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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
President Will Outline
Railroad Plan Tomorrow
By ltssoeiated Press

Washington, Jan. S.-Congress. re-
convening at noon to-day after its
holiday vacation, planned Immediate
adjournment until tomorrow out of
respect of Senator Newlands and
Representative Bathrick, who died
during the recess. The big war leg
islative program will begin to-mor-
row when President Wilson is ex-
pected to outline his plan for govern |
ment operations of railroads in an |
address to q joint session.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
COUNCIL PLANS
CONFERENCE ON
APPOINTMENTS
Commissioners to- Get To-
gether at Closed Session
on City Jobs

With the reorganization of city
departments and county offices next
Monday, interest is centered in pos
sible changes when appointive offices
are filled.
Little has been said in city Of
fetal circles about such changes.
While it has not been decided defin-
itely when council reorganizes Just
how the various department heads
will be placed 1t is believed Com
missioners Lynch and Gross will re-
tain the departments of which they
have had charge during the last two
years. This will mean that some de-
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FRENCH LOSE o SHIPS

Paris, Jan. 3.-Nine French mer-
chant ships of more than 1900 tons
we're sunk by submarines or mines
during the week ending December
%. There, was no loss of vessels
under LOGO tons or of fishing ships
Two attacks on steamers failed.
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RRTTISH AMnAsSAnOR LEX

BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEAVES
Washington, Jan. 3.--Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice the British ambassador,
who yesterday announced that he
was going home on leave, saw Presi-
dent Wilson to-day to say farewell.
The ambassador, it is expected, will
not return TO the United States in
his present capacity.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
Reported Break in Negotia-
tons Responsible For
Sudden Change; Teuton
ENJOYS Revise Offers
MAY UPSET PLANS
ON WESTERN FRONT
Formidable Attack in Cam
brai Region Is Unlikely
While Russian Situation
Remains Unsettled
BY Associated Press

Petrograd,. Jan. 1.-The
Bolshevik foreign minister,
Leon Trotzky, declared to-
day that the government of
the Russian workers would
not consent to the German
peace proposals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
STOCKS TAKE UPWARD TREND

New York, Jan. 3--Stocks took another decided up
ward spuFt to-day the reason most generally advanced
being the further signs of collapse Of the Russo
Teutonic peace negotiations Rails which were slug
gish at the opening bounded forward leaders gain
ing to.s II points
HOSTILE RAIDING PARTIES REPULsED
London, Jan 3"Hostle raidng parties were re-
pulsed last night south and southwest of La Bassee
leaving few prisoners in hands, the Office re-
ports The enemy artillery showed considerable aetvit
during the night east Of Epehy
TWO SOLDIERS FREEZE ON GUARD
Newport News, Va, Jan 3.--Two soldiers while do.
ing guard duty here reported have been frozen to
death Saturday and Sunday night Their death certi
icates say they died in discharge OF duty.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
LATE NEWS
NORWEGIAN STEAMER roRPEDoED


london, Jan. 3-The Norwegian foreign officer re-
ports that the Norwegian steamer Vigrid C,6l7 tons
gross built in 1915 Bergen was torpedoed and sunk
while her way from Bari to Roucn, says Central
News dispatch from Copenhagen to-day. Five men on
the vigrd were killed Thirteen Of the crew were
rescued.
COMPULSORY RATIONING'IN ENGLAND
London, Jan. 3--Ccmrulsory ratiopins is to be put
into effect in England soon it was announced officially
to-day
HIGH COST OF REGISTER IN DELAWARE 8
Washington, Jan 3--An exhaustive report on the
operations CT the draft law was laid before Congress to-
day by Provost Marshal General crowder l. contains
definite Information brought down to detail for every
state Of the results in every industry agricultural pursuit
profession trade and it shows clearly that no class
OF men has been singled particularly bear the mill
tay burden The large document is repete with maps
and charts. Even the cost per men enrolled in each
state is figured out Delaware showed high cost at $40
and South Dakota low at $l.3s,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
THREE HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSED

WilkesBarrc, Pa, Jan 3.-Threc high schools in the
heart of the anthracite fields closed to-day and
others may have to ban pupils because of shortage of
coal Authorities of the schools which arc in Pitts
ton and vicinity have been unable to obtain even small
supply of fuel
HEAVY ARTILLERY ACTION ON AISNE FRONT
Paris Jan. n.3"Hcavy artillery fighting occurred dur
ing the night especially the Aisne front in the region
OF Landcourt and Cavaliers De Courcy, in the sector
Of Maons de Champagne and on the right bank of the
Meuse says todays official report Two enemy raids
one south of the Disc the other near Caruilct were re-
pulsed completely"
MORALE OF SUBMARINE CREWS GOOD
Washington, Jan 3,--Admiral Benson, chief of oper-
atoms told the House Naval Committee to-day it was
folly believe there any loss of morale among Ger
submarine and that from information gath.
cred from German prisoners he believed their morale was
the best in the German navy.
ASH COLLECTORS ARE FINED
Harrisburg--Fine aggregatng $3.50 have been i'm
posed upon the Pennsylvania Reduction Company, rep
roscntng so violations of ash collecting regulations it
was announced to-day.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

Iightner and A. Marburger. PAL
NJ
Znuich Allentown, Mary Okun, SteeItOn.
o. d II. -. II. = Il. = = ~ : .
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The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
CONFER TODAY
UPON GARBAGE
DISPOSALBILL
District Commissioners to
Discuss Problems with
House Committee.

Details Of bill providing for sp-
preparation Of $500, 900 for the esfab-
lishment Of a plant for the handling
Of the District garbage accumula-
ton for the coming fiscal year, win
be discussed with a subcommittee OF
the District Committee of the House
today by the District Commissioners.
This bill will be a practical redraft
Of bill originally presented to the
District Committee by the commits
sioners. When Chairman Ben John
son. OF the House District Committee.
read the bill 1t was termed "too
broad" and he appointed a subcom-
mittee Of the House committee TO re-
draft II.
The appropriation may be handled
in two ways. One plan proposed BY
Commissioner Gardiner is the estab-
lishinent Of a municipal hog farm,
for the elimination of garbage. A
figure has also been named to the COM
missioners whereby they could pur-
chase the plant Of the Washingtot
Fertilizer Company which now ham
dies the garbage Of the District.
This company's contract has not
been renewed for the next fiscal year,
and officials are wondering what IL TO
be done with the tons and tons OF
garbage that go out from District
kitchens every year.
The plant of the fertilizer company
is situated a few miles outside OF
Alexandria 1t is thought that the
government might proftA5ly take over
operation of this plant.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
c. OF c. GIVES CUP
FOR ". S. S. CONTEST
One-year Campaign Opened-Asso-
Citations Start with Vim.

The one-year thrift stamp cam
paisn of the Washington Chamber
Of Commerce got under way at q
meeting of the booster committee
yesterday noon, Within an /, hour
after the start Secretary Grant was
answering inquiries on the phone
regarding eligibility to member
ship. s..
A group of several. hundred swork-
ers- Of the Washington Navy Yard
entered at 3 o'clock. The bachelors
club of the Y. NJ. c. A. made its
getaway at a dinner at 6 o'clock
last night.
The Board of Trade and the
Chamber of Commerce ;msmbership
also are in the ranks of the workers.
This campaign Is different from
The Herald campaign which closed
Thursday in one way. The Herald
gave prizes to the biggest sellers
Of the stamps. The Chamber cup
will go to the biggest buyers of the
stamps. The organization showing
at the end Of each month the larg-
est per capita purchase of the
stamps will be declared holder of
the cup. At the end of the year the
organization which has held the
cup the greatest number Of months
will be declared the winner and be
given permanent title to it.
Organizations to enter must have
at least 200 members.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
GETS TWENTY YEARS
ON MURDER Charge
Margaret Budd,Senteneed for Brawl
Which Resulted Fatally. )

Twenty years in the penitentiary
was the sentence given Margaret
Budd, colored, yesterday by Justice
Stafford, in Criminal Court, after her
conviction of murder in the second
degree.
The Budd woman, IL is charged,
threw a lighted lamp at Mary Rrog-
den. also colored, in a drunken argu-
ment, in the home of the dead wom-
an. The Brogden woman's clothes
caught fire and she received burns
which resulted in her death a few
days later. The tragedy happened
on November 30. 1916. -,
John Nalle, colored. was sentenced
to serve two years for committing
bigarny. A few months ago Nalle
had his second wife arrested for a
statutory ofrense. Investigation OF this
case showed that Nalle mad neglected
to go through the formula Of divorce
from his first wife before marrying
a second one. The first one showed
up and caused his arrest.
Patrick O'Brien and Clayton Cham
berlain, two Georgetown youths, re-
eeived three years each In the peni-
tentiary for impersonating. The grand
jury charged them with pretending
to one Arthur B. Smith that they
were regular members of the police
force. They obtained. IL was charged,
so from Smith for his release.
William c. Moore received a three
year sentence for embezzling $109. 16
from the Union Savings Bank on June
Is last. e.. .'--, -.
Charles H. Thompson, coIored, re-
ceived five years for breaking into
the home Of r. G. Coldenstroth on
January last, and taking a quantity
of iewelry,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
COMMITTEE TO Aid
u. S. WELFARE WORK
Will Coordinate Efforts Of Different
Bureaus in Movement.

A resolution authorizing the es-
tablishment of a committee to or
ganize welfare work in all govern
ment departments was adopted yes
terday at an informal meeting OF
several welfare workers OF govern
ment departments in the District
building, under the auspices of the
Dictrict Council of Defense. Will
lam H. Baldwin. director of the
council, presided.
Government departments thus far
have been caring for employees en-
tering the city for war work
through bureaus established for
this specific purpose. With the ad-
vent of warm weather and the need
for recreation and amusement max
ing itself felt, these bureaus found
1t necessary to cooperate with
each other at some central clearing
house for ideas and plans.
The purpose of the formation OF
the committee Is to consolidate the
efforts Of the different bureaus
and to bring other departments into
the fold of welfare work.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
GERMAN HELD
FOR STEALING
|. WAR PAPERS
Louis ]. Schroeder, Drafts.
man, Indicted for Theft
Of Gun Plans.

What 10 probably the FIRST case Of
a man Of German descent to be
charged openly In this city with tam.
pering with plans and specifications
Of guns from the Ordnance Depart
ment came from the hands Of the
grand jury yesterday In the form Of
an indictment charging Louis J.
Schroeder. age 10, of 542s Illinois ave-
nue.. with larceny from the United
States.
The indictment charges that
Schroeder, who worked as q drafts
man In the War Department for the
past eight years, removed from the
room in which he worked certain blue
and brown prints, one Of sixteen
inch mobile howitzer. the latest type
Of heavy American siege gun, and
the other Of late type Of antisair-
craft gun.
In presenting his case to the grand
Jury for action Assistant United
States Attorney Ralph Given showed
the jury numerous other papers, draw
ings, ETC.. which he said were taken
from Schroeder's room, following his
discharge from bis position. 8.
Schroeder's excuse was, according to
Mr.. Given, that he took the prints
and drawings to his rooms In order
that he as craftsman might better
acquaint himself with the peculiarities
Of the drawings and specifications.
Schroeder was arrested late yester-
day. He Is. married and has one child.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
COURT DECLARES
mrs. PRALL Sane
Jury for Second Time Refuses to
Commit Her.

For the second time in five years
a jury of twelve men have declared
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Prail. a widow.
49 years of age. to be Of sound
mind.
They delivered their verdict to
Justice Mccoy. of Criminal Cuort,
No. 2, last night after listening
for eight hours to witnesses and
evidence from both sides.
Mrs. Prall was taken into Gus
today about six weeks ago on the
charge that she was suffering with
delusions.
Numerous witness were introduc-
ed by Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Whalen to prove that Mrs.
Prall was a-dangerous person to be
at large and that she would be con-
fined in an asylum until recovered.
Mrs. Prall's counsel, Attorney
Charles V. Inlay, introduced wit
nesses who knew Mrs. PraIl inti-
mately and these testified that
after years Of observation il was
their opinion that Mrs. Prall was
OF sound mind.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
HEATING INTRODUCES
Minimum wage BILL
Provides Board to Protect Working
Women and Minors in D. c.

TO protect lives and health and
morals of women and minor work
ers in the District of Columbia and
to establish a minimum wage board
and to define its powers and duties
and to provide for the fixing Of
minimum wages for such workers
and to provide penalties for viola
tion of the act" is outlined as the
purpose of a bill introduced in the
House yesterday by Representative
Edward Heating, of Colorado.
The measure, Mr.. Keating said,
is intended as a protection for wo-
men and children in the District.
In addition to fixing a minimum
wage, the duty OF the proposed
board shall be to make personal in
vestigation into conditions Of fami-
lies with the view of ascertaining
If they are receiving sufficient
wages to guarantee proper living
and health -
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
A TROUSER SALETHAT'S
MAKING HISTORY
Friedlander Bros, 42S 9th ST., Are Staging 1t
and 1t Surely Is Some Sale!

Already purchasing is brisk and
the big piles Of trousers are dwin-
ding to beat the band. Enough re-
main. however. to give you who are
quick to act the trousers : buying
opportunity of your lives.
$2.4S buys any one of about ESQ
pairs. worth up to $3.75 each: s3,l5
gives you your choice of any one
of some four hundred and fifty that
are in the $3.50 class: at sass you'll
find on sale some of the snappiest,
classiest, choicest fabrics in town.
values without exception that else
where would command $3.50 and
more: at $500 you'll find waiting
for you the best that money can
buy.
So much for the story of the his
tory-making sale. It's your move
next. You'll cash in on your oppor-
tunity only as you show speed in
getting into action. Head, then, for
Friedlander Bros. 42s eth st. and
you'll find courteous salesmen to
wait on you and to usher you into
as fine a pair OF trousers as could
grace the legs Of royalty.rAay.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
PRICE-FIXING
WINS SUPPORT
IN CONGRESS
Providing Seeds on Credit
to Farmers Also Consid-
cred More Favorably.

Forces favoring far more drastic
government action on the food situ-
alton scored q decided victory yes
terday. Chairman Lever. Of the
House Agriculture Committe. an
nounced that his committee would
once more take up the bill OF Repre-
sentative Baer, OF North Dakota. to
appropriate a fund of s5o.0Oo, 600 under
which seed may be sold to farmers
on credit.
Inasmuch as Levers unfriendly at
titude early this week killed the bill
in committee. by one vote. his appar-
entity changed position yesterday was
taken by friends OF the measure to
mean it will be reported, perhaps
with the appropriation somewhat les
sened.
wants Power Over Retailer.
Levers committee is under fire from
individual members who favor fixing
retail prices also.
About q third OF the membership
are definitely for this extension of
power. and a campaign they have
been conducting convinces them that
enough others can be brought over
TO report out q bill.
In recent hearings. Food Admins
traitor Hoover told the committee that
one chief obstacle to the success of
his program was his inability to reach
the retailer.
Grocers RidicuIe Price List.
Even in Washington, he said. gro
GERS paid so little attention to the
Food Administrations list Of fair
prices" that they had become some
thing of. a public joke. He declared
retailers ridiculed them to custom
ers.
The so-cslled labor group Of the
House, with twenty members, all of
whom have worked at trades. is work.
ing with representatives from the
agricultural States for a combined
program They have offered to sup
port the bill recently introduced by
Representative Ayers. OF Kansas, fix
ing prices on materials the farmef
buys IL Ayers will obtain farmer
aid for their proposal to extend food
price-hxing to retailers.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
SENATOR new BLOCKS
DRAFT LAW Change
Parliamentary Tactics Delays Con-
sideration of Measure.

1nsistence by Senator New, of Indi-
ana, that boys between 10 and Il years
Of age be drafted Immediately for
universal military training delayed one
Of the administrations pet projects
yesterday in the Senate. This was the
amendment to the draft law taking
into immediate registration all men
who have become q since draft day,
June 5, 1917.
Senator New Is an enthusiastic uni
versal military service advocate. He
said he feared to withdraw the amend
ment, as 1t would be difficult to get
the subject up again. Senator Fre-
linghuysen. Of New Jersey, and Sena-
tor Warren, Of Wyoming, fellow men,
bers of the Military Committee with
Senator New and advocates of uni
yersal training, asked him to with
draw the amendment because they
thought 1t would Jeopardize the main
bill. He refused. 1t was necessary to
lay the bill over, because by agree
ment but fifteen minutes was allowed
for discussion Of the military subjects
The administration wishes to hurry
the new H-year-olds' in, for the
War Department is preparing to call
the next draft soon.
An important bill passed yesterday
allows the President to. draft men in
special classes and also changes the
draft quotas so that unbeatable
aliens win not be counted in the CEN
sus and consequently an undue num-
Der OF Americans will be taken.
Senator Fletcher. Of Florida, had
referred to the Military Committee a
bill paying officers who lost their
clothing on the Tuscania not more
than 500. Clothing and equipment of
enlisted men is reissued under the
bill, which relates not alone to the
Tuscania but to like cases"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
CANCELS CONTRACTS
OF TARDY BUILDERS
Shipping Board Nulli6es Eight
Agreements.

Contracts for eight steel ships,
aggregating a deadweight tonnage
Of 70.400, have been cancelled by
the United States Shipping Board,
1t was learned last night, because
of lack Of progress by the con-
tractor.
The contract for these ships were
held by the Patterson and McDon-
aid Shipbuilding Company, at Sc
attle. Washington, and called for
an aggregate payment to the COM
pany by the government Of $11,-
s6s. 900.
This is the third shipbuiIding
company within a month to have
its contracts abrogated by the
board because its chairman, Ed
ward N. Hurley. was convinced the
vessels were not being built with
proper speed and efficiency.
The cancellations, which may
prove the preliminary to seizure of
the yards by the Shipping Board
for operation under government
control. total twenty-eight steel
ships, Of an aggregate deadweight
tonnage of 21s,000. calling for an
aggregate contract total of $685.
z26, ,0U0.
The other firms that have been
eliminated as private builders of
government ships, and the con-
tracts they had, are:
The Southern Shipbuilding Com
pany, of Charleston. s. c., sixteen
steel ships, of a total tonnage of
120,0 900 deadweight, calling for $1s,-
440. 1000, and the Hampton Shipbuild-
ing Company, of Norfolk, Va, four
steel ships. Of a total tonnage of
$4,000 deadweight, calling for $4,-
$4,000.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
SAY SOUTHERN Pine
Deliveries ON time
Manufacturers Have Counter Charge
Against Ship Board.

Flat denial Of the Shipping Boards
statement that Southern pine manu-
facturers have fallen down on their
contracts 70 supply ship ti-nbers for
the government was made yester-
day at the Washington Offices of the
Southern Pine Association. Instead
OF ship timber deliveries being behind.
as claimed by the government, they
are really ahead Of schedule. Il was
asserted, on practically al items.
Southern pine ship timber deliveries
now total more than 1000. 900 feet,
on contracts for the nrst 20 shilss.
IL was said by the assOcis-n. while
the mills have until July ~ to CON-
plete their timber deliveries for thNse
ships. At the present rate Of ship
feet q day. or almost enough timber
TO complete a standard 350o-ton Fer
MS model ship 4 day. Southern pine
manufacturers will finish timber de-
hveries for these 800 ships by the end
OF March, or three months ahead Of
the time contracted for.
Extreme difficulty has been en-
countered in producing some Of the
larger sizes called for by the govern
ment, however. Letters are shown by
the association in which the govern
ment was advised repeatedly 70 make
recourse to the larger timbers Of the
Pacific Coast for these extra sizes.
These letters date back to last MAY.
but the recommendation was not
adopted until nine months later.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02
TELLS WIFE'S FAULTS
IN DEFENDING SUIT

He Is not an enthusiastic advocate
OF mediaevalism. says Angelo Mas
cetta in his answer to the petition
for limited divorce instituted against
him by Edith B. Mascetta. in the
District Supreme Court.
However. Mascetta does claim that
he is ga Socialist in good standing.
believing in Christianity-and an en-
thusiastic advocate OF the Universal
Brotherhood OF Man"
Further ON In his answer Mascetta
states that he ''felt obliged and did
wear his shoes from four to five
years, whereas his wife would be-
come dissatisfied with hers and buy
q new pair every ten or twelve
weeks"
The heavy work taround the house
was done by Mascetta himself. he
states, and he accuses his wife Of
not knowing how to cook the sim
piest food and alleges that she wrote
many worthless picture plays, there
by wasting time and postage. At
torney p. b. Morehouse appears for
Mascetta.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-02

And the thing that gives it real
news value is the fact that every
who wears trousers
is invited to. play a part. If you
want to bask in the spotlight of
correct. style, drop in. at your FIRST
these record -jostling values
Again A. New & Co, 1877 Broad
way, New York. have been prevailed
an unusually big shipment of high
grade trousers to meet the demands
Of the men of Washington whose
eyes always turn toward Fried
landers' when clothing bargains are
sought.
That top-notch quality distin-
guishes- every pair of trousers, and
that every pattern and every design
is approved by popular good taste
goes without saying. Friedlander
Bros. so consistently maintain quail
ity standards that they can afford
to let the trousers talk for them
selves And the ,trousers'll do It.
mark you,zin terms of long wear
and drsssy appsaralee