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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
16; Beatrice NissIey, II: Carroll
EberSolc. and Esther Alweine.
HaDncned i'm TNinlSIinO

Occupants of the in-fated sleigh
who could remem Der details of the
accident this morning said that it
took place so quickly that the men,
bers of the party hardly knew what
was happening until it was over.
Both the sleigh and the street
car were on the Rutherford track,
the accident The members of the
sleigh said they had reached a point
on the road near the Park drive
when the accident occurred.
Their first knowledge of the ap-
preaching street car was when it
topped a slight rise behind them,
and threw the glare of its head
light upon their sleigh. According
to the victims of the accident, the
street car was approaching at a high
speed, and did not give any warning
of its approach.
Tossed Into Drifts
The driver, man named Martin,
had just time to turn his double
team of four mules to one side be-
fore the impact
Owing to the impossible snow
banks thrown up on either side of
the tracks, the victims said this
morning, the mules could not make
way into the side of the street. or
pull the sleigh off the track. The
mules had gotten off the track, but
the sleigh was still full in the path
OF the oncoming car, when ii was
struck with a terrific crash.
The victims were tossed. scream
ing into the drifts, and onto the icy
pavements. and the heavy sleigh was
ground into n thousand pieces. The
only whole piece of the sleigh this
morning was the shaft, which was
standing upright in the snow, as
marker of the location of the grim
tragedy.
Screams Arouse Ncighbors
The terrified screams of the party,
at the sight of the oncoming car,
and after they were hurled into the
air attracted the attention of neigh
bors. who bore the unfortunate vic
tins into their homes.
The tragedy took place within one
hundred feet of the double houses.
3217 and 3219 Derry street, occu-
pied by the families of Byers and
Bates Weakened from sound sleep
by the crash and the immediate
cries the two families threw open
the doors and in a short time the
first floors resembled a combination
morgue and hospital. Into the Bates
home were first brought by the rail-
readers and some men who were on
the way to their daily work, two
girls. unconscious. and one of them
almost unacceptable.
Cared For i'm Homes
One died just before the carriers
reached the house and the other
fingered but a few moments. Mean
time they were bringing all other
members of the unfortunate party
into the Byers home where some
were put on sofas and cots, Others
lay on the floor. The sufferings were
so acute and their cries so heart
rending, said Miss Bates to-day, that
she could not stay in the house and
rushed outside to wait for the am
balances, holding her ears. Every
one was covered with blood" related
Miss Bates. barely able to command
her voice. Some had broken legs,
some seemed to be injured terribly
in the spine. When the ambulance
came the doctor said that the poor
girl who was dead when they
brought her in had suffered a crush
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
Govt Ownership Not
Administration Policy,
Stipulates Railroad Bill
Br AtSocintcd Prcss

Washington, Jan. 24.-The ad-
ministration railroad bill has been
modified to stipulate expressly that
Federal operation is undertaken as
q war emergency measure and shall
not prejudice the future policy of
the government toward ownership
OF the roads. No specific time, how
ever, is fixed for turning the roads
back to private owners.
The modification says the act sis
expressly declared to be emergency
tions growing out of war, and moth
ing herein is to be construed as ex-
pressing or prejudicing the future
policy of the Federal government
concerning the ownership, control
or regulation of carriers or the
method or basis of the capitalization
thereof.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
BOYS AND GIRLS
TOSSED INTO AIR
BY TROLLEY CAR
High School Youths and Ma Are Terribly Mangd When Ruth
erOd High Rate Speed Crashes Into Party Way Home From
Evenings Outing Bodies and Injured Youths Are Cared For Homes of
Families Awakened by Screams of the Injured

Two OF a sleighing party were
killed and nineteen injured early
this rlorniug when a trolley car
crashed into a sleigh which was
taking the boys and girls TO
their homes i'll Hummclstown.
after an. evenings outing.
Six OF the injured are in a
serious condition in the Harris
burg Hospital where the dead and
hurt were taken in three ambulance
trips.
The party was held up until 4
o'clock this morning by the condi
iion of the roads and the driver had
taken TO the car tracks when
rutherford car said to be Soins at
high speed crashed into the sleigh.
Hardly a stick of the sleigh was
left unsplintered. Bits of il were
scattered along a distance Of $50
feet. The occupants were tossed
hish into the air and landed in
Srcwdrifts.
The sleigh was drawn by four
mules, which escaped unhurt.
Thirteen of the accident victims
are itt l4le HOSplldI. Inc NMN uGau
We're removed early this morning to
the undertaking establishment of c.
il. Mauk and later to their homes.
The other eight members of the
party, who received minor injuries,
were treated at the Harrisburg dis
pensary this morning.
The dead are:
Nice Suggett, 10, who made her
home with Miss Elizabeth Fox.
Alberta Grove, 50, daughter of
Mrs. Mary Grove. Poplar avenue.
The seriously injured arc:
Carroll Ebersole, 16, clerk ut
rutherford, who lives In Hanover
street. His left leg was fractured.
Paul Martin. 10, son of the driver.
who lives in Hummelstown; internal
injuries.
Rcbccca Sutcliffe. II Main street,
right arm fractured.
Frank Muth, 16. son of l.. l..
Muth, serious head injuries.
Beatrice Zeitcrs, %, 221 Railroad
street, a. clerk in the Farmers bank:
chest injuries.
Lcta Hitz, 10. Railroad street,
head injuries and compound frac-
tuFe bt itE upper Elshl uEHl.
J. Thomas SutclifTe, IL, 2O7 East
Main street, fractured pclVis.
Margaret CaSSci, 10, East Main
street. unconscious. The extent of
her injuries has not been ascer-
tanned.
The less seriously injured at the
hospital are:
Esther Miller, II, 1O5 East Main
street, school girl. She is suffering
from the shock.
Edith EbcrsOIc. Il. Hanover street,
suffering from shock.
Vivian Mumma, 1925 Derry street,
15, whose injuries were slight.
Archie Shinler, of IsoTncrStown,
is also in the hospital suffering Sc
rious injuries. Besides minor bruises
he sustained fractured pclyis.
The following members of the
sleighing party figured in the acci-
dent without receiving injuries Sc
riOus enough to require detention at
the hospital. They received attcn-
ton at the dispensary this morning.
Blackened eyes. bruises and cuts
were sustained by nearly every one
of them:
Herman Horst, of Hornerstown.
The remainder are from Hummcls-
town. They are: William Grill, Is:
Ruth Swope, IL; Leta Alweine, 20;
Russell Zeiters, 16: Russell Miller,
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BIG AUTO SHOW
OPENS SATURDAY:
GREATEST EVER
Everything That Is New in
Utility Cars 10 Be on
Exhibition

Harrisburg is going to have an
auto show, all reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. 1t promises
to be some exhibition. Nothing Like
it ever seen in Harrisburg. This
fact will be proved. once the big
doors at the Emerson -Brantingham
Company building at Tenth and
Market streets, are open TO the
public The bell for the start of the
show will ring Saturday night at s
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
PRESIDENT DOES
NOT KNOW TRUTH,
REPLIES SENATOR
Chamberlain Stands Firmly
by Charge of Government
Inefficiency

Washington, Jan. 24.-Srand-
ing firmly by his charge that
Americas military establishment
is enmeshed in efficiency, SEN
ator Chamberlain, of Oregon,
chairman of the Military Com
mittce, replied in the Senate to-
day to President Wilson's de-
nunciation of his recent New
York speech, by repeating the state
ment which drew the Presidents
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST

For Harrisburg and vicinity;
Light snow or rain aud warmer
Tonight, with lowest temperu-
ture about % degrees; Friday
partly cloudy with moderate
temperature.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Snow
In north. snow or rain In south
portion Tonight; warmer; FRI
day partly cloudy with mOder-
crate temperatures moderate to
fresh south to west winds.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
1918 AUTO TAGS TOMORROW

The State Highway Department
to-day issued notice that there would
be no extension of time for use of
1917 automobile licenses beyond to-
morrow, January 20. After that date
1918 tags must be displayed on all
motor vehicles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24

Complete details of the water
situation in Harrisburg will be
found on Page 4 of this edition
of the Telegraph.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
RUSSIA MUST GIVE
UP ITS PROVINCES
IS GERMAN DEMAND
Germany, Controlled by Military Party, Has ThrOwn
DOwn the Gauntlet and Defines Frontier Lines Beyond
Which Russia Must Not Claim Further Influence; Fail
ure to Accept Terms Means Occupation of ReUaI

Petrograd, Wednesday, Jan. 23-The Russian
delegates the -Litovsk peace conference have
decided unanimously reject the offered by the
Germans.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24

One of the two Hummelstown girls
who met death near the end of a
sleighing party gotten up by the
pupils of the borough high school
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
DRAPER -AGAINsT FAcTIoNALIsM

Harrisburg--Factoualsm in the Republican party
was decred and the need for broad-nnded man for
Governor pointed out by DR.. William Draper Lewis who
ran p Governor on the Washington party ticket in
1914, during brief visit here business at the capitol
to-day II have interest in factonaI Republican poll
tics at time like this when the country is at war and
in need Of broad-mnded for state executive said
he. When the struggle degenetates into aetonal con
tesc the fact merely indicates the inability Of factonal
leaders to up existing conditions. Pennsy'
vania isa Republican state and the voters Of the r
publican party are entitled opportunity to vote for
who has definite constructive policy and the
confidence of the great body of Republican voters no
matter whether those voters were at one time identified
with the progressive party or not Dr. Louis declined
to press any opinion to individuals mentioned for
nominations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
q, .4IIKlAGE LICENSES

II. and Mary
NJ.
Edna NJ ShOuy, HRrrisbuIg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
EMBARGO GENERALLY OBSERVED

EMBARGO GENERALLY OBSERVED
Washngton--The movement of fuel food and muni-
ons forward to-day in the face Of adverse weather
conditions. The embargo placed several lines east Of
Pittsburgh, will likely continue for several days.
40 KILLED IN MOSCOW RIOTS
Petrograd-Forty persons were killed and zoo
wounded in riots at Moscow on Tuesday during dem
onstration anniversary celebration Of Bloody Sun
day"
LONDON. REPORTS NOTHING SPECIAL
London--"There is nothing Of special interest to
port" says today's official contamination.
BOIL ALL WATER HALF HOUR
HarrisburgDr. Raunck cityhealth officer, dictated
this bulle the people of Harrisburg from his sickbed
this Afternoon Bo sure to boil all water from what
ever full half-hour. This includes water from
th= city maias and snow. Boil it all half-hour and
avoid sickness"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
WATER EXPERT TO COME HERE

Neutrality-suspicious. Walter LedouX, chief engineer Of
delPha has been engaged to come to the city and make
complete investigation of the city water works He will
come to Harrisburg tomorrow morning.
MARKET CLOSES FIRM.
New Yors-Active issues were at best prices of the
day in the rally Of the final hour The closing firm
Liberty les at 98 and first IS at 1910 made new mini
NUNS, the Second As ranging from $3.50 to 96I2. spe
ealties recorded the only noteworthy changes in to-
days dull market investment issues showing an irregular
trend Sales approxmated $4,000 shares.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24
LATE NEWS
PRACTICAL COAL MAN APPOINTED

Washington. ?. A. Morrow, general secretary O
the National Coal kSsoeaton, formerly of Pittsburgh
and practical coal was to-day placed by the fuel
admin taton in general charge of distribution of coal
both anthracite and btumnous
SITUATION CONSIDERED CRITICAL
LondOn-The situation. ga the western front is now
critical in the opnio of Coenel CA.Repngton, one Of
the foremost English military critics who recently re-
signed from the Times and became military correspondent
for the Morning Post.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
HICKEY EXPLAINS
RULES AGAINST SPLITTER

CHICAGO. May /. - Rules pro-
hibiting the spit ball and other freak
deliveries in the American associa-
ton this season were thoroughly eX-
planned by Thomas J. Hickey, presi-
dent of the association, at meet
ing here today of the club managers
and staff of eight umpires.
Pitchers will not be allowed to
place their hands to their mouths
before delivering a ball, nor will
they be permitted TO use emery or
any other foreign substance in their
delivery. The umpires Will be sole
Judges of violations. Pitchers found
guilty OF breaking the rules will be
fined $25 for the first offense and
banished from the game for the
second.
The assignment of Umpires for
opening games tomorrow was an
nounced tonight as follows:
Chill and Freeman at Columbus;
Holmes and Hart at Toledo; Muir
ray and Connolly at Milwaukee, and
Finneran and Knapp at Kansas
City. Pres't Hickey will attend the
opening game at Kansas City.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
WIPE Up
PHILLIES, IS TO D
New York Hits Safely in Each
Inning Until Eighth-30
Players in Game.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May l.
Philadelphia again today failed TO
score against New York while the
Giants, by their batting coupled
with the amateurish fielding of the
locals. ran up a score of 10 to O..
Besides their seven box score err
rors. the Phillies allowed flies TO
drop safely for hits and committed
mistakes of judgment when the
Giants began running wild on the
Eases. lineup. who relieved Prem
dergast ut the start OF the sixth.
pitched 20 seven batterS and was
taken out Of the box befor" his
teammates made single putout.
The Giants hit safely in every in
ming until the eighth, when Wood
ward. Phillies' fourth pitcher, went
in and held them hitless in the last
two innings. Thirty players par
ticipated. The score:
New York POI los 3O0-15 19 3
Philadelphia 600 600 600 0 9 Z
Barnes. Causey and Rariden. Glib
son; Prendergast. lineup. Watson
end Burns, Dilhoefer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
ORDERS REMOVAL OF
SIGNB0ARDS NEAR
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
News Times Special Service:

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS. May I. - VIII
liam Ketchum, a member OF the
board Of control Of the soldiers and
sailors monument here. for the sec
Ond time has ordered the removal
Of billboards in front of the cas-
cades Of the monument, although
the boards are used exclusively for
advertising war needs. The boards
were erected several weeks ago.
Their removal was ordered by April
9, but protests from the outdoor
publicity committee OF the liberty
loan campaign and others resulted
in the time for removal being ex-
tended Now Ketchum has said
they must be Ia ken down immeGi-
ately or he viii have them removed
himself. Ii had been the intention
to use them in the food campaign
next He regarded them as a blot
on the monument
Sign boards are all right in their
place Mr.. Ketchum said. but
they should not be placed In Gem
eteries and in front OF monuments
erected in honor OF the dead"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
Ringside Flashes
BY Jason j. Davis.

Well, usually Fort Wayne could
always produce a scrapper.
frankie is little, but oh, my,
From the third round 10 the fin
ish in the early part of the fifth it
was easily Mason's highland
frankie went from the latter part
Of the fourth with a fractured right
hand without saying anything about
H. Game lad
1t was simply a case Of Epstein
being outclassed.
Sol received some severe punish
ment in the fourth round and was
coming up for air the third time
when rescued by the tap of the
gong.
More infighting was done in any
minute of the main bout than was
done in all Of both the other bouts.
Mason was cool and collected at
all stages and seemed supremely
confident.
The most interesting go of the
three was the second between Bat
Mueller of Chicago and Billie Cepak
of Cicero, Ill.
In the fourth round Mueller AMI
Cepak exchanged blow for blow for
i've seconds in as rapid a fashion
as has been seen here in the Olden
days of the game.
The first and only blood of that
rout was drawn on Mueller's upper
lip in the early part of the fifth.
A terrific right slash did it.
And then and there Mueller be-
gan to mix things. leaping into the
air and rushing at his adversary like
an enraged bull tainted with a red
rag. Cepak withstood the onrush
and returned blow for blow until the
gong.
The sixth was Cepak's by a shade.
AS both lads fought a clean and
game battle and took considerable
punishment without weakening, it
would be difficult TO determine
which was entitled TO a decision. if
in fact, either one was. 1t looked
like a draw to Jeff.
1t was as quiet and orderly a
crowd as could be found in any first
class theater. No jeering or prompt
ing from any part of the house, but
ali were generous with applause at
the proper times.
Very nice affair, promoters, and
sorry you didn't nave a packed
house. Here's hoping for better luck
the next time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
RGNCHETT|'S LAST
DAY AS ATHLETE
When MiChigan-N. D. Game
Was Called Off, "Pete" Got
Ready for the Army.
by Chas. W. Call.

In the mind of every Notre Dame
baseball player rain saved the Uni
versity Of Michigan an awful beat
ing on Cartier field yesterday after
noon. The Notre Dame squad was
dressed and ready to play an hour
before the game was scheduled to
commence. They warmed up in the
big gymnasium and were all ready
to take the field when Coach Harper
and Coach Lundgren put their
heads together and decided any at
tempt to go on with the national
pastime would be foolhardy. The
gold and blue warriors had their
pictures taken for the 1918 Dome"
and then disrobed.
Rain has played havoc with the
Notre Dame schedule to date. Only
three out of six games have been
possible owing to the exceedingly
damp spring Games with Indiana.
Wabash and Michigan have had to
be cancelled on account of the ele-
ments, and the chances are they
will never he played
Last Day for Pete.
Pete" ROnchetti. center fielder
on the Notre Dame team, saw his
career as a gold and blue athlete
brought to an abrupt close whes
Coach Harper announced yesterday
afternoon that no game could be
played. Ronchetti left immediate
ly after the game for his home in
Joliet. Ill. where he will spend a
few days previous to accepting an
appointment 10 an engineers Off
GERS school at Camp Lee. Va. Ron
chetti was selected by the Notre
Dame faculty for the training
school.
Ronchetd has had a varied ca
reer since coming to Notre Dame
four years ago. II was at basket
ball that he made a most envia bic
record. He played on the quintet
three successive seasons. making
his monogram three times. and cap
tanning the team in this, his senior
year.
Last fall he played a good game
at guard in several OF the big
games on the football team. This
spring. as a member Of the base
ball team, ne has been invalua BILE.
His hitting improved wonderfully
with the coaching Of Harper. and
that coupled with his great speed
secured for him the honor Of lead
off man in the batting order. A
week ago Monday he beat out three
infield hits by his uncanny ability
20 get 10 first base ahead Of the
ball. In addition he was a good
fielder
RonChetti during his four years
at Notre Dame has always been an
honor student. He never neglected
his studies, though he took part in
three major sports during his last
three years. He apparently has the
mental and physical qualifications
for a competent officer
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
SOX CONTINUE
TO SWAT PILL
Chicago Keeps Up Its Hard
Hitting and Defeats
Indians 1873.

CLEVELAND. O., May l. - Chi
cago kept up its hard hitting today
and aided by loose playing by Cleve-
land. won 13 10 .. OF the pitchers
used by Cleveland, Ensemann was
the only one effective. Gandil who
made three hits IN three times up
yesterday, made it seven hiJs in
seven consecutive times at bat by
making a double and three singles
in his first four times up today,
Ensemann causing him 10 break his
record in the seventh inning. Score:
Chicago go. OIL 315 010-13 II 0
Cleveland o.. 600 200 O10- , 9 4
Benz and Schalk; Bagby. Morton,
Ensemann and O'Neil, Billings.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
GILFILLAN MAY
ENTER DUAL MEET
RoCkne Will Take Is Men on
Trip to Urbana for
Illinois Meet.

Earl Gnfllan. the Notre Dame
track star who wrenched his knee
in the broad jump at the Pennsyl-
vania relay games at Philadelphia
last Saturday. returned to school
yesterday noon. The injured mem
Der still gives him much pain but
he is able to walk with only d slight
limp and he Stoutly maintains that
he will be able TO take part in the
dual track meet with Illinois at Ur-
bana next Saturday. Track Coach
Rockne Immediately got busy with
Gillian. and he, too. believes there
is a chance that the gold and blue
all around man may yet be able 10
help down the Illini.
NOtre Dame will leave for Chi
cago Friday evening, and will stay
in the windy city over night before
proceeding TO Urbana Saturday.
Coach Rockne has not as yet an
nounced the personnel Of his team
but there will be approximately Is
men taken on the trip.
The y. ID. Entries.
AONhnt announcer AllC AOllb " Ills
gold and blue entries:
100 yard dash-Capt. Mulligan,
Patterson. Gillian. McGinnis
22O yard Mulligan, Patter-
son, Gillian, Insley.
44O yard dash-Harbert Bahan,
Insley.
$50 yard run-Sweeney. Van
Wonterghen, Call.
one mile run-Cau. Sweeney
Van Wonterghen.
Two mile run-Van Wonterghen.
Call Sweeney.
High jump-Gilfllan, Rademach-
er. O'Shea.
Broad jump-Gnhllan, McGinnis.
Rademacher.
Pole vault-Rademacher. Powers
Patterson, SUttner.
Discus throw-Holton, Philbin.
Gnhllan, Smith, Slime.
Shot put-Gilfllan, Holton. Phil
bin. Ronchetti
Javelin throw-Gilfllan, Nc
Grain. Slime, Hayes, Smith
12O yard high hurdles-Gnfllan.
Hayes
220 yard low hurdles-Gndllan.
Hayes. g.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-01
CARDINALS FALL ONE
SHORT IN REDS GAME

CINCINNATI. o.. May !. - st.
Louis made a determined rush in
the ninth inning Tuesday but fell one
run short Of overcoming the lead
which Cincinnati had acquired off
Packard. The visitors outhit the
locals nearly two to one but the lat
ter made every one of their seven
drives count in the scoring, while
Bressler kept the St. Louis hits well
scattered and had perfect control.
Roth teams played errOrless bali in
the field, i'm spite of the cold, raw
weather. Cincinnati won the game
in the sixth on two passes, Chase's
ee-bagger to the rightfield fence
and Blackburn's hit. The score:
st. Louis loo 600 OO3-4 - o
Cincinnati ...011 OO3 O0"--5 7 0
Packard. Horstman and Con
zales; Bressler and Allen.