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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Bethlehem Passes Under
Commission Form of
Government Today

Bethlehem. Pa, Jan. Z. - The COM
mission form of government was in
augurated here to-day when the mu-
inequalities of Bethlehem and South
Bethlehem became the new City of
Bethlehem with a population of up
wards of $4,000 people. The new city
council was organized with Archibald
Johnston as mayor presiding. The
department heads follow: Superin-
tendent of Public Affairs, Mayor
Johnston; Superintendent of Accounts
and Finance, Alexander C. Graham /;
superintendent of Department of
Public Safety, Thomas +. Rowan; Su-
perintendent of Department of Streets
and Public Improvements, A. w.
Schmich; Superintendent of Parks and
Public Property, James II. Mathews.
The following appointments Were
announced: City solicitor, Dallett II.
Wilson. salary, $4,000 per annum !;
city engineer. Robert L. Fox, of Phil
adelphia, salary $4,000; city treasur-
er, Thomas l.. Keim. salary 5000: city
clerk. Stephen II. Hughes. of Halle
ton, salary $4,000; superintendent of
police, Curtis A. Davies, of Potts
Vile, salary $4,000; chief of fire de-
partment, A. L.. Anderson, salary
s1.500; health officers, Edgar E. Hous-
er and Thomas =. Nicholson, salary
$1,000 each. Several appointments
were not announced.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
THICK ICE COATING
COVERS THE CITY

asphalt. In front of the county
courthouse the janitor had most
thoughtfully scattered a preparation
of sand and sawdust and here was
an only island of safety where hun
dreds pulled up to get their wind
for the tricky journey beyond.
At noon the coat of ice was melt
ing some, but the weather is ex-
pected to set in colder this afternoon
and the prospect is for slippery
streets tomorrow. The official ther-
mometer registered % degrees for its
highest in the last twenty-four
hours, and it is due to drop down to
fifteen or twenty by tomorrow
night. Along with the drop may
come more snow, so watch your
step.
The trolley cars were not so
handicapped as one might suppose.
The greatest trouble occurred as
they started on their runs in the
early hours. 1t was necessary to
scrape the tracks before the wheels
could. get in contact. Afterwards
plenty of sand helped out, so that
schedules were not conspicuously
out of time.
Telegraph and telephone wires
leading into the city were coated
heavily with ice and 1t was only the
absence of wind, officials said, that
kept the lines in service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Second Motortruck
Fleet to Pass Through
Penna. With Supplies

Philadelphia, Jan. LEWIS e.
Better, secretary of the Pennsylva-
mia Committee of Public Safety, re-
ceiVed word from Washington to-
day that another fleet of Army mo-
tor trucks, carrying supplies, is on
its way to Washington through the
state from Buffalo, II. Y.
The notification received here
was from the Council of National
Defense but gave no details. Secre-
tary Beitler was unaware to-day
whether the trucks would utilize the
Lincoln highway or enter the state
at Erie.
A short time ago a fleet of about
thirty trucks brought supplies from
Detroit to the Atlantic seaboard by
way of the Lincoln highway. The
trip, which was the first of the sort
ordered by the Army authorities
was facilitated by aid from county
committees of the Pennsylvania
Public Safety Commission. AdviceS
are expected soon indicating wher
the trucks will reach Pennsylvania
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Cannon, Coalition and
Speed Elements Needed,
Mccormick Tells House

Washington, Jan. r. Cannon,
coalition and speed are the three
elements needed to win the war in
the shortest possible time, Repre-
sentative Medill Mccormick, of Illi-
nois, told the House to-day in q
speech reviewing his three months
tour of the battle fronts. The al
lies, he said want at least $4,000
great guns, first of all; then they
want men and want the heartiest CO.
operation of all political elements in
America for it's effect or morale to
win the war"
The German staff" he continu-
ed must strive to induce France to
make peace on the score that Amer
ice will not make ready in time. That
is why the front from the Alps to
the Channel has assumed q greater
Importance than at any time since
the battle of Verdun."
German soldiers deserted in in
creasing numbers last summer, he
said, and among the captured dur
ing the last few months there were
many tear-faced youths of sixteen
and seventeen, -
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Alleged Murderer Is
Critically iii in Jail

John Wright, colored, charged with
tn emurder of Dean Dent in Steelton
last July. and fugitive until early
in August. is in the Dauphin county
prison in serious condition suffer-
ing from "Galloping" consumption.
Wright became critically i'll last weels
and DR.. E. Il. Darlington, prison phy-
sician, reported his condition to War
den William A. McIlhenny, Ar
rangements have been made to move
him from his cell to u light open
room, where he will be kept under
guard. Wright. after the murder. was
committed. left Steelton and was later
arrested in Massachusetts,. He was
brought back and placed in jail Au-
gust 8. His case is listed for trial
at the session of criminal court next
week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
DRAFT LAW VALID
SAYS SUPREME COURT
[Continued from First Page.I

not retaining it as it was under the
confederation in the several states.
Further it is said the right to pro-
vide is not denied by calling for vol
unteer eElistments but it does not
and cannot include the power to
exact enforced military duty by the
citizen This however, but challenges
the existence of all power for "a
governmental power which has no
sanction to it and which therefore
can only be exercised provided the
citizen consents to it's eXertion IS no
substantial sense a power.
1T is argued however, that al
though this is abstractly trI
il is not concretely so because as
compelled military service is repug-
nant tc a free government and in
conflict with all the great guaran-
tees of the constitution as to invidual
liberty, it must be assumed that the
authority to raise arbies was in
tended to be limited to the right to
call an army into existence counting
alone upon the willingness Of the
citizen to- do his duty in time of
public need, that is. in time of war.
But the promise of those proposition
is so devoid of foundation that it
leaves not even a shadow of ground
upon which TO base the conclusion.
1T remains only to consider con-
tentions which, while not disputing
power, hallenge the act becaus of
the rcpugnancy to the constitution
supposed TO result from some Of its
provisions.
FINALLY, as we are unable to con-
ceive upon what theory the eXac-
ticn by Government from the citizen
of the performance of his supreme
and noble duty of contributing 10
the defense of the rights and honor
of the nation and as the result of
n war declared by the great rep
resentative body of the people can
he said to be the imposition of in
voluntary servitude in violation of
the prohibition of the Thirteenth
Amendment, we are constrained to
the conclusion that the contention
to that effect is refuted by its mere
statement"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Masses For American
and French Dead Said
on Joan of Arcs Birthday

With the American Army in
France. Sunday, Jan. 6.-Masses for
both American and French dead were
said in the churches of France to-
day on the occasion of the national
celebration of the birthday of Joan
of Arc. At her birthplace. the little
village of Domremy, many pilgrims,
who had come miles to worship at
the little church where Frances saint
was baptized. were unable to gain
entrance during the service and knelt
in the snow while mass was being
celebrated.
Within the church American and
French flags were draped over the
altar where Joan of Arc worshiped.
Pilgrims and some newspaper cor
respondents, who had travelled a
long distance in order to be present,
were received by the local priests at
the conclusion of the ceremonies at
which a battalion of French troops
assisted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Seven-F oot Snowdrifts
in Storm at Chicago

Chicago. Jan. 7.-Snow driven by
a 35-mile gale over the entire central
west yesterday very seriously imped-
ed traffic of all sorts. Railway trans
portation officials reported tonight
that trains operating between Chi
cago, st. Louis, Omaha and Kansas
City were 100 per cent. delayed"
with danger of total tie-ups becoming
more imminent every hour.
In Chicago. where the snowstorm
was declared by the Weather Bureau
to be the worst for many years. sur
face street car traffic virtually was
abandoned though the elevated trains
were able to operate on irregular r
schedules. Snow began falling at 10
o'clock Saturday night and by night
fall to-day the wind had blown II
into many drifts piled seven feet
and more high in all thoroughfares
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Harrisburg
Woman Glad
Ncighbor Told Resident of Mid
dlctown Where TO
Look
TROUBLES DISAPPEAR

A neighbor told Mrs. Harriet Rad
ford, of Middletown, near Harris
burg, where to end her long search.
81 had such splitting headaches"
said Mrs. Radford, that / felt that
death would be relief. My stom-
ach was in bad shape and / was
troubled greatly with Indigestion and
gas. The headaches were almost
continuous and | had almost de-
SPARED of getting any help, when
my neighbor told me to try Tanlac.
l came to Harrisburg and obtained
bottle. The first few doses showed
me that ] had found the friend |
needed. | am now on my second
bottle and | feel almost as we'll as
ever l am going to continue with
Tanlac until L am completely well
again. | cant say too much for il.
Tanlac now is being specially in
troduced and explained at the George
Gorgas drug store.
Tanlac is also sold at the GorgaS
Drug Store in the P. r. X. Station;
in Carlisle at w. G.. stephens Phar-
macy; Elizabethtown, Albert w.
Cain: Greencastle, Charles b. Carl,
Middletown, Colin S. Few's Phar-
macy; Waynesboro, Clarence Croft's
Pharmacy; Mechanicsburg, II. +.
Brunhouse.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

many hands to the base hospital.
This coordination has been worked
out by DR.. ]. NJ. T. Finney, of Johns
Hopkins University, who has been ap-
pointed director of the surgery Sec
tion. 1t does away with the more
frequent examination OF wound dress
ings which has been the method in
other armies.
Another departure is the standard
iZation of splints. Heretofore every
surgeon, even in other armies, used
splints of his design. making a great
number of varieties. The British
army doctors have been so impressed
with the American plan and the man
ual explaining it that they asked and
received permission to adopt it them
selves.
Early Instruction Valuable
Plans for the care of the blind
include instructions to begin as soon
as possible after the wound has been
received, experience in other armies
having shown that the quick treat
ment and instruction are most valua-
BILE Personal instruction will be
continued by the Army until the
hlind reach the United States. DIR.
George e. DeSchweinitz, of Philadel-
phia, will be in charge of treatment
of the blind and also will direct all
head surgery. such as throat and
facial.
In these departures, as well as in
others American medical men have
had the advantage of the experience
of all the other armies. They have
adopted the best of each and they
have made improvements where it is
possible.
Since it has been found that speedy
% dc
greater saving of life, divisional am
bulance sections have been modified
to three-quarter OF their strength
1t is expected the resulting speed will
almost cause a merging of the col
lection of field hospitals and the evac-
uation hospitals. where there are
special operating rooms and special
wards for special injuries.
When it is determined that they
are permanently unfit for further
army service, wounded men will be
returned to the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
GAME SEASONCUT
BY EARLY WINTER
Bags Not as Large as They
Might Have Been; Figures
on the Kill of Game

Reports made to the State Game
Commission at its winter meeting
here a few days ago on the bag of
the sportsmen who hunted in Penn
sylvania indicate that had King Win
ter held off for a few days longer
there would have been very diff
'ferent tale to tell. The snow storms
which swept the state, notably the
deer hunting regions, in the last
week of the season saved many
deer. 1t is also interesting to note
that there was a jump in the num-
ber of rabbits killed and that the
unprecedented number of 3,500,000
is reported.
I'VE have had very successful
season. The first season under the
new game code was all that could
be expected. barring weather condi-
tions," reported DIR. Joseph Kalbfus,
the veteran secretary. The reports
on the bags of the hunters were
made up from first-hand informa-
ton gathered by the wardens and
cover all but a few counties, whose
bags would not make any material
difference.
The members of the Commission
were very much interested in the
reports on the ruffed grouse and 1t
is probable that the state will close
a number of counties this year and
if the effort is not made general to
secure Il closed season on the great
game bird that the Legislature may
be asked to exercise its power in
1919. The belief is that the Com
mission will be petitioned by enough
counties to make the closing gen.
eral.
One thing has been determined as
a result of the illegal killing of deer
and that is to hunt down each case.
There were thirty-one young bucks
without horns shot and seventybtiYe
does. In a number of cases the
wardens have been getting pretty
close to the men responsible and it
looks as though there would be some
arrests made this month and eX-
amples furnished of hunters who are
unfair. The Commission will also
run down some men who hunted
without the formality of such things
as a license. There have been quite
a number reported and they hunted
on lands which they certainly did
not own or tenant
Efforts are now being made to get
a complete list of hunters licenses
issued. Most of the counties have
reported. but a few are still out.
over 3O0,000 is the estimate given.
DIR. Kalbfus' figures on the kill of
game and his recommendations re-
ceived hearty support from the men,
bers of the Commission. The MEM
bers will make efforts to interest peo-
pie in their localities. Many farm
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
December's Coal Output
Smallest Since April

Washington, Jan. THE 1917
bituminous coal production is put
at 544,000,000' tons, an increase of
AZ, 100000 over 1916, in preliminary
estimates to-day by the Geological
Survey. Fuel administration officials
had expected the total to be more
than 550,000,000 tons, but a falling
off in output in Defender reduced
the figures.
December's production was; the
smallest of any month since last
April, due principally to car short
age. The last week of the month
showed great improvement over pre-
vious weeks, but in that week the
mines were operated at only SS per
cent. of their total capacity.
Recovery was most rapid in the
Middle West; in Central Pennsyl-
vania, in West Virginia and Ken
lucky car shortage still held up pro
duction, however.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07

statements have in some instances
been twisted into a declaration that
there is plenty of food in England
and France.
The food position in this country,
and as understand it in France also,
can now without any eXaggeration be
described as critical and anxious.
LAS 1 am now unable to avoid COM
pulsory rationing l fear it will have
to come with long queues of people
awaiting in the severe weather in vir-
tually every town in England for the
daily neceSsaries of life"
situation Serious
The food situation in the allied
countries of Europe is graver than
it has been at any time since the
beginning of the war and is giving
American government officials deep
concern. Official reports picture eX-
treme food shortages in England,
France and Italy.
The fact that conditions in Ger
many and Austria are far worse, Of
fers the only grounds for optimism
in viewing the situation.
Saturday a cablegram from the
French government said that the
wheat crop had been requisitioned
and that the bread ration would be
cut to allow only seven ounces of
bread daily to all persons except the
very poor and those doing hard man
ual labor. In Italy conditions are not
as good, perhaps, as in either Eng
land or France.
Compulsory rationing will be start
ed in England Immediately, with
meats the first commodity to be put
under control. Distribution of but
ter and margarine will be taken in
hand next and other foods will be
added as they become scarcer. All of
the principal foodstuffs will be ra-
toned by April.
Compulsory control of foodstuffs
in England, France and Italy was
insisted on by the American dele
gates to the Paris conference and
WAS promised at the time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Quash Indictments in
Black Tom Explosion

Jersey City. N. j.. Jan. 7.-EXcept
for the imposing of fine on the
I.ehigh Valley Railway Company,
the prosecution arising out OF the
ammunition explosion on Black Tom
Island nearly eighteen months ago
were disposed of to-day. The rail-
road entered plea of non vult in
the court of quarter sessions to the
indictment charging it with man
slaughter in connection with the
deaths resulting from the explosion
and the amount of the fine will be
decided later.
With the consent of the prosecu-
tor the indictments against individ-
ual officers of the Lehigh and
against officers of the National Stor-
age Company were quashed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Preston Crowell Makes
Hit With Rotarians

Preston Crowell, chairman of the
grievance committee of the Harris
burg Rotary Club. had charge of the
program at the club luncheon at the
Y. Nj. G. A. to-day, introducing a line
OF after-dinner talk that labeled him
as one of the best entertainers the
club has ever had in it's membership.
after IT was all over President George
r. Lumb expressed surprise that Mr..
Crowell had been able to conceal his
talents so long.
The club will have a patriotic pro-
gram next Tuesday evening at the
Y. NJ c. A. in celebration of the pur-
chase of new flags. Vice-president Ell
n. Hershey to be in charge.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
THIEVES KILL
TWO.BIG HOGS
Hit Porkers With AK and
Carry Meat to Their Home
at ''The Eddy

Marietta, Pa, Jan. For man
to lose two porkers at the high cost
of food and material to-day was the
experience of Irwin Brinser, who re-
sides on farm owned by the ]. T..
Baker Company, at Chickies. several
nights ago.
1t was reported in Marietta on
Saturday that two fine dressed pigs
were seen at the boardinghouse at
Chickies and officers Earl and
Alonzo Filby, with a search warrant,
taken out by Mr.. Brinser before
Justice Of the Peace Samuel b.
Gramm, got on the job. The master
of the clearinghouse produced a re-
ceipt, in which it showed he had
purchased two rogs from a local
butcher, and the officials left the
place. In the meantime, they kept
on the job and raided a suspected
place known as the Eddy" in West
Front street, Marietta, where
Charles Zimmerman. his brother,
Edward. and others live. The young
er OF the two men, Edward, was
taken into custody and detained by
Alonzo Filby, while the elder Filby
made an examination of the prem
ises. lie carried a 'fiashlight and
when he lighted one of the dark"
rooms he discovered a fine dressed
hog and half of another one. The
young man was brought to the of
flee of Squire Gramm and the hogs
came right with the officers and the
suspected thief
Mr.. Brinser was sent for and he
identified his hogs, as they we're
black, and in cleaning them they
failed to take off all the hair, which
told the color. The affair caused
some excitement in Market street
at the Justices office, and finally
after trying to obtain bail, Edward
zimmerman was taken to the county
Jail for trial at court.
The officers are after Charles
zimmerman, who is the head of the
house.
Several people have complained
within the past two weeks of losing
chickens and other things by theft.
The pigs stolen weighed nearly two
hundred pounds. They were killed
by being struck in the head with an
AK, to prevent any sound while being
slaughtered. The men .work at the
Paker quarries, which adjoin the
home of Mr.. Brinser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
GAVE HER
DELICATE CHILD
V|NOL
It Built Him Up and Made
Him Strong

Newaygo, Mich.-"My little boy
was in a delicate, weak, emaciated
condition and had a cough so we had
to keep him out of school for year.
Nothing seemed to help him until
Vinol was recommended, and the
change it made in him was remark
able. 1t has built him up and made
him strong so his cough is almost
entirely gone. We can not recon-
mend Vinol too highly. Mrs. E. N.
Hanlon.
Mothers of weak, delicate, ailing
children are asked to try this famous
cod liver and iron tonic on our guar
antee. Children love to take it.
George A. Gorgas, druggist; Ken
nedy's medicine store, 321 Market
street; C. f. Kramer, Third and
Broad streets; Kitzmillers phar-
macy, 1925 Derry street, Harrisburg,
and at the best drug store in every
town and city in the country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
British Casualties
Show Large Increase
BY Associated Press

London, Jan. - British casual
ties reported during the week end
ing to-day totaled 1925. The
losses were divided as follows:
Officers killed or died of wounds,
113; men, 3,832.
Officers wounded or missing, 44S;
men, 14,605.
For the virtual doubling of British
casualties over the previous week,
when the total was 1851, the sharp
fighting just before New Years Day
in the vicinity of Welsh Ridge, on
the Cambrai front, south of Marco
ing, may have been largely respon-
sible. 1t is possible also that belated
reports on casualties in the Palestine
Italian and other war theaters NAV
have gone to swell the total con.
siderably.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
Two Fatally Injured
in Reading Crash

Reading, Pa, Jan. THE Read
ing Railway express due in Reading
at 1920 p. m. to-day. struck an
auto truck at the Douglassville cross
ing. Two young men, Earl Sherr,
aged 19, and Abe Guest, aged IS,
both of Douglassville, were prob
ably fatally injured. The truck was
forced under the front part of the
locomotive and had to be removed
before the train could start. The
accident is attributed to fog. Both
of the injured boys were brought to
Reading and removed to the hos
pital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
British Bombs Make
Hits on Airdrome

London, Jan. 7. - British aviators
have dropped large quantities Of
bombs on the Ramegnies-Chin air.
drome in Belgium and in the vicinity
of Metz, Lorraine. Bombs were
dropped on the railroad station at
Conflans, on the sidings northwest
of Metz and on the Courcelles sta
tion. southeast of Metz, ac ,ording 80
the official statement on aviation ac-
tivities issued last night. Many hits
were made. An explosion and a fire
were caused at Contains.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-07
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg and vicinity; Snow
or rain and colder tonight. with
lowest temperature about 20 de-
grecs; Tuesday fair and colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Snow
or rain and colder Tonight;
Tuesday fair, colder; moderate,
shifting winds, becoming west
and northwest, Tuesday morn
ing.
Temperature; g a. M, 80.
sun; Rises, 7:20 n. MT sets, 4;56
u. M.
Moon: Rises, 3;1S n. M; new moon,
january IL, 100 a. m.
River stage; 80 feet above low
water mark.