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Conference at Berne
On Exchanging War
And Civil Prisoners

Geneva, Saturday, Sept. I'll
Members of the American delegation
appointed to negotiate with Germany
for the exchange OF military prison
ers arrived at Berne last night. The
party is composed of John w. Gar
rett, minister to the Netherlands
John w. Davis, ambassador to
Great Britain, representing the War
department; General Francs J. Ker-
nan, representing the army; and Cap
tain Henry H. Hough, representing
the navy. The German delegates
are expected to reach Berne today.
Monday pourparlers through sew
eral members of the Swiss govern
ment will begin and they are expect
ed to last several weeks.
The American Red Cross has re-
ceived two additional lists of names
of American officers and men who
are informed in various German
camps. Most of them were taken
prisoner on the western front dur
ing June and July.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

within the last two decades, and un-
doubtedly perfected since the out
break of the present war, extend
to Thionville on the north, and
Gravelotte on the west.
West and southwest of Metz the
course of the Moselle is lined with
high, wooded hills. The German
fortress also is protected by heights
and woods northward. On the south,
however, the terrain is more open
with few hills and little wood.
From the American lines south.
west of Metz the nearest forts are
Forst Haeseler and de Sonny Oil
the right bank of the Moselle and
Fort kronprinz on the left bank.
Fort de Sonny is less than five
miles from the French town of Ar
naville, on the Franco-German Dor
der. The forts surrounding Metz
were similar to those at Liege, which
were notable for their disappearing
turrets. German guns, however,
overcame these forts.
Metz also is an important point
on the railway line supplying the
German line eastward from Laon.
The fall of Metz not only would
probably seal the fate of the iron
and coal fields, but, through the
severance of railway lines, imperil
the German line west to Laon and
thence northward to the Belgian
coast, All reports of possible
German retirement in the west have
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23
Agreement Reached
On Minerals Measure

Washington, Sept. 22.-House and
senate conferees on the bill for gov,
eminent control over the production
and distribution of certain minerals
needed in connection with the prose
cution of the war have reached all
agreement, accepting virtually in full
the senate provision under which
the president would be authorized to
requisition and to take over unde-
veloped deposits of mines, smelters
or plants.
The senate draft, however, was
modified so that the powers to make
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

hcer, was captured, with insignif-
cant loss. Within few minutes at
ter the offensive was launched the
Turkish troops were streaming east
ward in the direction of Tul Keran.
The British air supremacy was so
complete that not one German ma
chine was able to show itself. Bri-
fish aviators harassed the enemy
by series OF bombing raids, while
camps, troops and transports were
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23
Gsrmany's Desperate Strait
Confessed by Berlin Paper

4 Amsterdam, Sept 22.-America's
answer to Austria-Hungary's recent
peace note and the speech OF Pre-
lnier Clemenceau Of France on the
same subject should, according to
HE Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, be
posted on billboards and be COM
municated to the German people by
the distribution OF millions of PAM
sphlets.
mo German man or woman who
knows the contents and significance
of these declarations" the news
paper declares. can doubt that
peace is attainable only either
through our victory or at the price
OF our utter destruction"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

same status as other roads now I'M
der federal management.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

indicated that Metz would form one
of the bastions of the German de-
Tense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

Telephone South 900 and order a case of
Oma or La"t2nGde, the haalthful, refresh-
ing Home Beverage, delivered to your resi-
dence. Omaha Beverage Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

contracts for the production of min
erals or the operation of smelters
and plants shall cease with the ter
mination of the war. The president
is given two years in which to dis
pose OF plants acquired by the gov
eminent and to wind up their al
fairs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23

effectively machine gunned by airs
planes.
The German airdromes at the same
time, were dominated by British
machines which dropped bombs on
any enemy plane that attempted to
rise. The airmen also assisted the
infantry to advance by means of
smoke screens, and night fiers
bombed the Turkish army head
quarters effectively.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-23
Crowds View Body of Farley

New York, Sept. 22-Services
planned at St. Patrick's cathedral
this afternoon were suspended in
order to allow vast waiting crowds
to view the body OF Cardinal John
NJ. Farley, which lay in state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
TO RAISE HALF MILLION
FOR RETIRED MINISTER'S

Rev. John r. Edwards, D. D.. super
intendept Of Washington district
Baltimore conference. in speaking Of
the campaign for 100000 for preach
ers' pensions in an interview said:
The Baltimore conference in these
busy days is setting itself to the COM
mendable task Of raising 100000 as
an endowment fund for retired minis
tiers. This is a part of the great
wenty-million-dollar fund for the
whole church. Our church leaders
from the headquarters at Chicago are
on hand to direct the campaign. Lib
erty bonds are the popular gifts. and
all cash contributed will be converted
into liberty bonds as a patriotic in
vestment-
Success is assured, as every church
is giving itself earnestly to this
worthy cause, with liberal contribu-
member. The Washington district is
in better position to do its part in a
movement like this than at any pre-
vious time, and surely may be counted
on.
During the period Of the war,
while many of our men are in the
service of the country, every available
minister must be brought into pulpit
work. At the close OF the war we
shall need at once the income" from
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. en-
dowment for the care Of the older
men who will step aside to give place
to those who return from the front to
the work of the pastorate."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
CITES MORE CASES
OF c. 0. P. APPEALS
Secretary Tumulty, in Second
Letter, Quotes Three For
mer Presidents.

Secretary Tumulty last night made
public his second letter he has writ
ten at President Wilson's direction to
the Cuyahoga county republican COM
mittee at Cleveland, Ohio. making
further reply to protests against the
Presidents appeal to the country to
return democratic Congress by quot
ing from utterances by republican
Presidents on this subject
Extracts were given from several
public addresses by President McKin-
can war. urging that republican Con-
greSs be elected; from a letter written
by President Roosevelt in 1906 to a
member of Congress and from letter
of President Taft in 1910 to the chair
man of the national republican con-
gressional committee on the same sub
ject.
Mr.. Tumulty's letter was in reply to
a Geographic protest against the Presi-
dents appeal sent to the White House
by the Cuyahoga county committee.
He commended the quotations to the
committees consideration without COM
ment.
Mr. Tumulty quoted among extracts
from other speeches of President
Mckinley the following from
speech made at Creston, Iowa, Octo-
Der 10. 1898:
my fellow citizens, I want to leave
one more thought with you. and that
is. as we have been united and there
fore strong and invincible in the war,
we must continue united until the
end of this struggle; we must have
no differences among ourselves while
we are settling differences with an
other government. When we have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Post Office Official
Active in Politics,
Mr.. Penrose Charges

Political activities of the chief
clerk of the Post Office Department.
Ruskin McArdle, in the interests of
Senator Henderson. the democratic
candidate for reelection in Nevada,
who is having a hard fight, were laid
| before the Senate yesterday after
noon by Senator Penrose Of Pennsyl-
vania. He had read into the record
the following letter to him from
Harry J. Humphreys. chairman Of the
| THE Postmaster Generals official
is sending out to every postmaster
in Nevada the following personal let
ter:
"My Dear Mr.. -, postmaster:
I know the Postmaster General feels
| q deep interest in the senatorial race
in your state. He has come to know
his service in the Senate and esteems
him highly. Will you drop me a line
as to the outlook for the senator at your
voting box? As you may know, for
seventeen years I was the private
and am still with him in the depart
ment. Inciosed please find stamped
envelope for your reply. Thanking
you in advance for your attention to
this request, am.
| "Yours, truly,
| RUSKN McARDLE'
Il suggest that you give this
damnable outrage fullest publicity"
Senator Penrose said:
This young democrat who writes
this letter was covered Into the civil
serytce b. presidential order
fayorats method. desire to have
placed in the record also the civil
service rules and regulations con-
cerniilR the activity Of persons with
in the classified service IN oonnec-
tion with elections"
The quotation inserted by Senator
Penrose from the postal laws and
regulations. says. in part:
"Omcers and employees Of the Post
Once Department and postal service
are not precluded from exercising
Itheir political privilege, but shall not
use their ofllcial positions to control
elections or political movements"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
UNLIKELY THAT TORPEDO
SANK SUGAR-LADEk SHIP

The sugar-laden ship sunk in! an
unexplained manner OF the New Jer-
sey coast Sunday night Was, the Cuban
steamer Chaparro. which left Carde-
mas. Cubs. for New Ysrk octeber 81.
Reports to the Navy Department to-
day do not show conclusively whether
it was a torpedo. q floating mine or
an internal explosion that sent the
vessel to the bottom. but officials be-
lieye the Investigation now in prog
ress will demonstrate that It was not
a torpedo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

made that settlement In the interest
of Justice aud ciyili1atten ana hn-
manity. then we can resume our do
nestle di6erehces.
On August 20. 1910. President Taft
addressed q letter to Mr.. MCKINNEY
tional congressional COMMITTEES, Civ
ing reasons why voters in the Mo-
vember election should cast their
ballots for the republican candidateA
It read in part. as follows:
TN view Of the history Of the pres
lican majority in the next Congress
may well inspire confidence that the
pledges still unredeeemed will be
met and satisfied"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

and Germanissd eocialtsts could no
longer be counted upon AZ efficient
and tprtpeps tools: that the Aghting
men and not the rhetoriciane Fere
uppermosts
dents reference to the Ahti-hdminls-
tration" attitude OF republican mem
bers Of Congress - based On their
demand that tne@ciency. waste and
extrayagaAce ps remeaiea IN the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The sincsrity Of the President was
Questioned In the Senats yesterday by
Senator wadsworth OF New York.
who had placed in the record the let
ter written by President Wilson to c.
o. Heunessy. Democratic senatorial
candidate in New Jersey. urging that
Senator Baird. the republican candi-
date. be Defeated because he had yot-
ed against the woman suffrage reso-
tutfon.
Senator Wadsworth suggested that
the President. II he IL sincere, should
send letters to persons in Delaware
demanding the defeat of Senator
Sau1sbpry, the democratic candidate,
because he, too, voted against woman
suffrage, and similar letters asking
the defeat OF Senators Shields in Ten
nessee and Bapkhead in Alabama,
who also opposed the suffrage resolu-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Quotes President Lincoln.

Contrasting the Presidents appeal
with Lincoln's outright refusal. even
in the darkest days of the civil war.
to apply any party test to fitness for
Office" the colonel said that Lincoln
appealed to all loyal men of all par
ties and asked that candidates for
Congress be judged, not by the stand
ard of adherence to his personal ad-
tional support of the war"
Election of a republican Congress,
the colonel continued, would be UNDER
stood abroad as meaning that the pro-
Germans and pacifists and bolshevists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

Louis Lock. who is said to have dis
covered the gas and oil fields at Mon
roe, Ia. has died at Fort Worth. Tex.
He was born in Russia. but came to
America twenty years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

o. 9th COVER ment the the
5aka & Qnntpattty j
Pennsylvania Avenue. H. Seventh Street.
Applied Facilities
Mere barter and trade doesn't con-
Germ itself with production. Where
profit is the only consideration the
market holds fleeing allurements.
But Saks purposes have higher
inspiration. To sell the best that was
made only partially met our ideas.
The cosmopolitanism of such Clothing
lacks the individuality of character
and the integrity of quality which are
inseparable with maximum satisfac-
ton.
Sowe became makers of the Clothes
we selHthat we might come nearer
our ideals of moneys worth.
First in one factory-and finally a
second was necessary to meet the de-
mand created by this "personal
Clothing"
All under our control; in close touch
with your tastes and preferments.
The economy of organization keeps
costs at a minimum; while our prices
can be truly lower because we've no
makers profits to impose.
Our grades of woolens are better
because they come first hand from
the sources of supply.
Our details of making are more
nearly perfect because we are masters
of production, and not victims of
manufacturers vagaries.
We have only you to serve, and we
apply our facilities to accomplishing
that end to your greatest satisfaction
both in the value you receive and
the price you pay for Saks Clothes.
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ouf6tter. TO
D.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Chamber of Commerce to
Name McColgin's Successor
Within Next Two Weeks

The board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce met this af-
ternoon to take action on the resig-
nation of Secretary Edward l.. Nc
Colgin, who has accepted the posi-
ton of secretary to the Troy Cham
ber of Commerce, his services here
concluding March l. No selection
has been made for his successor,
said Andrew S. Patterson, president
of the Chamber of Commerce. but
it is expected that a man will be
elected within two weeks.
Mr.. McColgin served for three
years, coming from Norfolk, Va.
In his regime n number of distin-
guished speakers at the luncheons.
such as Charles NJ. Schwab, Otto
Kahn, Frank Nanderlip, George w.
Perkins, Senators Weeks. Burton,
Chamberlain, John Temple Graves,
Hudson Maxim, James NJ. Gerard,
Rodger Babson and Ambassador
Koo, of China.
The most conspicuous thing ac-
complished while he held Office was
the appointment by j. William
Bowman, the president, of a COM
mittee to organize the Harrisburg
Hotel Company. This was in the
fall of 1916. The committee with
f. u. Wallower, president, soon af-
ter gave out the contract for what
is now the Penn-Harris Hotel. Mr..
McColgin is a native of st. Joseph,
Mo-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
COUNTY TAX IS
INCREASED FROM
4 TO 5 MILLS
Action of County. Commits
sioners Will Raise $4,000
More Revenue

To meet the big increase in the
1918 budget because of extensive
bridge and road improvement, and
advances in court costs and appro-
priations for penal institutions and
insane hospitals the county COM
missioners to-day raised the county
tax rate from 4 to mills. The in
crease will add approximately $72,-
500 to the funds to be expended
during 1918.
The bridge and road work to be
done this year will take large part
of the increase, while annually the
charges for. court costs and for
maintainence of Dauphin county
prisoners in penal institutions and
inmates in hospitals also is con-
stantly advancing. In addition to
these increases the cost of REIN
deXing all records in the offices OF
the county recorder and the sheriff
must be paid this yeaI.
County Controller Henry w
Cough submitted the 1918 budget
to the commissioners to-day, giving
estimated revenue for 1918 as fol-
lows: Support of insane $1,000;
sundry receipts, $400; liquor licenses,
$500; prothonotary, $13,O00; re-
corder, $4,000; register, $500; county
tax at mills, $S62,5O0; personal
[Continucd on Page 1O.l
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Governor Would Include
Woman Suffrage Plank
in Republican Platform
BY .AsSociatcd Prcsl

Philadelphia, Feb. Elm a mes
sage to-day to the Interstate con-
ference of the National Woman's
party being held here Governor
Brumbaugh announced that he IA
vored including woman suffrage in
the platform of the Republican party
at the approaching STATE primaries
and election.
The Governors message read:
The people of Pennsylvania as a
rule are conservative in matters af-
fecting great social reforms, but |
am strongly convinced that they now
sense the justice of granting suffrage
to women and favor the Repub-
lican party placing in its platform in
the coming primaries and election a
clearly worded statement that will
commit the party. to this important
reform.
1T is my judgment that Pennsyl-
vania should not be lax or slow in
doing what the general judgment of
mankind in these wartimes comedies
to be the right thing to do. namely,
ito give women the opportunity to
express their views upon the type of
democracy which this country should
have and which should be willing to
offer in good conscience to the other
peoples of the world"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Asphyxeated a Bed After
Accidently Turning on Gas
When Returning For Night

Wilbert ]. HeVner, 12231a Bailey
street, aged A, was found dead in
his bedroom at $50 this morning, by
his sister-in law, Mrs. John r.
Smithers, with whom he had made
his home. Death was caused by
gas asphyXiation, thought to be ac-
Cidental.
Hevner was employed by the
Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending
Company, and was declared by his
friends to have no cause for taking
his own life. Mrs. Smithsrs stated
that he went to bed about midnight
last night, and when he retired. told
her to call him at $50, in order that
he could get to his work on time #
the cars were not running. When
Mrs. Smithers went to his room to
rouse him at $50, she found it :m-
pregnated with gas fumes, and the
man unconscious. The ambulance
was summoned and DR.. Baker was
also called in. The man was dead
at the time of the arrival of the
ambulance, and was not taken to
the hospital.
1t is thought that he turned the
gas on accidentally after he had
eXtinguished the light preparatory 20
retiring. Coroner EckinGer investi-
gated the case this morning and dc
clared death was accidental
Hevner came to the city from Lock
Haven last June. He is survived by
four children, George. II, and Ben
jamin, 13, of Harrisburg. and two
daughters. Mary, of Philadelphia,
and Ethel. of New York. besides two
sisters and two brothers. The body
will be taken to Lock Haven Fri
day and buried Saturday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
MAJOR VIM. GRAY
TO BE IN CHARGE
AT MIDDLETOWN?
Man Who Built Enola Yards
May Be Assigned to Supply
Depot Development
SPENDS THE NIGHT HERE
Meets Harrisburg Friends at
Engineers Club and Re-
turns to Washington
SPENDS THE NIGHT HERE

Major William Gray, of the United
States Army, spent last night and
this morning in Harrisburg and while
he declined absolutely to discuss the
purpose of his visit, it is believed he
will be assigned by the War Depart
ment to have charge of the big Army
supply depot construction at Middle
town
Color is lent to this belief by rea-
son of the fact that Major Gray was
the engineer in charge of the con-
structon of the immense Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yards at Enola for
kerbaugh and Company, the con-
tractors. That was one of the big
gest railroad jobs in the history of
the state and he made such a splen-
did record there that he has been
transferred since that time from one
large operation to another, always
making wonderful success of his
work. He entered the service of the
Army when the war broke out and
friends with whom he took dinner
last evening at the Engineers Club
were delighted to learn that he has
been assigned to the cantonment
construction branch of the service,
which is one of the largest and most
important in the Army.
Advices from Washington are that
work on the plans for the immense
development at Middletown are so
far advanced that the contract for
the first unit will be let within few
days, while the contract for the en-
largement of the aviation plant may
be placed at any time. Work will be
started as soon as the contractors
are chosen, no matter what the
weather conditions may be and a
time limit will be fixed in which the
buildings must be completed
1t is regarded as absolutely certain
that the expenditures here during the
next year will amount to more than
$12s000.000 and may run to $13,-
900. 900.
Major Gray, when interviewed by
reporter at the Union Station to-
day. declined to discuss the object
of his visit.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Hoover Order Will Result
in Immense Saving of Bread
in New York Restaurants
BY Assoeiatcd Prcss

New York, Feb. "a tremendous
saving of bread in New York hotels
food administration order to limit
rolls and bread portions to TWO
ounces to each diner, according to
statements to-day by leading hotel
and restaurant proprietors. Thomas
ID. Green. president of the New
York Hotelmcn's Association, and
chairman of the hotel division of the
food administration for New York,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, ex-
pected no objections, to the order en-
cept, perhaps, from a few customers,
and predicted that within two or
three days it would be observed gem
orally.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
US. ARTILLERY
MAINTAINING A
CONTINUOUS FIRE
Activity Increases Along En-
tire Front as Spring
Approaches
USE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS
Germans Bombard Buildings
Which Had Been In
touched For Months

With the American Army in
France, Tuesday, Feb. American
artillery kept up a continuous fire
on the enemy batteries throughout
Tuesday and the Germans responded
with the result that there was lively
shelling along the entire sector.
At the same time the American
antiaircraft guns were busy repell-
ing attempts of enemy airmen to
cross over the American lines. Two
German airplanes finally abandoned
the attempt, after having been she'll
ed heavily.
A member of the military police
to-day found three little French
children, a girl and two boys, wan
dering along a road Immediately be-
hind the front which is shelled very
frequently by the enemy and is con-
Sidered very dangerous.
He turned the children over to an
ambulance driver who returned
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-06
Warm Weather to Bring
Snow to City by Night

Weather thirty degrees warmer
than the lowest temperature this
morning was forecast for tonight
at the local weather bureau. Ac-
companying the warm wave" will be
snow or rain.
The mercury to-day fell to six de-
grees at 8 o'clock. This was eleven
degrees higher than it was yester-
day. For the five days in February
there has been a deficiency of SO
degrees from normal.