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New Britain herald., 1918-03-08

the 25th of July he made a brilliant
 speech in the house that attracted the
 attention both of the house and the
 country. Then he went Ome, and on
 the very next day, though suffering
 from exhaustion and OverWork, he
 went to the station to join in the farewell to the boys of the Sixth com
 pany of Coast Artillery, of which his
 own nephew, Albert Mossman, is; captain He spoke inspiringly to those young men, pointing out to them that they were not going out for conquest, but for the fulfllment of a patriotic duty, and then called on those re- maning at home to fulfill their duty in the maintenance of democracy in it's best form.
 That was his last public appearance, and from then until the 27th day of September. 1917, when he died, he grew steadily weaker, until his splendid constitution was worn out, although his mind remained clear and alert until the last And l think we
 can say of him that he, like his friend the priest, died clasping to his heart his rosary of public duty.
 ''Gentlemen, this seems to me a rec ord of a happy and well spent life. President Eliot has said that the only real happiness is in doing some good thing we'll Our friend did many good things in the service of his town, his state, his country, and his fellow men: and he did them all we'll. We can readily believe that he 1 heard the master say Well done, thou good and faithful servant; enter tou into the joy of thy Lord Champ Clark.
 MT. Clark of Missouri. MT. Speaker, I served several years with our la mented friend, Ebenezer J. Hill, on the great committee on Ways and Means, long service on which is, within itself, a liberal education. First and last, strong men of almost all 1 occupations or professions testify or argue before it-in fact, every class of men except fools. So far as lknoW they never appeared before that com- mittee Mir. Hill was a working mem- Der of both the committee and the house. He was one of the most in
 duatrious of mortals, and by constant
 toll he accumulated vast quantity | of information on a. variety of sub iects-particularly on economic sub 1 jects. on which he was an expert. "One of my college professors ire | quently said that some people had
 memories like a tar bucket to which 1 everything that touch it stuck. Ger l tainlv MT. Hills memory was of that variety. Consequently he probably l possessed as much information as any other man in the house.
 He was not an orator, but a force l ful speaker-a crack debater. He was exceedingly tenacious of his Opin- i ions, advocating and defending them
 with energy-indeed, with vehemence 1 He enjoyed a, mental and linguistic 1 contest, and when he thought he had ] the best of a clash the evidences of l his pleasure were patent to all ob- 1 servers
 "A staunch republican partisan. he j was thoroughgoing American, fight ing for his country in his youth serv- ing here faithfully in his mature
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08

never an unfair one. He struck al- ways in the open. He and i had many " lively tiIt. both on the floor end in the ways and means commit tee, of which, for many years, he was q leading member. We have given and taken many hard blows, but they never left a sore spot on either. I admired him and held him in the highest esteem. I ain happy in the belief that we enjoyed one anothcr's confidence and friendship,
 He frequently visited my office especially in the siXty-fourth con- gress. The last time he visited the capitol we spent together in my of flee an hour of most pleasant con- ference. lie was then a sick man, but his mind was aS vigorous as ever. He was then keenly interested in and anxious over coming legislation. I never saw him. well or sick. that his eagle eye and nose did not reveal the fighter. l observed it with admi- ration on this last occasion. As the gentleman from Connecticut, bis hon. orablo successor, indicated in his in torCsting anG splendid address. he came from a race of fighters. Yet he was as genial and SWeet-spritcd and lONdDtc d StNlIGnlttN etS one cares 10 meet. He was of unimpea chablc character. l never heard the slightest reflection cast upon him. The breath of the fainteSt suspicion never blew "hout him. He led a clean. pure, open life, both private and public. TIo was g. Christian gentleman in tho truest sense. The state and the district, which he served so long, so faithfully, sc ably, were most fortunate in hay ing such a man to represent them at the nations capital.
 His loved ones who mourn his death have full right and reason to be proud of his career and of his home. The house in honoring today the memory of one so worthy does honor to itself. The opportunity ex- tended me by his distinguished sue cessor to speak these simple words Of appraisement of our deceased friend and comrade I count US real privilege, as it is a genuine happi- CeSS =
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08
James E. Mann.

MT. Mann. MT. Speaker | was shocked and inexpressibly saddenod when learned of the death of Mr. Hill. Of course, I knew that he had been ill., like myself. We had mu- tually advised each other to cut out work and rest
 MT. Hill was a. real statesman. He became a recognized authority, par tcular1y upon economic problems and especially upon finance, and under that on banking currency and the tariff
 When I became the republican leader in the house I often turned to MT Hill for advice and informa- tion. I had a number of sessions with him, and his remarkable fund Of information was very striking He was one of the most intense charac- ters that I have ever met. | used tc wonder sometimes in the house when MT Hill was in debate with that fiery earnestness and intensity. with his hand and finger pointed as
New Britain herald., 1918-03-08

Continued On Seventeenth Page
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Newspaper Gets
Whole City Excited Over
Foolish Peace RumOr

The Associated Press, with direct
wires to the French headquarters in
war zone. has heard nothing of the
signing of an armistice by the Ger
man agents who are reported to be
approaching the place set by Mar
shall Foch for the conference.
The m came to town on all
the press association wires but the
Associated Press was careful to point
out that it was unofficial and that
Washington put no faith in it. An
excited newspaper bulletin writer
flashed the news" before the pub
lie and the whole town became ex-
cited when an extra edition was
issued. Mayor Keister was prepar-
ing to start a celebration when the
Associated Press ~discredited the
story. The telephones in the Tele-
graph news rooms were busy all af-
ternoon denying the report. The
Associated Press will have the real
news when it The Telegraph
is the only evening Associated Press
newspaper in Central Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07

scented by men at the front. and that
now IS the time to come forward with
liberal contributions to the war Ie-
lief fund.
Washington Man Contribute
This morning a well-dressed man
entered a Market street business 'es-
adjustment and asked the proprietor
Il he were a member of the United
War Work Committee. When in
formed that he was. tn. man pulled
out a check book, wrote II check for
$50. and made it payable to George
w. Reilly. tr-asut0: of the United
War Work Fund. !iani.ng, 1t to the
War fund ~canvasser, he said:
IL probably won't be in Washing
ton where 1 live, when the drive is
under way. and 1 liant IL do sume-
thing for tho boys. Credit TINS to
uLr team"
He would not allie. h., name to be
disclosed.
Industrial Canvass Successful
Hundreds of window emblems are
appearing throughout the city, and
many Harrisburg citizens are wear
ing the contributors buttons, as evil
dence that the industrial canvassers
are making rapid Roadway in their
canvass of the city's industries. The
result of the canvas will be re-
ported at the captains luncheon meet
ing Monday noon in the Harrisburg
club.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07

If the task caused some depletion in
their numbers.
The next phase constituted the
crossing of the narrower but deeper
canal, with its sheer sides and with
the almost at the very top
OF the eastern edge. The swimmers
again got into action and plunged
through, notwithstanding the enemy
fire, and scrambled to the top. Here
the men divided their attention in
driving off the enemy and helping
nonswimmers across by the same
method used at the river. Two
bridges finally were laid down by the
engineers, greatly facilitating cross
ing. These two bridges withstood at
tempts of the enemy to destroy them
and contributed largely to the speed
in getting the American troops over
When the swimmers reached the
edge of the canal they could not
land without the aid of graphing
hooks, which had to be caught onto
the top of the wall edging the canal,
so that the swimmers could pull
themselves up by means of ropes. 1t
would have been a hard enough task
for men undisturbed by the enemy's
guns, but its accomplishment was
almost inconceivably difficult under
the violent enemy fire.
The terms of President Wilson's
note to Germany. dealing with the
freedom of the seas and compensa-
ton to the Allies, are endorsed by
the press here. it is believed Ger
many knew from the terms of the
Austrian armistice the sort of peace
she had to expect and that her mill
tary and political situations give her
no alternative but to bow.
Junkcr Newspapers Cry For War
News from the front that
the hard-pressed German armies
have no fresh divisions to throw into
the battle. They have no great re-
serves of ammunition. The German
people are demanding peace at any
price. A few Junker
still are crying for war to the last
ditch.
There never was such freedom of
speech in Germany as at present.
Diplomats and soldiers each are try
ing to place the blame for their
country's downfall on the other.
Placards appearing in Berlin each
declare the Emperor and the Crown
Prince must go. Correspondents are
permitted to telegraph from Berlin
that the vacillating character of the
Emperor is responsible for most of
the nations misfortunes.
Discussion here centers about the
peace conference. One of it's most
urgent problems will be to arrange
food supplies for starving people.
1t is assumed that ever the people
of the, Central Empires will be cared
for. Decentralization of armies and
h repatriation of soldiers, prison.
ers and exiles, including i5O, 900
Belgians in Great Britain, are other
great tasks before the conference.
To Postpone Elections
According to to-night's reports
the general election in Great Britain
which Andrew Bonar Law, chancel-
Tor of the exchequer, is expected to
announce tomorrow for Decem-
Der 4 VIII be postponed because the
government cannot have the election
and the peace conference on its
hands at the same time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
TO
BE GREETED BY
A GREAT CROWD
Patriotic Rally Expected to
Fill Auditorium to Over
flowing

Turkey. unable any longer to
sustain her armies in the field,
surrendered to the Allies.
Germany's dream of a middle
Europe, and of eventual world
empire, began with the Turkish
alliance,
Germany's hope of a huge
Teutonic empire stretching from
Berlin TO Bagdad, crumbled with
the detection OF the Sick Man of
Europe.
Austria ungary's disintegra-
ton followed the surrender,
whispers of abdicatfon and ruin
were poured into the ears of the
HohenZollerns with the collapse
of their dreams, and Germany is
left alone to face a world aligned
against her.
Henry Morgenthau, for years
in the center of the Turkish tur-
moil, will tell all about his expert
ences there in the Chestnut street
auditorium tonight.
Meeting at s o'clock, doors
open at 7 o'clock. Open to the
public, no charge for admission,
no seats reserved.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Six-InCh Left Hook
Knocks Out LeVinSky

With a left hook which moved
but six inches but which had the
force of a pile driver Jack Dempsey
established himself as light-heavy-
weight champion at the Olympia in
Philadelphia last night by knocking
cold in the third round Battling Lee
Whisky" who since he began boxing
five years ago had never taken the
count. In the annals of the squared
circle this engagement will long be
famed, for 1t was sensational in the
extreme, and to many spectators so
shocking that they agreed for the
moment with certain distinguished
Americans that boxing should be eli
minated from the National War
Fund activities.
Battling Levinsky" and his man.
ager, Denny Morgan, had given out
that they feared not the Californian
cyclone, and they appeared not to
know what he could do. Levinsky's
boxing in the first round was the
equal of Corbett in his best days,
and, indeed, this Hebrew athlete
has been often compared to Gentle
man Jim in his style. Old-timers
could see that Dempsey was only
studying his proposed victim and
would shortly cut loose, which was
the course he pursued in the sec
ond round when Levinsky was floor
ed for a count of nine by the same
punch that finished him. Says one
critic:
From the start he was a beaten
man, and when in the closing min
ute of the third round Dempsey fore
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07

ed Levinsky into the latter's corner
and delivered the finishing punch,
the beaten man toppled to the ropes
unconscious.
His body crumpled backward, and
in falling he dropped to his left side.
His head would have crashed against
the floor but for the merciful inter
vention of the lower rope of the
ring. Across this Levinsky hung, his
body half out of the ring, and teeter-
ing on the sagging rope.
Those without the ring pushed
Levinsky off the rope and into the
ring, where he fell huddled into a
half sitting posture against the ropes.
His head fell back. His manager,
Dan Morgan, shouted in his ear,
while Referee Jimmy Dougherty, the
promoter of the bout, began tollihg
the fatal ten seconds.
"Dougherty might just as well
have counted a thousand. Levinsky
was totally unconscious to the din,
to the shouted words of advice, to
the alert Dempsey, to the scream
ing thousands. His head bobbed for
ward, and he rolled over on the
floor. The count ended, and Demp-
sey was the winner.
Seconds jumped into the ring and
with Dempsey's assistance, carried
the completely collapsey Levinsky
to his corner where after five minu-
ties he was, revived. He had to be
assisted from the ring me carried
upstairs to his dressing room, where
he collapsed again, while tears How
cd down his cheeks"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
'DRYS' ADD THREE
MORE STATES TO
GROWING COLUMN
Prohibition Amendment May
Secure More Votes When
Returns Are Counted

washington, Nov. AT least
three more states adopted statewide
prohibition in Tuesdays election
and when the returns are completed
the number may be increased.
In Ohio the drys have a majority
of almost 5000, with 500 precincts
in .anti-rum territory to be heard
from.
Wyoming adopted a prohioition
amendment by a vote of 2 to l.
Florida, a greater part of which
has been dry under local option also
adorted a prohibition amendment to
the state constitution.
In Missouri the result is in DOUBT
but the st. Louis vote Is supposed 10
have. carried victory for the. vets.
Minnesota also voted on a state
prohibition amendment. Inc dry
forces have a slight lead.
California is in doubt. Two state
constitutional amendments affecting
booze we're voted upon. One Is a
bone-dry amendment. 1t is running
behind. due to the heavy San Fran
cisco vote against 1t.
No returns are in from Nevada on
prohibition.
All these elections are distinct
from the issue of r~atication of the
Federal prohibition amendment now
before the legislatures of many
states.
Woman suffrage amendments to
the state constitutions appar-
entity adopted Tuesday in Michigan
and South Dakota. The voters of
Oklahoma defeated equal suffrage.
In Louisiana suffrage was defeated
by only 10, 600 votes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Dickinson College Plays
Camp Crane Saturday

Carlisle, Nov. ~7.-Hanpered by the
Influenza epidemic which prevented
early practice and caused some games
to be cancelled the S.. A. 7. c. team
at Dickinson College is rapidly round
ing into shape and a good series of
games for the remainder of the month
has been completed. Lieutenant
Sawyer. and Coach McAndrews are
getting the men in fine shape and
after a two-week layoff under or
ders of Commissioner Roger they will
go against Camp Crane 1t Allentown
Saturday.
other games scheduled include:
Nov. 16.-U. S. General Hospital No.
81, of Carlisle VS.. Dickinson S. T. C.
A., on Biddle field. Nov. 23.-Camp
Colt VS.. Dickinson g.. 7. c. A, at
Gettysburg. Nov. 2S.-Bucknell Uni
versity VS.. Dickinson S.. T. c. A. (place
unscheduled). Dec. Z. - Probably
Susquehanna University.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Marshal FOch Not Only
Great Warrior but
Good Golf Player

or course more than one golf-
or has suspected what now m
10 light. i.e., that Marshal Foch'
leader of the Allied forces, is a
golf enthusiast. Such is the In
formation conveyed by henry
Leach in the illustrated sporting
and Dramatic News. incidental
70 this interesting bit of informa-
tion about the Frenchman whose
name is on the worlds tongue
these days, Mr.. Leach casually
mentions that golf is of the
chief recreations of Sir Douglas
Haig and of Admiral Beatty.
That Marshal Foch is a hard
hitter" might be inferred from
his accomplishments in the stern
err game. Mr.. Leach has discov-
cred that the brilliant general
succeeded by dint of professional
advice and practice in getting his
game down to a twelve handicap
basis. which is neither the skill
of a top-notcher MOI yet the hope
less state of the dub. The article
says furthermore:
1T is stated that Foch played
a slow and cautious game. 1t
seems to be what one would have
expected of him, and If the re-
suits of his thought and care in
golf were anything like those that
have attended the same methods
in his g~eneralship some other
persons in the past must have
had some francs to pay. We are
told that he had a quite amusing
dislike TO losing balls, and in the
evening after dinner would stroll
out with a string bag and collect
any he could find. Once he came
in triumphant after a long walk
in the dusk with quite a collection
found with the aid of an electric
flash light. There seems some
thing odd about this story, but
these are not times for question
ing any statement about Foch
that. Is not to his advantage and,
as some may think, is perhaps a
little the other way. So Marshal
Foch shall pass as a golfter and
all will be immensely pleased TO
see him play In peace"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Personal and Social Items
of Towns on West Shore

Mr. and Mrs. George Shaffer, of
Market Square, New Cumberland,
went to Newport to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Oren, Mrs. Shaffer' mother.
Samuel Smith, of New Cumber-
land, was. at Carlisle yesterday.
Mrs. Rodes, of Boiling Springs,
spent yesterday with Mrs. Matilda
Grass and Mrs. Martin Roden at
New Cumberland.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
DEATHS

WiIliamstown, Pa, Nov. bertha
Woffendon, aged 20 years, died at
here home here yesterday of pneu-
monia. She was a daughter of Mrs.
George Woffendon and is survived by
two brothers and three sisters.
Burial in Methodist Cemetery to-
morrow.
Robert cambridge, aged 20 years,
died here yesterday of pneumonia.
He is survived by his wife and two
children. also by his father and two
sisters. Burial in FairYiew Cemetery
tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
POLICE TOLERANT

Dozens of "drunks" were seen on
the streets last night, many OF the
"old-timers'' taking advantage of the
reopening of the saloons. Police
were tolerant, and arrested only in
cases where positive disorderliness
occurred. Three men were arrested
for drunkenness, while n number
were allowed to sleep off the effects
of their debauches in the cellar at
police headquarters.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
DR.. Rickert Tells Why He
Resigned Medical Post

DR.. c. NJ. Rickert who retired
yesterday as assistant chief medical
inspector, says that the matter was
entirely due to one of those arbi-
trary decisions that the Kaiseristic
mind of DIR. Roger has been accus-
toned to for some time" and that
for hours after the doctors friends
found out that a gross injustice had
been done to him, he was well taken
care off
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
RAN TO BE LIFTED

LewIstown, Pa, Nov. THE Board
of Health has decided upon Monday
morning, November IL, at 6 o'clock
as the hour of lifting the ban on
Lewistown business places, schools,
churches, etc. There will be preach
ing on Sunday but no Sunday school.
About $50 deaths from influenza and
pneumonia nave occurred in Mittiin
county during the epidemic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Mount Union Grid Star
Is Blind in One Eye

Canton, Ohio, Nov. 1T has just
been learned that John Cholly, tx
football star of Mckinley High
and now fullback on the Mount
Union College eleven. is blind in
one eye. The defect is the result
of a basketball opponents finger
jab.
Cholly received his scholastic
training under Harry Hazlett,
athletic director here. Hazlett
is now a lieutenant colonel in
France.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
FOoTBALL CHAMPIONsHIP

The football championship of Lam
caster and Lancaster county will be
at stake when st. Joe C. C. clashes
next Saturday with the famous
Eighth Ward team for the city
trophy. A second game is to be play
ed on Thanksgiving Day and If a tie
a third battle later on.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
Protests Hun
Destruction of Mines
Rv Associated PreSs

Washington, Nov. T. Secretary
Lansing made public to-day a mes
sage to the German government
through the Swiss minister, protest
ing against the reported intention of
German authorities in Belgium to
destroy coal mines on evacuation.
If the acts contemplated are car
ried out, the message says, it will
confirm the belief that the solemn
assurances of the German govern
ment are not given in good faith"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07

KILLED IN ACTION
Private
Robert Nader, Tannersville.
Guy l.. Bonner, Martinsburg.
WOUNDED IN ACTION (SE-
VERELY
prlVatcS
David p. Manning, McKeesport.
MISSING IN ACTION
Private
Willard Donachy, Kane.
KILLED IN ACTION, PREVIOUS
LY REPORTED MISSING
Corporal
Deforest Lawson, Erie.
PrivatcS
Sylvester John English. Erie.
Paul Goodyear, Mount Holly
WOUNDED SEVERELY, PRE-
VIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING
Cook
John j. Manley, Scranton.
Privatcs
Anthony Caverreta, Philadelphia.
Francis A. Cole, West Point.
Delbert Dean Rose, Hope Bottom.
WOUNDED, DEGREE UNDETER-
MINED, PREVIOUSLY REPORT
ED MISSING IN ACTION
John Fisher, Philadelphia.
RETURNED TO DUTY, PREVIOUS
LY REPORTED MISSING IN
ACTION
PrivateS
Edward V. Armstrong, Mariana.
James b. Clark, Philadelphia.
Clarence G.. ~Schweiger, Pittsburgh.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
FORD RUNS BEHIND

Detroit, Mich. Nov. THE Sena-
torial race in Michigan between Lieu
tenant Commander Truman II. New
berry. Republican. and Henry Ford,
Democrat. was still undecided late
last night and the official count may
be required to determine the results.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-07
WAR BREAD MAY GO

Washington, Nov. PLANS to dl-
minish by January 1 the percentage
of substitutes used in wheat bread
in Allied countries and the United
States are being discussed by the
1nter-allied Food Council in London,
The reduction, il decided upon, a
statement issued by the Food Adj
ministration tonight said, will be a
direct result of the Austrian armis-
tice.