12 EliiOiii) BUSY CHRISTMAS FOR RAILROADS Experience Congestions Early Today; Passenger Trains Lose Schedule Time Christmas will be anything but a Quiet day on the railroads. Indica tions are that It will be the busiest day in all branches, officials have experienced in a year. To-day finds? the yards of «he Pennsylvania and Heading companies jammed with freight. Schedules for passenger treiiis were lost sight of at intervals. ETne one principal object in view was to get passenger and express trains through, and to clear the way for such freight as must be handled at pnee. Early morning passenger trains brought many people to Harrisburg, Rnd they took hundreds away. The express and parcel post business has gone beyond all expectations. Plat forms at the Pennsylvania and Read ing stations to-day were stacked with packages and boxes. The Express companies are working extra forces, but find It impossible to keep up with the rush. The Railway mail service department is also keeping an extra force of 100 men busy. Officials do riot expect to have the tons of Christmas shipments cleared up be fore Sunday. Congestions in the local yards held Up a number of trains to-day. There Is very little room left for storing freight in either the Enola or Harris burg yards. Extra baggage and ex press cars are filling the local sid ings and it required considerable ac tivity to keep the main line tracks open. Officials said there would be no thought of a Christmas shut down. Engineer Seeks Rights as Brotherhood Member A fight of long standing between the Pennsylvania Mutual Beneficial Asso ciation and the Brotherhood of Locomo tive Engineers will be taken up in Dauphin County Court. Oliver P. Kel ler. 1739 North Sixth street, yesterday entered suit in equity and asks the court to restrain Harrlsburg Division, No- 74 Brotherhood of Looomotive En gineers from denying him the rights of membershp. Mr. Keller, who is a well-known passenger engineer is the local head of the Beneficial Association. Soon utter the latter's organization the local Brotherhood expelled Mr. Keller. The suit is directed against the officers of the local division of the B. of L. E. Mr. Keller claims he has been a mem ber of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Kngineers for many years, has paid his assessments regularly, is not In ar rears for due* and has complied with the constitution; that his dismissal means the loss of the money he paid In, and insurance privileges; and that at his age he cannot obtain insurance from any other company. RAILROAD NOTES An average of 1,500 cars ar« being shipped from the Reading mines each day. Railroad brotherhood officials who were in conference on the wage ques tion. have quit Chicago. They will file a report with the railroad officials early in January. The proposed new scale Is to go into effect April 1. The Western Maryland Railroad Company at Hagerstown yesterday paid out SIOO,OOO in Christmas checks. The Baldwin Locomotive Works has received an order for four heavy switch engines and one heavy consolidation engine from the Lehisrh and New Eng land Railroad Company. Delivery will be made in about two months. Frank Largent. for a number of years an englneman on the Norfolk and western Railroad, died at Hagerstown yesterday of paralysis, aged 64 years Mr Largent was born in Virginia and had resided In this city for a number of years. He is survived by a son. Ira P. Largent. in Baltimore. Standing of the Crews HARRISRI RG SIDE Philadelphia OlvlKion —Jsl crew first to go after 3:46 p. m.: 201, 207, 244. Middle Dlvlnlon —2l7 crew first to ft o after 1:30 p. m.: 243. Preference: 4. Fireman for 4. Conductor for 4. Brakeman for 4. Engineer up: Havens. Firemen up: Simmons. Liebau. Conductors up: Fralick, Muckler. Brakemen up: Musser. Heck. Sum tny. Gardner, Wright. Doyle. Jr. Yard Crews— Engineers for 12, 14, second 22. third 22, 26. Four extras. Firemen for first 8. third 8. 10, 12. 14 20. second 22, third 2, third 22. 36 48' Four extras. Engineers up: McDonnell. Runkle. Wise. Watts, Sieber, Clelland, F. T. Sny der. Pelton, Shaver, Landis. Firemen up: Burger. Blottenberger, Keever, Klerner, Crawford, R J Sny der. Bover, Hamilton. R. B. Miller. Ri'f fert. McDermott. McCartney. Pensyl \\ altz. Hall, Brady, Cunningham. EXOI.A SIDE Philadelphia Division— -113 crew first to go after 3:40 p. m.: 126, 107 13" jo -111. 103. 109. 123, 125, 104, 133 Engineers for 107. 132, Firemen for 132, 123. Coriduetors for 127, 109. Flasrman for 111. Brakemen for 126, 127, 111, 103. 125 133. Middle Division —249 crew first to jro Bfter 12:45 p. m.: 249, 251, 235. Four Altoona crews to come in» Front end: 15, 103, IS. * Engineer for 15. Fireman for 15. Conductors for 16, 18. Brakeman for 15. Yard Crews —To go after 4 p. m.: Engineers for first 126, first 124, 122. third 126, third 124. 104. Firemen for first 10R. second 126. 132 third 124. 104. second 102. Engineers up: N'eumyer. Rider. Hill. Boyer, Anspach, Kling, Smith, Miller, Turner, Reese. Firemen uo: Tost. Handiboe. E T Brown, P. F. Brown, Llddirk, Sellers, Elclielberger. THE READING IlHrrldhurit Division—2 crew first to go after 1 p. m.: 5, 14. 3, 19. East-bound—37, 70, 59. 52. Engineers for 57, 70, 2, 3, 19. Firemen for 2, 3. Brakemen for 57, 2, 19. Engineers up: Kauffman. Graham, Glass, Morrison, Bonwwitz. .Morne, Mid dausrh, Fraunfelter, Banon. Firemen up: Warfel, Esteline. Keefer. Kelley. Jones. Anspach. Miller. Forn ■walt. Hower, Woiand, King. Gieb. Brakemen up: Harder. Machamer. godson, Stephens, Leaman, Sides. Oreafr, Kohr. ware, Fenstemarher. Jackson Sales Establish New High-Water Mark P. H. Keboch. the Jackson distribu tor. reports all former records broken in the sale of cars for one week. Five sales were made on Tuesday. Four of them were delivered the same day and the other order was accompanied by deposit for April delivery. Harrv F. Willougrhly, well-known automo bile salesman, now associated with Mr. Kehoch, sold one of these hill climbers to Lesley McCreath, making a total of five to his credit in fifteen days. These deliveries make thlrty ■ix in all since the 1916 Jackson models first came to this city. A free service feature to Jackson owners has been arranged by Kebock. whereby all cars are given the needed expert mechanical attention by H. G. Zim merman. V - • - ..t'-cV* FRIDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 24, 1915 FORD SO ILL HE QUITS PILGRIMS [Continued From First Page.] prominent. Norwegians will Join the i expedition. Henry Ford's departure from Eu rope apparently marks the termination in its original form of the most novel of the many movements which have been undertaken to bring about the ending of the war. Mr. Ford's an nouncement that the Women's Inter national Peace Association henceforth will conduct the expedition would seem to indicate that, so far as he per sonally is concerned, he will relin quish the self-imposed task which he expressed in the phrase: "Out of the trenches by Christmas.'" It has not been made clear, however, whether Mr. Ford will continue to give financial support to the enterprise. Mine. Schwlimiier leading Figure The Women's International Peace Association has been in existence for some time. It held a congress at The Hague last Spring and appointed dele gations to visit the capitals of various European and American nations. One of the most prominent women at the congress was Mme. Rosika Schwlm mer, president of the Hungarian Woman Suffrage Association, and a member of the Ford peace party. After the congress at The Hague. Mine. Schwimmer came to the United States to continue her work for peace. She went to Detroit to see Mr. Ford, and it was reported it was she who suggested to hint the idea of the peace expedition. Before the peace ship Oscar II reached the other side there were reports of dissension among the peace delegates. When Mr. Ford reached Christianla he kept in the background. It being said that he was ill. It was not until late last night, however, that the unconfirmed report that he had quit the party reached this country. Although full details have not been received, it would appear that he made his departure secretly, and that most of the peace delegates at the time they left Chrlstiania for Stock holm, were ignorant of the fact that he was not to go on with them. One Christiania dispatch said Mr. Ford had boarded a train from Christianta for Bergen yesterday at about the time his former associates were leav ing for Stockholm. It was said Mr. Ford's sudden departure was due to the fact that his physician had ordered him to rest. GENERAL CLEMENT HEADS STATE GUARD [Continued From First Page.] ...■ ■ ■ ABL Mr GENERAL CLEMENT known on Capitol Hill and throughout the State. He has had a long expe rience in the Guard and is R student of modern military methods. The gen eral Is prominent in Masonic circles and has been actively identified in the affairs of the Harrlsburg diocese of the Protestant Episcopal church ever since its creation. The appointment will be well received in Guard circles were the general is very popular. Major Clarence E. Foresman, of Williamsport, was to-day reappointed major of the Subsistence department, and Major James E. McNary, of Pitts burgh, of the Inspector general's de partment, was placed on the retired list to become effective December 31, 1915. CONFERENCE SOON ON BIG HIGHWAY [Continued I'rom First Page.] of the cross-State highway will be held in this city early In the new year. As is generally known, perhaps this highway will cover a route between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, touching Harrisburg, Lewistown, Huntingdon. Altoona, Ebensburg, Johnstown and other points. Secretary- McColgin has received from the. Huntingdon Chamber of Commerce some suggestions for the proposed conference in response to the circular letter of the Harrisburg chamber. All along the line the local authorities are more than Interested in the fact that the Chamber of Com merce here has taken the Initiative and as a result the several organiza tions between Philadelphia and Pitts burgh will send representatives to the conference for a general discussion of the whole matter. As an outcome the William Penn Highway Association will be formed. E. M. 0. Africa is chairman of the Huntingdon committee which also comprises J. B. Kunz, John Langdon, C. 11. Miller, C. A. Vuille, E. E. C. Glbbs, G. W. Fisher, E. M. Greene and R. G. Miller. Others who have been in correspondence with the Telegraph Snd the local organization are F. M. Iraff, of Blairsville, and A. P. Grler, of Birmingham. Chairman Africa in his letter to the Chamber of Commerce* here suggests as a result of the Huntingdon com mittee's consideration of the proposed conference th'at there be formed an association with suitable officers and directors, the association to provide for annual or life memberships. A suitable pennant is also suggested. Committees will likewise be formed on route, press and publicity, ways and means, and finance. It is further suggested that there should be a ten tative route prepared and correspond ence taken up with the publishers of the Blue Book so that the route may be included in the 1916 publication. Other suggestions are the preparation of a map for general, distribution, il lustrating the proposed route; a marker of white keystone with green border and appropriate letters; prepa rations for placing large signs at In tersecting highways and points of In terest, and provisions for alternating routes from Ebensburg via Cresson to Holidaysburg or Ebensburg via the Buckhorn route from Altoona; also Altoona via Tyrone to Huntingdon or Altoona via Holidaysburg to Hunting don. The subject of the William Penn Highway is so generally interesting to tourists and others that its adop tion is a certainty. , SANTA CLAUS AT ! THE WHITE HOUSE Ten Little Stockings Will Be Hung Tonight by Relatives of President | Washington, D. C„ Dec. 24.—1. f-i. | ! Hoover, chief usher at the White j House who is playing: Santa Clausj thece this year in the absence of President Wilson on his honeymoon trip to Hot Springs, Ya.. was n busy | man to-day. Early to-day in a White House car J loaded with presents Hoover left for the Virginia side of the Potomac river to remember fifty little friends of the President. They live along the Wash- i ington Road between the river and the Virginia Club, where he often , plays golf. I When Mr. Wilson first assumed! | office the children began waving I ! greetings to him from the roadsidts and they and the chief executive be came chummy. Before leaving for Virginia Springs the President ad monished Hoover not to forget them at Christmastime. Ten Little Stockings This was just the beginning of I Hoover's work to-day. Up in the Library of the Executive Mansion, on the second floor, he found a large' 1 Christmas tree on which ten little i stockings were to be hung to-night. It had to be trimmed for all of the I McAdoo children, Sally and Nona and ! I the President's grandchildren. Ellen McAdoo, seven months old; Francis Bowes Sayre, one year old, grandson of the President and Josephine Cath- I ron, a grandntece of 12 years who are Ito spend Christmas at the White I House. j Besides the children. Secretary and j Mrs. McAdoo and Mr. and Mrs. Fran ;cis Bowes Sayre, Mrs. Anna Cathron, Professor Herbert Axson, Mrs. Ann Howe. Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones are at White House for the holidays. Secre tary Tumulty will spend the day with his family here. Every White House employe to-day received his customary Christmas gift ! of a turkey from the President. Full line of Grafanolas and Colum bia records. Spangler, Sixth, above Maclay.—Advertisement. CROPS WORTH $173,473,720 Pennsylvania Fanners Reap Vast Sums From Cultivation of 7,797,000 Acres Eight of Pennsylvania's crops, to which 7,797,000 acres were devoted in 1915, realized $173,473,720 for the farmers of this State, according to the calculations made by the statisticians of the State Department of Agricul ture from reports furnished by town ship crop reporters as of December 1. Entering Into these figures were the acreage and value of wheat, corn, rye, buckwheat, oats, hay, potatoes and tobacco. Of these eight crops, hay was the most valuable, the crop being esti mated at 3,558,000 tons, worth an av erage of $15.90 per ton or a total of $56,572,200. There were 3,015,000 acres in hay, one of the largest acre ages known in the State. The next most valuable crop was corn, worth $41,641,920 followed by wheat, worth $26,174,000. Potatoes, to which 273,- 360 acres were devoted, were worth $16,401,600 and tobacco with an acre age_ of 31,600 produced a crop worth $4,567,600. The potato production was 20,502,000 bushels, an average of 75 bushels per acre. Last year the acreage was 268,000, but owing to good weather the average yield per acre was 106, the total being 28,408,000, which at an average of 62 cents a bushel brought in $17,612,960. To bacco averaged ten cents a pound with a crop of 46,676,000 pounds. The department also issued some comparisons of prices for the prin cipal articles of food, showing where there has been advance in the last year. Under the head of livestock and poultry, it Is shown that lambs have advanced from $4.40 to $6, but that the price per pound of steers and other food animals is either the same or a cent lower. Live chickens are shown to run at 12 cents, a drop of a cent. Ducks are up a cent and tur keys one to two cents higher. The average price of butter for the year is shown to have been 33 cents against 32 last year and eggs 38 against 31, with milk at 7 cents a quart retail, the same as last vear. Honey is up one cent. Improved farm land is shown to be on the average worth $76 per acre, a gain of $1 with the same rate of farm wages as last year. On the other hand, female household help averages per week, with board, $3.20 against $3.00 last year. IBACH'S SALARY CUT FROM BUDGET [Continued From First I'ajce.] ers William H. Lynch and Harry P. Bowman. The City Treasurcrship And in the action of the commis sioners to-day in putting back the item city officials foresee the continuance of the rumored differences between Mayor-elect Meals and Commissioners Bowman and Lynch. It all hinges upon the question of the next city treasurer. The story of the cut and the way it came about, according to Courthouse gossip is this: The 1916 budget, upon which the mill rate for the ensuing year will be based, was completed shortly before midnight after the bud geteers had worked wearily over the figures for seven hours. The commis sioners were pretty sleepy. "The CouiK ilmcn Were Sleepy The police budget, as had been prac tically decided, called for appro priations of $1,500 for the chief of de tectives, $1,200 for a senior detective and $1,020 for another sleuth. De tective Ibach had been paid the $1,200. While the commissioners nearly dozed the $1,2 00 item was lopped out and the $1,500 and $1,020 salaries were left in the budget. In effect this would mean that unless Detective Ibach was promoted to the captaincy at $1,500 or was willing to accept the other detective's Job at $1,020, he would be dropped entirely January 3. Meals, it is understood, has objected to the retention of Ibach. Commis sioners Bowman and Lynch want htm to Lynch want to swing Dr. Meals into line for Harry F. Oves for the city t reasurership. Meals has refused to commit himself, but It Is believed he favors Commissioner M. Harvey Tay lor for the place. The first cards were laid on the I TELE GRAPH'S CHRISTMAS CANDLE » I pp BE 'S. !«»■ « sBIIHBiS The Telegraph's giant candle will be lighted to-night. It stands almost six feet high on Its candlestick and weighs eleven pounds. It will be lighted at 5 o'clock this evening and will burn continuously for several days. The Tele graph invites the children to come see it burning. table a few days ago when at Mayor Meals' request Commissioner Bowman offered an ordinance creating a bureau of detectives, carrying a salary of $1,500 for the captain. Ex-Alderman William L. Windsor, it is understood, is favored for the .iob by the Mayor elect. Now, then, the report has been generally circulated in city circles that Bowman ~nd Lynch are gently trying to persuade Dr. Meals to change his views as to Ibach's retention by hold ing up the passage of the detective bureau ordinance. The reason they gave when postponement was asked was that the detective bureau meas ure "couldn't be passed until the budget was whipped into shape." Mayor-elect Meals and Commis sioner-elect E. Z. Gross, by the way, sat in on most of last evening's llnal session of budget making. The Detective Salary In So, the $1,200 was written into the ordinance again to-day as it was being sent to the printers. When the ordi nance is read as amended on Tuesday the police department budget will in clude the salary which Detective Ibaeh is now being paid. The question of the city treasurer ship is still hanging like a cloud over the couneilmanic members elect. And in the offlng ex-Poor Director Charles E. Pass is hovering as Mayor-elect Meals' new "dark horse" candidate. The budget as shaped last night called for a total expenditure of $598,179.82. With the additional de tective salary item it will call for $599,379.82. This is based on esti mated receipts from all sources of $599,696,73. The rate to cover this expenditure will be 9Ms mills. At that, however, a margin of at least SIO,OOO is estimated for unexpended balances at the end of the year. The budget ordinance this year carried $552,162.73 and the tax rate was 9 mills. Pared Lighting' Bill Among: other things that had to bo pared was the item for standard light ins on Xorth Third street. North to Heily street had been the original dis tance that was to have been provided with the standards; the item was cut to $8,060, which includes the stretch extending from Xorth street to Ver beke. The whole lighting item totaled $67,955. This included provision for fifteen new arcs, lighting for the Sec ond and Front street subways and for the Second street district from Locust to State streets. Some of the (Irms Other items in the budget follow: Executive department, $69,715; law, including Naudain street dam ages, $19,277.74; city clerk, $4,834.50, including an increase of $5 per month for City Clerk Miller's stenographer; weights and measures. S2IOO, a de duction of SSOO which was allowed last year for scales; printing, $5600; department of finance and accounts. GIFT FOR THE GOVERNOR ChrixlftYfc*. M Jy At the first Christinas tree celebration of the Department of Labor, and Industry, held in the House Caucus room last evening the officials and attaches of the department presented to Governor Brumbaugh, through Charles Delninger his secretary, a paper weight bearing the picture of the Governor's birthplace and the words, "Christmas 1862-1915." The celebration was a delightful affair Distribution of gifts and" a Christinas tree enlivened the evening. ! 14320 and SSOO for the controller; i treasury, $6,672, including $6,500 for I collection of taxes, SIOO salary and I $72 for telephones; license tax bureau $1200; revision of taxes and appeals, ! $3160, including salaries of assessor and assistant at S2OOO arid SIOOO re spectively, miscellaneous. $150,313.11. I The new item is $250 for the Poly clinic hospital; unpaid balances on | dam and creek improvements, $5500; j sinking fund appropriations, etc., $36,000. Sumo of the Cuts For the streets and public improve ment department Mr. Lynch is allow ed $121,063.66. Of this $16,000 is ap propriated for the street repair plant and repairs; SI6OO to repave State street from Cameron to Thirteenth; SIOOO to place curved curbs.on Mar i ket street corners; a raise of $l5O in the salary for Charles L. Andrews, a transitman, a sixty dollar raise for the levelman and a raise of $lO per month for the engineer's stenographer; SSOO is lopped from Mr. Cowden's appro priation for extra help, and he will get SIOOO instead of $1500; the board of health appropriation is $43,878, a cut in the contingent appropriation of $500; the food department gets $3,- 3 40; fifty dollars less is provided for the building inspector as he will get $1750 instead of $1800; the plumbing inspector will get the same, $1820; $5215 is allowed for the police and lire departments. The lire depart ment will get $36,4 50. An increase in the hose appropriation from SIBSO to $2250 is permitted although SIOOO is cut from the contingent fund. The contingent fund will get along on $2,- 500. The appropriations for the Friendship, Hope and Good Will com panies were reduced respectively by S7OO, S6OO and S9OO, due to the mo torizing of the apparatus. Provision fop Park Expert In the park department City For ester Mueller is allowed S2OO in crease in salary: $1,916.32 for light ing the river wall; and $20,331.29 for park maintenance. The total is $32,- 773.07. The Planning Commission is allowed SIOOO for engineering and draughting, or a total of $2116. In this it is understood is the usual provision for services for Park Expert Warren 11. Manning, both in the park and planning commission department. I The S7OO for printing and educational ! purposes, however, is deducted from ] the planner's estimates. The estimated receipts for the year are derived from these sources: taxes due from 1913, $1,924.18; 1914, $26,- 422.55; 1915, $32,000; approximately; 1916, $439,250; other sources, $83,600. This includes $20,000 from the Har risburg Railways Company, an esti mated deduction of $3,000 because of the jitney business encroachments being allowed. 4»STeeLTOtv» BIG CELEBRATION PLANS COMPLETE Community Trees For Steelton and Middletown; Elaborate . Programs in Churches Plans for the Community Christmas tree celebrations In Steelton and Mid dletown Indicate that the affairs will be the best of their kind ever held In the history of the borough. Hundreds of school children together with parents and friends will gather around the trees which have been erect ed and equipped with electric lights, to celebrate the Christmas season At Steelton the event will take place this evening, beginning at 7 o'clock. A chorus of 900 voices directed by Pro fessor William M. Harclerode will en circle the tree and sing Christmas songs. Next Wednesday evening the German residents of the borough to gether with friends from Harrishurg. will give a program and on Naw Year's eve the school children will give the second program. At Middletown the presentation of the tree will be made at 5.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The program will be a short one. Including a few talks followed by the acceptance of the tree by Burgess Thomas .Jordan. Christmas will be widely observed in all of the churches of Steelton, High spire. ICnhaut. Oberlln. Middletown atid ltoyalton. Elaborate programs by church choirs, cantatas, carols and en tertainments by the Sunday Schools will be the features. Police Have Several Clues in Murder Case Sleelton police are trailing down several clues which they believe will aid them In learning the murderer of Yoso Baklc, who was found dead yes terday morning beside an empty beer keg at 723 South Third street. Revenge has been fixed as the mo tive for the crime, but whether one or more persons took part In the murder the authorities are not sure. Several officers who had been watching Baklc immediately after his arrival in the borough have some information which they believe will help them in locating the man or men who killed Bakic. No funeral arrangements have been made. Coroner Eckinger will hold an inquest next week. MUSIC AT ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN The following special program of music has been announced for Sunday at St. John's Lutheran Church: Morning Organ voluntary, Christ mas Pastoral, Merkel: anthem, Halle lujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah; anthem. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, by Neidlinger; postlude, Smith. Evening Organ recital beginning at 7.15 by Mrs. Lawrence. The Shep herds in the Field, the Wise Men of the East, Bethlehem, by Mailing; an them. Calm on <hc Listening Ear of Niglit, Adams; offertory, Noel, by Guil mant, will be followed by the cantata, "His Birthday" to be given bj' choir of twenty-five voices. The soloists are Mrs. L. B. Roth, soprano; Miss Susan lieigle. contralto: M. R. Alleman, ten or, and Harold Wells, baritone. The evening program will conclude with a postlude, "Fanfare," by Leuimens. MUSIC AT A. M. E. CHURCH The choir of Monumental A. M. E. Church will give a sacred concert Sun day evening at 8 o'clock. The pro gram follows: Selection, orchestra: secetion, "Ma tius," choir; invocation, pastor; open ing chorus, "Joy to the World," choir; male quartet, Edw. Duffan and others; chorus. "Behold I Bring You Good Tidings," choir; vocal solo, Fred Wea ver; chorus, "Hark What Celestial Sounds," choir; trombone solo, James Jones; quintet, Mrs. E. P. King, F. Lee, Miss Jenkins, Miss Payne, Mrs. Strip lin; clarionet solo, W. W. Burke, of Australia: chorus, "Ring Sweet Bell," choir; vocal solo, Mrs. B. A. Strlplin; chorus, "Star of Bethlehem," choir; announcements and offertory; benedic tion by the pastor; B. A. Striplin, choirmaster. YOUNG PEOPLE TO SING XMAS CAROLS IN TOWN More than fifty young people, mem bers of Centenary United Brethren Church will leave the church this evening at 9 o'clock, and will visit the homes of residents here to sing Christmas carols. To-morrow morn ing at 10 o'clock a Christmas service will be held. The Rev. A. K. Weir will speaff on "A Christian World. The choir will sing an anthem, "The Song of Ages" by Meredith; Miss Anna Dlegel will sing n solo, accompanied with a violin obllgato by Russell Kel ler and a chorus by the choir. On Sunday at 10 o'clock the pastor will I preach on "Motives of the Incarna tion." At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Sunday School will have special exer cises and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock the annual Christmas enter tainment will be given. JOHN A. BRANDT DIES John A. Brandt, aged 59, one of the most widely-known residents of this borough and in Middletown, died last evening shortly before 6 o'clock at his home, Second and Pine streets, from a complication of diseases. Mr. Brandt came to the borough in 1596, from Middletown. He is survived by his wife, a sister, Mrs. Amos Cupp, of Middletown, and the following chil dren: Miss Mame Brandt, Miss Lisle Brandt, Miss Rebecca Brandt, Miss Noma Brandt, Mrs. Leroy Strock, Ben jamin, Abram and John Brandt. Fu neral services will be held at the home Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, the Rev. W. C. Sanderson and the Rev. George N. Lauffer officiating. Burial will be made at Middletown. ISSUE INVITATIONS Invitations to the wedding of Stan ley S. Zimmerman, of Harrlsburg. and Miss Catherine Jane McCurdy, of this place, were issued last night. The ceremony will take place at the bride's home. Third and Locust streets. Mr. Zimmerman, widely known in the bor ough. is a graduate of Steelton high school, Princeton University and the Pierce Business College, Philadelphia, and is now in the employ of the Cen tral Iron and Steel Company. Miss McCurdy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCurdy, a graduate of Beechwood School, and attended Wil son College. SERVICES IN A. M. E. CHURCH The Rev. W. H. King, pastor of the Monumental A. M. E. Churchy will preach Sunday morning at 10:45 o'clock on "Heaven's Christmas Tree." The Sunday School will give a special program at 2:30 o'clock in the after noon and In the evening a sacred con cert will be given by the <;holr. WEDDING LAST NIGHT George Hopp and Katherlne Leberl were married last evening by Squire Dickinson. The couple will reside in the borough. XMAS SERVICE AT ST. MARK'S An early morning Christmas service will be held to-morrow at C o'clock In the St. Mark's Lutheran Church. ISOLATED FIGHTS BLASTS HOPES FOR XMAS TRUCE gard to tlie question whether conscrip tion is necessary. " British war casualties totaled 52 8,22 7 up to December 9, it was officially announced In l.onrion to-day. Italy is to open subscriptions next month to a war loan which will be Issued at 9714 lire, hear 5 per cent, interest and run for twenty-five years. It Is announced from Home. liulgars and Serbs Fighting The Bulgarians and the remnant of the Serbian army are attain in contact in Albania, according to Prince Alexis , . Karogeorgevltclj of Serbia, who bus arrived tn Home with reports of a three days' battle near Elhassan. Kins Peter is at Avlona, the prince states. Violent artillery actions in the vicin ity of Sedd'il-Hahr. on the Gallipoll peninsula, still held by th£ allied forces, are told of by the Turkish war office. Part of the allied fleet, appar ently, is lying close in, the statement reporting an allied cruiser hit by a shot from a Turkish battery. i The budget, committee of the Rus sian d'uma has adopted resolutions de claring that Hussia could not think of peace while the power of the German forces remained unbroken, according to a news agency dispatch from Petro grad. Total Casualties of British Mount to More Than Half Million Men By Associated Press London, Dec. 24, 12:09 P. M.—Re plying to a written question by P. A. Molteno, member of the House of Commons. Premier Asquith to-day gave the total British casualties up to December 9 at 528,227. Russia Determined to Carry War Through By Associated Press London. Dec. 24.—The Petrograd correspondent of Heuter's Telegram Company, writing under date of Thursday says: "To a full sitting of the budget committee of the Duma to-day. Min ister of Foreign Affairs Sazonoff made a long statement on the political situ ation in the course of which he said that the relations with Greece follow ing the entente allies' fortification of Saloniki were perfectly well defined. He continued: " 'The occupation of Ramadan and Kum enables us to prevent trie Ger mans causing trouble in Persia. In the future it behooves Hussia to adopt a firm attitude In regard to Persia.' Professor Milukoff put a question about peace rumors to which M. Saz onoff replied that th">v had no founda tion and reaffirmed th"> unshakable de termination of the Russian govern ment to carry the war to a successful issue. "The budget committee afterwards adopted resolutions affirming that Hussia could not think of peace while the power of the German forces re mained unbroken. The resolutions urged the government, in addition to military operations, to take direct, measures tending to consolidate the Russian influence in Persia." 60,000 Germans Are Massed at Monastir By Associated Press Paris, Dec. 24, 9:35 A. M. The battlefronts of both sides in the con flict in the Serbian theater ot war are Riven in a dispatch from the Saloniki correspondent of the Echo de Paris. The correspondent states that 60,• 000 Germans are massed around Monastir with the Bulgars concen trated in the center of the Vardar Valley and two Turkish divisions tak ing a position on the left of the Bul bars. The French are ranged In a semi-circle around Saloniki with their left on the Vardar center, facing the Greek frontier near Doiran and their right connecting with the British troops defending Clialcidice. Dr. Dixon Gives a Few Tips on Grip Prevention Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State health commissioner, to-day handed out a bit of timely advice on prevention of that ache-all-over disease —grip. "To avoid this deadly enemy which is doubling the death rate we must make sacrifices," Dr. Dixon says. "Keep out of crowded places wher ever possible, one person having the 'grip' may give it to a carload of pas sengers. Shaking hands, kissing, get ting too near the mouthpiece of tele phones, putting the unwashed hands in the mouth or on foodstuffs, may all be means of transmitting the infection. Always place the handkerchief over the face when sneezing. Carry a little bag to put the used handkerchief In whether it be paper or linen. "Disinfect the handkerchiefs before 'sending them to a public laundry. Restaurants should lay off those among their help suffering from ac tive grip. Effort to Break Will of Mrs. Leslie Fails Special to The Telegraph New York, Dec. 24. ln a long de cision Surrogate Fowler denied Arthur Leslie and other grandchildren of Frank Leslie, publisher, by his flrst. wife, permission to contest the will of Mrs. Frank Leslie, the second wife. This left the bulk of Mrs. Leslie's $2,- 000,000 estate, largely inherited from her husband, to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, to be used by her to further the cause of suffrage. STEKIiTOX CHURCHES At First Presbyterian The Rev. Benj. Segelken. 11.00, "The Prince of Peace"; 7.30, "The Wonderful Christ"; Sunday school, 9.45; C. E„ 6.30. Salem Lutheran, Oberlin —The Rev. Daniel E. Rupley. 10.30, "The Shep herds and Their Message"; 7.30, "Faith: Past, Present and Future"; Sunday school, 9.30; C. 13., 6.30; the Rev. John B. Rupley of Gettysburg will preach in the morning. Main Street Church of God The Rev. G. W. Getz. 10.30, "How to Be a Real Disciple"; 7.30, "Christmas En tertainment by the Sunday school, 2. St. Mark's The Rev. William B. Smith. 10.30, "Tidings of Great Joy"; 7, a Christmas program by the Sun day school: Sunday school, 2. St. Marv's Catholic Church The Rev. A. Zuvlc. First mass at midnight, second mass at 8: third maas at 10; vespers and benediction at 7.30. MORE JOBS THAN WORKERS So scarce has labor of all kinds be come and so Insistent are employers in their calls for workers, that the State B -eau of Employment yester day ts*u. d a statement from its Phila delphia )fflce, calling attention to th« fact that all sorts of good Jobs are open and asking people to apply for them. Epeclally is there a demand for women mill workers. Mills of all kinds are calling upon the bureau to supply them with women, but the bureau hfts too few p.ppllcants for Jobs. THF. Harrisburc Polyclinic Dlspen sarv —H| bo open dally, except Sunday, at 3 P. M.. at its new location. Front and Harris streets, for the free treat ment of the worthy poor.
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