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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
Germans Fail in Bulk
of Shipping For the Allies
By Associated Press

Paris, Dec, 21.-Instead of the o.
500, 900 tons of shipping demanded
of Germany by the Allies to carry
out the provisioning of that country.
as mentioned in the armistice, the
German authorities will be able to
collect only 100000 tons, accord
ing to German advices by way of
Geneva.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
TECH BOYS VOTE TELEGRAPH
BEST PAPER IN HARRISBURG
who's Who in High School Decided by Ballot With Pop
ular Boys Running Close For Honors

If anyone is in doubt as to who's
Who" at the Technical high school,
one look at the Christmas issue of
the Tech Tatler will put you right
on the subject. Twenty-Five most
important questions have been voted
on by the 800 members of the school,
and so matters are settled for an
other year. The Harrisburg Tele-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
Commander of Rainbow
Division Gets Ryan's
Place as Air Chief
BY Associated Press

Washington, Dec. 21.-Appoint-
ment of Major Charles r.
Menoher, who commanded the For
ty-second (Rainbow) Division in
France, as director of air service,
succeeding John d. Ryan. was an
nounced to-day by General March.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
Two Men Charged
With RObbing Till

Herbert Derry and James Hester,
arrested last night on the charge of
larceny, were given hearing in po-
lice court this afternoon. They are
charged with stealing $50 from be-
hind the counter of the restaurant
conducted by Mrs. Jane Clancy, at
512 Market street, when they order
ed O meal there.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
FREE INSURANCE
GIVEN employees
AT TIN MILLS
Lalance-Grosjean Company
10 Pay Death Benefit
Up to $1,000

The announcement was made by
the Lalance-Grosjean Manufactur-
ing Company to the $50 or more of
its employees congregated in front
of the mill office at Jefferson and
Division streets, at 10 o'clock this
morning, that the directors have ar
ranged to insure the lives of all en-
ployes for the benefit of their fami-
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21

81 Per Cent. Hit by Mistake
Eighty-seven per cent. of all shop
men of the several railroad systems
in the Allegheny region are believed
to have been overpaid S2,500,OO0
during the time the railroads have
been under Government control.
Just what amount of this money has
been paid TO the 4,S00 men repre-
senting the eighty-seven per cent. of
the $500 shopmen employed in the
Harrisburg section cannot be said
now. No definite figures are avail
able, either, as to the probable
of reduction of wages that
the employees will bear.
That the employees, had been over
paid through misapplication or
misinterpretation of the rulings of
the Railroad Wage Commission, con-
sisting of Secretary of the Interior
Lane and William r.. Wilcox, became
known yesterday, when an inquiry
was started by the direction of Fed
eral railroad authorities into the
subject, with the aim of correcting
the matter and saving the Govern
ment and the railroads the overpaid
wages. 1t is not known who is re-
sponsible for the fixing of the wage
scale which gave the shop workmen
the wages to which they were not
entitled under the rulings of the spe-
cial commission. The matter is sur
rounded with the greatest secrecy,
but in Washington it was admitted
that the overpay to the enormous
amount existed. The Government is
expected to look 10 Elisha Lee, OF
the Pennsylvania railroad, and c. H.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21

ceed to American headquarters and
thence to England Immediately aft
er Christmas.
Mrs. Wilson went about Paris for
the first time yesterday unaccompa-
MED by the President. With Admiral
Cary 7. Grayson, the Presidents
personal physician, Mrs. Wilson Wis
tied the hospital for blind soldiers
organized by Winifred Holt, of New
York.
Announcement of the details of
the Presidents trip to England was
not made during the day, as had
GCOntinued on Page 15.1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
THE WEATHER

For Harrisburg md vIcinityi Rain
tonight and Sundays warmer
tonight, with lowest tempern-
ture about 46 degrees.
For Eastern Pennsylvania Rain
late tonight and on Sundays
warmer sunday In east portion,
moderate southeast 10 south
winds,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21

Paris. Dec. 21.-It has been set
tied that President Wilson will hold
conferences with Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister Bal
four. When he leaves Paris for
Chaumont, President Wilson prob
ably will not return until he comes
back for the opening of the peace
conference. Ills movements in
France will he entirely in charge
of the Army. which will take him
from American headquarters to one
of the channel ports
Progress Making Toward Peace
The members of the American
mission continued their work yes
terday, disposing of much material,
which must be arranged before the
actual sessions begin. They feel,
they declare, that good progress has
been made.
Friday was crowded with official
conferences and visitors and in
making final preparations to pro-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21

graph was again voted the best
Harrisburg newspaper. "Beans''
won out as the most popular eats"
served by Caterer Rutherford. silent
VIII Hoerner" has the dual role of
being the best-known fellow,as well
as the biggest "lSidder" at Tech.
Here is the entire list, as seen
[ContiIlued on Page 1871
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
PRELIMINARY PEACE CONFERENCE
IS POSTPONED UNTIL FEBRUARY;
PRESIDENTTOMEET ETLLOYDGEORGE
Versailles Tribunal Must
Be Made Up of Servants
of World, Says Wilson
CO. O-OPERATION NEEDED
TO INSURE 4 LASTING PEACE

PARIS, Dec. 21.-Thc pre-
liminary peace conference ut
Versailles has been postponed
untE the beginning of February
at the earliest, says Marcel Hut
tin, editor of the Echo dc Paris.
This postponcmcnt is due, he
says, to changes I'm plans be-
cause of Pres. dent Wilson's visit
to England and the rcconstruc-
tioIi of the British cabinet.
which will occupy Premier Lloyd
George as soon as the result of
the elections is announced OH
December 3S.
Preliminary exchanges, which
were TO begin In Paris to-day.
according to original plans, also
have been deferred.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Horn md
,sh S ss Helm Pa Earl D. kEow and wiIhemInH Relse
WS Irwin NJ shipp sHd Mary H. Taylor
nencs r. Packer Penbrook Lydia NJ
and Ada N BELL Dauphn,
county, Paul Bowers L Miller, Harrisburg.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21

CONTINUED on Page 1871
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
PREP ARE, FOR TREAT
Beginning July Is Midland Chautau-
qua Association Will Put on
Five Days Program.
Nell-Known Orators Will Deliver Lee
lures and Musicians Of Note
Introduce specialties.

Next Monday, July Is, the Midland
chautauqua will open in Princeton
with five-days' program Of especial
interest. Lectures will be delivered
by some Of the best speakers in Amer
lea on patriotic and other foremost
issues Of the day and the musical fea-
lures embrace entertainment by artists
OF pronounced ability. Mason's Jubi-
lee Singers, DeKoven Male Quartet,
Josephine Dominick Concert Party,
Columbia Sextette and Charles Tag
CART, the "Old Country Fiddler" are
among those enumerated on the SUI
perb program. You cannot afford to
stay away from this chautauqua with
all its entertaining specialties. See
advertisement in this weeks Union
Tor details.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Semi-Annual Meeting.

The Mile Laos board of county
commissioners met in semi annual
session on Monday and disposed Of
such matters as came up for consider
alton. h.
. Olof J. Bergman, Nels Munson,
David Sharbonno and Philip Tornwald,
August Elgren and Dan Elgren, resi-
dents Of the village Of Isle, petitioned
the board to detach the tracts of land
owned by them from said village Of
Isle and add them to the town Of Isle
Harbor as provided by chapter AT of
the laws Of 1917. September 80 was
designated as the date for hearing the
petitioners.
The jury list for the October term
of court was selected and number
Of claims audited.
Taxes as follows for the county
were voted for the ensuing year:
Revenue, $4,000; road and bridge,
$4,000; poor farm, $4,000; poor,
$4,000. Commissioners Eckdall and
Grow voted against the amount levied
for the road and bridge fund.
Board adjourned to July Is.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Alfred Francis Colburn.

News has reached here that Alfred
F. Colburn, who was a resident Of
Princeton in the early days, died at
Randall, Wis, on May Is. He was u
years of age and veteran Of the civil
war.
Mr.. Colburn was born in New Hamp-
shire on July 4, 1915, and was twice
married, the first time to Phoebe Ed
mison, in 1868, and in 1902 to Miss
Louisa Gle, who survives him. He
also leaves several children; two
brothers, Ira Colburn Of Anoka and
Charles Colburn Of Princeton; and
three sisters, Mrs. Ed. Cilley Of Prince
ton, Mrs. George Johnson Of Anoka,
and Mrs. F. Edmison of Montana.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Lindbergh Parade Aftermath.

Some time ago, on the complaint of
Carl Rick and Henry Dalchow, made
before Justice Goebel Of Milaca, Ken
meth Briggs, the 15-year-old son of
the late E. A. Briggs, was arrested on
a charge Of tearing Lindbergh ban
ner from one of the cars in the
famous parade through this village.
on the Wednesday preceding primary
election. After one or two adjourn
ments on the part Of the prosecution
the case was finally dismissed on
Tuesday. E. L. Mcmillan appeared
for the defendant and was prepared
to make vigorous defense. County
Attorney Myron, as was his duty, ap-
peared for the prosecution.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
by the young people.

by the young people.
At 1870 P. m. the assemblage was
called to order and Miss Francis
Stevens, the sprightly little daughter
Of the orator Of the day, Mr.. Herbert
Stevens Of Minneapolis, recited the
patriotic poem, Hats Off-The Flag is
Passing By. Mr.. Stevens then de-
livered an inspiring patriotic address
in which he eulogized our boys in
France and urged that all stand be-
hind them and behind the president
until victory for liberty and democracy
has been achieved. It was a good.
sensible and highly appropriate talk
and was well received.
Congressman SchaH was to have
been present, but he was unavoidably
detained at home and could not come.
Mr.. Stevens, however, proved an ac-
ceptable substitute.
A solo by Rev. Fernlund and the
singing Of America by the audience
concluded the exercises.
There was dance at the Wood
mems hall in the evening, which was
well attended.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Food Board to Direct Threshing.

Threshing of grain throughout the
country will be supervised by the fed
eral food administration, and L. B.
Bassett of the state university has
been named director for Minnesota.
Each county will have an organization
consisting of the county food admin
istrator, the county agent and prac-
tical thresherman selected by these
men.
The general plan of operation in
cludes assisting threshermen to obtain
repairs and get their machines in
shape for the fall run, helping them to
obtain the proper kind and amount of
fuel, encouraging good shocking and
stacking and the raking Of fields where
the loss warrants the work, and assis-
lance in procuring the proper amount
of labor to operate the machines.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
S. MEN ARE CALLED.
This Will Be Mile Laos County's Al
lotment for the July Draft
From Class One.
Skilled Men in Various Trades Are
Needed as Volunteers in the
Engineering Corps.

Sixty five men will be Mile Laos
county's quota for the next draft call.
The local registration board has re-
ceived orders from Brigadier General
Rhinow to entrain this number for
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. c.,
within the 6ve-day period beginning
July ~. These men must be taken
from class / of the 1917 registration
and selected so as to cause the least
possible disturbance to agricultural
and Industrial conditions.
There will be another call in Aug
rust and the number required will be
drawn largely from the 21-year-old
registration of 1918. It looks now as if
the war department intended to make
monthly drafts so as to get as many
men as possible in France before win
ter arrives.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Sunday School Convention.

The annual convention of the Mile
Laos county Sunday School association
will be held at Cove on Friday, July 10.
The sessions will be held in the
pavilion, near the lake shore, begin
ming promptly at 10 o'clock a., m. and
closing at $3.50 p. m. Prominent state
workers will be in attendance and take
the leading numbers on the program.
All pastors and Sunday school officers
and teachers are urged to attend, and
all others interested in the work are
cordially invited. Arrangements are
being made for picnic dinner on the
grounds adjoining the pavilion, the
people of each district being allotted
certain things to bring. Ask your
local superintendent about it.
This is the first time the county con-
vention has been assigned to the lake
country and large and representa-
tive attendance from the various Sun
day schools Of the county is desired.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Engineer Corps Needs Men.


The engineer corps is in need of
certain skilled men, and only those
qualified for general military service
will be accepted under this call. No
man who is needed to fill the July call
above announced will be allowed to
volunteer for this service. Volunteers
may be accepted from the 1918 class
provided Che registrant valves all
time limits for classification and ex-
animation. The following types of
men are required:
Auto repairmen, axemen, black
<srniths, boatmen, bridge carpenters,
cabinetmakers, caulkers, concrete fore
men, concrete workers, construction
foremen, cooks, craftsmen, electri-
clans, gas enginemen, stationary en-
ginemen, farriers, horseshoers, lithog-
raphers, plumbers, powdermen, quar-
rymen, riggers, saddlers, shoemakers,
surveyors, tailors, teamsters, tele-
phone operators, timbermen, topog-
raphers.
If sufficient number of volunteers
are not secured involuntary induction
will be resorted to. Volunteers for
this service will not be released to the
navy or marine corps or permitted to
withdraw their application prior to
August 1.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Sugar Dealers and Others Must File.

4 I Is III Z TX & f ~ ( <
Sugar Dealers and Others Must File.
The state food administration has
announced that statements Of sugar
uses and needs must be filed not later
than July Is. Those failing to comz
ply with this order will be refused Ger
tifcates and will be unable to buy
sugar for the remainder Of the year.
All classes Of sugar dealers from the
retailer to the refner, as well as man
ufacturers Of all kinds using sugar,
bakers and hotels, restaurants and
public eating places Of all kinds ac-
commodating twenty-five people or
more are listed among those who must
make reports to the food administra-
ton.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Earley's AristOcratic Bee.

Elmer Farley was out on his farm
near the big bog last week herding
bees. He recently imported couple
Of Persian fuzzy-faced honey makers
and one of them made it's escape. Ell
mer searched the bog for two success
sive days in quest Of the twenty-five
dollar bee, and upon returning home
at night discovered it roosting with
the chickens. He captured it with the
aid of rubber glove, but it absolutely
refused to enter hive and associate
with foreigners, so he gave it an empty
beer key for a dwelling house, where it
appears to be happy and is working
hard to fill its improvised hive with
honey. There are bees that resemble
some people in that they are particu-
lar as to whom they associate with.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
!, John Purroy Mitchell Dead.

Major John Purroy Mitchell, former
mayor Of New York city, was killed
in an airplane fall at Gerstner field,
La, on July 6. He was flying alone in
asfast scout plane and fell a distance
Of 500 feet. Mitchell was 80 years Of
age.
Running on a fusion anti-Tammany
ticket he easily defeated Edward E.
Mccall for mayor Of New York in
1913, and during his term of office
made an excellent executive. He was,
however, defeated by John F. Hylan,
who is said to have resorted to ques-
tionable methods, last fall. Shortly
after his defeat he Joined the army
aviation corps and is said to have been
a daredevil in the air.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Frank Eddy Gets a TIP.

The St. Paul Dispatch tells the fol-
lowing story on Frank Eddy:
A traveller entered the Ryan hotel
today and tossed two heavy grips to
middle-aged man wearing a sweat
er, rough straw hat and coarse trous-
ers, ordering him to check the bag
gage. The man returned minute
later with the checks and the traveller
gave him quarter.
"Why are you giving that gentleman
money 2" inquired the clerk.
"He's the porter, isn't he 2" said the
new arrival.
"He is former Congressman Frank
M. Eddy and is a guest'here," replied
the clerk.
The traveller began apologizing to
Mr.. Eddy.
II can't accept your apology be-
cause ] might have to give your quar-
ter back" laughed the former con-
gresham.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Garments Shipped by Red Cross

Garments Shipped by Red Cross.
The schedule below shows the num-
Der Of garments shipped to the
northern division headquarters from
our Mile Laos county chapter through
the month Of June. Besides these,
there is miscellaneous assortment
Of articles being held at the work
room which will be shipped before the
end of the month, as orders-s>from
headquarters are to clear from all
workrooms all garments not called for
in our July and August quota. Many
of these articles have been made in
the different school districts by the
juniors and will be credited in the
accounts from the branches where
they were turned in. They have been
held until sufficient number Of each
article could be gotten together to be
tied in the bundles required for ship
ping. Orders have been for some time
not to ship any knitted articles other
than socks, but we are now permitted
to send in the afghans we have been
holding.
The county needs to speed up on
sock knitting $50 pairs a month is
our quota, and, as our total for June
was only 285, we are 165 pairs short.
Princeton alone is 80 pairs short.
The new assignment to be sewed
consists chiefly of refugee garments.
Headquarters has not yet issued the
new price list, thus hindering the as
signment of articles to the different
branches throughout the country, but
it is hoped this can soon be done.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Government Crop Forecast.

A reduction Of 10000, 900 bushels Of
wheat in the prospective harvest is:
shown in the department. of agricul-.
lures July forecast, which is 891 ,OOO,-
600 bushels as compared with 931 ,OOO,-
600 bushels estimated in June. De-
terioration in June reduced the.
prospective winter wheat crop 10000,
600 bushels and the spring wheat crop
100000 bushels.
The corn harvest promises to be the
largest on record with total of g.
160, 900, 900 bushels as forecast for the
first time this season by the govern
ment. The acreage is almost five per
cent smaller than planted last year,
the total being 1885, 900 acres.
Record crops Of barley, rye, sweet
potatoes and rice are indicated, while
forecasts Of the oats, white potatoes
and tobacco crops show they probably
will equal their records if they have
good growing conditions.
Only half asNmuch wheat remained
on the farms on July this year as
was held on that date last year, and
the quantity was about one fifth of the
average follower of the five years
1912 1916.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
A Patriotic Priest.

In defeating parish service flag of
SO stars, Rev. Michael O'Brien, pastor
of St Thomas Catholic church, Mime
apolis, said:
Regardless Of the wrongs Of Ire
land, regardless of the muddle which
mismanagement has pro-
duced, regardless Of the stand Of Sipn
Fem, regardless Of whether Lloyd
George shall be able to solve the stu
alton CONSUMPTION has developed, the
people Of Celtic blood in America
would rather see their mother country
buried in the depths Of the sea than
have dozen American boys killed
through her attitude or the issue with
the Hun delayed single week.
This is our cause. We are conse-
Grated to it. Compared with Ameri-
cas- cause no other has weight"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
Tribute to Our Soldier BOYS.

lIlDuIe 90 Ouf SOl0lef BOYS.
Grace Dunn, who is in Washington
doing research work in one of the
branches Of the department Of agri-
culture, was at Mount Vernon on the
Fourth and heard President Wilson
deliver his epoch-making address. In
a letter to her mother she pays this
tribute to the boys in khaki:
tThe soldiers on the cars going and
coming from Mount Vernon were just
as nice as they could be; most Of them
on the cars with us were privates, too.
/ have yet to see a single man in
uniform be anything but a perfect
gentleman, and we see a lot Of them
around here. They are always the
first men in car to offer girl seat.
I tell you I am proud of our American
men in khaki. They certainly rep
resent the best young blood Of Amer
ica." -.,4 i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11
This is Refreshing.

A Borgholm farmer writes: IT am
sending you check for your valuable
paper for one year, as I wish to take
a newspaper that states facts and
whose editor comes out squarely for
his country in these trying times.
81 was at Princeton on Red Cross
day and also at Milaca the same even
ing and heard our patriotic governor
at both places, and ! also heard with
pleasure your few remarks at Milaca.
Ny family enjoyed it all very much.
Il hope to have my name perma-
nantly on your list from now on"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-07-11

building has fallen down. Our army
hasn't any arms. !" Whole war effort
of first year has been wasted We
have read this and wondered.
Whole war effort wasted Then
we reflected that we were here, many
hundred thousands Of us, and we
figured that this had been overlooked
by the man who classed the effort as
wasted. We recalled that there
seemed to be plenty Of nine-pound
guns to tote around and decided that
the man who said we hadn't any
arms had misfgured too. 2
The all too evident exaggeration Of
those two statements encouraged us
to believe that there was at least the
same amount Of exaggeration in the
others. Then came word Of the tre-
mendous success of the third Liberty
loan, and there wasn't any doubt left
as to show things are going back in
the states
A soldier started out of his quarters
one evening.
where are you going?" asked his
bunkie.
ooh, down to the rY' hut to read
the papers from the states down to
get some gloom"
The newspapers and magazines
should remember that the pessimist
on America inevitably goes broke.
The Stars and Stripes, Paris, Off
cial Publication Of the American Ex
peditionary Forces.