napters of "The A North , in y "^^elegraph At HARRISBURG lH§ib TELEGRAPH ®!)c oiar- Independent LXXXVI— No. 287 16 PAGES GERMANS TAKE 4,000 BRITISH NEARCAMBRAI Berlin Announces Capture of Many Men and Several Batteries in Contested Cambrai Region; British Head quarters Admit That Guns Were Destroyed to Save Pieces From Huns; Present Situation Not Serious Berlin, Dec. I.—Via London. —The Germans yester day captured 4,000 British and several batteries in the Cambrai region, the war office announces. The statement says that between Moeuvres and Boar lon and from Fontaine and LaFolie the Germans threw back the British to the villages of Graincourt, Anneux and Cantaing, stormed the heights on the west bank of the Scheldt, on both sides of the Banteau, and also cap tured Gonnelieu and Villers-Guislain. British Headquarters in France, Dec. I.—ln their operations in the Cambrai region yesterday the Germans began a turning movement, but the British were able to pull back most of their troops and guns at the first attack and save them from being caught. The British blew up a certain number of guns. So far as could be ascertained this morning, no British guns were captured by the Germans. The German casualties yesterday were exceedingly large. The Brit ish probably lost a considerable number of men. There is no con cealing the fact that the enemy gave the British an uncomfortable hour or two yesterday, but the situation this morning is not one to cause particular uneasiness. Some scattered British in the front line may have fallen into the hands | of tbip Germans but most of the! tuodps are reported to have been •Withdrawn safely. Some ground' has been lost, but unless unforeseen I events arise the German plans hnve been frustrated, with the infliction of serious losses on them. Fighting is still proceeding to day. The British are continuing their counterattacks. retails of the fighting in the C.im brai area yesterday, now beginning to come through, emphasize the serious nature of the enemy attempt to break up the broad salient created by General Byng's recent victory, which so seriously menaces the Ger man Cambrai base. The German turning movement patiently gave the British a trying ' time of it. They were oblige'd hur riedly to withdraw their troops from the area that was being cut off by the progress of the German wedge, and according to Berlin they lost 4,000 men in prisoners in the process. The capture of several batteries of Held guns also is claimed by the German staff. The news dispatches indicate a number of endangered , guns were blown up by Byng's ar tillerymen and the pieces that fell into German hands may be presumed to have been these. British counterattacks Anally stopped the Teutonic rush and saved the day. The counter thrusts on the part of the British are continuing to-day and while some of the ground lost in the drive still remains in Germans hands the situation .0-day is reported as not to cause any par ticular uneasiness. The losses to both sides, particu larly to the German columns in their massed attacks, are reported heavy. During November the British forces on all fronts lost more than 120,000 men. including 94,f>00 wounded and missing. These totals are the highest reached in live months, and include the casualties in bitter lighting in the Ypres salient and in Palestine as well as befora Cambrai. There has been little except artil k ] erv activity on the other fronts, i The violent fighting on the Northern ■ Italian front has stopped for the ■ moment. The Austro-Germans are ■ reported active behind the lines and ■ are said to be building defenses on ■ the eastern of the Tagliamento H river, twenty-eight miles east of the M. Maklakoff, the Russian ambas- Hsador to France, who sits in the con ference us an unofficial observer, lias been dismissed by the Bolsheviki for taking p:yt in the ■ Spokesmen for the jritish gov ■erninent deny the le<g*r written by Marquis of I-anJwne| expressed th* \lewS ot-men o*™ of the British cabinet. Loro s linsdowne says the letter was entirely his own. He de clines to discuss its opportuneness, saying he has nothing to add or re tract and that the subject is too controversial. The Unionist party has condemned the letter. Elections in Petrograd of dele gates to the constituent assembly re sulted favorably to tho Bolsheviki who gained more seats than the con stitutional democrats. Siberia is re norted to be about to declare its independence. Ministers are meeting at Omsk and a Siberian nag has been raised. | THE WEATHER For ftarrlubnrK and vicinity: Fair to-nixht an<l Sunday, colder} lowest IfmPf'nture to-nlKhl about frretslng. For Fnntrrn Pennsylvania! Fair and colder to-night nnd Sundays moderate northwest to went wind*. Tempfrnturei 8• n1 ** '***• Sunt Rle, 7i12 . *et f 1:30 p. in. Moon: Kle: 7ilo P. River SinKfi B*9 fffl nbove low water mark. Ye*terdnyV Went her lllfCheMt temper*tare, its. I.owent ternpernture. SKI. Mean temperature, 36. Xorainl teriperature, 37. TEUTONS CONTENT WITH SMALL AIMS SAYS KUEHLMANN Russian Mobilization Immedi ate Cause of World War, Claims Foreign Secretary I By Associated Press London, Dec. I.—The German for eign secretary. Dr. Von Kuehlmann, i is quoted in a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam as saying it was absurd to imagine Germany would enter a peace conference with large claims. During yesterday's sitting of the Reichstag main comrffittce, Dr. Von Kuehlmann made a speech in which he said: Our eyes at the present moment are turned toward the east. Russia lias set the world ablaze. The gang of bureaucrats and sycophants, rotten to tho core, overruling the weak and misguided, though probably well meaning, autocrat. surreptitiously brought about the mobilization ot that country, which was the actual and immediate cause of the gigantic catastrophe which befell the world. Now, however, Ilussia has swept aside the culprits, and she is labor ing to find through an armistice and peace an opportunity for her Internal reconstruction. I need not supple ment the clear words in which the chancellor yesterday stated the atti tude of the German government to ward these aims. Here again our policy will adhere to the principle of firm but moderate statesmanship based upon tacts. The principles hitherto announced to the world by the present rulers in Petrograd appear to be entirely ac ceptable as a basis for reorganization of affairs in the east—a reorganiza tion which, while fully taking into account the right of nations to de termine their best instincts, is col lated permanently to safeguard the essential interests of the two great neighboring nations, Germany and Russia. "I am profoundly satisfied we shall be able to pursue this course in full agreement with our allies and, I take it, also with the unanimous moral support of the'representatives of the German people here assembled—a fact which will give- our action nec essary weight." Judge Harry A. Hall ft Dies in Philadelphia After Long Illness By Associated Press Philadelphia, Dec. I.—Judge Harry Alvan Hall, of common pleas court No. 25, died here to-day after a long illness. Death was due to heart dis ease. Judge Hall, who was 56 years old was born in Clearfield county. Pa. The court he presided over embraces Clinton. Cameron and Elk counties. Ho often sat on the common pleas bench in this city and took a leading part in Democratic politics. He is survived by his widow and a sister and niece who were at his bedside when he died. Judge Harry Alvan flail came of a lamily long prominent in state af fairs and was well known in this city. He was born October 7, isfil, educated at Bucknell and Yale, prac ticed law, becoming Senator from the Elk county district, which two of his brothers also represented; served as United States District Attorney, and was elected judge of the Ointon- Cameron-Elw district in 1907. He would have retired next month. Judge Hall served in the Sixteenth Pennsylvania infantry in the Porto Rican campaign. He traveled exten sively and was recipient of foreign orders. He was a member of many societies and clubs. James Knox Polk Hall, long State Senator and Democratic state chairman, was one of his brothers. HARRISBURG, PA.,SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1917 "TELL MR. HOHENZOLLERN HOPE TO SELL 500,000 SEALS BY CHRISTMAS Red Cross Sale to Regin in Harrisburg Next Week Red Cross Christmas Seals for 1917 will be placed on sale throughout Harrisburg and the surrounding dis trict next Wednesday. The sale will continue until January 1. Sales in the city schools will begin next Friday. They will end Decem ber 14, when reports will be turned in to the committee. D. D. Hammelbaugh, general chair man of the Harrisburg district Ued Cross Christmas Seals committee. (Continued oil Page 2) Coal and Food Heads Contest Priority Rights Bv Associated Press Washington, Dec. 1. The con test between the food and fuel admin istrations over priority rights for food and coal transportation, was taken up to-day at a conference be tween representatives of the railroad war board, the committee on priority and the two administrations concern ed. to decide' whether foodstuffs or coal and coke shall move lirst on the railroads. The fuel administrator's request that coal be given right of way lias drawn objections from the food ad ministration. If coal goes ahead of food, the food administration declares the country will be brought to the point of actual hunger. Meanwhile the general operating committee of the eastern railroads, acting on the suggestion of Fuel Administrator Garfield, has without a formal govern ment order, issued instructions giving preference to coal movement in or der to clear congested terminals. The committee on priority has in specific cases, been giving preferenct- to ship ments in the following order: First, livestock and perishables; second, ordinal- footstulTs and feeds third, railway supplies and materials fourth, coal and coke; fifth, govern ment supplies, and sixth, general freight. SANTA CLAUS IS GIVEN A BIG PACK OF CHRISTMAS TOYS BY YANKEE INGENUITY German Dominance of Market Gone Forever When Uncle Sam Settles Down to Work; \yar Plays Big Part in Mechanical Playthings Good-by, Germany, you have lost ♦he toy business forever. The Stars : and Stripes are waving over the lo.nd of the Hun, so far as this Industry is concerned, and you will believe that if you glance at the womljrful displays in the toy shops of Harris bur)?. Germany? Why, you would never krtow she had built a toy. They're all American make this Christmas season, and the shop keepers say that Germany, or any other foreign clime will never again monopolize this attractive industry. Yankee ingenuity has proved itself quite sufficient. An old white-haired man with his four little grandchildren stood in i front of a toy counter this morning and with an itching, generous \aad PUBLICATION OF TREATIES SCORED BY RUSS MINISTER Bolsheviki Have Committed a Shameful Violation, Says Amsterdam Official By Associated Press Amsterdam, Dec. I.—A memoran dum expressing indignation at the publication in Petrograd of treaties concluded between Russia and the allies was presented to the Dutch foreign minister on Friday by the Russian charge d' affairs here. The memorandum says the action of the Bolsheviki government amounts to a shameful violation by those respon sible of the obligations entered into. It adds: "News of the attempt by the Maxi malists to conclude a separate armis tice with the enemy has tieen re ceived at the Ryssian legation here with a feeling of indignation and protest, which the healthy elements of all Russia undoubtedly share." London, Dec. 1. —Details of a ser ies of documents published by the Bolsheviki government relating to concessions ofTercd to Greece for the purpose of inducing her to assist Ser bia are sent by the Petrogrnd cor respondent of the Times. These in clude an offer of Southern Albania, excepting Avlona; an offer of terri tory in Asia Minor and other offers at the expense of Turkey. These all came to nothing for various rea sons. One document, it is added, deals with a proposal to hand over Kavala to Bulgaria if Bulgaria joined the en tente allies. Another concerns Great Britain's offer of the island of Cyp rus to Greece, which lapsed owing to the refusal of Greece to help Ser bia. in his pocket fairly shivered with glee as those youngsters shrilled their joy at the marvelous things on display. "What do you like Effie?" he chuckled, thinking she would fancy the great big black air ship gun which shoots six continuous shells at the Kaiser's Zeppelins. "I want that electric cooker grandpa, and that awful sweet pretty doll with the blue eyes and blonde hair." "Tee-hee," warbled thd old fel low, "girls are just like they always were." When he got inside the store he found that the pretty doll was made up in New England, where the [Continued 011 Page 12.] COAL CARDS ARE CAUSING v MUCH CONCERN Customers Find Questions Are Difficult to Answer; Deal ers Pleased With Results "My goodness! Do yon mean to say I have to do all that to get a ton of coal?" This is the exclamation of the customer when lie is told that he must (ill out a coal card in order to have his order for anthracite till ed, according to a prominent dealer to-day. It seems to be a matter of great surprise to a customer when he is told that he cannot order coal over the 'phone, but must come into the office and sign his own card. The reporter asked how the cus tomers take the matter of signing the cards. "Here comes a customer. Watch him" was the answer. The dealer handed the customer the card and leaned back in his chair, quietly smoking his cigar and paying no at tention to the customer, who stood looking at the card. "Well, how do I do this?" said the customer. "That's the usual answer, Mr. Re porter," said the dealer, and turned to the customer. "Answer the questions," he said. "Well, I thought that would be your answer, v but it seemed so strange to order coal this wnv I had to ask you something," said the cus tomer. Dealers this morning said that thev can already see that the cards are going to be a good thing, for when a customer formerly ordered coal, over the phone, or by coming in himself, he always insisted that he did not "have enough to last through the night, so hurry and deliver it to day." Now, says the dealer, nearlv all customers admit that they have enough coal to last them through three or four days if necessary, and so it is possible for the dealers to use their judgment in placing the coal where It will do the most good. Colonel House and General Bliss Attend Versailles Conference Versailles, France, r>eo. T.—The first meeting of tile Supreme War Council which wilt consider the whole military situation, was held in a hotel here to-day. It was attended by Premier Uoyd George and Gen eral Wilson for Great Britain; Colonel House and General Bliss for the United States: Premier Clemenceau and General Poch for France, and Premier Orlando and General Ca dorna for Italy. Members of the council sat in seclusion, the hotel being- guarded carefully by police to keep out intruders. It is expected the deliberations will lr.st several days and will result in the formation of a Joint military pol icy for the western front. A. H. Fra zier, secretary of the American em bassy in Paris, assisted Colonel House.. All other American delegates to the interallied conference excepting 'fhomas N. Perkins, who was detained by business, attended n luncheon given to-day by the French foreign minister, Stephen Pichon, at the for eign office to all the delegations to the conference. It is expected the work of the com mittees will be concluded to-day. One of the members of the American mis sion expressed the opinion the com l-mlttee conference will be productive of far-reaching results. J CITY GARBAGE MAY BE FED TO GREAT PIGGERY Harrisburg Would Save Money and at the Same Time In crease Supply of Meat NOT UNUSUAL METHOD City Commissioners to Visit i Plant of Contractors at Rohrerstown Three bids were received by the city for the removal and disposal, j and the disposal only, of garbage. The proposals were opened to-day I by City Commissioner Morgenthater, j The lowest bid received was from Hagy Brothers, of Rohrerstown, Lancaster county, who offer to col lect and dispose of the garbage by feeding it to pigs, at a charge of $24,000 a year, or $2,000 a month. For a sixty-three month contract! the cost would be $120,000, or fifty, per cent, lower than the next bid which was $195,760, submitted by Edward L. Bader, of Atlantic City.) It is reported that the Pennsylva-! nia Reduction Company plant miglit, be purchased and used shouid the; contract be awarded to a* bidder, specifying the reduction method of: disposal. To Visit Plant As a result of the bid received b> j disposal by feeding the garbage to > pigs, the city commissioners will, probably take a trip to the piggery in j Rohrerstown on Monday afternoon to investigate the management and j success of the plan. The Hagy 1 Brothers firm now holds a one-year ! contract for collections in Lancas i ter, and also has a contract in Phil adelphia. For disposal only for one! year a bid of $4,000 was received. Three brothers operate the pig gery at Rohrerstown. They are Frank, Lewis and Hyles Hagy. At present 670 hogs are being raised at the piggery and are fed largely on | garbage. To show the difference in collec tion cost the firm submitted a bid of $12,000 for collection of gar | bage from the curb. Commissioners I Morgenthaler and Lynch both stated i this would not be considered, but i were surprised at the difference in j the cost as estimated by the firm. Oilier Bills In addition to bidding for a five year contract for collection and dis posal, Mr. Bader submitted a pro posal to dispose of the garbage by reduction only for $8t>,625. This was also for a live-year period. The third bid was from William T. Campbell, Philadelphia. For col lection and disposal for five years a proposal of $224,000 was made; while for disposal only for that per iod $98,000 is submitted. No specifi cations are made, the letter to Com missioner Morgenthaler stating the garbage would be disposed of in a sanitary manner. No bid was received from the Pennsylvania Reduction Company. Recently when the bids were opened for the first time by ex-Commission er Dunkle the present contractors offered to collect the garbage for fifteen months for $32,750. This is $2,750 higher than the present bid of Hagy Brothers if a tifteen-month contract was let at $2,000 a month. In all probability Commissioner Morgenthaler will make a definite recommendation to Council on Tues day after the commissioners. Health Officer Raunick, Mayor Keister and other officials have seen the piggery at Rohrerstown. Little Basis For Rumors of Police Removals Is Seen in City Circles Rumors of a number of changes in the police department were given little credence in city official circles to-day because of the requirements of the civil service law which pre vents any appointment to the police force for any position except upon the approval of council after three names nave been submitted by the civil service board following an examination of applicants for the position. Friends of the commission ers and Mayor Keister expressed the opinion that efforts are being made to create doubt as to the extent of the aplicability of the civil service law and predicted that little atten tion would be paid to such efforts. While the civil service board sub mitted the new rules and regulations to council for approval this is not required by law. No action will be taken by the board to set a date for examination until council disposes of the rules. U. S. Will Fill Russian Orders Now on Hand Washington. Dec. 1. ln explain ing lack of official advices here of Holshcviki government's dismissal of the Russian ambassador to France, the Russian embassy here announc ed it has had no formal relations with the Bolsheviki since their over throw of the Kerensk.v regime. Despite the uncertainty of Russian affairs, embassy officials said mer chandise ordered under existing con tracts are being manufactured by American contractors but no new contracts are being made. Shipment of articles now being made will de pend, it was said, upon future de velopments In Russia, with Russian officials here planning to prevent their receipt by the Bolsheviki. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION PROSECUTION OF WAR, FIRST AIM OF NEW CONGRESS Chief Concern Should Be For Effective Campaign, the President Believes LITTLE BUSINESS AHEAD Chief Executive Asks Cabinet to Submit Data on Pos sible Legislation By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 1. President Wilson believes Congress should coil fine itself almost entirely at tlie com ing session to legislation for the vig orous prosecution of the war. lie is expected to tell Congress so in his opening address, which will he de livered in the hall of the House at 12.30 o'clock Tuesday. All arrange ment were made to-day b.v the White House with Speaker Clark and Vice- J'resident Marshall for the joint ses sion at that hour. The President continued at work on his address to-day. transcribing I'is notes into finished form. He has asked all the cabinet members to pre sent memoranda on possible legisla tion which they consider vital neces sary for the successful prosecution of the war. atid it is understood the President will outline their recom mendations with his own in his ad dress. At informal conferences among Congressmen to-day the probablv legislative program was discussed. The usual appropriation bills, some already in process of formation: fiscal legislation, including new bond au thoritations and revenue measures and transportation and other domestic problems are regarded as constituting the session's work, expected to con tinue for many months. Prohibition and woman suffrage constitutional amendments will be pressed early in the session. Little buiness except to receive President Wilson's address. Is plan ned during the first week of the ses sion. Committees of both bodies ex pect to meet after, delivery of the ad dress and formally frame the imme diate program. Taxation legislation, it is expected, will be deferred for several months. • 44***+****!1**********++*++++ * ' * f •£ T AUSTRIA'S AIM A SPEEDY PEACE *f <ft $ t •§ T T mm #£§ + X ■ . '' RechMr;:tl; is quoted X + + 4* • X *|* has decided to CO a spirit of concilia T f m 4* nake pc: $ X f "pc.itiun . !n the futuie. * 4 EPULSE HUNS 4> cn iJ} 4* *£ + last night on th<. Verdun front, the war office reports. ▼ T ir 4* ! . j* U • NT SPARKS TO SPEAK X .J burg- -I resident E. E. Sparks of State College X aft- A || " I subjet' will be "The Clean Bill." T j* T iJ ' MINERS WILL WORK-ON HOLIDAY + T n? * * Hazleton,"Pa., Dec. !. iners are expected to r< A * 1 X 1 * * inception next Saturday as a result of a joint ajtpeal + * by c X t v DR. MEISENHELDEk DEAD W ' * A *i* lelder, of Yorl *| 4 V Ml 4 „ one of the best known medical practitioners in this part X * • of the state, a veteran of the Civil War, fell dead from + 4* tf the home of a patient He *L r J was 75 years old. * • MEANS TRIAL MAY BE LENGTHY •£ 4 ' ..cord, N. C , Dec. I.—Prospects at the opening to X I , day of the sixth session in the trial of Gaston B. Mean? *r ' 1 were that the introduction of evidence might last for an •( other week, particularly should the defense decide to pv> X e ) ' , I the defendant on the stand to explain his version of the Jr ' * ith of Mrs. Maude A. King. *s | 1 ; j. ♦{ MARRIAGE •> JC Dnvltl M. Ilrotvn nnil Irenr Hulllc llcl.uncy, MlllrrMoun; Harry J H. MmiltVr nnil Eva M. I'"H nm-h, Ohrrlin; Hnller H. A. Winder *', mill Jnmeii H. WriKht. A\ llllninl.rl I \\ llllmii OUINIIIIII nnil Amnnda IT.* <, C. dayman, l,tmoyi Krfil Saritrnl, Midtllrtown, nnil Cnlhrrlnr M. linoil. Ilnrrlnburici Arthur 11. McCalTerty nnil I'liyllln Hay, llrradrj | * * -Jo Harry H. Hire unit Mnuile M. Krrltccr, l.rnioynr. I > WAR COMMITTEE OF 1,500 TO BE NAMED IN CITY Businessmen Gel Great Civil ian Body Under Way For Big Tasks WOMEN TO HELP IN WOBK "Organization of Doers" to Be Selected From Persons in All Walks of Life Plans for the organization of a committee of 1,500 Harrisburg men and women to carry out all manner of civilian work that will turn up In the city during the period of the war, was announced to-day. At the suggestion of former Mayor J. William Bowman, a preliminary committee of businessmen have be gun the work. William Jennings has been selected as chairman. Asso ciated with Mr. Bowman and Mr. Jennings are Mayor Daniel I>. Keis ter, Paul Johnston, George Keinoehl, David E. Tracy, Donald McCormick. Henderson Gilbert, John I"\ Dapp, David Kaufman and E. D. McColgin. A statement of the organization and purpose of the committee was made public this morning by Chair man Jennings. The personnel of the organization has not been completed, but it was announced that it will ap- [Continued 011 Pae 12.] Lieut. Lesher Takes Bride • at Recruiting Offic Lieutenant Robert William Leslie 'U. S. A., retired, the man chiefly I responsible for the Harrlsburg <1 i■ trict's national record in recruiting was quietly married on November :'l to Miss Ruth Agnes Morrell, of Stee'- i ton. and the news did not filter o>,t until to-day. Strictly censored, a >- parentlv, some of the recruiting boys , could no longer keep the secret, ev u !In the face of a court-martial. Tne i wedding took place at headquarters will all the staff presenting arms, or whatever military men do at a w< I ding. The boys also showed their r )- preciation of the lieutenant and bis charming bride with a magnifies it silver set. Though a native of Jjc'i anon, lieutenant Lesher now ca'ls Ilarrisbtirg his home.
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