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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19

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motives, ship equipment, woolens for
uniforms, tenting and optical sup
plies.
Shipyards were not named in or
ders, but will continue to operate
under the special ruling, as will vir-
tually all ore-producing mines. There
VIII be no more general exemptions,
II was announced, except over the
signatures of Secretaries Baker and
Daniels. LibeI al interpretations, how
ever, Will be given to rules applying
TO raw material.
Agents mt Ports
Backed by vigorous defense of the
president. who yesterday gave his
full support to the closing order as
imperative to release coal to move
supplies to the American Army and
the allies. DR.. Garfield to-day gave
his attention to the situation at At
lantic ports. Fuel Administration
agents have been sent to seaboard
points and will remain there until all
ships held up are bunkered. Imme-
diate Improvement in the situation is
expected and more than a million
tons of shipping detained would be
on its way in short time.
President Approves Order
Confronted by President Wilson's
statement that the order was issued
with his fun knowledge and approval
and by another explanation from DIR.
Garfield declaring that the railroad
congestion is threatening the food
supply vigorous opposition in Con-
gress apparently has spent itself
On instructions from Director Gem
eral McAdoo to cooperate with the
fuel administration, railroad officials
set about directing coal shipments to
the preferred class of shipping in
terests. householders. hospitals pub
lie utilities and others whom the
order does not affect. Suggestions
that a railroad embargo be placed on
shipment of goods from factories shut
down was overruled by the director
general
Few violations have been noted by
fuel administrators, and these, it was
said, were due to MISUNDERSTANDING.
In some cases even state fuel admin
istrators have not understood the
order. DIR. Garfield said it would be
easy for plants to evade instructions.
but he believed there would be few
such cases. He intimated, however.
that violations would be dealt with
vigorously under the food law and
the coal supply of offending plants
would be cut off.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
Mines Should Reach
Maximum Production
During Coming Week

Washington, Jan. 10. Reports
to the fuel administration to-day
showed transportation congestion
throughout the east being cleared
and bunker coal being unloaded in
increasingly large quantities. Few
empty cars, however, have begun to
move back yet to the coal mines.
Enough bunker coal will reach
the docks within the next three or
four days 1T was said to supply all
ships now awaiting for fuel. Bunker
ing, however, depends largely on
handling facilities after the coal is
unloaded on the docks.
A Weeks Delay
Fuel administrators predicted that
it would be at least q week before
the coal mines began to receive
enough empty cars to keep produc-
tion at a maximum. Confusion re-
sulting from diversion of coal at
destinations is slowing up the move
ment of empty cars back to the mine
districts.
1t was made clear industries pro-
ducing materials on which munui-
tions plants are dependent are ex-
cepted from provisions OF the clos
ing order. This permits operation of
virtually all mines producing metals
and ore.
The fuel administration to-day
ruled that lumber producing con-
Germs working on orders for the
Emergency Fleet Corporation and
for the aircraft production board are
exempt.
Fuel administration officials said
the tone of kilograms coming was
entirely different from those of yes
terday and that most of them either
approved the governments action or
expressed willingness to cooperate.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
Ice Twenty Inches Thick
Harvested at Walkemeyer's

Dauphin, Pa, Jan. 19.-The Unit
ed Ice and Coal Company of Har-
risburg has completed filling it's ice
house at Walkemeyer's and COM
menced cutting at Glendale Forge.
They have harvested ice twenty
inches thick.-koss Wilson of Mil
lersburg spent the weekend with
his aunt Mrs. Charles A. Shaffer.-
The cottage prayer meetinfg of the
Presbyterian Church will be held at
the home of Mrs. Freeman C. Ger
berick, in Erie street. Sergeant
cr a months furlough on account
of illness, left for Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, on hursday.-Frank Ker-
lin, principal of the Dauphin high
school, who has enlisted in the Unit
ed States Army, left for Washing
ton, ID. c. Ralph Shoop, son of
Samuel Shoop, Stony Creek, has
been appointed to fill the uneXpired
term.AMrs. Sarah Sponsler has re-
turned home after spending some
time with her niece, Mrs. Snyder, ut
Nork.-Mrs. Amanda Meyers, OF
Lebanon, will spend the remainder
VI IIlt WluleE Wlln MIS-. sara II
Sponsler.-Mrs. T. M. Poffenberger,
of Harrisburg, spent Monday with
friends here.-Miss Mary Umberger
left on Wednesday for an extended
visit to Philadelphia and New York.
Mise Margaret Fite spent several
days at Harrisburg. - Mrs. III. ID.
Long has returned to her home at
Erie after visiting her mother, Mrs.
Carrie Garman. = Miss Elizabeth
Poffenberger is visiting at Sunbury.
Mrs. Charles Bowman and daugh-
ter. Eleanor, of Rockville, are Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bowman,
at Speeceville.-The cottage prayer
meeting of the Methodist Church
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Kiein.-Miss Ruth Bell,
of Harrisburg, spent the weekend
with her aunts, Misses Anna and
May Bell, Of Stony Creek Valley
Mrs. j. +. Williams, of Harrisburg,
and Mrs. William Miller, of Enola,
spent a day with Mrs. Williams
sons, William and Frank williams
Miss Dorothy Singer is spending the
week at Harrisburg.-Mr. and Mrs.
Harry b. Greenawalt have closed
their house for the winter and gone
to New York to visit their son, Ray.
Miss Julyann Weirman, of Harris
burg, was a weekend guest of her
aunt. Miss Julia Kinter. - William
Bell Gross, of Sparrows Point, Md,
spent the weekend with his fam
lily here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
Girl Sues For $4,000
For Breach of Promise

Halifax, Pa. Jan. 19.-Miss Min
ME Speece, of Halifax, has brought
suit for $4,000 against Harry En-
ders, of near Enterline, for breach
of promise. Miss Specie AYERS that
in 1898, Mr.. Enders promised to
marry her, but on December 21,
1917, it is alleged he said he did
not intend TO marry any one. -
George Landis,. of Lucknow, spent
Sunday visiting relatives in town
and Matamoras.-Mrs. II. S. Pottie
and children, Lee and Rae. have re-
turned home from n visit to her
sister, Mrs. W. I. Kettle at Cherry
dale, Virginia.-Mrs. Harvey Boyer
and daughter, Grace, have returned
TO their home in Middletown, after
spending two weeks with Mrs. Boy
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John H..
Lentz. - Mrs. Harvey Rouch and
daughter, Ella, OF Highspire, spent
Sunday at the home of her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. George w.
Tobias. Mr.. Tobias was home from
Highspire. over Sunday. - Peter
Bressler spent several weeks visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. John Zim-
norman, at Linglestown. - Michael
Paulus, of Steelton, was home with
his family over Sunday. - Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Lebo and daughter, Pau
line, spent Sunday at the home of
Daniel Lebo and family, at Waynes-
Ville.-Charlotte Lebo spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
b. Gimpsey, at Waynesville. - Es-
tella Lebo and Virgie Paulus spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. e. Jury, near Waynesville.-Mrs
J.. p. Heath, of Camden, n. j., and
Miss Margaret Koppenhaver, of Har-
risburg, spent Sunday at the home
of their brother, Samuel w. Kop-
penhaVer, in Armstrong street.-W.
a. Steffen and daughter, Miss Mar
tina Steffen spent Sunday visiting at
his parental home at Herndon. -
Mr.. and Mrs. o. f. Seagrist visited
relatives at Millersburg on Sunday.
Luther Loudermilk, who is en-
ployed at Steelton, spent the week
end here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. c. Loudermilk. - James
Hoffman, Jr., of Steelton, spent Sun
day at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James Hoffman, Sr.-HarrY
l.. BieVer, of Enola, spent Sunday at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Biever, and his daughter, Miss Cath
arine Biever, in North Front treset.
w. II. Kettle spent a day at the
bedside of his sister at Elizabeth
ville.-Mrs. Lewis Wagner is ill. -
Harry G.. Bair, of Liverpool, Perry
county, spent Monday with friends
here.-Jacob Gipple, of Fisherville,
spent Monday here.-Mrs. John ].
Baker, of Steelton, spent Sunday at
the home of j. II. Eisenhauer.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner are in
receipt of a postcard from their son,
]. Harry Wagner, of Washington,
ID. c., announcing his safe arrival in
France. Mr.. Wagner is a sergeant
in the Ordnance experimentation en-
ME Hoover is spending several weeks
at Penbrook.-Mr. and Mrs. II. II.
Lebo spent Wednesday at the home
of Daniel B. Shultz. near Mata-
moras.-Miss Mabel Weaver is ill.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
Macedonian Will Deliver
Address at Thompsontown

Thompsontown, Pa, Jan. ia
former resident of Macedonia, DR..
Vishanoff will deliver an address in
Lutheran Church tomorrow evening.
lie will appear In native costume
ii. n. Sewers was at Mifflin Tues
day.-Mr. and Mrs. William Colyer
have returned from n two months
visit with their sons in Philadef-
phia and Harrisburg. - Miss Maudc
Hopes is u guest of Mrs. Gilbert
Haven Frank, at Newport. - Mrs.
George Smell, of Lewistown, spent
Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Cameron. - Charles Sieber and two
sons, of Twin Falls. Idaho, are visit
ing his father, William Sieber-
Miss Margueretha Dimm spent the
weekend at Port Royal. - A. G.
Scholl, of Atlanta, Ga, and Mrs.
j. Frank Patterson. of Mihiintown.
were guests of Mrs. Israel Tennis
and Mrs. d. II. Spotts.-A son,
George Amos Kinzer, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kinzer on
Saturday, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Gertie Ar
mold and son of Hyattsville, Md,
were recent guests of Mrs. Mary
Gross. = Mrs. Metz, of Allensville,
was a recent guest of her son, DIR.
s. f. Metz.-Mrs. George Colyer, of
Lewistown, was in town on Wednes-
day.-Dr. 5. f. Metz purchased the
house in which he lives from Mrs.
Levi X. Myers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
SLASH PASSENGER
TRAINS TO MOVE
COAL, GOV. URGES

most thoughtful leaders of public
opinion in this Commonwealth to the
end enc. that you may have at first hand
The Governors telegram of yester-
day asked that conferences be held
with leading manufacturers and 9TH
ers of the respective counties "as to-
effect and necessity of shutdown orr
DER" and requesting a consensus Cd
opinion by wire.
MIR. JennIngs' Reply
Many of the replies were to the ef-
feet that there was much criticism OF
the lack of notice to prepare for tho
suspension. although in some cases.
notably William Jennings. chairman
OF the Dauphin county public safety
committee, 1t was reported that every
one was complying with the order.
Mr.. Jennings said: Parties consulted
considered some relief necessary and
are willingly complying with order.
Employees for most part accepting sit
uation in a patriotic way"
James III. Maurer, president OF the
State Federation of Labor, declared
that closing down industries will not
remedy conditions due to loaded coat
cars being held on sidings but will
add to trouble. He declares that if
organized labor was in charge of pro-
duction and distribution there would
be no coal shortage. kilograms from
Erie. Easton, Reading, Rochester,
Washington. Uniontown and other
places criticise the order, while 9TH
ers from York. Williamsport, Phila =
delphia. Scranton and West Chester
say that people are making the best
of it.
Col. J. II. Cummings Philadelphia.
wired that the administration Is to
be severely criticised for gross incom-
petence in handling the coal situa-
ton" Mayor A. T. Connell, Scran-
ton. wired, Here is one of the great
sacrifices we are asked to make Let
us do it patriotically."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
US. OFFERS NEW
CERTIFICATES TO
AID WAR FUND
Four Per Cent. to Be Paid on
Government Indebted
ness Bonds.

An unusual opportunity was Of
fered to-day to banks, corporations
and individuals with means by the
u. S. government to buy federal
certificates of Indebtedness, with an
interest of 1 per cent a gear and
due June 20, 1918. The timeinegs
OF these new certificates as pointed
out to-day by bankers of Harrisburg
is that they fall due just at the period
when the federal taxes must be
paid. In addition to helping the
government therefore the buyer will
have cash at hand to meet his taxes.
The smallest denomination IS $500
and the largest 100000. The GER
tificates may be securedJ through
any bank. The government is
greatly concerned in this issue for
upon it's success depends somewhat
the starting of the next Liberty
Bond campaign. The more Uncle
Sam gets from this issue the less
there will be to sell in the Liberty
Bond drive.
These certificates will be exempt.
both as to principal and interest,
from all taxation now or hereafter
imposed by the United States, any
state or any of the possession of the
United States. or by any local taxing
authority, except (a) estate or in
heritance taxes, and (b) graduated
additional income taxes, commonly
known as surtaXes, and excess profits
and war profits taxes now or here
after imposed by the United States
upon income or profits of individuals,
partnerships, associations or cor
porations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
TWO WICONISCO
GIRLS MARRIED
Miss Olwyn Phillips and II. j.
Lewis Wed at Phila-
delphia
COUPLE AT HARRISBURG
Miss Flora NJ. Lewis Becomes
Bride of Harry Starnosky
on Monday
COUPLE AT HARRISBURG

WicOnisco. Pa, Jan. 19.-News has
been received here of the wedding
of II. ]. Lewis, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Olwyn Phillips, of Wiconisco,
which took place December 26, 1911,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
street. The bride was attended by
Miss Fannie West. of Wiconisco,
and the groom by William Howell,
or Philadelphia. The ceremony was
performed under an American Flag,
as the groom is in the Navy, now
doing service as inspector in the
Naval Coast Reserve. Miss Phillips
graduated from Wiconisco High
school in 1912 and from Harrisburg
conservatory of Music in 1876
Harry Stamosky and Miss Flora NJ.
Lewis left on Monday morning for
Harrisburg, where they were mar
ried at the United Evangelical par
sonage in Park street by the Rev.
A. E. Hangen. The young people
were unattended. They returned
home Tuesday evening to find a
crowd of young folks waiting for
them at the home of the brides par
ents.-James Zimmerman has re-
turned to his home in Parnassus, af-
ter spending several weeks with Ed.
i. Hunter and family.-Charles
Acaley is visiting relatives at Llwel-
lyn.-Mrs. S. j. Shambaugh, of Mid
dleburg, is visiting Professor and
Mrs. John L. Shambaugh.-
Minnie Long spent the weekend in
abethville.-Ethel Coles left Sat
urday for her home in Philadelphia.
R. d. Fisher, of New Cumberland,
transacted business in town Tuesday.
--Wilhelmina Seimons has resumed
her studies at Straye's Business Col
lege, Philadelphia.-NIr II. G. Shea
fer has returned after spending
two weeks at Lansdowne-Mrs Flos-
sic Poticher and daughter Ruth, are
Mrs. Ida V. Snyder spent several
meeting of the Red Cross society,
held in their workfoom, the follow
ing officers were elected: Chairman,
Mrs. S. j. Miller; secretary, Mrs,
George S. J Keen; treasurer, Mrs. A.
NJ. Batdorf; corresponding secretary,
E. *. Driscoll.-The Rev. John j..
Hunt spent day at Pottsville.-The
Rev. A. M. Warfel visited relatives
at Lancaster recently.-Mrs. Emily
Buckley and daughter Florence, are
home from a. visit at Philadelphia.
FLORENCE Bateman left Saturday
for Allentown, where she will teach
in the public schools.-Mabel Dun
lap, of Lykens, was the guest of Miss
Mildred Koppenhaver, on Wednes-
day.-Marguerite West spent Thurs
day at Williamstown.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19

closed and from 500, 900 to 1850, 900
workers idle, according to estimates
by various organizations.
To-day U. S. marshals and police
aided the administrators in detecting
violators of the rules and warnings
were issued that prompt prosecutions
would follow all arrests.
Office buildings generally operated
to-day, but heat was reduced to Q
minimum and elevator service greatly
curtailed.
Labor officials report thai probably
eighty per ccSNt of the workers. in. the
city will lose their pay during the
idle period.
Many large establishments have
evolved plan to make up for the
time lost by working overtime on the
regular working days as n means oi
reducing hardships upon their en-
ployes. The Young Womens Chris.
tian Association, the Salvation Army
and kindred organizations are en-
deavoring to help working girls
threatened with destitution by the
order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
YOUNG MEN FOR
AVIATION UNIT
Canvassing High Schools in
Adams County For Recruits
to Take Training
MARRIED MAN MISSING
Goes Away in Automobile to
Fill Out Questionnaire
and Cannot Be Found

Gettysburg, Pa, Jan. 19.-G ettys-
burg Academy and the high schools
of the county are being canvassed
for young men between the ages of
eighteen and twenty-one to become
members of Adams County Aviation
Unit No. /, an effort to organize
which is being launched. 1t is not
the idea for the young meH to give
up their schooling or other work in
which they are engaged, but they
simply agree to hold themselves in
readiness should their services be
needed before the close of the war.
Il. j. King, a student at the col
lege, was the first young man to
sign up for the unit and it is said
there are at least twenty boys from
the Academy who have signifiel
their intention of joining. Those in
charge would like to secure about
one hundred and fifty members in
the unit. S. Reynolds, aged &c,
u young married man with four
children, of East Berlin, has been
missing from his home for over q
week and no trace of him can be
found. He left in Ford automo-
bile after telling his wife he was
going to Millersville to get Profess
scr Harbold to assist him in the
filling out of his questionnaire.-An
field guides and also for present
guides who wish to improve their
rating will be held at the office of
National Park Commissioners the
latter part of February. - Anoth er
high school is to be established in
the county, the school board of York
Springs having decided to rearrange
their rooms for this purpose so that
the boys and girls can have bette
flfr frta oil 1xF, ,krn
ing elsewhere to secure them.-The
conscience of someone in Cham
bersburg has been hurting him, for
Daniel ID. Bucher, of near Arendts-
vile, received a letter this week
post marked at the Franklin coun-
ty town, containing ten dollars con-
science money. On one of his trips
to Chambersburg forty-four years
ago the plush lap robe was stolen
from his buggy. He never had any
idea who took it, but the ten dol
lar bill was to pay for the robe
The fire company has decided to
hold its annual banquet on the
twenty-third of this month. - To
make up for the coal that was con-
signed to dealers here and while
on the road was sent to help condi-
tions in Boston, the dealers have
been receiving carloads of coal this
week that had been billed at the
mines for places in New York state
and diverted from their course and
sent here. This lot was all received
in box cars.-Adams county ranks
eleventh in the counties of the state
in the value of her crops, which are
valued at over $7,000,000. This does
not include the immense apple crop
turned out of the county during the
past year, which would greatly swell
the figures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19

and patriotic impulses and the calm
approve of the order now in force.
Industry is in an unbalanced con-
dition. We lack many essentials
food. clothing, fuel. We have piled
up enormous stores of things not es-
sential to life, but very essential to
war. We have piled up so high on
our docks and in our storehouses
that the ships available cannot carry
them away as fast as they pile up.
For lack of bunker coal held back
by traffic congestion, the number of
ships in our harbors increases men
acingly.
The food supply is threatened to
an even greater degree than the fuel
supply. This condition is in large
part due 10 the congestion that at
many points holds the loaded cars
in it's grip.
ITO single out industries not en-
gagged to some extent in war manu-
facture is to select industries which
in the aggregate will bring relief only
IL suspended indefinitely. To require
all industries except a comparatively
small part to cease for n few days
quickly accomplishes the desired re-
suit and permanently injuries none.
The order as it stands puts all in
dustry on an equal footing, favoring
none and avoiding unfair compet-
ton, but this reason alone is not SUI
ficient. This reason, plus the fact that
that the order will put coal in the
empty bins of the people will save
coal, will aid in breaking up conges-
ton of traffic and in furnishing an
adequate supply of coal to the peo-
pie who need 1t and to the ships
which cannot sail without it-these
are sufficient reasons and justify the
order.
War Industries Operate
"Only those industries producing
necessary war material that can pc
promptly delivered are permitted 10
operate during the suspension period
To permit industries with coal sup
ply on hand to operate would allow
many of the least essential to con-
tinue while some of the most essen
tial would be compelled to stop.
Moreover, to allow those fortu-
nate enough to possess q coal Pile
to continue would result in adding
to the traffic congestion, and, unless
they also are suspended at later
period, the needed saving in con-
sumption of coal would not result.
"To have delayed the application
of the order would only have added
to the congestion. 1t is no condemna-
ton of industry to say that each
would have striven to the utmost to
increase its supply of coal and other
raw material during the days prior
to the application of the order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-19
Slow Improvement in
Transportation System
Seen in New York

New York, Jan. 10. While in
dustrial New York again banked its
fires to-day in obedience to the man
date of the National Fuel Admins
tration, slow but steady improve
ment in the coal and transportation
situation was apparent.
According to A. III. Smith, assist
ant director general of railroads en-
couraging progress has been made
in the past twenty-four hours to re-
lieving the vast congestion of freight
at docks, railroad terminals and sid
ings; movements of both anthracite
and bituminous coal to and from
tidewater are more frequent and an
increasing number of ships at this
and other nearby ports have been
coaled.
The second day of the five-day
period of suspension of industry
found between 10000 and 10000
concerns in the metropolitan district