Plan Nation-wide Control of Food With Government Distribution in Case of rir.uze HARmSBURG iSlliii TELEGRAPH - UniitpmbtnL LXXXVI— No. 122 16 PAGES AID RECRUITING WITH THRILLING EXPERIENCES Civil, Spanish and Foreign 1 Veterans to Advise Pros pective Soldiers WILE BE AT ARMORY | . Advantages of Serving in Guard Regiments to Be Emphasized To stimulate recruiting In both the j regular army and the national guard ; veterans of the Spanish and other foreign wars will tell prospective re- | cruits of their experiences under arms for Uncle Sam and advise them which branch of the service they are par ticularly fitted for. They will be at the armory. Sec- j and and t'orster streets, to-morrow, Thursday and Friday. The party ex- I pects to do a "land office" business ; because it is believed that young men I of conscript age will rush to them to | get the benefit of their practical j knowledge before enlisting in the 1 national guard or regular army. Guard officers arc anticipating a big increase as they feel certain men i between 21 and 31 years of age rea lize they must fight anyhow and that | now they can choose branches of the | service by enlisting in guard regi ments in addition to being among men whom they already know. An opportunity is also given men above the conscript age and youths. from 18 to 21 years, by the national ; guard to "do their bit" by enrolling for the defense of their country. If 1 thev wait until the national army is , called into the field the opportunity will be lost. Tnke Men t'p to 45 Year* Men will be taken into the national, guard who are between eighteen and forty-five years of age, and the next two weeks is the time to enroll, so ; that preparations may be completed for responding with alacrity to the I nation's call to arms, July 15. To Appear in I'nlform In the party who will fire the ardor of the prospective soldiers with thrill- j ing tales of battles fought in the Civil. Spanish-American and other foreign wars, will be: Camp 8, Spanish War Veterans —j Captain Henry M. Stine. Captain K. j Eaubenstein, Post Commander Nor- j man Ream, Edward Dapp, Adjutant Paul Harm, Sergeant Major F. F. } Bruker, Mr. Newcomer, Charles E. Blessing, Stewart Foltz, Thomas P. j ■ Moran and nearly every other mem- ; ber of the camp will appear in uni- j form at the armory Wednesday, j Thursday and Friday, from 10 o'clock ! in the morning until 9 o'clock in the evening. A. R. Veterans to Help Veterans of Foreign Wars —Com- j mander Jonas K. Reist, Vice-eom mander Myers and Captain and Quar termaster Ross A. Fulton. G. A. R.—Captain George W. Rhoads, Thomas Numbers and Francis H. Hoy, Sr. Colonel Maurice E. Finney, of the Eighth Regiment, will have the re- | cruiting detail of his command pres ent to set forth the advantages of serving among friends from the c'ty and vicinity. The Eighth Regiment is in need of musicians as well as fighters. Ex perts on string instruments as well as horns and reed players are desired so that' an orchestra can be formed to ' play fo.- the regimental "hops." Because of the order of the War Department, requesting the national guard to go to the fjI 1 war strength ot 150 men to a company and with' ihe re caif of married men. Company I need'- t fty-four men. Company J.), r.ec-U more than sixtv, whllq U"J iiuar'ers can take ss'n more. Toe Gcvevtcrs Troop has a long waiting lis;. Several more uan l.e mustered in by the Machine-gm company. Attempt Made on Life of Russian War Minister By Associated Press New York, May 22.—The Jewish ' daily Forward received a cablegram I from its correspondent in Petrograd | to-day saying that an unsuccessful at- i tempt was made this morning to as- j sassinate War Minister Kerensky. The dispatch reads: "An attempt on the life of War Min- j ister Kerensky was made just now.j Kerensky escaped. All the partici- j pants arrested. Rumors that the plot I was arranged by the supporters of the old regime." THE WEATHER For Harrlsburg and vicinity: Kain to-uight unci \\ ednesdn.v; not much ehangc In temperature. For Kastern Pennsylvania: Italn , to-niuht and WedncMtuy; increas iiiK cast to Mouth winds. River The Susquehanna river and all its branches will probably rise somewhat as a result of a gen eral rain Indicated for the watershed within the next thirty-six to forty-eight hours. A stage of about 4.4 feet Is Indi cated for Harrlsburg Wednes day morn 1 111;. General Conditions The storm from the Southwest now covers the greater P*rt of the eastern half of the Cnlted States, with Its center near St. I.ouis. It has caused light to moderate rains over most of the country, in the last twenty-four hours, cast of the Rocky Moun tains, except the South Atlantic and ICast t.ulf States. Frosts j occurred this morning In Wy oming and South Dakota, and temperatures fell to near freex- Ing In Minnesota, the Dakota* and Wyoming, several stations reporting readings of 34 de grees. temperature: H a. m., 54 degrees. lani Rises, 4:30 a. m. Moon: Full moon, June B. Jllver Stage x 4.3 feet. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, till. Lowest temperature, r^. Mean temperature, AO. Normal temperature, 04. ATLANTA CARES FOR THOUSANDS OF ITS DESTITUTE ' 3,000 Homes Destroyed by Fire Which Swept Through City's Heart DYNAMITE COSTLY HOMES Greatest Blaze Since General Sherman Burned Town in Civil War By Associated Press Atlanta, Pa., May 22.—Atlanta went actively to work to-day to care for the destitute people from three thousand homes destroyed in the tire that raged yesterday afternoon and last night throughout seventy-five blocks and was stopped only after the dynamiting of beuutiful homes in Ponce L>e Leon avenue. The prop erty loss was estimated at $3,000,000 by Mayor Candler who declared that his estimate was conservative. Other estimates ran as high as $5,000,000. The lire started in a warehouse in Decatur and Fort streets and drove lirst due north and then south east, at some points a block wide and ut times half a mile in width. It crossed Ponce l)e Leon avenue at one point and swept down Boulc vary for a block. On the south side ot Ponce De Leon avenue, a wide residence street, the burned area extended from North Jackson street some seven blocks east of Peach Tree street, the principal business section, out almost to the baseball park. It was the greatest fire in At- j lanta's history since Civil war days' when General Sherman, terming it the backbone of the Confederacy, de- j creed that it must be burned. In property loss and hardships it was I even greater for the city General ; Sherman destroyed had only ten; thousand inhabitants. Destitute persons from the burned area, which included negro homes and costly residences of white people j were cared for by the local Red, Cross and the Associated Charities. I Hundreds were fed last night and j to-day and lodging was provided in , the Auditorium, Armory, the negro Odd Fellows Hall, churches, private; homes and hotels. . Preparations were completed to-) day to feed five thousand people. Relief work got under way early j several thousand dollars being sub scribed in a few hours. A meetiug of the city's representative men was called for to-day to provide relief for those needing it. Mayor Candler and President Ivan A. Allen, of the local Chamber of Commerce, agreed that no outside aid would be need ed. Only One Dead Only one person is known to have died as a result of the fire. Mrs. Bessie Hodges died of shock at't# her home was destroyed. Injuries were remarkably few. Here and there fire brands blew ahead of the blaze firing houses a block ahead of the wall of fire. Gradually the flames advanced northward. Before them came hun dreds of persons. The flames grew to a roar when within a distance of a block or more. Men who had com forted their families with statements that the fire would not reach them realized at the last moment that their homes were doomed. All ve hicles were pressed into service. Gathering what belongings they could tlie people fled. Along the sidewalks rushed men carrying whatever property they had hurried ly collected. Militiamen Helped After the fire reached a block or two of Ponce De Leon avenue, an hour before dark, order began to come out of the confusion. Militia men and prospective United States officers from the training camp at Fort McPherson took charge of the situation under personal direction of Colonel Charles R. Xoyes, comman der at Fort McPherson. As the soldiers took charge, aban doning of homes in the threatened districts was carried out consistent ly. Automobiles, furnished by hun dreds, carried people and their most valuable belongings to other parts of the city. Furniture, bed clothes and all the odds and ends from the many homes littered the streets which were made impassable in many cases by fallen wires and splin ters from dynamited houses. The soldiers allowed nothing to be mov ed during the night and blocked civilians from the fire zone and a wide area around it. Only one case of attempted looting was reported .and that resulted in an arrest. Advertises For Grandmother Besides actual relief work to-day there was a tremendous task ahead of Atlanta in getting its scattered citizens together. Members of many families had become separated. To day a man advertised for his ninety year-old grandmother. Another sought his wife and baby through the want ad section of the morning papers. Germans Told to Eat Grass When Foodstuffs' Fail Copenhagen, May 22.—Berlin is now feeling the potato shortage. Residents have been warned that ir may be impossible to supply five pounds to everybody this week, but that those who are unable to obtain the full ration will receive cakes. The supply of pork is short, and it will be sold only on Thursdays. Another announcement says a re duction in the present meat ration after August 15 is being considered. Professor Weldner, an agricul tural expert at Passau, Bavaria, ad vises the people to follow the ex ample of Nebuchadnezzar and eat grass. He Informs them that the red clover and Lucerne alfalfa both may bo used for the making of dishes for human consumption. Lest America Alone Should From a Liberty Loan speech by Frank A. V T FEEL that people are not altogether awake to the serious ness of this war; not altogether comprehending that we are in a.very serious war—war'that might even come to our own shores. It is easy to think that Germany is 3,000 miles away, surrounded by the greatest armies that were ever as sembled ; that the war is likely to be over before we can get any men into it; that we are like a manufacturer or merchant who is getting his customers to keep on buying at rather ex orbitant prices, and that \ve are doing a good thing in loan ing to the Allies, but that we are not in a very serious situ ation. As 1 conceive it, it is much more serious than that. "Now, just let us take one or two contingencies that are perfectly possible. \\ e have had a revolution in Russia. No man in America or Russia can tell what the future of that situation is. It is surely conceivable that Russia might make a separate peace. I do not believe she will, but it is conceiv able. What would happen then? It is said that there are a million and a half prisoners in Russia. Suppose all the forces EXPECT CITY TO J TAKE $1,500,000 OF LIBERTY LOAN Bondsmen Volunteer to Sell Issue; Allied Bodies to Work Together / What the Liberty Loan Is Amount, $2,000,000,000; aver age, S2O for each inhabitant of the United States. Denominations of bonds. SSO, SIOO, SSOO, SI,OOO, and upward. Payments, 2 per cent, at time of subscribing for bonds; 18 per cent., June 28; 20 per cent., July 30; 30 per cent., August 15, and 30 per cent., August 30. Small bonds may be paid for in full at time of subscription. Purchases may be made through any bank or trust com pany, preferably with the one In which the purchaser has a deposit subject to check. Subscriptions close June 15. Interest. 3>■, per cent., payable semiannually on June 15 and De cember 15. Bonds mature in thirty years, or in 1947, but the Government reserves the right to purchase the bonds at par and interest at any time after fifteen years from date of issue. Free of all taxes except inher itance tax. Convertibility—lf bonds bear ing a rate of interest higher than 3 M per cent, are issued during the war the present issue may be ex According to figures given out this morning by officials of the Harris burg Clearing House Associaion, Harrisburg is expected to buy ap proximately one and one-half million dollars of the Liberty Loan. If 7,000 patriotic citizens each buy two SIOO bonds the amount will be practically raised. The remainder of the million and a half it is expected will be raised by the instalment plan of buying. Fourteen bond salesmen have al ready volunteered their services free of charge to sell the bonds. Each will be furnished with an authoriza tion, signed by Victor Lecoq, chair man of the committee, to show they are vouched for by the Clearing House Association and the Chamber of Commerce. The salesmen who have volunteer ed their services and the houses they represent are: T. Clancy, Frederick Peirce & Co.; R. A. Davis, Baker, Ayling & Co.; John P. Heiner, Har ris, Forbes & Co.; Lee A. Lauben ! stein, A. B. Leach & Co.; William J. I Lescure, Lescure, Snavely & Co.; ' Russel H. Kreible, Chandler & Co.; ; Edward R. Miller, Liggett, Drexell & Co.; A. H. Paddock, Lee, Higgin i son & Co.; Paul B. Ruder, Harris, Forbes & Co.; John C. Seidel, A. H. i Bickmore & Co.; E. H. Weston, E. H. Rollins & Co.; C. E. Bentley, New berger, Henderson & Loeb; John C. Jessup, Jr., Guaranty Trust Co. Want More Volunteers Donald McCormick, of the execu tive committee this morning laid stress on the value of volunteers for the selling of the bonds. As many reputable men as will volunteer for the work will be of great assistance to the banks who are doing this pat riotic service free of charge. The volunteer salesmen should apply at the Chamber of Commerce and will be given a separate form of authori zation if vouched for by the Cham ber. At a meeting of the Clearing House Association late yesterday afternoon the committees were ap pointed who will carry on the work, each along a particular line and all co-operating wit hthe Clearing [Continue'. 1 on I'ago 3] Big Circus Crowd Sits Still When Fire Starts Without showing any signs of a panic, the 15,000 persons who crowded the "big top" at Barnum and Bailey's performance last eve ning sat stone still as "razor backs" fought flames which sprung from a lighting apparatus near the big pole at the lower end of the tent. For a time the fire appeared as if it was getting beyond control but was # finally smothered with a hand extinguisher. LOSES PURSE IX CROWD Two negroes were arrested yester day afternoon, at Fourth and Market streets on the complaint of a woman ' who said she had lost her pocketbook I while watching the parage. HARRISBURG, PA.,TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 22, 1917. U. S. TO TAKE OVER FOOD IN TIME OF NEED Government Experts Oppose Fixing of Maximum Price ■ on Staples By Associated Press Washington, May 22. Although government food experts oppose fix ing maximum prices on staple food products except to force big holders to release their supplies, protection for the consumer will be one of the first considerations of the new food control administration. 1 If there is a shortage in any food staple and it becomes essential to lower the price, the government, it was said to-day, will not hesitate to take over supplies and distribute tnem j itself. t In this way officials believe more can be accomplished than, by setting maximum prices beyond which i sellers may not charge. If there is ! an abundance of food, however, they do not think it ever will become nec ; essary to exercise the power of com i mandeer. A short crop of any commodity, food t J experts say, will send prices up | through competitive bidding, despite | i ordinary regulatory measures and the only remedy, they hold, in this case, j i is for the government to take over I the product, paymg the grower a good j price and distributing the food where it is most needed. Trade Commission to Force Reductions in Price of Hard Coal By Associated Press Washington. May 22. —Measures to force anthracite coal prices will j be taken, the Federal Trade Com | mission announced to-day, if pro i ducers and deaiers do not adhere to | their recent statement on the sub ject: "In its interim report of May 4 to the United States Senate the Fed | eral Trade Commission, promised ; that its utmost efforts would be used | to assure fair distribution and fair ; prices of anthracite coal. The commission has sent agents | into different parts of the country who will observe closely throughout j the anthracite trade the operation of j plans formulated at recent confer j ences the commission with operat ors, jobbers and representative re | tailers for bringing down prices to ! \ moderate levels and keeping them ! i there. "There field agents will reportedly I promptly to the commission for ap j propriation any renewal of the in tolerable abuses that marked the ac tivities of certain elements of the trade during monthu. "The Independent operators have j realized that the situation calls for publoc spirited action on their part |and it is expected that they will re ! duce their present prices to mod erate levels for the season and co- I operate in every way with the com mission." Reduce Postage Tax; House Hopes to Reach Vote on War Measure 1 Washington, May 22.—Consideration of the war-tax bill was nearlng an end in the House to-day, and while the leaders hoped to reach a final vote to-night, this seemed by no means certain. A compromise on the proposed sec ond class mail tax so as to make it from one and one-half cents per i pound in the first parcel post zone to ; eight cents in the eighth zone was agreed upon to-day by the House ways and means comrrjittee. Receipts from educational enter- I tainments were excluded by the House from the proposed ten per cent, j amusement tax by a ote of 114 to 1, I Representative Mnore, of Pennsylva-' I nia. .opposing. He insisted that it wa.V I unfair that William Jennings Bryan should receive from S2OO to $750 a i night for "educational" entertaln | ments, while the government got I nothing from them. Appropriations For Local Charities Are Increased This Year ■j Appropriations for five Harrisburg I I charities, carried in bills presented ! by Senator E. E. Beidleman, were in I the list favorably reported to the | Senate to-day by ,Chairman Buck :■ man, of the appropriations commit -1 tee. , | The local list is as follows: Children's Industrial Home $6,- 000, an increase of S3OO. Home For the Friendless $4,500, an increase of *SOO. Florence Crittenton Mission, sl,- 000; none granted in 1916. Nursery Home, $4,000. an increase | of $1,500. j Messiah Home, $3,000; none grant-I ied in 1915. ave to Settle With Germany 'anderlip, president of the National City Bank of the central powers on the eastern border might be with drawn"; suppose their forces were augmented by a million and a half returned prisoners'; suppose Russia's food stores were opened for Germany and all that • happening very promptly, which is a conceivable thing. In that event could the armies of England and France on the western border withstand the onslaught? Is it not conceivable that if some solution is not found for the submarine menace England may be brought to the point of starvation? No matter what her wealth may be, starving men could not fight. "I tell you it is within, the possibilities that we may be raising not a Liberty Loan to pay for a war. we hope success fully to wage but a loan to pay the cost of a war Germany has been waging 011 civilization. This is 110 wild picture, cer tainly do not believe it is within the future of events but there is a possibility enough in it to cause us to wake up as a na tion to make us recognize that we are in a great and uncertain war, and then we must support the military movement which this government has got to make." CENTRAL PENNA. IS IN MIDST OF BUSINESS BOOM Producing More Steel, Food, I Clothing and Other Necessi- ! ties Than Ever Harrisburg, Daupliln and sur-j rounding counties are producing and , will produce this year more food,) more steel, more clothing and other necessary articles than ever before in history. All mills, factories and farms around here are being worked at the highest productive speed. The only thing keeping tliem from going faster and producing more is the lack of men. It is estimated that several thousand more men could be employed here in the various indus tries and on the surrounding farms. The big Bethlehem Steel plant at Steelton, the Central Iron and Steel Company, the Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works and other firms turning out munitions or other articles vital in time of war are busily turning out record produc tions. On the farms every available acre of ground is being cultivated. This is especially true in Cumberland where intensive farming is being de veloped to its highest possible form. Dauphin county is not lagging either. A resident of the city who recently returned from an auto trip over the greater portion of the dis trict said to-day that he had never seen so much land under cultiva tion. Wide "fence rows," formerly productive of only weeds and brambles have been turned under and farmers are peeling the fence posts in i.n effort to run another furrow closer. All through the city, too, are backyard and vacant lot war gar dens. It is estimated that nearly thirty acres of land are now well on the way of producing many bushels of vegetables. Forward looking businessmen in the city are confi dently looking forward to bigger business on top of the biggest busi ness the city has ever known. Senate Writes New Food Bill to Meet Situation and War Time Needs By Associated Press Washington. May 22.—F00d legisla tion laid aside in the Senate yester day is.to be taken up again at once. That dealing with stimulating produc tion first will be taken up and a new bill dealing with food control will fol low. The Senate agriculture committee today reported a redrafted bill deal ing with production. It amended the House bill introduced by Representa tive Lever for tiie Department or Ag riculture, and made plans to bring it before the benare for action at once. By Friday it is planned to in troduce the food conirol bill dealing with price-fixing, food administra tion. prohibition and regulation of grain exchanges. The amended bill, agreed upon to day by the Senate committee, provides for a national food survey and ap propriates for various measures to Increase food production. It would authorize the Secretary of Agricul ture to investigate all details of the present food supplies, demand, con sumption, costs, transportation, pro duction, storage and distribution and to co-operate with state und other federal agencies In Increasing pro duction. Appropriations for specific purposes, including federal purchase and distribution of seeds are pro posed. To Collect by Law All Outstanding School Tax Not Paid Before June 1 City Treasurer Harry F. Oves Is preparing to take action against all persons who have not paid 1916 school tax. This was ordered by the city school board at a recent meeting, und pro ceedings will be started on June 1. [ Outstanding school tax for 1916 to tals approximately $30,000, City Treasurer Oves said to-day, and un less delinquents settles the accounts before June 1, legal action will bo taken. RECESS KNOCKED ON HEAD Senatorial leaders to-day announc ed that there would be no recess over Memorial Day and probably none over registration day. This means j that the legislators will adjourn ! probubly Thursday and come back .Monday night. A session will proii- 1 ably be held on Memorial Day so ihat appropriation I ilia can be ad-1 vanced NEGRO SOAKED IN OIL AND SET AFIRE BY MOB Three Thousand Join in Tak ing Life of Confessed Murderer I KILLED WHITE GIRL Execution Takes Place Near i Scene Where Crime Was Committed Bv Associated Press Memphis, Tenn., May 22 —-Eli Per-| sons, a negro, confessed murderer of ! Antoinette Itappal several weeks agn. was burned to death near the scene of the crime at 9 o'clock to-day. A j mob. estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000, saw the death of the negro. In preparation for burning the body was soaked in oil and afterward sus pended In midair from the limb of j nearby tree. A torch was then applied j and tlie body burned fiercely until j : the scorched flesh of the negro fell j to the ground. Hunt Others Persons is said to have repeated his confession that he killed the child and implicated two other negroes. Members of the mob immediately set out in pursuit of them. When all was in readiness Mrs.Rap pal, mother of the dead girl, was taken to the bridge where the pris oner was held and identified him. In a short speech to the mob she de clared she wished Persons to suffer the tortures he dealt to his victim. Naval Coast Guard Looks For Reported U-Boat Near Maine By Associated Press Portland, Me., May 22. lt was officially made known to-day that the reported presence of a submarine off the Maine coast was being investigat- I ed bv the naval stations. ! A patrol scrutiny of these waters was ordered following a report to the naval stations that a periscope was sighted late yesterday afternoon and that at C o'clock last night a submarine was seen running awash off Machias. On tho heels of the reports came the word to-day from three lobster fishermen that they had sighted from two different points what they be lieved to be a German ..übmarine. They sighted the craft they said, off the mouth of the Kennebec river at 9.T5 o'clock this morning. The fish ermen'brought the report to Popham station. When it was reported to a navul officer he furnished the Ma chias end of the story and confirmed press reports that an investigation was under way. It was later learned unofficially that a coast guard at Cross Island had sighted the supposed submarine and watched it for five minutes when it submerged. Calls on Men Not to Hide Behind Petticoats or Children in Army Draft By Associated Press Washington. May 22. "Do not hide behind petticoats or children to avoid service in the new national army," is the injunction of Provost Marshal General Crowder. in an offi cial guide he has issued to show how questions put to those who reg i ister on June 5 should be answered. ! The guide explains that there is no desire by the government to draft any one who is the sole support of any man. woman or child, but points out that "unless the person you have In mind is solely dependent"on you" exemption would not be granted, j The registrar will drop perma- I nently from the list those with i physical defects, such as the ab- I sfcnce of a lef or an arm making un fitness for service obvious, but all other claims for exemption will be passed upon by the local boards The applicant will be required to state specifically the character of the ■ work he is performing in order that the board may judge if it is such as to warrant the government in excus ing him from army duty. "If you are a felon or otherwise morally deficient and desife to claim exemption on that ground, state your ground briefly." says the guide. The difference between a "natural born" citizen and a naturalized citi zen is explained carefully and It Is pointed out that even alien enemies j within the age limit will be required 1 to register although they will not be I drafted. CNEAKTH "DUCK" TOMBSTONE Workmen who are excavating for! the foundations of the new Courier! building in North Third street, thlsj morning uncovered a tombstone bearing tie lone Inßcriptiou "Duck." Single Copy. 2 Cents HOPE TO BEAT DOWN GERMAN SPIRIT BY CONSTANT POUNDING British and French Commanders Plan to Crack Iron Ring in France by Keeping Up Terrific Pressure Day and Night on Invader's Positions RUSSIAN CRISIS CONTINUES ACUTE WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR SUMMER OFFENSIVE ' Anti-Teutonic Feeling Rising in Scandinavia and Spain Because of Ruthless Submarine Warfare; Censor ship Prevents World From Knowing German Feeling The German armies in France are slowly yielding ground be fore the relentless pressure exercised by Generals Haig and Petain and the vital question is as to whether their morale car be main tained under the terrific pounding to which are subjected day and night. Apparently the allied commanders have abandoned the policy of sudden thrusts at'ehosen points and are relying on a constant hammering over a wide front in the belief that sooner or later the iron German ring must either break or crack. While there is little immediate prospect of sensational de velopments in the battle area the political situation remains fraught with many possibilities. The latest news from Russia indicates that the crisis in that country continues acute and the menace that Russia may either withdraw from the entente or be plunged into chaos still throws its shadow over the future. The Russian radicals are apparently as determined as ever to reject ! the war program of England and France, but they show almost as much reluctance as Berlin to define their precise aims. A con ference is projected at which the coalition government will be asked for a frank statement as to its position and there are un- I comfortable rumors that the Russian radicals intend to attend t< force repudiation of Russia's treaties with the other members o. the entente. [Continued on Pngc 3] I f PRESIDENTIAL C T JF FRA " ; TTOPOSED 1 i • 1 j ; for two new active depositaries of State fund? < L ig for a Deputy State Treasurer at $6,000 a ye,; i ' ; a law clerk at $5,000. M r < FULL CREW HEARING ON J Harrisbufg. The bill to suspend the Full Crew opr. • ► is before the joint railroad committees of the Legist- ! 1 : lature to-day. Among tl the railroads 1 [ * ' are Alba B. Johnson W. I. Schaffer and former Senator. T ' T ohn H Fisher Jfc ! ( Rowand, SR. T raner, W. N. Doak and scverfc ' | 1 DEFENSE COMMITTEE CONFERENCE j Harrisburg. The State Defense, Ccmrm ' > j I Members of the Safety committee are meeting with thr I! Governor this afternoon outling plans for co-opci if SHERIFFS AND MAYORS MEET g > < i Harrisburg.—Sheriffs and mayors of cities through- I out the state axe meeting with the Governor late to-day I 8 1 1 to discuss plans for registration under the new ' toon act. \ ;^| | DOZEN TRAINMEN KILLED Clarksburg, W. Va., May 22. A dozen trjainmen 1 are believed to have been killed and a number of others ' L ",\{ 1 ' seriously injured when a wreck train on the Baltic and Ohio railroad crashed into a moving freight train at " | I Wallace, >5 miles north of here to-day. Five bodies 1 ' already been removed from the wreckage. , f SEAMAN'S INSURANCE BILL PASSES Washington, The a 1 ( j appropriation $50,000,000 for the goaesntnent war I [ insurance bureau and authorizing it to insure live? | crews on American merchant'vessels was passsed to-dav 4 > < 1 by the Senate. A similar measure is pending in the 1 House. ; , [ i <* MARRIAGE UCENSES i TurprkulT and l.ulu Htibcr, Slrrllon. Adum C. Ha.\ und Alice Hitrbrn Yont, Hurrlabarff. - | , ' I.uiilh Mitrtlu MiuMx nn