• T Rotary Club Invites Public to Patriotic meeting at Orpheum HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JlheStor- 3n?>rpra&mt. LXXXVI— No. 152 14 PAGES ROTARY CLUB GIVES PRIZES TO RECRUITS Recruiting Will Be Given Big Boost at Public Meeting and Concert by Military Band; Enlistments Will Be For War; Rotarians to Act as "Fathers" to Their Boys. Recruiting- of a Harrlsburg Rotary Club contingent for one of the regi ments of the regular army now in training at Gettysburg will be given a big boost at a great public meeting and concert by the Fourth Regiment band at the Orpheum Theater at 8.15 to-morrow evening. The public is in vited. There will be no charge nor tickets. This was decided at a meeting of the Rotary Club at the Orpheum last night, at which President Andrew E. Buchanan laid the plan evolved by the board of directors and the committee of public affairs at an afternoon ses sion, before the club as a whole. The Rotarians hailed the proposed pro gram with delight and put it through without a dissenting vote. Inducements Offered As inducements to enlist in the Ro tary contingent, the following offers are made: Each contingent to be assigned to one rfsiuirnt; enlistment* to be (or the period of the mar. Maine* of men ao enlisting mill be carried on a roll of honor on the Drat page of the TELE URAPH throughout the meek. Wrist match, or equivalent, as desired, mill be presented to each recruit. The Rotary Club to raiae a fund among its members to be set aside from mhich to meet the nants, needs and desires, so far as practicable, of the men of the itotary Contingent at the front. Kaih member of the club to make himself responsible for one letter a month to one member of the llotary Contingent, to send him newspapers and magaslnes and keep track of hla condition and needs in the service. The ttotary Club pledges Itself to procure for men enlisting this meek, |u Harrisburg, In the regu lar army, to the number of the first 150 responding, suitable em ployment upon return, if he finds himself out of mork. This plan has the approval of Cap tain Harrell, who recognizes the value to the soldier of being associated while away from home with men from his own town. He has made special arrangements with the War department, permitting the organiza tion of this Rotary Contingent and has given the plan his hearty ap proval. Mr. Buchanan Explains President Andrew E. Buchanan, ex plaining the proposal of the Rotary Club, at the meeting last night said: "Most of the Rotarians are beyond military age or are so tied down by responsible positions that they can not get away to do the work of a sol dier. Some of them have volunteered but for these reasons have been re jected by the Government. Neverthe less, they desire to do their bit, and If they cannot go to the front them selves. they feel that It is the least they can do to look after the needs and desires of young men who can and will go, and they have undertaken to do that in the way we have outlined. "The offer of work upon the return of the soldier who goes away carrying a card of membership in the Rotary Contingent is made in all good faith. It must be remembered that most of the Rotarians are either themselves employers or are influential with men In the community who have work to offer. It is also true that many men who have been thinking of volunteer ing before the draft comes to take them away have been deterred by the fear that they would have no work upon their return. The Rotary Club will help out such as these." Open to the Public To-morrow evening's concert and meeting will be open to the public, and everybody, women Included, are Invited to attend. The Fourth Regi- THE WEATHER] For Harrisburg and vlclnltyi Un set t led and mariner to-night i Wednesday probably fair anil marmer. For Eastern Pennsylvania i Un settled to-night, probably show ers In north portion) marmer In north and meat portions! Wed nesday probably fair and martneri moderate, aouth minds. River The upper portion of the main river will begin to fall Inte thin afternoon or to-nlghti the lower portion will rlae to-night and begin to fall Wednesday. All tribatarlea will probably fall, except possibly the Upper North Branch, which may rlae some m hat as a reault of showers In the next twenty-four hours. A stage of about 5.7 feet la Indi cated for Harrlsburg Wednes day morning. General Conditions Temperatures have rlsea 2 to 111 degrees over nearly all the eastern half of the country, the most decided risen occurring over the western part of the Lake Region. Temperatarei 8 a. m., (4 degrees. Sunt Klses, 4i30 a. m. Moon i Full moon, July 4. River Stages (5.3 feet. Yesterday's Weather Highest temferatsre, 79. l.omest temperature, HI, Mean temperature, 70. Normal temperature, 73. ment band Is one of the best in the regular army and the music will be well worth hearing. Prominent men will be invited to-day to address the meeting. Captain Harrell and a party of recruiting officers under him will be present to enroll all who desire to offer themselves at that time. Well Known Speakers Emerson Collins, Deputy Attorney General, and Jesse E. P. Cunning ham, former deputy attorney gen eral, will be the speakers at the mass meeting. They are among the most eloquent men in Pennsylvania and the Rotary Club committeemen feel that they are fortunate indeed in procuring their services on such short notice, as they are constantly [Continued on Page 4] Consumer Is Gouged For Hundred Per Cent Profit, U. S. Probe Shows By Associated Press Washington, Juue 26.—Current retail prices of canned vegetables are nearly twice tne prices paid csnners by wholesalers for this sea son's output, tha Federal Trade Commission reported to-day in con nection with its investigation into food prices. The inquiry into canned gcods, the commission explained, is "to forestall speculative prices." Wholesalers are paying about 7 cents a can for corn and about 9Vj cents for tomatoes and peas. f. o. b. factory. The same cans are' sold re tail at an average of 17 cents for corn, 18 cents for peas and 20 cents for tomatoes. "A large part of the canned goods now being sold at these prices is last year's pack," aays a commission statement, "and was sold by the can mrs at considerably lower prices than now prevailing." The statement does not attempt to analyze the defense in prices, but says: "Next autumn and winter if com plaints are made in any locality that unreasonable prices are being charged for the canned peas, corn, tomatoes, salmon or similar prod ucts, which are now being packed the commission will be in a position to promptly expose any extortion." City Solicitor to Ask Court to Fix Date For Hardscrabble Hearing City Solicitor John E. Fox will ask the Dauphin county court this week to fix a date In the early autumn for the hearing of the "Hardscrabble" appeals. He believes the time has come for final action in this long-de ferred public improvement. The bonds of the city have been given in all these cases and there is no doubt the cleaning away of the two or three blocks of houses on the west side of Front street between Calder and Herr will proceed within a few months. Many of the owners have been urging the city officials to ex pedite matters so that they may get the amounts awarded by the view ers and locate elsewhere. House Goes on Record For Dry Nation During Period of the War At the opening of the House ses sion this morning a resolution was adopted on motion of W. M. Rhodes, Fayette, urging Congress to pass the food control bill as a matter of na tional necessity. The passage of the resolution caused much amusement as the food bill is considered to have some pro hibitory power, so that the House is on record at least on prohibition for the war. Governor Urges Knox to Vote For Food Bill in United States Senate Governor Brumbaugh to-day sent the following telegram to Phil ander C. Knox. U. S. Senator, at Washington. D C.f "Sentiment of all best thinking people of Pennsylvania confirms my personal Judgment that the amend ed food law now before your body prohibiting manufacturing of intoxi eating liquors during war period should have cord'al support of our representatives. Tru3t you will help with your vote this important food ccnservation proposition." Detain Woman Who Sends Warning of Air Raids on Large American Cities Mrs. Ruth Fought, of St. Louis, held here pending an Investigation by Federal authorities when It was learned she had sent messages to several friends giving "tips" of Ger man plans to conduct air raids on New York. Philadelphia and Balti more, wllL be released to relatives who are on their way to the city. The woman Is HI, according to the authorities, and no charge will be preferred against her. She was enroute from Washington to Chi cago when she sent the messages, and was stopped here after tele graph companies communicated with the government. RUSSIA REJECTS SEPARATE PEACE, SENATE HEARS Provisional Government's En voy Says Nation Wants Freedom NO BASIS FOR RUMORS Measures Taken to Provide Army at Front With Necessary Supplies By Associated Press Washington, June 26.—The Rus sian mission was received to-day in the Senate where the ambassador, Boris A. Bakhmetieff, made an ad dress which was greeted with a demonstration equaling that in the House when the mission appeared there. Mr. Kakhmetieff spoke generally as he did in the House, pledging Russia's unfaltering adherence to the cause of the grand alliance against German autocracy and re jecting without qualification a sepa rate peace. In the course of an address the am bassador said: Xo Separate Peace "With all the emphasis and with the deepest conviction may I reiterate the statement that rumors about Rus sia and Germany were wholly with out foundation in fact. Russia re jects with indignation any idea of a separate peace. What my country is striving for is the establishment of a Arm and lasting peace between democratic nations. Russia is tlrmly convinced that a separate peace would mean the triumph of German autoc racy, would render lasting peace Im possible. create the greatest danger for democracy and liberty and ever be a threatening menace to the new-born freedom of Russia. "These rumors were due to misap prehension of the significance and eventual process of reorganization which the army was to undergo as a result of emancipation of the county. Like the nation, the army, an off spring of the people, had to be built on democratic lines. Such work takes time, and friction and partial disor ganization must be overcome. Old Order Pauei "One must also realize that the time has passed when the fates of nations can be decided by a responsible gov ernment or by a few individuals, and that the people must shed their blood for issues to them unknown. XVe live ir. a democratic epoch where people who sacrifice their lives should fully realize the reasons therefor and the principles for which they are fighting. "Conscious of the enormous task, the provisional government is taking measures to promptly restore through out the country conditions of life so deeply disorganized by the inefficiency of the previous rulers, and to provide for whatever is necessary for mili tary success. "In this respect exceptional and grave conditions provide for excep tional means. In close touch wltn the pan-peasant congress, the govern ment has taken control of stores of food supplies and is providing for ef fective transportation and just distri bution. Following examples of other countries at war, the government has undertaken the regulation of the pro duction of main products vital for the country and the army. The govern ment at the same time is making an endeavor to settle labor difficulties, taking measures for the welfare of workmen consistent with active pro duction necessitated by national wel fare. Want I.nstliie Peaee "Peaceful in its intentions, striving for a lasting peace based on demo cratic principles and established by democratic will, the Russian people and its army are rallying their forces around the banners of freedom, strengthening their ranks in cheerful self-consciousness, to die but not to be slaves. "Russia wants the world to be safe for democracy. To make it safe means to have democracy rule the world." Kansas Women Plan Draft For Marriage Kansas City, June 20. —A group of Kansas women would use the con scription law to furnisn husbands for a lot of deserving young and old women. They would see to it that the eligible young men within the draft ages are married before they go to war, and that those exempted from the draft for any reason but physical and mental disability, are conscripted into matrimony. Here is a copy of a letter that came to J. L. Bristow, chairman of the Kan sas Public Utilities Commission: "Won't you let me express what I think is the big problem confronting this country to-day. Thousands of marriageable and worthy young men are going into the war in a few months. They are not only the best of the country's youth, but practi cally all of it. "We have army conscription, food conscription and eonsrription of na tional resources. Why not matri monial conscription? Is there any other thing that can be done right now more patriotic than marrying to save the race?" Not only one but a dozen women of Sallna and other cities were found back of the scheme. They had per fected a preliminary organization and had rented a post office box for the use of the organization. The women, for the present, at least, will not disclose their names. All of them are married and have families. Sev eral of them have eligible young men within the draft age. Some of them would like to see their sons mar ried before they go to tne war. Oth ers have marriageable daughters. Until they get their scheme form ulated the women Insist that their organization remain a secret, and the names of the promoters be not made public. But they have Lockbox No. 201 at the Saline Post Office, where mall will reach them. SPAIN UNDER MARTIAL LAW Madrid, June 28.—The govern ment yesterday decided to suspend the constitutional guarantees. Pre mier Dato went to the palace to ob tain'the king's signature to the de cree authorizing the suspension. HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1917. One of the Flourishing Bellevue "Plantations" •_ Above is shown one of the flourishing "plantations" in the Bellevue park garden district. Although the picture was taken in the morning more than a score of amateur gardeners were at work. About ninety per cent, of the gardens here are planted in potatoes. Indications point to record-breaking crops. Hundreds of other plots similar to the above are being farmed in the city us part of the national campaign to lower the price of food. ROOT CONFIDENT RUSSIA CAN BE FIGHTING POWER American Envoy Makes Six Addresses to Important Bodies Moscow, June 23 (delayed in trans j mission). —In the first twenty-four hours of his stay in Moscow, Elihu I Root, head of the American mission, j addressed six prominent organlza tions, representing every kind of ln dustrial activity and every shade of j political belief. In each Instance he i was received with the liveliest lnter ] est and enthusiasm, not only by rep , resentatives of the government, t>ut j by the Workmen's and Soldiers' Dele | gates, who listened eagerly to Mr. t Root's account of the way in which i America is mobilizing all her re | soupces In the struggle to preserve | democracy. In a speech before the i military and industrial committee to | day, Mr. Root said: "I do not think we fully epprecl- I ated the difficulties under which you have labored. A study of conditions since our arrival reveals those diffl ! culties as far greater than we sup | posed. That increases our admiration for the courage, persistency and pub s lie spirit with which you have car ried on our great work in the last : two vears. j "I observe with some distress that j there are influences operating in an , attempt to hinder your future efforts, j Of course, if the revolution were now ! to proceed to the destruction of all ! industrial enterprise, that must end | your work, and there are plainly | some malign influences which desire , to accomplish that result. | "I have, however, the greatest con -1 fidence in the sincerity of purpose and the strong determination of the pro j visional government at Petrograd to combat and counteract those Influ -5 ences and to maintain the industrial i system of the country. It is indicated so plainly by conditions that the way to maintain industrial efficiency and continue the work of your committee : is to stand by -and support the au thority of the provisional government that I cannot doubt such support will be given freely and continuously." Dauphin Boy to Sail For France With Fliers of the Lafayette Corps Walter J. Shaffer, eldest son of Mr and Mrs. Charles K. Shaffer, of Dauphin, will sail Saturday with a ; unit of American flyers to join the } LafayettJ corps of airmen who have been fighting in France ever sinse the war started. Shaffer, who was formerly em ; ployed at the State Printery as a I linotype operator, took an aerihl i course at Essington several years J ago. He was later dissuaded by his parents from following the danger i ous vocation and returned to work ; in this city. I When war was declared with Ger many he easily gained his parents' consent to take up flyins again, and for the last several months has been | learning aerial tactics on Long Island. A brother, Ernest Shaffer, who en listed In the Signal Corps of the Reg ular Army several weeks ago, is sta tioned at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. SMITH TRANSIT BILL PASSES The Senate transit bill was passed on second reading In the House to day without a word of comment It came up on the second reading cal endar, which was ordered when no objections were made. Mayor Smith, | Director of Safety Wilson and other : Phlladelphians were In the House j when It passed. j CAMP CCRTIN BILL PASSES The Beldleman bill providing for the Camp Curtln memorial was pass ed on second reading In the House to-day. It will be on final passage to-morrow. The LAurelton appro priation bill also passed second read ing. WAR LOAN' BILL PASSES The Vare Senate bill authorizing the State to Issue )5,00u,000 of bonds j for defense purposes in case of emer gency was amended in the House by raising the Interest rate from 3 H | to 4 per cent. It then passed second reading. The resolution for an in- j qulry Into old age pension systems I also passed second reading. J GIRL VAGRANTS GO HUNGRY AND SLEEP IN PARKS Say They Don'tCarc if They Arc Sent to Jail When Taken by Police "Oh! I don't care what you do with me. You may send me to jail, I don't care if you do. If they senu u? to jail we won't need to work and we will have enough to eat and a place to sleep," sobbed 15-year-old lonian Howard, to Captain Thomp son when he was questioning two pretty young girls ch.uged with va grancy. She, in company with Alice Miller, of Reading, was arrested Saturday afternoon after the polico had discovered they had no place to sleep and had been spending the nights in the park. Both girls told stories almost the same, except in detail, giving reasons for leaving home that made even the Captain admit he could not blame them. Never Knew Sympathy The younger of the two girls said she had been forced to work for three years, starting in the kitchen of a private family when only 12 years of age. She said her mother had been married three times, th& last to a man with wnoir it was im possible to live. Neglect and no home sympathy, she suid. was all she ever knew. , When the Captain was endeavor ing to get in communication with Heading the one girl sotted, "What cculd they say about us in Reading, when one's own relatives do not care what becomes of you how could you expect the police to care." WanU'd to Get Married Lillian Howard admitted she had been in the Beulah Anchorage because she and a young friend had intend ed to leave town and get married. As she was under the pair were stopped and she was taken to the Anchorage. After that she said she didn't have much to live for. When they had sufficient money to get out of Reading they deter mined to come to this city and get away from old associations. When they arrived in Harruturg and paid their room rent a week in advance they did not have enough left to buy food. Both girls had worked in hosiery mills and before they coula get work were without funds. After that they spent the most of the time in the park and on one occasion siept on a front porch during the night. When reminded they did not show any signs of suCh a life they declared they had gone to the Penn sylvania station every morning to brush away the effects of a night on a park bench. Tile police were utterly at a loss to take care of them. The police station does not have a matron. Officials agreed while they had no technical charge against the girls It was not the right thing to let them wander on the streets without funds or a place to sleep. When ar rested they had had nothing but a sandwich for breakfast at 6 o'clock in the morning. The one girl was finally taken care of by a local in stitution for girls, and the matron said she was not only apparently a very good girl but an unusually in dustrious one. Police officers say that while she was retained in the police station for almost an entire day she never ceased the crochetinn which she carried with her. The other girl was released to Reading authorities. Three British Airplanes Defeat Ten Fliers of Kaiser's Aerial Raiders By Associated Press London, June 26.—Three British naval airplanes fought a battle with ten German machines over Flanders on Monday. An official account of the fight says one and probably two Germans were driven down. All the British airmen returned safely. The announcement follows: "In tho course or a patrol on Mon day three naval alrplane.4 encounter ed and engaged ten enemy machines In the vicinity of lloulers. They fought for sixteen minutes and brought down one enemy In flumes. It is believed two others were driven down out of control, but clouds In terrupted the view., our machines I returned safely." J BREWERS FIGHT DRASTIC POINTS IN FOOD BILL Seek Revision to Permit Manufacture of Malt Liquor and Wines Washington, June 26.—The food ! control bill was taken up to-day by j ; the Senate Agricultural subcommit- [ j tee with many obstacles confronting j it, chief among which were the dras-! i tic prohibition features of the meus j ure as it passed the House. The! committee hopes to present its draft! of the bill to the Senate to-morrow ! and prospects are that important t modifications, designed to overcome i I some of tho objections to the meas ure, will be made. It was expected that the princi j pal fight would revolve around the I House provision to prohibit further! manufacture of foodstuffs into In-! i toxicants of any kind with deter | mined efforts made to secure a re-1 vision which would permit manufac : ture of malt liquors and wines. In the hope of saving beer and light wines from the prohibition on ( slaught a desperate fight is to ba> j made in the Senate to prevent the 1 j adoption of the House amendment i which would make the country bono j dry during the war. Argue on Revenue Senators opposed to the bone dry ; proposal argue that its enactment I would deprive the government of an estimated revenue of half a bil ! lion dollars a year. This estimate is ba3ed on receipts under present taxes | and under th > tax proposed by the i i Senate finance committee, doubling ' the present levies on beer and wines, i j It is pointed out, however, that j the liquor section of the revenue bil':, I j while it would virtually end all dis tilling for the period of the war. 1 would not prevent the selling of whisky and distilled spirits. And, | it is asserted, as the tax is not pai ; 1 i sburg.—Within the next \ I 1 of the Penn-Harris hotel. At a meeting yesterday < r the big building's c by official# of the hotel company, the architect and engi- I •'! ' neei. I ] COMPENSATION BILL RE-COMMITTED J Marrisburg.—The Senate to-day re-committed the I compensation law amendments providing that compen- flj sation begin 7 days after injury. The senate killed the vB bill requiring employers to allow employes two hours off VK work i MARRIAGE LICENSES ICdKir Hurler Mnuiiana und lirace l.enor Knsltafc, Harrlabnrc. m 1 rrrinnn Sylieater Moon and Harriet Mar Mktna, Maryavllle. B Charlea Enhank Tucker, Delta, and Adnh Maeola Harley, Middle- 1 1 town. j HOME EDITION . the facts of the situation, which M. Venizelos is expected to conduct. French Knter Athena In the Greek capital there has been some trouble with the reactionary ele ments, to-day's dispatches show, and j French troops yesterday entered the | city and occupied several positions | there to assist in maintenance of or | der. British aircraft waged a brilliant fight over F'anders on Monday, three i naval machines engaging ten German | airplanes. In a sixteen-minute bat tle the Germans were worsted, one machine being brought down in flames while two others were believed to j have been driven down out of control. 1 The British came through unscathed.