Maximalists Obtain Control in Russia, Depose jfe HARRISBURG iSSgjlti TELEGRAPH ®ljc Star- Snkpcnbcnt • LXXXVI No. 268 16 PAGES RUSSIA TO ASK FOR PEACE; PREMIER KEREN PACIFISTS SEIZE PETROGRAD AFTER BLOODLESS REVOLT Great Nation to Ask For Immediate Cessation of Hostilities; Capital City Is Taken Over by Radicals, Who Dismiss Officers of the Provisional Government and Arrest Others; All Works of Country's "Iron Premier" Are Undone; Army Called Upon to Give Outline of What It Wants Done London, Nov. B.—The Maximalists have obtained control of Petrograd and issued a proclama tion saying the new government will propose immediate peace, the semi-official Russian News Agency announces. Premier Kerensky has been deposed. The Maximalists were assisted by the Petrograd garrison, which made possible a coup d'etat without bloodshed. Leon Trotzky, president of the Central Executive Committee of the Petrograd Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates, issued a declaration to the effect that the provisional gov ernment was no longer in existence and that some of its members had been arrested. The pre liminary parliament has been dissolved. ARMISTICE WITH | KAISER PROPOSED; BY NEW LEADERS -1 Immediate Peace is Planned as Bait to Get Support of Radicals By Associated Press Bondon. Nov. 8. The Russian' News Agency, which, as reported last night, was seized by the Maxi-i malists, sends the following dispatch j from Petrograd, dated 9.30 o'clock: last evening: "The day brought certain changes in the general situation in the capi tal. The Maximalist movement made, fresh and fairly appreciable progress j but no disorders have taken place.. "Toward 5 o'clock In the after-; noon the military revolutionary com mittee of the Soldiers' and Work-! men's Delegates issued a proclama tion stating that Petrograd was in its' hands, thanks to the assistance of; the garrison Which enabled the coupj d'etat to bo brought about without | bloodshed. Propose Immediate Peace "The proclamation declares that, the new government will propose an; immediate and just pcaee, will hand j the land to the peasants and will j summon the constituents assembly., "Delegates from the three Cossack! regiments declared they would not] obey the provisional government and would not march against the Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates but that they were prepared to maintain pub lic ordef. ,1 "The Petrograd council of Soldiers and Workmen's Delegates held a meeting to-day at which M. TrotzUy made his declaration that the gov ernment no longer existed; that some! of the minirters had been arrested and that the preliminary parliament! had been dissolved. Ijuhl For Peasants "Nikolai Benine. who received pro- ] longed cheers outlined the three, problems now before the Russian j [Continued on Page ■!,] j [THE WEATHER For llarrlsburg unit vicinity: Fair tn-nlKht and Fridayt not much elliinice In temperature, lowest to-nlKht about freer-lna. For F.nstern I'ennsylvnnlo: Fair to-nlKht "nd Friday, Utile change In temperatures gentle to nioderate north wind*. General Conditions AVlth the exception of the disnp pcnrnnce of the depression that was central over Ctuh, Wed nesday niornlnu, which has up- j narcntly merged with the dls turhancc over Western t anatla and some decrease In pressure i over Northern Newf F.ngland as j n result of the activity of a disturbance over the Canadian maritime provinces, there has been little change In the pres sure conditions over the coun try diirlug the last twenty-four lihurs. , , ~ . There has been a general fall of 2 lo ltl degrees in temperature over nearly all the territory erist of the <>rent l.ukes and the 4 Ohio river and n marked fall of ▼ lit to Ull degrees In L'tah, River The Susquehanna river and all Its | tributaries will continue to fnll slowly. A stage of about 5.1 feet Is Indicated for Harrlsburg Friday morning. Temperatures 8 a. m., 3#. Sun i Hlses, 0:45 a. m.) acts, 4:33 P. m. Moon: New moon, November 14. Hlver Stnse: 5.4 feet above low water mark. Yesterday's Weather Mistiest temperutnre, 4H. l.owest temperature. 3M. Mean temperature, 43. Normal temperature, 45. J Kaiser Calls Last Man to Arms for Final Effort By Associated Press Bondon, Nov. 8. Germany railed up her last reserves within the last few days, according lo the Central News correspondent it Zurich, telegraphing under Wednesday's date. All moil who previously had been i ejected were ordered to present thtmselvcs for re-examination and w!:bln twen ty-four hours all not utterly in capacitated were on their way to the training centers. This action, says the correspon dent, is attributed to the Intention of the central powers to make a final eflort on the western front before America's help becomes effective. > ' ALLIES SPEED TROOPS TO AID ITALY'S ARMIES German Submarines Reap Poorest Harvest in British Shipping Since February Across the Venetian plains the Italians continue to retire to a new defense line where a stand probably will be made to stop an Austro-Ger man advance upon Venice. The mo rale of the Italian armies is improv ing and British and French troops are speeding to northern Italy to the aid of General Cadorna's harassed soldiers, who have now given up more than 2,100 square miles of Ital ian territory. Have Reached the l.lvrnin The invaders. Berlin announces, have reached the Bivenza river be tween the Tagliamento and the Pi ave. General Cadorna has indicated that tjie Italians might stand on the BJvenza line, but it is not improba ble that the Piave will form the main part of the position from which the allied troops will make a supreme ef lort to check and drive back the Austro-Germans. Apparently the Teu ton units reaching the Bivenza were r.ot in great forces, as Berlin makes no claim that the river has been crossed. I.oat FfW Gun* In retiring from the Tagliamento line the Italians were not as hurried (Continued on Pago 11) Welsh Troops Conduct a Successful Raid Bondon. Nov. 8. "Welsh troops conducted a successful raid last night in a sector of Armentieres," says to day's report from Army Headquar ters. "Fourteen prisoners were cap tured by us and other losses were in flicted on the enemy. Our own casu alties were small. "Two German attempts to penetrate our lines north of itoeux were repuls ed, leaving a few prisoners in our hands." Palmer Seizes Offices of Hamburg-American Line By Associated I'ress New York, Nov. 8. —The offices of the Hamburg-American Steam ship Line here were seized to-day by United States Marshal McCarty on orders received from Washington from A. Mitchell Palmer, custodian of enemy property. Julius P. Meyer, vice-director of the company una übout 70 employes were ordered to j leave forthwith. It was said . tho I offices will be used by the port i board and war board. EXPECT RUSSIA TO BE THROWN INTO CIVIL WAR Kerensky May Set Up a New Government With Mos cow as Capitol By Associated Press W asliington, Nov. B.—Kerensky's fall and the collapse of his govern ment in Petrograd into the hands of the Maximalists who propose a sep arate peace with Germany is'regard ed here as threatening Russia with civil war. The g&neral opinion here among those in position to be best informed of Russian affairs is that Kerensky and his followers probably will at once set up a new government at Moscow, leaving Petrograd to the Maximalists and those troops who adhere to them. An armed clash is counted among the first probabili ties, but it is said here that the greater part of the Army is ex pected to remain loyal to the Ker ensky government. The War Council of the eobellig erents, just about to assemble in Europe to arrange policies of co ordination of fighting forces, is now faced with a new and great prob lem at its very outset. Coming close on the Italian reverses, the Russian debacle brings the allies, including the United States, face to face with action to rearrange their fighting power to deal the heaviest possible ; blows on the battle fronts while Russia works out her part and des tiny in the great struggle for world freeedom and Italy holds back the invader pouring through the Alps. Seven Killed in Collapse of Brooklyn Building By Associated Press Saw York, Nov. 8. Five women and two men are believed to have been killed in the collapse of three floors of a building in Brooklyn oc cupied by a concern supplying pro visions to the United States Govern ment. An explosion and fire followed. The building, a four-story struc ture. was owned by the Johanne Steamship Provision Company, and was located within a block of the re cent $2,000,000 warehouse fire in Brooklyn. Heavy machinery, stored on the up per floors, is believed responsible for the collapse of the building. It oropped to the cellar, causing the ex plosion of an ammonia tank. About :!,500 bags of btans, destined to the American forces in France, were ruined. Four Sailors Lost When Rochester Is Torpedoed By Associated Press Bondon, Nov. 8. The American steamship Rochester was torpedoed and sunk at dusk on November 2. Four sailors are known to have lost their lives in the sinking of the Rochester. One boat with the sec ond mate and thirteen men is miss ing. The captain and twenty-two men have been landed at Buncruna. One lifeboat with nine survivors reached Ross Point in the county of Mayo yesterday. New York, Nov. 8. The American steamship Rochester plied between Baltimore and British ports. She was In command of Captain Erik Kekeritz and carried a crew of about tliirty flve men. The Rochester was formerly the teamship Yaguer. She registered 2,550 gross and was 247 feet long. WOUI.II INCREASE! IIATES By Associated Press Washington, Nov. 8. Permission to increase interchangeable mlleage | book rates from 2 lo 2'4 cents, a mile Iwas asked of the Interstate Commerce Commission to-day by Southeastern railroads. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1917 Fritz: "Yah—but someding is in der beck yet!" DR. E.M. GREEN WILL SUCCEED DR. H. L. ORTH Chosen Superintendent of Har risburg Asylum When the Present Head Retires Dr. E. M. Green, clinical direc tor of the Georgia State Sanatorium at Milledgeville. Ga., lias been elect ed unanimously as superintendent of the State Lunatic Asylum at Ilarris burg, succeeding Dr. H. L. Orth, who retires after twenty-seven years' suc cessful conduct of the institution. The new superintendent will come here December 1. Dr. Green was chosen from among twenty or more applicants and made no special effort to procure the place. The board of trustees, which con ducted the election Thursday of this week, regards him as one of the most efficient men in the country in his line and the members are highly elated over his acceptance of their proffer. Dr. Green has had long and varied experience in hospital work, lie is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Department and is 50 years old. His lirst post was assistant physician in the East ern Kentucky Hospital at Lexington, where he served four years. He was then transferred to the Central Hos pital of the same state and after ward accepted the position at Mil ledgeville, where he has been 1909. He is the author of numerous pamphlets on medical'and psycho logical subjects and is regarded as an authority along many lines. The Georgia State Sanatorium is a very large institution, housing 5,- 000 inmates as compared with 3,3 00 in the Harrlsburg Hospital, and is surrounded by a large farm. It also has an industrial department oper ated by patients and this has been found very beneficial in the treat ment. Dr. Green started a very suc cessful nurses' training school at the hospital and helped put that insti tution to the forefront of such in stitutions in the state. He comes with the recommendation of some of the foremost physicians in the United States. Dr. Orth, who retires, has been twenty-seven years In charge of the asylum here and has been largely re sponsible for its development and progress during that period. He is highly regarded In his profession and retires only because of advancing years. MISTRUST ENDED London, Nov. 8. —Details of the Japanese-American agreement are displayed prominently In ■ *o-day's newspapers, but editorial comment is restricted to a few papers. The point emphasized is Germany's agency in past misunderstandings and suspicions between th two nations. Gratification Is expressed that the period of mistrust has ended. CHAIRWOMEN FOR Y.W.C.A.WAR FUND DRIVE IS SELECTED Widely Known Editor to Ad dress Workers at Open ing Luncheon Edward W. Bok, editor of the Ladies' Home Journal, and well known humanitarian, will address a meeting of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. workers at a war-time supper in the Board of Trade Assembly Hall, Monday evening. Mr. Bok has just returned from the front, and he will tell of conditions there. The supper will bring together men and women who will complete plans for the great drive for fuijds to be made in this district, next week, for the Y. M. C. A. War AVork Council. Mrs. John Meigs, national vice-chairman of the Y. W. C. A. War Council, and wife of the headmaster of the Hill School, Pottstown, will address a luncheon at the Civic Club, Monday noon. She will tell of her work in the canton ments and elsewhere. County organization for the thir teen counties in the Y. W. C. A. dis [Continued on Page 2.] H. C. Forney Run Down and Killed by Auto in York; Son of Local Druggist Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Forney, of Paxtang, received word this morning of the death of their son, H. A. For ney, near York early to-day. Definite word as to how the accident took place has not yet been received, and Mr. and Mrs. Forney left at 9.40 this morning for York. Dispatches early this morning said the accident took place in front of the building of the York Motor Club, on the Wrights ville Pike, at 3 o'clock this morning. Forney's car stood in front of the clubhouse, and as another machine driven and owned by J. C. Fastnacht, a chauffeur, residing at 24 North Fifteenth street, this city, approach ed, Forney is said to have stepped in front of it and waved his hands, evi dently to signal that he had a break down and needed assistance. Fast nacht was unable to swerve far enough to the side and ran Forney down, crushing his skull and break ing his legs. He died almost Instantly. Forney, who was 35 years old, traveled for Park, Davis & Company, with headquarters at York. lie was Unmarried and the only son of Charles M. Forney, wholesale and re tall druggist. COTTON IIA I.IOH By .Associated Press Washington. Nov. 8. Cotton ginned prior to November 1 amounted to 7,150,254 bales, counting round as half bales, and Including 133,170 round bales and 57,381 bales of Sea Island, the Census Bureau to-day announced. AUSTRIAN ARMY OFFICER NOT TO . PLAY IN CITY Fritz Kreisler's Engagement Canceled Because of War Feeling Here Fritz Kreisler. the Austrian violin ist, will not play in Harrisburg un der the management of the Key stone Concert company, this season. This announcement was made to day when Fred C. Hand, head of the Keystone company and largely re sponsible for bringing world-famous musical celebrities to this city, said he had asked for the cancellation of the Kreisler concert. Mr. Hand took this action follow ing many protests of Harrlsburg peo ple. He '•aid he had booked the concerts for the Keystone Course (Continued on Page 11) Middletown Warned That Water Must Be Boiled to Avoid Disease Epidemic Acting under orders from Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Health Commissioner, notices to boil all drinking water used in Middletown, have been posted in the main streets of that borough. An assistant en gineer from the State Health de partment, who was on vhe ground yefterday noticed that raw water from the reservoir on Iron Mine Run untreated by filtration or any othei purifying process, was being let Into the pipes with which the Middletown and Swatara Water Company supplies Middletown and surrounding neighborhood. On Sunday there was a break in water power pump which the com pany uses to put water which has passed through the filter, into the supply mains of the borough. They have a steam pump to substitute for this and it was immediately put into use. The supply of coal was ! hort however, and yesterday it gave out and the steam pump could not he used. Thereupon, the Health De partment learned, orders were given that untreated water fhould be passed by gravity from the reser voir directly into the supply mains. Major Garrison, In command of the aviation supply warehouse of the United States Army at Middletown, was also notified of the danger and advised that all water used on the reservation should be boiled. By prompt action tho Health De partment hopes to avert any danger of an epidemic which might have occurred had tho raw water un-l boiled or untreated in any way, con tinued to be consumed by residents of the borough, I Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION 'VICTORY STOLEN, WE WILL FIGHT,' PENROSE SAYS Senior Senator Declares Town Meeting Party Ticket Really Fleeted by Big Majority SOLDIERS MAY TURN TIDE Poll Books Recording Soldier Vote Will ifeceivc Close Scrutiny by Both Factions Philadelphia, Nov. S.—United States Senator Penrose, declaring that the Town Meeting Party ticket had really been elected by a majority of 20,0011, called last night in the course of an interview for the opening of every ballotbox in the city, so that the al leged fraud in the police returns could be eliminated and the correct report of the vote made. The Senator declared further that as tile soldier vote was gathered by commissioners politically loyal to the Varea, the re turns from the camps should be es pecially scrutinized. His statement, setting forth that the "fight to clean house in Phila delphia has just begun," was as fol lows: "Reports of the methods used in wards throughout the city to defeat t lie Town Meeting ticket indicate that if the ballotboxes are opened the ticket will be found to be elected by [Continued on Page B.] Workman Falls 35 Feet at Market Street Store John Snyder, employed by the contractor making alterations to the Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart building, in Market street, fell from a scaffold a distance of thirty-six feet this morning. Me was removed to the Tlarrlsburg 'Hospital in the ambu lance. He suffered a compound frac ture of one arm and a fractured leg. The hospital reported his condition as being rather serious. Snyder re sides at 10 45 Kensington street. He Is married. | RECORD CORN CROP X Washington, Nov. B. —A corn crop larger by more * than 66,000,000 bushels than ever grown in the history £ of American agriculture, is the production of the farmers of the United States thiS year. The Department of Aeri- **" *r es* n its preliminary estimate of the crop _ ; actci the quantity at 3,191,082,000 busl|pls. *" S* 1 MARKET DEMORALIZED New York, Nov. B.—Demoralization swept the stock mai y when the news of the overthrow of the 4 t Kerensky government in Russia reached Wall Street and ♦."* i other financial Almost every stock of .import- * 4j ance tumbled and reached prices the lowest for the year V ) X . much longer periods. . ) . T OHIO FOR PROHIBITION ' J* § but complete *.* J* returns from every one of the 5,756 precincts in Ohio, pro *| majority pf 2,952. The vote X For prohibition, 519,171; against prohibition, 516,219. -V . IKEISTER GETS TWO VOTES; HOVERTER ONE J" J* Harrisfeurg—Returns from Camp Meade to-day included fa I two. votes of Harrisburgei. Janiel L. Keistci J: Mayor and one for Alderman Hoverter. This gives Keis- 4* tcr a lead of nine votes over Hoverter. Official count of L the First, Second and Third wards, made in court to-day, *•* P Shew no chan f in the vote for Mayor as recorded unoffi- X'Cially by the Telegraph yesterday. The figures are'the X ' X ne in both. This count embraces 12 voting precincts, mall that have been officially counted up to this time. 4* FIR E ON U S. GUNBOAT ?• £ Peking, Nov. 8. - Thg American gunboat Palos was M fired upen yesterday by Chinese bandits on the Yang-tse . *l* ♦ Kiang near Chungking, in the province of Szechuan. I ' mi T THREE KILLED'IN COLLISION t 4> Akron, 0., Nov. B.—Three men were killed and three Xi 1 Sf riou9 'y injured to-day when two Kent-Ravenna cars collided headon near Kent, Ohio. £. I* MARRIAGE LICENSES | j 4* Menrl V. Smith, llurnliiim. unit Nellie R. Hhlnkel, I.enlotowni J J. Jam'" ••• I'njne, Stceltun, nntl Nora l'yle, tlnrrUhuru;. OFFICIAL COUNT OF CLOSE VOTE BEGUN BY COURT Mayoralty Contest May Not Be Finally Settled Until End of Week SOLDIER VOTE DELAYED Only Two Ballots Counted So Far For Mayor From Camp Meade The official count of the election returns was begun in Dauphin coun ty court at noon to-day in Court room No. 1 before President Judge •George Kunkel. B. Frank Nead and Harvey E. Knupp were appointed tellers and as soon as the oath of office was administered the tedious work of recording the vote was start ed. While official returns have been received from some of the Army camps where Harrisburg men are in service it is not likely these will i> ■ opened until the entire city vote i.< tabulated and probably not until the (Continued on Page 11) American Naval Gunner Sinks German Submarine By Associated Press An Atlantic Port. Nov. 8. lnfo rmation that an American shell 11 red by an American naval gunner sank a Teutonic submarine in the Mediter ranean is contained in a report made to the Navy Department by the of ficer#* of an American freight steam ship which arrived here recently, it was learned to-day. The vessel, of about .1,000 ton: gross, was returning from an italiai port in ballast. A report of her nar row escape from a torpedo was re cently made public, but the fate o her attacker was not mentioned. Th torpedo was discovered approachin from the starboard side an hour b* fore nightfall, and the crew, expect Ing an explosion, hurried to the poi rail, arriving In time to see the to> pedo emerge from under the ship ar. pass harmlessly on.
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