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1918. by the State Department that
your orator place at the disposal Of
that department and the President q
special cable across the Atlantic so
that there might be instantaneous
communication between the Govern
ment at washington and its Ameri-
can representatives at Paris"
/ The company declares that the
power Of fixing compensation vested
in the President by Congress will be
exercised by his Postmaster General
and adds: THE determination of your
orators compensation win thus be left
to the arbitrary caprice and preju-
diced mind OF defendant, who Is inter-
ested personally and officially in Civ
ing an unfair and unreasonably low,
insufficient and inadequate compensa-
ton to your orator, because the less
he gives your orator the more ne Keeps
for the Government to it's profit at
your orators expense and to the per-
sonal renown OF defendant; that for
many years last past the defendant
as Postmaster General has advocated
Government ownership OF telegraphs
and cables and that defendant Is not
an impartial tribunal to determine the
compensation, operation. competition
and policy OF complainant In regard
10 its said system Of marine cables"
Would Avoid Court OF Claims.
The complainant asserts that its
right to appeal to the Court of Claims
from the awards OF the Postmaster
General is an illusory one in the alb
sence OF provision for the setting aside
of sum sufficient to pay a judg-
ment obtained in that court Such a
Judgment would have to be paid by
a Congressional appropriation, which
cannot be forced
1t cites case in which one OF the
cables OF a subsidiary was cut by a
United States warship in 1907. Tho
Court OF Claims gave the company a
Judgment for $4,000 in 1918. This
judgment has not been paid.
The company cites facts connected
with the seizure OF the land lines of
the Postal Telegraph system, with
which II is intimately connected, in
support Of its contention that the pro-
ceeding directed against It threatens
to be confiscatory, In violation Of es-
tablished principles Of law. It is as
serted that although the Postal COM
pany made a profit of s4.26s.547 in
1917. the Postmaster General awarded
it $1.6s0.o0o as compensation for seiz-
ure. this figure being per cent. Of
$2S,0o,0oo, the physical valuation of
the plant made by a COMMITTEES.
This compensation is alleged to have
been fixed without correct method
OF appraisal and without any allow
ance for earning power.
The complaint was filed late yes
ter6ay afternoon. It asks that a sub
pena issue to compel the Postmaster
General to appear to answer and show
cause why q temporary injunction
should not be issued against him on a
day to be hxed by the court.
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HARVARD PRESIDENT
RISKED LIFE FOR DOG
Dr.. LoDcH Fought Bull to
Soue His Pet Pup.
Special DsspatoA TO Tkh sUx.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Dec. 4.--Arl Har-
ward University IL talking Of President
Lowell's risking his life to rescue his
pet spaniel Goblin from an angry bull.
The story has just become public as
the result Of explanations accounting
for the appearance Of a successor to
Goblin as DR.. Lowell's pal. President
Lowell was striding through Boylston
street with the pup when a herd Of
cattle bound to the stock yards in
Brigton passed. A bull edged out OF
the herd and before the herders could
interfere rushed at the spaniel. The
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pup escaped the first rush. Then
President Lowell went into action.
Shouting to engage the bulls atten-
tlon he struck the enlmal on the nose
with his walking stick as fast as he
could WELD the cane. Mr.. Bull. snort
Ing, backed into the herd and the pup
was safe.
Goblin, who went everywhere with
DR.. Lowell, even intruding into faculty
meetings. was run over by an autoi
mobile last summer. Recently DR..
Lowell decided to get another spaniel.
So Phantom. as he calls the new dog,
is learning President Lowell's route.
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PORTO RICO ASKS AUTONOMY,
Memorial TO President Wilson
Submitted in Legislature.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Dec "a
resolution was introduced in the lower
House OF the Legislature at a special
session to-day requesting the United
States to grant complete self-govern-
ment to Porto Rico.
A memorial to President Wilson
asking this boon also was put before
the House. Both documents express
the belief that the Porto Ricans have
demonstrated their capacity for self
government, n right which always has
been denied them.
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Woman KILLED by subway Train

A woman believed to be Mrs. L. ]
Tow Of 20 Baker street. Schenectady
fell beneath an express train at the
Eighty-sixth station in the Lexington
avenue subway and was killed just
after 6 O'Clock last evening. The name
was obtained from a department store
sales slip found In the woman's hand.
bag. Uptown traffic was tied up fol
half an hour before the body could
be removed.
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sWEETsER MADE MAGISTRATE
Mayor Appoints orKa nixation
Democrat to once. ,..

Mayor Hylan yesterday appointed
william A. Sweetser of 261 Broad
way city Magistrate. to fill the term
OF Magistrate Charles N. Harris
which ends on June 80 next. Mag
istrate Harris was also reappointed to
succeed Magistrate Charles w. APP
pleton, resigned for the term expir-
ing June 80, 1922.
Magistrate Sweetser lives at 1873
West, Eighty-eighth street. He Is an
Organization Democrat.
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France Demobiii.es Reserves.

PARIS, Dec. 4.--The Government has
taken all necessary measures to in
sure the rehabilitation of all classes Of
the territorial reserves before the end
of February. according to L'Euvre.
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AAIUsEMESTs.
METROPOLITAN G Gerss

Tonight at :l5 Nanon Lescaut. Aida, Peri
nj; MArtlnein. Mohtssanto. segurolA. Cd .Papi
Fri. at S:l5, Tosca. Muzio: Crlml. Scott.
Sat. Mat. at 2. Marta. Hemptl. Homer: Ca
russo, Didur, MalAteSta Cond. Dodanzky.
Sun. Eve. $50, soc to 81. Verdi -Pucclni
Night. Braslau, Easton. Romano. Sparkes;
Chalmers, Diaz, Kingston. Mardones. Orch.
Cond. Papi.
Next Mon. at Sis. Butterfly. Farrar Fornia:
MartinelIi .ChAlmerS. Cond .MoranEoni.
Wed. at s, II TroyatOre. MuZio, Homer;
Martnelli, De Luca Rothier. Cond. Papi.
Thurs. at S:l5. EElisir d AmOre. Hempel.
Sparkes; Caruso. Scott. Malatesta. Cond Papi.
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All Demands Met Promptly.

"a most rigid censorship was estab-
lished by the Government over your
orators cables. and your orator has
heartily cooperated in said censorship.
All the demands and even requests Of
the Government on your orator in be-
half of the national security and de-
fence have been promptly. fully and
cheerfully compiled with by your ora
tor, notably a request on October 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
HICKOCK IS HOPEFUL
BUT TELLS THE FACTS
Fuel Administrator Points Out What Citys Winter Needs
Will Be and What Been Promised

Ross A. Hickok. the fuel adminis-
traitor for Dauphin couLty, Is watch
ing carefully the local situation. Re-
plying to an inquiry by the Tele-
graph as to the outlook he says:
"ft Is very difficult for me to give
you the probable conditions that will
arise this winter in Harrisburg In
regard to the. fuel supply.
The United States Fuel Admins
tration have thoroughly gone over
the probable amount of anthracite
coal that will be mined during the
coming winter, and have allotted a
certain tonnage to each state. The
state fuel administrator In turn has
made an allotment to each county.
The county fuel administrator has in
turn allotted each community a GER
tain amount.
The increase allotment for the
state of Pennsylvania amounts to
eighteen per cent. The increase al
lotment allowed Dauphin county by
the state fuel administrator was
twenty and one-half per cent. The
increase allotment allowed Harris
burg. Pennsylvania, was twenty-six
per cent, which would give Harris
burg 10000 tons of domestic size
anthracite coal.
From all reports available to this
committee. Harrisburg never re-
ceived in the past more than 130,-
600 tons; so I feel that if shipments
are made on this allotment, Harris
burg should be comfortabl if they
take the proper means to properly
bring to the attention OF the citizens
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
War Songs Enliven the
Kiwanis Weekly Luncheon

The weekly luncheon of the Kiwa-
mis- Club ut the Y. NJ. c. a. building
went off with a bang to-day, owing in
great measure. to the rollicking,
baritone soloist. Robert C. Smith,
whose renderings of Keep Your
Head Down Fritzy Boy" and Send
Me Away With a Smile" called for a
lusty chorus from all hands which
echoed far as Market Square. Smith
has a voice like a depth bomb when
he uncunss it fully and the place to
uncurl freely is at Kiwanis lunch
con. At other times Mr.. Smith sings
at Zion Lutheran Church and with
the P. R. R. Concert Association.
President F. Neffe, with ill-con-
cealed glee announced that he him.
self won the attendance prize this
week, same consisting of plumb
ing fixtures and any one who thinks
those trifiing has another guess. The
prize for next week. an electric lamp,
will be contributed by Sam Bair,
Dauphin County Supply Company.
For the week following Thomas
Black. of Blacks garage, will extend
SO credit oil his establishment.
1t was sports day for Kiwanis and
chief interest centered on the big
ball game tomorrow afternoon at
West End grounds between Kiwanis
and Lieutenant Omar Harris Black
Cats of Camp Colt. From an acorn
this has bulged to an oak, a big
crowd being sure to attend and $3.50
already collected for the fund TO
build Camp Colt an athletic home.
After the game a grand chicken and
waffle supper will be served the visi-
tors and others at the Elks Club
where an entertainment will follow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
YOUTHS OF 1910
20 TO BE CALLED
LASTON THELST
Men of Draft Age to Get Train
ing Without Affect
ing Status

Washington. Aug, 21.-A favorable
report was voted to-day by the House
Military Committee on the admins
tratton manpower bill. with an
amendment providing that youths
from Is to 90 years of age shall be
placed In separate classifcatons TO
be called into military service after
men from 20 to Is.
Another amendment by Chairman
Dent provides that the fact that a
soldier has not reached Il shall not
bar him from commission.
\ section added at the request OF
the War Department provides that
men of draft age may be sent to coli
leges for technical training in uni
form. without changing their mill
tarv status.
The creation of the Is TO 20 classi-
fcation had been opposed by General
March before the committee on the
ground that il would delay the draft
and prevent the Junior registrants
from getting the required four to six
months training before being sent
overseas.
This amendment. adopted on motion
OF Representative Mckenzie, Repuh-
lican. of Illinois, will be opposed IN
the House by Representatives Kahn.
Crago. and Greene of the COMMITTEES,
who have insisted that in such tech
nical matters the military authorities
should be upheld. These members
served notice that they would tight
on the floor for the elimination OF the
amendment. The amendment reads:
provided, however. that registrants
of the age of 10 and not over 20
shall be designated as the 1e class
and shall be drafted subsequent TO
the registrants OF 90 and over 20
years, and registrants of the age OF
Is years and not over 1s years shall
be designated as the Is class and
shall be the last called for service:
those registrants above the age OF
20 shall be called prior to the classes
hereby designated"
No vote was taken in the commit
tee on the work or fight amendment,
objected to by organized labor, which
was added TO the bill as reported 10
the Senate. The amendment is GER
tain 10 figure in House debate, how
ever.
Chairman Dent presented his re-
port Immediately after the House
convened and obtained unanimous
consent to have it taken up to-mor-
row with right of way over all other
business. He thinks it can be passed
by Friday.
Consideration Of the bill also will
begin tomorrow in the Senate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
b. S. IS IN BAD SHAPE
GERMAN PEOPLETOLD

turous elements, which all nations
have. who volunteered at the out
break of the war. Then there will
be contingents from the New Eng
land who are the best educated and
keenest fighters because their heart
is in the business.
Not Supermen
SO we get an aggregate of from
100000 to 250,000 picked men. but
once these are used up the picture
VIII be altered, because they cannot
be replaced"
The Zeitung believes compulsory
military service is widely opposed
and is being evaded in the United
States. and it builds hope on the
slender basis that American casualty
lists will increase this alleged repug-
nance. The article concludes with
these arguments:
The Americans are not supermen
militarily and less so than in other
respects. America may build stand
ard ships but she cannot turn out
standard soldiers.
America has done more than
many expected, even in America, but
despite all surprises American ex-
pert opinion that the full weight of
her military power will not develop
before 1919 or even 1920 still holds
good"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
STRONGER MEN
TAKE THE LEAD
They Have Nerves of Iron
and Real Red Fight
ing Blood

Vital force is the material from
which leaders in all walks of life
are made, il is we'll worth getting
and holding.
The health and nerve of the
athlete is what Nature intended
every man and woman to have.
The blood of an athlete is pure
and red. a strong heart pumps and
drives it through his body. No won
der that every inch of his system is
filled with energy and health, his
nerves like iron, spirits high, hard
tasks a pleasure and life one song
of joy.
A leading doctor says, Everyone
should feel this way. That if you
are not red-blooded, are nervous, all
run down and on your last legs, for
you TO build up your blood and
nerves with exercise, fresh air. nour-
ishing food and natures great pre-
scription, Phosphated Iron, a real
blood and nerve builder"
Then you will be there with vim
and push 10 easily do the work that
you now do on your nerves alone.
He also says, "Phosphated Iron
feeds the blood cells with iron and
nerve force, and that leading spe-
oialists are now using il successfully
all over the country, that it has
sprung into almost instant popu-
larity with the better class of doc
tors as one of the few remedies
they can depend on to produce re-
suits"
Special Notice-To insure ply
sicians and their patients getting
the genuine Phosphated Iron we put
up in capsules only, so do not allow
dealers to substitute any pills or
tablets.
For sale in Harrisburg by George
A. Gorgas, 16 North Third street and
Pennsylvania Railroad Station.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

the necessity of economizing In ev-
cry way possible.
This can be done with the help of
the local press, by requesting the
citizens to close up all unnecessary
rooms. and turn the heat off In
same. by proper firing of boilers and
heaters. by having their heating
equipment examined by repairmen.
to see that the CRATES and flues are
in good condition, and by abstaining
from starting the furnaces until later
in the fall than Is their custom to
start same.
However,. last winter we had a
only difficult for the railroads to
also most difficult for the coal deal
the deep SHOWS.
"I would. therefore, advise that the
householders at this time lay in a
small amount of bituminous coal,
briquets or wood. which would act as
a reserve on which they could draw
If we have Il repetition of last win
ter.
"very often last winter, for periods
OF two weeks, certain of our streets
were so drifted with snow that no
delivery wagons could enter same.
The state fuel administration now
have their office thoroughly systemat-
ICED so that I am thoroughly of the
opinion that the allotment allowed
us will be supplied unless weather
conditions and strikes, over which
they have no control. interfere"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

me as the best remedy for my trou-
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Mrs. M. Golden, 925 Napoleon St.
Fremont, Ohio.
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flashes. nervousness. backache,
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and the system restored to normal
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If any complications present
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icine Co., Lynn, Mass, for sugges-
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result of forty years experience is
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Corporations Warned
Against Tax Dodgine

Washington, D. c.. Aug. 81. - Cor
porations which attempt to dodge war
taxes by increasing their capital stock
TO cover surplus and undivided profits
were warned to-day by Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Roper that this
would be of no avail since the capital
invested in the business rather than
the amount of outstanding capital
stock is the basis for measuring tax
able excess profits
Furthermore, the commissioner
pointed out AN increase in the
amount of capital stock outstanding
TO cover such items as good will,
value of patents. trademarks, copy
right, etc, not previously capitalized.
must under the law be excluded in
determining the invested capital of a
corporation under the excess profits
tax law. Reports have reached the
Revenue Bureau that lawyers and
private tax ADVISERS have solicited
corporations to employ them to direct
changes in organization which they
claim Will help the corporations To
eVade certain taxes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Of Course First Quarter Mil
lion Men Sent to France Are
Good, but Wait, Begs Hun
Writer Alarmed by Fears of
German People
BY Assoctated Press

Amsterdam, Aug. 21.-An antidote
TO the opinions of Generals Won
Blume and Won Liebert, who see e
menace in a large American army
on the western front, already has
appeared in the Cologne Zeitung
To calm the German public, the
Tuesday edition of the Zeitung con-
tanned a long article attempting to
prove by statistics that America
cannot possibly send 100000 men
to Europe in a month. The article
declared more than forty troopships
Already have been sunk. 1t con-
tinues. so
IF the Americans at the front
are fighting well. that does not need
&c cause surprise. for it is the fine
flower of American manhood which
now is at the front-namely. the old
Regular Army. plus about 10000 OF
the most sturdy and most adven-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
POST So, c.. A. R. LARGEST
IN THE UNITED STATES
Two Delegations Leave For Annual Encampment to Be
Held in Portland, Ore.

Two Harrisburg G. A. r. veterans,
members of Post 5S, are attending
the National Grand Army encamp-
ment in Portland, Oregon. They are
Chief of Staff George Rhoads and
David Bricker, of Curtin street. who
is accompanied by his wife. Mem
bers of Post 5S say the Harrisburg
organization is the largest post not
only in Pennsylvania, but in the
United States. Last April the post
celebrated its 50th anniversary The
membership now is 201, as against
700 in 1891. in which year Frank
II. Hoy, known to nearly every vet
eran in the state, was post COM
mander. Since the beginning of the
year there have been 19 deaths in
the ranks. Colonel Seneca G. SIM
mons Post, No. 116, has but 81 MEM
bers. There have been nine deaths
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
TO CLOSE BRETT STORE

Thomas C. McCarrell. trustee in the
Bretz bankruptcy cases filed his
bonds aggregating s47.500 with John
T. Olmsted, bankruptcy referee. this
afternoon. The trustee will immedi
ately take hold of the estates of the
three Bretz Brothers; will close the
Bretz hardware store on Chestnut
street and after an inventory of the
store contents has been taken he
will consider the advisability of re-
opening the store and putting it in
charge of a manager or he may de-
eide to sell the stock at a bank
ruptcy sale.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

To-day only, May Allison will be
seen in THE Successful Adventure. "
romance of the South.
At the May Allison shines in all
Colonial her glory. the part suiting
her to perfection.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
THE Birth of a Nation" one of the
greatest of all spectacles. will be
shown at the Colonial Theater. The
Birth of a Nation" is not photoplay
in the accepted sense of the word. 1t
is master creation. an epic story,
presented with the realism of actu-
ality by talented players, who seem
to be living again in the times that
tried mans soul. There is no one
who is not moved and thrilled by the
clash and of the great armies on the
field of battle, and that appeal is to
all sorts and conditions of men. wo-
men and children. as is evidenced by
every audience who gathers to see
this eighth wonder" of the world. 1t
is a big historical romance. treating
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
HELEN VI. TROUP

Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from
the residence of John Colbert, 1910
Walnut street, for Helen NJ. Troup,
9month-oid daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Troup, who died early
yesterday morning. Services will be
in charge of the Rev. H. R. Ben
der, pastor of the Ridge Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. Bur-
ial will be in the East Harrisburg
Cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21
Deaths and Funerals
WILLIAM H. DUN

Funeral services for William H.
Dunn, - years old, who died early
Monday morning at his home, 1885
North Fourth stle eet, will be held
this evening at his late home. The
Rev. A. G. F!ezer. pastor of the Har-
ris Street United Evangelical Church.
will be in charge. Further services
will be held tomorrow morning in
the United Evangelical Church at
Elliottsburs, Perry county. Burial
will be in the cemetery adjoining this
church.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

PAULINE FREDERICK
The success achieved by Pauline
Frederick in her recent Paramount
picture, notably "Tosca" and Res
direction" was phenomenal. Her
artistic portrayals of the exacting
roles in these two great photoplays
placed her upon a high pedestal
in the estimation of her admirers.
In her latest play, Fedora" based
upon the great masterpiece of Vic
torian Sardou, which is being played
at the Regent Theater today and
tomorrow. she rises to greater
heights than ever.
Fedora" is wonderful picture
of the Russian nobility, and Miss
Frederick gives an extremely vivid
portrayal of aiRussian princess of
great wealth and beauty. 1t is a
great love story with the scenes laid
in Russia and Paris. There are sew
eral highly dramatic scenes, full of
thrilling moments, all of which tend
to render the logical development of
an extremely interesting story.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-21

ID. w. Griffth's master production.
The Birth of Nation" will be the
attraction at the Colonial Theater.
Thursday. Friday and Saturday. at
cents.
The merest statement regarding
me Blrth OF Nation" leaps to SUI
perlatives because there is no other
FORM In which it can be written.
simple facts in relationship to its
developments sound extravagant until
you nave seen the production and rea-
lized a tithe of its sweep and nnwe,
II covers the essential details of
american History ranging through
three centuries. Actual battles are
SHOWN with tens of thousands of SOL
diers In the conflict. Eighteen thou
sand people participated in the tell
ing or the story. Three thousand