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LXXXVI— No. 251
RUSS SELECT
MOSCOW FOR
NEW CAPITAL
Kerensky's Cabinet to Leave Petrograd Following the
Advance of the German Drive Into the Gulf of Riga;
Russians Abandon Town Near Teuton Army; Navy
Anxious to Fight Kaiser's Sea Fleet
Petrograd, Oct. 19.—Two German toroedoboats were
sunk in the mine fields in Moon sound yesterday, the
war office announces. The Germans on Wednesday be
?an to land troops on Dago Island, south of the entrance
to the Gulf of Finland.
Petrograd, Oct. 19.—The government has definitely deter
mined to move to Moscow in the very near future.
The newspapers publish an official announcement that the
evacuation of the fortified port of Reval on the Baltic at the
entrance to the Gulf of Finland has begun.
The schools at Reval have been closed. The inhabitants of
the city are being sent to the interior of Russia.
The sailors of the main Baltic fleet arc reported to be keen
to fight. The men at Kronstadt are demanding that the ships be
sent out to meet the Germans, but the government is understood
to have taken the position that as the enemy forces are of
superior size it would be disastrous to leave Petrograd undefended.
German Drive Into
Gulf of Riga Influences
Government to Change
By Associated Press
Washington. Oct. 19.—Russian of
ficials here had no dispatches to-day
on the removal of tne Russian pro
visional government from Petrograd
to Moscow, but said the plan of mov
ing the seat of government, con
ceived some time ago, undoubtedly
had been hastened by the German
advance in the Riga territory. Ever
since the removal of the capital was
first discussed. Russian officials here
have reiterated that the Kerensky
government felt it could work with
fewei hampering influences in Mos
cow than in Petrograd, which is the
center of the opposition. The Ger
man advance. Russian officials here
say, undoubtedly has strengthened
the extreme radicals in the Council
of Soldiers' and Workmen's Dele
gates.
After the capture of Riga by the
Germans preparations for removal
of the government to Moscow were
begun. The failure of the Germans
to develop their offensive after tak
ing Riga as well as the approach of
•winter weather, making open cam
paigning impracticable, relieved the
fears for the safety of Petrograd for
tli') near future. I.ast week announce
ment was made that the prepara
tions for transferring the seat of gov
ernment had been stopped, as there
was no prospect that such action
would be necessary at least for some
time.
The new offensive operations by
the Germans, resulting in the cap
ture of Oesel and Moon islands, and
the threat of an invasion of Esthonia,
again changed the situation, how
ever. and may be responsible for the
decision to remove the government
to Moscow, the ancient capital. The
turbulent political conditions in
Petrograd and the presence there of
large numbers of extremists and agi
tators may also have influenced the
cabinet.
Reval, a town of about 65,000, two
hundred miles southwest of Petro
grad, is a naval station and with
Helsingfors and Hungo, on the north
ern coast of the Gulf of Finland,
guards the approaches to the gulf.
The landing of German forces on the
Esthonian coast would menace this
town from the rear.
[THE WEATHER!
For llarrlnliura and vicinity: Itain
mid in II • li <Ml<ler 10-niislit, ulth
lowent tempernlurc nlimit 35 tie-
Krecn; Saturday fnlr and colder.
For HjiMteru reuiinylvunla: Itain
inl much colder to-nltchC; .Sat
urday partly cloudy and colder,
except rain In northeaat por
tion; frcali aortliwest wln|n.
Itlver
Itain within the next twenty-four
ho urn will prolialily caune U
Hem rnl, thoiiirh not decided rUe
In the *iin<|ueliaana river and ItM
trlliiitarlen. A ntaice of about
1.0 feet In Indicated for llarrlM
liurß Saturday morning.
(General t ondltloiiM
The wentcrn ntorm lian been re
tarded In Itn northeantwarril.v
movenicnt by the liljch prennure
area off the Atluntle
count. It In now central over
Northern 11 IchlKiin, with ItM
southern end reaching noutli
ward Into Georjcin, and hax
canned rain jcenerally over the
enwtern half of the I'nlted
Staten, except ulonK the imme
diate middle and north Atlantic
coant, with nome HHOW In Mln
nenota, the Dakotan and Went
ern Canada.
Temperaturen have continued to
rlne In the Atlantic Stated. Over
nearly all the rent of the coun
try eant of the Kocky Mountain**
temperaturen have fallen de
cidedly.
Tempereaturei 8 a. m., 64.
Mm: Itlnen: 0x22 a. in.; acta, ftt is
P. m.
Moon; Flrat quarter, Oetober 23.
Hlver StaKct 8.9 feet above low
water mark.
Yenterday'n Weather
IflKhcnt temperature, 58.
I.owent temperature, 49.
Mean temperature, M.
Normal temperature, 53.
24 PAGES
French Launch Attack
on the Aisne Front After
a Heavy Bombardment
By Associated Press
Paris, Oct. 19. The French last
night attacked, the German lines on
the Aisne front after a heavy bom
bardment. The war office reports
that the German positions were pen
etrated and that 100 prisoners were
tu ken.
A German attack on the Verdun
front, on the light hank of the
Mouse was repulsed. The announce
ment says: *
"After particularly effective artil
lery preparation a series of detail
operations enabled us to penetrate
the German defenses in the region
of Braye-en-Laonnols and LafTaux
mill. We destroyed German defenses
and brought back 100 prisoners be
longing to four different divisions.
An enemy attempt against our small
posts in the Chevreux salient was re
pulsed.
"Between the Miette and the Aisne
we carried out an attack in the
course of which we inflicted serious
losses on the enemy and captured ma
terials. In the Champagne one of our
detachments penetrated the German
trenches north of the Casque, pur
sued the retreating enemy and after
a spirited combat returned to its own
lines."
British Repulse German
Raid at Vermelles
London, Oct. 19. "We repulsed a
hostile raiding party last night east
of Vermelles. said to-day's official
statement. "We bad no casualties."
"On the battlefront the enemy's
artillery activity has l>een directed
chiefly against positions in the
neighborhood of the Menin road and
against Zonnebeke."
"Many bombs were dropped yester
day with satisfactory result on the
Varssenaere airdrome (Flandersl bv
naval aircraft," says another official
announcement. "All our machines
returned safely."
Youngsters to Hold
Miniature Show For
Soldiers' Smoke Fund
in an effort to do their bit toward
buying smokes for Soldiers, six chil
dren whose ages range from seven
to ten. will hold a moving picture
show in .Sauer's garage, 1719 State
street, this evening.
The committee on arrangements
composed of three boys ami three
girls have been working for the last
several weeks planning the enter
tainment. Aside from showing pic
tures by a small machine, the tots
will present a little play.
A canvass made by the youngsters
during the last several days has net
ted them sf>. Tickets to this amount
w. re sold until noon to-day. Those
who compose the committee: Donald
Nissley, David Chidsev, Virginia
Sauers, Craig Williams," Grace Sny
der and Margaret Beck.
May Consider Plans
For Junior High School
at Special Meeting
It is expected at the meeting of
the School Board this afternoon that
a special meeting will be called to
consider the plans for the Junior
High School to be built at Nineteenth
and Chestnut streets. C. Howard
Lloyd, the architect, who is preparing
the plans and specifications, stated
•to-day he is not prepared to submit
these for approval but will be within
the next few days.
With the exception of a report
from the teachers' committee, makinp
several minor changes. no other
routine business was on the calen
dar.
Harrisburg Will Fly
Many New Flags Monday
Harrisburg will fly manv new nags
Monday when the Liberty Loan drive
starts here in earnest. Many of the
flags that have been up since the war
started have become badly torn and
weather beaten and it is proposed
that in all instances where flags arc
no longer presentable they will be
replaced by new ones.
THESE FOLKS MA YBE YOUR NEIGHBORS;
AND THEY'RE OWNERS OF LIBERTY BONDS
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TELLS POSITION
U.S. WILL HOLD
AT END OF WAR
Alba B. Johnson Addresses
Carlisle and Harrisburg
Merchants 011 Business
Carlisle, Pa.. Oct. 19.—Outlining
the position that the United States
will hold in world commerce and
power at the conclusion of the pres
ent war. Alba B. Johnson, president
of the Suite Chamber of Commerce,
and head of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, delivered an address at a
noon-day luncheon meeting of the
Carlisle Chamber of Commerce.
I'reriietM KxpiinNlon
Speaking of commerce activities Mr.
Johnson urged that the agricultural
interests of the state be aligned with
the state body. He advised further a
research bureau in- the state to advise
the Legislature on proposed laws.
The duty of the United States now is
to supply the demands of our allies
as well as those of our own armed
forces, he said, statistics weve given
to show the great drain everv energy
must be turned to war activities now.
Mr. Johnson said, there will be an
expansion of American business never
before seen he declared. Agriculture,
and in fact every industry is ex
peienclng a shortage of' labor.
Wages go up: but a period of re
adjustment must come. It will be
painful and perhaps take a long time
American industry must have all it
can do for years to come. Those
things vital to the comforts of life
must he supplied at once, others
slowly. He predicted America as the
financial center of the world.
Many Harrishurgcrs Attended
Not only was the gathering mark
ed by the largest attendance of local
men since the affairs were inaugurat
ed, but there were a number of dis
tinguished visitors here to listen to
the talk of the Philadelphia man.
Among them were President David
E. Tracy, of the Harrisburg Cham
ber; Secretary McColgin, of that body
and a number of other prominent
Capital City men.
Mr. Johnson arrived here by auto
mobile shortly before noon, coming
as the guest of Dr. Guy C'arleton Lee,
1 .resident of the Carlisle Chamber.
He was shown the various' points of
interest in and about Carlisle. Mrs.
Johnson was a Carlisle girl, a sister
of A. A. Line, a local photographer.
The luncheon was held in Mentzer
Hall and was called to order at 12.30
o'clock. Dr. Lee presided, ami Mr.
Johnson, with the Harrisburg vis
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Three Deaths in Four
Days Toll of Scarlet
Fever in One Family
Three deaths in four days in one
family is the toil that scarlet fever
exacted in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Reed. 1815 North Seventh
street. At present the family is un
der quarantine and the father cannot
leave the home. His wife and one
child also are confini.i."
The first death occurred on Mon
day afternoon when Helen Reed,
their 8-vear-old daughter was a vic
tim of the disease. On Tuesday, Mar
garet, her 4-year-old sister died, and
last evening an infant son, only
one year old, was the third victim.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1917.
By M. H. JAMES.
Once 1 ?aw a brakeman stop an
engine. I tried the .same signal on
a narrow-gauge track in the Pipe
Bending yard day before yesterday
and the little old shifter stopped.
"Say," I said to the engineer, "Have
you a Liberty bond?
"I sure have," said Leroy Eckles.
of 623 Oalder street, looking down
out of the cab window. "I wish I
had a lot of them. I bought mine in
the first Harrisburg- campaign: and
ncbody had better ask me if I'm
going to be in on the second bunch
next week. I figure that one of the
Sammees is going to fire 1,200 cart
ridges for me."
"How about you?" T asked the man
on the rear of the shifter.
"I'm in on this war." said the
brakeman. His name is H. C. Cope.
Ho lives at 119 Linden.
That was a new thought. Here
was a man who considered that he
and his bond were "in on the war."
ONLY TWO OF
INDUCTED MEN
READY TO GO
Parade Called Off Because
Railroaders Are Exempted;
Nearly All Married
There will be no farewell parade |
to-night for Pennsylvania Railroad ,
employes who were recently Inducted
into the service of the United States
Army. Out of a list of twenty-six
employes who reported this morning*
at the Arniy recruiting siatton, ail
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Hunters Make Rush
For Licenses on Day
Before Season Opens
With the quail and squirrel hunt- I
ing season opening tomorrow there
was a big rush at the County Treas
urer's office to-day for hunters'
licenses and when the doors were
closed this afternoon it was esti
mated that more than 400 took out
permits. The average during the
week has been more than 300 each
day. keeping Treasurer Mark Mum
ma, Deputy Rutherford and other as
sistants busy.-
To-day Park Commissioner Gross
and Assistant Forrf-r had employes
of the department place large signs
In ull wooded sections of the park
system warning hunters against
shooting any game within these
areas. Any violators are liable to a
SSO fine for each offense the park
officials declared. Every effort will I
be made to arrest any offenders b<>- I
cause of the danger to life.
DIDN'T BLOW CP PLANT
Media, Pa., Oct. 19.—Irresponslblv
accused apparently, Nicholas Klek
ner and Mitchell Lagoda, whose ar
rests had been hailed as the solution
of the Eddystone explosion horror of
April 3, were set at liberty to-day
both by Justice Williamson and;
Judgo Johnson, without a scintilla of
evidence to sustain the charge of
murder on which they had been
taken into custody and held since Oo- |
tober 2 against even habeas corpus
proceedings to obtain their release.
SENTENCED TO BUY BONDS
Freeport, 111., Oct. 19. Federal!
Judge Sanborn imposed novel sen-!
fences on the Germanlan Club and
Owls' Nest, of Rockford, to-day,
when the organizations pleaded guil
ty of selling liquor without paying a 1
Federal tax. In addition to fining
the Owls' Nest SIOO, Judge Sanborn
ordered It to purchase S2OO In Lib
erty bonds. The Germania Club must
buy SSOO worth of Liberty bonds and
pay a SIOO line.
The girl in the center is Mary
Campbell and she lives at 312 South
Fifteenth. She is cashier, mornings,
at the Manhattan. That's a pair of
knitting needles in in her hands; and
she's working on a sweater for a
soldier.
"Is that how you're 'doing your
bit'?" I asked her.
"That's one way," she replied. "And
then I have a bond."
Good Lord! 1 reckon Mr. Rocke
feller couldn't have mentioned his
$25,000,000 worth with any more
pride in them.
William Sawyer, of 1543 Berryhill,
is the man walking into the picture
on the cash register side. He's a
foreman in the heat treating depart
ment at the Pipe Bending Works.
And he owns a Liberty bond or two.
Furthermore, he's going to own some
more. #
"Why not?" he said to me. "Ain't
this my war, too?"
Can you beat It? No wonder the
United States will win!
MANNING'S TREE
PLANS APPROVED
BY BRUMBAUGH
Governor Arranges For Plant
ing First Six on Arbor Day;
Win. Penn First
Governor Brumbaugh to-day ap
proved plans submitted to, him by
Warren H. Manning (he Boston
landscape architect, and George A-
Shreiner. superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, locating
places on the proposed Mall to be
laid out in Capitol Park extension
for a tree to be dedicated to each
of the Cities of Pennsylvania. The
plans call for the placing of every
tree, not only in the present Capi
tol Park, but in the extension as
well, over forty-six being in the two
properties. There are 335 trees in
the present party and some of them
are in such bad condition that they
must be removed, while others are
located so close together that thev
will be changed.
The inauguration of a "girdle of
trees" about the whole park, one to
be dedicated to each governor, will
.take place on Arbor Day, marking
that day and the commencement of
the Capitol Park beautiflcation plans.
Six trees will be planted on that day,
the planting of the rest having to lie
deferred until the extension is grac
ed.
William Penn the First
All of the new trees, as well as
the shrubbery to be planted in the
park, will be of Pennsylvania spe
cies. Tho first tree to be planted
will be named for William Penn and
will be planted on the morning of
Arbor Day by Governor Brumbaugh
Just Inside of the park at Third and
Walnut streets, opposite the new
Penn-Harris Hotel. The five remain
ing trees will extend along Walnut
street in fifty foot centers and ninety
five feet from the Walnut street
houseline. '
Dr. Thomas Lynch Montgomery
has been asked to correct the list
of the governors as the record in
Smull's legislative handbook and the
portraits in the office of the gover
nor are not the same in some in
stances. Governor Brumbaugh savs
Dr. Montgomery does not agree with
either.
The board will designate all
memorial trees as well as municipal
trees hereafter as numerous requests
to plant trees for state officials who
died lately and by cities and bor
oughs have been made. The definite
plan will be made for the next sev
enty-five years.
FRANCES GETS LOAN
Washington. Oct. 19. The Gov
ernment to-dav advanced to France
$20,000,000 additional, bringing the
total loans to the allies up to $2,731.-
400.000. 5
ORGANIZE FOR
Y.M.C.A.WAR
FUND DRIVE
Leaders From Ten Counties
Meet Here to Discuss
Their Plans
Another treut was jn store for
those who were present at the con
ference In the Y. M. C. A. this after
noon, when Henry Israel, for many
years closely associated with Dr.
John R. Mott, told of the conditions
in war-swept Europe.
Before this country entered into
the war, Mr. Israel was one of the
men selected to represent this coun
try in, the prison camps in' England.
Later he made a study of conditions
in Switzerland and Germany, and be
cause of his knowledge of the Ger
man tongue, his appointment as a
Y. M. C, A. secretary in Germany was
under consideration when America
officially entered the conflict.
Mr. Israel's knowledge of condi
tions in the warring countries is first
hand, and the story he told this af
ternoon was an intensely interesting
one. Many of those present, men
who are closely associated with the
activities of the great Christian as
sociation represented by Mr. Israel,
were surprised to learn that no less
than twelve Y. M. C. A. secretaries
have been "shot to pieces" while in
action with the men. Two secretar
ies, when the crisis came, led the
men "over the top," when their offi
cers fell.
< >rgaiii/.er Here
C. C. Michener, an organizer of
national reputation, was here this
afternoon to assist in completing the
organization of a committee in this
| district. •
Following a luncheon which was
enjoyed by more than forty persons,
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Commission to Select
Site For New State
Inebriates Home Named
Members of two commissions to
make inquiries into penal affairs in
Pennsylvania and a commission to
select a site for the mew state insti
tution tor Inebriates were appointed
by Governor Brumbaugh to-day.
WHliani E. Mlkeil and Edwin M.
Abbott. Philadelphia; Clarence D.
Coughlin, WUkes-Barre; Representa
tive Lex N. i\f'tchell, Punxsutawney,
and tjeorge C. llradshaw, Pittsburgh,
were named on a commission to re
vise the penal laws. Mr. Mlkeil is
to be secretary and craftsman.
The commission to investigate the
prison system was named as fol
lows: Louis N. Robinson, Swarth
ni ere; Albert H. Votaw. Philadel
phia: A. E. Jones. Uniontown; Mrs.
Martha P. Falconer, Darling, Dela
ware county, and Representative
Fletcher W. Stites, Narberth, who is
to be chairman.
The members of the commission to
select the site for the inebriates in
hibition are: E. P. Young, To
wanda; Harry K. Keller. Bellefonte:
H. S. Woods. Lewistown, and ex-
Judge James W. Shull, Now Bloom
flclo.
PAJ.MUK CUTS JOll
Oy Associated Press
Washington, Oct. I#. —A. Mitchell
Palmer, of Stroudsburg, Pa., former
ly representative in Congress, was
to-day appointed alien property cus
todian, under the trading with the ]
enemy law. '
Single Copy., 2 Cents
EVERY AID TO
BE GIVEN 11. S.
BYP.O.S.OFA.
War Advisory Board Pledges
Everything to Govern
ment in Crisis
COMMITTEES SELECTED
|
Delegates Here From Each
County of State; Their
Names
The advisory war board of the
Pennsylvania branch of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America met 10-Jay
in the Senate Chamber at ihe
Capitol.
The meeting was attended by dele
gates from nearly all the countico in
the state. John W. German. Har
risburg, presided as chairman, ani
among those present were State
President Gabriel H. Meyer, Pal
myra, and State Secretary Charles B.
Helms. The meeting was for the
purpose of organizing a complete
war board and to act on the recom
mendations made by the Pennsyl
vania camp at the meeting held in
Wilkes-Barre August 29.
The Patriotic Sons of America
, boast of having the greatest number
i of enlisted men of any organization
In the country. The motive of the
recommendation made by the sHite
camp was for the benefit and coni
, fort of the enluud men, and also for
I the aiding of those members at home.
The meeting opened at 10 o'cioi.k,
I and Chairman German read the fol
j lowing recommendations:
j That the name and address of
I the thousands of P. O. S. of A. mem
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C New York, Oct, 19.—A million dollar-block of first .J £
f Liberty Loan Bonds changed hands on the stock markei • ►
S ta
ft rhis Hi the largest single I t ,
the bonds since they were put on the market. ■ *
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* MANV LIBERTY BONDS SOLD
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' > t -An overnight gain of more than „ j
$21,000,000 brough the total Liberty Loan subscriptions * •
* il Reserve District up t.-> $566,- t
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* THREE AMERICAN SHIPS ATTACKED J J
1 An Atlantic"Port, Oct. 19.—Attacks on three America? • ►
I sailinj hips by German submarines were repulstd by # t
their crews who reached here to-day on a French liner * '
- 5000 RUSSIANS TAKEN !
i Berlin. Oct'. 10.—Two Russian infantry regiment:. J *
* men ere < aptured on Moon Island in the
C Gulf'of Riga it Is announced officially. The island is now 9 .
P* completely ii& possession of the Germans* * *
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[ DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL KILLED J I
, Pa., Oct. il.—Thomas Ryan, 40 years old, ' *
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i ',5 state fire marshal, and Hai . 35, both from Dan-
1 ville, were killed, and Harry Cr * *
* ville, was probably fatally injured to-day when Crom- • ►
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- well's, racing automobile went over an einbapkment. , | w
• ARTILLERY FIRE HEAVY
I Berlin, Oct. 19. Notably violent artillery fire wa?
( kept up yesterday on the Flanders front at Houthols* ■ !
W'/i!, near Passchendaele and between Cheluveh an<f >
| JJart'drvoorde, army h t announced to-day. J *
. PALMER GIVEN FEDERAL JOB *
| Washington, Oct. 1 <">.—A. Mitchel Palmer, forme, 'J *
1 representative in Congress from Stroudsburg, was to-daj ' *
t appointed alien property custodial, under the trading ►
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HOME EDITION
CORN FORMERLY
THROWN AWAY TO
BE GIVEN POOR
West Shore Schools Take
Lead in Abolishing Waste
on Hallowe'en
TO BK GROUND INTO MEAL
Miller Offers to Do Work For
Nothing; City Pupils to
Be Told of Conservation
An extensive campaign Is beir..,
planned, it is understood, to have the
thousands of boys and girls In the
public schools of the city co-operate
in the food conservation movement
by not throwing corn and vegetables
in their Halloween celebrations.
While the details of the plans have
not been announced, it is stated
school officials will take deflnite ac
tion soon and have each teacher call
the attention of the pupils to the
Importance of food conservation.
In the West Shore schools the
> oungsters will bring all the corn
to schools which they had intended
to use. It will then be collected and
sent to a mill to be ground.
Because of the enormity of such a
work In Harrisburg. with more than
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Tech Students Raise
SI,OOO in Short Time
For Liberty Bonds
Volunteer upper classmen canvass
ers at Technical High School this
morning secured pledges of more than
SI,OOO for the Second Liberty Loan.
The students who are buying the
bonds will pay for them with money
earned outside of school hours. It is
expected that several thousand more
dollars will be raised when the cam
paign gets under way. Onlv a few
sections were canvassed this morn
ing.