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TEUTONS ACCEPT
PONTIFF'S PEACE
PLAN GENERALLY
Kaiser Voices Desire That
Appeal to End War May
Meet With Success
By Associated Press
Amsterdath, Sept. 22.—The Ger
man reply to Pope Benedict's peace
proposal declares special measures
taken by the government in closest
contact with the representatives of
the German people to discuss an
swering the question raised proves
how earnestly it desires to find a
practical basis for a just and lasting
peace.
Continuing, the reply says that
Germany fully recognized with his
Holiness the high peace producing
effect of arbitration to decide inter
national differences of opinion and
in this respect Germany is ready to
support every proposal compatible
with the vital interests of the Ger
man empire and people.
The German reply says that the
imperial government greets with
jympathy the leading idea hi which
his Holiness clearly expresses the
conviction that the future material
power of arms must be superseded
by the moral power of right.
The Gorman Note
The text of the German note to
Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of
ftate, replying to the pope's peace
proposals, was received here. It fol
lows:
"Herr Cardinal; Your Eminence
has been good enough, together with
your letter of August 2, to transmit
to the kaiser and king, my most
gracious master, the note of his Holi
ness the Pope, in which his Holiness,
filled with grief at the devastations
of the world war, makes an emphatic
peace appeal to the heads of the
1 elligerent peoples. The kaiser-king
lias deigned to acquaint me with your
Eminence's letter and to entrust the
reply to me.
"His Majesty has been following
for a considerable time with high re
spect and sincere gratitude his Holi
ness' efforts in a spirit of true im
-1 artiality to alleviate as far as pos
sible the sufferings of the war and to
hasten the end of hostilities. The
1 aiser sees in the latest step of his
Holiness fresh proof of his noble and
humane feelings, and cherishes a
lively desire that, for the benefit of
tiie entire world .the papal appeal
may meet with success."
Tlic Austrian Note
The text of the reply of the Aus
trian emperor to the pope's peace
proposals was handed to Mgr. T.
Yafre di Bonzu, the papal nuncio at
Vienna. The text of the reply as re
ceived here follows:
"Holy Father: With duo vene
ration and deep emotion we tflke
cognizance of the new representa
tion* your Holiness, in fulfillment of
the holy office intrusted to you by
God, makes to us and the heads of
the other belligerent states with the
noble intention of leading the heavily
Iried nations to a unity that will re
store peace to them.
"With a thankful heart we re
ceived this fresh gift of fatherly care
which you, Holy Father, always be
stow on all peoples without distinc
tion, and from the depth of our
heart we greet the moving exhorta
tion which your Holiness has ad
dressed to the governments of the
belligerent peoples. During this cruel
war we have always looked up to
your Holiness as to the highest per
sonage, who, in virtue of his mission,
which reaches beyond earthly things,
and thanks to the high conception
of his duties laid upon-him, stands
high above the belligerent peoples
and inaccessible to all inlluence, is
oblo to llnd a way which may lead to
the realization of our own.desire for
peace lasting and honorable for all
parties.
"If, as we most heartily desire,
agreements should he arrived at be
tween the belligerents which would
realize this sublime Idea and thereby
give security to the Austro-Hungarian
monarchy for its unhampered future
development, it can then not be dif
ficult to find a satisfactory solution
of the ot"her questions," which still
remain to be settled between the
belligerents, in a spirit of justice and
of a reasonable, consideration of the
conditions ,for existence of both
parties.
"If the nations of the earth were
to enter, with a desire for peace, into
negotiations with one another in the
sense of your Holiness' proposals,
then peace could blossom forth from
them. The nations could attain com
plete freedom of movement on the
high seas, heavy material burdens
could be taken from them and new
sources pf prosperity opened to them.
"Guided by a spirit of moderation
and conciliation, we see in the pro
posals of your Holiness a suitable
basis for initiating negotiations with
a view to preparing a peace just to
all and lasting, and we earnestly hope
our present enemies may be animated
by the same ideas. In this spirit we
heg that the Almighty may bless the
work of peace begun by your Holi
ness."
Guffey to Supervise
U. S. Oil Purchases
Washington, Sept. 22. Joseph F.
Guffey, of Pittsburgh, president of
the Natural Gas Association of
America, and a Pennsylvania oil pro
ducer, to-day was appointed super
visor of Government oil purchases un
der the War Industries Board. He
will act as adviser to Bernard Baruch,
in charse of raw materials, purchas
ing for the board, and will co-operate
with Dr. H. A. Garfield, the fuel ad
ministrator. Mr. Guffey was formerly
a member of the National Defense
Council's petroleum committee.
Letter List
LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
the Post Office, at Harrisburg, Pa.,
for the week ending September 22.
1917:
Ladies' List Mrs. Penie Bones,
Mrs. Brenner Iron & Medal Co., Mrs.
David Brlndle, Mrs. Barber Care,
Rosle Ohamey, Nellie Crist, Mrs.
Susan C. Decker, Susie Fischer Mrs.
Sarah Fazier, Leydia Grafe, Lizzie
Harf. Eleanor Head, Mrs. David
Hughes, Mrs. Charles Jackson. Mar
garet Jones (2), Katherine Kelzie,
Mrs. Joseph Keller, Elizabeth Jutz,
Mrs. H. MacKay, Ruth Pondexter, Sun
dae Romlck, Mrs. Josephine Rose,
Esther Shalton, Mrs. Samuel Silber
man. Mrs. Mattie Simpson, Ethel E.
Smith. Mrs. Edvth Wagher, Fannie
Walls. Mabel Walker. Ruth Wheeler,
Mrs. Francis Tyson, Sara Young.
Gentlemen's List Geo. Allen, W.
H. Baxter. Howard S. Beck, J. W. Ben
nett, R. F. Blchee, James Boulloch,
Dewey Brown. Edmond Carson. Rocco
Codine; G. W. Dixon, John Doe, J.
Harry Erp. W. H. Flnley, Ralph
Gable, George Galiagin, Grayton G.
Glace, Peter Goodling. Fred Hamil
ton, Wade H. Harris. Harold Hopkins,
James Kaleet. Harry Kurtz, Robert
B. Lea, Frar.k Lee. Dr. MaeDonald,
John Mlnnich, Harry Moore, Lee
Mosley, George Pescan, Willie Ray
mond, Jone Rose, Charles Sanders,
H. E. Smith, John Henry Smith. J. P.
Ptetser, Charles Summers, Edward
Toomey, James A. Zone.
Persons should invariably have
their mall matter addressed to their
street and number, thereby Insuring
prompt delivery.
FRANK C. FITES,
Postmaster.
SATURDAY EVENING,
GOVERNOR URGES
CAMP LIBRARIES
Asks That People of Penn
sylvania Remember the
Young Men in Camps
In a proclamation issued to-day
• Governor Brumbaugh calls upon the
people of the State to contribute to
the funds for the establishment of
libraries at the camps and canton
ments. The Governor declares in his
proclamation that the object is most
commendable and that Pennsylva
nlans should see to it that the sol
diers are provided with the best of
reading and plenty of It.
The proclamation is as follows:
"Whereas, The Secretary of - War
has designated a National Liberty
War Council and has laid upon them
the obligation to raise a million dol
lars to purchase libraries for our
soldiers and sailors wherever as
sembled; and
"Whereas, This Council has
promptly and patriotically entered
upon this service and call 3 upon all
citizens to contribute generously to
this important fund; and
"Whereas, Pennsylvania, always in
the van of national endeavor, and
rich in all good service has the obli
gation laid upon her people to pro
vide fully one-tenth of this sum;
and
"Whereas, It is most commendable
to give our men in service all the as
sistance in our power, including such
reading matter as will inform their
minds, widen their vision, add to
their recreation profitable assistance
and continue for them the facilities
to remain even in war times a peo
ple with the reading habit.
"Now, Therefore, I, Martin G.
Brumbaugh, Governor of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, con
vinced of the great, importance of
this wise and helpful service to our
men at the front and believing thor
oughly in the wisdom and necessity
of this movement, do hereby call
upon and urge our citizens to make
prompt and liberal contributions to
this fund and for their purpose. •
"Should any one wish to donate
books or current magazines, lists of
these should first be se>t to State
Librarian Thomas L. Montgomery,
president of the American Library
Association, Ilarrisburg, Pa., and to
him also should be sent, \inless other
wise directed by the National Li
brary War Council, all contributions
in money. Let Pennsylvania see to it
that her loyal men at the front are
substantially sustained and support
ed by all our people."
Returns to Harrisburg
After Four Years in
England and War Zone
Robert W. Hunter, a former Har
risburger, son of Robert Hunter, a
well-known retired passenger engi
neer of the Middle Division, has re
turned from abroad. He reached
Harrisburg vesterday after four
Mars' absence. He has been located
at Kingsway, White Chapel, London,
and is managing director for the
Plymouth Cordage Company of
America in Great Britain.
Mr. Hunter will probably remain
in the United States for several
months. He tells some interesting
facts about the war in Europe and
present conditions in Prance, and lias
been close to the firing line on sev
eral trips. Previous to his depart
ure from Harrisburg Mr. Hunter was
engaged in business in this city and
later was traveling representative for
several large firms. He was a mem
ber of the Governor's Troop and saw
service in the coal regions.
Lord Bishop Will
Hold Services Here
The Right Rev. E. A. Dunn, Lord
Rishop of British Honduras, will ap
pear in the local Episcopal Churches
to-morrow. He will celebrate Holy
Communion service at the St. Paul's
Church at 7.30 o'clock and at the 11
o'clock service he will have charge
of the service at the St. Stephen's
Church. He will again preach at the
vesper service at the St. Augustine's
Church at 3 o'clock and at 7.30
o'clock he will preach at St. An
drew's.
Bishop Dunn is a son of the late
Bishop of Quebec, and has just re
ceived his appointment to his new
post and is stopping off in this city
while on his way to his new charge.
FALL OPENING
CLOSES TONIGHT
Merchants, However, Will
Continue to Keep Stock Up
to Present High Standard
The Fall Opening which the mer
chants of Harrisburg have been
holding for the last three days, closes
to-night. While the merchants of the
city have always been noted for the
assortment and quality of their goods
yet the Fasjiion Show marks the
formal opening of the fall and win
ter departments.
All of the garments designed for
street wear are made of dark color
ed materials. Most of the street suits
and coats are made of dark blues,
greys and black, also of very dark
maroon. The hats are either blue,
gray, black or purple. There are all
shades of purple and that color
seems to have come into Its own
again.
Although the formal opening closes
to-night the merchants will have
shipments of new fall and winter
garments to show their patrons un
til the wearing apparel begins to ar
rive for the spring wear.
MHS. wflons nircs FROM KALI,
Mrs. Anna J. Woods, aged 85, died
yesterday afternoon at the homo of
her sister, Mrs. L.. D. Tags:, 1115 North
Sixth street. Mrs, Woods was Injur
ed Inst Monday hy a fall down the
stairs -it her home, and her death was
the result of the Injuries. Mrs. Woods
was born In Krle, Pa., and Is sur
vived by two children, Mrs, Wesley
Haul, city, and Edward J. Woods, of
Philadelphia: alsrf threo Rrandehll
dren and one great-grandchild.
' | HW if SEW |
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W. S. Keisling, who wai taken
into custody at tile Rockville r>ridge,
Thursday afternoon, answered se
rious charges in the police court yes
terday. Keisling was brought here
by Lieutenant Norris, who is station
ed at Rockville. He was arrested as
a suspicious character, while under
the influence of liquor and carried.a
revolver.
After his arrest it was learned that
the man, whose name was lirst given
as Weistling, had administered a se
vere beating to his wife, some hours
before, and had stolen the revolver
which he carried from the bedroom
of Major Frederick M. Ott. who lives
on the River road, north of this
city.
Mrs. Keisling is employed as
housekeeper by Major Ott. In court
yesterday Mrs. Keisling testified that
her husband had knocked her down,
and wliile she was lying on the floor,
had kicked her until she was scarce
ly able to make her escape from the
house. He attempted to get a butch
ef knife, swearing he would kill her,
Mrs. Keisling testified, and when she
made her escape he ran for the re
volver. Mrs. Wallace Turns also testi
fied to the facts as told by the injur
ed wife.
Keisling was held on three
charges. Bail was fixed at SI,OOO for
his appearance in court. He will be
charged with felonious assault and
battery with intent to kill, with lar
ceny. and with carrying a concealed
deadly weapon.
Jacob Eslinger, of Penbrook, was
before Alderman Landis in police
court yesterday and was sentenced
to pay a line of $5 or remain in jail
five days. Mr. Eslinger is 70 years of
age. Chief Wetzel stated yesterday
that he has been a regular visitor
at the police station, dropping in
there about twice a month, to sleep
off the effects of a spree. Alderman
Landis decided that a few days in
jail would have a beneficial effect.
Curtis Marks, 2 39 Cranberry street,
can testify that occasionally—but
not often—folks hailed before the
bar of justice get off without paying
a fine.
Marks was brought into court for
driving at a greater speed than the
ordinance permits. The young man
explained that he was taking his car
to a garage to have it repaired, and
because of a broken part the car
would not run on slow gear. The
officer testified that he believed the
facts to be as stated, and Marks was
discharged.
Ed. Smith, a colored aborer from
Danville, Ya., was in court yester
day charged with annoying mem
bers of Henry Opperman's family at
131 Paxton street. Smith is employed
by Opperman, and receives his pay
every night, or whenever he asks for
it, but he went home one night re
cently with a balance of 35 cents due
him.
The day following, Smith decided
to take a day off and collect that
35 cents. He didn't go to the place of
employment, however, but went to
his employer's home. After Smith
had visited at the house several
times, an officer was called.
Alderman Landis dismissed the
negro with the injunction that ho had
best not appear before him again.
"Don't you worry, boss, I'se not
goin' to," was the response.
Hoffman's Garage Now
Complete For Service
B. l'\ Hoffman has just completed
a new garage building at Seventh and
Camp streets. This is a two-story
tuilding with a floor space of 27,000
square feet. Office facilities and
storeroom for supplies and accessories
are provided for, and the new garage
will be open day and night for the
accommodation of motorcar owners
in the upper end of the city. N. R.
Hoffman will have charge of the ga
rage and service facilities. B. F. Hoff
man has for years been identified
with the coal and ice business and is
well-known throughout the upper end
of the city. His other interests will
continue as usual.
Father of Mrs. Bennethum
Killed at Philadelphia
John C. Stuart, aged 85, 306 Forty
first street. Philadelphia, the father
of Mrs. William H. Bennethum, Jr.,
of 220"> North Second street, was in
stantly killed on Thursday in the
Market street subway, Philadelphia.
It is thought that Mr. Stuart was
drawn under the wheels of the train
by suction. At almost the name mo
ment that Mrs. Bennethum received
word of her father's death she re
ceived word of the promotion of her
brother, Henry, from chief electrician
to ensign on board the United States
Steamship So.uth Dakota. Mr. Stuart
Is survived by his wife, one son, and
a daughter. -IUAM
RESERVE MILITIA
WELL UNDER WAY
Tentative Selections Have
Been Made by State Of
ficials For Companies
Details of the location of the or
ganizations of Pennsylvania's Re
serve mUitia will be announced soon
after Governor Brumbaugh's return
to Harrisburg as the places where
units will bo placed have been tenta
tively arranged. There will be three
regiments of infantry and a squadron
of cavalry.
It is probable that a regiment will
be located in the Philadelphia dis
trict and a battalion each in the
Pittsburgh and Scranton districts
with companies located in places
where the atate owns armories, al
though in some places like Harris
burg where the armories are own
ed by associations the Governor says
he will locate units. In some in
stances companies will be divided be
tween places, one platoon being lo
cated in each town.
The companies will be in charge
of former officers of the National
Guard, including some who by rea
son of slight disability, were unable
to enter active service or were re
jected. A number of them are at
work making up their lists. Among
the places under consideration are
Heading. Allentown, Bethlehem, Lan
caster, Wllkes-Barre, Easton, Norris
town, West Chester. Pottsvllle and
Lebanon In eastern counties; Harris
burg, York, Wtlllamsport, Tyrone,
Altoona, Johnstown and Dußols In
the central section, and Erie, New
Castle, Bradford, Butler, Oil City,
Franklin. Washington, Greensburg
and Latrobe, Ilnlontown and Con
nellsvllle. Grove City, Meadvllle, In
diana or Blalrsvlllo and possibly a
Btaver county town.
Definite selectlonls will not be
made until the Governor's return.
&ARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
OFFICIAL VOTE
GIVES NOMINEES
HIGHER TOTALS
No Change in Nonpartisan
Besults; Many Scattered
Their Marks
Official returns of the nonpartisan
vote in the city at the primary elec
tion were totaled shortly before noon
to-day by the tabulating board. The
results do not change the position of
the eight nominees for City Council
although It slightly increases the
total votes reported in the unofficial
returns.
In the city Additional Law Judge
S. J. M. McCarrell polled 7,116. May
oralty returns follow: Patrick J.
Kenny, 140; Daniel L. Keister, 3,214;
Thomas G. George, 610; AV. L. Gorgas,
2,877; George A. Hoverter, 3,127.
City Council: J. F. Ommert, 215;
Edward L, Rlnkenbach, 2,804; David
K. Young. 1,012; DeWitt A. Fry, 3,104;
John K. Royal, 3,582; Charles F.
Spicer, 2.547; J. L. Yoder. 1,577; Ed
ward Z. Gr055."3,926; Charles W. Burt
nctt, 2,875; Louis J. I-louseal, 657;
Howard W. Jones, 1,129; William H.
Lynch, 4,295; John A. Parthemore,
1,320; Thomas P. Moran, 1951; Charles
C. Steiner, 726; William J. Maglaugh
lin, 278; Dr. Samuel F. Hassler, 3,163;
Charles P. Walter, 1,066; B. J. H.
Douglass, 328; James C. Thompson,
357; Augustus Wildman. 762.
City Council (unexpired term):
Fred L. Morgenthaler, 4,083; John G.
Marks, 2.495.
Of the 13,000 voters registered in
the city, 9,968 balloted for a candi
date for mayor, an unusually high
record for the primary election.
It is expected the county and city
partisan vote can be totaled late to
day.
In going over the ballots, a number
of votes were found for men whose
names had not been placed on the
ticket. For judge a few scattered
votes had been written on balldts
the following: Charles C. Stroh,
District Attorney Michael E. Stroup,
Benjamin M. Nead, Edward Sponsler,
John E. Patterson, former Judge M.
W. Jacobs, Jesse E. B. Cunningham.
Captain Harrell Going
After Eighty Recruits
Captain W. F. Harrell went to
Johnstown this afternoon to induct,
into the service of the United States
Army eighty men who have been em
ployed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road. These men were selected for
the National Army and have receiv
ed notification that they have been
selected for service in railroad work.
Upon passing the required physical
examination, they will be at once
inducted into service.
Others will be inducted into other
brances of the service, notably the
sanitary division of the Medical
Corps.
Three recruits for the new Steve
dore Regiment were accepted at the
local recruiting office, 325 Market
street, yesterday. They are Wilbur
ton, 550 Shaffer street; Herman
ton, 550 Chaffer street; Herman
Barnes, 801 South Tenth street.
MONN BROTHERS BU
jfaßßsßp
• A deal was consummated yesterday by which the Monn Brothers
have taken over the Star Oarage, on Thirteenth street near Perry. The
garage will he remodeled with a new plate glass front to be used as a
display room for the new Crow-Eikh art models, and a partition will sepa
rate this room from the service department in the rear. t,uther,G. Monn
and 'James C. Monn are distributors for the Crow-Elkhart cars and the
growth of their automobile business made quarters of this kind neces
sary. For years the Monn Brothers have'ficen associated in the'grocery
business at Seventeenth and Swatara streets, but have built up a success
ful motor car business in addition to the other business interests which
they still retain.
The Star Garage was established several years ago by D. A. Ryan in
the William Penn Theater building and a corps of efficient automobile
service men will continue with the new management.
THIRTEEN NEW
SCOUT TROOPS
Executive Committee Finds
Movement Is Making
Splendid Progress
At a meeting of the executive
committee of the local Boy Scout
council yesterday afternoon at
headquarters, 200 Calder building, a
report was received showing that
thirteen new troops are now in the
process of organization.
At the request of Troop 13, per
mission was granted for that troop
to increase tho membership to forty
members. Upon application from
the troops of Lemoyne and Middle
town these .troops were affiliated
with tho Harrisburg council. The
committee approved of the pro
posed training school for Scout
masters and steps were taken to ar
range for local representation with
tho troop committees of the coun
cil. For the fifty boys who served
In the Boy Scout campaign last May
service badges were authorized. The
council appropriated money for a
supply of Mayor Mitchell's cook
books, "Hints to Housewives," which
is published by the Food Supply
committee of New York. These
books will be sold by the Boy
Scouts. Scout Executive J. H.
Stine was authorized to co-operate
with the local liherty loan committee
and with the National Scout head
quarters in the second big drive to
sell liberty Bonds. The Boy Scout
rally which is to be held October
12 was approved and sanctioned.
Those who were present at the
meeting of the local Scout council,
were: William B. McCaleb, presi
dent; E. S. Herman, David Kauf
man, Howard C. Fry. Samuel P. Eby
aftd Scout Executive J, H. Stine.
FRENCH PLAN IS
BEING FOLLOWED
New Quarters at Meade to Be
Built on Latest
Models •
Camp Meade, Admiral, Md.. Sept.
22. This camp is to be enlarged
according to the French system of
military organization. Announce
ment was made to-day that author
ization had been received. It is be
lieved that the new quarters are to
be built' to reorganize the various
units and will not mean any great
Increase in the number of men here.
The new quarters will be on the
same plan as the present barracks
find comprise three blocks of fifty
buildings a regiment each. They will
occupy a site on the western side of
the cantonment and to the north of
the present end of that line of bar
racks.
Captain John M. Bonbright, of
Philadelphia and Harrlsburg, a news
paperman, was slightly injured when
a wagon hit him while he was on
the running board of an automobile.
He was sent to the hospital, but his
injuries were only shocks and bruises,
lie will be. discharged within a day or
two.
The camp is assuming a business
like appearance and while not all of
the. men are uniformed many of them
are at l<\ast partly clad In olive drab.
At almost all hours of the day squads
may be seen going through simple
physical drills or squad formations.
The units that have arrived so far
are widely scattered about the camp.
So far as is known at division
headquarters here, only three con
scientious objectors to military serv
ice, all of them Mennonltes, have ar
rived at the camp. Up to the pres
ent time one of these has succumbed
to the spirit of the camp and, cast
ing aside objections, has donned the
uniform and signified his willingness
to bear arms. The other two have
not been forced to wear uniforms
end for the present, according to
Colonel Tennev Ross, chief of staff,
they will be given nothing at all to
do until o ruling is received from
President Wilson.
They will receive no punishment,
as their actions are sanctioned under
the draft law. They will merely be
made to comply with the President's
ruling when t}iat is announced.
Harley-Davidson Models
Show Many Refinements
The new Harley-Davidson has been
received by the Heagy Brothers at
Third and Cumberland streets. Five
models, ranging in price from the
six teen-horse-power. three-speed,
electrically equipped twin, at $.".20. to
the six-horse-power. direct-geared
single, listing at $235, comprise the
up-to-the-minute array of Harley-
Davidson motorcycle offerings for the
1918 season, and the strikingly im
proved siderar rounds out a line that
the company points to with pride as
representative of the biggest value it
has ever been able to place upon the
market. New clutch bearing, more
efficient carburetor, special Mesinger
saddle, and aids to cleanliness wild
silent running are among 1918 fea
tures at a comparatively slight price
advance. The new sidecar has rede
signed chassis, additional springing
in seat and back and improved uphol
stery.
PROFESSION ATi I,.VOTES' T AII/OR
High-class work done at. moderate
prices. A. Capin, 201 Herr street,
city, near Second. —Adv.
Jiu
STATE GUARD IS
HARD AT WORK
Infantry Regiments Learning
How Way Is Made in
France ,
Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., Sept.
22. All officers in the Held will be
required to take instruction in mili
tary tactics and the latest methods
of warfare, similar to the course at
officers training camps, it was an
nounced to-day. This work will start
in a few days. Men of the engineer
ing regiments started to-day to build
a series of trenches near headuuur
terp for the use of officers. These
trenches will be surrounded by barb
ed wire entanglements and dummies
to be used In bayonet practice.
Meanwhile, men of the Infantry
regiments are learning to make dug
outs with small trench tools.
The work will continue until a
great number of individual trenches
are dug. Then they will be connect
ed by communicating passages. When
the trenches are completed the men
will be Instructed in all the mys
teries of camouflage, of which the
French are masters.
Engineers also are employed In
putting the rifle range in shape. The
men are engaged in filling in a four
tef n-acre wooded swamp at the range
and In placing targets. There will be
200 rifle targets, forty pistol targets
and forty machinegun targets.
Consignments of smoke bombs for
use at the artillery range are ex
pected in camp any day. These
bombs will be used for field artil
lery training In the three-Inch field
pieces and the 4.7-Inch guns.
The health of the camp continues
remarkably fine. Officers of the med
ical deportment say all records have
been broken. Two deaths out of ap
proximately 28,000 men in more than
a month, and both of thee due to
accidents, is declared trf be almost
without parallel.
Electric wiring of the camp, vir
tually the last work to be done, Is
almost completed.
ITALIANS FLY
BIG AIRSHIPS
OVER CAPITAL
Large Passenger-Carrying Ma
chines Demonstrate War
Possibilities in Flight
By Associated Press
Washington, Sept. 22. ■ — Three
Italian airplanes, piloted by Italian
military aviators, flew about 2.00
miles without stop to-day from Lang
ley field at Hampton, Va., to the
capital, and landed without mishap
in Potomac Park near the White
Houso grounds.
The big Caproni airplane, piloted
by Lieutenant- Silvio Resnati, the
Italian military aviator, was the prin
cipal machine in the flight and car
ried beside its pilot, nine passeng
ers. Secretary Lane, who was to
have been a passenger did not make
the flight. Friends, arguing that h;
already has flown twice, prevailed
upon him not to take the adventure.
His son, Franklin K. Lane, Jr., an
Army aviator, was a passenger in the
Fiat machine which flew ahead of
the big triplane, being smaller and
taster. The Fiat was flown by Lieu
tenant Ballerini and the third ma
chine, a Pimolio, was flown by Lieu
tenant Baldioli.
Watched by Crowds
Eagerly watched by great crowds,
the birdmen, making the flight in
about two hours, circled over the
city, the White House, the Washing
ton Monument and then glided down
to earth. The big Caproni landed in
the polo field in the park with one
of the smaller ones, but the othar
smaller plane landed across the river
in Virginia, but on level ground.
The (light, arranged by military
authorities, was surrounded by a
great deal of secrecy. At the start
ing plane no information was avail
able of the personnel of the parties
accompanying the pilots, and at .Po
tomac Park here everybody was rul
ed oft the field. The landings, there
fore, were viewed from afar.
Willys Tells How to
Buy or Sell a Used Car
To those motorists who anticipate
selling a used car, or buying one,
John N. Willys, head of the Willys-
Overland Company, of Toledo, Ohio,"
offers several suggestions which
should prove valuable both from ser
vice and economical standpoints.
At this season of'the year, the used
car business is one of the most im
portant factors in the motor trade.
"Find the new car which best ans
wers your requirements and gives
you the best value for its list price
before you attempt to market the
old car," is the first suggestion Mr.
Willys makes. "Dealers have been
known to offer from S3OO to SI,OOO
for the same used car on a trade
deal, and the extreme range of of
fer simply means that the dealer
offering a thousand dollars is prob
ably exchanging for it a new car
listed for much more than its actual
value. The S3OO offer may have
been a better bargain, from the
standpoint of value received.
"After you have found a reliable
dealer who sells the car best adapt
ed for your needs, you can then look
around for the most satisfactory of
fer for your old car. Any reliable
dealer may be expected to give you
a reasonable and satisfactory price.
"If you are buying a used car, by
no means purchase on appearance
alone. Again, the most important
suggestion to bear in mind is that
you do business with a trustworthy
dealer. By so doing, you avoid the
possibility of finding yourself in pos
session of a stolen car, which may be
taken away from you at any moment.
"The history of the used car, which
you contemplate purchasing should
hp gone into most carefully. You
sff'ould know how long the dealer
lias had it on hand, how many miles
it has been run, and whether the
dealer bought it new or second hand.
"When you have gained this in
formation, you should thoroughly ex
amine all of its mechanical parts.
Pay special attention to the com
pression, the cooling system, the
transmission, carburetor and brakes.
Defects in any of those parts may
cause trouble and annoyance in tho
future.
Willys-Overland distributors and
branches, handle used cars strictly
on a business basis. Bach of our
used cars is" put in as nearly per
fect mechanical condition as possible
a'iid repainted before it is offered to
the public. And then, a reasonable
pice is Axed on it, the price varying
according to the service which the
car has rendered before we obtained
It."
RESERVES WILL
DRILL INDOORS
Make Arrangements With
City Grays Association
For Use of Armory
Arrangements were completed last |
night by representatives of the City '
Grays Association and the Harris-;
burg Reserves for the use of tho!
Armory by the Reserves on two j
nights each week. The lease will ;
become operative October 1. and the ,
Reserves will drill by companies. j
Two companies will drill Tuesday
nights and two on Friday nights,
one starting at 7."0 and the other
at 8.30. Major A. M. Porter, the
commandant, will designate the com
panies in order to be issued at drills
on the Island next week.
When the Reserves begin Indoor j
work they will begin instruction in ;
the manual of arms, but the work j
during the fall and winter will not ■
be exclusively indoors. Plans are be- j
Ing made for street drills and skirm- j
ish work as long as the weather is j
pleasant.
There will he drills Tuesday and i
Friday nights of next week at the J
Island and as they will bo the last j
battalion drills and som* special
work will be undertaken. Major For- '
ter has requested every member to I
arrange to attend both nights.
The Reserves got some practical .
training In rapid movement from one i
part of the city to another last night.
Owing to the mud at the Island drill
grounds the members were gathered ;
at the Market street bridge entrance j
and then ordered to get to Second (
and Verbeke streets as quickly as
possible. A number of automobiles
were waiting and very satisfactory
time was made to the designated
point where the men were formed
and put through drills for an hour!
and a half. Verbeke street between ■
Second and Third streets was used. I
Similar trials tfttl be made with oth
er points later on.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1917.
THORN PREPARES
SOLDIER VOTES
Gets List of Places Where
Pennsylvanians Camp;
Question About Regulars
Chief Clerk George D. Thorn, of
the State Department, to-day secured
from the Adjutant General's Depart
ment the names of the places where
Pennsylvania military organizations
are located and at what camps offi
cers and men are being trained pre
paratory to making arrangements for
taking the vote of the soldiers in
time of war. The state authorities
will probably ask the War Depart
ment for information as to what Reg
ular Army organizations contain
Pennsylvanians, but whether any at
tempt will be made to take the vote
of the Regulars from this state Is
problematical. Paymen of taxes will
be a requisite to voting. As this year
there are county and municipal elec
tions only it is likely that the state
will print a pamphlet of all nom
inations, as was suggested for last
year when the Pennsylvania division
voted at El Paso.
The camps where Guardsmen are
located are at Augusta and Mine-oltt,
while there are Pennsylvanians in
Camps Lee, Meade and Sherman and
officers training at four camps. These
are matters of public knowledge but
whether location of Regular Army
regiments or names of Pennsylvanians
in them can be obtained is for the
War Department to decide.
While here this week Governor
Brumbaugh said that he hoped U>
have worked out a system whereby
the votes of Pennsylvanians who
numbered more than ten in a unit
could be taken.
The naming of commissioners, the
Governor, said would •be taken up
very shortly, but nothing has been
determined as yet regarding those to
go to France.
ARMED THIRTY THUGS
, TO BEAT UP VOTERS
[Continued from First Pane.]
ing from the disorder of election day
in which they hold the police respon
sible for not suppressing it, has cul
minated in the calling of a mass
meeting to be held next week to take
some action with regard to the pros
ecution.
James A. Carey, mercantile ap
praiser of this city, who was badly
blackjacked in the melee in which
Policeman George A. Eppley was shot
and killed, is improving. Physicians
have not yet determined whether his
skull is fractured.
"Kasy Money" and Protection
According to the police, Falcone
has told them that Sunday he was
introduce* here to two strangers,
who told him there was some "easy
money" for him if he would go where
they told him. "make a lot of noise
and do a little rough house work."
He would be protected, they said,
have all his expenses paid and get
$lO or sls a day.
He put the proposition up to some
other men. the police say Falcone
told them, and got sixteen to agree
to go into it. They all went to
Philadelphia Monday, he said, get
ting there at 1.1 o'clock. They were
taken to a hotel, he suid, and in the
afternoon they went to the Fifth
ward, where their work was mapped
out for them.
Arm Thirty Thugs
Each was told, he said, to wear a
white ribbon in a buttonhole in his
vest. Some were supplied with black,
r'acks and others with pistols, he said.
Next day they were Joined by an
other gang, which made an aggre
j gate of about thirty men. They wan
! dered about the ward in pairs, he
said, but the first two days aside
] from a few scuffles were uneventful.
I Oft primary day, Wednesday, the
I gangs were ordered to be up early
to get to work.
Falcone said that he knows noth
ing about the murder of Eppley, but
that he was tipped off "things had
gone wrong and 1 had better skip."
All the gangs left Philadelphia hur
riedly without stopping for their
pay, he said.
Aided by Detectives
Ho said that as they were wan
dering about the ward they met vari
ous men, who, they were told, were
detectives and politicians who would
protect tliem fn case of trouble.
The police say that Burkhardt also
admits going to Philadelphia with
the gang, but claims he got back be
fore the day of the shooting. Den
nichy and Brannall deny they had
anything to do with the proposition
to go to Philadelphia.
NEW SHOWERS
BEING INSTALLED
Five Netv Baths to Be Built at
Y. M. C. A.; New Boys'
Work Secretary Is Here
There will be no showers at the
| Y. M. C. A. next week because five
> new shower baths are being installed.
| In addition to the shower baths
: there will be an enormous hot water
tank which will give the bathers
twice as much hot water as the one
now being used in the building.
These improvements are being
made in preparation for the opening
about October t of the physical de
partment, which is under the direc
tion of C. W. Miller.
New Secretary Here
I A. H. Dinsmore, the director and
! organizer of the boys' department of
j the Y. M. C. A. arrived last even-'
ing and after looking around this
! morning expressing himself as well
| pleased and favorably impressed
i with the city.
On his trip here he stopped at
, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Lincoln, Neb.,
Chicago and Pittsburgh. He found
j that nil the Y. M. A.'s in those cities
1 were devoting both time and money
jto the boys' work. In the North Chi
cago building the boys had more
space given to them than to the
I men. The East Liberty branch of
the Pittsburgh Y. M. C. A. is re-
I modeling so that they may have ade
! quate quarters for the boys. Minnea
polis Is breaking ground for a new
twelve-story building. Mr. Dinsmore
; also found that a number of the sec
i retarles of the clubs are being trans
>' ferred to war work either in Europe
or in cantonments throughout the
United States. I
MOTHER TRIES
TO DROWN SELF
AND LITTLE BABE
Tells Conflicting Stories at
, Hospital; Says She Is
a Visitor Here
A woman giving: her name as Mary
Walters narrowly escaped drowning
in the Susquehanna river at the foot
of Emerald street about six o'clock
last night. Fastened to her clothing
was a little baby girl. Only the
prompt action of two employes of the
Fink Brewing Company prevented a
double tragedy.
When Paul Ivrause, of Washington
and River streets, and W. J. Tomlin
son, 1312 Herr street, were driving
along Front street in one of the big
delivery trucks of the Fink Brewing
Company, they noticed a struggling
object in the river, some distance
from shore. The woman, who was
almost exhausted, uttered a piercing
cry and the men sprang from the
truck and hurried down the embank
ment. Ivrause reached the woman
and succeeded in keeping her head
above water while he handed the
baby over to Tomlinson.
When the shore was reached, pass
ing parties in automobiles gave
prompt assistance. The woman was
resuscitated without great difficulty,
but the babe came bacH to life only
after repeated efforts had been made
to save its life. The mother and
child were hastened to the Harris
burg Hospital.
A man whose name has not been
learned witnessed the woman strug
gling in the water. He saw her enter
the river and wade out until the
water was beyond her depth, but
explained that he had made no effort
to effect a rescue as he believed the
woman to be bathing.
At the hospital the woman refused
to say anything about herself. She
has dropped a few statements but
the stories do not tally. She was
well dressed and the babe, a hand
some girl probably about eight
months of age, was becomingly at
tired. The woman gave her name
as Mary Walters, stating that har
home is in Detrcit and that she had
been in Harrisburg but two days. At
nnother time she said she came hero
from her home in Pittsburgh two
weeks ago.
A woman trom an adjoining town
called up the hospital to-day and in
quired minutely about the would-bo
suicide and the baby saying that her
sister, who had not been living' with
her husband for some time, had dis
appeared with her baby, but the de
scription furnished by hospital em
ployes was not sufficiently clear to
establish identification.
Late this afternoon the woman
said that her name is Mary Yvaitei'i
and lior address is Farmer nnrl
Woodward avenues, Detroit, Mich.
She gives no reason for attempting
the deed. Both mother and baby
will recover.
Businessmen Want Better
i Roads to Aid in War
Atlantic City. Sept. 22.—The Gen
eral Resolutions Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, in war convention here, re
ported for favorable action a set of
resolutions, twenty-four in number,
which completely covered the many
important subjects vital to the nation
and to business in conduct of the
war.
Military roads played a prominent
part in the work, the resolution touch
on them follows:
"Whereas, It Is essential that all
the transportation facilities of the
nation should he brought to the high
est state of efficiency in order that
foodstuffs msy be moved most eco
nomically from the farrti to the mar
ket, that manufactured products be
moved at the lowest cost from the
fuctory to the consumer; and,
"Whereas, The public highways of
fer a good, prompt and economical
means to supplement transportation
by rail and water, therefore,
Be it Resolved. That the prompt
imr rovement of our public highways
is important and should be forward
ed in every proper way."
County Detective Is'
Celebrating Birthday
James T. Walters, county detec
tive in (he district attorney's office
for more than fifteen years, is cele
brating his sixty-first birthday to
day.
Ite is widely known throughout the
entire county because of his many in
vestigations conducted under the di
rection of the county court.
His interest in the many men un
der suspended sentence and on the
probation list of the county quarter
sessions court, has often resulted in
the reformation of a man who had
been convicted on some criminal
charge. To-day Mr. Walters is re
ceiving congratulations from his
many friends.
TEUTON REPLY TO POPE
TO HAVE NO BEARING
[Continued from First Page.]
idea of what Germany's terms would
be were a peace conference called,
is contained in the note.
In the field of hostilities the Brit
inh campaign in Flanders alone
commands widespread interest at
tht> moment. To-day's report shows
General Haig to be holding fast to
all the valuablo ground he gained
in the great attack of Thursday in
the face of the most persistent Ger
man counter attacks. The Germans
heavily increased their losses in
these efforts, tho British official
statement notes, but failed to achieve
any compensating gain.
Little Success
The only point at which the Teu
tonic thrusls were even temporarily
successful was east of St. Julien and
hero the Germans were immediately
driven out of the small section of
ground they had penetrated.
Three counter attacks in all were
delivered last evening by the Ger
mans. Apparently they had become
exhausted by the failure of the first
two efforts, for the third attack,
made east of Langemarck, did not
have to be faced by the British in
fantry, the artillery alone being
able to cope with it.
' Fresh Forces
New energy seemed Imparted to
the' Germans during the night, prob
ably by the bringing up of fresh
troops, for heavy fighting was re
ported this morning in the vicinity
of Tower Hamlets, where the Oer
man resistance from the first has
been most desperate. The British left
held fast under this attack but there
uncertainty In the early advices
ns to the situation of the right in this
section.
Another phase of the entente cam
prvigii against German-held Belgium
territory had a development to-day
in a British naval attack on Ostend.
Naval works there were bombarded
thl; morning by vessels of the Bel
gin n coast patrol with results that
pre pronounced satisfactory by the
British admiralty. In the course of
the engagement three German sea
planes were shot down.