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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06
Over the Top.

School District No. "a held . boz
supper at the Hawk school house on
May oath, and went ''over the top
and are now behind the boys thai
broke through the German line
and over OH German soil. May they
march to Berlin and get the Kaiser
and get the reward that all Of the
Allies r seeking.
There was q very nice crowd out
and after q few remarks and some
Red Cross literature reading by
Arthur Francis, ]. A. Francis wal
chosen auctiuneer and the sale began,
The first box brought $500 and the
last INT 81 60. There were thirty
six boxes and three cakes sold.
Amount received for same was SS1.25.
We wish to thank the good people of
this community for their patriotism
and free will contribution.
Respectfully,
ARTHUR FRANCIS,
q. W. STRiCKIIN,
Committee.
Edgehill, Mo-, May 80, 1918.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06
The Lutheran Church.

Divine services next Sunday, June
9th, will be as follows:
At Pilot Knob, sermon at $50 P. NJ.
AT Ironton, sermon at SIP. NJ.
Mr.. +. Jansen of Concordia Semi
nary, st. Louis, Mo-, will preach.
A cordial welcome extended to al
interested In services.
Fl. g. HARTING, Pastor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06

Prog shouts from the housetop that
he is 400 per cent American"
Heaven help America, II all 400 per
cent Americans" were Of the sPigg
brand! There would not have been
bought a Liberty Bond or a dollar sub
scribed to the Red Cross or Y. NJ. G. A.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06
THE american boys are shaking
good" over there.

THE announcement Of Hon. Chas.
p. Damron Of Madison county - .
candidate for the Democratic nomina.
ton for Congress in this district sp-
pears In this paper. More extended
reference thereto next week.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06

JAMES G.. BERKELEY of jefferson
County has announced his candidacy
for tho Democratic nomination for
Congress in this District. Also David
N. Holiday Of Wayne County. Come
on, boys! The more the merrier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-06
lDes Arc items.

I was in and around Charleston.
Sikeston and Benton last week. Tho
wheat and corn look fine. Some of
the farmers are not done planting on
account Of the high water. saw
quite a bunch Of men leaving for the
camps, and a sad time it was for the
parents, sisters and brothers.
l spent decoration day at Farming.
ton. All business houses were clos.
cd and services were :held in all the
churches, but ! am sorry to say the
men of Pennington have not done
their part In religious work. l was at
the Baptist church. Only three men
were there and lat least fifty women.
God bless them! They are certainly
doing their part, while the men sit
ct hotels and JOY ride in automobiles.
W. will never have success % long as
we don't ask God to help US In this
war.
The revival is still in progress at
the NJ, +. church. Large crowds are
attending and Bro. Stewart IL preach.
Ing some good spiritual sermons and
the Christian people are being greatly
benefited by them. The meeting
will continue throughout the week.
Miss Agnes Maddox from St. Louis
10 visiting her mother.
Mrs. Fred Cape and daughter, Mics
Ruth, from Eldorado, Ills, are visit.
ing the formers sister, Mrs. r. p.
Fltz.
Mrs. Jim Jsmison and children were
here last week to visit her aunt, Mrs.
DR.. N. A. Farr.
Miss Leah Wallis came from st. Lou.
IL last week for . short visit with rel.
stives.
Mrs. q. w. Morris and daughter,
Miss Virginia, came from Pennington
to visit her parents the latter part oi
the week.
Misc Eunice Morris left Sunday fol
Cape 0lrardeau to enter the State
Normal for the summer term.
Mrs. Olive Holcomb left the latte
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
WOOD WANTED ON
ALLIED COUNCIL
BY LLOYD GEORGE
Cabled Col. House TO Come
Over and Help, Said
Mccormick
TESTIMONY MADE PUBLIC
Revelations Given Out by the
Senate Military Affairs
Committee
TESTIMONY MADE PUBLIC

Washington, Jan. 20.-Gov-
ernment heads of Great Britain
and France were so fearful of a
breakdown in the American war
machine that they cabled to
Colonel Edward M. House to
hurry to Europe for the purpose
of finding a method of co-ordi-
mating our efforts with those of
the Allies and rendering effective
our participation in the conflict.
Premier Lloyd George, of Eng
land, was agitated that General
Leonard Wood should have been
buried" and insisted that he should
have been named as the American
representative on the Allied war
council.
American commanders in France
were alarmed at the slothful pro-
gress of our work on this side, and
declared that unless General Henry
G. Sharpe, the Quartermaster Gen
eral and General William Crozier,
Chief of Ordnance, were eliminated,
Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
PatrOlman to Use Shotgun
to Rid Steelton Streets
of All Unlicensed Dogs

Chief of Police Victor Grove, of
Steelton, has declared war on all un-
licensed dogs. The police chief ex-
pects to rid the borough of about 200
CANNES, which he claims are not
properly licensed.
The opening of the drive will take
place on Monday morning. Every
patrolman will be instructed to shoot
every dog he sees on the street which
is not lawfully licensed.
The police chief has assigned Pa
trolman James Pearson to special
duty during the campaign. This Of
ficer will shoulder a shotgun and pa
troll the streets to do his part in
wiping out the unpopular stray out
laws. Chief Grove said this morning
that he has selected Patrolman Pear
son for this position, because he was
a good marksman.
The official declared this morning
that he was prompted to take this
action following several instances in
which children were attacked by
dogs. He emphasized the fact that
no resident should allow his dog on
the streets when not accompanied by
it's master.
THE campaign will not close un-
til the town is cleaned up" the
chief declared.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
HOPE TO GET
NEXT ARMY OUT
OF FIRST CLASS
Many Industrial Appeals and
Dependent Claims Leave
Few in First Division

Claims for deferred classification
or exemption from the draft have
been so numerous in the city that
members of the three local exemp-
ton boards to-day are unable to say
with Certainty that the first class
will be large enough to fill the call
for the second National Army.
The third board of which John c.
Orr is chairman, has placed about
22 per cent. of 1850 registered men
in the first class. The first and sec
ond board will average about twen-
ty per cent, it was said to-day.
This humber does not allow for
industrial claims and appeals that
may be taken to the district board
by men dissatisfied by their classif-
cation so that the number who must
answer the first call is uncertain.
Members of the draft boards
pointed out that if the second army
is for the same number of men as
the first that each district will have
TO furnish slightly more than 200
soldiers. The first examination in
the county districts showed that one
man in three is physically disabled.
One of the county boards called L.
427 men to get 100, but these fig
ures included men in all classes.
Exemption board members to-day
said there still is some uncertainty
among registrants who sent back
their questionnaires as to the proce-
duce that is to follow Each regis
trant will be notified by card of his
classification. He may then appeal
After that he will receive a final
caro- on which appears his final clas-
sification.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
CITY SET FOR
OPENING OF BIG
AUTO EXHIBIT
EEvery Promise Given That
Annual Show Will Be
Great Success

Harrisburg's automobile show, the
eighth annual exhibition, opens this
evening in the Emerson -Bianting-
ham building at Market and Tenth
streets. The annual show is answer
of auto to it's critics. The motorcar
now stands absolved of luxury and
nonessential charges. Novelties and
fads have passed and the world
pleasure car" has passed into the
discard and the motorcar to-day
stands as an indispensable utility.
Doors will open for the show at
o'clock tonight, although the for
nal opening is not until s. The show
will be closed all day Monday be-
cause of the fuel order and will re-
open Tuesday for the rest of the
week.
With the entire space of the first
and second floors filled with a great
er number of exhibits than any pre-
ceding year, the show gives promise
of being as successful as any pre-
ceding one, despite the war condi-
tions and the annual weather coIfdi-
tions of this winter, The Harrisburg
Motor Dealers Association, under
whose auspices the show is held, has
more members and a stronger or
ganization than ever before and
optimism is the keynote for the COM
ing year. Therefore it was deemed
advisable to have the show earlier
this year so as to prepare for the
CONTINUED OH Page IL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26

Herr Scheidemann declared that
AN agreement easily was possible on
eleven points of President Wilson S
statement.
But Mr.. Wilson must be told
plainly" the speaker said, that AL
SAGE is Germany's and will remain so.
If one clear word is spoken regard
ing Belgium England's war monger-
ing will end. An honorable, COM
plete reinstatement of Belgium is our
duty"
Scheidemann's reply to Chancel-
Berliner Vorwaerts contains the fol-
lowing:
Two chief arguments were ad-
Vanced by the militarist party for
the prolongation of the war, namely,
the success of the U-boats and the
strength of our army. But these
were to have given us decisive vic
tory in six months, according to the
announcement made in 1915. Alas,
that period has long since passed
and while the U-boat has admitted
ly harmed England enormously, its
chief visible effect has been the en-
try of America into the war"
IF the United States had not en-
tered the war we may be sure the
Russian revolution would long ago
have brought Il general peace.
What about the army? Suppose
the army should capture Calais and
Paris would that mean peace? / say
no
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
ENTIRE ESTATE
LEFT TO FOUND
HOME FOR AGED
Old Men TO Get Benefit of
$4,000 Left by George
l.. Fisher
DISPOSES OF HIS MUSIC
Middletown Man Had Planned
TO Establish Memorial
Ward

Through "a bequest of the late
George L. Fisher, of Middletown,
whose death occurred during the
present week, there is TO be founded
here a home for aged and infirm
men. After providing for the
erection or purchase of a building,
the remainder in the hands of the
trustee is to be used for the pur-
pose OF maintenance.
After certain personal bequests,
his watch and chain to j.
o. Gray, formerly of Ickesburg,
Perry county; all his books, includ
ing "Art Treasures of America" to
George Reilly Bailey, son of my
friend Edward Bailey" and his
piano and music to his executor
with the request and direction that
he shall give the same to such
worthy young person interested in
music as he shall select and as in
his judgment will appreciate the
same" the testator gives the residue
of his estate for the founding of the
home
Mr.. Fisher had originally in his
will executed April II, 1902, pro-
vided for Fisher memorial at the
Harrisburg Hospital in the form oi
Il ward to be designated as 1.-The
Children's Ward" but in codici
under date of May IL, 1915, he re.
voked this bequest and made pro.
vision for the home for old men
His estate is said to approximate
$4,000, and the trustee is directed
to use the fund for the purpose oi
either purchasing or building q
proper home along the lines indi.
Gated. The executor is permitted tc
invest and re-invest the securities, al.
lowing them to accumulate unit
such time as he may see fit for the
purposes of the bequest, the amount
of the trust fund together with the
acCumulations, however, not to ex.
ceed s150,00O.
Edward Bailey is named as execu.
tor and trustee, the Harrisburg
Trust Company, to succeed him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
BAKER YIELDS; HE
Is AT LAST READY
TO INFORM PUBLIC
Indications Point TO Presi-
dents Change of Heart as
TO War Cabinet

Washington, Jan. 26.-The admin
istration came up fighting after the
blows of Senator Chamberlain ana
Colonel Roosevelt. Secretary of War
Baker, who has hitherto refused to
heed the counsel of his friends to
tell the American people what the
War Department is really doing,
sought an opportunity to present his
case to the country.
He requested Senator Chant ber-
lain that he be permitted to address
joint session of the Senate and
House Committees on Military Af-
fairs at such a time and place that
all mem bers of Congress might hear
him. The Senate committee voted
to hear him Monday morning, but
there will be no joint session, the
committee refusing to depart from
its regular course.
Secretary Baker cancelled his en-
gagement to appear before the
House Military Affairs Committee
as that committee is admittedly
friendly to him, and the natural in
ference would be that he sought such
u committee to hear his views.
Adopts Chamberlain Plan
On top of this Secretary Baker
announced the appointment of Ed
ward r. Stettinius, of J. p. Morgan
& Co, as surveyor general of all
Army purchases. Just such an office
and the identical man are proposed
by Senator Chamberlain. The an
pointment, it was stated, resulted
largely through the influence of
Colonel e. M. House.
Senator Chamberlain has stated
before the committee that he desired
Mr.. Stettinius or man of his cali
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
Mayor Keister Washes His
Face in Snow Water and
Recommends 1t to Friends

In Daniel l.. Keister the city of
Harrisburg has mayor who means
what he says. If anybody thought
that Mayor Keister was just talking
when he emphatically urged saving
of water that person should have
seen His Honor last night washing
with snow water.
There is nothing like experience,
and doing a thing YOURSELF" medi-
tated the Mayor, as he sat in his
comfortable home late in the eve-
ming. With that he made his way to
the back yard, scooped up a bucket
of snow and taking it in the kitchen
melted it. 1t was fine, exhiliarating,
and when he soused his countenance
in the icy fluid it emerged so burn
ished and clean that his friends all
commented on it to-day
Melted snow has the Susuue-
hama water beat mile" vowed His
Honor. Everybody ought to try it."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
ASKS CLOSER SAVING

= Washington-Presdcnt Wilson to-day completed hg
proclamation calling the American people greater
food saving order TO release food for the ARMY
and for the allies and will be given out at the White
House tonight for publication in Sundays newspapers
. NEWSPAPER MILLS MUST CLOSE )
! Washngton--Reversing an earlier ruling, the fuel
administration to-day held that newsprint paper mills
come within the class Of industries that be closed
! the next nine Mondays to conserve fuel
: U, S. BOUGHT BRITISH UNIFORMS
Washington--Morc Of the secret testimony befcse
the Senate Military Committee made public to-day ds
closes that December General Pershng was author
lied to buy 100000 British uniforms for American troops
! and 100000 blankets in Spain.
Washington President Wilson's cold showed some
improvement to-day but he remained indoors and
: gagements were made for him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
More Snow, Cold Wave,
Is Forecast For Week

Snow and colder is the weather
forecast for Harrisburg for tonight
and tomorrow. The lowest tempera-
ture tonight probably will be 10
degrees. Tomorrow the mercury
may go much lower.
Weather forecasts for the week,
beginning Sunday, issued by the
Weather Bureau to-day are:
North and Middle Atlantic states
Snow and colder Sunday; much
colder Sunday. Fair and cold until
after middle of the week, followed
by rising temperature and unsettled
weather toward end of the week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
Electric Auxiliary Pump of
Large Capacity Arrives
in City and Will Be Set
Up Within Week
INDUSTRIAL BAN MAY
BE LIFTED MONDAY
Eleven Feet Registered at
Noon Gives Harrisburg a
Reserve OfApproximately
Fifty Per Cent.

Eleven feet of water in the
city reservoir at noon.
Special meeting of citizens
committee called for Monday
morning at 10 o'clock to decide
when ban on industrial plants
will be lifted.
All manufacturing concerns
to remain closed at least until
Tuesday.
Electric pump reaches city
to-day. motor expected this even
ing. Temporary connection to be
CONTINUED on Page 4.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
AustriG-Hungary Ready
to Conclude Peace Pact
Apart From German Aims

London, Jan. 26.-Austria has de-
clared her readiness to conclude a
separate peace without Germany and
to accept the Russian democratic
program with the exception of self
determination of nations, says a dis
patch from Petrograd to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company.
Another dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company from Petrograd
dated Friday says:
The Bolshevik newspapers to-day
report that great demonstrations are
taking place all over Austria-Hun
gary. Workmen's and soldiers or
ganizations have been formed al
Vienna and Budapest. A big strike
has begun at Warsaw.
''rhe Socialist Congress at War
saw has resolved to organize a revo-
tContinued ON Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
ONLY ONE BIDDER WANTS
MUNICIPAL ASH CONTRACT

BY reddvertising for bids for ash
collections only one proposal was
received to-day by Commissioners
Hassler from the same firm which
submitted a proposal under the old
specifications. The first bid was
$1,000 a month, or $4,000 year,
while the new bids for district coll
lections total $6.245 a month. or
$75,940. Commissioner Hassler in
timated the proposals were higher
than mad been expected and ex-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
LATE rTE1zS
TTALIAN FRONT IS ACTIVE

Rome-Increasing activity of the artillery on some
parts of the front reported to-day by the war Office
Italian ayatOrs successfully bombarded the Ieutonic
encampments and railway works at cismon and Prim-
olao and effectively dropped bombs on military obec
ives between the SiIe and the Piave Entente squad
rons made reconnoiterng cruisers and several dimes at
tackled numbers Of hostile machines, Two were shot
down by Italian amsp and others by Bridsh svia-
tors who also FIRE hostile captive balloons the state
ulent asserts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26

cause there was only one bidder
He will submit the proposals to
Council on Tuesday.
The bids received were for five
year contracts and were from Stees
Simonetti and Company. 901 North
Third street. Monthly estimates for
district collections follow: East of
Cameron street to city limits. $1925:
West of Cameron street, from Herr
street to city line on south, 1895;
west of Cameron street, Herr
street to northern city line, $2325.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
DRINK-CRAZED
NEGRO MURDERS
MAN IN SALOON
Stabs Brakeman to Death
After Being Elected
From Barroom
VIOLENCE THREATENED
Colored Man Says Crowd An
noyed Him in All-Night
Drinking Place
VIOLENCE THREATENED

Stabbed by a southern negro as
he was leaving the Market Hotel,
Capital and VerbelSe streets, Walter
C. Shaeffer, an extra brakeman on the
Philadelphia Division of the Penn
sylyania Railroad, died early this
morning before he could be given
medical attention.
The col~red man, captured by Pa
trolman Mcfarland after a short
chase, gave his name as Charles Ky
Ter. lie was taken safely to Jail, ala
though threatened by a crowd of
farmers attending market and pedes-
trians who were passing.
Kyler had gotten drunk drinking
in the all-night hotels in the uptown
district. The negro and one of the
bartenders got into an argument and
he was eiecled at 2.45 o'clock.
Shaffer was standing before the
bar at the there and later left. 1t
appears that Kyler, in a drink-crazy
frenzy, was lurking in the doorway
evidently expecting the bartender to
come out. AS Shaeffer passed out the
colorcd man lungeC. at him and
stabbed hiru in the side.
Shaffcr was "a years old and lived
at $50 Delaware street.
Different Versions
According to the version of the
hotel people, the negro was refused
drink by Nick" the bartender
and so walked up to the bar and
helped himself to a glass of beer
which had been filled for another
man. The bartender then put the
negro out, it is said. About half an
hour later Shaeffer. in company with
a companion, left the hotel to take
car for his home. AS he came out
of the door, he was stabbed by the
negro, who beat a hasty retreat to
a small outhouse at the rear of the
| hotel.
Kyler to-day blamed the crime on
hlsky and the white men in the
barroom. lie told Pennsylvania rail-
| road police to-day the following
| story:
II got into the hotel near the mar
kethouse and began to drink.
bought drinks, and they bought me
drinks. / spent my money and every
body in the place appeared to be my
friend. l know 1 stabbed a man but
which one ] do not know. | had a
knife. | bought it from someone ]
had been drinking with at that hotel
l paid dollar for it.
There were arguments but l dc
not know of any person getting mad
until l was knocked down. There
was a free fight. Everybody had a
hand in it. l was thrown out by
someone. They called him the boss.
| was pretty drunk and they were all
killing me. When l got outside some
they were after me l pulled my knife
and stabbed a man. Who it was ]
don't know. / was too drunk to real
ize what l was doing 1 am sorry
now L went to that place Then a
big crowd gathered around me and ]
was sent to jail. Perhaps when ]
sober up l can tell more about the
trouble.
Patrolman Mcfarland. on duty al
the markethouse made the arrest
[Continued on Page 81
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26

France and England, would that
mean peace? / say mo- for we would
still have to conquer America"
Herr Scheidemann fiercely attack
&C the militarist leaders, declaring
that their attitude toward Austria
was likely to lose for Germany her
last friend.
"If our government cannot free
us from their patriots said the So
cial Democratic leader, they had bet
ter go, l warn them that if they
do not bring us peace with Russia
they will be hurled from power"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
WEATHER FORECAST

For Harrisburg and vIcinitys snow
and colder Tonight and Sun
dnyJ lowest temperature to-
night about 10 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Snow
north and west, snow or rain
In Houtheast portion Tonight
and Sunday. coIderJ nOrtheast
Winds increasing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
[Contlnued on Page 21.1
THIEVES ENTER THREE SHOPS
AND GET THIRTY CENTS

Detective Murnane, of the local 90
lice force. is investigating three rob-
berries of business offices last night
Officials believe the same thieves en-
tered all the shops of Ross L. Et-
ter, CoWden street; Baturin's Junk
shop, Tenth and Walnut streets. and
street. The thieves yained entrances
by smashing windows and forcing
window sashes. The combined loot
from the three places totaled thirty
cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
$75 900 Left to Establish Horne For Frendlees Old Men
SEPARATE. PEACE IS
OF RUSSIA

Amsterdam JAM 26Php Scedeman president of the Social Demo-
cratic party Germany Chancellor Won Hertn speech the
Main Committee of the Rcag warned the military leaders of the imperial
thai they did bring about between Germany and Russia
"ttey would be hrIed dfromp power"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-26
EARTHOUAKE ROCKs OUATEMALA
SPECIAL RATION FOR CREWS.

: Washngton-Crews Of all American s1iPa calling
from Atlantic and Gulf ports will be put special iood
; administration ration beginning February l. They win
eat less beef and pork than and win observe ten
. wheatIess meals week