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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
LEAVES WALLET
AND HIS WATCH
WITH STRANGER
Returned Soldier Hunting Job
''FoilS" Dishonest
'Roughnecks"

Representing himself as an agent
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton and then disappearing with
money and other valuables of a
prospective clerk, a man giving his
name as p. Monroe is wanted by
the Harrisburg police department
The prospective clerk, John p.
Weise, of Lancaster, returned
overseas veteran, is poorer by $31
in cash, a gold watch, silk shirts,
shoes and other articles of wear to
the value of $40.
Monroe went to the office of the
secretary of the Mayor of Lancas-
ter, asking him to recommend
person who might fill his needs.
Weise. the secretarys nephew, who
recently returned home after serv-
ice overseas with the One Hundred
and Fifty-first Telegraph Bat
TALON, was recommended to him.
He was promised a salary of 500 a
month if he qualified.
The two men came to this city
and registered at a local hotel.
Monroe gave Weise q note. ad-
dressed to DR.. Holmes, of Steelton,
and requested Weise to go there for
his physical examination. Inform
ing the Lancaster youth that there
woud be many "roughnecks' in the
Steelton physicians office, Monroe
persuaded Weise to leave his
money, watch, silk shirts, shoes and
other articles of wear with him.
Weise went to Steelton and, after
searching for several hours for the
physician and being unable to To-
cate him either in the borough or
at the Bethlehem Steel Company's
offices, he returned to the hotel
from which Monroe had disap-
peared with Weise's effects.
The matter was reported to the
police, but thus far they have been
unable to find any traces of the
missing man.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Local Men in Telegraph
Battalion on WAY Home

The Four Hundred and Sixth Tele-
graph battalion, composed of former
employees of the Bell Telephone Com
pany, is expected TO arrive in New
York Harbor on the cruiser Seattle
Saturday, each member wearing
three gold chevrons. The battalion
returns after almost two years alb
sence, having arrived in France on
August 20. 1917. The Four Hundred
and Sixth, one of the first two Signal
Battalions to arrive in France, was
Immediately assigned to active Cuty
and became part of the first Army
Corps, saw continuous service with
the fighting forces from Chateau
Thiercy to Metz. In addition to haY-
ing constructed the better part of the
Telephone lines in France.
On February the battalion was
relieved of duty with the first Army
Corps and assigned to the Fifth Army
Corps which has been designated for
early return home.
The battalion which went overseas
under the command of Major James
w. Hubbell, who recently spoke at
the Engineers Society. is returning
under the command of Major Thomas
II. Griest of Philadelphia. The bat
TALON is composed of nine officers
and two hundred enlisted men, a
number of which are from Harris
burg. Lieutenant Colonel William
+. Repp, Major ReXford NJ. Glaspey,
and Lieutenant Quinby were the Of
ficers who went overseas with Cen
eral Pershing's staff, as representa-
tives of the Four Hundred and Sixth
Telegraph Battalion. At that time
two of these officers were lieutenants
and Lieutenant Quinby was a mon
COM" They were given their promo
tions as rewards for the splendid
work on the staff. Lieutenant Col
onel Repp was the chief Signal Of
ficer of the advanced area section.
and was in charge of the Tele-
phone Construction that connected
the Italian and French front. Ma
jor Glaspey was victim Of pneumo-
MIA and died November s, 1918.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping youngis to feel
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels-there'snoneedofh hav.
ing a sallow complexion dark rings
under your eyes pimples-a bilious
look in your face-dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctorwill tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from in-
active bowels and liver.
DR.. Edwards, a well.known physician
in Ohio. perfected a vegetable COM
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for calomel, are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that exuberance of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should be en-
joyed byeveryone, bytoning upthe liver
and clearing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets by their olive color. 1Oc and
Csc per box. All druggists
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
TURK AND GREEK
IN SMYRNA NEAR
FRESH OUTBREAK
Situation in Ottoman Country
Causes Grave Anxiety, Adj
miral Webb Reports

London April 17.-It is learned
, here that the situation in Turkey
is causing grave anxiety. Internal
disorder is rife, according to reports
from Rear Admiral Webb, r. N, at
Constantinople. 1t is feared there
will shortly be outbreaks and massa-
cres of the Armenian population on
large scale.
The situation at Smyrna, where
the Turks and Greeks are ready to
spring at each others throats is
typical of the situation throughout
Turkey. Bands of brigands are
dominating the country, even with
in few miles of Constantinople,
and committing atrocious murders.
The Committee of Union and
Progress, the Young Turks organi-
zation, which was driven from pow
er in Constantinople as result of
the Allied victory, is reported to be
secretly conducting an energetic re-
organizing movement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
AUDIENCE SFf FALSt
TEETH DROP IN THEATRE
Man Laughing, in Upper Box,
Drops Them on Naval
Officer

The treasurer at the Central Thea
tre has a set of teeth he'd like to re-
turn to the man who owns them. The
ewner sat in an upper box at a Der.
formanee of Somebody's Sweetheart"
Saturday night, and when William
Kent began cutting up on the stage,
laughed so hard his teeth fell out and
struck q naval officer in the second
row on the arm The naval man sub
dued them and turned them in at the
box office. 1t il believed they belong
to q vhite-haired Snan who went to the
box office later and tried to say some
thing. However, all he could do was
whistle, and the treasurer never did
learn what he wanted.-N. Y. World.
1-31-1o.
This would not have happened if he
had used DR.. Wernet's Powder for
False Teeth, az it allows you to laugh.
talk, eat, bite, chew, without any fear
Of such an ugly accident; it keeps the
teeth tight and gives you perfect poise
and confidence in public.
Makes your dental plate At snug
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tortures of a loose, wabbly, dropping
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Teeth, keeps them firm. Prevents sore
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Late Developments in
European Situation

Premier Clemenceau gives some
of the details concerning the
coming Versailles congress on
April %. when the German en-
voys will be present.
Food relief for Russia, under
neutral control, has virtually been
decided upon by the allied and
associated powers.
With rioting still reported to
be rampant in Munich and strikes
continuing in numerous other
parts of Germany, the workmen
at Bremen, Germany's big port
on the Weser, have called a gen.
eral walkout.
Helgoland, Germany's extern
sively fortified island in the
North Sea barring entrance to
the mouths of the Elbe and We
ser rivers, is to be dismantled
and virtually destroyed by order
of the Council of Four.
Albania is the latest state to
request the peace conference to
provide for it's complete inde-
pendence, rectification of it's from
tiers and the appointment of a
mandatory to supervise the gov
ernment.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
FINE PROGRAM
FOR MUNICIPAL
BAND CONCERT
Will Include Selections by
Well-Known Instru-
mental SoloistS

The annual spring concert of the
Municipal Band VIII be held in the
Orpheum Theater on Friday eve
ming, April %. and will be one OF the
big musical attractions OF the sea-
son. Sixty members of the orSaniZa-
ton, have been drilled for the past
several months by Leader Frank
Blumenstein to make this ears pro-
gram one of the best ever produced
by the organization.
This year Mr.. Blumenstein has
again succeeded in securing a high
class offering of selections by instru-
mental soloists. Included among them
are: George Roberts, on the flute.
recently with the old Eighth ReGi-
ment Band; Charles $. Gerbcrick,
saxophone, also of the old Eighth
PeEiment; Harvey l. Smith, French
horn, Spring Garden Band, York;
II. G. Witmeyer, soloisr in the FIRST
United Brethren Church, choir direc-
tor of the Palmyra Mems ChorJs and
the +. o. S. of A. Cleo Club. Mr..
Witmeyer has selected for his number
on the program My Rosebud"
bal!ad written ny irwin Lonseneck-
er. The program this year includes
variety of classics, opera numbers
and snappy popular favorites.
All but few of the twenty MEM
bers of the organization who served
with various musical crGaniZa tions
of the military forces have again re-
turned to Harrisburg and are taking
their old places with the organiza-
ton. The band has a proud patriotic
record, having played many gratis
engagements for various war activ-
tiles, including recruiting, Red Cross,
Y. NJ. c. A. and other campaigns.
Tickets for the concert may be
purchased from any of the members
or at the j. II. Troup Music Store,
Irving f. Robinson's Woman's Shop.
the John Rose Confectionery store,
and at the Orpheum Theater three
days before the concert.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Havana Workers Called
on to Vote on 30 Per Cent.
Reduction in Food Prices

Havana, April II. - Workers
throughout the republic are called
upon by a proclamation purporting
to bear the signature of one of the
most prominent leaders of the fed
Grated harbor unions to make known
their sentiments as to the advisa-
bility of calling a general strike for
the purpose of forcing Il 80 per cent.
reduction in the prices of foodstulfs
and other necessities of life. The
proclamation was posted to-day
along the water front.
Increases in wages obtained by
have been nullified by the soaring
the workers, the proclamation says,
cost of living.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
HOLD CLASS MEETING

A class meeting was held at the
State Street L. B. Church Tuesday
evening under the direction of Miss
Davies, 1918 Green street. The pro-
gram follows: Piano solo, Miss Ruth
Gerhart; reading Miss Edith Miller
violin solo, Miss Mabel Davies, ac-
companied by Miss Mary Smith. read
ing, Miss Mabel Buck; piano solo, Miss
Araminta Seidler; vocal solo, Miss
Mary Miller; reading, Miss Amy Oyler
and songs by class, after which re-
freshments were served to Mrs. Hin
kle, Miss Mary Miller, Miss Romaine
Sadler, Miss Mabel Buck, Miss Ara
minta Seidler, Miss Amy Oyler, Miss
Ruth Gerhart, Miss Mary Smith, Miss
Edith Miller, Miss Grace Hikes and
Miss Mabel Davies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Four Killed in Clash
of Socialist Factions;
Milan Scene of Rioting
By Associated Press

Milan, Italy, April 17.-Four per-
persons were killed and several
wounded during disorders here We'd
nesday incident to clashes between
Socialist and anti-Socialist groups.
The offices of the newspaper Avanti
were wrecked in the fighting.
The police and the military were
powerless for a time to prevent COL
lisions between the Socialists and
anti-Socialists. The anti-Socialists
went to the offices of the Avanti and
a revolver shot fired from a window
of the building struck and killed a
soldier.
The opposition crowd rushed into
the building and smashed the furni-
ture and machinery. Military rein
forcements restored order.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
FIRST HUN SHIP
TURNED OVER IS
IN WITH YANKEES
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria En-
ters Port of New York With
Members of 39th Division

New York, April 1.-THE first
ship to arrive in America of the Ger
man tonnage turned over to the as
sociated powers under the armstice
terms entered this port to-day - the
Kaiserine Augusta Victoria, bringing
home 2,319 American troops. The
majority of these are of the 39th di-
vision.
Bringing more than 123 officers and
men of the 40th division, the steam
ship Sierra arrived from Bordeaux.
The Sierra brought altogether 1,606
troops, including 3 officers and 252
men convalescing from wounds of ILL
ness.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Sale of War-Built
Merchant Fleet Under
Way; Is Ships Bought
BY Associated Prcss.

Washington, April 17.-Sale of
begun to-day by the Shipping
Board with the transfer of fifteen
wooden steamships to the Nacirema
Steamship Company, of New York
at price of $650,000 for each ves-
sell. This is an average of s145 per
deadWeight ton.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Insurance Men Dine
on Birthday Anniversary

The agency force of the Harrisburg
district of the Baltimore Life Insur-
ance Company was feted with a shad
dinner in honor of the birthday ami
versary of their superintendent, John
A. Marshall. Included among those
who were entertained were j. L.
Fisher, assistant superintendent; Dr.
X. A. Rambler. w. II. Davies, J. NJ
Weiser, A. j. Edwards, G. j.. Marshall
and William G. Dreher. Interesting
comments We're read on the progress
of the company in this district.
Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator--Ad
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
NEED FOR CLOTHING
FOR REFUGEES URGENT

when you lay off your winter
clothing, turn. them in to the Red
Cross to he sent to the suffering peo-
pie of Europe" is the suggestion
made by the clothing collection COM
mittee of the Harrisburg Chapter,
American Red Cross. The collection
is continuing because of the great
need of the people in the war-torn
countries.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
RETURNS FROM FRANCE

IorporaI Robert NJ. KIepfer, son of
the Rev. George M: Klepfer, pastor of
the Riverside Methodist Church. has
Just returned from France. where he
was in service as member of the
Twenty Engineers. He was
formerly right of way agent for The
Bell Telephone Company, Harrisburg
district. and has resumed his position
with that firm.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
RED CROSS NURSE DIES
By Associated Press

Pnris, April II. - Miss Jane Delano,
director of the Department of Nurs-
ing of the American Red Cross, died
Tuesday at the Savenay base hos
pital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Groceries Specially Priced For
Friday

Lean boiled ham, lb. 59c
Imported lents, lbs .......................2 29t
Pearl tapioca b. 15c
Bakers delicious breakfast cocoa, lbs ....... 45c
Toasted cornfakes, package e.................. lie
Postum cereal, packages NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25C
Oatmeal, lbs. Observation-Disclosures. Sc
Bakers fresh grated cocoanut ............. 13G
Lfebuoy health soap, bars Observation-Disclosures. 25c
Hecker's pancake flour, packages ............ 25G
Bakers chocolate, cake e.......................1 19C
Wesson's cooking OIL gallon ............ 1920
Dives. Pomeroy & Stewart,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17
Pillow Cases, Muslin and Sheets
Special Only for Friday
Special Only for Friday

55c pillow cases, 42x36 inches .............. 25c
s9e 20 ~ pp5eafhd muslin So inches wide yard 1zs
75c bolster cases. 42x72 inches .............. CSC
Pomeroy & Stewart Basement
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12

1T lies in Gods hand if l. your Queen
am to share that solemn hour with vou-
put this one boon do ask OF my people
mat II my feet should not enter the dear
Guy WIN you carry all the flowers thar
you would have given me to the church
where my little one lies carry them there
10 MS grave, heap them in masses above
uihl' HI the whole church with flowers so
,'iat ne WHO so long was lonely should
nave share in your songs OF praise"
mo queen buried her child and retreat
60 with her army, Just in time TO avoid the
conquering Germans
al al! times, when she was nursing her
own dying child and when the army was
retreating from the pursuing Germans.
queen Marie was tirelcss I'm her devotion
10 wounded Rumaniang She nursod thou.
sahos OF them back TO life and thus she
mas won place I'm their affections no
queen ever Possessed
AT last the hUn-cd Rumanians reached
corner OF the country where they could
niahe stand anu selected Jassy as a tenn
porary capital The Germans offered King
ferdinand peace that dsnemberod his
country or the alternative of seeing Ru-
mania wiped ont Of existence altogether
Inc King informed his wife that the offer
must be accepted but the brave Queen
said: Succh
GO, coward. and make your djshonor.
aole peace! will never consent TO n
peace that betrays our allies and disgraces
RumanIa."
me Rnmanian Cabinet concurrcd in the
hihes decision, but al council called 70
accept the peace vigorous protest
against 1t was made by Queen Marie Tho
protest was read by her oldcs, son. crown
FRINGE Carol. The heroic Queen :, fact
never recognized the peace temporarilv on.
forced by the conquerors.
~ me very moment when these painfu,
lnesotiatiohS were going on the vo,,np
Town FRINGE felt power that was great.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12
rrmce Garoi OF Ruman Jeanne u,,. .;.s
lie Eoped She Obscure but WeiPon ,sn whom

nor ruled? II Is an interesting problem
one worth thinking about
RumaniR. we must remember, most he.
roically threw in her lot with the Allies
"nen the struggle was much in doubt and
German preponderance was sure to fall
most heavily on the weah country. iso
lated az she was from the stronger Allies.
The worst happened. Russia COLLAPSED
her Bolshevik rulers acted reacherouslv
and the full force OF German and Austrian
arms was turned against Rumania.
Inc entire western portion OF Rurnania.
more than half the country. including the
capital ~as overrun by the invaders. She
eunered greater losses than any country
Q! similar size IN the war The remnant
o! her army, With the King. Queen and
royal family fed madly eastward, suffer.
Ing starvation, disease and terrible mas.
eacres on the way.
Queen Marie herself lived cont,nuo,,v
1nder shell nre and bomb attacks in
Bncharest. She was forced 10 stav there
because her youngest child Prince Njrcea
was oylng OF typhus fover. caught from,
starving refugees Just as the Germans
were closing in on the city he died. or this
uagic episode the Queen wrote at the time.
"hen ne died the popular belief was
tHat the Heavens mad claimed from me a
sacrihce. that God had taken nv ch,,I
from me that In his pcrfec, Innocence ha
should plead for the country he was dos.
tined to quit 30 soon!
80 let II be! For believe in the dav
OF return. ! believe in the hour Of yIc,or,
oeiieVe that the blood of our heroes has
not been shed In vain, -'"S
One day thy arms will be opened wide
20 receive W., mother town, rIaps
w. w." ny rom my, windows, thy streets vii
De strewn with branches. and ,bcsn u,ha
return to thy embrace will not knon -
their hearts are breaking with sorrow or
with joyI ''''o" or
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12

CT than any In the world-greater than his
ocVotlon TO his mother or his love Of coun-
try or his worldly ambition That, of
course, was the power OF love.
The girl was Mile. Jeanne Lambrno, not.
MS some correspondents have stated. the
daughter OF peasant but really OF what
is termed noble family, although her posi.
tion is no higher than II she belonged to a
small country landowners family In Eng
lahd. The young Prince met her in the
country whilo resting with his regiment
attcr tho horrors Of the retreat
Before the war 1t had been planned to
marry Prince Carol TO the Car of Russia's
oldest daughter Grand Duchess Olga. who
Is believed to have persisted. He was very
young and his affections were not involved
III that schemo. When he met tho fair
daughter OF Rumana the susceptible
Prince fell madly In love with her and she
returned his sentiments. She Ia described
as not strictly beautiful, but very accom-
pllshed, intelligent and attractive.
knowing that the King would never con.
sent 10 their marriage the Prince persuad-
ca his sweetheart TO run away with him In
an auto TO Odessa. which was in anti.Bol.
sheVik Russian territory. There they were
duly married on August 81, 1918, at tho
Pokrowsky Cathedral, according to the
rltes or the Greek Church, to which they
both belonged
Upon the Princes return to Ruman,a
the King sentenced him to six weeks ar
rest Tor leaving his regiment without
leave. a tremendous discussion about hia
marriage arose
The Prime Minister argued that the sue.
cession to the throne should be ,mme.
diately transferred TO tho next son, Prince
Nicholas, as Crown Prince who had made
secret mesaliance was impossible
The King WAS disposed to agree u,,tn
this, but Queen Marie obtained n delav In
tho proceedings. because Carol was her
favorite son and because sho believed
tcl 1919. International Feature Service, Inc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12

Prince Carol to sign formal reconciliation
or MS rights. which he did in these words:
by virtue Of n natural right, implicitly
recognized by article SO, paragraph Of
me Constttution, declare that renounce
my rights as Hereditary Crown Prince or
Rumania, for myself and my heirs. as we'll
as all advantages which are given to me
by I'll: Constitution as heir to the throne
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-12

u oMANCE is prerogative OF the
X picturesque royal family OF Rumania
We have all heard OF beautiful
queen Maries heroic struggles and suffer.
mss during the German invasion ~ Pr.
"a Anls, bow her youngest child died whiia
he Germans were hombarding Bucharest
aho new this deicately nurtured woman
rec WITH her army through the wids suf.
lereo every hardship and peril and finally
eneou!ased her soldiers to hold out for
49,! "nen they had reached a place
where they could make a defence
II is evident that the heroic eYo,,s
queen Marie We're partly made in or6e.
10 see her beloved oldest son, Carol sc.
cured IN his succession TO the crown and
to eStahlish bor 70 g. "a auo