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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
ALSACE-LORRAINE
IS GERMAN SOIL,
CHANCELLOR SAYS
Won Hertling Agrees With
First Four Clauses of
~ Wilson Terms
AUSTRIA TO TALK PEACE
German Spokesman Says the
L. S. and Dual Monarchy
Can Get Together

Washington, Jan. 25.-Count
Won Hertling, the German I'm
perial chancellor in answering
the recent speeches of President
Wilson and Premier LLOYD
George, announced in the Reich
stag Main Committee that GeE.
many would not give up Al
sace-Lorraine under any cir
cumstances.
AS to Belgium, the chancellor said
Germany did not desire any forcibIe
annexation of her territory. Re-
garding occupied French territory
he declared that while Germany did
not desire amnexations of IL by vio-
lenco he would discuss the question
of this territory only with France.
The evacuation of Russian territory
could be discussed only with Russia
he announced. lie expressed agree
mcnt with certain points in President
Wilson's speech and invited new
proposals from the allies.
Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister, in an ad-
dress before the Reichsrath, also re-
piled to the speeches of the British
and American executives. He also
voiced n desire to continue tho ex-
change of peace views with the allies.
In particular, he thought such ex-
changes between Austria Hungary
and the United States were desirable
There was no incompatabiIity be-
tween the interests of these two
nations, in his opinion and an ex-
change of views between them might
open the way for the other nations
to join in conciliatory discussions.
Germany's Terms
Chief interest centers in the an
nouncement of Germany's terms.
which are defined for the most part
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
Only Four Pass Physical
and Mental Tests of the
First Civil Service Exams

Only four of the men who took the
physical and mental examinations
for appointment as city patrolmen
passed and have been placed on the
eligible lists the Civil Service board
reported to-day. AS soon as Mayor
Kerster requests the names in order
to make selection and submit his
choice to Council for approval the
board will certify them. There are
half dozen vacancies on the force
The four who passed finally are:
B. U. Waters, colored, 424 Herr
street. Rating IS.
c. l.. Anderson. 125 washington
street. Rating S6.5.
j. S. Dye, $40 Cowden street. Rat
ing S4.
Harrison NJ. Bathurst, 1871 Berry
hill street. Rating 81.
Eleven of the APPLICANTS took the
physical examinations and nine the
mental tests.
Ten applications have been receiv-
ed for sergeancy appointment. The
physical examinations will be held
next Tuesday evening and the mental
tests on Wednesday evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
Increased Expenses
Force All New York
Papers to Two Cents
By associated Press

New York, Jan. 20. - Beginning
tomorrow the price of all New York
morning and evening newspapers,
heretofore one cent on week days.
will be two cents the copy. This
change in price, which follows the
example of large and small papers in
all parts of the country, was made
necessary by greatly increased cost
of white paper and operating ex.
penses. The New York papers wefe
able to hold out longer than others
because some of them had long term
contracts at favorable prices and
others owned their own mills.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
WATER SUPPLY
NEARS DANGER
POINT AFTER
NEW ACCIDENT
Machines Built in 1874 Can't
Stand Up Under Forced
Speed; Expert and Busi-
nessmen in Conference
INDUSTRY is STOPPED
OVER THE WEEKEND
Surrounding Towns and
Pennsylvania R. R. Come
to City's Aid; Relief Not
Expected For Days

Both of the old pumps at the
city water station, which have
been running since last Novem-
Der, were shut down at mid
night when one of the large
valves broke. The pumps were
not working from midnight
until o'clock this morning, +he
reservoir water depth dropping
from 7.3 to 4.8 feet in that time.
1t has practically been de
cided to keep all industrial
plants closed until next Mon
day at least. Efforts are being
made now to have the govern
ment fuel administration re-
scind the Monday closing orders
for this city because of the shut
down nccessitated by the water
shortage.
Council and the special COM
mittee of manufacturing and
public utilities officials met in
special session beginning at 2
o'clock to take up with ]. w.
LedouN, the engineering eX-
pert who came here to-day from
Philadelphia, any measures
which will improve conditions in
the water department. Mr..
Lcdoux reached here shortly
after II o'clock this morning and
eaftcr a short oral statement of
conditions was taken to the
pumping station to make an
investigation with A. L. Burns,
engineer in charge there. Mr..
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PORTUGUESE TROOPS IN FRANCE
SHUTDOWN MAY BE coMRLErE

Harrisburg-The special committee appointed by
Mayor Kester went into executive session late this after
noon to decide drastic action to compel every manu-
featuring plant using any city water for industrial pur
poses to stop such Immediately. The Mayor re-
ported that he had been informed Of number oators
Of his closing order and asked what action he should take
1t may be decided to shut of the water supply rom the
Pi@nts which have not closed as ordered Is reported
the electric pump and motor probably be placed and
in use by next Saturday. a plan whereby the Two city
bumpers in the FIRE department may be used TO help fill
the reservoir was being considered late to-day w
Ledoux, the expert engineer who came here this morn
ing, rsdo recommendations Of possible changes the old
pumps which would increase their capacity from rs to so
per cent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
RUSSIANS Reject
ULTIMATUM;; MAY
DECIDE ON WAR
Real German Aims Different
From Those Voiced Decem-
ber 25, Says Trotzky

PetrQgrad, Thursday, Jan. "a.
"A detailed account of the
Brest-Litovsk conference sea-
sion following General Hoff-
mans hold statement of the
aims Of The Central Powers was
published by the Smolny Insti-
tute to-day. Leon TrotzVy, the
Bolshev;li foreign. minister ad-
dressing the conference declared
that "the position of the Austro-
Germans is now absolutely clear. ;"
Continuing the foreign minister
said:
Germany and Austria seek to cut
off more than 10000 square Yersts
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mot GUILTY."
SAY OFFICIALS !,
IN BLOCK CASE
Uncertain Whether to Laugh
or Not at License Tax
Officer

Not guilty." said Mayor Keister
this morning when asked whether he
sent William ID. Block to the farm
products show last night to inform
Governor Brumbaugh that he would
be arrested if he conducted a Red
Cross auction without a license.
mot guilty." said John E. Fox,
city solicitor.
Not guilty." said T.. Bruce Tay-
lor, assistant city solicitor.
Not guilty!" said Charles w.
Burtnett, city councilman, who is in
charge of Blocks department. And
furthermore, said BURNETT, 'ifs
had known of Blocks intentions 1
would have suggested that he be
discreet" Officials were uncertain
whether to laugh or apologize for
the incident.
The Governor was announced in
the Telegraph last evening as hay-
ing agreed to auction off a plate of
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
Perry County Towns Are
Isolated by the Weather

New Bloomfield, Pa, Jan. 2J.-With
the tieup of both the Susquehanna
River and Western and the Newport
and Sherman's Valley Railroads again
due to the drifted snow. this town
and several others in Perry county
arc almost isolated from the outside
world.
Although both railroads are maxi
ing heroic efforts to get their trains
through the snow and ice which COM
pletely cover the rails prevent any
regular schedules. One train got
through yesterday to New Bloomfield
Junction with mail but no trains have
been able to reach New Germantown,
the western terminus of the line, for
several days
Several inches of ice cover the rails
and the engine cannot break through.
Workmen are now busy with picks
endeavoring to uncover the rails.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
Bids For Ash Removal
to Be Opened Tomorrow

!. Bids for the removal of ashes from
the city as divided into three districts
will be opened tomorrow by Com
missioner Hassler. The districts are
follows: East of Cameron street, to
city limit on north. east and south:
Herr street to southern city line west
of Cameron street, and Herr street to
northern city line west of Cameron
street. The present ash removal
contract ends next Friday. Garbage
collections after that date will be
made by IIagy Brothers, who have
been awarded five-year contract.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
When They Herded Cattle
With Autos Cowboy Quit

Cleveland, Jan. 25.-When =. ].
Moore returns home from taking his
wife out riding in an auto ne saddles
his horse and rides through the
parks. Moore was a cowpuncher for
thirty-fse years.
"They started to herd cattle on the
ranges in artos. and I concluded 1t
was time to quit" he said.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
STONE FLAYED
BY ROOSEVELT
AS "TURNCOAT''
Colonel Makes White-Hot Re-
ply TO Attack Upon
Him by Senator

Washington, Ian. 25.--Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt made a
white-hot reply yesterday to the
attack upon him by Senator
Stone. Speaking at the National
Press Club, Colonel Roosevelt
said:
your chairman in introduc-
ing me has spoken of my thor
ough-going Americanism. At this
time no man is a good American un-
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WEATHER FORECAST

For Harrisburg and vicinity. I'm
settled, probably light snow to-
night, with lowest temperature
about 20 dcgreesJ Saturday fair,
colder.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Local
SHOWS Tonight; Saturday fair,
colder In north and west uOr-
tIoHsj moderate southwest to
west winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
Embargo on Certain
Eastern Lines May Be
Removed Early in Week

Washington, Jan. 25.-Successful
rerouting of much western freight
over southern lines and better wealth
er to-day over most of the east,
prompted railroad administration of
flcials to declare that the general
freight embargo now imposed on
three eastern trunk lines would be
removed by Monday or Tuesday.
Coal movements were reported far
greater to-day than at any time in
the past ten DAYS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
WALLOWER HALL
NAME OF GREAT
NEW AUDITORIUM
Penn-Harris Hotel Directors
Plan For Big Conven-
ton Center

E. Il. Wallower, president of the
Harrisburg Hotel Company, owner
of the Penn-Harris, now building at
Third and Walnut streets, gave a
dinner at his residence last night to
the directors and officers of the COM
pany and officials OF the United
Hotels Company which will operate
the big hotel. Mr.. Stoddart, of New
York City, the hotel architect, was
also a guest of honor.
1t was a delightful social func-
ton at which business was mixed
with pleasure, Mr.. Wallower making
a report of the various activities
connected with the hotel enterprise
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
NEW ENGLAND FACES COAL CRISIS

NEW ENGLAND FACES COAL CRISIS
Boston-New England is facing very serious coal
shortage which may shut down all business within the
next few days. according to James Storow, New Eng
land fuel administrator Good weather only hope
and auy praying that the crisis will not comc" Mr.
Storrow declared to-day.
LABOR UNIONS URGED TO BUY
neutrality-suspicious. unions throughout Pennsylvania
are urged TO buy war savings stamps appeal made
public to-day by Harry Jenkins secretary Of de glass
Bottle Blowers Association and chairman Of The labor
organizations committee supporting this feature of the
government.
FORBES ADVISER TO RESERVE BOARD
Washing gton-Allcu B, Forbes of New York, member
OF the bond selling firm Of Harris Forbes and Company
has been appointed chairman Of board Of three adsers
to the Federal Reserve Board to pass on applications
for approval OF securities issues
PRESIDENT CANCELS ENGAGEMEfTS
Wsshington--Presdent Wilson Cancelled ali his en-
gagements for this afternoon including the cabinet meet
ing, and remained in the White House study at work
There were no outward indications OF whether the in
ternatona situation the attacks on the War Depart
ment Congress were engaging the Presidents atten-
ton.
CHIEF DESIGNER RESIGNS
Washington-Ihe resignation Of Theodore e Ferris
chief ship designer for the Emergency Feet Corporation
accepted to-day by Chairman Hurley Of the Shipping
Board.
PERsHING REPORTS ANOTHER DEATH
Washipgton--General Pershng to-day reported an
other American soldier killed in action ON January 2z
but no details. The man killed was Private fred p
Thompson. His brother Ralph Thompson, lives at
Georgetown, Illinois
:s4s.5 7az= 81 ~ +'sgFs5
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SON on MORMON PREsIDENT n

SUN Ot' hOHMON PRESIDENT DIES
Salt Lake City. Jan. 25.-Hyrum #.
Smith. apostle of the Mormon Church
and SON of President Joseph l.. Smith,
died here Wednesday. He was As
years old.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-25
LATE NEWS
MARKET CLOSES STRONG &

New Yorl-Proft-takih caused temporary racassious
in the last hour but these again largely retrieved
The closing strong. Liberty I-2 sold at the new
minimum of 9796; first Is at 81 to 967s and second As
at 96.26 to 9616 Peace rumors and pending railroad
legislation dominated todays stock market including
extensive short covering. Sales approximate 425ooO
shares
PORTUGUESE TROOPS IN FRANCE
Paris--A neY contingent of Portuguese troops has
just been landed in France
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WATER LEAKING THROUGH
3-S OF AN INCH APER-
TURE
1867 gal. per day
277,599 gal. per week
14,474,805 gal, per year
Cost per day ...,.S. 5.247
Cost per week ,-.. 37.01
Cost per year ..1929.9I4
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1918-11-17

palms which carried out the Italian
national colors. A buffet supper was
served at midnight.
Little Miss Agnese di Cellere,
though she is not yet out indeed she
does not look more than Is. is be-
ginning already to know some of the
joys that await her when she puts
her hair UP. and brings her skirts
down. though for that matter the
skirts of is nowadays are sometimes
further down than those of CO.
On Wednesday night also there was
a great jubilation at the Club de
Vingt. They had one of those ''inter-
allied dinners" that were inaugu-
rated last season-offcers from all
the missions at present IN Washing
ton and some from the embassies
and of course some from our owr
forces. 1t was their first get-together
Of the season. arranged as were thoss
of last season by Lieut. Barber OF
the Belgian Legation. and includec
large groups of British, French anc
Italian officers, with a scattering Of
other nationalities-Cuban Brazilian
Japanese-au gathered together e
celebrate the victorious peace which
seems about to be contaminated.
They had a great time in theil
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3n the Social Worlo

through the last four years have made
them the most sympathetic figures in
Washington today. There were, OF
course. other ambassadors on the
overwhelmingly the Belgian Min
lister was in New York-and other
wives in the diplomatic gallery. the
Russian. for instance. and enc specu-
lated Just what 1t meant to them. as
they were probably specializing Just
what it meant to Russia, but some
how II was the Jusserands whom one
was watching.
To watch Mrs. Wilson. leaning for
ward from the front row in the Exec
utive gallery. her eyes fixed on her
husband; nnd Mrs. McAdoo with
her lovely color and her starry eyes
fairly blazing pride and excitement.
and behind them others Of the caoi-
net families, and all around in the
galleries the wives and daughters or
the official world-of Congress and the
Supreme Court, of the big men of the
big war boards-"the brains Of the ma
ton" There was so much pent up
emotion in that room that one won
dered how the four walls could hold
IT, / doubt II even Independence Hail
in its supreme moment had anything
on the Chamber of the House of Rep
resentatives last Monday morning.
And then the delirium of the streets.
in which probably Washington had
nothing on New York, or Philadel-
phia, Baltimore or Chicago, or any
other place. All were probably equal
ly mad. Though again It was only
in Washington that the President
could take part in the popular cele-
bration. / didn't see him myself
indeed. was inclined to doubt that
It was really he who drove the length
of Pennsylvania avenue TO see for
himself the frenzy Of gladness the
news had wrought, until Mildred
Brown assured me that 1t really was,
she had seen him, and Mrs. Wilson,
and the Secret Service men on the
running board OF the motor; and NIL
dred knows them all as we'll as l
do. had thought that possibly
the man who does the part OF the
President in the Camp Meigs soldier
show. -AttahoyH which has been
here for the past two weeks, had
perpetra ted a hoax on the public.
He makes up so perfectly that he
easily could-but they tell me that
when the crowd recognized the White
House party it went IL possible even
madden than 1t had been. 1t must
have been an anxious time for the
S. S.
Then there was the great parade in
the afternoon, the opening feature
OF the war work drive for funds,
with its series of picturesque floats
representing the different organiza-
lions interested in camp welfare and
sk,a vi nh ~ THAR " l.
ties. and the President reviewing
that as it passed down Executive
avenue" between the Office wing OF
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Hasn't 1t been a wonderful week.
No use telling you how Washing
ton celebrated You know how your
old town went mad, and probably
every city IN the country did pretty
much the same thing. But II was
an amiable insanity
However, there are certain details
in which Washington put 1t all over
every other place, simply because
II is Washington. Nowhere else can
the President go to the Capitol and
tell cheering Congress that peace
peace which spells VICTORY in
capital letters-is in sight; not only
a cheering Congress. but diplomats.
Supreme Court, Cabinet. army and
navy heads, and even his opponent
in the last election-(for no one thing
impressed me more than the sight
of Charles Evans Hughes, irrecon-
cilably opposed to many of Presi-
dent Wilson's home policies, but en-
Enthusiastically back of anyone VINO
was running this war. leading the
applause from the House 6oor)-all
gathered to hear what America and
the nations with whom she had as
soctated herself, had done-and what
they had yet to do.
Don't forget that last clsuse-for
verify was 1t made clear that right
eousness and peace are met together
and also that mercy and truth have
kissed each other. Is that the way
the anthem goes? It's something like
that. Could anything have been more
impressive than the Presidents plea
for tolerance and sympathy for Ger
many in the hour Of defeat than his
I'VE must hold the light steady IN
81
must establish a peace that will justly
define their place among nations and
enable them to live in security and
eontentment when they have set their
own affairs in order"
1t was a wonderful experience to
sit there, listening first to the an
nouncement and the terms OF the ar
mistice-tO watch Congress listening
AZ first gravely, then with almost
solemn enthusiasm. and finally as the
last clauses Of the armistice were
reached giving way to a tempest of
almost hysterical laughter and
cheers. The sigh Of relief with
which a man near me murmured,
Wei, we cert'nly done a thorough
looi and Laura WEIGH, who had
been with me to hear Floyd Gibbons,
whispered, quoting one of his stories.
DIDN'T we stick 'em pretty, Bill"
To watch the Supreme Court fairly
oeaming. and Ambassador Jusserand
IN MS place on the floor almost weep
ing as he realized that France-his
France-had recovered her lost pro-
Nlnces- His eyes sought and found
his American wife. OF good PhiIadeI-
phia stock, in her place in the diplo-
matte gallery. They are wonderful,
those two. The gentle dignity with
which they have held their course
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of official and resident society. The
embassy was beautifully decorated
in the Italian colors-worked out
with American beauty roses, great
fluffy white chrysanthemums. and
palms and ferns. Singularly enough
the embassy is the Washington
home of Thomas Nelson Page. Am
bassador OF the United States to
Italy. 1t is one of the handsomest
homes in Washington, regarded as
an especially good example of the
stately colonial type of architecture.
The drawing rooms are on the sec
ond floor. AS one enters the spa
cious hall one faces a graceful stair
way curving up against the oppo-
site wall. This was almost lined
with the loveliest funkeys. in the
! brilliant embassy uniform with nice
lace jabots under their chins. want
ed one of them. They'd be most i'm
| pressive ornaments in any parlor.
They are infinitely more imposing
than anyone one saw upstairs, though
| to be sure some of the minor dipIo-
mats, especially the new ones from
the Balkan states ran them pretty
close
The Italian ambassador and Count
ess di Cellere received in the drawing
room on the second floor, and their
guests having greeted them, passed
on into the great library - Thomas
Nelson Pages library, remember. and
! lined from. ceiling to floor with we'll
| filled book cases-where the members
of the embassy staff made them well
! come. The first person l ran into
was Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, daugh-
ter of the Secretary of Labor. and
with her Mrs. Caminetti, whose hus-
band is Immigration Commissioner.
AS we shook hands she exclaimed
Isn't it lovely to see all these smil-
| ing faces? to realize that the night
| mare of the past four years is past?
| But isn't II queer how entirely the
| diplomatic set has changed since it
has been in seclusion. Only here and
there a familiar face, and the con-
slant question as to who the people
are. Who's that, for instance?' in
dicating a handsome dark woman
nearby. And before 1 could answer
there was a little stir of interest and
/ everybody was moving over toward
| the doorway. The President OF the
United States and Mrs. Wilson were
\ arriving!
They were received with due promp
and ceremony. The Ambassador and
Countess di Cellere went quickly down
| to the door. and fianked by the entire
| Embassy Stan, welcomed their dis
| tinguished guests. The Ambassador
escorted Mrs Wilson up the winding
stair, followed by the President with
| the Countess di Cellere on his arm,
the naval and military attaches fall
ing in behind, and the various secre-
taries bringing up the rear. The
Italian anthem was played as they
assembled the stairway and upon reach
| ing the drawing room the entire party
\ stood at attention while the Star
| Spangled Banner was played. The
| President and Mrs. Wilson stood for
| a while in the drawing room and
moved about the library receiving the