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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
Corn Crop of Nation
Over Two Billion Bushels
Bu dSSocinted Prc.s

WnshlngtOn, Nov. s. = Corn pro-
duction this year will be 2,749,1S9. 900
bushels, the Department of Agricul-
ture to-day announced in it's Novem-
Der crop report giving the preliminary
estimate of the crop.
Preliminary estimaes of production
of other crops follow:
= Buckwheat, 1S,37O,O00; potatoes,
sweet potatoes. SS.114.0 900; tobacco. l.
266. .6S6.0 .000 pounds: LAX seed. 14.6i6.-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

900 bushels; pears, 1O.342,OOO; apples
1877, 1850, 900; sugar beets, 6,549, 900 tons;
kafirs. 61,1S2000 bushels cranberries,
$4,000 barrels; onions 13,43S, 900
bushels; cabbage, 565,000 tons;
sorghum syrup, 29,757,O 900 gallons;
clover seed. 1.24S,O00 bushels; peanuts,
52617, 900 busels
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
CLERKS To MEEr

The semimonthly meeting Of the
Penn Harris Lodge, No. $40, Brother
hood of Railway Clerks, will be held
Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, at
No 304 North Second street. Mr.
chairman of the System Fed
Grafton, will be present
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
Railroad Shop League
Opens at Casino Alleys

The opening of the season for the
p. r. r. Shop League at the Casino
alleys last evening gave the Pipe
Shop q victory over the Erecting
Shop by total of 80 points, Leis-
man being high man with SIS; an
average of 1874. The summary:
PTpE SIJOp
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
McCOrmicks out in Illinois
Leap right over the tOpt
But here In pennsylvania
Some take nm awful fion,

Previous to the present war the
only town in the old world ever cal
tured by the United States was the
town of Derne. in Tripoli, which was
taken by an American force under
General Eaton in 1904.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Lancaster is booming the war
sports program, a game with Middle
town Aviation being now arranged.
Plans for the game and the entertain
ment of over 250 soldiers from the
camp were arranged yesterday by
Lieutenant Bloomer, of the camp, and
Manager McGeever, of the Fulton
club. julie Ritchey, an old Greb cp-
ponent. and Tim Droney, lightweight,
have offered their services for the
week
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
THE BASES

Chicago, ILL.,. Nov. S.-IllinOis vent
Republican yesterday, choosing Me-
dill Mccormick. Republican. TO the
Senate over Senator "Jim Ham"
Lewis. Democrat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
Hamilton Coolidge, Football
Captain, Killed by AirpIane

D FINSVtIuFtu FFflS
With the American Army on the Sc
dan Front, Nov, S-Captain Hamilton
Coolidge, former football player at 4
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08
ssHunR OuItIv

The yalIer news sheet of our town,
with lies eight columns wide
Has once more shown the color
OF it's very yalIer hide.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Kaiser Bill hoped that wise history
would tell how he got the wOriJ's
EOatI
but IT seems he will he known for
ever
Az the poor boob who rocked the
big boat.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Lewistown, Pa, Nov. S.-For shoot
ing black bear fine of $50 is what
Ira N. Mitchell, of Locke's Banks,
this county, will have to pay. Hunt
ing for raccoors in Treaster Valley,
he heard his dog barking up a tree,
and looking up lie saw a bear in
stead of a coon nesting there. The
hunter brought his run into action
and pulled several shots into bruin.
Mr.. Mitchell got help and got the
bear home, where it tipped the scales
at 200 pounds. There is fine of 500
for shooting a hear at night. Game
Warden Slautterback heard of the
killing and had the fine placed on
Mitchell.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

MnhanOy City. Nov> S.-The first
hunting accident of the season oc-
Cured here to-day. when Micha cl
Peel was shot in the arm by a fell
low huntsman, who mistook FEELS
fur cap for a cottontail. He Is at
the Fountain Springs State Hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Chicago, Nov. S.-Chatles "Chick"
Evans. OF Chicago. national amateur
and open golf champion. to-day, re-
ceived word that he had been ac-
cepted for aviation service. Evans
is twenty-eig years old and had
been placed in deferred classification
because of dependent parents. but
he only recently succeeded in adjust
ing his affairs so he could enter the
service. The champion was the orig
inator of the Red Cross golf matches
and during his hfty-two exhibitions
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Johnny Bartels, Penn's intercol-
legiate Pentathlon champion, is the
newest candidate for the football
team. He will don moleskins this
afternoon and try for line position.
Bartels is the most versatile track
man at the University. He can put
the shot, high jump, skim over the
hurdles and sprint with the best of
them anywhere from 100 yards to a
quarter mile. This is his first try at
football, but he has everything in his
favor, weight, height and endurance.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-08

Totals -. 653 597 .57-1sO'
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
Commerce Boards Head
Approves Wilson Move

Washington, D. c., Dec. 31.-1nves.
tigation of the railroad situation was
resumed by the senate interstate
commerce committee today with
Chairman Hall of the interstate com.
merce commission explaining data
showing the financial condition and
expenditures of the carriers.
President Wilson by taking over
railroads solved more problems than
could have been worked out in any
other way, Chairman Hall declared.
Because of legal distractions, he
said, the railroads of the country could
not otherwise have been operated as
one system. For that reason the
presidents action was necessary.
"Why can't this be made perma.
nent policy?" asked Senator Town
send.
1T is Specializing with the future,
replied Chairman Hall. I'VE have
hrst to see the outcome of the present
plan"
Senator Cummins asked Chairman
Hall if the situation could have been
met by suspending the anti-pooling
laws.
"Tn my opinion the suspension of
the laws would have placed within
THE powers of the railroads the au-
thority to operate as a unit but wheth-
- they would operate as unit,
can't be told" he replied
tin my opinion, unification can best
boworked out in the action the presi
6ont has seen best to take"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
Poilus Wrest Italian Height
From Austro Germans,
Taking Sixty Guns; Brit
ish Retake Captured
Trenches.
KAISER'S WAR OFFICE
ADMITS REVERSES
TAssociated Press summart. !

ASSOCIATED Press Summart.l
The Austro German lines on the
Italian mountain front felt the shock
yesterday of French infantry blow
and were shaken, if not broken by the
impact.
The French stroke was delivered on
the easterly end of the mountain line
near its junction with the Piave. the
assault being directed at Monte
Tomba. The attacking columns broke
into the enemy defenses on the noun
tain at some points and apparently
made good their hold, as Berlin ad-
mits penetration of portions of the
Tomba positions.
1,4o0 cAPTlvEs; 60 GUNS.
The official bulletin from Rome de-
clares that the French captured en-.
emy positions between Osteria di
Monferena and Maranzine, with about
400 men, sixty machine guns and
seven cannon.
The Austrian oflcial statement
makes the French victory appear
even more significant than does that
of Berlin as it announces the prepare
tion of Counter measures against the
French" This expression has been
used in previous statements from the
Teutonic side in initial annouANDsa
ments on occasions when strn
successes have been struck hv en1AA
forces. - ~
HAiG COUNTERS HUN DRIVE.
Yesterdays attack was the first Of
fensive movement by the French on
this front so far as the Official state-
ments have shown.
Field Marshall Haig has nearly
made good his loss of ground in Sun
days local attack, by the Germans on
the southern end of the Cambria sal
lent, which resulted in the British
front line being entered on both
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
CODY EPIDEMIC
UNDER CONTROL
SPREAD OF PNEUMONIA IN CAMP
At DEMING BELIEVED TO
BE CHECKED.

les Moines. Dec. 31.-A special dis
patch today from Camp Cody, Deming,
N. NJ, says:
The pneumonia epidemic among the
soldiers of the saith division of the ma
tiona! army at Camp Cody appears to
be checked. There have been only two
deaths from the disease in, the last
four days
Prof William Welch, famous path
ologist OF John Hopkins University
and the discoverer of the gas bacillus,
is here today with Col. P. M. Ashburn.
Both men are on the staff of the Sur
geon General Gorgas. Colonel Ash
burn declared conditions at Camp
Cody very good.
A gigantic table. oval shaped and
more than a mile in length, is being
built at Turner Amusement Park for
the big barbecue to be given to the
men of the 34th division Of the nation
al army on New Years day.
In observation of the food conserva-
tion program the barbecue will be
meatless. However, there is a refrig-
orator car full of choice food enroute
from Minneapolis for the big feed.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
WHOLE CITY DESTROYED.

San Salvador, Dec. 31-Guatemala
City, capital of the republic Of Guate-
mala has been completely destroyed
by an earthquake. Many persons
were killed in the disaster. some in
their homes and others in the street.
The Colon theater, which was filled
with people, collapsed. There were
many casualties among the audience.
MANY BUILDINGS WRECKED.
Various hospitals and asylums and
the prisons were badly damaged, and
many patients and prisoners were
killed.
The railroad depot. sugar mills,
postofiice, the American and British
legations, United States consulate, and
all the churches in the city have been
leyeled.
Deep assures opened in the middle
of the city.
10000 HOMELESS.
The inhabitants in panic have fled
from the capital. More than $4,000
persons are homeless. The stock of
provisions in the city is scant and aid
is required promptly.
The Salvadorean government has
suspended the official New Year cele-
bration and entered into mourning in
sympathy with Guatemala
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
LIEUT.. SCHAFER
TO INSTRUCT G
oTTUMWAN ASSIGNED LOCAL
COMPANY AS TEACHER;
AWAITS ARRIVAL.

Lieutenant Walter Schafer Of OF
tumwa. who was recently decorated
with the CroiX de Guerre, for service
in the front line trenches, has been
assigned as instructor. to Co. G. 16Sth
Infantry. News of assignment reached
Ottumwa Saturday in letter from
Lieutenant Schafer TO John Feehan OF
The Courier staff. The assignment
came as a surprise to the former Ot-
tumwa boy. who at one time was a
member of the local company and who
received his commission at the FIT.
Sheridan Officers Training school,
Lieutenant Schafer has been await
ins an assignment to the aviation
corps for sometime and when handed
a letter. bearing a signal corps in
sigma. thought he was called and put
the letter in his pocket unopened.
Upon reading the letter he was sur
prised to find that he had been trans
ferred to the 42nd division and reach
ing the divisional headquarters. was
assigned to the local company.
WAITING FOR COMPANY.
At the time Of writing the letter he
was waiting for the company to ar
rive from England. Former pals of
the lieutenant are in Company G and
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
Conference BetweenMcAd00
and Brotherhood Leaders
Forecasts Higher Wage
Scales; Order Discontin-
ues Soliciting Bureaus.
FIGHT IN CONGRESS
ON U. S. OWNERSHIP

Washington, H. c., Dec. 31.-Plans
for raising the pay of the rank and file
of railway workers and reducing some
Of the very high salaries paid to execu-
tive officials, were discussed today at
q conference between Director Gen
eral McAdoo and the federal board Of
mediation and conciliation. The board
now has before it the pending de.
mands for wage increases ranging as
high as 40 per cent for the four great
brotherhoods.
RAISES TO BE GRANTED.
1t has been we'll known for some
time that the government was dis
posed to grant some increase and the
railroad men in turn have given their
word they will not attempt strike
while the government is taking hold
of the railroad situation.
Possibilities that thousands Of idle
freight cars may be discovered in con-
gested yards were seen today in re-
ports reaching the interstate com.
merce commission.
ENGINES ARE DISABLED.
Many inspectors reported strings of
Idle box cars on sidings while yard
engines were unable to pull them out
fer lack of proper facilities. During
the cold wave many locomotives have
been disabled although inspectors re.
ported there was no reason why they
should not have been kept in working
order. -. ~
General orter number 2 will forbid
railroads to make further expendi-
lures not directly concerned with
operation. 1t will cut of such out
lays as now 60 to traffic soliciting bu'
reaus maintained under the old COM
petitive system for advertising and
Tor retainer's fees paid many railroad
lawyers.
OWNERSHIP FIGHT PREclPlTATED
Among members of congress today
fight was developing over whether
legislation to carry out government
operation should be only for the per-
lod of the war or should continue in
effect until repealed by congress.
Most railroad heads were said to be
preparing to advocate vigorously spe-
cific provision that the law should be
effective for maximum Of six
months after the end Of the war. The
government ownership advocates
planned to insist on clause provid.
ing that the act should be in effect un.
Ill congress specifically provides
otherwise.
McADOo NAMES AIDS.
Director McAdoo has appointed
Walker D. Hines of New York, former
general counsel of the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad, president,
and Alfred H. Smith of New York.
president of the New York Central
railroad. as assistants pro tempore to
aim in the government management
Of the railroads of the country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

In House Hold
Power Balance

vvYAsHlNGToN, D. c., Dec.
w 31.-How close the polite
w al balance in the house
will be when congress recon-
venes on January 8, is shown by
this summary made by South
TrimbIe, clerk Of the house:
Total membership, 435; demo-
Gratis, 211; republicans, 200; inde-
pendent group, 6; vacancies, 9.
The vacancies are by resigna-
tions Of Representatives Fitzser-
aid, Griffin and Bruckner Of New
York and Adamson Of Georgia;
deaths Of Representatives Bath
rick Of Ohio and Martin Of lIli-
nois and absences on army SER
vice Of Representatives johnson,
South Dakota; Laguardia, New
York, and heintz, Ohio.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

Washington, D. c., Dec. 3d.
Immediate measures will be taken
to relieve the coal shortage in
New England and in New York.
Director General MeAdoo an
nouneed today. Orders, he said,
will be issued before night giving
to coal shipments preferential
movement.
New York, Dec. s1-A lengthy
death roll, rapidly dwindling coal
supply and weather bureau of1ciais
predictions that the record breaking
cold spell would keep the mercury
lowering about the zero mark through
out the next twenty-four hours, made
winters grip on New York and vicin'
ity today a grim actuality.
Ten persons had perishel form the
cold up to noon.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OPENED.
Police stations. theaters, Libraries,
churches, charitable institutions and
other places available for use as
shelters, have been converted into
refugees for the ciy's hundreds OF
homeless and the thousands OF poor
among whom the suffering is most
v idespread. Meals were served to
those sheltered in the various munich
pal lodging houses. A continuation of
zero weather beyond tomorrow, 1t was
feared, would present situation with
which city authorities admitted 1t
would be difficult to cope.
BIG SUPPLY UNAVAILABLE.
Across the Hudson river are thous'
ands Of tons Of coal, but the severe
weather made its transfer to distribu'
tors matter of extreme difficulty.
Workmen refuse to work in arctic
temperature and the few that can be
induced to remain are unable to make
much headway in thawing out the
frozen coal in the cars, transferring
it to barges and repeating the thaw-
ing process again when 1t reaches
this side of tho river. s'a-'7 -
STRIKE is THREATENED.
Coal merchants kept their places
open as relief stations all day yester-
day and many of them all night. to
accommodate applicants who were al
lotted amounts from so pounds to
quarter of ton. Hundreds OF men
and women waited hours in the long
lines to obtain even this scanty sup
ply. Crowds became so large, in front
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
DYIkS AMERICAN AlRMAN
CLlNGS TO LIFE UNTIL
FLIGHT REPORT is HEARD

Paris, Dec. 31.-An American
aviator was killed yesterday while
making a test fight at an aviation
center before French and American
pilots and observation aviators.
Although the wind was blowing
violently he made a loop success
fully but on attempting to repeat
the feat, he fell. He was dying
when picked up but insisted on re-
porting to his American comrades
with his last breath the observa-
tions which he had made
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

A TLANTA, Ga, Dec. 31.-Be-
a hold the "eilIy sundayeye!"
- Il Is worn by William n.
Heuterbaueh and was presented
to him by the athletic evangelist
when Heuterbaush essayed to
stop the flow Of Sundayisms
anent Germany and the kaiser.
He went forward and climbed
to the Pulpit witt, a greeting
which disturbed the evangelist.
Sunday relieved his right arm
from gesture duty and placed the
lower end Of it against Heuter-
baugh's right eye with vim and
exaetness.
Other chastisement was infliet-
ed and Heuterbaugh's regard for
Sunday as an athlete sweIled up
apace with his right eye. Billy,
having rid his tabernacle Of the
too-zealous q son Of the father
land. went on with his histrionic
romp on the kaiser with renewed
vehemence.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01

wings of the two mile front engaged.
Prompt counter attacks deprived the
Germans of portion of their gain
Last night the counter move was ef-
fectively continued and today found
the more important part of the posi-.
tions on Welsh ridge which had been
in dispute, again in British hands.
GERMAN EFFORT FAILS.
Germany has struck her first strong
blow in western France since its her
aided great offensive and the British
held it in check. The German thrust
was on front of more than two
miles between Marcoing and La Vac
Querie and against positions which
the British have held since the retire
ment after General B!ng's successful
blow.
FOES MAKE SLIGHT GAINS.
In the center the Germans were
held for no gain. but on either end OF
the assaulting front they entered the
British front line. The British count
er attacks drove the Germans from
part of these positions and resulteS
also in the capture Of some prisoners.
Berlin claims that front lines posi-
tions and "few hundred" prisoners
were captured. The British report.
mentioned above, says most Of the
lost ground has been retaken today.
OTHER DRIVES EXPECTED.
The Germans also have been active
at other points along the front their
local in the Ipres sector and in their
raids northeast of Verdun brought nc
successes. These efforts followed
heavy German fire in these three sec
tors. Cambria, Ypres and Verdun and
may be forerunners of determined
acts
ALLENsY PRESSES FORWARD.
Another advance along the Nablus
road north of Jerusalem has been
made by the British forces in Pales.
tine Against stubborn turkish resist
ance the British progressed three
miles and captured Biri. ancient Bee
roth and three other towns. Progress
also was made between the Nablua
road and the Mediterranean coast.
ROME REPORTS VICTORY.
Rome. Dec. 31--In the Monte Tombs
region on the northern front the
French have captured enemy positions
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
HARDING UNDECIDED
ON SPECIAL SESSION

Des Moines, Dec 31.-Gov. w. l..
Harding today said he had not COM
pleted reading all the replies to his
recent letter relative to the proposed
special session of the Iowa legisla-
ture and, therefore, was not prepared
to make any definite announcement.
1t is expected that the issue will be
determined definitely within a few
days.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
lACKING INQUIRY
TO BE RESUMED

# Washington ID. c.. Dec. 31.-The
FEDERAL trade commission today an
nounced that the open hearings on
packing industry will be continued
Thursday in Philadelphia with Com
= 'ssioner Victor Murdock presiding.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
BRITAIN WILL
VOICE TERMS
Serious Reply to Austro-
German Proposals to
Be Issued.

London, Dec. 31.-The Manchester
Guardian says 1t Is the intention Of
the British government when the Aus
tro-German terms of peace are pre-
sented officially, to return a serious
and reasoned reply. Premier Lloyd
George has arranged to visit France,
according to the newspaper, to confer
with Premier Clemenceau on this sub
ject.
The Austro-German peace terms re-
ferred to are those presented by the
representatives of the central powers
at the negotiations with the Russians
at Brest.Litovsk. These negotiations
were interrupted for ten days to give
the entente allies opportunity to state
whether they would join in them. The
principal point in the Austro-German
outline of peace terms was the accept
ance of the Russian formula Of no an.
nexations and no indemnities.
WASHINGTON SEES HUN TRICK.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 31.-State
department officials consider that the
German government is attempting to
disguise the facts behind the peace ne
gotiations at Brest-Litoysk by the
widely circulated story that the
kaiser has delegated to Chancellor
Won Hertling the power to make peace
and that the pan-German press is deep
ly irritated at the peace terms pro.
posed by the German delegates.
The apparent displeasure of the
pan-Germanic element is regarded by
officials here as probably inspired for
the purpose Of indicating the conf
dence of the public in Germany's pow
er to dictate peace terms.
STORY NOT CREDITED.
The story that the kaiser was yield
ing more power to his chancellor has
not been borne out by any facts re-
ceived at the state department. The
only information that might serve As
the basis for such report was, a dis
patch from Copenhagen dated Decem
ber rs but referring to published dis
patch there under the date of Decem
ber 81 in which it was reported tha,
the kaiser had given to the chancellor
his approval of the participation in the
peace conference of the delegates
chosen by the chancellor.
NO INVITATION RECEIVED.
The state department today was still
without an intimation, official or 9th
erwise, that this governments parti
cipat' on in a peace conference is de
sired. Reports from Brest-Litovsk and
from Perograd have left no doubt
that both Berlin and Petrograd were
determined. if possible, to align Ameri
ca and the co-belligerents in some
peace agreement and the receipt of an