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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12

yet been able to give a lucid story of
the occurrence.
sentry Heard Groans
The robbery and murders occurred,
1t is believed, shortly after 7.3O o'clock
last night A half hour later a sem
ty heard groans and investigated
Mr. Winters was still alive. lie was
removed to the camp hospital, where
he died early to-day.
Immediately a guard was thrown
about the camp and all military
passes Were revoked. No one could
20 about the camp without being
challenged and taken to the guard
house.
Early to-day it was reported that
an Army officer with police dog
that is being trained for war work
had followed a trail some distance to
an interurban car line. That appar-
entity was the only clue.
In Center of CantOnment
The Army Bank. a branch of the
National Reserve Bank of Kansas
City, Mo, is situated in the centeFzor
the huge cantonment. 1t is housed
in small frame building and Mr..
Winters was at the bank to supervise
moving the bank to larger quarters.
Ohleson had been sleeping nightly
at the bank and Mr.. Jewell came to
take the other men in his motorcar
to their sleeping quarters.
William Huttig, president of the
National Reserve Banl0 of Kansas
City, of which the Army Bank is a
branch, said reports of the amount of
money in the robbed bank had been
exaggerated. He could not give the
exact amount on hand, but said that
generally it was $4,000 to $1,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Harris House Under
Quarantine; Well-Known
Men Are Vaccinated

Prominent business and profess
sional men were caught i'm a small
poN quarantine to-day at 100. when
health officers swooped down on the
Harris House, Third and Strawberry
streets. Officers went there to make
inquiries regarding those present
when James Milligan. liquor dealer,
who has smallpox, visited the hotel
on Thursday.
While making inquiries it was dis
covered that Boyd Davis, of Mid
dletown, employed as a waiter. had
smallpox The place was closed i'm
mediately and patrolmen placed on
the outside to prevent persons from
entering or leaving until the health
officers gave permission.
DR.. A. u. Ritzman, health officer.
and David II. Ellinger, of the health
department, Immediately ordered
everybody present to prepare for
vaccination. All complied after which
they were permitted to leave the
place.
Davis has been i'll since Christmas
week. He was absent from work yes
terday, and when he returned to-day
he showed marks of the disease.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
10 KILLED AND
100 INJURED IN
ALABAMA STORM
Tornado Sweeps Over South,
Paralyzing Wire Service,
and Cutting Off Cities
CHICAGO IS ISOLATED
DiScomfortS Due to Cold and
Rain Reported From
Camp Sheridan
By associated Press

Atlanta, Jan. 12.-With the en-
tire South in the grip of the worst
snow and slcet storm of the winter
to-day, early reports showed that
tornadoes which swept through
eastern Alabama and central
Georgia had taken n toll of sixteen
lives and injured more than one
hundred persons. Wire commuuica-
ton over great area was paralyzed,
scores of small towns in the interior
being isolated while Savannah,
Charleston, Jacksonville and other
cities along the South Atlantic coast
were cut off from outside communi-
cation.
The deaths and injuries reported
early to-day were as follows: t
Cowarts, Ala, seven killed and
twenty-five injured. .'.
Dothan, Ala, six children killed
and forty injured in collapse of
schoolhouse in country near Dothan.
Webb, Ala, one killed and esti-
mated seventy injured in destruc-
ton of store and other buildings.
Troy, Ala, one killed and several
injured.
Macon, Ca, one killed at Camp
Wheeler and several injured
Discomforts due to cold and tor
rental rains were reported from
Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga, and
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.
The tornado which at Camp Wheeler
blew down some sixteen hospital
tents containing about $50 patients
and heavy rains flooded other tents.
Private Harris. of Atlanta, was re-
ported killed in the collapse of the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Technically May
Prevent Letting of
Camp Curtin Contract

y special meeting of the City School
BCard has been called for Monday af-
ternoon, when the directors will act
on the recommendation of the boards s
solicitor, NJ. W. Jacobs, that all bids
for the Camp Curtin building re-
modelling work be rejected because
According to board officials, Solici-
tor Jacobs advised them not to sign
the contract which had been awarded
to c. w. Strayer, of Lemoyne. because
of the requirement in the specifica-
tions. 1t was explained that the Su-
preme Court has declared it illegal to
advertise for bids fer work and not
specify the time the contract is to be
finished. The specifications for the
lemodeling of the Camp Curtin school
did not make this requirement. but
gave each contractor the right to
state the time he would require to
finish the work. Secretary ID. ID.
IIammel5augh will probably be au
thoriZed to readvertise for bids.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
HARD HEARTED CONTRACTOR
WRECKS THE SONS OF REST

John Newton, Grand Exalted Hot
Cat of the Ancient and Honorable
Order of the Sons of Rest,
announced to-day that he and his
fellow members were through.
We've been hanging around this
Penn Harris hotel for two months"
announced Mr.. Newton, waiting for
them to do something we hadn't
seen before. They amt doing tat
least not where we can see it. They
won't let us in the building. Last
night they got Third street car off
the track at Third and Walnut, the
crew did. and there wasn't one of
us around to see II. II took 30 min
utes to get it back on. \ couple of
weeks ago they had a fire IN a con-
duit at Third and Walnut-the wires
did. but ii was late at night, too.
and not one of us saw it,"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
POWER COMPANY
MAKES APPEAL
FOR MORE COAL
Plant Must Have Fuel Immc-
diately 10 Keep Boilers
in Operation
SEE TEMPORARY RELIEF
Many Dealers Bcsiegcd With
Orders Are Unable to Get
Pound of Anthracite
SEE TEMPORARY RELIEF

The Harrisburg Light and Power
Ccmpany's plants are facing a serious
curtailment and at the worst a shut
down if the shipment of bituminous
coal that is now overdue does not
arrive by the first of the week The
company, which generates power for
city lighting. and most of the big in
dustrial plants in the city now is
using its last reserve.
c. NJ. KaltwassCr manager Of the
company, has been in constant COM
muniCation with washington and
with several coal operators. Ap-
peals have been sent of DR.. Gar
field, national fuel administrator, TO
expedite shipments here.
Temporary relief to prevent a shut
down in case the supply does not ar
rive Is hoped for by Mr.. Kaltwas-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Baby Scalds Itself to
Death by Pulling Pot
of Boiling Soup Off Stove

Nick Ljcvak, ffteen-month-ol old
son of Tomo Ljcvak, of Enhaut, died
last evening from burns received
when he pulled a pot of hot soup
over his body. The chile was badly
burned.
The mother had been preparing
the meal and was not paying close
attention to the yoUngster. The
baby attracted by the steam pour
ing out from under the pot lid,
made his way to the stove. and not
satisfied with the view from the
floor, managed to pull the pot of
boiling soup over to the edge. The
kettle toppled over on the child,
scalding the left side of his body
from head to foot.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
CITY POLICE
TO REGISTER
ENEMY ALIENS
All Male Germans Over Four
teen Years Must Go
on Record

The. police are preparing to regis
ter all enemy aliens in the city, Chief
Wetzel said this morning. The head
of the department has received notice
from the Department of Justice at
Washington to prepare for the regis
tration of all male enemy alien resi-
dents. Registration days will be
from February until February 8,
between the hours of a. IN. and
p. m. The registration includes all
alien enemies over fourteen years
of age.
Chief Wetzel announced this
morning that he has received from
Washington notification that all
police chiefs in cities whose popula-
ton is more than 5000 are the chief
registrars of their district, which
comprises in a city the entire police
precincts. In rural communities,
the postmaster is the chief registrar.
and the district comprises the post
office precinct.
Must Report
The communication to the chief
OF police requires that notice of the
registration be given in all local
newspapers, and that members of
the police force. act as assistant
registrars. Aliens, after they are
registered, are termed as registrants.
The registrants will be required at
stated intervals after their registra-
ton to appear and report on their
activities during that time and notify
of changes of addr esses.
When registering, the alien enemy
must make an affidavit to all his
statements, and furnish four photo
graphs, and allow the police to take
his finger prints. The photographs
must not be larger than three inches
square, and must have been taken
recently. After his registration, the
registrant is given registration
TCnniinnnI ~, Dnnn 10 L.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
NEW FIRM ASKS
$4,000 YEAR TO
COLLECT ASHES
Only One Bidder Seeks City
Contract For Sixty-Threc
Month Period
MAY READVERTISE NOW
Price Asked Is Twice Sum
City Commissioners Esti-
mated 1t Would Cost
MAY READVERTISE NOW

Only one bid for the collection and
disposal of ashes after the present
contract expires, was received to-day
by ComnressioIer Hassler, the firm
asked $500 "a month, or $441,000 for
a 63-month contract.
According to Commissioner Hass-
Ter the figures are far above the esti-
mate made when the 1918 budget
was prepared, but he said he will
submit the bid to Council for action.
The firm submitting the proposal is
said to be financed by local interests
entirely and signed the name Stees,
Simonetti & Company. A certified
check for $47,25O was included with
the proposal.
1t is probable that bids will be
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12

why don't you put on a night
turn? ?" Mr.. Newton was asked
Amt got enough men any
more"
"How's that?"
We'll. we got TO kidding Ed james
and lot of the others about not
working and they went over to the
Penn Harris contractor and made
believe they was looking for jobs"
Well"
DO you know what that contrac-
tor did p. asked Newton. "He said
he had good army jobs for them
and signed them up to go to France.
But when he told them what the
Jobs were the whole doggon crew
Jumped town"
What did he offer them?
"Quick repairs to machine guns
that jam in action" groaned New
ton. so he pretty near rusted the.
Sons of Rest"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
X. OF C. DRIVE
SURE TO REACH
QUOTA TONIGHT
Fund Is Little Short of $4,000
Total Set as the
Goal

Canvassers for the knights of
Columbus are making their last
campaign day busy one. The city
will easily raise its share of the
$4,000 allotted Dauphin county. The
figure at noon to-day for Harrisburg
was $19,472.47.
In all likelihood Steelton will
reach S1,750; Williamstown. $500:
Lykens, 5000, and other sections Of
the county $500, so that only about
$1,000 must be raised before the
campaign ends tonight in order to
get the required $4,000.
Campaign HEADQUARTERS i'm tba
kunkel building will be open Mon
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
British Destroyer Sunk
With All on Board

London. Jan. 12.-The British de-
stroyer Racoon struck rocks off the
irish coast on Wednesday and found
cred. 1t is announced officially.
The Racoon was built in 1910. She
was 266 feet long and displaced 915
tons She was armed with one A.
inch and three-inch guns, and two
torpedo tubes. Hernormal compile
ment was 105 men.
seventeen bodies have been picked
up by patrol craft and are being
buried at Rathmullen. Five more
bodies We're washed ashore and they
are being buried locally"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
6O-Mile Gale Sweeps Lynn;
Falling Stack Kills Three

Lynn, Mass, Jan. IA sixty y-mile
gale that came out of the northeast
with unexpected fury swept aver the
waterfront section here to-day and
sent big brick smokestack crash
ing through the roof at the Sprague
Box Company plant on Broad street
in which 200 men and women were
at work. Three were killed and more
than Il score injured.
Ambulances and automobiles car
ried the injured to hospitals and
homes and it was impossible to esti-
mate the exact number.
The accident happened during a
driving rainstorm which made res
cue work more difficult and the
plight of the injured more uncom-
Portable.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Smallpox Is Reported
From Chambersburg

A number of new cases of small
poX have been reported to-day to the
State Health Department. They have
all been traced to points outside of
the state, several cases coming from
Cleveland, Ohio. Erie is seriously
threatened with smallpox by series
of cases coming from several points
in Ohio and New York. Daniel Smith,
Chambersburg, a new center for the
disease, left Clevelapd on Decem-
her %
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
NAVAL GUN CREW
HELD OFF u BOAT
ATTACK FOR HOURS

Washington, Jan. 12.-How the
steamer J. L. Luckenbach success
fully fought off for four hours the
attacks of a German submarine un-
til a destroyer which went to the
steamers rescue forced the U-boat
to submerge. is told in detail to-day
in an official account by the Navy
Department.
The engagement described took
place on October 10 while the ves-
sci was enroute to a French port
The U-boat subjected the merchant
craft TO a heavy shell fire that in
jured seven men, started a small
blaze aboard and temporarily put
A. engines out of commission.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
France Will Not Join
in Russian Conference

Washington, Jan. 12. - France
will not join in the peace conference
at Brest- -Litovsk, Stephen Pichon,
foreign minister. has announced.
France will have no peace negotia-
tions with the enemy until they make
direct proposals. The French gov
ernment has refused to issue pass
ports so that French-Socialists might
go to Petrograd.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
WEATHER FORECAST

For Harrisburg and vicinity: Fair
and much colder Tonight and
sunday, with Il severe cold
wave; lowest temperature to-
night about ; degrees below
we're.
For Eastern Pennsylvania; Fair
and much colder tonight and
sunday, with severe cold
wave; temperatures below zero;
northwest gales.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
SNOW AND WATER
HOLD BACK ALL
TRAFFIC IN CITY
Streets in Worst Condition of
Winter Following Storm
of Snow and Rain

a heavy storm following in the wake
of storm that covered the streets
with three inches OF snow and sleet
to-day put the streets of the city in
the worst condition of the winter
Traffic was held up for hours and
pedestrians were forced to wade
through water three inches deep.
Demands made upon the Harris
burg Railways Company were the
heaviest of the season. Thousands OF
persons who ordinarily walk to work
piled INTO the cars which already
were carrying hundreds of women
with baskets to and from market
Traffic on the Enola line of the
Valley Railways was cut off when
a feed wire broke near Pines Corner.
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Is Burned in Fire at
Dwight Indian School

Muskogee Okla, Jan. 70. - Thir-
teen Indian boys We're burned to
death early to-day in a fire which
destroyed the boys dormitory of tn >
dwight Indian Training School at
Marble City, Okla, forty miles south
east of here. over 100 boys es-
capped, scantily clad, in the bitter
cold.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12

Don't surrender" flashed the
commander of the American de-
stroyer who caught the Lucken-
bach's distress call. Never was
the laconic reply.
All members of. the armed guard
have been commended by the Navy
Department for gallantry in action
and the commander has been given
the temporary warrant of boatswain
in recognition of his service. ,
The oral accoupt follows:
AT 7.30 a. m. the after lookout
on the Luckenbach reported
steamer abeam. The commander of
the armed guard sighted her him
self about one point forward of the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
Baker Disapproves
Munitions Director

Washington. Jan. 10. - Estab-
lishment of munitions director was
to-day by Secretary
Baker in testifying before the Sen.
ate Military Committee who said the
reorganization of the war depart
ment is virtually similar to the Brit
ish munitions purchasing system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12

LATE NEWS
TO COLLECT BINOCULARS

10 COLLECT BINOCULARS
Philadelphia, Jan. l2.-Plans have been completed by
Lewis e. BETTER secretary of the Pennsylvania Corn
mittee OF Public Safety Tor state wide campaign TO col
ec binoculars SPY glasses and telescopes for the Nay
Department at Washington.
WANT RED CROSS ENJoNER
New .York--Aq equity suit intended to prevent the
American Nation Red Cross from expending 100000
vvisection laboratory in France was brought in the
Federal court to-day by number of members Of til.
Red Cross in New York and other states
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
USES AXE
To HACK
FOUR MEN
TO ODEATH

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. 12.-Kearney Wornall, of
Kansas City, the only survivor of five who in
the army bank here last night when the institution
robbed to-day told the authorities the robber army
captain whom he recognize dit announced this after
noon. 1t is understood he gave the officers name.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
COLD TO CONTINUE

Washington-Wcather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday issued by the Weather Bureau TO-DAY
arc Below zero temperatures Sunday continuing Monday
followed by slow rise that will continue for several
days Some prospect Of rain or snow toward end Of the
week
STORM DRIVES STEAMERS AGROUND
Newport News, vs-Tbc siztv-,7iIe ssIe which s,,.,,
this coast last night drove three ocean steamers saond
in the harbor here The ships are hard fast but none
thought 10 b.. in serious dsrrer
EXPLOSION KILLS MANY
HaInoterd North Stafordshire, England--An eS-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
BoIsheUiki Army to
Combat Foes at Home
and Threaten Germany

London, Jan. 12.-The call of En-
sign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki COM
mander-in-chief, for volunteers for a
Russian army, according to the Boil
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
CLOSE CHICAGO SCHOOLS. FOR
A WEEK TO SAVE COAL

Cheago--An unprecedented, order closing the public
schools all next week en- account Of the cold and snow
and the necessity OF sewing fuel and calling upon $4,000
male pupils to help meet the snow problem was issued
late to-day by Edward Davis president of the Board Of
Education. ..-....-.
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LACK or COAL CLOSES STORES

Chioago-An the big department stores closed at !,
O'Clock this afternoon because of lack of coal
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-12
MARRIAGE licenses

kOchenOur D.. HarrishurE1 Adam
SchmeItzer. HIcEet
FnrVteN, aud Catherine Hrabr
aud nrb"r" rnn stestoni Joseph r. GnEcch HnrriSburg
HnrrIsbnrs nnI D. cho aud MsrI H. shnEer nfaxt
ffs fS
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18

The Indian appropriation bill, car
rying $11, 100000 was finally approx
ed by Congress, the House favoring
the conference report.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
POLT'S

Clark and Bergman have literally
cleaned up every ounce of enthusiasm
that is left in Poll audiences after
witnessing the sumptuous vaudeville
and photodramatic performance that
precedes them at the Poll thea
tire.
Late features with the Winter Car
den show, Clark and Bergman, are
finished artists. They open their act
their song talk and dance diversions
to the point of fnnesse and they
close amidst riot of applause. II
is without doubt one of the most en-
tertaining acts of the season.
Likewise on the screen, showing
for the last time tonight the re-
markable screen revival of Blue
Jeans" has attracted all those who
believe and like the motion play.
Miss Dana shines in the leading role
and more than ever of that sensation
alism which made the original play a
success has been invoked by able di-
rection and out-of-doors choice of To-
cation.
Marie Donahue, charming singing
comedienne, offers a novel repetoiro
of songs. The travesty novelty, well,
sWell, Well" gives roars of laughter
during it's fifteen minutes run. The
Eddie Miller Duo in classy concoc-
ton of harmony inspire laughter and
kindred sentiments.
The latest showing of Hearst-Pathe
News gives a big variety Of sensational
scenes for Bridgeport to view at close
range.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-18
WHAT'S GOING ON In THE WORLD
OF THEATRES and AMUSEMENT
COVER THE TOP"

If you haven't seen the cinemato-
graphic masterpiece, "Over the Top"
yet, you had better get a move on
and not miss it during it's last show
ing in the State Armory tonight 1T
SIS. The picture is one that every
loyal American must see and one that
will remain in your mind for many
moons. AS special feature attraction
tonight, Patrick F. Bowe, the popular
singer and song writer, will render
several of his original numbers and
he will be accompanied by a special
augmented orchestra of ten pieces.
Don't be one of the few who haven't
witnessed lover the Top" which is
the colossal perturbation of Sergt.
Arthur Guy Empey's world famous
book. Empey appears in the leading
part of the picture which will take
the most critical audience over the
top with enthusiasm.