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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

mists off Ambrose channel light
ship. Steam:ng slowly through the
narrow passageway the great steam
ship was greeted by a convoy of six
destroyers, while seaplanes circled
overhead.
Forts Boom Salute
The forts which guard the harhor
doomed a generals salute as the
ship which once was the pride of
Germany crept past quarantine ard
nosed through the narrows into the
harbor under the shadow of Lib
erty's statue. While the guns still
echoed, the whistles of merchant
vessels from the seven seas, saucy
tugs, ungainly ferryboats. excursion
craft of every kind, and the sirens
of factories on shore joined in q
discordant salutation.
The shores of Staten Island,
Brooklyn, New Jersey and Manhat.
tan were lined with thousands
whose shouts of greeting came
family across the waters of the bay
to the familiar figure on the bridge.
They made up the vanguard of tic
vast army of welcomers which al
ready had packed Battery Park and
overfiowed into the streets beyond,
waiting patiently until Pershing had
been greeted by Vice-Pres!dent Ma
shall and the Secretary of War and
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Vast Meeting Is
Feature of Convention
Opening by Knights
Ey Associated Press.

Philadelphia. Sept. s. - A vast
meeting at independence Hall fea-
tured the official opening here TODAY
or the thirty-fourth trienniaI CON
ciave OF the Knights Templar of the
United States.
Governor Sproul, of PENNSYLVANIA,
NJ. r. Sir Lee Stewart Smith, Grand
master or the order and Major
General Charles NJ. Clement, former
Commander of the Pennsylvania Ma
tiohal Iuard, were among the speak,
gLs. IN the name of the Knights
Iemplar, Mr.. Smith kissed the his
toric Liberty Bell. Receptions 70
the Knights and their families and
d pand concert on City Hall nIazo
gram. pre-
thousands of delegates from vir-
tually every city and town of in,
Portance in this country, Alaska
Forto Rico. Hawaii the Philinnines
ana the Canal zone are expected ~
attend the weeks conclave. A large
NUMBER are already here and otheT
ueIesates are arriving on nearIx,
every incoming train. Gaily decorot ted
WIN the national colors and the
PACK and white of the order, the
CITY was prepared to give the
hnlghts a warm reception.
The program for the concIava VIZ, 9
said to be one of the most elaborat te
IN the history of the organizatioI,
On Thursday a grand parade and
review by the Grand Master in
honor of the Americans called to tho
colors during the war will be held
THIS will be followed by an omen
session of the Grand Encampment
and number of receptions and con-
certs. The parade is expected to be
about seven miles long.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
DISCUSS CAPORETTo DEFEAT

Rome, Friday, Sept. 5. - Discus
sion of the inquiry into the Italian
defeat at Caporetto in the autumn of
1917 in the Chamber to-day brought
out that in the press of the country
generally there are two very distinct
tendencies. One is led by those who
favor the washing of national
soiled linen" in public, while the
other faction urges that it is un-
desirable and even ungenerous to
expose to the whole world an ac-
count of what they consider un-
avoidable mistakes and faults which
occurred more or less in every Army.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
An abstract of President Will
sons DcS Moines Speech Appears
on Page ~.
POPPIES COVER
NO MANS LAND

Dover. Eng, Sept. S. For
mer British officers returning
from France and Belgium where
they have been going over the
ground where a year ago they
were still fighting, express aston
ishment at the manner in which
nature is blotting out the scars
of the war.
No Mans Land everywhere is
covered with a mass of scarlet
poppies," said one officer, land
the disappearance of the rusty
barbed wire makes one almost
forget the place was ever the
most desolate prospect a man
ever saw. But the trenches are
still there and so is much of the
timber, both startling reminders
of the days when we did not
know just what was going t.
happen next"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Negroes Are Lynched
and Dragged in Streets

Jacksonville, Fla, Sept. s. - Two
negroes charged with murder were
taken from the city Jail here shortly
after midnight and lynched. A mob
of so men stormed the Jail in search
OF a negro who was being held for
assaulting little white girl who had
oeeh secretly sent to st. Augustine
by court officers early last night fol-
lowing threats of violence.
FINDING their intended victim
gone, the crowd seized the two
negroes charged with the murder re-
Gently of George Dubose, a white
man, took them to the outskirts of
the city in automobiles and shot
them to death. They then placed
ropes about the necks of the bodies
and dragged them through the city
streets.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
TO REPORT TREATY
WEDNESDAY
By .issncintcI Prcss.

Washington, Sept. S. The
Peace Treaty will be reported to
the Senate next Wednesday noon,
Chairman Lodge, of the Foreign
Relations Committee, announced
to-day. 1t is planned to call up
the Treaty for debate beginning
next Monday.
Senator Simmons, Democrat, of
North Carolina, announced to the
Senate to-day that. while he fa-
vored ratification of the Treaty
without amendment or reserva-
ton, he was convinced that con-
cessions must be made to those
favoring reservations. and that he
had been discussing with Demo-
Gratis compromise" on con-
servative reservations of an inter-
pretative character.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

Buildings Oyercrowdcl
1t is absolutely impossible to pro-
vide for all pupils of the seventh,
eighth and ninth grades in the city
in the Camp Curtin and Edison
buildings. Asked if this was pos
sible. DR.. Downes to-day said:
Not in regular school hours. We
already have sent to each building
approximately 100 pupils more than
normal capacity.
They are crowded. There are
about $50 additional pupils of the
seventh and eighth grades in the
center of the city that it is impos-
sible to accommodate in regular ses-
sions and do justice to pupils.
think that these pupils might be ac-
commodate and that under the cir
cumstances they probably should be
accommodated in an after school or
ganization. BY this plan their grade
schools might be closed early and
they might then proceed to the
Junior High schools to take work
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
TWO ALTERNATIVES
SUGGESTED TOSTOP. ,
SCHOOL CRITICISM
Downes Explains New Buildings We're
Intended Only as Regional Units;
in Need Of Third Building 4
SUPERINTENDENT DOES NOT y.
FAVOR FULL REORGANIZATION

Two plans be suggested by Dr. F. E Downes city
of schools to provide junior high school nuc
These plans included in the reports considered
by school board its special meeting this afternoon The ideas
suggested Dr. Downes criticism present
school system.
One alternative provides for aechoo instruction for those
seventh and eghthgrad pupils of the district
not been admitted to either of the junior high schools The other
which presented by Dr. Downe although with his a
prova provides for the dropping of the 7B grade The
school organization however, with greater support from
the superintendent.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
CHARGED WITH MURDER
Ru ASSocj1trd Dr1e,

Greensburg, Pa. Sept. S.-John Ray,
lS-year-old mine laborer, will be put
on trial in criminal court here We'd
resday next, charged with the MUIR
der of Emma Austraw, 19-year-
school teacher of Derry township,
who was attacked and murdered last
May. Counsel for the defense be-
lieves he can secure a favorable ver-
dict by proving an alibi for his client
in spite OF an alleged confession of
James Crawford in which the latter
said Ray was responsible for the mur-
der. Crawford was found not guilty
of a murder charge in the case last
Saturday on the grounds of insanity
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

from 1000 to 1000 feet
No Need to Worry
There is plenty of time for the
airphne observer to take stock of
things below. Much has been writ
ten concerning the thrills and SEN
sations of airplaning. the nervous
ness of the man about to take his
first ride, but there is nothing like
stage fright for the man who stud
les the young Army aviators as they
in the most matter of fact manner
go about getting ready for their
flight. They do it not once but
many times every day, and get away
with it, so why should the occa-
sional passenger have any worry?
Getting off the ground is a real
sensation. There is a rush of air
as the propellers gather headway
the earth and climping swiftly to-
ward cloudland. Only the feeling
is not that of soaring, but as though
the earth were rapidly falling away
below, and then he begins to get in
terested.
Beautiful Setting
Earth crawling folks hereabouts
realize that they live in a beauti-
full country, but they will never
realize the surprising beauty of
Central Pennsylvania until they see
1t from an altitude of two or three
thousand feet, with it's hills and
valleys all smoothed out to IL
prairie-lik fiatness. its river and
streams trailing lazily along in
broad sweeps of blue and silver, the
white lines that are its roads trail
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
UPS AND DOWNS, BUT MOSTLY
DOWNS FOR THIS OLD-TIMER
He Knew the Time When Players Thought More of Toledo
Than They Did of the Cincinnati Reds

If you are interested in contrasts
read this tale which illustrates abso-
lutte polarity.
A man, bearing the earmarks of
past usefulness, but not a down and
outer in the literal sense, sat in a
side-arm chair in a down town lunch
room gazing moodily out over a fast
cooling cup of coffee. His dark blue
cap was pulled rakishly to one side
CT his head, his lcw-collared shirt.
open at the neck. His build was that
of an athlete. He was the picture of
detection.
A tall man, brisk in his move
ment, rushed through the door, Pc
posted serviceable handbag on the
floor, and made for the lunch counter
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
NIEXICAN WOMEN PATRIOTIC
BIZ Associated Press.

Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. Z. -
A patriotic manifesto was issued to-
day by the national council of Mexi-
can women. 1t declares the organ
ization considers the country as
sacred as the home, and prefers
Mexico dead to Mexico unworthy"
Mexican women, the manifesto de-
clares, will assume the mems duty
toward the fatherland If the men
fail to do So" The officers of the or
ganization are wives of prominent
Mexican generals.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
[Continucd OH Page ISL
AMENDS CHURCH CHARTER

The charter. of the Fourth Street
Church of God originally granted
in 1S4S, was amended by Judge Kun
kel this morning to read Church of
God. The court at the same time
gave the church deacons equal
rights with the elders in managing
the affairs of the church. Charles
C. Stroh, counsel for the church,
decided a question which arose this
morning when he quoted an act of
1909 recognizing legal periodicals as
newspapers of general circulation.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
Mercury May Go Sailing
Up to 81 This Afternoon

It's going to be hot! So get out
the cd Palm Beach suits once more
and don't try to give away that old
straw hat just yet. Yesterday was
bad enough, but the weatherman in
timated this morning that some
other place is going to be very COM
Portable in comparison to Harris
burg the next few days.
At l o'clock this afternoon the
mercury was tipping the S9-degree
mark and 80 was looked for by the
middle of the afternoon. There's
no chance frelief tomorrow, but
have cheer-October isn't too far
away.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
ACT is PROVOCATIVE"
ioaAZfnka<r
Toxic Friday Sent r DiS

Toxic, Friday. Sept. 5. Discus
sion by the Japanese press of the
action of the United States Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, rela-
tive to the Shantung provision of
the Peace Treaty reflects that an
unpleasant impression has been
caused in Japan. Newspapers say
that cons. dering Japan's repeated
assurances that Shantung is to be
returned to China, the committees
attitude is unnecessarily insulting
and provocative"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
WILSON DISCUSSES
RESERVATIONS FOR
FIRST OF HIS TOUR
Change Is Described as "An Assent With
Big 'Buf";; Scores Move For
Unconditional Withdrawal
DECLARES DOCTRINE IS
SWALLOWED BY CONFERENCE
By ASSocid-ed Press.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. S.-Discussing
for the first time during his speak
ing tour. proposed reservations to
the League of Nations, President
Wilson replied in an address here
to-day to arguments advanced by
those who favor reservations.
"A reservation" he said, lis an
assent with a big but We agree
but"
The proposed reservations provid
ing for unconditional withdrawal
from membership, said the Presi-
dent. meant that its sponsors wanted
TO sit near the door with their
hands on the knob" and if they Say
anything they didn't like to "scuttie
and run"
The League proviso that internal
tional obligations must be fulfilled
before withdrawal would never re-
strain the United States, he said, be-
cause this nation always would live
up to the provisions.
Doctrine Swallowed
Those who wanted reservation
TO article ten, Mr.. Wilson continued,
simply didn't want to come in now
but wanted to be late joiners."
Any reservation regarding the
Monroe Doctrine. he added, was un-
necessary, because the doctrine mas
been swallowed, hook, line and
sinker," by the Peace Conference
and had ben authenticated by the
big powers of the world for the first
time.
So far as reservations about do
mestic questions We're concerned, he
declared, it would be a work OF
superogation.
We didn't ask Germany's consent
about the meaning of any one of
these terms when we were in Paris,
he said.
We told them what they meant
and said sign here Does any
patriotic American want that method
changed"
There were cries of mo, no" from
the crowds
If reservations were put in, Mr.
Wilson told them, all that the Sem
ate had written in would have to go
back for the consent Of Germany.
He added that there were indications
that those on the other side of the
water dt = Hp' III dS SOOu HulnOE dS
they had been.
Take it or Leave il
The only way the Shantung pro-
vision could be bettered, Mr. Wilson
declared, would be to go to war
with Japan, England and France.
He told the crowd the nation could
not sign all but a part of the
Treaty"
We cannot rewrite this Treaty"
said he. We must take it or leave
it."
He said he believed the Treaty
should be accepted soon but added:
But no man can tell how long it
will take the United States Senate
to do anything"
The President said he had heard
some men wanted the United States
10 stand alone for an armed pail
Americanism." but he did not be-
lleNe the people would accept it. He
paid tribute to Senator Hitchcock.
the Democratic leader in the Treaty
fight. whose home is in Omaha. He
had been prepared to stand by
Senator Hitchcock" in the fight.
The President and Mrs. Wilson
rested most of Sunday in their suite
at Des Moines hotel where they
had spent their first night off their
special train since leaving Washing
ton Wednesday. In the morning
they attended service, however, at
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

where he gave his order for a sand
wich and a glass of milk in crisp
tones. The cook being none too fast.
the stranger pulled out his watch and
tapped the floor with the toe of one
of his well-shod feet Replacing the
watch he impatiently waited action
in the kitchen.
"'Yuh put me in mind of the Pitts
burgh team when they lose" mumbled
the detected one from his seat. They
always dance about that way"
The stranger turned quickly and
gave the speaker a searching glance.
A smile played about his stern mouth.
His order arrived and the stranger
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
300 ITALIANS KILLED

by NHSOtPIItu PrTSS.
Paris, Sept. 8. - Anti-Italian dis
turbances continue to spread in AL
bania, according to dispatches to
newspapers here, it being reported
that a detachment of 800 Italians
was annihilated at Kastrali recently.
Advices say that the Albaaians in
tend to send delegates to the Peace
Conference to demand that their
country be granted autonomy.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
THE WEATHER,

Harrisburg and Vicinityi Fnir,
continued wnrm tonight and
Tuesday. Lowest tempe nature
tonight about az degrees.
Eastern Pennsylvania. Fair, con-
tinucd warm Tonight md
Tuesday. Gentle to moderate
winds. mostly southwest.
Rivers The Susquehanna river and
all fits branches will fnII slow
ly. \ stage of about 3.5 feet Is
indicated for Harrisburg Tues
aaY morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
MRS. ELLMOOD RARNEs n1ns

Mrs. Ellwood Barnes died yesterday
at her home in Hainton. 1t was her
33th birthday anniversary. Mrs.
Barnes was born in Elhausen, Hesse-
Dermstadt. but took an active part in
war work, being an ardent Red Cross
worker She leaves her husband. n
sister, Mrs. J. Myers and a brother and
a sister in Germany. Funeral SERVES
will be held at the home tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

from 3.15 to about AS, which they
will be unable to take in the grade
schools. This plan would in no way
interfere with our present orEaniz-
alton. The matter of attendance.
however. In this way. should be ops
tional with parents in order to avoil
the forcing of a large number os
young pupils great distances. OF
course, this would mean a consider
able expense that has not been pro-
vided in the budget"
1t had never been intended to in
troduce the new junior high school
system in all sections of the city at
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
JAPS ON STRIKE
BIZ Associated Press.

Db <4ooOCHtcd fTtSS.
Toxic, Friday, Sept. Silk thous-
and five hundred arsenal operatives
have struck demanding wage in
creases. Troops have been called out
to guard arsenals throughout the
country.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

New York, Sept. S.-Pershing is home again!
Standing the bridge of the huge Levahan itself symbolic
OF victory Germany the commander of the
gathered under the Stars and Stripes slowly bay
day. world famed and hailed conquerng hero should be-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

By Associated Prcss.
Paris. Sept. 8. - According to the
Echo de Paris, the Chamber of
Deputies will ratify the Peace Treaty
on September 10, and the Senate
will take similar action on Septem-
ber 20.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08

scape from a height that varied
from 1000 to 1000 feet.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

A. Bailey, Royaiton
-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-08
FRENCH WILL R!ATIFY

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
ATTACHMENTS FOR JONES
AND RUDDER ARE ISSUED
Young Men Who Figured in Automobile
Accident Fall to Appear
I'm Court.

Attachments were issued yesterday
by Justice Crutchticld for Osborne
Jones and Richard Rudder. who figured
in the automobile smash-up last sun
day afternoon on Cary Street Road.
when both failed to put in an appear
ance in Police Court to answer tho
charges against them
Jones is accused of driving an nu-
tomobile faster than allowed by law
while under the influence of intoxica nts.
Rudder faces charges Of being drunk.
Both are still! confined AT the Stuart
Circle HOSPITAL recovering from injur-
leS received in the accident.
Witnesses named in the Jones case
are j. c. Joseph. OTIS Harding. J. +.
Roifc; \. L. Haley. II II. Weldon. Mrs.
II. weldon. Dorothy Weldon. A. c.
Samnodonica. III. r. johnson and John
Mover -Four policemen will aDDear
as witnesses AGAINST Ruddcr
Mrs: II. IT. Weldon and her daurb-
ter. Dorothy. who We're occupants OF
the automobile with which the car
arven by. tones collided, arc still in
the hospital: The accident took placn
Al Remsen Avenue. on tho Cary street
road. last saturday night, Both cara
H were BADLY damaged. Jones and Rud-
a acr We're placed under arrest after tho
III. II. weldon was injured
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-07
PARIS WATERS PROTEST
ORDER TO SHAVE UPPER LIP
Declare MuStn"hc One symbol Of Man
hood Which The! Will Not
Surrender.
{ I3v Associated prcss.l'

PARIS, Dec. G,-Waitcrs III seven or
eight OF the largest cafes on tho Paris
Ooulcvards have been stirred TO angry
protest by orders TO shave their mus
iacnes or Quit.
One of the bittcrest grievances the
walters had when they went on strike
last April was III. cdict OF the en-
Sacr!iice their mustachcs.
The walters triumphed and the en-
ploycrs agreed they should be per-
United TO adorn their visages as they
pleased. Now an attempt tn revive the
ban on mustachcs has reused their
Indignation.
The walters are sufficiently humili-
ated TO have 10. earn their living by
extending their hands to receive what
without being forced 10 forcEo one of
the privileges OF manhood" said tho
secretary OF the union
Really the fcroC!ouS employers ksow
little about psychology. should they
maintain this iniQuitOus measure dcs-
lined solely 70 give their STAFF Il SER
Nile appearance toward the customer,
ihcN are picking ont a poor time for
II Whether through snobbiShncss or
toners choose 10 make their faces as
Eiabrous and depiiatcd As that Of the
Americans or aim to copy he two com
mas on the upper lip OF a weli-known
moving picture actor: that is their
business. We must insist that tho
cohNcni!ons entered into at the time of
lhe SlrlEc DC respect ell, that the mus
iache has always. bccni.in vogue in
France ana 10 SUPPRESS il is an in
dignity and din,inshrs the moral,
Na!ue and patriotism of the pcrSunnCi
OF the ga ffs.