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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Boys DoUBTFUL HONOR
First Arrest in Jersey Under New
Compulsory Work Law

Union Hill, N. J., March 15.-Cur-
tbs Steck. 18 years oldf of this place,
has the doubtful honor of being the
first man to be arrested under the
new anti-loafing law signed a few
days ago by Governor Edge. Steck
spent last night in the police station
and was called before the Recorder
in the morning to explain why he
does not work. as
The. charge against Steck was
made by his mother. who said that
although her son is well and able to
eat three square meals a day he re-
fuses to help swell the family in
come.
When Steck was taken to police
Headquarters he willingly admitted
that he had a fatal objection to
work. Whenever work as much as
half an hour" he said. "I get some
thing wrong with my stomach.
"Oh, I see," said the chief of po-
lice, you have no stomach for
work" II.
If Steck is convicted of being a
loafer he is liable to fine of 800
or three months in Jail, or both.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

creditable one and far above the ex-
pectations of the committee in charge.
1t was also explained that the re-
port only covers the eastern and
practically the entire southern part
reported to Middletown and Steeiton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

BREWERS AGREE TO
CUT OUTPUT
Washington, March 15.-The war
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ELECT

Pilgrim COmmanueFy, no. H.
Knights Templar, meeting in the Ma
sonic Temple, last night, elected the
following officers:
Luther w. Waller. commander
William A. Ball, generalissimo; Levi
NJ. Myers. captain generalissimo; H.
A. Rutherford, treasurer, and n. Frank
Matter, recorder. The following were
appointed as trustees: John II. Shopp.
Michael w. Jacobs and Clyde B. Love.
The newly-e1ected officers will serve
from May l until April 80. 1919.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
GOLDSMITH STORE GIVES
BONUSES TO EMPLOYEES

The Goldsmith Furniture Store last
evening had it's employees to dinner,
and afterward distributed bonuses to
each guest. Joseph Goldsmith an
nounced in the course of the evening,
that hereafter these distributions will
take place semi-annually. Both he
and NJ. Lee Goldsmith talked on CO.
operation and craftsmanship, thanking
the employees for their loyalty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Widely-Known Speaker !
Is Engaged to Address
the Peoples Forum

DR.. w. E. B. Dubois. Harvard
graduate, now editor of The Crisis.
the most influential magazine publish
ed for the advancement of the colored
people. has been engaged to speak
here before the Peoples Forum on
Saturday night. The entertainment
will be held in Wesley A. M. E.
Church, and includes musical pro-
gram.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
Enrolment in Jr. Red Cross
Grows in the Country

Professor r. e. shambaugh report
ed to-day that 4.343 pupils in the
county districts had enrolled as mem
6ers of the Junior Red Cross League
complete returns from, all districts
have not been received, but accordins
to the school official the showing is a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15
FINED FOR DIsLoYAL REMARKS
Bp AsSocinfsd prsse

Scranton, Pa, March Is. = George
date for mayor of that city at the last
election, was fined $50 by Federal
Judge Wilmer yesterday, when he
pleaded guilty to having made re-
marks in York tending to hinder re-
cruiting for the war.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

service committee of the United
States Brewers Association yester-
day notified the fuel administration
that it has accepted the suggestion
for a voluntary reduction of the
amount of brewing during the period
from April l. 1918 to June so, 1918,
or 80 per cent. of the amount brew
cd during the corresponding period
of 1917.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-15

NeW BIoomheId, Pa, March 10
Election of a county superintendent
of the public schools of Perry coun-
ty, will be held by the school direc-
tors, April 8, at the courthouse. d.
A. Kline, the present superintend-
ent, is a candidate to succeed him
self. No other candidates have been
announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
ILLNESS, NOT SIX
CENT FARE, CAUSE
OF MEN OFF DUTY
Superintendent of Harrisburg
Railways Explains Curtailed
Service on the City Lines

Less than the usual number OF
cars were started ont on the Resor-
voir, Race and Vine and Capital
street lines of the Harrisburg Rail
ways Company this morning, owing
to shortage of men. BY 8 o'clock.
according to Mr.. Davis. superinten-
dent of transportation. the schedule
on these lines was resumed and the
usual number of cars were operat-
ing.
Mr.. Davis denied the story that
the shortage of cars was due to the
number of conductors who had re-
signed because of the increased work
entailed in the issuance of rebate
slips and the six-cent fare.
Mr.. Davis said there was n shorr-
age of men due to illness. and that
this condition is not unusual. owing
to the prevalence of grip and Span
ish Influenza He said men from
the specials which take men to
work in carly morning runs were
Put on the lines which started out
short-handed this morning.
Mr.. Davis said not a man has re-
signed because of the rebate slips and
the increased fare. The last resig-
nations were two weeks ago, he said.
when a number of motormen and
one conductor resigned to take more
lucrative positions. According to Mr..
Davis. who said he held personal
conferences with the Conductors
they are not dissatisfied over present
conditions.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
SECOND SON OF WEST
FAIRVIEW FAMILY IS
KILLED IN ACTION
Charles H. Carroll Follows
Brother in Death While
Serving Nation on the Bat
tlefields of France
MOTHER FRUSTRATED
BY THE SAD NEWS

Charles II. Carroll, son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles h. Carroll, West Fair
view, was killed in action in France,
July IS, during the second battle
of the Marine. in which American
troops distinguished themselves so
brilliantly. The War Department
announced the death from Washing
ton last night.
The parents of the dead hero re-
ceived the news of their sons death
only eight days after they were
notified that u younger son, owen Nj.
Carroll had been killed in action.
Mrs. Carroll was ill in bed when she
received news of the second sons
death.
The two brothers are the only
West Fairview boys who have been
reported Killed in the war. Both
young men enlisted at the Harris
burg recruiting station.
Charles III. Carroll, the older boy,
reported Killed in action by the War
Department last night, was the first
West Fairvlew boy to leave his town
for Army service. He enlisted in
April, 1917, soon after war was de
clared, and for a while served on -
cruiting duty at the Harrisburg re
Cruiting station. Later he was trans
ferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
where he remained until he was sent
overseas. He was a member of Com
pany II, 2Sth Regiment. He sailed
| overseas last October.
Carroll served a previous enlist
ment in the Regular Army, and saw
| service on the Mexican border. where
| he received his honorable discharge
! after three years service in the
Army. He was employed by the
| PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company in
Harrisburg when war broke out with
! Germany.
Carroll saw much active service
/ before he finally was killed in action.
| In a letter received by his parents
some time ago, he describes the fierce
| fighting in which he took part. The
! letter said: II have been over the
! top and through three days. battle
since I wrote to you last and came
! through without a scratch. 1 was
! with the first Americans that went
! over the top and got into a real bat
! tie of our own. L guess the great
God that watches over us and gave
us victory made it possible for the
majority of us to live through it,"
! A memorial service for Owen NJ
/ Carroll, the lad reported last week
as killed in action. had been planned
! to take place in the Methodist
| Church at West FairVieW Sunday af-
! ternoon Mt $50. The memorial ser
vice will be held at that time as n
! tribute to both of the heroic broth
! crs who sacrificed their lives almost
! within a week of each other
The borough service flag at West
! Fairview now will have two gold
| stars.
Owen VASES years old and Charles
was 81 years of age.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

With the American Army i'll
France, oct. at was reported late
last night that the Americans on the
front between the Meuse and the
Argonne again had moved forward
over one of the most hotly contested
sectors of their advance, the ground
north and west of Montfaucon.
Illinois troops taking part in the
offensive between the Meuse and Ar
gonne advanced more than six miles
on the first day of the attack, the
unit reaching it's objective hours
ahead of time.
The Illinois men pushed forward
just to the west of the Meuse. Start
ing from the neighborhood Of Dead
Mans Hill, they headed directly
north until half way to their desti-
nation and then turned to the north
east. They advanced so rapidly that
in the region of Gercourt- Drill
lancourt they came upon party OF
Germans just about to sit down to
a luncheon in their dugout. The
party was overcome and a German
colonel, who was one of the group
was shot in the heel as he was at
tempting to escape.
The Illinois men had dinner and
went to bed in the positions that
had been occupied that morning 10y
the enemy. During the afternoon
American aviators dropped news
papers and cigarets for the men, who
had moved along the west bank OF
the Meuse beyond Gercourt and con-
solidated their positions before dark
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Men and Women of Central
Pennsylvania Alive to Ne
ceSsity of Buying Liberty
Bonds of Fourth Issue
GETTING READY FOR
BIG HOME CAMPAIGN

When announcement was made
several days ago by Chairman Max
we'll Manbeck. of Juniata county,
that Liberty Loan mass meeting
would be held in the courthouse at
Miffilintown Tuesday afternoon at .
O'Clock 1t was declared by many that
Mr.. Manbeck wouldn't have cor
porars guard on hand to hear his
speakers. But when o'clock came
yesterday there We're 900 persons in
the courtroom and crowd of 500
outside, so that it was necessary to
hold an overflow meeting. Juniata
county is strong for the Liberty
Loan.
This information was cleaned yes
terday by Chairman Donald McCor-
mick of the Harrisburg district, who
went with the war trophy train
through Juniata and Perry counties.
Everywhere, said Mr.. Mccormick.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Candidates Named For
Directing Board of
Chamber of Commerce

The names of ten candidates, Ave
of whom are to be elected, at the
annual meeting of the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce, to-day were
announced by the nominating COM
mittee of which Ex-Mayor j. William
Bowman is chairman. The election
will take place at a date yet to be
named. A speaker of international
reputation will be secured to speak
at the meeting.
The ten candidates are Frank A.
Robbins Jr., E. r. Eckenrode, John
S. Musser, AL. K. Thomas, e. M.
Singer, John C. Motter.. Robert H.
Irons, Simon Michlovitz, William
Jennings and e. J. Stackpole. The
retiring directors are Andrew S. Pat
terson, president of the chamber; e.
u. Wallower, Robert Mccormick,
A. Carson Stamm and Arthur D.
Bacon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
$50 PERISH WHEN
TRAIN RUNS FROM
BROKEN RAIL LINE
Cars in Sweden Carrying 900
Passengers Leave Rails;
Children Die
BY .4Ssocintcd Press

London, Oct. 2.-Three hundred
and fifty persons have been killed.
it is feared, in a railway accident
north of Malmo, Sweden, says an ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Co
penhagen to- day. Fifty children who
were returning to Stockholm from
the country are among the dead.
The railway line had been destroy
ed at this point by several days rain
and a large passenger train with
twenty-four cars, carrying one thoa-
sand passengers ran into the break.
Several coaches were smashed and
subsequently caught fire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
Another Harrisburg Boy
Is Killed in Action

Word has just been received in
Harrisburg of the death of Ed"
Fettrow, in action overseas. AS a
player in the Allison Hill League and
a football player of prominence,
Fettrow was widely known here. He
was employed as a cutter for the
Harrisburg Shoe Manufacturing
Company, and lived at 229 South
Fifteenth street.
According to dispatches received
here, Fettrow was wounded in ac-
ton and died as a result of the
wounds. He left Harrisburg in the
middle of June and a few weeks
later arrived in France, ready to
do his part in the great smash.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
THOUSANDS VIEW WAR
TROPHIES IN DRIVE
LIBERTY BONDS
A RRIV E H Err E

DERSONS who do not care to
buy Liberty Bonds either on
the so-much-a-week plan or
the Governments 10 per cent.
down plan need not wait any
longer to get their full supply of
Fourth-issue bonds.
Every bank in the city to-day
received a consignment of the
new bonds.
Many banks put the bonds on
display in their windows; and
thousands of dollars worth of the
securities had been disposed of
before the institutions closed at
3 o'clock to-day.
No formality is required when
cash is being paid. All that is
necessary is to say Liberty
Bonds" to the man back of the
window and push the money
under the grill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
EVANS
ASK THIRD TRIAL
IN MURDER CASE
Declare Action of Assistant
District Attorney Was
Prejudicial

Alleging the jury may have been
prejudiced by the statement and ac-
tons of Assistant District Attorney
Frank b. Wickersham when Will
liam Evans, colored, was not sent
to the witness stand in his own, de-
fense when on trial for murder, Viii
liam III. Earnest and Thomas c. Nc
Carrell, his attorneys, have asked
the court to grant him a new trial,
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
FOCIi WINNING
ONE OF WARS
BIG VICTORIES
St. Quentin Taken From Germany and
the KaiSer's War System Shakes
on French Battle Ground
GERMAN WAR SYSTEM SHAKES

Paris Oct 2-St Quentin is taken and the cornerstone
of the Hindenburg system has fallen.
Belgian forces strongly opposed. making headway
toward Rouers and Menn.
The Germans preparing the Lille region
British armies around Cambria successfully fighting
of the fercest battles of the
General Bertholet is driving the enemy back between
Rheims and the Asne and General Gouraud has reached
Chaerange the important railroad the western
opening of Grandpre gap.
ST. Quentins fall shakes the whole German system
The first logical result be the of the
from the Laonnos Champagne disaster
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
AMERICANS MOVE
RAPIDLY ACROSS
HOT WAR SECTOR
Illinois Men Beat Schedule in
Advancing on Enemy in
Verdun Sector
20, WOUNDED MEN
KILLED BY HUNS

With the American Army North
west of Nerdun. Oct. 2.-Twenty
patients. many of them already
suffering from wounds received in
battle, were killed when u German
shell struck an American hOspitai'
several nights ago. The hOSpitn!
was only "a short distance behind
the fighting line. 1t Is possible
that 1T was IA stray shell, but II
appears probable that "a deliberate
attempt was made to attack the
hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
BEGINNING OF
END IN SIGHT
BY ASSncintcd Prcsk


London, Oct. 2.-The loss of
the Bulgarians by the Central
Alliance is regarded by London
morning papers as foreshadow-
ing the end of the great four
years tragedy. The editorial
writer's for the most part do not
see. how Turkey can avoid fol-
lowing the Bulgarian lead. while
some believe that Austria-Hun-
gary must do the same.
For Germany. it is held that
the surrender spells ruin to her
hopes in the east and her aspira-
tions of world empire.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
PRISONERS PUT
TO WORK ON THE
STATE ROADS
Eleven Men Serving Short
Sentences in County Jail
Given Jobs
25 NOW AT SOME WORK
Nominal Pay Given by High
way Department For
Manual Labor
For the first time since an act

For the first time since an act
the Legislature was passed last y
giving the State Highway Depa
ment authority to employ prisoneN
on road work. advantage has been
taken of the law, eleven men from
the Dauphin county prison going to-
work this morning on stretch of
new road being built at Speeceville.
The men are under guard and eight
more will be furnished tomorrow.
the entire force working until the
road is finished. Simon Koppenhaver,
of Millersburg is the guard in charge.
About a month ago the State
Highway Department asked the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

the greatest interest is being taken
in the Loan. Thousands of people
saw the war trophies. At Mifflin-
town $500 persons went through the
train; at Port Royal, four miles
from Mifflintown, nearly 700 were
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

Paris, Oct 1.-THE Germans are moving their
heavy artillery away from the Belgian coast,
according to reports here to-day.
The Belgian army, cooperating with the Brit
sh army of General Plumer and the French army
of General Degoutte, successfully renewed to-
day their heavy attacks on the Flanders front.
PARIS, Oct. 2-St Quentin is burning at several
points, according to Premier Cemenceau, who in
formed Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris, to-day
that French avators have great difficulty in flying
the city because of the smoke arising from it.
PARIS, Oct. 2.-French troops have passed
beyond St. Quentin, northeast east and southeast
of the town, according to the Havas Agency. They
hold line running along the Somme from Tron-
quoy to Rouvroy and then along the St. Quentin
La Fere road to the river Disc, at Vendeuil
LONG road running and northeast from the St.
Quentin Cambria line in northeastern France long trains of
transports moving back toward the Belgian frontier Allied av
have reported this first indication that the enemy
has begun retreat before the rush of the British French and
Americans. The battle still RACES iercey however
Whole German Line in Peril
is progress that the whole German line will cumbe
Teutonic armies fall back other positions.
1t appears that the allied successes at St Quentin and Cam
ra endanger the enem line north and south OF these cities
St Quentin and Cambria in flames the the latter
probably will the abandonment of the Doua by enemy
taken by the Allies the Germans probably will be- forced to retire
from the St Goban forest and Laon When this the
backbone of the German line in will be
broken
Complete Withdrawal Is Near
Germanys deenses between and ST. Quentin are
crumbng under the determined blows Marshal
time OF the expected German withdrawal from France Belgium
apparently is drawing appreciaby nearer.
Under the attacks of British French and American troops
Hndenburg system from the Scape the Ose
fifty miles, is being overrun In the north the valuable network
of railroads in Flanders rapidly is becoming useless
south the French pressing vigorously their advance and
north of Rheims.
Big Gap Torn in Foes Lines
Northeast of St Quentin the British than five
miles eastward from the front line of the Hndenburg positions.
salient most dangerous the enemy
St Quentin and lie Caeet British are advancing
through big gap the enemy line important roads and
railways toward La Cateau of the important traffic
of the German border.
Field Marshal Hag has taken important heights south of
Cambria and of the Sedt canal closer the
about the The French spirited resistance in
entering St Quentin but succeeded in throwing the
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RED CROSS NEEDS MEN
AND WOMEN IN FRANCE
Calls are open for 1855 men and
2,015 women. making a total of 4.7It
workers needed for overseas service
in France. according to an officiit
statement just made by the Harris
burg Chapter American Red Cross.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02

s-EAGeLE INTO yANEEEs TO syERENDER
VVaa the American Array Northwest Of Verdan---Many
Germans srags.d in yesterday end gave themselves up
They deliberately sought some one to 7hoz they could
surrender At one point 5evsnty-6ve Germans were cap
sarsa when small Aasrieaa dstaehgsnt apparsd ir
front Of them.
SHOE PRICES FIXED BY us.
5HtrgtorSaziraurn and minimum retail prices for
shoes as agreed to BY the industry and ranging from
70 scz or aan and orea were announced to-day by tie
War Industries Board Shoes are grouped in thres Glasses
as follows Glars a. from So TO $125 Glass 5 to $3.50
Class SIS 10 $3.50.
BRITISH ON EVE. or .BIa VICTORY
Baaah Headquarters Sd TN. long, oitter
bate still raging; but Il has turnsd so definitely
iavo As Baasa taag H Is SCARCELY evga now premature
60 aaa az great vietory
AIR sE5vICE LEADER IS KILLED
Dias1la n Y-@sigr Whites j. East sgraasaaa
q NHeaa Field sn army traitiag ground tor avstors
Garden City was hstanslg killed to-day when his aato
mobile overturned while he was ca route 10 the aea
ldajog h Q Cousins Of washington, D e. sqmmaadar
Of fFazsarst aed adjoining Mitchell Field, was seriougg
iaursd Hai5 East had sssb service overseas and was
oo1saeted an expert aist
CHOLERA BREAKS OUT TN VIENNA
mzdad--ssgsral cases az Asatie cholera have bseh
discovered IN Vienna and deaths Esve occurred frsn tal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
By associated Press

London, Oct. damascus, the
capital of Syria, was occupied by Gen
eral Allenby's forces on Tuesday morn
ing, according to an official statement
issued to-day by the British war office.
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Tenntinued ON Pare al
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-02
BRITIsE ON EVE on BIG VICTORY

Bsasb Headquarters I'd France Tie long bitter
battle still raging oqt Il has turned SO definitely n
avor as Bdtsa taatif Is seseeg evsa row premature
20 haf- az great vicsoEy,
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-16
DAILY MARKET QUOTATIONS.
HANDLING OF GRAIN
REPORT HITS CORN

chicago, Jan. 16. Announcement
that a railroad executive had been
c,oposed to handle corn shipments
onlv and that the plan was intended
.specially to hasten the movement Of
.rain within the ensuing three or four
Teeks, led today to material drop in
corn prices. The market was also
hearishly affected by renewal Of
neace talk. Opening quotations which
1snred from Is to 40 sc lower with
January $l.27A and May s1.24S9
iNA: we're followed by an additional
setback.
Later the January option developed
strength as a result Of buying on the
nar of cash interests and because the
railroads seemed to be concentrating
efforts at present chiefly on meeting
the needs of coal. Prices closed un-
settled at 127% for January and
1AA to l24la for May, with the final
,.nee as whole varying from 1ac to
&c decline to NC advance compared
With "a hours before.
Oats eased down with corn. Selling
pressure however, was light.
Provisions assembled on account OF
the bullish showing Of the semi
monthly report on warehouse stocks
here. The chief demand was for lard
and ribs.