a§s e§s is Your Heart Right and Your Dollar Ready For the Red Cross Campaign? 4 J&k HARRISBURG fl|§§i|l TELEGRAPH ®I)C Star-Independent •' LXXXVI— No. 300 18 PAGES THOUSANDS ARE O PENING HEARTS TO RED CROSS City Gives Hearty Welcftme to Scores of Workers Who Are Willingly Giving Their Time and Labor to Help the Fighting Men; Appeal Is Understood by Men, Women and Children Anxious to Do Their Bit FINDS GOOD USE FOR DOLLAR A dollar bill which hadn't done a thing for anybody for 17 years went to work again this morning. This dollar bill retired from active life in 1900. In the 17 years that have passed since that time it rested in a bureau drawer, and from its face the late Mr. and Mrs. George Washington gazed into space. But on Saturday when the owner of the old bill read the story of Mary Russell and her dollar she decided to put her own dollar bill back on the "big time" circuit again, and so this morning she took her piece of currency to Red Cross headquarters. Market and Court streets, and gave it to the Halifax Fund. So, after a lethargy covering 17 years, the dollar bill is out in the world again—and its llrst mission is to take a dollar's worth of comfort to some Halifax sufferer. Harrisburg's campaign to secure Red Cross memberships started oft this morning with every indication of being an "over the top" winner. The city's quota in the Christmas drive was 30,000. House-to-house canvassing began shortly after 8 this morning. George Keinoehi's industrial committee, which has been at work for a week, expects to be able to report great things to-night. The young women in charge of booths placed 111 differ ent business place of the city report many memberships. Have It Ready While in the majority of instances solicitors to-day were immediately given the dollars representing mem berships in the homes they visited, in many cases they were asked to come again. That meant an extra trip and much lost time. It is urg ed upon Harrisburg people that they "have a heart" not only for the lied Cross,' but the volunteer solicitors. Those who do not sign membership cards are asked to sign the declina tion cards, giving their reasons for not becoming members. The Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Company cut that total down to 27,200' when it bought memberships for each of its 2,800 employes. The employes of the Pipe Bending Company, not to be outdone in generosity, decided to take out just that many more memberships for members of their families. And other big Harrisburg firms decided to follow the example of the Pipe Bending Company, as later an nouncements will show. Many .Memberships Reports from Workers in the Red Cross membership campaign, be gan pouring into local headquarters, 214 Market stret, this morning and continued during the lay. That the appeal of the Red Cross is meeting with success everywhere is e' idenced by these reports. Membership booths throughout the city, in all public places, are in charge of women who volunteered for patriotic service un der Mrs. James I. Chamberlin's committee, several weeks ago.. One of the largest contributions came from Kreske's store, where seventy eight members' were secured. The supplies for the campaign were ex hausted early in the day and win dow-card flags were substituted for the official flag, pending receipt of more supplies. T6tals of member shin at the headquarters was 134. Among other precinct and ward re ports are these, received before 1.30: Fourteenth ward. 28 annual mem berships, 1 subscribing membership; Tenth ward, two ladies teams se cured 186 annual memberships and 1 subscribing membership; Elev enth ward, first precinct, 23 mem berships, second precinct 84, third precinct 82, fourth precinct 12S, fourth ward total, 309. Police headquarters was notified this morning that a bogus solicitor [Continued on Pace 12.] Coal Shortage Closes Disston Saw Works By Associated Prcs.i Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—Lack of coal due to the railroad tieup has caused a complete suspension of op erations at the saw works of Henry Disston and Sons, Inc., Taeony. Nearly 4.000 men and women were temporarily thrown out of employ ment. Operations are expected to be resumed on Wednesday. The plant is making bayonets for the new Army. THE WEATHER l-'or 'llnrrlnbiirK anil vlclnltyt Fair, •-ontluiird cold 10-nlmlil nlth lowcut temperature about 18 deKrrea. For lantern Pennsylvania! Partly cloudy and continued cold to-nlulitt Tuesday unnn with rising tempera ture: moderate east wind* becomluK mo u til. I Itlver The Susquehanna river mid nil Its brnnches will remain Kenerully frosen and nearly stationary. A stage of nhont 4.5 feet I* Indicated for llnrrisburK Tuesday inorninK. General Conditions Pressure In unuaually HIkI) over the eastern part of the United States, particularly the northeastern por tion! It In aniMKnllr low over west ern Canada, with the eenter of nn extensive low pressure system in Alberta. I.i|[ht anow has fallen Kenerully In the last twenty-four hour* In the Middle Atlnntle atatea. There lias been a Keneral rise of - to 32 decrees In temperature slnec Saturday morning over all the ter ritory represented on the map, ex cept In northern New lOngliind. HARRISBURG LAD DIES IN FRANCE FROM WOUNDS Earl Aurand Is City's First Battle Victim to the Hun Harrisburg has given its first vic tim to the Hun. Word came to-day from the American expeditionary forces in Prance that Earl Aurand, 1625 Lo gan street, had died of wounds re ceived several ,weeks ago when the enemy dropped a shell in the Ameri can first line trenches. Mrs. Edward I. Aurand, the lad's mother, was prostrated by the. news that her son's life had gone out for his country. His father met the shock bravely and .had nothing to say. The note from General Pershing's headquarters in France to the boy's mother follows: Prom Commanding Officer, Co. I, 26th Infantry. To Mrs. Emma Aurand, 1625 Logan street, Harrisburg, Pa.: Subject, Death of Earl E. Aurand, Nov. 18, 1917. 1. Your son, Earl E. Aurand, was killed in action in Prance, in line of duty with Company I, 26th Infantry, November 13, 1917. 2. I extend to you, as his command er, my sincere sympathy, for your bereavement. He did his duty, fully and well, up to the last, and no sol dier could die more nobly. 3. His personal effects will be in ventoried and dispdsed of accord ing to army regulations, and any keepsakes or trinkets will be forwa rd to you through the Adjutant General's Department of the Army, Washington, D. C. B. R. LEGGE, First Lieut. 26th Infantry, Company Commander. Young Aurand was on the Mexican border with the Governor's Troop, and had served in the Army before the war broke out. He was one of the first Americans to be wounded in* The war. City Draft Boards Are Busy With Questionnaire The three draft boards in the city are mailing their questionnaires daily to registered men. Question naires are sent to every man who registered, regardless of whether he ever received exemption. The ques tionnaires must be made out, sworn to, and returned to the board inside of seven days. In a number of cases the questionnaires have already been returned, simply marked "enlisted" across the face. County boards are not sending their questionnaires, ow ing .to the failure of the government to supply envelopes. It was emphasized this morning that where registrants moved from the address they gave on June 5, and did not notify their draft boards, if they do not receive and return their questionnaires, tin y will be counted at fault, and put in the first class, and also stand liable to imprison ment for one year. Five per cent of the quotas of the draft boards are mailed daily except Sundays and holidays. They are mailed accord ing to order number, not alphabetic ally. New Device Tremendous Advance in War Surgery By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 7. —Detection of metat in wounds by means of a new telephonic device is described :n dis patches to the Department of Com merce. The Instrument is moved over the body of the patient and emits a humming noise when over a shrapnel ball or shell splinter and is further used in guiding a probe to ward the hidden metal. Whether the metal is magnetic and can be with drawn by an electro-magnetic with out the use of an incision also can be told by the instrument. ABOVE EVERY BATTLEFIELD Give and be a partner with these brave Soldiers of Humanity in every charge against Autocracy DRY AMENDMENT HASSTAGECENTER AT WASHINGTON Vole on Federal Amendment in House Set For Five O'eloek Today By Associated Press "Washington, Dec. 17.—The House vote on the Federal prohibition amendment resolution set for &■ o'clock to-day took the center of interest over war issues in Congress to-day with prohibition leaders con fident of the two-thirds majority necessary for adoption. As presented to the House the resolution required ratification by three-fourths of the states •vithin seven years while the draft approved by the Senate last August fixes a time limit of six years for state action. Favorable House action to-day means that differences must be ad justed in conference and the con ference report adopted by both bodies before it is submitted lo the states. There is little apparent to indicate tnat the smoothing out pio [Contimied on Page 5] British Bring Down Three Hostile Machines By Associated Press London, I)ec. 17.—The British war oflife statement of aerial operations issued at midnight reads: "Although the weather was fine Saturday, a very high wind and ground mist interfered with recon naissance and artillery works. Many rounds were tired during the day into the enemy trenches and bombs were dropped on numerous targets, including two positions of long range guns southwest of Lille. loiter we again bombed these gun positions. "During several fights three hos tile machines were brought down and two were driven out of control. None of ours is missing." HI6 'IDEE WMS TO ENLIST, BUT HE WAS UNDERFED The free lunch sign no longer; hangs out at Alderman Kramme's: office. It was taken down at noon 1 to-day. Sitting quietly, while the! snow dreamily wafted against the! window. Alderman Krumme was! meditating on deep municipal oftairsj when a stranger oozed in the door, i His dread naught shoes were camou-j llaged with coal dust and his mourn- j ful eye spoke of a longing for pork j chops and mince pie. "Jes' dropped in from Scranton," confessed the stranger and helped! himself to a chair, alongside o£j which reposed a dlnnerpall belonging to a Harrlsburg railroad man who! had stepped out a moment prior to j going to work. "Well, guess you got plenty of snow up there," mused the Alder-! man. writing In his ledger. "Snow and coal," added the stran-| ger in tones that were muffled, but; rather hearty. The Alderman kopt| on scribbling. "Coul and snow," supplemented the weary stranger, now almost | HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1917 HICKOK TO ASK FOR MORE COAL SHIPMENTS HERE Yards of Dealers Practically Empty Today of All Fuel Gives SIOO to Buy Coal For Poor Families Milton H. Plank, 1421 North j Front street, to-day seht Mayor Keister a check for SIOO to be | used in the police quick charity | fund. Mr. Plank sakl he believed | the money might be used to ad- I vantage in looking after poor i families who may be suffering | from a shortage of coal. Ross A. Hlckok, coal administrator for Dauphin county, is going to Phil adelphia to-morrow to' confer with William Potter, head of the state fuel administration, in an effort to see | what steps can be taken to relieve the acute coal situation here. Mr. Hickok said this morning that he has no particular recommendations to make to Mr. Potter, but is going to see him for the purpose of laying the condition in the city before the state commission, and see vyliat can [Continued on Page 12.] Thieves Relieve Chicago of $2,000,000 Since Jan. By Associated Press Chicago, Dec. 17. —Thieves and robbers have profited to the extent of more than $2,000,000 by their operations in Chicago since the first of last January, according to police figures made public to-day. This is said to be largest harvest ever gath ered here in a year by criminals. There have been 14,000 burglaries of all description, twenty payroll robberies and ten bank robberies. | choking as he gulped down the rall- I loader's pumpkin pie and fat crul j ler. | "Darn little coal her?," cojiOded. | the Alderman Abseritmindedly, and 1 then looked up as the railroad man , entered. "My idee in comin' down here j was t enlist," observed the stranger, | brushing a soiled mit over his lips.! | "But they turned me down for bein*' I underfed—" "Underfed!" shrieked the railroad! 'man, grabbing up the empty pail \ "He's fed himself, out o.' my grubbox, I Alderman. What d'you know about that. Hully gee, there's a piece of my pumpkin pie hangin' on his j jaw!" ( It was intleed the fact, and Al derman Kramme was so fascinated j with the Seranton stranger's ad | roitness that he went out with him i nnd bought htm a cup 6f <?off°e ' | "I.ong as you got it inside of you,"| I he said with the spirit of Christmas pervading, "you might as well wash j it down." PRIVATES MAY WIN PROMOTION SAYS PERSHING Samiriees Who Demonstrate Ability May Advance From Ranks at the Front By Associated Press With the American Army in France, Sunday. Dec. . 16. —Orders just issued by General Pershing pro-| viding for a system of promotion | from the ranks, tinder which any private who demonstrates his ablity may win a commission, makes all noncommissioned officers, even cor porals, eligible for a school which is being established at a large training center for the instruction of candi dates for commissions. Privates who desire to become officers must llrst demonstrate their efficiency by earn ing appointment as noncommission ed officers. The noncommissioned officers will be sent to the training school on [Continued on I "age 12.] Report of Offensive German Advertising, Says Baker's Report By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 17. —Reports heralding an imposing German of fensive on the western front are at tributed to "boM enemy advertising" by Secretary Baker, in his weekly re view of the military situation, pub lished to-day. "The German higher command is apparently very eager to have us believe he is about to win a great victory," says the statement, "but no element in the military situation should lead us to conclude that the initiative in the west has passed from the allies to the enemy." The review is devoted largely to German advertising of the impend ing great offensive. Millionaire's Death Due to Poison, Is the Belief of Physician By Associated Press Chicago. Dec. 17. —The death of Lucius B. Berdan, millionaire, of Toledo, Ohio, in a hospital here last Wednesday was due to poison in the opinion of Dr. F. J. Port, who at tended him during at attack of con vulsions at a hotel. "Undoubtedly the convulsions were brought oil by poisoning," said Dr. Port. "I thought so much of it that I notified the coroner's physician of my suspicions and also that 1 had preserved the stomach contents, it looks mighty queer." Four other physicians who attend ed the post-mortem examination ex pressed the opinion that Berdan's death was caused by intestinal neu phritis, but admitted the possibility of pbiSoning. ROB SCHOOLS OF COAL Schoolhouse thieves have become so persistently bold in Upper Allen district, that the school board this morning authorized a reward of $25 for the arrest and conviction of the culprits. Here and there oVer the dis trict schoolhouses have been broken into and the thieves not only rifled I the desks of all stationery, but car-| *ied oft the entire supply of coal. TEUTONS SINK 11 ENEMY VESSELS IN NORTH SEA One British and Five Neutral Merchantment Among Toll Taken CONVOY FROM SCOTLAND j Tonnage Loss of Carriers, 8,000; Destroyer and Sweepers Sunk London, Dec. 17.—One British and five neutral merchantmen, a British destroyer and four mine sweepers have been sunk in the North Sea by German naval , forces. ; The losses were the result cf an attack on a convoy bound from Scotland to Norway, Sir I Eric Geddcs, first lord of the admiralty, announced to-day. The total tonnage of the lost merchantmen was 8,000. The German raid duplicates the successful enterprise of last October carried out by two German raiders, which attacked a convoy in the North Sea. They sank nine neutral merchantmen and two of the escort ing British destroyers. Five Nor wegian, three Swedish and one Dan ish vessel were sunk without warn ing, three other merchantmen escap ing. The raiders were armed heavily and succeeded in evading the Brit ish watchers on the return as well as the outward trip. | Goethals Will Succeed | General Sharpe in War Department Shakeup By Associated Press "Washington, Dec. 17. Rearrange ment of some of the high commands in the War Department was indicated to-day by the detachment of officers designated by Secretary Baker to sit in the department's war council. It became definitely known to-day that Major General Goethals. builer of the Panama Canal, has been offered the place of quartermaster general to succeed Major .General Sharpe. Pro irost Marshal General Crowder is the jnly officer assigned to the war coun cil who will not be detached from his | present office. Red Cross Membership Inducements Offered Ited Cross membership offers arc matters of almost hovrly re ■ ceipt at the Telegraph office. For example— The first 25 wives, sisters, or mothers of men in military service who come to the Red Cross mem bership booth in the Telegraph building, may obtain memberships in the organization for 25 cents each, the president of the Harrisburg Ro tary Club defraying the remainder of membership fee. Captain George F. Lumb, president of the club an nounced this offer to-day. Dr. C. E. L. Keen, a member of the Board of School Directors, dropped in to the Telegraph offices this morning to say that he will match Mary Russell's dollar with $25, if 100 other Harrisburgers do the same. "Sedition Slammers" Head Named For This City By Associated Press Philadelphia,'' Dec. 17.—Secretary McAdoo will to-night address the men, popularly designated as "Sedi tion Slammers" who will make speeches throughout the sUite i against disloyalty and all forms of i German propaganda. They will meet at the Union League and other speakers will be Kdwjn N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Ship ping Board; Governor Brumbaugh, George Wharton Pepper, chairman of the Pennsylvania Committee of Public Safety. Chairmen have been appointed for each county of the state, among them the following: George M. Pom eroy, Reading; Charles C. Stroh, Harrisburg; Berijamin C. Atlee, Lan caster; Robert S. Taylor, Bethlehem; Frank Reeder, Jr., Easton; Richard H. Koch, Pottsville; Robert C. Bair, York. Charles C. Stroh is a prominent ■ attorney of Harrisburg, who has 1 been making a great many addresses recently under auspices of the Four ' Minute Men. Students Celebrate Jerusalem's Delivery ► By Associated Press [ Rome. Sunday, Dec. 16. —To cele ; brate the delivery of Jerusalem from Turkish, rule, a procession of . 15,000 students and 20,000 members of scientific associations marched to i the convent Sant Onoforce Tasso, , where is the tomb of the poet. Tor • quato Tasso. who in the sixteen*!! century wrote "Jerusalem Dellver ed." i Hundreds of bells throughout Rome were rung during the cere ■ monial at the convent where Cardi i nal Lega said mass and blessed the immense crowd. fOKfiIIKSS TO TAKR UKCF.S.N Washington. Dec. 17. Arrange, .ments for Congress to recess from to-morrow until Thursday. January :t I were mtdo final to-(lay when the Sen ate adopted the House tesolution to' that suroosa. Single Copy, 2 Cents RUSS AND HUNS CEASE FIGHTING FOR FOUR WEEKS Terms of Russo-German Armistice Obligate No Trans fers of Troops Until January 14, and No Increase of Troops on the Fronts; Intercourse Between Troops May Be Allowed; Peace Negotiations to Begin Petrograd, Sunday, Dec. 16.—The terms of the Russo-Ger man armistice, according to a statement issued here, obligate no transference of troops until January 14, (January 1 Russian) ; no increase of troops on the front or on the islands in the Moon Sound or a regrouping of forces. The Germans are not to con centrate troops between the Black Sea and the Baltic east of the 25th degree longitude cast of Greenwich. Intercourse between the troops may be allowed from sunrise to sunset. Groups are limited to 25 persons at a time who may exchange newspapers and unsealed mails and who may carry on trade and exchange articles of price necessity. When the armistice agreement be-1 tween the Russian government and tile central powers goes into effect on tile eastern front to-day, the emis saries of the several countries will begin negotiations looking toward peace between Russia and her for mer enemies. Meanwhile it is indi cated in London that the allied pow ers may be preparing to deal more sympathetically with the Bolsheviki government. Berlin in its announcement of the signing of the convention, points out that under clause a peace negotia tions are to begin immediately. The armistice is ior twenty-eight days and for an indefinite period after wards unless seven days' notice be given. Petrograd says that both sides agreed not to carry on military transfers on the eastern theater ex cept those begun when the treaty was signed. London newspapers forecast that If! "** f J GERMANY CONSIDERING NEW PE'ACE OFFER 2> s j Washington, Dec. 17. —Information received here JT Tj to-day among neutral diplomats agrees with intimation,. 4* from abroad that Germany is considering another oftcr of L 4 peace. T T GERMAN RAIDERS NEAR SINGAPORE X *2* Manila, P. I , Dec, 17. Officials of the Philippine I JL government have issued a warning to ship owners to be- *9* X *fr v ware of German raiders suspected to be near Singapore, * one of the Strait Settlements. X J REPRESENTATIVE JOHNSON ENLISTS ♦£ A, Washington, Dec. 17.—Representative Royal C. John- ju 4k * A, son, of Aberdeen, South Dakota, enlisted to-day as a ** T # Y* private in the Regular Army and was assigned to Camp "7* 4 4* Meade, lie- In; not resigned his seat in the House. A J NO IMMEDIATE MOVE IN R. R. SITUATION j a Washington, Dec. 17. —It was indicated to-day that X X President Wilson will make no further move in the rail x 4 read situation until Congress reconvenes after the Chrijt 4ias holidays. jf X riND GOUGING COAL DEALER *f J* Han;.,bur - u.<. ti, injn of the coal situation by *§ S the may r to-day h s brought o light the fact that there 2 4* n* Tss an up-town coal dealer who lias two tons of coal, and *B* y is selling *it only i one bushel lots, at the rate of eighty * „cntK a bushel. This makes his coal $21.20 a ton. Mayor •4* T T Krister said. Measures will be taken by the authorities 't* "J* * tg 4 against dealers who gouge the public in this way: jL I ? f * J ITALY REPULSES AUS'I'RO-GERMANS $ L Rome, Dec. 17. Austru German forces which at- A X tacked the ] an liin ~u the northern front from the V "j* direction of San Marino were driven back in disorder, *£ 6V . i Jj# the war office announced to-day, * * x r* # L X MAJOR MbKIE DEAD * [ New York, Dec. 17.—Major John W. McKie, of the * Is * * ' I -ft coast artillery corps U. S. A., died here to-day of * I 4 4 pneumonia. He was 15 years old. * * 4 I ! ± AT* * i || 3 It MARRIAGE LICENSES ;; Kredcrirk 11. Iluily and Alvrrdit I*. Hle*NlnK. . HnrrUhiirKi 4 l.romr li<->iildn and Anna K llloNHor, llnrrlHburK: Abraham 1.. Jo- X Jj Kepb and Korina C. Konnltrr, .New Vorkj Kredrrlck U. .Stcnce and V "y Ida S. Stenw, l.yktna. HOME EDITION the allies will give recognition of the Bolsheviki "in order to prevent Rus sia from passing under the political and economic feet of Germany." Great Britain is said to have de cided to release Tchitcherin, a Rus sian political prisoner, und the Bol sheviki are now permitting British subjects to leave Russia. 'To the American delegates at the Paris con ference is said to belong the credit for the tempering of the allied atti tude toward the Bolsheviki. Labor strikes appear to bo the great obstacle before thg Bolsheviki at present, especially in the Petro grad district. The railway and fuel situations are serious. The counter revolt is still more or less of a men ace to Bolsheviki authority and the constituent assembly is another knot ty problem. The confiscation of all property, lands and money of the Russian church has been decreed by the Bolsheviki, who also have abol ished all privileges of the clergy.
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