Guardsmen From Every State in Union Reach French Front Without Loss of a Man
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LXXXVI No. 286 24 PAGES
U. S. ENGINEERS
MAKE POSSIBLE
CAMBRAI DRIVE
First American Troops to Be Engaged in Military Oper
ations on British Front Take Prominent Part in Break
ing Hindenbnrg Line in Famous Byng Drive; Men
Eager For Active Service
British Army Headquarters in France, Monday, Nov. 26.
American engineers, the first American troops to be engaged
in military operations on the British front, took a prominent pait
in the breaking of the Ilindenburg line by General Byng last
week. Military necessity has made it impossible to speak of
their presence, but it is now possible to inform the people of the
United States that engineers of the American Army had a large
part in pushing up the vital railways behind the advancing Brit
ish soldiers.
As a matter of fact the American engineers have been labor
ing on the roads through the devastated battlefields of the Somme
Jistric< for nearly fouV months and two of their men, who word
wounded, were the first American casualties announced from
Washington.
The speed with which the lines
have been laid lip through the broken
Hindenburg defenses during the past
week has called forth highest prai3C
from the British authorities. The
Americans have been working in
shifts twenty-four hours a day and
no such amount of track has been
laid in this region in so short a time
before. The manner in which they
stood up under the strain has led
to their being dubbed the "force of
American athletes," for these un
tiring soldiers to-day are as fit and as
willing as they were before the bat
tle began.
Naturally the Americans have for
a long time been working under the
range of enemy artillery and more
than once they have come under
heavy shell fire. One of the most
striking sights along the front has
been that of the engineers laboring
coollv at their tracks while great
shells were bursting 100 yards away.
Work at Nlglit
At one time the Germans cut
Idose with their guns on a section
of the tracks and tore up three miles
of rails which had been laid with
much labor but they scarcely had
finished this bombardment when the
twin lin;s of steel began to creep
forward once more. After the engi
neers had reached a point wherej
they were exposed on the skyline it |
was necessary to work at night or on
foggy days in order to avoid enemy
observation.
There have been three bodies of
Americans employed in this region
since about August 1. Two of them
have been occupied with the opera
tion and maintenance of light rail
ways and the other has been con
structing narrow gage lines. The im
portance of this work hardly needs
emphasis for it is well known that
over these railways food, ammuni
tion and material of all sorts are re
ported up to lend support to the
fighting forces. , „ J
The correspondent has visited
many of these engineers since their
arrival and has found them as fit as
possible and eager for work. Most
of them undoubtedly look forward
to the time when they will be able
to join the American forces, but
just now they are content to do *heir|
ait more hero and to learn valuable |
essons in military railroading.
Want to Be In Fight
The correspondent was talking
with three officers to-day and the
only anxiety they expressed about
the future *was the fear that they
might later be compelled to work
far back of the lines out of the
lighting zone. The engineers love to
hear the guns and to get as close to
the firing line as military orders per
mit. Some of them had an unusual
experience, much to their liking, on
the first day of the offensive. The
British called for volunteer stretcher
bearers to go forward to the battle
field and bring in wounded British
and Germans, a large number of the
engineers offered their services
which were accepted. They just had
finished a hard day's work on the
railroad, but they gladly undertook
Ihe new, arduous and dangerous task
und labored through the night get
ting injured soldiers back to the
dressing stations. They were high
ly complimented by the British for
their efficiency in this line of service
which was rather far-reached from
building .railroads.
THE WEATHER
For Ilarrlsliuru nnil vicinity l
Cloudy to-nlxM uml Saturday,
probably rain. Slightly warmer
( tn-iiiftlit, lowest temperature
about 3M degrees.
For Knstern Penns} Ivanla I Cloudy
to-night mid Saturday, prob
nbly mint slightly warmer to
night In south portioni luoder
nte southeast to southwest
winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and all Ms
branches will rise slightly or re
main nearly stationary. A stage
of about 4.0 feet Is Indicated for
llnrrlshurg Saturday morning.
Ueneral Conditions
Pressure has decreased over
nearly all the country since
Inst report and cloudy weather
prevails generally east of the
MiNslssslppl and over about half
the territory west thereof.
Temperature! 8 a.m.,34.
Sunt Rlaea, 7:00 a. M.i sets, 4i:tU
P. m.
Moon: Rises, Uilß p. m.
River Stage. Four feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature. 4it.
Lowest temperature, 31.
Mean temperature, 3*l.
Hormal temperature, 47.
LENINE CABINET
FALLS; SOCIALIST
BODY IS FORMED
Alleged Secret Treaty Retween
Allies Given Out by Rol
sheviki Government
London, Nov. 30. —The fovernmcnt
of Nikolai Lenine has fallen, ac
cording to a Petrograd dispatch to
the Daily Chronicle dated Wednes
day. It has been succeeded by a
coalition cabinet of advanced So
cialists, in which, however, the Bol
sheviki are represented.
Amsterdam, Nov. 30. —The v.is
tro Hungarian government, accord
ing to a dispatch from Vienna, has
sent an official reply accepting the
Russian government's wireless pro
posal to enter Into negotiation for
£tr armistice and a general peace
treaty.
London, Nov 20.—The Russian
envoys sent to treat with che Ger
mans, according to a Reuter dis
patch from Petrograd, have tele
graphed the Bolsheviki leaders the
Hut so-German plenipotentiaries will
meet Sunday noon at the crossing
on the Dvinsk-Vilna Railroad west
of the village of Kukharishlty, be
tween the opposing military lines
Thence they will travel by speciai
train to German headquarters at
Brest-I.itovsk.
London, Nov. 30. —A secret treaty
between Great Britain, France,
Russia and Italy has been given out
by the Bolsheviki government, ac
cording to a Petrograd dispatch un
der date of Wednesday to the Daily
Mail. It comprises the terms on
wnich Italy entered the war. Great
Britain. I'ranee and Russia, accord
ing to the published text agree to
Italy annexing the Trentino, the
southern Tyrol, Istria, Dalmatia,
certain islands in the Grecian Archi
pelago and territory in Asia Minor
and Africa. Article XV of the.
treaty is reported to read as follows:
"France, Great Britain and Rus
sia take upon themselves to sup
port Italy in her disallowing repre
sentatives of the Holy See to lake
any diplomatic steps for the con
clusion of peace or regarding mat
ters pertaining to the present war."
Great Rush to File Deeds
Before New War Tax Goes
ofc Transfers Tomorrow
Ihe war tax on all deeds and
mortgage bonds lllod with county re
corders becomes effective to-morrow.
At the office of County Recorder
.lames K. Lenta to-day almost 100 In
struments were filed by persons who
wished to have them on record be
fore the tax goes on.
Register of Wills Roy C. Banner
also stated that after to-day all ad
ministrators named in estates will be
required to pay a tax on the bond
they hie as security. The law re
quires an administrator to file a
bond in double the amount of the
estate which will be handled. A tax
of fifty cents is imposed on this bond
unless it is obtained from a bonding
company in which case the tax is
one per cent on the premium paid.
The tax on power of attorney pa
pers is twenty-five cents Recorder
L,entz stated; on mortKage bonds
fifty cents, and on all deeds flftv
cents for each SSOO paid for the prop'-
erty transferred.
WILLIAM E. CHANDLER DIES '
Concord, N. H„ Nov. 30.—William
Eaton Chandler, who as Secretary!
of the Navy In President Arthur's I
Cabinet was largely responsible for
the beginning of the modern United!
States NavyK died at his home here
to-day.
CONCERT FOR SOLDICRK
The Elizabethville band gave a j
patriotic concert Inst evening in thp
borough school auditorium in honor'
of a number of the soldiers of thej
town who were home over Thanks-1
giving.
MISS KM I I.IK I.KTT
Funeral services for Miss Kmelie i
Lett will he held to-morrow after-1
noon at 2 o'clock, from her home, 218
Pine street. The lit. Rev. .fames II I
Darlington, will officiate at the serv-<
ices. Interment will be made in the'
llarrisburg Cemetery.
HARRISBURG, PA., FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1917
Faithfulness, Justice and Truth WILL Win, But Not as
Interpreted by The Arch-Prussian
I 1 Pflllllfllll 11 '.I l! ""WE ARE FIGHTING FOR FAVfif'^
1 I /J M ''i, fULNESS. JUSTICE AND TRUTH, i
, i 111 In; 1 J AND IT IS THESE THAT WILL WIN."
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I 1 1 '< J , II I' RALTHFULNTSS ( B0 (H E K.MO) 111
ij ( ! || I j [ j-JL |j | VIOLATED TREATIEi-TRtftSOM TO All HUHAKIir. Ij j
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TWO MEATLESS
DAYS EACH WEEK
URGED BY HEINZ
Every Pound of Pork Saved
Is Worth Shell Thrown
at the Huns
Philadelphia, Nov. 30.—Two meat
less days a week. One meat meal
other days.
These are the haw
tions of Howard Heinz, Pennsylvania
Food Administrator, to people of
this state. Excessive American ci
vilian consumption abnormal
war demands are assigned by him
as reasons for the appeal he ad
dresses to housewives of the state.
Tuesdays and Fridays are suggested
ac meatless days.
The Great American Hog is set
first as the bulwark of this country.
Soldiers need the bacon, sausage and
lard as fuel and need them far worse
than the stay-at-homes. Every
pound of pork saved for the use of
the men in the trench is worth a
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Wealthy Mrs. Field Gets
$25 as Sergeant's Wife
Chicago, Nov. 30.—A benevolent
and thoughtful Government has add
ed $25.50 a njonth to the income of
the wife 'of.Marshall Field, Jr.
Mr. Field, one of the principal
heirs to tile $120,000,000 estate ?>f the
fate merchant, Marshall Field, is a
sergeant in a field artillery regi
ment now in Texas. As such he
draws ssl a month, and, as Mrs.
Field did not waive the Government
allotment nor show that she was
able to support herself, her husband s
superior officers ruled that she was
entitled to the money, according to
word received to-day from Houston.
COAL CARDS TO BE USED HERE
TO PREVENT HOARDING OF FUEL
In accordance with the order of the United States Fuel Admin
istrator in Pennsylvania, purchasers arc required to make true
declaration in writing in answer to the following questions:
All coal merchants in tlic City of llarrisburg are required by the
Fuel Administrator of Dauphin County to report all iuis-statcmcnts
made on this form. '
Name- of Dealer >
*
City Date
1. Amount of coal desired
2. Kind used last year
3. Approximate amount used last year
4 Pounds or tons on hand at present V.
5. Will last approximately days
6. Havp you any unfilled orders with other dealers?
I hereby certify that the above report is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief —
Name
Address
GERMANY WILL
DISCUSS PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
Will Consider Terms if En
voys With Full Powers
Are Sent to Berlin
Berlin, Nov. 29, via London, Nov.
30. (British Admiralty via Wire
less Press) The war situation was
reviewed before the Reichstag to
day by Count George F. Von Hert
ling, the new imperial German chan
cellor. He declared Germany was
ready to enter into peace negotia
tions as soon as the Russian gov
ernment sent representatives having
full powers to Berlin. The chan
cellor said he hoped and wished the
present efforts would take definite
shape and "bring us peace."
German arms, the chancellor said,
have been uniformly successful and
the submarine warfare will reach
the aim intended fop it. He said the
ships sunk will exceed that of those
newly constructed. . He praised the
army and navy and eulogized the
home population for its patience and
endurance under great privations.
Political reforms he said would be
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16 Nations Represented
at Allied War Conference
Paris, Nov. 30.—Sixteen nations,
representing more tjiun nine-tenths
of the area of the globe, joined
hands here yesterday at the first ses
sion of the interallied conference.
Promptly, without pomp or bombast,
they set down to work. Their task
is to put unity of action definitely
into the driver's seat of democracy's
chariot of war.
It is the first conference of the
kind to be formally attended by the
United States.
PIAVE DEFENSES
WILL HOLD, SAYS
GEN.G.P.SCRIVEN
American Expert Is Greatly
Pleased With Effective
Italian Organization
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Thursday, Nov. 29 (By the As
sociated Press) —Brigadier General
George P. Scriven, who is here to
study the Italian situation tor the
American Government, yesterday In
spected the line along the Upper
Piave and to-day was going along
the northern fighting front.
The General went into the first
line trenches along the edge of the
Piave yesterday, noting the condition
of the officers and men as well as
the character of the defenses, the
material and guns.
A heavy artillery fire was coming
from enemy batteries posted on a hill
cn the opposite side of the river with
rifle fire from the bushes along the
shores and the Italian batteries were
making strong replies over the place
where the General and his escorts
were making their inspection. At
another place the General saw a
heavy artillery duel around Monte
Tomba.
General Scriven says he was im
pressed most favorably. The Ital
ian army, he said, has been able to
make an effective reorganization and
is now in a high state bf efficiency.
The Piave tiver he regards as- hav
ing good defensive advantages.'
Italian material, guns 'and sup
plies were of the best. General Scriv
en declared. He noted the .men at
the guns and the relief men in the
trenches ready to take the place ot
those on duty. He saw a British di
vision, including an engineer sec
tion, artillery, cavalry and infantry,
moving toward the front. The thor
oughness of their equipment and the
high state of the men was particu
larly noticeable.
The tour to-day will take General
Scriven through Lassapo and along
the Asiago plateau, where the "fight
ing now is heaviest because of the
enemy atempts to force a way. south
ward to the open plains.
Lockjaw Develops After
Teeth Are Pulled
Surgeons at the ltarrisburg Hospi
tal were greatly interested this af
ternoon in a case of lockjaw. The
victim was Howard Huker, whose
home home is Twenty-ninth street,
I'enbrook.
So far as he could give any infor
mation to the surgeons Baker was
of the opinion that he had contract
ed the disease through a dental op
eration. Recently he suffered greatly
with his teeth and had two remov
ed. Tetanus has often been caused
by dental operations, say the sur
geons. Baker was brought to the
hospital, suffering intensely.
City to Open New Bids
For Removal of Garbage
Bids for the removal of garbage
for periods of fifteen months, twenty
seven months, three and live years,
will be opened at noon to-morrow by
Commissioner Morgenthaler. The
bidders submitting proposals also
have been given permission to submit
specifications. Separate bids for col
lection and disposal of the garbage
are required. It is expected Council
will act on Tuesday In case a con
tract will be awarded and that the
ash and garbage collection bureau
will be organized in a week or two
CONSUMERS MUST
FILL OUT CARDS
TO GET COAL HERE
Dealers Co-operate With Fuel
Administration to Pre
vent Hoarding
POOR MAN'S MEASURE
Punishment to Follow Where
Householders Lie to Get
Rig Supply
Coal cards to-day were issued for
the first time in Harrisburg at the
instance of the county fuel admin
istration working £ln conjunction
with the state director.
After to-day a card must be llled
out by the consumer before any of
the local dealers will sell anthracite
fuel. The action was taken to le
lieve the coal shortage by prevent
ing hoarding.
The coal cards make it necessary
for the customer to state how muoh
coa l he has in his cellar, how much
his immediate needs require, the
kind, and how much he used last
year, and the number and amount
of unfulfilled orders with other
dealers.
The cards were distributed to all
the dealers this morning, and ro
dealer is allowed from now on to
Fell coal unless the cprds are prop
erly filled out when the customer
orders the coal.
Prevent Hoarding
Tho cards are designed to prevent |
the hoarding of coal by any con- j
Eumerp who are able to buy coal in j
large quantities and so prevent tho
mn!l buyer from procuring his
share. The fuel .administrator this
mormnp announced that the nim
will to to sell coal in one-ton lots.
Customers filling out a card for three
tons will receive three tons, hut
only in one-ton lots. No one will
be allowed to fill out a card for a
coal order which will supply 'iim
for more than thfrty days.
The cards will be returned to the
fue'. committee every day, and filed.
The fuel administrator announced
that If funds are forthcoming, a fil
ing clerk will be secured to take
care of all tho cards at some cen
tral roint. An effort will be made
to procure aid from the state. When
a dealer receives a coal order and
is in doubt about some of the state
ments of the customer, he can look
up any questionable points about the
customer's former dealings, on his
coal cards filled at the central office.
Dealers Pleased
Ross A. Hickok, fuel administra
tor. announced that untruthfulness
will be punished fully, and in doubt
ful cases, a representative of the
commission will visit the coal bin of
the consumer and investigate his
statements.
At their meeting Thursday, the
members of the fuel commission did
not think that the conditions In the
city were such as to warrant the use
of the coal cards, but the dealers
wanted them so badly they agreed
to print them themselves. The fuel
commission has no funds in Its pos
session, being largely an advising
and representative body, to the State
Fuel Commission. The coal dealers
complained that without the cards,
the dealer who would be willing to
furnish coal in the largest lots got
the business of the best customers,
a/ifl th' other dealers last it. By
making it unlawful for one dealer
to supply more to one customer than
another dealer can do, all the
dealers will be taken care of.
The dealers are of the opinion that
the cards will eliminate much of
the confusion of the coal situation
here.
Veteran Political Leader
Fears Ruin of World
By Associated Press
London, Nov. SO. —Much discus
sion has been provoked in England
by the publication of a letter from
the Marquis of Lansdowne, a veteran
political leader. He pleads for a re
vision of the war aims of the allies
and an attempt to obtain peace be
fore the war leads to the ruin of the
civilized world. The letter has created
such a sensation that it is understood
it will be the subject of debate in the
British House of Commons probably
enr'v next week.
Thcf Evening News says that at a
representative meeting of the Union
ist party to-day Chancellor- Bonar
Law very strongly repudiated L.ord
Lansdowne's letter, describing it as
a "disaster."
Hummelstown Council Asks
County to Aid Road Work
A petition from the rfummelstowp
borough council asking the County
Commissioners to aid in perman
ently improving the main highways
in the town, and to join in asking
for state aid from the State High
way Department, was received to
day. In the statement it is ex
plained that the stretch of roadway
in need of permanent improvement
is 9,225 teet long extending from the
Swatara creek bridge at the eastern
end of the borough to the western
borough limits.
The commissioners In a reply seni
to-day requested council to furnish
a statement of the total cost of the
repairs which are planned and
which year's appropriations would
he needed to meet the expensa of
the improvement.
MANY MAIt It Y on HOI.IDA Y
Twenty-three marriage licenses
were issued Wednesday and yester
day, it was reported at the countv
recorder's office to-day, virtually
Pualing the record of Thanksgiving
licenses issued In previous vears
Three of the certificates were issued
yesterday, one of the clerks coming
to the office for a short time in the
morninic.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
GUARDSMEN FROM
EVERY STATE NOW
AT FRENCH FRONT
U. S. Soldiers From All Parts
of Country Training
in Europe
ALL ARRIVE IN SAFETY
Men Are in Fine Shape; Quar
tered in Rarracks Spe
cially Erected
By Associated Press
With the American Army in
France, Thursday. Nov. 29. —Na-
tional guardsmen from every state
in the union have arrived in France,
it is to-da.v permitted to announce,
'I hey are among the troops now
training or lately arrived.
While it is not permitted to dis
close the identity of units, it may
he said that all those which sailed
from the United States have ar
rived safely and that some already
are in training within sound of the
Kims on the battle front.
They are showing a spirit in co
operating with the purpose of all
co'ictrned to make the American ex
peditionary force a homogeneous
American Army in which each di
vi.'-'on. whether Regular, Natio: il
Guard or National Army, cannot be
distinguished in efficiency fron. the
others The former state troops are
billeted over a wide area and are
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Wonder Army Cooks Make
Pumpkinless Pumpkin Pies
Washington, Nov. 30. —Camou-
flaged pumpkinless pumpkin pie and
gingerless singer bread are the latest
experiments in food conservation
tested on one of the Army trans
ports.
The pie is. as its name implies,
camouflaged with cornmeal, with
Indian meal, salt, brown sugar, cin
namon, two eggs and ginger. The
ginger bread, however, is gingerless,
molassesless, egoless, butterless and
milkless.
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2! Chambersbift'g Nov, 30.i—Control <>f the Chambers-
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m .sbout, $." .*"0.000. t .
t NAVY DEPARTMENT RELEASES TTN
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*l* Jay by the Navy Department on representations V
4 Department of Commerce that private industries £•
T would be liandicapped seriously by lack of the metal, par-
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J NO GENERAL SESSION OF CONFERENCE J
4* Paris, Nov. 30.—The delegates to the interallied con-
I ference engaged to-day with the committee meetings <] L
j* the various French ministries, there being no genero: "j*
I rs*
non. The impression exists that the important work <i
W i the oonference will be transacted by these commis X
• sions, the proceedings of which are entirely secret. Hf
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T j GERMANS CLAIM CAPTURE OF PRISONERS T
A Berlin, Nov. 30.—Storming troops of the German
Crown Prince yesterday made a successful attack against J
tthe French positions north of Brave and captured a num-
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JL be'r of prisoners, the war office announced to-day. Jjg,
It! CORONER TESTIFIES IN MEANS TRIAL K"
J Concord, N. C., Nov. 30.—Dr. W. H. Burmelster,
T coroner's physician of Cook county, Illinois, testifying
X i.e-r the rtate, on cross examination in the trial of Gaston •{'-
T B. Means charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
m- King to day said the pistol that inflicted the wound caus- •£
T ing Mrs. King's death was not in contact with the head !£
™ "r
hen fired* The witness declared it would have been a "j*
4 hysical impossibility for Mrs. King to have caused the
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I MARRIAGE
Andrew A. Clark and Francea L. Slsler, Mechanlcahnrßi WIN
"i llam J. Stflnbrric, Jr.. and Mar*are J. Clancy, Harrlabnr*| ,KI- &
4. wood K. Mell and Auna I. Uuiutitr, llarrlnltiirK i Harper S. libera, 3
T Camp Meade, and Tuvllln A. Jacob*, Harriabursi Kdnin H. Teaicne *1"
M mid Fannie F. Francla, WaablnKtun, 11. C.| John J. UcntalUler and J.
< lam J. Cirlbble, Harrlaburm Herbert H. \\ nahinger, I.emoyne. and
Vernn V. Wllklna, Johnatown; Cbnrlea H. Erford, Camp Hill, and
•> Ftancea H. Mummn, Mt. Joyi Cbnrlea G. Hariuan and Mary R,
_t. OrawliailKh, HiirrlabnrKi Itelvln K. Kendall and Sarn J. Ilannan,
7" llnrrlnliurtci William C. Ilnmood, Cleveland, and l.lle U. Peeler, •%
At llnrrlaburin Jacob C. 1,. Httchr.v and liraee M. Wetzel. Carllalei -
i Charlea A. KwlnK. Steelton, -ind Ml -le ti. Naclta, Ilarrlaburitl
7* llomer C. K. Oelar and Horclln St. Clnlr Flrcatonc, <nn p Hill; Ilil- at
_' 1{ win v. liner nlO Minnie K. Ilodkey, IlltrrUliurKl \\ llllnm R, i burp 1
nnd Muaan Hlppenateel, llnrrlaburßt l.elloy . limberifer. Hum- X
■* mrlalimn, and Mary K. MeAlllater, Harrlahnrs. tit
STATE REVENUE
HIT BY CONDITION
OF TAX RECORDS
Auditor General's Department
Issues Statement Regard
ing the Fiscal Year
ECHO OF THE SUITCASES
Relief That Next Year Will See
a Great Increase in. the
State's Income
Pennsylvania's fiscal year, which
closes to-night, will not show as
great receipts as the fiscal year of
1916 because of a difference of two
months in the period covered, be
cause of conditions in which there
was found records on which taxes
had to be computed and because the
new direct Inheritance tax i not
yet producing much money accord
ing to a statement issued by
the Auditor General's DeoUtnient.
The receipts for the fiscal year of
lftlii were $36,6(13,039.23 and c\-
ipenditures $35,4 89,553.6/. Heavy
payments are being made to-day,
but it is estimated at the depart
ment that the aggregate will not
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Man Grabs Purse From
Woman in Dauphin
Mrs. Sherman Fertig, wife of a
rural mail carrier of Dauphin, was
robbed of twenty dollars in money
and a gold watch this morning short
ly before noon. Alr;>. Fertig was
walking down Erie street, Dauphin
when she was attacked by a tall
dark-haired man wearing a big
overcoat, while she was o:i her way
to take a rain for Harriaburg. The
man approached from the rear, grab
bed her pocketbook and watch and
fled toward the river. As soon as
the crime became known a number
of men began a search for the thief.
At a late hour to-day no trace of
the man had been found.