Reports That Bolsheviki Have Defeated the Cossacks in Initial Battle Are Denied in Dispatches HARRISBURG ifSfgfii .TELEGRAPH M ®I)C Star- sn&cpcn&cnt > * LXXXVI— No. 297 18 PAGES COSSACKS DENY REBEL VICTORY IN ENCOUNTER General Korniloff Reported to Have Been Wounded; His Capture by the Bolsheviki Is Considered Possi ble; Reported Failure of Don Cossacks Due to Un willingness of Railroaders to Move Reinforcements London, Dec. 13.—A battle has occurred near Bielgorod. in southern Russia, between Bolsheviki forces and troops under General Korniloff but the outcome has not been established and Petrograd advices are conflicting. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that General Korniloff was defeated and wounded and that his capture was to be expected. A dispatch from the representative of the Post, however, denies the reported Bolsheviki victory, saying Gneral Korniloff has routed his oppo nents and soon will join General Kaledines at Novo Tcherkask. The Post correspondent, who received his information from an unnamed source sends a detailed description of the battle. He says General Korniloff had about 3,000 men, making up what is known as the "wild division" of cavaliers of St. George "bat talions of death" and some artillerv. "When the Bolshevik! troops were* encountered. General Korniloff di- ! ■\ ided his army and sent one parti forward by train. This soon was fol-j lowed up by the Bolsheviki, vlio j promptly trumpeted a great victory.! General Korniloff, however, in the meantime maneuvered his main force near the Bolsheviki, and at-! tacked with artillery. Some of nis opponents fled, and others .surren dered or Joined the red guard sec- > tion of the Korniloff army. The re- I inaining Bolsheviki were surrounded; and dealt with very drastically. In a long review of the "Bussian ; situation the Petrograd correspond- , ent of the Post says there is no pros- i pect of a peaceful settlement and that henceforth force must decide everything. The secret of the suc cesses throughout the country of the Bolsheviki, he WTitcs. is that they represent the iron hand. What is behind them is as yet undisclosed but among the influential members of their organization are men who were prominent in the secret poli-l ITALIANS HOLD LINE IN FIERCE HUN DRIVE By Associated Press Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 12.—General Von Buelow's German troops have joined the Austrians and Bohemians tinder Field Marshal Conrad Von Hoetzendorf in a series of heavy as sa'ilts during the past two days be tween the Brenta and Piave rivers, just north of Monte Grappa. The fighting has been severe and has been attended with large losses but in the main the Italian line has been sus tained with one slight Indentation at Monte Spinocia, where the enemy secured a temporary foothold which is still being con'.-'Sted bitterly. Artillery preparation early yester day was followed by infantry rushes with the Austrians on the right and the Germans on the left. The fourth Austrian division, on the right had a number of Bohemian regiments in the front l.ne. These were fresh from the Russo-"alacian front. A desperate struggle went on around Col. BereUu.. where the Aus trians were aided by entilated tire from batteries on the west bank of the Brenta river in positions estab lished when the lines were reformed last week. For some time the Ber •otta positions were in the hands ot the enemy, but a brilliant counterat tack has restored nearly all the Ital ian possessions German reserve forces were en gaged for the first time since they THE WEATHER" I'or Ilnrrlntiurit nnil vicinity: Snow to-night and Friday I lowest temperature to-night about IS denrees: colder Friday. , For Knatern Pennsylvaniai Snow 10-nlKht and Friday, not much rbannc In lempcrnture to-night t , colder Friday) taut wind*, be coming fresh went. Hlver The Snsquebanna river nnd nil I(M branches will remain Ice-bound nnd nearly stationary, except local rises may occur due to Ice. A Mace of about 4.0 feet la In dicated for Hnrrisburg Friday morning- General Conditions A disturbance, central near f'hl- I raeo, IN cnuslng unsettled I wentber over the eastern half of the United Stales, and light anow has fallen In the last twenty-four hours generally over the I.ake Iteglon nnd In the Middle Atlantic and .N'ew Cngland State*, and light rain In the South Atlantic and Fast Golf Statea. Rnln and Know linte fallen In the \orlliwcstern Stales and Western < anndinn provinces as a result of n dis turbance moving down from the I'ar .Northwest. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 21. I.owest temperature, 12, Mean temperature, 18. .Normal temperature, 33. [ tical police of the empire, which | once ruled Russia. These men, ac- I cording to the correspondent, ore | introducing dissension everywhere. I He continues: "Although floods of indignation are being poured out daily upon the i Bolsheviki, it is l>eyond question they are gaining ground in Kussia, simply because they use a strong , hand, which is the only thing the Russians in general appreciate. : Their methods might horrify the j west, but would be understood per i fectly east of the Suez. "For example, in the last tlirec weeks there have been taken out of the rivers and canals of Petrograd, 7,000 naked corpses of persons whose (lentlis were not caused by drowning. The injuries which caused death tell their own story. A suit of clothes nowadays in Rnssii is worth more than hand fills of paper money. Hie corpses of the women i [Continued on Page ll.] were used on the big Isonzo offen sive. The fighting was bloody aroui#! Monte Spinocia and Col. Oso—"bear hill"—with the enemy gaining a foot hold. The result of the two days' fighting has not advanced tactically the enemy's positions leading toward the Venetian plans which is his real aim. London Optimistic Over Submarine Situation; Large Losses Cause No Alarm By Associated Press London, Dec. 13.—Despite the fair ly large number of sinkings re ported this week there is no decrease in optimism among those who know the submarine war situation, who see no reason for modifying or al tering Premier Lloyd George's state ment of November 20 that there is no longer any fear of the submarine proving a decisive factor in the war. Events since November 20 in fact have tended to increase rather than decrease the confidence with which the premier spoke. The month of November was a red letter month in the anti-U-boat war for three rea sons. First, the loss of tonnage dur ing the month was the lowest since the unrestricted submarine campaign began. Second, the sinkings of en emy submarines were the greatest ever recorded in a single month. Third, the launchings of new mer chantmen from British yards came "within measurable distance" of equaling the loss of tonnage by sub marine attack. Jerusalem Will Remain Outside Fighting Area By' Associated Press Amsterdam. Dec. 13.—An indica tion that the Turks will not attempt to recapture Jerusalem was given by General Stoeger-Steiner. Austro- Hungarian war minister, in replying to a question raised In the Army committee of the Austrian delegation as quoted in a dispatch received here to-day from Vienna. The General said Jerusalem was occupied without fighting, the Turks retreating eastward through the town when their positions to the west were subjected to a surprise attack by the British. Jerusalem suffered no damage he said, and the Ottoman supreme command has given assurances that wanton dam age is out of the question. Jerusalem will now remain out side the fighting zone, t}ie general said. "Dry" Amendment to Pass, Says Kiess Congressman Edgar R. "Kiess, of the Williamsport district, who was at the Capitol to-day, declared that the "dry" amendment was certain to pass Congress. "I am (irmly of the opinion that the prohibition amendment will go through this year," said he. The Congressman was one of the early "drys"in legislative davs and has consistently followed that line. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1917 CROZIER BLAMES BAKER FOR DELAY OF MACHINE GUNS Members of Senate Military Affairs Committee Ask Pointed Questions CHIEF GIVES DETAILS Time Needed For Manufac ture After Funds' Are Au thorized by Government By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 13.—Major Gen eral Crozier, chief of army ordnance, testifying to-day before the Senate Committee investigating war prepa rations. declared the responsibility /or delay in getting machine guns lay personally with Secretary Baker, who look charge of the tests between the different ty,pes. 'Because of the machine gun shortage. General Crozier testified, foreign guns were furnished to the American troops abroad and to troops in training at home. Senators of the committee pressed General Crozier vigorously for ex planations of what he had been do ing when it was almost certain that war would be declared and after it pctually was declared. The Senators declared they wanted specific infor mation and not generalities on the reported shortages of rifles. General Crozier explained that there was a iiel'y in changing the type, but con tended it had been a beneficial one and declared that any troops the government was preoared to send to France could be equipped with rifles immediately. Soldier Is Lonesome; Newspapers Help to Make His Lot Easier By Associated Press Washington, Dec, 13.—As a warn ing to the puDlic to beware of pub lished stories that men at the Army training camps are unhappy, lone some, without food and dejected, the War Department to-day made pub lic a letter from Postmaster Wolfe, at Chillicothe, Ohio, dealing with a specific case. "Last week," wrote Postmaster Smith, "a syndicate set of newspa pers published the story about —(sol- dier's name deleted) he was lone some and had never received piece of mail since being in camp. His picture went with the article and it made good reading. "In yesterday's mall alone he re ceived 1,200 letters, nineteen special delivery letters and parcels and fifty four ordinary parcels. It happened he can neither read nor write. Mr. Gregg made an examination md he found nineteen soldiers sitting about him selping him read the mail ar.d they had lots of fun at the expense of sentimental women but got all the money and stamps enclosed." Wildwood Lake Opens For City Skaters Wildwood Lake will be open for .skating late to-day. Assistant Park Commissioner V. Gront Forrer an nounced at noon. During the morning and afternoon a force of eight men were busy clear ing the snow from a large area at the upper, end of the lake. The ice is from live to six inches thick and is safe, but Mr. Forrer said the red Hag will not be raised until to-mor row because of the uncertain weather conditions. While the surface of the ice is smooth, the slight thaw after the first snow has put a thin coating of snow tee on top. This will be worn down and then will be scraped off to-morrow. For the youngsters, the Twelfth street pond has been cleaned and is now open. At the Paxtang Lake men were busy during the afternoon shoveling off the snow, but it is not likely that a larg* enough space will be cleared to accommodate a big crowd. If the weather remains cold this lake will be ready to-morrow, however. A large crowd is expected at Wild wood to-night and the .restroom has been opened to accommodate the skaters. Park policemen will be ed tailed there to keep order and pre vent any rowdyism. American Birdman in Raid, Berlin Report By Associated Press With the American Army in France. Wednesday, Dec. 12.—1t is learned in connection with a report sent out by the official Wolff Tele gram Bureau, of Berlin, stating that one of four machines participating in a British raid over Esch, Luxemburg, was manned by an American, that no aviator attached to the American expeditionary force participated. The airman possibly may have been an ' American in the British or French i service. APPEAL FOR COAL New York. Dec. 13.— An appeal for coal, on the ground that the short age of the commodity is largely re sponsible for many deaths from pneumonia, was made to Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield to-day by the health authorities here. Witli- I in twenty-four hours, fifty-four per sons have died from pneumonia, Mr. I Garfield was informed. THINK! THINK | BIG MASSED ATTACK BY TUTONS REPULSED IN CAMBRAI REGION Drive Made on Front of One Mile East of Bullecourt; German Losses Heavy; Enemy Bombard ment Continues Field Marshal Haig's troops have met and repulsed the first massed attrcks on the western front in sev eral days and have inflicted heavy lesses on the Germans. I'he attack was made on a front of one mile east of Bullecouit and between that town and Queint, and had it suc ceeded might have had tactical ef fect .upon the shortened saileiu be fore Cambrai. After a heavy bom'ojvdni?nr, Btiarian troops went forward In massed formation. The British line CITY CALLS FOR LOYAL MEN AND WOMEN TO WORK Red Cross Campaign Gives Everyone Chance to Show Their Patriotism Men Wanted! In llie trenehea on the wrutfrn from American aoldlera lire I1KI>- luis —even If It In the Kind Yule tide nenton. In a hundred tralnlm; enmpa In Amerlen men of the I'nlteil Stutea Army lire Kettlpic reridy for the aerlnua hualneaa of war—even If Chriatmna I* only ten dnya nhend. And they nr e to huay fretting rrntly to light thnt they won't he home Chrlntmla. In HnrrlahurjE men are minted for the aerloua hualneaa of aeeur- Ing memlierahlpa for the lied ( roan. ChrlMmua la only ten duya ahead, the period la the liuxleat of the year, hut men are wanted who at home nlll In a wny emulate the exnmple of the hoya who linve of fered the heat they linve. Men arc wanted at lied Croaa lleadqunrtera, Mnrket nnd Court itreeta. Word was received at Red Cross campaign headquarters this morning that Johnstown and Alientown Red Cross eompaign committees have in formed their workers that every ef fort must be r.'.ade during the Christ mas drive for members next week to surpass the showing made by Harris burg. Harrisburg's record in one previous Red Cross and two Liberty Loan cam [Continucd on Page 4.] QVAKANTIM: I,IFTEI> Atter being under quarantine for several weeks because of three cases of smallpox developing at the house, health officers to-day lifted the re strictions placed on 1121 North Sev enth street, permitting the fourteen colored persons housed there to len'o the premises which have been thoroughly fumigated. The other two he uses in the city u- still under quarantine held, except on the right, and the Germans were driven back with heavy loss. On the right the enemy gained a short length of trench, which had been destroyed in the bombardment preceding the attack. No further attempts with infantry \\ere made, the Germans contenting 'themselves with massing artillei y fire against the British positions in this area. Between Bullecourt and Ypres, [Continued on Page 11.] HUNDREDS JOIN ARMY AS TIME LIMIT EXPIRES City Sends Many Soldiers to Regular Army For the Aviation Corps A 12 o'clock to-day the opportun ity held open to draft registrants to choose a branch of the service in the Regular Army, was automatical ly closed, and all men who register l ed for the selective service June 5, ' must now await the action of the draft boards. In the rush of appli cants for enlistment the local otllce i has been swamped and have worked | day and night to get the hien on their way. Fourteen hundred and j ninety-four men since Monday are [Continued on Page 4.] AMI'.NIS SAYS SI.AVKU OF THIO WAS I.YSANIO i Ebensburg. Pa.. Dec. 13. —In the ! opinion of Dr.. Theodore Diller, a Pittsburgh alienist. George C. Tomp -1 kins, of Philadelphia, was insaqe at the time he killed Mr. and Mrs. Ed rr.und I. Humphreys and son, of Phil f adelphia. in Cambrai county last July, 1 and is insane at the present time. THE GARBAGE MAKES ITS APPEARANCE HERE These are the days of the lean gar bage pail. No general alarm of a city fire department ever had such instantaneous response as the food scare has administered to the house wives of the whole nation, that is if Horrisburg is any criterion. Even the wandering canine which has been accustomed to haunt the "isolated garbage pail for a stealthy meal has | given up the Job in disgust. Huge i receptacles all over thecity. especially | at the hotels, which formerly o\er-; flowed every day, now give a hollow j sound when the garbage man taps j them. For the people, rich and poor, | aro saving now as they never saved before. i The government's warning to economize on all fats has been ob- i CITY SETTLES 'HARDSCRABBLE' ON NEW BASIS First Purchase Made on Fig ures Estimated by Experts; More Than Viewers' Price Settlement of the first of the Hard scrabble appeal cases listed for Jtsry trial in court was announced tto-day when a verdict of $22,000 was awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth S. Hiester and Caroline S. Baldwin, owners of the properties,' 1100 to 1106 North Front street. It was stated that of fers have been made by the city to all the other property owners who have appealed with the result that all or the majority of the cases may be settled late tt/is afternoon in court by al verdict of agreement. Representatives of the city in ex plaining the litigation stated that in .fairness to all the owners involved three of whom they regarded as best qualified real estate men were pro cured to estimate the amount which they thought the city should pay for the properties to be acquired. These men are George E. Etter, Herman P. Miller and Ed. Moeslein. Their estimates were averaged and it is understood have been submitted to earh of the property owners through counsel. It was said that the figures are slightly above those given in the award of the viewers. All the esti mates furnished by the three realty men are on a similar scale with the Hiester award. Should all the appealed cases be settled on the basis outlined the question of payment by the city for improvements since 1871 will re main. This may be argued before the county court or an appeal taken to a higher court, with the result that there may be a slight delay until all litigation in the Hardscrabble cases ends. If it is decided that the city must pay for these improvements it will mean an additional cost in ac quiring the properties. Members of t'ity Council would not state definitely what action may be taken toward acquiring and raz ing the properties, intimating that they intend to wait until all legal procedure is over. It was said inoili cially that Council could authorize a loan to pay the assessments awarded the owners, and could provide inter est in next year's budget to meet the first payment of the loan. served in most commendable fashion. You see no gristle or fat chucked away in these war days. Neither do the housewives pile up the garbage pail with vegetables left-overs "Folks sure are eatin' the' celery right down to th* tops," observed a thoughtful browed garbage collec tor. "And as fo 1 grape fruit, peel inps the rare scarce as hen's teeth." Wise and efficient cooks are fol- I lowing the French plan of utilizing | meat bones and vegetables to hake tasty soups nd the "warmer] ovec" ; ineals is lurv n common repast. There : is no question rut that the continued [and multiple publicity of the press jis educating the whole populace and an economy Is being developed which will not be discontinued even when this war is a part of history. I Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION INQUIRY INTO HALIFAX BLAST IS UNDER WAY Official Action Begun by Canadian Government to Fix Responsibility NO PUBLIC ATTENDANCE Attorneys Represent Munici pality, Owners of Colliding Vessels and Others By Associated Prfss * la '' fax ' ee. 13.—Official inquiry was begun by the Canadian govern ment to-day to determine u rossi lis!on re l n P i? S . i . b , ility v for the Bh 'P col lision in Halifax harbor with its re sultant explosion and fire and the loss of nearly 1,300 lives a week ago to-day Justice Drysdale, Judge in admiralty, presided.' ~ Attorneys present represent the Canadian and Nova Scotia govern ments, owners of the two colliding Fre , nch munition* 3lli!>i iif .n t C a tll ° Norwegian re lief ship Imo; the City of Halifax "ion Halifax Pilotage Coinmis- Citizens of Halifax were still so occupied to-day with the reh.ib na tion of their city that there was no M E C H attend^ ce when the taking of testimony began. Among the first witnesses to be called were Pilot McKay and Cap [Continiicd on Page 16.] Faces Murder Trial but Aids Red Cross Fund Among the contributions received at Led < ross headquarters in the r agei building for the Halifax re let fund was a I'anadian half-dol lar, given by John Wright, who is awaiting trial in the Dauphin county Jail for murder. Wright, who is col ored, lived in Steelton. and is alleged to have killed a man there some months ago. Other contributions to the fund totaled $93. A grand total of s"!>£.Bs has been received to date at Ked Cross headquarters. t • * J TEACHERS CAN HELP £ e% Harri-.iburg. —The Rotary Club, which will give a din- *s* T*. ner to boys and girls during Christmas week, requests w 4# school and Sunday school teachers to sen* to J. H. Nixon, jj] 25 S. Second street, by Saturday noon the nanris and 4* addressc:, of children whose circumstances are such as *mt £ to entitle vhem to invitations. From these, boys and girls *; I #£■ .j* up to 12 years, thr list of : lest • will be made up by tha X dub.. !t is desired to keeo knowledge from the children X m X to e n< lu< ed until the list is completed. * GERMANS CONTINUE ATTACK J jJJ Rome, Dec. 13.—Attacks in force were renewed yes- jf* 4* tcrday by the enemy upon the Italian lines east of the f X Bren?a. the waj office announced tc-day. The attacks 3* X y X continued the miire afternoon but because 0. his heavy loss*- the e etny'a- night abandoned h< effort. T MADRID PARLIAMENT TO BE DISSOLVED ? | Madrid, Dec. 13.—The cabinet has 'dc r iJed on the im* X ■ . *2= 4, xnti, vl' iut ,n of parii ment a.. 1 the calling of new T j4 elections . X ?: 4* PEACE CONDITIONS NOT SUBMITTED £ X A n tei lam, Dec. I?.—No German peace conditions 1 , *** ■*T have been submitted to the Rursian delegates, according $ *9* . JL to an official received h'.re from Berlin. Up X to thu- time nothing has been discussed except the V *? armistice. | ' X U-BOAT TOLL SLIGHT v X JL * Paris, Dec. 13. —In the week ending December 8 only V one French steamship of more than 1,(j00 tons was sunk Xby German submarines. None under that tonnage was T ? lost. Three French vessels were attacked but none of 4 L 4 them wa destroyed. No fishing vessels were sunk. J T ;+ J HELD FOR SLASHING WOMAN * V Harris burg—William Wagner. 521 State Road, West f J, 4 Marysville, is being held under SSOO bail to await th; ascertaining of the extent of the injuries he is said to 4* X have, inflicted on Sarah Louise Scholl, 316 Sayford street, JL X with a six-inch clasp knife this afternoon, when he found T her with another man. * § |d J MARRIAGE | Kilsnr A. Wiiln.ii and I.ll> It. Arnold, llarrlnburg) Keubrn It. 4. *.Vlr i!ml Culhrrlnr Klcfcman, I'enbrooki William While and y Knlherln# Taylor, Iliirrlaburu. *§ COAL DEALERS CALL ON MAYOR TO HELP THEM Gates and Dare Say Yards Are Empty and No Means of Supplying Customers POLICE HEAR COMPLAINT Chief Wetzel Tells Callers People Arc Seeking Re lief Though Him John H. Gates, of the John 11. Gates Coal Company, and J. E. Dare, of the Dare ' 1 ompany, called at the mayor's office this morning to ask Mayor Keitlcr to take some action looking toward the obtaining of an adequate coal supply for Harrisburg. Tliey found Mayor Keister had not returned from Wilkes-Barre and told Chief of Police Witzel that they would call again to-morrow. Chief Wetzel told them that the police are finding the fuel situation here none too good. "I have had at legist a doz en complaints over the telephone," the chief told them, "coming from people who have said they are out of coal—not a bucketful in the house —and unable to get any. When their own dealers would not supply them they went elsewhere, but were unable [Continued on Page 6.] Engineer, Unarmed and Alone, Carries $2,000,000 Worth of Platinum By Associated Press A Pacific Port, Dec. 13. —In boxes, carried as luggage, F. W. Draper, an American engineer, brought from Petrograd 21,000 ounces of plati num. safe arrival of which at n Pa cific port was announced in Wash ! ington yesterday. The metal, valued at nearly $2,000,000, is consigned to the Secretary of Commerce mid is needed for war purposes. Draper, in relating to-day the story of his trip said ho traveled alone and unarmed across Siberia to Vladivostok, where he took a steam er.
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