surprised to ind mat practi-
cally all fell In with tho idea OF doing
their part in helping to conserve the
beef supply.
In numerous hotels and restaurants IN
San Francisco. Denver and elsewhere
! atless" instead OF ''beefess' Tues
| DAYS are being observed.
The sun., 1917-10-10
WH1sKEY TO BE 81 A DRINK!
Wholesalers Predict Price jump
and End Of Trcatine.

Meetings Of the New York Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association and the Gen.
trail Association OF Retail Liquor Dealers
were held yesterday afternoon at the
Waldorf and at Terrace Garden for
The purpose of discussing and clearing
the questions arising under the new
war tax law.
This law. providing for the invoicing
OF every gallon of alcoholic liquors. has
led many prominent members Of the
liquor trade to predict the price of
whsEey will probably range from fifty
cents to one dollar per drink during
DO next three years or that whiskey
and other like beverages will be sold
b. the ounce.
II is also predicted that the treating
ha bit will practically be abolished.
The sun., 1917-10-10
1000 MORE RESERVE
OFFICERS FOR NAVY
500 to Be Trained in Four
Months for New Ships.
Special Despatch TO TIE srS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.-Two thousand
new Jobs as reserve officers in the navy
are open. Five hundred Of these posi-
tions are to be filled in tho next four or
ave months, This became known to-day
from an official source.
Secretary Daniels has opposed grant
in9 further naval reserve commissions
until this time One reason he gave for
This was that he believed none but the
sons Of rich men were taking advantage
of the opportunity to become naval oi'i-
GERS In tho present emergency, 1t Is be-
I,,yed that demsnd for officers for new
ships forced Mr.. Daniels to change his
mind.
Intensive training courses at An
nanoli.. Harvard. Yale and the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology are to
turn out about 500 Of these officers In
about four months. As soon as their
courses are completed 1t Is planned to
etart a new series at each Of the institu'
tons. ,...- -.
Nv the time the new destroyers arc
,.ady naval officials figure that these
reserve officers will be ready for duty.
WI le they probably will not be assigned
N the destroyers Just ordered they can
.siieve regular officers from other duties
and permit them to take charge OF the
new feet.
The sun., 1917-10-10
GERMAN AGENTS SEE
PEACE BY FEBRUARY
Kaiser's Brokers Buying
Hides in Buenos Ayres.

EuENos AYRES. oct, 9.--Coincidcnt
with the American demand for Argen-
tine dry hides 10 meet military orders
and renewed British buying as result
of the lifting of the leather embn rgo.
the Germans here are buying heavily
and their competition in the market is
helping 10 Increase prices.
German brokers say they are buvinG
on German Government orders, They
express confidence that the war will end
in January or February. Prices of hides
have risen IL per cent. in the last ten
lays
The sun., 1917-10-10
HOOVER ORDERS
LICENSING OF 20
KINDS OF FOOD
National Administrator An
nOunces Right to Trade
Must Be Procured.
EDlCT IN EFFECT NOV. 1
President Wilson Soon to Is
sue ProclamatiOn-It May
Lower Prices.

WASHINGTON, Oct. s.--Herbert C.
Hoover announced tonight that after
November l all persons engaged in the
import manufacture. storage or distri-
button OF about twenty Of the basic
food commodities. which include prac-
tically all of the fundamental food.
stuffs. will be required to procure H.
tenees from the National Food Admins.
tration.
President Wilson will issue a procla
nation within few days designating
the commodities to come under the def
lite control Of the food administration
md will outline in detail the regula
tons which will he in force.
In general the control will affect mea:
packers, cold storage warehouaemcn.
m!llers. Gamers. elevators. grain deaI-
ers. wholesale distributors and retailers
doing gross business ot more than
100000 per year who Ina ndic the COM
Uodities designated.
Some of the foodstuffs which will be
included in the list will be fresh meats,
poultry, canned meats and vegetables
csss. butter and milk. and other dairy
products. Grain and sugar. although
they will be in the Presidents lists, al
ready are under license control. The
result has been a drop in the price OF
-four and sugar.
Officials of the food administration dc
not attempt 20 say what the immediate
fleet Of the licensing system on retail
food prices will be. The new regula-
tons will spread Mr. Hoovers control
III along the line from the producer ur
10. but not including. the retailer. cx.
'ept in cases where an annual business
of more than 100000 Is done.
There Is an acknowledged hope, how.
yer, that even though control does not
~ present extend to the retail dealers
these dealers by voluntary cooperation
will reduce prices to the minimum per.
nired by the reductions further along
the line. II this hope 10 not fulfilled I,
y understood that Mr.. Hoover will asl
Of Congress when It resumes next De-
cember q law which will leave no doubt
n his Jurisdiction over the retailers.
The elimination Of speculation. hoard
lug, unreasonable profits and wastefu
practices is the prime purpose Of thu
new licensing system.
1T must not be thought that thes,
operations become illegal only upon tn,
issue Of licenses said Mr. Hoover to
light. They have been illegal since
August 10. when the law was pa SEED
md numerous cases coming to the atten
ion Of the food administration hav
oeen corrected. The licensing has tn,
"ifect OF giving definition to the pro
visions OF the bill and the practice
ON therradss should respectively fol
5w in connection Herewith"
Iftcr November 1 no unlicensed per
@oS will he permitted to trade in th
commodities enumerated in the procla
nation. Those who receive licenses vii
'e required from time to time to maxi
reports to the food adm Illustration.
The sun., 1917-10-10
Cigarettes Helping
to Win the Big War

"THE cigarette is doing more
to help win this war than
any other one thing outside the
essentials of warfare.
A slim meal followed by smoke
is relshed much more than a
heavy one without the smoke"
These are extracts from
letter written by New York
physician, who is with hospital
unit Somewhere in France. Could
more eloquent testimony be
given to the very great desirable
ity of contributing to THE SUN
Tobacco Fund for Our Soldiers
in the Trenches?
Next Sunday is to be Tobacco
Fund Night at Murray's popular
restaurant, in West Forty-sec-
ond street, where Pat Y. Kyne,
the manager, is arranging a pro-
gramme of uncommon attractive
ness. Read about it on page ).
The campaign of the American
Junior Naval and Marine Scouts
continues to flourish. The great
fremont Carnival will be on
every night this week. The Fire
and Casualty Insurance League
gives an entertainment and dance
for the fund tomorrow. On Fri
day, comes the Columbus Dav
golf tournament at Van Cort-
landt Park. And, oh, yes. there
are to be series Of society teas
next month.
Remember to deposit your
coupons and certificates in the
Schultz and United Cigar Stores
boxes.
WARMING. THE SUN To-
RACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund. organiza-
ton or publication. II employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1917-10-10
OBSERNATORIES TAKEN.
Allies Virtually Dominate the
Great Plain of Flanders.

WITH THE FRHScH ARMIES IN TLAN-
pEEs. oct. 9.--Amld one of the most ter
rifle hurricanes cf artillery fire. the
French army. cooperating N conjunction
with the British, won brilliant victory
early this morning, which carried the
troops forward to a depth OF half i mile
along a front uf about a mile, strc'ch-
ing from praeibaUK 10 Wydcndreeft.
More than 500 prisoners aud number
Of cannon and machine guns foll Into
the hands Of the French. and their ad-
vance took them to a position where they
command the western border ot tho
forest of Houtholst.
The movement WA pivoting one
and as a result virtually all the obscrva.
The sun., 1917-10-10
WIN WAR CABINET FoRCANADA
Borden Forms Alliance OF Strong
eat Men In Both PARTIES.
specia, Despa,cA 10 THs suS.

OTTAWA, Oct 9.--Sir Robert Borden
II was announced tonight. has sue
ceeded in bringing the leaders OF the
Liberal conscriptionists into an alliance
with the Conservatives and win the
war Cabinet composed Of the strongest
men in both parties under Borden's lead
ership will be formed within the next
few days.
II is probable Sir Robert will follow
the plan adopted by Lloyd George after
the Cabinet reconstruction in Britain
and appoint an inner cabinet OF four
or FIVE members to devote It's energies
exclusively to the war. The general
elections will be held In January. More
than 400. 900 soldiers overseas are to be
permitted to vote.
The sun., 1917-10-10
DUTCH LINE BOWS TO U. s.
C.rsoes From Java to he Ameri-
cau or Canadian.

AMSTERDAM. Oct. 9--The Nederlnnd
Steamship Company announces that IL
has acauiesced in the American condi-
tiens for granting bunkerins facilities
vhich provide that the company's vessels
FOR every voyage between Java and the
Iynitad States shall make return voy-
are with carsoes exclusively American
OF partly Canadian.
The sun., 1917-10-10

BEGINS TO WANE,
FRENCH ASSERT
Supreme Effort Was Made
to Check British Drive
i'm Flanders.
ATTRITION NOW TELLING
Germany Still Capable OfGrcat
Resistance, but Resources
Fast Diminishing.
Specia Despdtcs 10 TINS SrS

WAsHiNoToN. Oct. 9.-Ciermany has
shot her bolt Never again, should the
war last six months or six years. can
the Teutonic Powers hold or even for
moment regain the upper hard In the
great struggle going on in Europe. This
ton based upon official data gathered
by the French General staff and to-
night made public officially in WASH
ington.
The French statement goes very deeply
into the tactics employed by Germany
in particular and her allies in general
dur.ng'the fighting OF the summer cam
raign now rapidly drawing to a close!
The French are satisfied that Germany
has reached that point in the attrition
OF her man power where the number OF
rifles which she can muster can never
again parallel In numbers the vast MILL
tary force which she held under her
arms In the relentless repetition OF great
movements during the campaign of 1919
and in the fighting this year.
Incidentally the review OF the situa-
ton takes a more than optimistic view
Of the tremendous added offensive power
which America shortly will bring to the
assistance OF Britain and France.
Germans Csc Ios Divisions.
The committees statement follows:
Both Franco Gerran fronts on the
Aisne. 1917. and Verdun. 1916, already
have been compared. and it has been
~ 10 he
same length. II has been stated that
the German forces occupying them be-
fore the attack were equally compa.
rable--tweIve and fourteen divisions. II
is known to-day that during the same
period. from May to september. the Ger
mans engaged twenty-five fresh div
sions at Verdun and that they have beer
, obliged TO engage forty-hve on ths
Aisne. Furthermore. during an eaus
period the French took 5,ss3 prisoners
( at Verdun and $3.50 on the Aisne.
! IF the above comparison is extended
to-day to tho entire Franco British
front. II you consider tina from April Ii
to June Is tho enemy engaged los divi
siors against the Anglo-French forces
and finally II one bears In mind that th'
! successes Of the British offensive a
Ypres obliged the enemy to engage NJ
teen divisions durinC the last ten days
you can understand why the German
! losses on the western front grow heavier
/ and heavier. (They admit the loss o.
lle.OoO men during the month OF Nav
$4,000 men are estimated by the allieI
stan during the month of June. SCI
/ This constant activity, coincidins
with the weakness and inaction OF tn
| Russians, also explains why the Ger
mans arc obliged TO maintain, and sue
, ceed in effectually maintaining, three
times larger forces on the French from
than or the Russian front Un th'
| beginning OF the summer there wer'
l5s German divisions 10 700 kilometer
on the French from: as against iS'
! Austro- German and Bulgarian divisions
seventy-seven Of which were German, o,
the eastern front.)