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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Methodists Plan Sunday
School Mass Meeting

Business methods in the Sunday
school is the aim of the Methodist
Church and on Monday evening at
7 o'clock the ministers of that de-
nomination in Harrisburg will meet
at Grace Church ili executive ses-
sion to determine the real problems
and solution. A Sunday school ef-
ficiency expert has just completed
his canvass of the territory and most
of his suggestions will be adopted.
At 8 p. m., on Monday, after the
executive session, all the Methodist
Sunday schools of Harrisburg will
gather in a monster mass meeting
to hear District superintendent Nor
ris e. Swartz deliver his lecture on
"The Sunday School Vision" OF this
the director of the drive. Edwin
Keboch, says to-day in his announce
ment: mo Sunday school worker can
afford to miss this. DIR. Swartz is
no theorist. He worked out the
modern Sunday school idea in his
last charge, First Church, York,
Pa. His school was depart
mentalized and graded in all de-
partments. Surely he has the right
to talk to this city upon even the
visions when he put the thing across
himself"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
SENATE, STIRRED
OVER LYNCHING,
FIGHTS SEDITION
Administration Leaders Urge
Law to End Temporizing
With Traitors

The gravity of the situation
growing out of the activities of
German spies, propa agandists and
sabotage workers increased meas
urably yesterday.
President Wilson and his Cabf-
net discussed at length the out
growth of mob Violence, in
stanced particularly in the Col
linsville, ILL.,, lynching of a sup
rosed ] ro-German.
The Senate gave up its whole
session to angry debate on the
sedition bill, providing heavy PEN
alties for disloyal remarks and
obstruction of Liberty Bond sales.
The conference report on a bill
to punish sabotage was received
by the House.
From Wisconsin it was an
nounced that Victor Berger plans
TO make an address Sunday rela-
tive to his indictment for OBJ
structing the draft. German
songs are to be sung at this
meeting.
DIR. Carl Muck. leader of the
Boston Orchestra. was ordered in
termed as an enemy alien.
In Youngstown, o., plot was
discovered against the life of
Representative John Cooper who
has been making speeches for
Lenroot in Wisconsin. in which he
hotly denounced pro-Germans.
A plot to wreck troop trains
was discovered yesterday near
Toledo. o.
Besides the big fire at Kansas
city of early Friday, believed to
have been of incendiary origin. a
disastrous blaze. also incendiary.
occurred at Rochester, n. Y.
In Chicago the trial of the T. w.
w. proceeded.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Washington, April 6.-All other
business was laid aside by the Sem
ate yesterday for denunciation of dis
loyalty, sedition, German spies and
the /. w. W., and discussion of how
the espionage act should be extended
Sc as to curb these evils and avoid
mob law without abridging the fun
damental liberties OF American citi-
Zens.
While the Serate debated the pend
ing sedition bill. carrying severe
penalties for disloyal utterances and
attempts to obstruct the draft or
Liberty Loans. President Wilson and
the Cabient gave attention to re-
ports of the lynching of Robert
Prayer, German, at Collinsville
ILL.,, on Thursday night.
Members of the Cabinet said aft
erward the deplorable incident en-
phasized the necessity for immediate
legislation that would enable the
Government to deal with disloyalty
and enemy agitation so that the peo-
pie would not be tempted to take the
law into their own hands.
A conference agreement on the
bill to punish sabotage was present.
ed 10 the House by Chairman Webb,
of the Judiciary Committee. The
T. easure prescribes a maximum pen
atty of thirty years Imprisonment
fer conviction of damaging any war
materials or any buildings, grounds,
mines or other places where war ma
terials are produced, manufactured.
repaired, stored and distributed, or
any forts. arsenals. navy yards,
camps. prisons or other military or
naval establishments or any rail-
roads. canals, wharves, vehicles,
anil nd
telephone and telegraph lines.
Reed Blocks Quick Vote
Administration leaders in the SEN
ate hope to pass the sedition bill to-
day, the anniversary of Americas en-
Crance into the war. An agreement
for a vote to-day sought last night
by Senator Overman, of North Caro-
lima, in charge of the measure, was
blocked by Senator Reed, of Mis-
souri,, who said he was in sympathy
with the general purposes of the leg
islation, but thought it should not
be considered hastily. When Senator
Overman stated that the Attorney
General had urged passage of the bill
to-day because it's provisions would
be needed during the Liberty Loan
campaign, Senator Reed safd that
was utter nonsense"
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts.
eXcoriating disloyalty, yet denounc-
ing the proposed amendment, charg-
ed that the activity on the part of
really dangerous people is being en-
ccuraged by the tenderness with
which the Government is treating ac-
tral spies.
What should be done with them"
he declared, "is that they should be
tried before a military court-martial
and taken out and shot. Germany
does it and so does every other coun-
try, and we must"
Ignoring the demands by Admins
tration leaders that the bill be passed
at once. opponents of the measure
f,lIbustered against it's adoption and
at $50 achieved an adjournment un-
til to-day.
Lodge Leads Fillbuster
Senator Lodge, who managed this
flibuster, proposed an amendment to
the bill by which all newspapers
printed in the language of enemies
be suppressed for the period of the
war. Senator Lewis. of Illinois, Ad-
ministration supporter. proposed an
other amendment aiming to disfran-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
PACHyDERM pUBLICITY

Whenever a circus comes TO Ft
Smith, Arkansas. the Yantis-Harper
Company. dealers of Firestone tires,
have opportunity to do some unusual
advertising. They take the biggest
elephant in the parade and on each
side they have big banners boosting
Firestone Tires. This novel advertise
ment attracts state wide attention.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Cumberland County Unit, under the
direction of which the meeting was
held, spoke on the need of popular
education as to war aims and needs,
Miss Margaret Mosser, Liberty Loan
director, talked on the coming
bond drive in Cumberland county.
one of the interesting addresses was
by Mrs. Gaylord IL. Patterson, of
Carlisle, who spoke on Women in
Industry"
Enola. West Fairview, Washing
ton Heights, Wormleysburg, Camp
Hill, Lemoyne and New Cumberland
were represented at the meeting.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
SrRENuoI1s TEsr

w. f. Smith, Cleveland man, .
rode his motorcycle from sun to sun
for twenty days, his mileage being
approximate 6,645 miles, He made
one stretch of constant riding for
2S hours, stopping only for food and
fuel. He carried so pounds of lug
gage His machine was a stock
model, equipped with Firestone tires.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
TO PRESENT TROPHY CASE

At the chapel exercise which will
be held next Tuesday afternoon at
1 o'clock in the auditorium of the
Central High school, big trophy
case will be presented by the Cen
tralian Society of the High school. N.
Lee Frank is chairman of the COM
mittee which purchased the case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
TO PREACH FIRST SERMONS

The Rev. John Fl. Mortimer, Tor
merly pastor of the Grace NJ. E.
Church of Williamsport, who was
transferred to the Camp Curtin
Memorial Church, of this city, sue
ceeding the Rev. A. S. Williams. will
preach his first sermons to the local
congregation tomorrow.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
BELL COMMANDS ENGINEERS

Now York, April IA regiment
of American engineers to maintain
and operate the boats and barges on
the inland waterways of France is
being organized at Laurel, Mary
land, it was announced at the open
ing of a recruiting station here to-
day. Colonel James L. Bell COM
mands the new unit, the Fifty-sev-
enth Engineers, or Inland Water
WaNs Regiment"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
COOPER QUITS TRACK

Earl Cooper, one of the kings of
the automobile race tracks, who
enjoy the distinction of being one
of the most consistent winners in,
the racing game. has practically
given up racing for the coming year
on account. of the decision of the
American Automobile Association to
sanction no races for the duration of
the war. He will devote the greater
part of his time to an agency for
Firestone Tires in Sacramento
California.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
ORDINANCE MEETING

Tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock
the Church of God, at Nagle street,
will observe the ordinances of feet
washing and the Holy Com
munion. A good attendance is eX-
pected by the Rev. e. e. Kaufman,
pastor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06
Catholics Voice Horror
Over Paris BOmbardment

New York, April 6.-The Catholics
of New York through a message
sent to France yesterday by Cardi-
nal Farley. gave voice to their in
dignation over the killing by means
of the German long-range gun of
innocent persons assembled at reli-
gious services in a Paris church on
Good Friday. The message, which
was addressed to Cardinal Annette,
Archbishop of France, follows:
Shocked by the brutal killing of
innocent victims gathered at relig-
ious services to commemorate the
passing of our blessed Saviour on
Good Friday, the Catholics of New
York join your noble protest
against this outrage of the sane
tuary on such a day and at such an
hour. and expressing their sympa-
thy to the bereaved relatives of the
dead and injured, pledge their un-
faltering allegiance in support of
the common cause that unites our
two great republics. May God bless
the brave officers and men of the
Allied armies in their splendid de-
fense of liberty and Justice"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

chise disloyalists and make it impos-
sible for them to hold property. This
amendment. however, will be with
drawn by Senator Lewis, who will.
present the proposition in a separate
bill.
The filibustering amendments dealt
with the insertion of qualifying
words into the measure.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Sergeant C. j. Yountz, a member
of Battery f, One Hundred and
Eighth Field Artillery. stationed at
Camp Hancock. is home on a fur
Tough and visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. C. S. Yountz. 2152 North
Fifth street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Use McNeil's Pain Externllnator-A
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-04-06

Senator Lodge, who managed TINS
flibuster, proposed an amendment to
the bill by which all newspapers
printed in the language of enemies
be suppressed for the period of the
war. Senator Lewis. of Illinois, Ad-
ministration supporter. proposed an
other amendment aiming to disfran-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
TACOMA ABOVE
81, 600, 900 MARK

Two band concerts by the Todd
Shipyard band were given
Wednesday.
The Liberty Loan quota for Gig
Harbor was set at $4,000.
When Peter Skanski heard
about it, I'm. going to raise that
much in my own family" he told
Chairman Stacy.
Then he went home and told
his three brothers about it. Each
subscribed $500 in bonds, and
the quota for Gig Harbor was
raised.
Since Sunday Skanski and Lee
Makobich have been working all
the time, and when they make
their report tomorrow a few rec
ords may be smashed.
Many towns in the county have
shown similar spirit and as a re-
suit the quota for county dis
tricts has been over-subscribed by
a big margin.
Fairfax, with a quota OF $3,-
600, has raised $11,100, among
the Fairfax Mines Co. and Manley-
Moore Lumber Co. employees.
Kapowsin with quota of 3d.
500, has subscribed $500.
Puyallup has subscribed $685.
500, or $4,000 more than its
quota.
The little town. of Burnett has
subscribed $4,000.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
FLANDERS
BATTLING
IS SEVERE
UNITED PRESS SUMMARY

UNITED PRESS SUMMARY
Crown Prince Rupprecht was
continuing his northern offensive
To-Day on the entire 20-mile front
from the LaBassee canal to the
lpres-Comines canal.
In mailing .his announcement,
Field Marshal Haig reported there
was particularly severe fighting
along the Lave and Lys rivers,
from Lestrem to Armentferes. Les
trem is nine miles southwest Of
Armentieres.
Armentieres, which is only .
pile of stone and bricks and of no
strategic consequence, has been
abandoned because of its position
at the apex of a dangerous sa-
lient. Haig said the city was
gas filled when he British with
drew.
North of Armentieres heavy
fighting continued until a late
hour last night, Haig said, in the
neighborhood of Ploegsteert, Mes
sines and Wytschaete.
These three towns constitute q
five mile front, midway between
Armentieres and Ypres.
Americans Stop Raid.
The terrific bombardment on
the Franco American front Tues
day, from south of Verdun to east
OF st. Mihiel, described in yesteE-
days French communique. was
followed by determined raid on
one of the American sectors. This
was completely repulsed.
The particular objective OF tbs
new offensive is now believed to
be the splitting Of the British hno
along the Lys river, with the roll
ing back of the northern portion
of Haig's forces on the North sea
and the capture of the channel
ports.
The main objective OF
the allied forces-coincides with
that of the southern. but the lat
ter had for its additional aim the
taking of Amiens and Paris.
Lines Penetrated.
On the new front the Germans,
under Crown Prince Rupprecht Of
Bavaria, whose base Is at Lille,
have driven from an average
depth of three to four miles with
in LaBsssee and Armentieree,
while northward between Armon-
there's and the Ypres-Comines ca
nal their penetration has been
comparatively slight.
The German official statement
last night merely confirmed tho
British admission that the Lys had
been crossed and said the British
lines had been penetrated on both
sides Of Warneton, two miles east
of Messines.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11

Doug S
Family
Broken

united Press Leased wfre.)
NEW YORK, April H.
Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks, wife
of the famous movie stag, an
nOunced today that she and
Fairbanks have agreed to sep
aa1te without formal divorce
action to permit him to de-
termine whether his alleged
professional love fOs screen
star "is the one big love-"
Mrs. Fairbanks even named the
other woman"
Mr.. Fairbanks and l talked it
all over" she. said.
"He told me he and (men-
tioning a we'll known film actress)
love each other. They felt that
theirs was the one big love OF
their lives and that nothing mat
tered in comparison with it.
Now | am big enough to stand
aside until they have time to find
out If it really is that big a love.
For ~ years l have thought only
of my husbands happiness and
now / have decided there is only
one thing for me to do-to let
him take 1t as it came to him,
while l wend my separate way
with our son.
"Mr. Fairbanks mad I will re-
main the best of friends. We
have simply separated by mutual
agreement"
"Mr. Fairbanks and / will re-
this action to protect her son,
Douglas, jr., age 7.
Fairbanks gave up the stage
to marry Mrs. Fairbanks, daugh'
tor of Daniel L. Sully, cotton
broker of Watch Hill, r. !.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11

Tacoma passed the $2,0OO,0O0
mark in the third Liberty Loan
campaign before noon Thursday.
according to reports announced
by Chairman Dover at Victory
Hall.
This leaves 100000 still to
60 before the city reaches its
minimum quota. So far this week
the subscriptions have totalled
more than 100000 a day, and II
this record holds up Tacoma will
have subscribed her quota by the
end of Honor Week.
The Flying Squadron is still
hard at work canvassing. Big re-
suits are expected In reports
Thursday night and Friday.
Wednesday only six district cap
tains reported.
Lieut.. Raymond who, by detail
of Maj. Gen. Greene, Is in charge
|of the Liberty Loan subscriptions
at Camp Lewis, has reported 3d.
$50 for the first installment.
The Church OF the Holy Com
|munion demonstrated It's winning
spirit when thru E. j. Hackett,
It's treasurer. the church sub
|scribed $4,000 In Liberty Bonds.
This amount was part OF fund
which the church has been rails
ing for Q new building.
The parish decided 70 defer the
building, and to loan the money
to help win the war.
The Tacoma Shipbuilding Co.
has reported $4,000 In subscrip-
tons signed up, and q subscrip-
ton from every employe Is ex-
pected. I,
TAcosna Railway q Power Co.
|smployes also reported e2,250.
More than $4,000 was reported
from The Tacoma GFNin ca. md
|1fo empIoyeo. Z. q
'Tk1Sadnv evenine belWoea 7s1g
|an6 o:16 ne Ehr1nera' bon1 NJ
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
Kangaroo Court at
Relief Fair Tonight

Soldiers and shipbuilders
jammed the Stadium high school
Wednesday night at the Armen-
ian, Syrian and Jewish relief ba-
zaar and carried away armfuls Of
valuable articles from the differ
ent booths.
They played the Moose frontier
village off the boards as we'll az
the dance and the attractions in
every one of the booths. 1t was
by far the biggest night Of the
fair.
Thursday night has been set
aside for Liberty loan workers.
And as everybody works for the
Liberty loan, the night is for
everybody. The Afifi Shrine
band will parade the streets and
then 10 to the fair.
Nov amusements, such as SOLO
dancing by pretty girls, singing
andf instrumental music Will en-
llvdn every corner Of the fair.
Thu Hlln, In their country seore'
ar1 doing Z thriving business.
X|RnrDdny NlG1t's PrQGreEn-
II Auother footnre Il the kanea-
To- court, which has bee4 fqrmed
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
SHOEMAKER
GIVEN A BIG
RECEPTION!

Fred Shoemaker, candidate for
city councilman, received one Of
the most enth usiastic receptions Of
the campaign Wednesday night,
when he appeared before the Cen
trail Labor council to make an
address.
He is the only candidate outside
of the labor candidates entered
in the primary campaign who has
addressed the big central body OF
organized labor in Tacoma.
A motion on whether he should
be heard carried unanimously.
Several times during the course
of his talk, Shoemaker was inter-
rupted by applause. He was CIV
en- a rousing cheer when he fin
ished.
He told the labor delegates
that he was not the candidate OF
any organization, sect or party.
that he was not in any combina-
ton or deal, and that all he asked
was the right OF an American citi-
zen to a square deal and fair play.
He pointed out that, in the last
analysis, labor pays the bills, and
therefore labor should be in ia
vor of an economical, businssslike
government.
He outlined his policy of whole
sale purchase of municipal sup
plies, adequate provision for re-
tirement of the city's debt, char
ter revision in the interest OF in
creased efficiency, and particu-
larly a change to the proportional
representation plan in the city
council which would assure labor
full representation there at all
times.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
Discharged Soldier
Leader in Lynching

kind Of looked up to me and l was
sort of swelled up"
Still informally, Riegel told of
leading the search of the jail base
ment, dragging the victim from
hiding under pile of thing, ex-
hibiting him in triumph in the
streets and finally hanging him,
after permitting him to write a
farewell note to his parents in
Germany.
"A lot of kids from IL to 16
years old, pulled him up" said the
soldier. 81 just looked on"
The story was corroborated, 1t
was said, by three other witnesses
at the inquest.
Praeger was buried in st. Louis,
members OF the Odd Fellows lodge
acceding to his request that he be
wrapped in the American flag.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
CONGRESS
MAY KILL
BIG FIGHT
Especial to The Times. }

WASHINGTON, d. c., April IL.
"A super-tax on the willard
Fulton prize fight!
, That's the anti-Eght plan pro-
posed by Congressman T. L. Blan-
ton of Texas, who has read with
interest the returns Of the Where
Shall They Fight elections con-
ducted by readers of The Times
and other Amar1can newspapers.
Blanton Introduced his bill yes
teriay. He hopes congress will
spesd 1t thru in time to prevent
or penalixe the fight.
1t wovtdes tax OF $25 on
every person witnessing prize
faght, and would tax the prize
ffgcters and promoters 10 per
cant Of the eeroas Decotpts, includ-
ins a1nn1nu1oa money. motion pic
tufs rocolDtc. sale 81 renerved
noata yofrurhnnents, etc.
81 h a to11ovod such lsW would
oro16 80 donth kno1l q prixe-
l11<lnG T. Anncrlc1. b;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11
Soldier
H0ld!up
a Fake!

Instead of being robbed of 1887
mess fund money by lieutenant
and private in the Donnelly hotel
Wednesday morning, Sergt. Oscar
e. Keiffer of Camp Lewis gagged
End tied himself up as ruse 20
explain financial defalcations.
Sergt. Keiffer confessed at
police headquarters Wednes-
day night that he had lost the
mess fund money in "black-
jack" games while his COM
pany at Camp Lewis was in
quarantine.
Keiffer had created a sensation
Wednesday when persons in
neigh boring rooms at the Donnelly
hotel found him gagged and tied
in bed. He explained that two sol
diers, one of them an officer, had
robbed him.
Il played blackjack with the
boys while we were in quaran-
tine" Sergt. Keiffer told Detective
Capt Strickland and Lieut. Fouls
ston of the military police.
81 lost about half of the mess
fund money, and then played the
other half to try to win it back.
After ! lost everything, l framed
up scheme to cover up the
losses"
Keifer said that he had first
gagged himself. using strips of bed
sheet, then had tied his feet to-
gether, and lastly had managed to
fasten his hands together and pre-
tend to secure them to the head
Of the bed.
Police officials suspected the
truth of Sergt Keiffer's story
Wednesday. When shown a num-
Der of discrepancies in his original
story, the sergeant confessed.
He will be tried before a Camp
Lewis court-martial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11

to try prominent men. Homer
T. Bone, Ralph s. Stacy, II. Roy
Harrison, Edward Meath and Jo-
seph Fl. Lyons are among the
defendants. Il. p. Kemmer has
arranged for the court and will
see that prominent men are
given third-degree trial.
The Knights of Columbus of
Tacoma, thru Eugene Gaudette,
financial secretary, have sent $25
to the Armenian relief fund.
The Italian society gave $25 thru
the army and navy booth.
Anyone having toys Is asked to
send them to the fish pond con-
Quoted by the grade teachers, a.
business has been 90 good that
the supply ID running low.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11

CARLINVILLE, ILL.,, April II.
Jos. Riegel, discharged soldier,
was asked today by the coroner's
jury investigating the hanging of
Robert Praeger here, for the
names Of ringleaders in last Fri
days lynching. Riegel Informally
admitted his part in the violence
and was said to have given the
same testimony In the jury's Sc
cret hearing.
THE bravest guy / ever saw"
said Riegel. "Praeger didn't shed
a tear except when he kissed the
flag, and he didn't beg for mercy"
ut might have been me-" re-
piled Riegel to query as to who
attended to some details of the
lynchfng. II had a lot of liquor
In me and being a soldier they
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-04-11

QUESTIONS OF THE HOUR
Why the street corner dials
don't show within $4,000 of the
same total.
Why the unions don't take down
their Vote for Beodle, Harrison
and Dickson Next Tuesday" ban
ner.
Why Won Hin postponed his ar
rival In Paree.
Why the mayor postponed his
trip to California.