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Train Wreck Forces Abandonment of Great Demonstration Planned For Marshal Joffre
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HARRISBURG t&S&l TELEGRAPH
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LXXXVI— No. 110 16 PAGES
400 DELEGATES HERE
FOR SESSIONS
LABOR CON
Commissioner John Price Jackson Points Out Need of
Fair Lobor Legislation Both Now and After the War;
Necessity of God Laws For Protection of Women
Pointed Out by Mrs. Semple; H. M. Brooks Presides
Almost four hundred delegates of the American federation
of Labor met this morning at Board of Trade hall in the opening
session of a three day convention. It was undoubtedly the lar
gest convention the Federation has ever held. 11. M. Brooks
opened the meeting and president James H. Maurcr welcomed the
delegates. John Price Jackson urged the need of good labor
legislation now and after the present war. Mrs. Samuel Semple
spoke of the necessity of good laws to protect the women, whom
she says compose on fifth of the number of workers in L cnnsyl
vania.
Seen Kpooli
Commissioner John Price Jackson,
of the peDatrment of Ijabor and In
dustry, addressing the Pennsylvania
Federation of Labor, at the opening
session this morning, said:
"You are meeting this year under
serious conditions of a character and
HAIG'S NIPPERS
CLOSE TIGHTLY
ON GERMAN LINE
British Roll of German Armies Before Last Barrier to the
Important Points of Cambrai and Donai; Australians
Entrusted With Most Desperate Bit of Fighting; Sur
round Bullecourt to Force Its Surrender
The great human nippers which General Ilaig has forged
•rouud the southern end of the Drocourt-Queant switch line are
steadily closing and the rolling up of this important section of the
German defenses appears to be a matter of a few days. The Dro
court-Queant line is the hastily improvised barrier thrown up by
Field Marshal von Hindenburg to protect Cambrai and Douai
aftre the more famous line, named in honor of himself, had been
smashed by the British. The bitter resistance offered by the
Germans to the British advance has centered in their defense of
Bullecourt two and a half miles west of Queant. lo the south the
British have forged well beyond Queant, but have been forced to
mark time until Bullecourt falls. The capture of the village was
entrusted to Australians and these hard lighting colonials have
almost surrendered the German stronghold so that its surrender
ur extinction is expected momentarily.
The Drocourt-Queant line forms a broad salient in the British
front 18 miles at its top and paralleling the Douai-Canibrai line.
Drocourt is seven miles from Douai and Queant about ten miles
from Cambrai. The crushing in of this salient will mean that the
German grip on the great Lens coal region will be broken and
the entire German line in Northern France imperilled.
Cicrmans Kealize Danger
There are many signs that the Ger
mans realiee the menace to them in
the alternate sledgehammer blows
of the British and French, beneath
which their choicest .troops are be
ing steadily driven from position
after position. News from the west
ern front is not merely being sup
pressed in Berlin but is being doc
tored for the consumption of Ger
man newspaper readers. Discrepan
cies between the German and allied
official versions apparently arousing
Bupicions in some German minds at
least and the Berlin newspapers are
being bombarded with questions that
their military critics seem to find
some difficulty in answering. There
is significance also in the fact that
the German emperor, in the latest of
his congratulatory telegrams, speaks
of a "serious and decisive time" in
stead of exulting over victories, real
or imaginary.
Apart from France the only fight-
THE WEATHER
Fop llnrrlshurg and vicinity t
Cloudy to-nlghts Wednesday
fair. Continued cool.
For KMtrrn Pennsylvania! Cloudy
to-night with rain In north por
tion. Wednesday fair. Frei.li
iiorthnOdt to northeast winds.
River
The iiuiin river will rise to-nliiht
find Wednesday. The lower
portions of the North and West
branches will rise to-ulght and
fall Wednesday. AH other
streams of the system will fall
slowly or remain nearly sta
tionary. A stHße of about 6.5
feet Is Indicated for HarrlshurK
Wednesday .morning.
C'eneral Conditions
The storm thut was central over
A the Kast Gul.f Monday* morning
■ has moved northeastward and
is now central some distance nlf
the .North Carolina coast. It
has caused strong wlnda nnd
Kales alone the Atlantic coast
from Virginia southward and
general rains In the Atlantic
•Stntes from New ISngland
southward. Including the upper
Ohio valley, Kast Tennessee
and the Fast Gulf region. Rain
falls exceeding an Inch occur
red In the Carolines and Georgia.
Temperature: 8 a. m.. 40 degrees.
Sunt Hlses, 4.50 a. m.
Moon i Hlses, n.lifl p. m.
River stage: 4.11 feet.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, SV,
I,owest temperature, 4(1.
Mean temperature, 48.
Normal temperature. 80,
gravity such as you have probably
never before faced. This year's meet
ing should mark and epoch in the
life and strength and usefulness of
your great organization.
"Our brothers, under the American
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ing of significance reported from the
war theaters is taking place In Mace
donia. The reports from their front
are meager, but they indicate an in
creasing activity which may presage
a general offensive by the allies.
Millions of Men Not
Millions of Dollars
Needed to Win War
BriarelltT, N. Y„ May B.—Major
Charles W. Gordon, of the Forty
third Cameron Highlander (Cana
dian) , addressing the New York
Bankers' Association here last night,
declared that "millions of Americans,
not millions of dollars," would be
needed to win the war.
"We need Americans in the trenches
and we need them now," he said. "I
speak with a full heart to you, our
allies. I know we are going to win,
because I know that those that are
now on out side cannot quit and
will not quit while they have any
fighting power left.
"Peace may be postponed for years.
You know that Germany does not
want peace, and when she says she
wants the abandonment of the war
she means she wants the postpone
ment of the war until circumstances
are the most suitable to her. Ger
many will not abandon the war until
she is completely overpowered.
Food Gamblers Force Up
Prices by Speculations
Chicago, May B.—"The govern
ment will have no difficulty In prov
ing food price fixing, which borders
on extortion," Robert AV. Childs,
special United States district at
torney said to-day.
"I believe greater regulations have
been made in shorter time than in
any similar tight ever waged be
fore. but at present we must catch
these gamblers violating the Sher
man antitrust law, of which offense
they, perhaps, are not guilty."
W. F. Priebe, of W. F. Priebe and
Company, one of the largest j ackers
of eggs in Chicago, said: "r am not
putting away any eggs at the pres
ent price. I expect to see a drop
soon. I cannot understand how such
prices have been maintained."
WILSON GIVES WIDOW JOB
Washington, D. C„ May B.—Presi
dent. Wilson to-day suspended the
civil service rules so that Mrs. Annie
Eopolucci, mother of John I. Eopol
ucci, the naval gunner who lost his
life in the submarine destruction of
t.h American marchantman Aztec,
b appointed a seamstress at the
Wuabinstou navy yard.
DERAILMENT OF MARSHAL
TRAIN, FORCING AB
WELCOME HERE CA USES DEEP REGRET
REFUSE TO GIVE
UP ALL HOPE TO
WELCOME JOFFRE
Announce if Train Should
Arrive Tomorrow Recep
tion Will Be Held
NOW 12 HOURS LATE
Scheduled to Reach Here Be
tween 1 and 2 O'clock To
morrow Morning
Harrisburg learned with deep re
gret to-day of the derailment of
Marshal Joffre's train in the West,
causing an abandonment of the
regal reception arranged for the dis
tinguished Frenchman and his party.
After the wreck the train was re
routed and railroad officials said to
day it would not reach this city
until 1 or a o'clock to-morrow morn
ing, la to 13 hours later than sched
uled. ,
The committee in charge of the
reception has abandoned all its
plans, but it was said that should
the special train, bearing the French
commission, be further delayed so
that it arrives here to-morrow morn
ing after daylight, a band would be
at the Pennsylvania station to sere
nade them.
Not Giving Up Hope
It was with deep regret that the
committee announced the abandon
ing of the program and it still hopes
that by some means the people of
Harrisburg will be privileged to see
the "Savior of France." Captain
Henry Stine announced that the
train movements of the mission
would be closely followed and that
if there was any possible chance of
the train arriving here so that the
people could see the party, the pa
rade will be held, whistles would be
blown and fire bells will ring one
hour after the train leaves Altoona.
If no such signal is , giyep there
will be no reception.
Colonel M. E. Finney, commander
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'WATCH THE BOY
SCOUT SALUTE;
CAMPAIGN MOHO
Large Figure Will Show Prog
ress Being Made in Drive .
For $12,000
"Watch the Boy Scout Salute" will
be the motto of Harrisburg for the
remainder of the weeit.
■ A large figure of a boy scout will
be erected on the face of the Com
monwealth Hotel Building. Beneath
will be another motto of the scouts,
"Do a Good Turn Daily." Above
will be the motto, "Watch the Boy
Scout Salute."
As soon as the first thousand dol
i lars is raised the hand of the scout
will begin to reacli upward to touch
file hat. When the $12,000 is raised
the hand will touch the brim of
the hat, the elbow crooked in full
salute.
To-morrow at noon f.ewis Buddy
will call together at a luncheon at
the Board of Trade his marshals
whom he will direct In the big drive
for $12,000.
Mr. Buddy will explain to them
just what is to be done and how the
campaign is to be carried on. Any
one who lius listened to Mr. Buddy
and come under the spell of his
bubbling enthusiasm knows that the
men whom he addresses will leave
the hall feeling capable of doing
twice what is expected of them.
Noonday Luncheon
Every day at noon for the remain
der of the week the workers will
gather at luncheon to again hear Mr.
Muddy tell them of the work that
hus been done and to urge them to
still greater efforts.
At the last place where Mr. Buddy
w'aged a campaign the $12,000 orig
inally aimed for stretched to $16,000
almost before they knew it. The
men who have become interested in
Harrisburg arc prophesying even
greater things for the Capital City,
which they say should lead every
thing in a worthy move.
This morning an apparently very
busy citizen bustled Into Scout head
quarters, gave his name, decjared lie
had no boys but was interested in
the accounts of the work as he had
heard and seen them, told Mr. Buddy
to send a scout—he was very em
phatic about sending a scouts—and
he would be good for a substantial
contribution. "That" said Mr.
Buddy, "certainly was an exposition
of a good but not an unusual spirit,
a great many of our contributions
come unsolicited."
BREAD AT 15 CENTS
By Associated Press
Chicago, May 8. Bread at 15
cents a loaf made Its appearance on
the Chicago market to-day. The loaf
was larger than that formerly sold
for 10 cents and the concern manu
facturing it, ono of the largest in
the city, explained tlml Its advent
I meant a big saving of labor and
wrapping expenses.
HARRISBURG, PA.,TUESDAY EVENING, MAYS, 1917.
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MARSHAL JOFFRE
Harrisburg learned with deep regret of the accident to Marshal Joffre's
train which throws it so late that it will not pass through hero until early
to-morrow morning. The city had made elaborate arrangements for the
reception to the party of distinguished Frenchmen but these have all been
abandoned.
BILLION DOLLARS
NEEDED TO BUILD
iERCHANTSHIPS
Great Fleet to Be Gotten
Under Way With Financial
Aid of Congress
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., May B.—Con
gress will be asked to appropriate
$1,000,000,000 for the building of the
great American merchant fleet which
is to overcome the submarine men
ace. Estimates of the shipping board
are that 5,000,000 to C,000,000 tons
of steel and wooden vessels will be
constructed by the government dur
ing the next two years.
The program, evolved by the ship
ping board, contemplates the diver
sion to government uses of the prod
ucts of every steel mill in the coun
try, cancellation of existing contracts
between those mills and private con
sumers and where necessary pay
ment of damages by the government
to the parties whose contracts are
cancelled.
Other Business to Stop
The only manufacturers of steel
to be exempted from the program
will be those needed otherwise for
the national defense. Rills for in
troduction in Congress have been
prepared and the administration
hopes to get them under way so
promptly that the first of the ship
building operations may bo in motion
within two weeks.
Co-operation of labor organiza
tions has already heen pledged, it is
understood, and there will be no leg
islation, unless the present program
is changed, looking to the drafting
of the labor necessary to carry out
the plans.
The only other exception to the
general cancellations of private con
tracts with-steel mills will be those
of railroads. Steel mills it is con
templated will lie permitted to sup
piy them with the minimum amount
of steel products with which the
railroads can get alonp.
Sonic Compensation
All other industries kindred to the
feteel trade or In which the use of
steel figures largely will be affected
by the proposed legislation. To ad
just equltaby their losses, the ad
ministration contemplates the crea
tion of a tribunal which probably
will be designated a court of ap
praisers, to determine the extent of
private losses due to cancellation
of contracts.
It may be necessary for the gov
ernment actually to take over the
shipbuilding yards of the country
and they probably will be operated
by the present owners under strict
governmental supervision.
The program contemplates the
line, to the maximum of every re
source within the United States
speedily to design and build the
largest number of ships possible.
Should the number of vessels thus
turned out be inadequate to meet
the German submarine menace ship
bt'lidinK facilities will be increased.
WANTS TO USE
$1,075-PENALTY
FOR CLEANUP
Lynch Says City Should Take
Fine and Start Additional
Ash Collections
Whether the city should take the
$1,07.1 deducted from the monthly
payment to the Pennsylvania Reduc
tion Company for failure to make reg
ular ash collections was the question
raised in Council this morning by
Commissioner W. 11. Lynch after an
ordinance had heen read providing
for a disposal survey.
Mr. Lynch first asked Commissioner
Gross if the penalty had been im
posed. Mr. Gross answered that it
had. Mr. Lynch then suggested the
Health authorities should be given
the use of the money to clean up
the accumulation of ashes which the
Reduction Company has failed to do.
Mr. Gross expluined that the Re
duction Company may appeal the
penalty to court even though the
contract does not give them the pow
er to do this, and said City Solicitor
Fox, in a verbal statement advised
him not to have the money appro
priated for any other purpose.
Commissioner S. l'\ Dunkle, new
superintendent of the Department of
Public Safety and who will have
charge of the ash problems in the fu
ture, then said:
"I think we should ask an expres
sion of an opinion whether by taking
up part of the work the company may
consider by using the money to clean
up, the city is taking the place of
the contractor. This is a grave sit
uation."
\ o Art 101 l
Council adjourned without acting
on the question. Before the argument
started, Commissioner Gross Intro
duced an ordinance authorizing an
ash and garbage disposal and collec
tion survey, awarding the contract to
Tribus and Massa, New York, at a
cost of $l,lOO. Final action will be
taken next week.
When Council convened Commis
sioner Uunkle took his place and ans
wered to the roll call. He voted on
every question with the exception or
the resolution making htm superin
tendent of the Department of Public
Safety.
Henil ProtfNl
A protest from the Firemen's I'nion
against the proposed transfer of fche
Paxton lire engine to the Roval Com
pany on Allison Hill, was read. Coun
cil was requested if possible, to pur
chase a new engine for the Roval
Company and a new chemical wagon
for the Paxton. Mr. Gross asked the
protest to be filed.
Other business disposed of includ
ed: Awarding of contract for 4,000
tons of river coal for pumping station
to Ray K. Stewart at bid of $2.20 a
ton; appointment of Mr. Gross as
delegate to Nationia! conference of
Charities and Correction to be held
June 6 to 13, at Pittsburgh; tlnal pass
age of ordinance creating position of
contagious disease nurse; introduc
tion of ordinance for laying eight
inch terra cotta sewer in Twentieth
street, from Greenwood to Brook
wood streets; resolution authorizing
Commissioner Gross to sell tire horses
as fast as motorized apparatus ar
rives!
Mr. Gorgaa announced he had been
notified of another action in connec
tion with the suit against the cltv
because of alleged interference with
patents of machinery used at the filter
plant. This will be talcfn up with
City Solicitor Fox.
The report of City Treasurer Harry
F. Oves for the month of April show
ed a balance of $280.72437 in the
treasury May 1; expenditures ssl -
506.91; receipts, $27,946.03.
FRENCH MISSION
UNDISTURBED BY
WRECK OF TRAIN
Spreading Rails Derailed Cars
Bearing Marshal Joffre
and Companions
NEW SCHEDULE MADE
Steel Construction Saves Cars
From Being Badly
Telescoped
By Associated Press
Effingham, Ills., May S.—A special
train carrying: the members of the
French war mission to the United
States arrived here early to-day and
remained for several hours before re
suming- the eastward journey after
the toui of the Middle West. The
train was tied up here for most of
the night upon the advice of officials
of the Department of State in Wash
ington that citizens of all communi
ties where stops were originally
scheduled might have an opportunity
to greet the distinguished visitors.
Members of the commission said
they felt no ill effects from the de
railment of the party's special near
Areola, Ills., last night. Most of the
commissioners were asleep before
leaving Areola, where the wreckage
held the train about four hours last
night, and slept until late in the
morning.
An investigation of the track at
the Areola wreck by railway officials
to-day disclosed a broken rail near
the point where appear the first
marks on the ties of the wheel-flange
of the tender of the engine derailed,
the second of the two locomotives
drawing the train.
Italia Spread
The accepted theory is that the
flange cut oft the nuts of the ttsh
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PERHAPS $400,000
TO BEGIN WORK ON
PARK EXTENSION
Last of Bills For Development
of Capitol Park Zone Are
Presented
The last of the bills required to
bring about the improvement of the
Capitol Park Extension and the
beautiilcation of the existing Capitol
Park in accordance with the Brun
ner plans were presented in the Sen-,
ate last night by President pro tem..
Beidleman and to-day the subcoirri'
mlttees charged with consideration
of the amount to be appropriated
will discuss the proposition. Chair
men Buckman and Woodward, of
the legislative appropriations com
mittees, talked over the bill last night
with Governor Brumbaugh and it is
said that between $300,000 and $400,-
000 will be voted, possibly more, if
It can be spared.
The bills presented last night by
Senator Beidleman provide for the
Capitol Park Commission, already re
ferred tb by the 11ARR1SBURG
TELEGRAPH, and for changes In
sidewalks. They were sent to the
appropriations committee.
Commission Without Pay
The first bill provides for a com
mission of three to be named by the
Governor and to serve without com
pensation, who shall have charge of
the whole plan for improvement of
the park and the extension and shall
complete the work by June 1, 1921,
when the commission is to cease to
exist. The commission is charged
with the duty of carrying out the
adopted plans and of providing for
the highways laid down in the Brlin
ner plan. The commission is given
the right to employ .experts, but all
contracts are to be approved by the
Governor and bonds must be given
by contractors. An appropriation of
$500,000 for two years is provided.
The City's Part
The second bill is as follows:
"Whenever the city of Harrisburg
by proper municipal action shall,
widen or alter any of the public,
streets of said city abutting on Cap
itol Park or Capitol Park Extension,
by providing that the driveways of
such uortion of said streets or any
of them as abutt on said Capitol Park
Extension shall be widened so as to
include the present sidewalks along
said park or extension, the Board of
Public Grounds and Buildings is
hereby authorized to dedicate for
sidewalk purposes for the use of
pedestrians so much of the land
within, the limits of said park, Capitol
Park or Capitol Paj-k Extension
abutting in said streets as the said
Board may determine to be neces
sary or advisable and to construct
and maintain therepn according to
such plans and of such materials as
the said Board may determine, side
walks and paths for the use of pedes
trians along said streets or at such
distances therefrom as may be set
forth in said plans; the cost thereof
to be paid out of any funds appro
priated or to be appropriated for'the
care and maintenance of the said
Capitol Park or Capitol Park Exten
sion."
Single Copy, 2 Cents
CENTRAL I. AND S. TO
PAY THOUSANDS FOR
BIG IMPROVEMENTS
One of City's Most Thriving Industries Well in Era of Largt
Expansion; Entire Works Being Modernized; Big
Open Hearth Furnace Installed, Blast Furnace
Changes and Electrical Additions Being Made; New
Buildings Erected to House Growing Plant
Improvements involving thousands'
of dollars are underway at the Cen
tral Iron and Steel Company plants,
Harrisburg's largest industry. The
extensive program which will be
completed In cvcral months, in
cludes among the larger units the
construction of a large type open
hearth furnace, modernizing a blast
furnace, reconstructing many build
ings along modern lines, up-to-date
electrical improvements and replac
ing old machinery by new.
All records for designing and con
structing an open hearth furnace in
this section of the country were sur
passed by the engineering depart
ment of the local works, of which
G. L. Fisk is chief engineer. The
furnace, which is the fifth of a series,
was designed and built in less than
seven months, while the average
time, under the present conditions
is more than a year.
This furnace is the largest in the
plant, having an output of 1,000 tons
a week as compared with 650 tons,
the output of each of the other four
units. This furnace is of unusually
heavy construction. A new system of
removing gas fr m pipes; the direct
Dyblie valves; electric door hoists
and modern cooling system should
make this furnace a durable and
elticient unit.
Gas was put in the furnace last
week and the construction of the fur
nace bottom is the only work re
maining uncompleted. It is expected
steel will be poured from this fur
nace by May 15.
A new charging machine; a five
ton gantry crane: thirty-ton locomo
tive crane are other additions to the
■ /I
! MEDICAL RESERVE . ORDERS •' jl
i' d last night l
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J I anjdHi
i Roycr, Gerge £ Culp, Carson C * *
! Jesse Lenker, Tyler Douglass. George Moffitt, Clarence j
, i Gross, H. K * ' Raunick • !
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I and R. L. Perkins. / \ |
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? I TEAT PROSPECTS MISERABLE
' Washington, May 8. ln the face of a threatened (
j • r wheat crop '
\ * shows the lowest condition recorded since 1888 and ,
I promises a smaller yield than any other since 1904. ■'
II WHEAT PRICES BREAK RECORD
, Chicago, May 8. May wheat sold at $3.00 a >
bushel to-day, the highest price on record. It was an
advance of 17 cents. The cl >sing v\ is at $2 97. July ' j
, wheat rose 7 1-2 cents to $-.33 3-4. ' |
j, POWDER PLANT BURNS ' '
* Wilmington, Del., May 8. Edward M. Eckert,
I of Salem, N. J., sustained >ve fatal in- ® S
' juries, while two others were burned, in a fire at the ! )
:
.Carney's Point plant of th<- Du Pt ei Company a f
I to-day The fire was started by friction in a powder iI;
sorter. I |
FRANCE RECEIVES U. S. LOAN # j
Washington, May 8. France to-day received the j,
I $100,000,000 the United States has decided to lend her ' *
to meet her expenses in this country during May.
GAME .CALLED OFF
i Harrisburg. Manager George Cot kill, of th* * I
Harrisburg New York State league team postponed the 1
i opening game because of wet grounds. The parade and 4 |
' opening progrom will be carried out to-morrow after
noon at 3.15 o'clock .
, MARRIAGE UCENSES
Clarence T. Rndera, I.rkfn*, and Mnry Rcbrcca Mlnnlch, Wlro-
Wllllum R llnrkrnaliMia and Urnrr 1,. Cambre, linrrlahurs. m )
Albert Halllngton Cflarlra and l£llr.al>etb llarbara Vatttr, I.nncaa- 1
ii vt ii Wi ■■ vt" ■■ 'W' ■' W' ■i Q
HOME EDITION
equipment of the open hearth de
partment. The operation of the new
furnace necessitated the erection of
an addition to the present building.
The tiddition is eighty feet on the
charging side and 180 feet on. the
casting side. The building on the
casting side is large enough in which
to erect two more f .maces.
Mew Track System
To facilitate the stock to the open
hearth furnaces a new track system
will bo put on the charging floor
level. To carry out this plan the gas
mains from the gas producers from
the four old furnaces will be raised
duplicating the pipe arrangements
of the new furnace.
A building, thirty by 300 feet will
be erected at the open hearth de
partment. In this building will be
located tho grinding house, black
smith shop and refractory storage.
Two smaller buildings to be used for
storage purposes will be erected
later.
Employment of fifty more men Is
compulsory through the operation
of the new open hearth furnace ma
king a total of 350 employes in this
department. William Brown 1s su
perintendent.
The blast furnace which was out
of blast since 1913 after being mod
ernized and rebuilt was blown in
April 19. This furnace is expected
to produce between 9.000 and 10,000
tons a month. Blowing in of this fur
nace gave employment to about 175
men. George Shook, formerly with
the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany, Youngstown, Ohio, and the
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