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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-10
DILLSRURG

on Friday at noon the plastered
ceiling of the primary room in the
public school building fell. Forum
ately the pupils had gone home for
their noon meal and the room was
vacant. Prof. d. B. Baker, the
teacher, dismissed school for the rest
of the day.
John A. Grove and family of this
place, are spending the week with
Jacob Grove and family at East Ber-
lin.
William Pearson is the new en-
ploye at the Weaver livery stable.
Frank Flohr is seriously Ill at his
home in Franklin township.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-10
SMALL NUMBER or DEATHS

SclinsSrovc, Pa, Dec. 10.-Only
seven deaths occurred from 176 cases
of influenza quraantined at Selins-
grove, during the epidemic.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-10
THEATER OUTFIT
MOVES AT NIGHT
Partner in Waynesboro Pic
ture Firm Beats Them TO 1t
During Disagreement

Waynesboro, Pa, Dec. 1O.-When
Mr.. Watson, a member of the firm of
Daley & Watson, properitors of the
Liberty movie picture theater, went
into the building yesterday morning,
he found that themoving picture ma
chimes, with equipment, electric fans
and the piano, had been moved out
some time between Saturday night at
II o'clock and Monday morning at
s O'Clock. Upon investigation 1t was
learnSI that Mr.. Daley had been re-
sponsible for the unusual fitting. Mr..
Daley said there had been an argu-
ment over the owneship of the prop
erty and learning that Mr.. Watson
and the owner of the theater were
intending to put him OUT Monday
morning, he beat them to it," and
had the picture outfit moved over the
Mason-DiXon line into Maryland,
While the piano was placed elsewhere
in town. AS a consequence of the
affair there was dark house last
night but it is said that Mr.. Watson
will soon reopen the picture house
for business.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-10
u. TRANk MUTTON DIES

Newvlllc. Pa. Dec. I0.-B. FfanN
Hutton, Of Newville, died at the homt
of his daughter, Mrs. John Handshaw,
at Harrisburg, on Sunday morning,
aged 75 years. Besides his wife he
is survived by six children, Mrs. H.
NJ. Shulenberger and Mrs. Edward
Shaner of MELVILLE: Mrs. John Felix,
Mrs. Harry Snyder, and Edward Hut
ton, of Carlisle, and Mrs. Handshaw,
of Harrisburg. The body will be
brought to Newville, and short flu
neral services will be held at his
home in Big Spring avenue to-mor-
row afternoon at two o'clock. Bur
ial will he made in Prospect Hill
cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Wathen Accepts $4,000
for Louisville Ball Club

Louisville, KY, Dec, H.-Otto H.
Wathen, president of the Louisville
club Of the American association,
has been offered $150,000 for his in
terest in the club, it is reported here
tonight from authoritative sources,
and has . reed to sell. Efforts to
get in touch with Mr.. Wathen to-
night were not successful.
According to the reports in cir
culation here, it is proposed to have
stock company formed similar to
that which recently took over the
Minneapolis club. 1t is said Mr..
Wathen has expressed willingness
to take over 10 per cent of the stock
Of the club in such a stock COM
pany.
Purchase of the Louisville club
was at one time contemplated by
Omaha capitalists. but no such figure
has been considered here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Colonel Bryan Calls on
Old Friends in Capitol

Washington, D. C., Dec. IL
Especial Telegram)-Col. w. j..
Bryan, who lectures tonight in one
of Washington's churches, spent two
or three hours of busy day in call
ing on friends at the capitol. Sena-
tors and representatives were inter-
viewed in the marble room and the
house lobby. Representatives Shallen-
berger and Stephens meeting the
former Nebraskan in the sub-com-
mittee room of ways and MEANS.
where the results of the late election
we're talked over. Mrs. Bryan has
gone on to Johns Hopkins, Balti-e
more, for examination. She is suf-
fering from a form of neuritis, said
Colonel Bryan, and her stay there
is indefinite.
Congressman Reavis will go to
New York today as member of a
SUBCOMMITTEE of the special COM
n1ittee charged to investigate the
activities of the National Security
league, to examine the books of the
league, for purposes of identified
ton
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Time in Occupied Territory
Made to Conform to French
Standard Used by Ex-
peditionary Force.
BY the Associated Press.

American Army of Occupation,
Dec. l7-By decree of the American
military authorities the clocks at
Coblenz, Treves and elsewhere i'll
the occupied areas were set back
an hour on Sunday. The change
from the German time was made so
that the clocks within the bridge
head and the district west of the
river Rhine would correspond with
the French time or the time used
by TIE American expeditionary force.
In accordance with the terms of the
arr1:istice the Germans on Sunday
turned over to the Americans 1850
motor trucks. About 500 of these
have been assembled at Coblenz
and the others in two villages near
BY. As rapidly as possible the for
mer German army trucks are being
manned by Americans and used to
bring up supplies.
Approximately 10000 American
troops have arrived at Coblenz since
the advance guard reached there a
week ago. A la:"e number of these
troops have passed through the city
while considerable forces will remain
here temporarily.
The largest hotel"in Coblenz, over
looking the Rhine and the two
bridges where most of the troops
cross, the river, has been taken over
as quarters for Third army officers.
The headquarters of the Third army
are established in government
building adjoining the hotel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Cologne Citizens Defiant;
Yanks Set Back Cl locks
Several Hundred Arrested for
Promenading Street Aft.
er 9 P. NJ. in Viola:
tion of Order.

Cologne, Dec. 17.-Last night and
the night before the Germans expert
mented with mild defiance of martial
law as instituted by the British
troops of occupation and paid the
penalty for their indiscretion.
When the British issued their
cdict that the civilians with certain
exceptions must be off the streets at
7 o'clock in the evening and then.
thinking this too severe, altered the
hour to 9 o'clock, many persons de-
cided the order was mere formalty
and meant nothing. --~
Several hundred persons have
been arrested for disregarding the
order and fined 10 marks each.
Field Marshal Haig came to
Cologne this morning to make his
initial tour of INSPECTION Of the terri
tory occupied by the British along
the Rhine.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
PERSHING PRAISES
AMERICAN RED CROSS.

Washington, Dec. H.-Work of
the American Red Cross for the SOL
diers of the American expeditionary
force is commended by General
Pershing in statement issued from
his headquarters in France and
made public tonight at Red Cross
headquarters in connection with the
Christmas membership campaign. In
expressing for the troops overseas
appreciation of the service rendered
by the Red Cross, General Pershing
said:
ITO the millions of women whose
hearts and hands are corsecrated
to the service; to the millions of
men, rich and poor alike throughout
the country who have sacrificed and
even to the millions of children of
our schools who are doing their
part, it should be made clear. tt,
the relief and comfort contributed
by them through the American Red
Cross to the men in service is es-
sential."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
HOW MAJOR KING
WAS KILLED TOLD
JURY BY FRIEND
Architect at Proving Ground
in Maryland Shot by Man /
at Whose House He
Boarded.

Elkton, Nd, Dec. 17.-James R.
Turner of New York, chief govern
ment architect at the Aberdeen
proving grounds, was the principal
witness for the prosecution today in
the trial of Charles Halwardt john
son for the murder of Maj. John R.
King, of Brooklyn, N. Y, also an
architect at the proving ground.
Turner and Major King were
friends and both boarded at the
Johnson home. Turner testified that
on the evening of the shooting he
and Major King had been writing
letters to their wives. Subsequently
said the witness, johnson came to
my door and exclaimed excitedly,
Why don't you fellows keep the
doors closed?"
Il next heard Johnson exclaim,
You'll have to get out of this house.
Then the sound of their voices grew
fainter, and | heard Johnson shout.
You d then followed the sound of
a door slamming. and the report of a
shot, and Major Kings voice, Turn
er, Johnson has shot me, call the
post hospital and get a doctor
Mrs. Carrie Harkins, neighbor
of the Johnsons. testified she went
to the Johnson home after hearing
the shot and saw Major King go
out of the house. She found Johnson
sitting on the porch. He told her
he ordered Major King to leave the
house and when he refused to 60,
shot him.
Mrs. King and her daughter were
deeply interested in today's pro-
ceedings.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
GUNS, TANKS, TRACTORS
SHOW WHAT THEY CAN DO.

Washington, Dec. l7.-Faced by a
program OF producing 1000 guns of
alL caiibers per month without dis
turbing the flow of guns to the al
lied nations or the navy's prior
right, the ordnance bureau of the
War department had achieved an
output OF about 500 guns a month
when. the armistice ended hostilties
and by June of next year production
would have been in full swing. So
said Assistant Secretary Crowell, di-
rector of munitions, who made a
personally conducted trip today to
the new proving ground at Aber-
deem, Md, where all types of
guns were demonstrated and Amer
ican-built tanks and tractors were
put through their PAGES.
Mr.. Crowell said that the United
States has on hand now an enor-
nous stock of reserve ammunition
for all the army's' standard guns.
For the 75s alone, more than
100000 rounds are on hand. 1t is
planned to keep Is per cent of these
loaded. =
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Defeated
SOLDIERS
RECEIVED.
AS HEROES
Crowds Cheer and Wave Their
HandkerChiefS as Huns
March Home from In
glorious Crusade. i

London, Dec. l7-(British Wire.
less ervice)-The correspondent in
Berlin of the Daily Express, deal
ing with the return of the German
army, says the scenes of enthusiasm
marking the home coming of the
troops are ending.
Men have been coming home at
the rate of 10000 day." says the
correspondent. Every day Herr
Ebert (the. chancellor) takes his
place on a rostrum opposite the
French. embassy. He addresses the
homecoming men and the bands
play m~rtial music, while the crowds
cheer and wave their handkerchiefs.
Mareh-To Old Tune"
Deutschland Uber Allies
brought me into the street this
morning. To my amazement-and
to the apparent amazement of
French officers grouped in the win
dow of the embassy-a regiment was
passing the Brandenburg gate. to
the old tune. Later, / heard it play
ed continuously as cavalry, infantry
and artillery swept by
%What particularly struck me
was the attitude of the home Com
ing officers. Those l have seen in
the Berlin garrison were> quiet men,.
many>of whom had removed their
marks of rank. They seldom were
saluted by their men. On the other
hand the troops just returned from
the front are we'll disciplined and
sahlted as of old. The :. officers
themselves are unchanged. They
exhibit themselves, monocled and
tightwaisted, to the population, who
cheer them loudly.
City Dancing Mad.
Berlin is dancing mad. There
are about 50 cabarets in the city and
dancing goes on all the afternoon
and until 9 o'clock at night. In
weeks time the edict closing dane
ing halls at 9 o'clock will be removed
and dancing then will continue all
night. BeFliners are looking for
ward to this.
1T is a remarkal le sight to see
cabarets packed to suffocation with
women in expensive toilettes and
both soldiers and civilians dancing
and drinking wine costing two
pounds a bottle. Seats at the
theaters can only be booked two
days ahead, 49,.
We are trying to forget said
a Berliner to me today"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
WORKERS WIND
UP MEETING FOR
DEFENSE IN ROW
Radicals in New York Come
tosBIows Over Effort to
Include Anarchists
in Benefits.

New York. Dec. H.-Alleged an
archists, pacihsts, Industrial Work
ers of the World and other radicals
who attended conference here to-
night, called by the workers de-
tense union, engaged in a general
fight in which a score of persons
were bruised.
The announced purpose of the
meeting was to inaugurate a nation
wide campaign for the liberation of
all labor and political prisoners i'm
prisoned during the war.
"Comrade Abrams" ,precipitated
the disorder by introducing a reso-
luton calling for the specific inclu-
sion of anarchists among those
whose freedom was to be sought.
A violent debate ensued. A man
who began heated alteration with
-ane of the speakers was promptly
hurled into the audience and series
of group fights broke out. Several
men who attempted to climb to the
platform were thrown off.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Committee Plans Railroad
HEARINGS After HOLIDAYS

Washington, Dec. H.-Plans for
congressional hearings and action
on railroad legislation were dis
cussed today with Director General
McAdoo by Chairman Smith OF the
senate interstate commerce COM
mittee. Mr.. McAdoo was told that
it is planned to start hearings i'm
mediately after the holidays.
Senator Smith said an effort would
be made to conclude the hearings
by January IS, by having selected
representatives appear for variods
interests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
General Won MaCkenSen is
Interned bV HunqarianS

Copenhagen, Dec. H.-Field
Marshal Won Mackensen, commander
of the German forces in Roumania,
has been interned by the Hungarian
government, according to the Az Est
of Budapest. The Hungarian gov
ernment is reported to have in
formed the German leader that his
internment was demanded by the al
lies.
Other dispatches received here
from Hungary say that the Rou-
manians have disarmed and interned
the rear guard of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's forces.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Court Enjoins Strikers
from Interfering With Cars

Kansas City, No, Dec. ia
temporary Injunction restraining in
terfcrence with the operation of
street cars by striking street rail-
way employees was granted in fed
eral court here today on application
of the street railway company.
Meanwhile city officials we're prepar-
ing petition to be filed in federal
court seeking to compel the COM
pany to resume normal service
which has been partly suspended
since last Wednesday when union
motormen and conductors voted to
strike for wage increases allowed
by the federal war board.
More cars were running today
than at any time since the strike
was called, company officials said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Labor Policies Discussed
at Governors Conference

Annapolis, Dec. H.-State govern
ors in conference here today inspect
ed the naval academy, discussed
future state labor, educational and
public land policies and tonight visit
ed Baltimore as guests of the press
club
Governor Boyle of Nevada, ad-
dressing the conference on labor
policies, said public opinion mo
longer approves the brutal methods
of the past employed in the settle
ment of labor controversies"
A solution OF the labor problem
must come, Gov. Boyle said, by mu-
taal consideration by employers and
employees and it is the function of
the government, federal and state.
to bring these two forces together.
The |. w. w.. he said, includes
many honest men waiting for the
right kind of leadership.
Gov. Lister of Washington urged
state governments to- study the cause
OF social unrest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
.bE Rim GAYEST OF CAPITALS
STATE ADOPTS OMAHA PLAN TO FIGHT FLU
-Four Vessels Reach
NeW York With 5000
Men from Overseas

New York. Dec. 1.-THE White
Star liner Celtic, bearing 2,777
American soldiers from overseas.
including 1889 wounded men and
a large contingent of negro troops.
dropped anchor off the Statue of
Liberty tonight and will dock
early tomorrow. The Celtic was
the fourth ship to reach this port
today with troops, and its list
brought the total of arrivals up to
almost 5000 men.
The transport Maui, with "a
officers and 2,l6l enlisted men
aboard, docked this morning
shortly after the Cunard liner
Caronia and the Holland liner
Princess Juliana had put in.
The latter ships brought only
small contingent of soldiers and
sailors. the majority of their pas
sengers being civilians.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Congressman-SoIdier Back
from BattIefieldS of France

New York, Dec. H.-Representa-
tive Royal c. Johnson of South
Dakota, who without resigninl his
seat in congress enlisted as a pri-
vate in the American army just a
year ago today, returned with other
troops on the army transport Maui
today. He was promoted to first
lieutenancy after training at Camp
Meade in the Three Hundred and
Thirteenth infantry and fought n
several battles. He spoke particu-
larly in praise of the doughboys, but
refused to discuss his own exper-
fences.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
American War Prisoners
Maltreated by Germans

The American cemetery at Rastat
now has nine graves.
The German guards left the gates
of the camp open for the Americans
to escape but an American sergeant
posted American guards around the
compound and compelled the pris-
oners to await the arrival of the
Red Cross and American sanitary
trains from Switzerland.
Herbert Jones of the One Hun
dred and Tenth infantry declared
to the American Red Cross that a
German sergeant major at Langen-
salza camp struck American pr:s-
oners on,the face with the fiat of his
sword without reason after lining
them up for roll call. Jones HIM
self was kicked by guard until the
lower part of his body was tem-
porarily paralyzed.
Langensalza is the German prison
camp where a considerable number
of French prisoners were killed or
wounded by guards several days af-
ter the signing of the armistice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Shipping Men Confess Plot
to Supply German WarShipS

San Francisco, Dec. l7.-Pleas of
guilty to an alleged conspiracy to
supply German warships at sea
through the chartering of vessels
here, in violation of the neutrality
laws, were entered here today by
four shipping linen, two shipping
firms and the chancellor of the for
mer German consulate here. Sem
tence was set for Saturday.
The shipping men were Robert P.
Swayne, c. D. Bunker, Thomas w.
Anderson and Joseph H. Bley. The
firms were c. D. Bunker & Co., and
the Northern & Southern Steamship
company. The consular agent was
Heinrich Kaufman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Many Persons Die
Daily of Starvation
in City of PetrOgrad

Washington, Dec. 17.-Gloomy
reports of the situation in Russia,
particularly at Petrograd, continue
to reach the State department. A
dispatch today announced that the
soviet government has restricted
the influx of hungry and destitute
prisoners returning from Germal
and Austrian prison camps.
The condition of the middle
classes in Petrograd is said to be
extremely bad and great numbers
are dying daily of starvation. No
fuel is available and the people
are obliged to keep to their beds
day and night No supplies have
reached he city for more than two
weeks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Wireless Stations in Mexico
Under Hun C0ntr0I@in War

Washington, Dec. l7.-More than
Is wireless stations in Mexico were
under German control during the
war, Edward Nally. vice president
of the Marcohi Wireless company of
America, told the house merchant
marine committee today while testi-
flying in opposition to ithe bill pro-
posing government monopoly of
radio stations in the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Men Struck in Face With Flat
of Sword by Officer After
\ Being Lined Up for
Roll Call.

Berne, Dec, Ut. James Duke
of Washington, 1t. Cassius Styles
of. Willsboro, n. Y, and 1t. Robert
Raymond of Newton Center, Mass,
have arrived in Switzerland from a
German prison camp on their W; y
to France. These officers are at
tached to the American aviation SER
vice.
The Americans informed the Red
Cross that the Russians at Rastata,
Germany, were dying at the rate OF
about six or eight daily from starva-
ton. The Americans were given
rifles, by the German guards, to
protect their food stores from the
Russians, who threatenedto raid the
American compound, they said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
u. S. Navy Will Need
100000 New Men in
1919, Says Official

Washington, Dec. 1.-Two hun
dred thousand men must be recruit
ed for the navy next year to take the
places of men who will be demobil-
lied. Capt. H. Laning, chief of the
bureau of navigation, made this es-
innate today in asking the house
naval affairs committee for an ap-
preparation of $l2,000,000 to cover
transportation and recruiting ex-
DenSeS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
Belgian ENJOYS.

Brussels. Dec. 1.-THE Belgian
government announces that its
delegation to the peace congress
will be composed of Paul Hymans,
minister of foreign affairs, and for
mer minister in London; Emile Van
dervelder. minister of justice and
socialist leader, and Baron Van Den
Heuvel, Belgian minister at the
Vatican and former minister of jus.
+,ra
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-18
WILSON MEETS
FRENCH MARSHAL.
WHOSE STRATEGY
CONQUERED HUNS
FoCh, Joffre and Pershing
Quests at Dinner in Hon.
or Of Heads Of Two
Republics.

Paris, Dec. l7.-(Havas 1.-The
American ambassador, William G.
Sharp, gave a dinner this evening
in honor of President and Madame
Poincare and President and Mts.
Wilson. The guests included the
ambassadors to France, the presi-
dents of the sdnate and chamber, the
ministers of marine and foreign af-
fairs, Marshais Joffre and Foch and
the prefect of the Seine and their
wives, the American delegates to the
peace conference and Generals
Pershing Bliss and Harts.
A reception followed the dinner
at which many notable men Of
France and the United States were
present. A great crowd massed in
front of the embassy acclaimed
both presidents.
Foregoes Trip to Links.
During the rainy morning Mr..
Wilson worked in this study, being
obliged to forego his expected trip
to the golf links at Versailles.
In the afternoon the president
saw Count Macohi Di Cellere, the
high commissioner of Italy for
America, with whom Mr.. Wilson
had several important conferences
en- the steamship George Washing
ton, during the voyage from the
United States.
1t is known Mr.. Wilson feels the
warmest sympathy for Italy's
claims arising from the war and the
president virtually told Count Gel
lere the extent to which he was will
ing to support them during the
forthcoming informal conferences
with the premiers of the entente
governments.
Meets Marshal Foch.
The presidents last engagement
for the day was with Marshal Foch,
giving the president the opportunity
to see for the first time the man who
led the allied armies to victory.
President and Mrs. Wilson went
for an automobile ride today in the
outskirts of Paris, the skies having
frightened toward noon.
David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, will arrive in Paris
next Sunday. After short stay
in the capital he will proceed to the
Riviera for few days rest.
While things are shaping for the
great gathering, President Wilson
is evidently working out his own
plans, and~for the most part keeping
his own council.
President Wilson's health contin-
ues good. He has completely shaken
off the cold which followed him to
Europe. He is keeping in the clos
est touch with affairs in the United
States through advices from the
White House, from members of tie
cabinet and the heads of some of the
special war bureaus, upon whom he
is depending for accurate informa-
ton.
So far as is known, the president
has not yet selected a director gen
eral Of railroads, and Director Cen
eral McAdoo may hold over until the
presidents return.