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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
WILSON'S PEACE
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would not be capable of meeting
those of Germany, trained to tho
minute.
Premier Lloyd George reiterated
fprcefully that the allies do not CO.
vet single yard of German soil and
do not desire to dispossess Germany
Of her rightful inheritance or the
German people of their legitimate
rights.
The British prime minister said
in part:
Disappointment to Kaiser.
General, desire to congratulate
you |on being in command of such a
fine body of men. When 1 see them
l am glad they are on our side, not
on the other. We are anxious that
many more thousands come across
the ocean. The fact that you are
here at all is source of great joy
to all of us.
AT the same time it is a source of
great disappointment to the Kaiser
who never quite expected you. He
was assured by his advisers that
America was so specific there was no
danger of her getting in. OF course,
a mistake was committed. He has
gone from folly to folly. His next
illusion was that even If you de-
clared war you could not get here.
His advisers said all the ships would
be sunk and there would be no
means remaining to bring you across
the seas.
But you are here, not a part of
a force of al few thousands, but a
part or force of hundreds of thou
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.

Middle Observation-Disclosures up: J.
Crimmel. II. e. Martin. R. NJ. Crane,
w. C. Graham. R. E. Crum, @. G..
Koiser. d. Keane, o. L. Miller, ]. J..
Kelley, j. A. SPOTS. H. l. Robley, ].
II. Haines. S. H. Alexander, d. G..
Riley
Firemen up: C. l. sheats, C. L
Dunn, e. j. Sheesley. S. r. MearkIe,
S. II. Wright, r. A. Arnold, p. f.
Gross. s. H. Zeiders. G. B. Huss, j. l..
Fritz, E. E. Ross.
Engineers for 2sS, PA21, PA17s.
Firemen for 6293. 10.
Philadelphia Division = Engineers
up: NJ. Pleam. o. r. Osmond, A. Hail,
b. F. Lippi. w. S. Lindley. v. C. Glib
bons.
Firemen up: j. Cover, J. M. Platt.
Firemen for SIS. 604.
THE READING
The SO crew first to go after 2.45
o'clock: 8, 81, 81. 81, ~, 81, SO. 21.
23. 3. 5s. So. 12.
Engineers for 50. 81. 81, 81.
Firemen for 81, 6S. 81. 72. 12. 81.
Conductors for ga. 8, 20. 23.
Flagmen for 81. 81, 8. "a.
Brakemen for 60. 9. 20.
Engineers up: Linn, Meyer, Felix
Fleagle, Lackey. Wolton. Snyder
Henderson.
Firemen up: Halman, Yeingst Nc
Beth. Grove, Boath.
Conductors up: Barbour, Levan
Hetrick.
Flagmen up: Moss. Grady, Bruaw
Motter.
Brakemen up: Koll. Chronister.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
BIRTHDAY DINNER

Shiremanstown, Pa, July "a
birthday dinner was served at the
home of Mrs Pierce Feister in honor
of the twenty-eighth birthday of her
daughter. Mrs. George v. CobIe, and
the fiftieth birthday of her husband,
Pierce Feister. Covers were laid for
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce r. Feister, of
Shiremanstown; Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
L. Heiges and daughter. Pearl Delilah
Heiges. of Mechanicsburg; Mrs.
George v. Coble. Miss Hulda Larson,
of Lemoyne; Misses Laurie. Nellie.
Mary and Sylvia Feister and Paul
Feister, of Shiremanstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
Foreman Isaiah Reese
Has Unique Organization

Employees of enginehouse No. 1, of
the Pennsy had a unique musical or
II was a banjo, mandolin and guitar
club, composed of colored employees
There were fifty members, and the
music not only attracted attention,
but was just the kind marchers en-
JOY The musicians also sang. This
idea was worked out by Isaiah Reese,
Jr, foreman, who yesterday receiv-
cd many letters of congratulation.
II is probable that this new musi-
cal organization of Pennsy employees
VIII be part of the program now be-
Ing arranged for the annual meeting
OIL the Philadelphia Division Veteran
Employees Association
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
"Human Spiders" Thrive
Under Spell of Strother

Harrisburg is breeding tribe of
Human Spiders"
Eenvious of extreme daredevils and
desirous of initiating the stunts
which they perform. has always been
Unborn in young America"
So. this morning. after the exhibit
tion of the scaling of the Penn-H
ris walls by ''Bill' Strother, the "Hu-
man Spider" II was not surprising to
notice several young Harrisburgers
walking the high rails around the
Post Office yard.
Queried as to what they were doing.
one youngscter rejoined: Training to
become Human Spiders"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
Railroad Notes

It is reported that railroad clerks
VIII shortly receive an increase in
salaries.
The Pennsy paycars, with many big
checks, started semimonthly distribu-
tions to-day.
A number of ffremen on the Read
ing Division have been examined by
Instructor of Rules George e. Fair.
for promotion to positions of engine
men the past few weeks. Trainmen
tion to conductors and fiagmen.
Elks from western cities are pass
ing through the city daily foi Allan
tic city, where the big meeting will
be held next week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06

dead for three years. and Anderson
Pines. dead for two years. are the
Marysville men. This is the second
time that Paul has been drawn for
this kind of duty since his death.
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PROFIT ON SALE
OF CHEESE CUT

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Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE

HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division - The 122
crew first to go after o'clock: 1O2,
1875. ia, los.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-06
DEAD MEN DRAWN AS JURORS

Marysville, Pa, July 6. - Two
Marysville men. dead for several
years, have been drawn to serve as
grand jurors in Perry county for the
August term of court. Harry X. Paul.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
SUPPLY
100 FAMILIES
With CORDWOOD

Owing to the snowfall and the in
ability to obtain fuel at any price,
police headquarters was today deluged
with applicants for cordwood, and in
the neighborhood of one hundred or
ders were issued. 1t was announced
that ten orders We're issued for coal
by the Department Of Charities this
morning, and this latter will be de-
livered early this afternoon.
There was no excitement or any
case of acute distress brought to. the
notice of the police, but the people
who appealed for wood orders were
in the main people who could well
afford to pay for fuel if they could
procure it. The police worked smooth
Ily and efficiently and it is expected
that all the orders will be filed today.
In the Department of Charities it
was said that the ten orders issued
for a quarter of ton Of coal each.
were cases where the families on the
books of the department had run out
of the last consignment, and the sud
den rise in the number of applications
was in no way connected with the
failing temperature,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
.DESERTER FROM
ARMY CLAD TO
SURRENDER SELF

. Declaring that every time he saw
a policeman's uniform he almost got
heart failure and lived the life of a
hunted animal since he deserted from
the United States army last October,
John Ragalia, of S3S Spruce street
Bridgeport, gave himself up to the
police and was today sent to Fort Jay,
Governors Island, to stand trial on
the charge of desertion before a court
martial
Ragalfa has been working as a
trolley car conductor for the past sew
eral months, but he saw SO many
policemen both on the street and on
his car that life was one continuous
nervous spell for him. Every time a
policeman boarded his car he started
with fear thinking that he was COM
ing to get him. He used TO walk
blocks out of his way to avoid the
bluecoats, and finally unable to stand
thes train any longer he went to po-
lice headquarters and surrendered.
He was held for the federal au-
thorities and as soon as his case was
looked up the police were notified
that provision had been made to send
the man to Governors Island to stand
trial before a military tribunal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
THREE AMERICAN
TNFANTRYMEN ARE
KILLED IN ACTION

Washington. -, Jan. 23.-General Per-
shing reported today three American
infantrymen killed in action on Jan.
q. He gave no details of the engage
ment. =
The dead were:
Private Albert Cook. nearest friend,
Delbert Coots, West Almond, n. Y.
Private Harry V. Garman, Catawba
Va.
Private Leo E. Radi. Cleveland, o.
These are the first reports of men
killed in action in more than two
months. In the opinion of army Of
ficers here the appearance of KILLED
in action in the reports does not nee
essarily mean that American battal-
ions have returned to front line
trenches for further training after ar
absence of some weeks, but that is
the Interpretation generally placed or
the news.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
ONE BARGE SUNK
BUT SIX ARRIVE
SAFE With coal

Another coal barge laden with 500
tons of coal consigned to Bridgeport
went to Davey Jones Locker last night
when the barge Charles Mulford, be-
ing towed by the tug George McCaf-
ferry, succumbed to the battering of
the heavy ice and foundered off the
Stepping Stone Light. This, how
ever, did not discourage the shipping
men as six barges of coal were report
ed in Bridgeport early this morning,
and there is a likelihood of more be-
Ing on its way here.
Tugboat crews have been busy for
the last few days trying to improve
the armor on the boats plying around
the harbor or along the Sound, for
the ice while it has been broken up in
spots is piled many feet high and
tears copper plating and r1gets off the
hulls as though they were made of
paper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
BUILD CONCRETE
SHIPS FOR USE
At. This HARBOR

In the early spring a line of con-
crete coal barges will be put in opera
ton between Bridgeport and New
York, according to a statement made
today by Harbor Master Lamond. and
the first boat of the line to be COM
pleted has already arrived in New
York in connection with the Motor
Boat Show. From descriptions fur
nished the barges will have a capacity
of nearly a thousand tons of coal and
will be equipped with power.
The barge now in New York was
built in the incredibly short time OF
three weeks, with but a few men
is by no means the limit as to speed,
as after the mouIds have been made
| it is but a very short job to build
them in patches and the only time
consumed is the waiting for the con-
crete to set.
| There is quite a controversy going
on among local shipping men as to
the ability of steel and concrete it is
asserted that they will be sturdier than
either wooden or steel boats.
| It has not been stated definitely
how many barges will be in the new
service, but it is expected that there
will be at least twenty of the new
TYPE of vessel, and already there is
talk of erecting a plant in Bridgeport
for the purpose of constructing this
type of vessel not alone for the loca
traffic but to supply the constantly
increasing demand for concrete con-
struction which is springing up al
over this country and Europe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
Freight
EMBARGO
ORDERED
Bans Every
thing Except Food,
Fuel and War Muni-
tons on Three Big
Lines, to Get Coal Into
New England.

Washington, Jan. 23-An
embargo on all freight except
food, fuel and war munitions
on the Pennsylvania lines east
of Pittsburgh, Baltimore &
Ohio east Of the Ohio river, and
the Philadelphia & Reading was
authorized today by Director
General McAdoo.
The action was taken on the
recommendation of A. H. Smith.
assistant director general in
charge of transportation in the
east. No action was taken on
the recommendation submitted
last night by Fuel Administra-
tor Garfield. The embargo is
temporary and is to continue
cnIy a few days.
"On account of the extremely Sc
we're weather which has particularly
affected operation of railroads cross
ing the Allegheny mountains" said the
railroad administration announcement
Director General McAdoo, on the
recommendation of Regional Director
Smith, has authorized him to place an
embargo on all freight except food
fuel and such war munitions and wal
supplies as are specifically approved
by the war department, on the Penn.
sylvania lines east of Pittsburgh, the
Baltimore & Ohio east of the Ohio
river, and the Philadelphia & Read
ing, for the purpose of enabling those
lines, which are the heaviest bitumin.
Gus coal carriers, to continue special
izing on coal for the double purpose
of supplying the acute conditions il
New England and the harbor of New
York and elsewhere and in the pro
! vision of empty cars for mines anc
! coke ovens
This embargo is a temporary one
1t should last only few days if the
weather moderates"
A threatened serious coal shortage
in New York also is said to have has
tened the decision. Many industries
| it was expected, would continue to op
| crate on part time as a result of the
| embargo order today. This will tend
to save coal further for domestic use
and bunkering of ships
Diversion of coal shipments to the
preferred list of consumers, including
householders, ships and strictly war
industries, fuel aIdministra tons say,
has improved the coal situation ma
terially. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
fomented as a result.

Petrograd, Jan. % - All of
northern Russia is in a critical
condition because Of lack Of
food and fuel. Starvation and
freezing threaten the popula-
ton.
The collapse Of the transpor-
tation situation, the idleness of
hundreds Of thousands, and the
closing of the banks contribute
to the situation. In Moscow
the allowance Of bread has
been cut to a quarter of a
pound a day. Eggs have been
restricted to- children under
three years of age, and each
child may have only four eggs
a month. Eggs, however, are
impossible to get at any price.
A complete suspension of passenger
trains has been tried in an effort to
speed up food transportation from ST.
IBERIA and from southern Russia. This
has been greatly interfered with,
however, by wandering companies of
soldiers, who insist that their trains
have preference over freight. Every
train coming into Moscow and Petro-
grad is crowded with soldiers.
Bank Withdrawals are limited to so
roubles a day for each depositor. Long
lines stand constantly at the banks,
because of the delays in cashing the
checks. Agents of the Bolsheviki
have opened safe deposit boxes and
confiscated hoardings of gold and sill
yer and turned boarded paper money
into the current bank accounts of the
owners.
The situation is desperate, but the
populace has been quiet so far.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
Will PUNISH VTOLATORS
OF FOOD SAVING ORDERS

F1agrant violations of the requests
of the food administration are daily
occurring in the same restaurants of
this city, according to D. Fairchild
Wheeler. local food administrator, and
unless these violations cease very
shortly measures will be taken to
force delinquents to recognize the
food order.
In a few cases in this city res
taurant proprietors are rigidly adher-
ing to the requests. OF the administra-
ton. Meatless Tuesday, wheatless
Wednesday ard porkless Saturday
are observed and the managers of
these places report that as soon as
their customers are informed of the
reason for the inconvenience they
ment and arnress satisfaction with
There are, however, many other
restaurants and lunch rooms in n-iG
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

London, Jan. 23-The peace
agitation in Austria-Hungary is
receiving a great .rousing in
Germany. The Socialist news
paper Vorwaerts of Berlin en-
phatically declares the solidar-
ity of the German proletariat
with Austrian labor in the
peace struggle and maintains
that events in the dual mon
archy must have a deep reac-
ton in Germany.
1--WE have been walking on
the edge Of a precipice in the
last few days." it says, and goes
on to demand that the German
government resolutely take its
place by the side of it's Aus
trian ally.
''As the fruit of Pan-German prop
aganda," it continues, I'VE are men
| aced not only with the wrecking of
the peace negotiations with Russia
but also with complete political iso-
lation. This danger can be averted
only if the German government de-
cares itself in agreement with For
eign Minister Czernin's declaration
| Prospecting adherence to the princi-
pies of no annexation and no indemni-
ties) and draws therefrom practical
conclusions, which must be drawn
! honestly. If the government acts
otherwise, the consequence would be
that, while Hungary and
| Russia enter lasting relations of
friendship, Germany will remain ex-
cluded therefrom and we shall lose
our last neighbor and friend"
Among the newspapers of a differ
ent complexion there are indications
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
RACES DEATH IN
DARKNESS over
frozen HARBOR

In answer to an urgent call for help
FROM the barge Blue Beard anchored
in Bridgeport harbor, Dr. Frank E.
Gavlas, entered a futile race with
death from the emergency hospital to
the foot of Henry street. and then
over the frozen surface of the harbor
for the distance of mile at 2 o'clock
this morning. Upon arriving on
board the craft he found John Harris,
so years of age, barSeman from So
Fulton street, dead from pulmonary
hemmorhage.
Owing to the darkness and the Bit
ter cold DR.. Gavlas, ran considerable
risk in making the trip from the shore
% the anchored vessel. With the aid
of a pocket hashlight he was able to
avoid assures which had opened up
in the ice. but unfortunately arrived
100 late to prolong the life of the
stricken man, who it is said has been
iiiling for some time and was laying
unattended in his bunk on tIe h.--
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23

city, also boarding houses, at the
present time doing as great a busi-
ness as the average hotel, where the
requests for the conservation of food
are merely ridicUled, both verbally
and in practice.
The food administrator feels that
the actions of such people are very
unfair to the restaurant proprietor
who is willing and anxious to comply
with the conditions necessary to food
conservation. The first suggestion of
the local administrator is that pat
rons of restaurants not observing the
food rules call the atteation of the
proprietor to the noncompliance, then
refuse to order anything which is
served in violation of the request.
Wheeler feels that after the un-
patriotic proprietor has suffered loss
through failure to dispose of certain
varieties of food that he will readily
lenter the field.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
LABOR IN
ENGLAND
TO fight
Must Battle on,'' Says
President of British
Workingmen's Party,
Citing Germany's Ad-
hesion to Militaristic
Plans.

Nottingham, Eng, Jan. 23-
At the opening today of the
annual labor conference Frank
Purdy, the president, said that
if Germany would not accept
the terms President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd-George and the
Labor party had laid down as
the minimum, 1--WE must fight
on"
President Purdy said that in
view of the declarations OF
President Wilson and Premier
Lloyd-George, Germany could
claim no longer that she was
fighting a defensive war.
1--WE see no signs yet" he
added, "that Germany and hel
allies are willing to accept the
principles enunciated by Mr.
Lloyd-George, Mr.. Wilson and
the Labor party"
Mr.. Purdy said peace by negotiation
while Germany was occupying terri
tory of other countries would be q
victory for Germany.
The conference is larger in point OF
membership than its predecessors. Il
is attended by 500 delegates repre-
senting nearly $500 members of trade
unions. The atmosphere was some.
what electrical, as it realized that the
| issues to be raised would have fal
| reaching effect on the future of thf
party. The climax was expected tC
| be reached on a vote as to whether
the labor members would be called
upon to leave the cabinet.
peace, when it comes, must be ;
general peace a just peace, a lasting
peace that will secure liberty anC
freedom for all nations, great anC
small; a peace based on the will o
the people," said Mr.. Purdy. ''It mus
be peace in which labor, nationall!
and internationally, must play it
part in order to obtain full and fai
consideration of its claims.
I'VE appreciate the lofty ideal
which induced the United States t,
join the AlIies,'' he said.
Whatever might be the view of tn
labor representatives as to the effec
the Russian revolution had exerte,
on the course of the war. he said
they welcomed it heartily because
had released the Russian people from
| thralldom. He continued:
Continued from Page 81
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
20, 600 MEN RETURN TO
LAB0RS; COAL PEDDLERS
ARE Driven Off Street
Siemon Reports That He Has List of Small Fac
tories Which Resumed Operations Today
That Will Have to Close Within 48
Hours Unless Fuel Arrives.

The wheels of Bridgepors industrial fe after five days
of suspension reVOed again today and 100000 men returned
10 their abOrs in plants How long they will work is prob
emaca Fuel Administrator SiemOn stated today that owing
the soft coal famine officials of factories have told
him they must suspend operations in As hours unless fuel
TiVeS
Scarcity anthracite coal still exists and although the
ton generally reported to have received great benefits from
the five day suspension ruling Bridgeport bad if not
worse off than previous to the issuance of the order by Fuel
Administrator Garfield.
Local attempts get fuel have proved utter failure The
street pedder because of their alleged msdangs have been
shut off entirely by the fuel committee and substitute plan
is announced hY Administrator Siemon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-23
GERMANY ANCERED BY
AUSTRIAN DESIRE TO
PROCURE PEACE
Inspired Newspapers Of Kaiser Criticise Affairs of
Dual Monarchy-Fuel Shortage Acute as
Slav Transportation Fails-Eggs
Only for Children.

Death by starvation and freezing threatens the popu
laon of all northern Russia and the desire for peace
pressed by Austria has created turmoil in Germany
cording to todays dispatches from Europe Austrias
desire for peace has resulted in IA meetings of pacific
nature being held in Cologne and the German press
which speaks without the authorization of the mill
tary powers is condemning the principal ally Of the
Kaiser
Democratic natonalism is reported fast sprnging to
the surface and strike after strike reported to have been
fOmented a result