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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Supposed Trapper Was Shot
by Lawbreakers in Woods

Huntingdon, Pa, Sept. Ii
Thomas Oshell, an aged trapper
of Henderson township, and an octo-
genarian. was found lying in the
woods by Caesar Blame. a farmer
living nearby. He had a gunshot
wound in the leg, and Game War
den John Bumgardner believes he
was shot by turkey hunters. illegally
operating on Stone Mountain.
Oshell now is in the hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
DEMOCRATS USE
WAR TO CLOUD
GRAB AT CENSUS
Bill Partly Passed Would
Wipe Out 100000 Civil
Service Appointments

Washington, Sept. 11.-Under the
cover of war excitement and interest,
the Democratic majorities In Con-
gress are planning to put through
the greatest attack upon the civil
service law that has been made in
years.
1t is another demonstration of how
politics is adjourned" by every one
except the Democrats in control OF
the government.
Protests presented against the
pending ,nsus bill by the Civil Serv-
ice Reform League to the Senate
committee on census calls attention
to he fact that the proposed legis-
iation would throw open places as
pohucal patronage for thousands of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

city of Adrianople.
Another cause for dissension is
that when Bulgaria was awarded
the Dobrudja in the Rumanian
peace treaty dictated by Germany.
Turkey demanded the cession of
that part of its northern territory
that previously had been given to
Bulgaria as a reward for entering
the war on the side of the Central
Powers
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
Furniture Dealers to
Close at 5 O'clock

At a meeting of the Harrisburg
Furniture Dealers Association, held
last night at the Elks' Home. 1t was
decided to close all stores operated
by members of the association at 5
o'clock for five days a week during
the winter months.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
TELLS HOW TO
GET BACK OLD
TIME EAMBITIOl

Discoverer instructs drug
gists everywhere not to
take a cent of anyone's
money unless Bio-feren
doubles energy, vigor
and nerve force in two
weeks.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
GOODWIN LOSES ANOTHER WIFE

New York, Sept. 11.-Nat &. Good
win, the popular and much-married-
and divorced actor, was again be-
reaved yesterday of a spouse when
Supreme Court Justice Tompkins
signed the final decree of divorce,
separating Goodwin from his wife.
Margaret Moreland Goodwin, who
lacks many years of the actor S
three-score summers. Goodwin re-
Gently starred in a play named why
Marry"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
SUNDAY BAND CONCERT

Marietta, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE Lib
erty Band of Marietta is arranging
for a concert on Sunday evening.
next, in Center Square at SIS
o'clock. In case of inclement
weather the concert will be held in
AcriS Theater
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11
STATE HARD HIT
BY LATEST DRAFT
Engineers and Other Profes-
sional Men May Be Put Into
Deferred Glasses Now
Branches of the

Branches of the
state government
employing engi-
neers and other
professional men
will make rep
rsentations t o
army authorities
for some ruling
regarding de-
ferred classical
ton for them so
as not to disrupt
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-11

Don't get caught in theNLAsT HOUR
early.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
U. S. and Canada Must
Provide England With
IS Per Cent. of Foodstuffs
BY Atsocintcd Prcss

London Feb. 13. - Sir William
Goode. who since the entry of the
United States into the war has occu-
pied the important post of 1iason Of
fcer between the British food minis
try and the United States food admin
1stratlon, discussed the present food
situation in an address to-day to the
London Rotary Club
., Few people" said Sir William,
nave yet grasped the Fundamental
tact that Great Britain still relies on
the united States and Canada for
DO per GENT of her essential food
stufs Unless we can get this food,
or nearly all of it, we shall peter ont,
AS TO how we get. popular idea seems
10 pc that the United States is an
up-to-date combination of miracle
loaNes and fishes and widows cruise
What L want you to realize is the
amazing way in which the energies
ana sentiments of the American peo-
pie nave been harnessed to a great
national movement of organized self
sacrince, so that the allies can have
ceeded to give a detailed account of
the steps taken by the United States
vation.
The cynic will tell YOU" he said.
that 1t is ridiculous to imagine that
the American people living i'm the
MIDST or plenty, will make such sac
rinces as these for the sake of their
allles thousands of miles away. The
cynlc VIII relegate President Wilson
and Herbert c. Hoover to the cate
CORY of well-meaning ideaIists. Rut
these voluntary measures can be test
ed by results"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
Chancellor Bonar Law
Defends Shipping Program
in House of Commons
By Associated Press

London, Feb. 13.-During the year
1917 there was built in Great Brit
ain l, 163,475 tons of shipping and
10000 tons were secured abroad,
Mr.. Bonar Law announced.
During 1917 the National Service
Department had put into the army
S2O,645 additional men and placed
in employment at home 731, 900 men
and $4,000 women. Mr. Bonar Law
stated. He made these announce
ments in replying to criticisms OF
the governments home policy.
The Chancellor explained that
Premier Lloyd Georges estimate of
Great Britain's ship construction
was not realized because the govern
ment had arranged to have a large
quantity of tonnage built in the Unit
ed States and when that nation came
into thewar she preferred. "as we
would have" to take the tonnage
herself. The tonnage, however. was
there, the Chancellor pointed out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
TO
ACT AGAINST
WAR WRITER
Under Defense of the Realm" Act, Government Will
Proceed Against Charles A. Repington, Famous Cor
respondent Formerly Connected With London Times,
and Now of Morning Post Staff, For Printing I'm
censored Articles

continue will succeed in wrecking
both the military and naval services.
The great crime of the (British)
government is that it will not tell
the nation the truth"
The editd% of tht Morning Post
against whom Chancellor Bonar Law
announced action also would be
taken, is II. A. Gwynne. In an inter-
view with Lieut.. Colonel Repington
cabled to the United States last
month the military critic said:
Il have to thank Lady Bathurst,
proprietor, and H. A. Gwynne, ed
itor, of the Morning Post, for the
fact that l am no longer muzzled and
that / can now tell the British public
and the American public the truth
about our armies in France. They
have done a public service in en-
abling me to tell the truth, and l
may say that Mr.. Gwynne risked his
personal liberty in so doing. Under
the defense of the realm act you
can lock a, man up for nearly any
thing, and if our war cabinet did
not know that the case which l pre-
sented on Thursday, (January7 24),
was fairly stated. | make no doubt
that both Mr.. Gwynne and myself
would be in Jail already"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13

St. Louis, Feb. 13.-The Re-
publican National Committee
this afternoon elected Will II.
Hays of Indiana, chairman. He
was placed in nomination by
!. T. Adams, of Iowa, and the
nomination was seconded by
Committeeman King, of Con-
necticut.
The resignation of all mem
bers of the executive committee was
accepted The committee adopted
a resolution that national commit
teemen should be regarded as the
head of the party in their respective
states, and decided that the national
committee should meet once year
Fred W. Upham, of Chicago, was
elected treasurer of the National
Committee. He received "a votes;
George II. Sheldon, of New York,
received twelve votes.
E. p. Thayer, of Indiana, was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13

Count Won Hertling, the Imperial
German Chancellor, it is reported
unofficially, will answer President
Wilson's address to Congress in the
German Reichstag next Tuesday.
President Wilson saw a difference
between the chancellor's recent
statement and that of Count Ger
min, the Austro- Hungarian foreign
minister, and declared that Count
Won Hertling had not withdrawn
from his position that peace should
be made on Germany's terms.
Challenged to move want of conf
dence in his government by Pre-
mier Lloyd George, the British
House of Commons yesterday failed
TO take such action. Criticism of
the Versailles council and the pre-
mier's attitude concerning 1t was
voiced in the House by former Pre-
mier Asquith and other speakers. AS
to reports that Field Marshal Haig
and General Robertson had been dis
missed or had resigned, spokesmen
for the government denied the truth
of such statements.
Premier Lloyd George in the
House, and King George in an ad-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
Bv Associated Press

London, Feb. 13.-Andrew Bonar
Law, chancellor of the eXchequer,
announced to-day in the House of
Commons that action would be taken
under the defense of the realm act
against Colonel Repington, the mill
tary correspondent of the Morning
Post, for an article which appeared
in the Post on Monday. The article
complained of was submitted to the
censor who refused his permission to
publish it. The article afterwards was
published in a different form with
out being submitted to the censor.
Mr.. Bonar Law announced action
also would be taken against the ed
itor of the Morning Post.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles ACourt
Repington resigned from Lord
Northcliffe's London Times on jan
uary 81, after fifteen years service
on that paper as military corre-
spondent and joined the staff of the
Morning Post. In explanation of his
resignation Colonel Repington said:
The government has lost the
confidence not only of labor but of
the great majority of the people and
if existing methods are allowed to
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13

dress to parliament, asserted no
basis for a democratic peace could
be found in recent statements of
leaders of the central powers. The
premier said he could see no differ
ence in substance between the re-
cent utterances of Chancellor von
Hertling and Count Czernin. Before
the Italian parliament, Premier Or
lando has declared that Italy will
fight on until victory is achieved.
West Front Drive Delayed
There is yet no indication that
military operations on the western
front are about to be resumed on
a large scale. Attempts by raiding
parties are growing stronger, espe-
cially in the French front near Ver-
dun and in the Woevre, but there
has been no attack in force.
Sometime in March," according
to a German prisoner. the Germans
will attack on the British front. He
did not know if a general offensive
would be begun then but there Is
marked activity behind the Ger
man lines. The weather on the
British front continued favorable
and the fields and roads are dry
ing fast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
COAL FAMINE
ESOON TOBE
THING OF PAST
Railways Able to Make Heav-
ier Shipments Into
City
CONGESTION is RELIEVED
Promise of Further Improve
ment Is Given Fuel
Administrator

Mild weather which has relieved
railway congestion during the week
has relieved anthracite conditions in
the city considerably, retail coal
dealers report this morning.
While the amount of hard coal in
Harrisburg is not large, the ship
ments during the last forty-eight
hours have been heavier than at any
time in the past six weeks. Twenty
eight cars of hard coal have arrived
over the Pennsylvania and p. and r.
railroads during the last TWO days.
Eight cars of anthracite arrived over
the Philadelphia and Reading and
nineteen cars over the Pennsylvania.
The shipment of eight cars of an
thracite that arrived in Harrisburg
for Reading dealers yesterday was
the largest in two months. The
Reading dealers have been selling
bituminous coal, and the arrival of
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13

B. II. Corby and members of his
family, residing in the haunted
house, at $50 Verbeke street, have
made an interesting natural history
discovery, namely, that headless in
dividuals do not care for publicity,
and do not court popularity in the
eyes of the public.
The Corbys said this morning that
a curious public which visited their
house in streams yesterday to see the
place which was haunted by a man
whose head was missing, have put
the place in disrepute as far as the
ghostly visitors are concerned. Not
a headless man appeared last night,
not even a headless child, said the
Corbys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
HAYS OF INDIANA
ELECTED HEAD OF
COP. COMMITTEE
John T. Adams, of IOtUa, Announced Withdrawal from
Contest When Election as National Head Seemed Un-
certain; Penrose, Hitchc ock Perkins and Calder
Were Leaders in Harmon Movement

elected sergeant-at-arms to succeed
the late William Stone.
Guy ". Rowland, - Minnesota,
was elected assistant sergeant-at-
arms, and James T.. Reynolds, of
Washington, was reelected secre-
tary.
John T. Adams of Iowa, this aft
ernoon announced his withdrawal
from the contest for chairman of the
Republican National Committee.
Will II. Hays, of Indiana, will. be
placed in nomination by Mr.. Adams
and his election by acclamation
probably will follow. Mr.. Adams
wilkretain his position as vice chair
man according to the compromise
plan. --e
Mr.. Adams stated that his with
drawal was made Internationally.
The question of whether he would
remain as vice chairman was not
considered, he said.
Asked New Leadership
Governor Goodrich, of Indiana,
said he expected the national COM
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
RAILROAD HEADS
ARE COMPETENT,
KELLOGG TELLS
United States Senator Asserts
That Laws Hamper
Good Work

Washington, Feb. 13.-The opinion
that President Wilson's action in
taking over the railroads was un-
necessary because as good results
would have been obtained by the car
riers with proper government CO.
operation was expressed in the Sem
ate to-day by Senator Kellogg, a
member of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee. He declared
that had the railroad heads been
given full measure of assistance the
government would have escaped the
necessity of guaranteeing the car
riers an income for the use of the
properties taken over.
Senator Kellogg spoke in support
of the committees amended draft
of the administration railroad bill
which. he said, reflects the best
judgment of the administration and
the committee" Although he did
not agree with the President and his
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13

! Kuhn and w. X. Meyers, to meet the
needs of the State. All the floors
will be torn out and replaced with
concrete, fire proof construction.
The partitions will be replaced to
meet the needs of the Common
wealth. TIL work will be done as
quickly as possible in order to per-
nit the concentration of widely scat
tered office. 1t is understood that
the State will occupy the building
until the new buildings in the Capt.
tol Extension zone are completed.
The building will be transformed
from top to bottom and the improve
ments contemplated will make
modern, fire proof structure of it,
with large basement and two fire.
proof storage vaults for State rec
ords.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
NOT A LOAFER
OESCAPE NET
SET BY POLICE
Nine Alleged Gamblers Taken
in Raid on Hotel
Room

The word has gone out from the
executive office of the Mayor to
every man in the police department
that the order of Mayor Daniel l.
Keister last night, authorizing the
arrest under a vagrancy charge OF
every habitual lcafer. is to be en-
forced stringently by the police.
Last night the patrolmen were in
structed to make thorough inves-
tigation of poolrooms, cigar stores
and other recognized rendezvous OF
loafers and loungers. and after as
certaining the status of the occu-
pants, to arrest any habitue without
a known occupation.
Numerous places were entered by
the police last night. Chief Wetzel
said this morning. Owing to the
fact that the policemen make it a
point to keep well posted on the
TCnuffuund nu paUn =
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
STAR-INDEPENDENT
BUILDING LEASED
FOR STATE USES
Will Be Remodeled and Made Fire Proof; Whole of Six
Floors to be Used by Offices of Commonwealth NOw
Scattered About the City

Buildings in this afternoon discuss
ing changes to be made in the old
Star Building, which it
was announced the State had leased
several months ago. 1t was expect
ed that at this meeting the Board
would decide which of the many of
fees now scattered about the city
will be quartered there. The re-
modelling will be done at the expense
of the owners.
The building is centrally located
and is of brick. six stories in height.
1t is strongly built and will be re-
modelled by it's owners. John l.. L..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
MAN TAKES HAT
r. IN HAND AND DEPARTS
Refuse Found in Charlie FlecS Refrigerator Wasn't "Er-
actly Bones, and Ball of Fire Was Only Reflected Light

AS for 'the refrigerator that this
Fleck buried thirty-seven years
ago, said the Corbys, why the
thing would be rotted by this time
Fleck scoffed when this was reported
to him. White pine rotted by this
time" he snorted (does Charlie
snort?) IL guess noti"
Overwraught
But the Corbys do admit that they
might have been overwraught, and
that some of the things they saw
were seen in their own imagination.
For instance, the ball of fire that
guided them to the very corner of
the cellar, turned out upon investi-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
USE OF RIVER
PARK FORDUMP
INCENSES CITY
Highway Department EN-
ployes Are TO Blame
For Outrage

Residents all over the city are in
censed because of the action of the
city highway department forces who
have been using the River Front
Park as a public dump. At Boas
street and from Calder to Harris
streets, the conditions are similar to
those of years ago before the big
impr vement loans were fioated to
beautify the River Front
Scores of complaints are being
made now because of the huge piles
of snow, dirt, broken bricks, tin cans
and refuse which have been dumped
all over the park, making 1T resemble
a public dump on the outskirts of
city instead of recreation place.
Paths in the park are closed by the
waste and even part of Front street
is blocked along the curbing by the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
III TUSCANIA
VICTIMS BURIED
ON SCOTCH COAST
Latest Records, Compiled One
Week After Disaster, Be-
lieved Reliable
VILLAGERS PAY TRIBUTE
Americans Sang "Star Span
gled Banner" at Side of
Companions Graves
VILLAGERS PAY TRIBUTE
BY Associated Press

A Scotch Seaport, Tuesday
Feb. l2.-Up to Tuesday night
a week after the disaster, III
victims of the ill-fated Tuscania
had been laid to rest at different
points on the Scottish coast
These were divided as follows
Americans 131, identified and
33 unidentified.
Grew, 4 identified and 3 uni
Identified.
The Associated Press cores
pondent co-operated with the
American Army officers in obtain
ing these figures which go forward
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
BAKERIES MAY.
CLOSE FOR LACK
OF MATERIALS
Flour on Way to City For
Weeks Lost in Traffic
Maze

That Harrisburg is in actual dan
ger of bread famine, was the opin-
ion of bakers here who have not
been able to get in supplies of wheat
-four, rolled oats, rye or corn meal.
Bernard Schmidt said this morning
that he could not promise to continue
his full output more than one day,
and this depends on the arrival of
100 barrels of -four from the Null
grew Baking Company, of Carlisle.
At the Bricker bakery it was said
that so far as the supply of ingredi-
ents is concerned, this firm could not
promise to keep up the normal pro-
duction. Congestion of traffic is to
blame,' was the reason given for
this wholesale lack of@breadstuffs.
There is plenty of material but it
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
Monday Closing Order
Suspended by Garfield;
Potter Has Not Acted

Washington, Feb. 13.-FueI Ad-
ministrator Garfield to-day suspend
ed the Monday closing order but left
the way open to put it again into
operation, if necessary.
State Fuel Administrators were
given permission to keep the order
in force in their States, If 1t appears
that it should be done to relieve fuel
shortages. and also were authorized
to put into force any other restric-
tive measures TINT special eiFcum-
stances make necessary.
Ross a. Hickok, fuel administra-
tor for Dauphin county, said late
tIsi afternoon that nc has received
no word from State Administrators
William Potter relative to the action
he will take IN regard to Monday
closing I'm Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
THE WEATHER
(WHEATLESS DAY.

For Harrisburg and vIcinitys Fair
and colder Tonight, with low
est temperature about freezing;
Thursday fair.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair
and colder tonight; Thursday
fair; diminishing northwest
winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
LATE NEWS
TECH INSTRUCTORS DISMISSED

TECH INSTRUCTORS DISMISSED
FOR PRU-GERAIAN SYMPATFTEs
HARRIsBURG-PROF II. a. LIEBTG, INsTRUC-
TOR OF GERMAN AND FRENCH AT TECH HIGH,
TODAY WAS DISMISSED as BEING PRO GER
MAN. HE PROTESTED AGAINST a SPEECH
LAST WEEK MADE BY SUPERINTENDENT
HAMILTON OF ALLEGHENY. LIEBrG is A
NATuRALIzED CITIZEN BUT a NATIVE OF
GERMANY. HE GAME no HARRISBURG A FEW
MONTHS AGO FROM SUFFIELD, CONN
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
HUN REPLY TO
WILSON SPEECH
TO COME SOON
Tuesday Is Date Fixed UnOfciaIy For Imperial Ger
man Chancellor's Reply; Earl CuzOn Sees in Utter
ances of Hertling and Czernn an Effort to Separate
Alies Austria Anxious For Peace, London Report
BY associated Press

London Feb 3-Accordng the lobby correspondent Of
the Daily News facts known which bring the possibility OF
separate peace between Hungary and the Entente Allies
much Great eu, tance he says manifested in Austria
toward the prospect OF fighting British and American
the front
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-13
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T. r. WEAK But ImPRovNG

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