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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
u. S. CONFIDENT
ALLIES CAN HOLD
WESTERN FRONT
RuSsia'S Withdrawal Is Not
Viewed With Alarm at
Washington

Washington. Feb. 12.-How Rus
sia's complete withdrawal from the
war will affect the Allies and the
United States in military way can
not be accurately estimated at this
time. Officials here believe, despite
the fact that on paper the Russian
collapse would seem to give the Ger
mans great superiority on the
western front.
Military men, confident that the
Allied line on the western front will
mold against any German force that
can be thrown against it, profess not
TO regard the Russian separate peace
as the menace it would appear,
The fact that 100000 German
prisoners will be freed to return to
Germany is regarded with no alarm
Military men say they could not
quickly be re-organized into efficient
military units. The general opinion
here is that Germany will be more
interested in keeping the prisoners
in Russia rather than risk having
them carry Bolshevik doctrine back
to Germany.
The 147 Austro- German and Bull
garian divisions on the Russian
front, which will entirely be released
by separate peace, ARE regarded as
already having been stripped of their
electives, who have been transferred
TO the western front. Military eX-
perts say, in addition. that Germany
would be obliged to keep some of
these 147 divisions in the vast con-
quered territory for garrison pur-
poses.
The one outstanding fact is that
the military experts are sure the
reinforcements the Germans can
draw from the Russian front cannot
overwhelm the western line.
Russia at this time owes the
United states S1S7.79s, 00O advanced
for supplies, which already have gone
to Russia. For that sum the Gov
ernment holds Russian bonds.
Whether this vast sum will be a to-
tai loss to the United States de-
pends on whether the ultimate gov
ernment in Russia decides to repudi-
ate the debt. \ credit of 1925, ,0O0,-
000 was established at the Treasury
for Russia, but only S1S7,799,0 600 was
used when payments were stopped.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
SPECIAL COURT
TO TRY BENEFIT
SUITS BY CITY
City Solicitor Fox Losing No
Time in Ending Hard
scrabble Litigation

Determined to complete as soon as
possible the legal proceedings in
connection with the Hardscrahble
improvement work City Solicitor
John E. Fox yesterday filed eleven
suits against property owners on the
fits which it is claimed they will de-
rive from the taking over of the
houses on the west side. These cases
will be heard at a special session Cf
court to be held March II, when
the jury from the common pleas
court of February 20 will PROBABLY
be retained to hear the suits.
In addition to his step, counsel for
several of the property owners filed
motions for judgment on he vcr-
diets which have been recorded.
This, according to City Solicitor roS.
Will mean an early argument of the
reserved points of law, the most inn
portant of which is the Act OF 1871,
which attorneys for the property
owners claim is unconstitutional,
The argument will be listed soon.
and after it is ruled on by the local
court may be appealed to the state
supreme court with the result that
all litigation may be closed by early
fall.
The eleven property owners in
Volved in the suits by the city for
benefits are Katie G. Raymond, John
A. McAlister, John T. Ensmiager,
Catharine Chandler, George G..
Schlegel. Mary a. Melville. >Thomas
b. Rockefeller. Elmira A. Attick,
Mary +. McKelvey, Charles Fisher.
Benjamin f. Miller.
The three verdicts for which iudg-
ment is asked by counsel are in
suits brought by Z. G. Slabach, John
Iingst and Lewis Finfrock, Jr. The
1lngst case was scheduled to be
heard yesterday and a jury was
called. Four of the other five cases
which were listed were settled hv
agreement when it was learned that
similar verdict would be aiken in
the only remaining suit. AS n result
Mr.. Hingst was awarded s7SS3.4O
for his property as it stood prior to
1871 and $4,000 for improvements
since that date
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Hog Island, Sold at
$4,000 an Acre, Formerly
Assessed For $100

Washington, Feb. 12.-Conditions
at Hog Island. Philadelphia, ship
yard, were denounced on the floor
of both houses of Congress yesterday
as national scandal
Officials of the American Interna-
tional Shipbuilding Corporation,
which is doing the work. were called
on to repay to the government great
sums alleged to have been wasted
perhaps criminally." The director
ate of this concern reads like a ros-
ter OF American leading financiers.
Before the Senate commerce COM
mittee, conducting an investigation.
a part owner of the tract which sold
for government purposes at $4,000
an acre. admitted it had been as
sessed for many years at 500 an
acre and that the highest price
which had been paid for nearby land
was $500 an acre-by the city of
Philadelphia
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
When Women
Are Nervous.

Every woman has days when her
nerves are at the breaking point,
when irritability and restlessness in
dicate that the enervated nerve cells
of the delicately organized body need
replenishing. Shattered nerves mar
the disposition, the appearance and
retard mental progress. Sleepless-
ness. exhaustion, indecision, faulty
memory. lack of continuity of
thought, languidness are the natural
results of depleted nerves, and de-
pleted nerves are the natural re-
suit of excessive drains upon the vi
tality. Then 1t is serious and
dangerous mistake to resort to the
use of so-called tonics or drug
stimulants. Weak and exhausted
nerves need food and nourishment -
not stimulants that lash them into
temporary activity. The food and
nourishment advised by present day
physicians is just one 5-grain tablet
of pure bitro-phosphate taken during
or Immediately after each meal.
Simple advice, but it's soundness has
been proven over and over again.
Moreover the remedy is within the
reach of every sufferer from weak
nerves, as a large package of bitro-
phosphate tablets, (sufficient for two
weeks treatment) can be obtained
from Forney, Kennedy Gorgas, Clark,
or any frst-class druggist at reason
able cost and every package is ac-
ccmpanied by a binding guarantee of
satisfaction or money back.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
WANT NEW BIDS
FOR ASH COLLECTION
[Continued from First Page. !

Il lESI
Then Commissioner Gross took the
floor and in a short talk protested
against paying the reduction COM
pany for any work during January.
Commissioner Hassler stated the
voucher for S2,625 had been held up
and would not be paid. other MEM
bers of Council joined in the dis
cussion and finally a motion was
made to reject the bid which has
been under consideration for two
weeks.
Commissioner Hassler was direct
ed to ask for new proposals, Mayor
keister suggesting the change in the
specifications. 1t is probable bids
will be opened February %. Bids
maye be submitted for district col
lectons or for the entire city.
I Commissioner Gross when he pro-
tested against paying the reduction
company, scored the firm for failure
to make any regular collections for
several months before the contract
ended. The discussion, which follow
ed, ended when Commissioner Hass-
Ter was authorized by resolution to
notify the company to make a clean
up of all ashes as soon as weather
conditions permit. The bonding
company also will be notified it will
he held under the $4,000 bond un-
til this is done. 1t was intimated
that if the reduction company fails
to make a cleanup the city will do
so and charge it to the bonding COM
pany.
With large forces of men at work
daily removing snow from the city
streets and intersections Commits
sioner Lynch was given permission
to transfer $1,000 more from the
street cleaning fund to pay for this
work. This makes a total of S16,-
900, which has been provided for
snow cleaning. $4,000 of which was
in the annual budget and $4,000
transferred a few weeks ago from
the street cleaning fund. With fair
weather during the next few weeks
much of the snow will be removed,
Commissioner Lynch said. The street
cleaning gangs will then be put to
work.
Only one new ordinance was in
troduced, Commissioner Lynch pre-
senting n measure to authorize the
purchase of a $4,000 auto truck. Or
dinances passed finally provide for
the purchase of a small auto truck
for the highway department, and for
the registration of all city properties.
Plans for carrying out the provisions
of the latter measure have already
been made by City Assessor James
C.Thompson and City Engineer NJ
B. Cowden. On three previous oc-
casions a similar ordinance was in
troduced in Council but never was
called for final passage. The law re-
quired cities to pass this legislation
and enforce it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Democratic National
Committee Endorses
Woman's Suffrage

Washington, Feb. 12.-Indorse-
ment of the federal amendment for
woman suffrage was voted by the
executive committee of the National
Democratic committee here yester-
day. after a referendum 10 the COM
mitteemen representing the forty
eight states.
In the executive committee the
vote was to ..
OF the forty-eisht state mem ners
of the national committee, IS had
voted for the amendment. IA had
voted against it and 6 had not been
FecOrIe d
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Dorsett Will Go
on Lecture Tour

L. h. Dorset, who resigned as
state chief of markets a short hour
after his long delayed confirmation
by the State Commission of Agricul-
ture has been secured, will re iain in
state service until the end of the
month. Mr.. Dorsett has not been
paid, but is in line for payment when
the troubles over right of the Gov
ernor to make appointments after re-
lection by the Senate is passed upon
by the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Dorsett is due here late today
and Will leave tomorrow for what is
termed "a lecture tour" He is to
speak at farmers institutes on the
cooperative work of the Bureau of
Markets and other activities, includ-
ing the assembling of n supply of seed
of various kinds for use of farmers
There is more or less trepidation
about the Capitol as to what Dorsett
may do in the future as he had a
wide Influence among the farmers
and an effort may be made to keen
him in state service. if he will con-
sent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Schedules Are Being
Made For Drafted

Schedules for the movement of
the drafted men to so to Camps
Lee, Meade and Sherman this month
are now being prepared at the State
draft headquarters and will be sent
TO local draft boards within for
ty-eight hours. The movement will
start February %. but comparative
ly few men will be shipped before
February %. The final movement
will be February %.
To Camp Meade will go the ball
ance of the men on the first call;
Camp Lee. thirteen per cent, leav-
ing seven per cent of the first call
Yet to go, and Camp Sherman, the
deferred shortages.
Special trains will be run to care
for the men.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Engineers Break Gorge
in MonOngahela to
Remove Flood Danger

Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 12.--ro re-
move the danger of a fool and 10
permit the resumption of river trrt-
fic. United states engineers to-day
tegan the breaking up of the nine
mile ice gorge in the MononSahela
river near Brownsville. Pa, by the
use of dynamite. The dislodgmg of
the large gorge, said 20 be tnIrty feet
high in places. which started to
move out early Sunday and later
jammed at a bend in the river. will
enable many steel plants in the
Pittsburgh district. having coal
'rines above Brownsville to receive
sadly needed coal.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12

the night. the ice here will not break
up, Mr.. Domain said and the ice in
the West Branch will probably gorge
before it reaches Remove. If the
rainfall all over the Susquehanna
watershed is heavy. amounting to
one and half or two inches. the ice
in the branches and main stream will
break up, and it will be over. Mr..
Demain said, in forty-eight hours"
The approaching rain, Mr.. Domain
said. may be heavy or. on the other
hand. very light.
Only Local Trouble
Mr.. Demain does not apprehend
any serious trouble. Where the ice
gorges. he said, there may be local
trouble by the damned waters. IF
the ice goes out. he thinks that there
Will be no widespread inundation,
but only local overflows of lowlands.
y four-foot rise of the water is
expected here tomorrow. following
to-nights rain. If the rain is heavy.
the rise might attain seven feet.
Temperatures will be high, and melt
ing SHOWS will continue to add to
the volume of the water. In places
the water has gone over the ice, but
there has been no sign of a general
breakup as yet.
Ice on some of the small creeks in
the vicinity has opened UP and is
slowly moving toward the river. The
Juniata river is showing signs of
opening up and the river has risen
four inches. 1t is going over the ice
in places.
Use Mc\eiHs Cold Tablets - ADV
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
TOOK PREACHERS HORSE

BIain, Pa, Feb. 12.-WhiIe CALI
ing at the home of NJ. II. Sheibley,
At Alipda, the Rev. A. n. Brubaker,
Reformed minister, on Sunday eve-
ming about o'clock was minus his
horse and sleigh when he came out
to start home.
He had hitched his rig in front
of the home of Mr.. Sheibley and
somebody took a sleighride and left
the horse loose along the highway.
The horse and sleigh We're dis
covered by a Mr.. Morrison in Ken
nedys Valley on Sunday night, who
placed the horse in his stable. The
Rev. Mr.. Brubaker was notified on
Monday morning by Mr.. Sheibley
where his horse was.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
AIRPLANE MAIL
ROUTE MAY SOON
BE ESTABLISHED
Service Between Washington,
Philadelphia and New York
Possible This Year

Washington. Feb. 12.-Establish-
ment of an airplane mail service be-
tween Washington, Philadelphia and
New York during the coming sum-
mer was indicated to-day when the
Post Office Department called for
bids on five airplanes for that serv-
ice.
The service will begin with one
round trip a day and later may be
expanded. First class mail only will
be carried at the outset of the serv-
ice.
The specifications of the Post office
Department call for machines which
have stood satisfactory test in the
War and Navy Departments serv-
ice. The bids will be opened Febru-
AIRY 2l, and the airplanes are to be
delivered not later than April % this
year. Arrangements have been made
with the War Department to release
a sufficient number of motors to
equip the machines.
1T is not the purpose of the Post
Office Department to make this an
experimental service" Postmaster
General Burleson announced. Its
practica bility is to be assured before
the esta blishment of the route. Once
established it is TO remain a per-
manent service
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
SEC. BAKER SUBMITS
SHIPPING STATISTICS
BY AssociutcH PrcxS

Washington, Feb. 12.-Secretary
Baker to-day transmitted to the
Senate Military Committee the shin
ping statistics upon which he based
his estimates of transporting a mill
lion American soldiers to Europe
this year.
The information was labeled
Highly Confidential" and will be
considered in executive session of
the committee as the basis for final
cross-eXamination of Mr., Baker.
probably this week and behind
closed doors
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
MRS. SUSAN THOMAS.

Funeral services for Mrs. Susan
Thomas, who died Saturday evening
was held at her residence, 225 North
River street, this afternoon at two
o'clock. The Rev. Mr.. Albert j.
Greene, pastor of Second Baptist
Church, will officiate. Burial will
be made in Lincoln cemetery.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
BOYS CHARGED WITH THEFT

Harry Parker, William Parker and
Joseph Walker. 15-year-old boys,
were give a hearing in police court
this afternoon on a charge of break
ing into the Capital City Junk Shop
in South Tenth street, stealing copper
and wire, which they sold to another
lynx ofcae FslqT % bicRev tRe Junk
rested the boys.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
HEAVY WOMAN INJURED

Blain, Pa, Feb. 12.-Mrs. William
NJ Hench. of Blain. fell on the ice
several days ago while walking out
the back door. She is a woman of
heavy build and in falling struck the
pumpbed with her right shoulder.
crushing the bones of the shoulder
blade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
REGISTER sHIPRTLDERs

The office OF ". Fl. Gather, in The
Bergner building, will be open daily
this week, and evenings, from I until
ed mechanics for shipbuilding work.
After the registration of the work
men, they will be subject to call for
duty at government shipyards. The
registration will continue all week.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
AMATEURS IN VAUDEVILLE

The members OF the ART Clup gave
an amateur vaudeville performance
last evening at the home OF John Nc
Those taking part were James Mof-
fett, Charles Seligman and John Nc
Cullough.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
ELLINGER IMPROVES

David III. Ellinger. of the City Board
of Health, who has been seriously i'll
at his residence. Alb Boas street. is
now greatly improved. Friends of
Mr.. Ellinger are pleased to learn of
his improvement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
THE QUININE THAT DOES
ALpIgE(T IN

Because of it's tonic and laxative eff
feet. laxative Bromo Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing in the head.
There is only one "Bromo Quinine.'
L. w. GROVES signature is on box.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
TO OBSERVE ASH WEDNESDAY

Ash Wednesday VIII be observed to-
morrow at st. stephens Episcopal
Church, Front street. near Pine
streets. with Holy Communion at 5
o'clock At II o'clock there will be
litany and Holy Communion, and at
S o'clock in the evening, there will
be a sermon by the Rt. Rev. James
Henry Darlington, bishop of the Har-
rishurg diocese.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
Stock Exchange Closed

New York, Feb. II. - The New
York stock exchange was closed to-
day in observance of LincOIn's birth
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
RAIN SCHEDULED;
MAY BREAK ICE

IContinued from First Page I
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-12
COLONEL ZIEGLER
DIES in CAMP

CONTINUED from First Page
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-27
Hoover Tightens
Rules on Food
To Help Allies

Continued from Page One.)
such measures effective. The small
minority who refuse to cooperate
should not be allowed to defeat the
nations necessities.
Use Less Wheat Flour.
81. As their part in reducing the
consumption of wheat -four, the con-
sumers of the country are called upon,
in purchasing such -four, to buy at the
same time an equal weight of the 9th
er cereals (cornmeal, corn starch,
corn -four, hominy, corn grits, barley
-four, rice, rice flour, oatmeal, rolled
oats, buckwheat flour, potato -four
sweet potato -four, soya bean Hour
and feterita fours and meals). The
housewife may use these products
separately in making bread, cakes and
pastry, or mix them as she thinks
best.
Retailers are to seel wheat -four
only with an equal weight OF these
other cereals.
"2. Consumers will be able to OBJ
tain mixed cereal bread from their
bakers, who will be required under the
license regulations to mix per cent
of other cereals with their wheat
flour. obth in bread and rolls, and will
be required gradually to increase this
substitution until. beginn!uQ Febru-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-01-27
EARLY PEACE
DANGEROUS,
SAYSCzERN|N
Austrian Foreign Minister Pro-
tests Against AttacE. in the
Rear by Labor; Asks Vote
of Confidence.

! London, Jan. 26-lndustrial unrest
in Austria was referred to by Foreign
Minister Czernin in his speech to the
,Reichsrath, who warned the working
classes against hurrying the govern
.ment into an early peace.
! IF YOU attack me in the rear" he
said, If you compel me to conclude
;an agreement in great haste. then we
shall derive no economic advantage
and our population will have to fore
ego the advantages which they might
derive from the conclusion of peace.
! If you create the totally erroneous
suppression among our enemies that
I'VE must absolutely conclude peace
simmediately "a peace at any price
sthen we shall not have single
sbushel OF wheat. ! repeat for the
renth time that it is not question
of imperialistic aims or of annexa-
zionist plans.
. 1T is a question of assuring for our
population the reward they have de-
Served for their energetic resistance.
Might Spoil Peace.
/ "Our associates are good calcula-
tors and will observe carefully
whether you take away my liberty OF
action.
IF you spoil peace. if you wish to
do without imports of cereals. then it
Is logical that pressure should be
brought to bear by speeches, strikes,
resolutions and demonstrations.
IF not, it is a mistake and utterly
false to say that we are in such a
situation that we ought rather to con-
clude a bad peace without economic
advantages today than a good peace
tomorrow with its attendant advan-
tages."
, Count Czernin mentioned the rumor
that the government itself was not
unconnected with the strikes, and
said
LAS the government wishes exactly
the same thing as the majority in the
inonarchy--that is to obtain as quick
ly as possible an honorable peace
without annexation as its aims-it is
folly to attack it from behind and to
embarrass and perplex it."
Asks for Vote.
Count Czernin finally asked for
vote OF confidence and concluded:
Nothing but a feeling OF duty and
confidence in the. emperor and the
majority delegation is keeping me to
my post. -. -
mo minister of foreign affairs can
conduct negotiations of this import
ance If he does not know, il the whole
world does not know, that he is sup
ported by the confidence of the ma
jority of the constitutional organs.
"Now, if you Lave confidence in
me to conduct the peace negotiations,
then you ought to assist me. II you
have not that confidence, then you
ought to dismiss me. There is no
third way -...