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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Philadelphia Newspapers
Merge For Economy

This announcement was made Sat
urday by the Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph and is interesting as
showing the trend in the newspaper
industry:
The Evening Telegraph has been
purchased by Cyrus H. X. Curtis, and
after to-day it will be consolidated
with the Evening Public Ledger.
Newspapers, like all m .nufactur-
ing and productive enterprises, suf-
fer from the enormous increase in
the cost of comm odities entering in
their output Not only the price of
white paper but all other supplies
has risen prodigiously in the last few
years.
This condition has tended greatly
toward newspaper consultations all
ever the United States, and is the
controlling factor which led TO the
sale of this property.
The Evening Telegraph was
founded by Charles L. Warburton
more than fifty years ago. and for
at least great part of that time was
the undisputed leader among the
evening newspapers of Philadelphia.
by its acquisition now Mr.. Cur
tbs will obtain in addition to the very
valuable Associated Press franchise
for his evening paper an old and
distinguished name in the journal
ism of America"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
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Court Asked to Restrain
Owner From Raising Rent,
And to Stay Ejectment

The first case to get before the
county court in which a tenant al
leges unfair methods have been used
by the landlord in an effort to raise
the rent on a dwelling or get possess
sion of the property was heard to-
day by President Judge George Kun
kel when a petition was presented
asking permission to pay the rent
due on the house into court and for
an order to stay any further pro-
ceedings TO oust the occupants for
violation of the lease.
Judge Kunkel took the petition
and reserved decision. Counsel for
the property owner questioned the
Courts jurisdiction to act at this
time because of. an old law under
which the proceeding was brought and
which makes the alderman's ruling
stand until the appeal from his de-
cision is heard and disposed of in
the regular court calendar. The pc
ttion was presented by counsel for
Clara @. Everts and John T. Everts,
tenants in a property in State street
owned by c. Duncan Cameron. It is
alleged the occupants have a lease
put that the owner is attempting
either to have them removed or in
crease the rent from S27.50 to s35
and that the owner has refused the
last two monthly rental payments.
The Court is asked to receive the
money. which is now due the owner
and to make an order preventing
eJectment proceedings until the an
peal from an alderman's decision on
whether the lease is still in effect, is
disL osed of.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
BOLSHEVIKS
HUNS HAVE PART
OF RUSSIAN FLEET
Kaiser Promises Not 10 Use
WarShips and to Give
Them Back

London, July 1.-The Bolshevik gov
ernment has surrendered TO Ger
many a part of the Russian Black
sea fleet which fed to Novo Rossysk
when the Germans captured Sebas-
topol, says an official telegram from
Moscow. The other ships of the fleet
were blown up by their crews. Ger
many has promised not to use the
warships and to return them to Rus
sia after the conclusion of peace.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin's an
nouncement says:
The return of part OF the feet
from Novo Rossysk TO Sebastopol
was agreed TO on the express condi-
tion that Germany give a guarantee
that the ships would not be utilized
by Germany and her allies in the
war and that they be returned TO
Russia after the conclusion of a gen.
eral peace and that the German
troops not cross the line of demark-
alton which approximately coincided
with their position at the opening OF
the negotiations with the Ukraine. II
was only on condition that such an
agreement be concluded that Ger
many stopped the advance Of the
German troops toward Novo
Rossysk.'
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
RUSS GRAND DUKE
CALLS ON PEOPLE
TO GUST SOVIETS
Michael Reported to Have Is
sued Manifesto Promising
Amnesty For Past Offenses
BELIEVES DUTY SUMMONS
Younger Brother of Former
Emperor Nicholas Points
to Bolshevik Evils

London. Juy 1.-Grantd Duke
Michael is reported to have issued a
manifesto stating he considered it his
duty to restore order and regenerate
the Russian people, says an EN-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Moscow under date of June 2S. lie
calls upon the people to overthrow
the present government.
The grand dukes appeal for the
ouSting of the Bolshevik government
Is based upon the dissolution of the
constituent assembly which was call
ed upon to decide upon Russia $
form of government. the Bolshevik
act resulting in the disintegration of
Russia the manifesto declares.
Amnesty for past offenses will be
granted all who take part in the
revolution, the grand duke promises.
The manifesto mentioned probably
is identical with one reported in an
Amsterdam dispatch of June 81 10
have been issued about that time by
Grand Duke Michael AleXandrovitch,
a younger brother of former Emper-
or Nicholas. This manifesto, ii was
announced, has been addressed to
the Russian people upon the ground
dukes placing himself at the head
OF a new government in Siberia.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
ENGINEER IS
KILLED UNDER
PENNSY TRAIN
Calvin Z. Simonton Meets In
slant Death in Marys-
vile Yards

Calvin Z. Simonton, so years old,
629 Harris street, an engineer on
the Middle division of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, was instantly killed
this morning at o'clock when
struck by a west-bound passenger
train while walking beside his en-
gine near NC tower, at Marysville.
Simonton was in charge of the sec
ond engine of a "double-header !"
bringing a heavy loaded train from
Altoona to this city. Near Marys-
vile the train stopped. He went
ahead to telephone from one of the
railroad telephone boxes. Finishing
the communication he started to re-
turn to his engine and had given
notice to the first engineer to 20
ahead and was walking toward his
engine. failing to notice the fast
moving express train, when the en-
gine struck him. His body was
bruised and cut and his head badly
crushed. Simonton was a member
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, No. 45s, of Harrisburg.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Laura e. Simonton; four daughters,
Mrs. Mary Emerson. Mrs. Hazel Kre-
mer. Miss Gladys Fl. Simonton, and
-AAS1 ANASahCt - OAAiOhAOhs
risburg; three sons, Charles f. ST.
monton. Harrisburg; Paul Simon
ton. U. S. s. South Dakota, and
Harry ]. Simonton, American Ex-
peditionary Forces. France.
Funeral services will be held on
Friday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock
from his late home. the Rev. AL
fred n. Sayres, of the Second Re-
formed Church. officiating Burial
will be in the East Harrisburg Gene
terry,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
INCREASED FARE
FOR TROLLEY CAR
SERVICE IS SEEN
Necessary to Charge More or
Curtail Service, Say the
Company Officials
TO DECIDE ON JULY Is
Steadily Mounting Operating
Costs During War Time
Said Responsible

While no definite statement has
been made by the Harrisburg Rail-
ways Company, it was understood to-
day that an increase in fares for the
system of trolley cars in the city was
being considered by the board of
directors.
The increase. it was said, would
not be any more than is necessary
to keep up the company's usual serv-
ice ana to meet part of the unusual
demands made upon the corpora
ton by The war. Just what the pro-
posed advance would be is not
known, but il is surmised that IL
will be either the raising of the fare
to six cents, the curtailing of the
transfer privileges or the withdrawal
of commutation tickets.
A meeting of the directing board
is scheduled for July IS when, Off
cials said to-day the matter prob
ably would be taken up.
According to statements issued
from time to time by the company
the operating expenses have been
mounting steadily for months. I'm
der such conditions, it has been said,
it Is impossible for the company to
continue to give pre-war service for
the five-cent fare.
II was said to-day that if the
directing board decides upon an in
creased fare, it will be one of the
last of the public carriers in the
state TO increase its tariffcs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
PRUSSIA DEMANDSTHE
EARTH AS INDEMNITY
United States Will Be Invited Pay $45 900 900 900 ir
Cash and Rest of Europe Will Be
Ruled by Huns

Annexation of the entire Flanders
coast, including Calais.
Annexation of the Briey and
Longwy basins and the Toul, Belfort
and Nerdun regions eastward.
Restitution to Germany of all her
colonies including Kiao-Chau.
Great Britain to cede to Germany
such naval bases and coaling stations
as Germany designates.
Even the Lcayings
Great Britain must return Gibral-
tar to Spain, cede its war fleet TO
Germany, restore Egypt to Turkey
and the SueZ Canal to Turkey.
Greece must be re-esta blished un-
der former King Constantine with
frontiers as before the war.
Austria and Bulgaria will divide
Serbia and Montenegro.
Great Britain, France and the
United States must pay all of Ger
manS's war costs, the indemnity
being a minimum of S45, 5,000, 600, 600.
They also must agree TO deliver raw
materials Immediately.
Farance and Belgium to remain
occupied at their expense until the
conditions are carried out.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
MAY NOT GO FROM
STORE TO OSTORE
TO GET SUGAR
Consumers Who Buy at Diff
ferent Places Face Ar
rest and Fine

Consumers who travel from store
TO store in an effort to secure more
sugar than is permitted by the food
regulations are subject TO penalty
for boarding, according to a state
ment made by the Dauphin County
Food Administrator to-day. made
following the receipt of information
regarding such practices.
Purchases for private consump-
ton are limited TO two pounds at a
time for city and town residents and
i've for country districts. Additional
purchases may not be made until the
first sugar purchased is about con-
sumed. The consumer is entitled TO
three pounds of sugar per month for
each membe of the family.
Sugar for canning and preserving
purposes may. be bought in 25-pound
amounts, after the consumer has
signed certificate stating the
amount on hand-which must be
less than five pounds-the amount
used last year for canning, and
pledging that the sugar is to be used
for the purpose stated.
The unpatriotic practice of visit
ing number OF stores in order TO
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
- associated Press

Paris. July 1.-Great Britain must
turn over its war fleet to Germany.
return Gibraltar to Spain and re-
store Egypt and the Suez Canal TO
Turkey. Great Britain, France and
the United States must pay Germany
an indemnity of at least $45,000.O00,-
zee. Belgium and French territory
must be surrendered.
These are among the conditions
included in the German peace pro
sram published in the Nachrichtep.
Of Goerlitz, Prussia. by Count Room.
q member of the Prussian House of
Lords, according to n Havas dispatch
from Basle, Switzerland.
Easy Terms
Count Room SAYS Germany is en-
titled to the following terms because
OF its strength and until they are
realized there should be no armistfce
and no cessation of the submarine
warfare.
Annexation of Belgium. with ad-
autonomy in the in
terror
Independence of Flanders.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Indications Point TO the Early
Resumption of Heavy In
fantry Engagements Where
Tension Is Increasing Hour
ly; Huns Have Large Forces
Massed For Attack
ARTILLERY FIRE GROWS
IN INTENSITY IN FRANCE
Nibbling Tactics of the Allies
During Past Week, When
Important Salients Were
Wiped Out, Prove Annoy
ing TO German Command

Both the French and the Brit
ish continued yesterday and last
night their recently adopted
program of prodding the Ger
mans at various points along
the Franco Belgian line. capturing
vantage point here and there and
harassing the enemy while the
operations for the resumption of his
offensive are under way.
The French hit the line in local
attacks at two separate points but
both on the western side of the Ger
man salient which projects down to
the Marne from the Aisne They
gained ground in each attack and
took prisoners and machine guns
during the fighting.
French Score Success
The most pronounced gain was
effected by General Petain's troops
just above the point where their line
joints the American sector northwest
of Belleau wood. They advanced
here south of Passy- -en-Nalois and
carried their line forward so that
nm
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Wilson Favors Control
and Operation of Wire
Systems of the U. S.
BY 4ssoeidtei Press

Washington, July 1.-Government
control and operation of the nation S
telegraph and telephone systems was
recommended to Congress to-day by
President Wilson. In the face of an
impending strike of union operators
employed by the Western Union
Company, an effort will be made to
put through before the recess of
Congress this week, pending legisla-
tion empowering the President TO
take over the systems.
Members of Congress said to-day
that the Attorney General had ad-
vised the President that he is with
out authority under existing law TO
take over the lines and that if neces-
sity for action arose with Congress
in recess he would be without power
to act.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
Service Trees to Be Named
For City's Soldiers Who
Risk Lives For Country

Park Commissioner Gross IS not
moving too soon in the matter OF
Shade Tree CCnmisS ion. A. over
the city broken branches are hang
ing from injured trees, limbs wrench
ed from fine old trees are l.ttering
sidewalks and lawns, many trees are
broken, sidewalks are almost made
impossible b. low-hanging branches
and there is general evidence ot neg
leCt on all hands.
Some time ago the Telegraph sug-
sested that in the planting OF trees
throughout harrisburg the people
might be interested in nam.r. such
trees for the boys who have gone TO
the front. Il this connecCon. il is
interesting to Oserve that the Amer
lean Associa n OF Nurse.ylen at
its conventio N Chicago q day or
Two ago starte a horticul,u-al cam
palSn of edu- ion with sIbscrip-
tion fund 70 he purpose Of max
Ing America ore beautiful.
There has sen nearly So. 900 al
ready raised 'Iward the su5sg-iption
nj the plan Of this government is to
et all cities, villages. ari hamlets
hterested in planting Their own serv-
r trees ana 10 name 1em after
heir own boys who naa eft for
france.
The nurSerymen are 1@ering a
1riZe OF a Liberty avenue q -rees to
Ine town ii each state That plants
ne greatest TIMBER OF service trees.
Fheir plan 0 is to have sgsry city
n the Cnitel States donate a gold
star row to heir own community.
/ This is pre- isely in lirs with the
fussestion O. the Telesuph. and
here can be htte doubt ,hat the pa
riotie people Of Harristu,y will be
Flad 10 participate in this -ovsn,ant
What could be finer in - veare -
fome than tree which vii hear the
lame of oldier LIVING or dead9
ms would I'M TO be az sdn,ira HE
Kork for II Civic Clus and II is
suite probai I. that SOM such or
nlzat ton fall into he with the
Emcago NOV knt-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
KEYMEN TO STRIKE
OVER NATION JUI,Y 4

Chicago, July is. j. Konenkamp.
president of the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of America, an
nounced last night that he had is
sued call for strike of men,
bers of the union employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
effective n. M, eastern time, Mon
day, July s.
The announcement declared that
the grievances to be adjusted are the
reinstatement of union men who are
alleged to have been locked out by
the company and to enforce the right
of the men to organize.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
FARMERS HAVE
lENOUGH LABOR
FOR THEPRESENT
Situation in Dauphin Is Not
Serious Except Near Mu-
nitiou. Plants
CONDITION 5 ARE GOOD
City Men Not Needed During
Vacation Ptriois Indi-
cations Point

\ canvass OF II Is Or situation in
the county to-daI rJ called the fac;
that the farmers in ne county are
not badlv situats n IN sard TO labor.
Efforts cs the z Sic arvice Reserye
and ether agent 70 place men on
farms brought n fact that the
farmers do not sc advantage o.
chances TO sscug lrr.
In the vicinity Niddletown and
Harrisburg, II. eSiey, county
farm agent said, abor shortage
Is noticea ole, as -. IUStrleS draw
many men from ne farms into in
dustrial occupat' $ In the north
ern. southwester nd other parts q
the county the alton is not Ser.-
Gus, it was sail
W. r. thinner an, county farm Ia
bor manager. he, sent letters all over
the county to ne farmers. asking
them TO late cir needs regarding
farm lstor., and ne would attempt 70
supply il. Thu far he has received
few answ ers TO lis letters, il is said
y few boys hs been placed on tie
farms throughput the county. In
Mercer county. was said this morn
ing, 800 boys ge employed by the
farmers.
An attempt Z the local Public
Service Reserve official 70 place
Harrisburg mar on q farm az farm
labor during hi Two weeks OF Naca-
tion failed becaise no farmer sisnl-
fed a desire fr the extra help, II
was said at II local agency OF the
Public Service Reserve this morn
ing. In additio i was said that the
farmers have \; asked TO utilize eN-
ira labor offersi from this office for
the berry-pick1S season. Few men
have been plaed at extra labor The
offer OF the bats Highway Depart
meut to give L it5 ueS for farm la
Dor was also tlored ty the farmers.
Information secured this morning
seemed to poir 10 the fact the la
bor situation ,n the farms in Dau-
phin county Is not serious and ut
nearly so bad ss IN adjacent counties.
Farm Agent Nesley said that the
shortage is no.-z able because when
Fthe farmers are harvesting crop
they need extra help at once. II eN-
ira help is not secured. he said. the
harvesting takss longer ana BAD
weather in the midst OF the harvest
ing is likely to c-use loss TO crops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
FOURTH OF JULY
FEST IS TAKING
BANDS OF STATE
Central Pennsylvania Towns
Are Left High and Dry
For Music
IS THUS FAR ENGAGED
Concerts at Eight Places in
City; in Parks After
noon and Night

In not less than forty eight sec
tions of Pennsylvania the inhabit-
ants these days are getting pretty
we'll fed up on band music, accord
ing to dispatches which reached
Harrisburg to-day-these forty-eight
communities being those in which
are located the forty-eight bands of
music which have been engaged for
Harrisburg's Fourth of July parade.
Central Pennsylvania has been
stripped of bands for the Harrisburg
Fourth celebration. From Altoona
Williamsport, Lock Haven, York.
Shamokin and many other sections.
will come the very best bands boast
ed by those localities.
City Clerk Ross Seaman to-day re-
ceived the following telegram from a
city just west of the Allegheny
mountains:
Please wire our expense, the To-
calities where you have not engaged
bands; will save us time"
A glance at Pennsylvania news
papers for the last few days shows
that in many towns and cities the
populace is complaining bitterly be-
cause parade committees in those
towns had not the foresight displayed
by the Harrisburg committee.
We have not done at all badly
said Ross Seaman this afternoon.
He turned to Harry Boyer.
How many bands have we under
contract, Harry" he asked.
We have SO bands contracted for,
one bands contract in the mails
and eight additional bands have
been secured by organizations which
will appear in the lineup. Thirty
nine plus one plus eight equal forty
eight"
The Bands Will Work
And the bands are going to put in
a full day here Thursday. The com
mittee which has the several con-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
TEUTON U-BOAT
SINKS BRITISH
HOSPITAL SHIP
Llandovcry Castle, With 25S
Aboard, Goes Down; 2i
Reach Port
BY Associated Press

London, July IA German sub
marine sank the British hospital ship
Llandovery Castle, 116 miles south
west of Fastnet on June %. the Brit
ish admiralty announced to-day.
The Llandovery Castle was home
ward bound from Canada. She car
ried 25S persons. This total includ-
ed so Canadian army medical corps
men and IA female nurses.
One boat containing "a survivors
so far has reached port.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
MILLION MEN IN
NEW JOBS UNDER
CROWDER RULE
Anticipate Work or Fight
Order Effective Over Ma
ton, Beginning Today

When the new work of fight
order of Provost Marshal Crowder
became effective this morning. few
youths of draft age were found en-
gagged in nonessential work. Most
men of this class took time by the
forelock and found positions in the
many industrial plants of Harris
ourg and vicinity engaged in essen
tial industry.
In practically every place this
morning in which work that has
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
sLOVAKs OUsT soNIETs
BY Associated Press

London, July 1.-Czecho- -Slovak
forces have dissolved the Bolshevik
Council of Workmens and Soldiers
Delegates at Vladivostok, according
to dispatch from Shanghai received
by Reuters Ltd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
REWARD OFFERED FOR
ARREST OF ROWnII

City Playground Supervisor ]. K.
Staples announced to-day reward
Will be paid to any one furnishing
Information sufficient to convict the
youths who have been maliciously
breaking scores of windows in the
Harris school building. He declared
that unless the lawlessness of a num-
ber OF older boys in the city is
stopped wholesale prosecutions will
be brought and every effort will be
made to have heavy fines imposed
because of the property damage
which is being done. At the Harris
building at least fifty windows have
been broken by boys throwing
stones.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
BATTLING IS
NOW BREWINGONALL
THE FIGHTING LINES
LIBERTY MOTOR
BEATS THEM ALL

WASHINGTON, July IA re-
port from Vice Admiral Sims to
Secretary Daniels to-day says II
recent test in European waters
of II scaplane propelled by the
Liberty motor demonstrated that
the engine has better climbing
and load-carrying qualities than
any of tho best European types.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01
THEWEATHER

for HarrIsparE and Vicinity, FaI,
ana eooIsr t,-nighf, with low
gFeeS; Teesdsv fat -xs.L os-
crate testpersfure, n"o-
TOT senns IvanIa, Fair
ana coeifr e-nighf Tuesdax
fairs cooIer northeast nar.
tioa; nfasle TO fresh wes,
"inds- ii
Iempsrataffs 4. M. IS.
san' .. m; sets, stz4
Moons New II = July 8.
River sta99 M, 81 feet nbovs
Iow-wafet rk. ""'e
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

GUNS ACTIVE ON L. 8. FRONTS
Washington, July Except for
increased artillery activity on both
sides In the Chateau Thierry region.
General Pershing's communique to-
day said there was nothing TO report
for Yesterday from the American
fronts.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-01

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