"Somewhere in France With Empey," a Smashing War Serial in the Telegraph Monday HARRISBURG fftpSp TELEGRAPH M K STAR-JN&CPEN&ENT W # LXXXVI— No. 305 18 PAGES KRUPP PLANT NOW BURNING, WORKMEN SAY Dispatches From Maestricht, Holland, Report Conflagra tion at Germany's Great Munitions Works; Blaze Has Been in Progress For 24 Hours Is Statement; Gigan tic War Industry Employed 30,000 Men Before War Maestricht, Holland, Friday, Dec. 21. (British Admiralty Per Wireless Press) Workmen from Es sen, Germany, say that the Krupp plant, the giant Ger man munitions establishment, has been ablaze for twenty-four hours. The plant at Essen the main es tablishment of the Krupps, the larg est manufacturers in Germany of arms and munitions, employed about 00,000 men before the war. It has been expanded greatly during the war. Facts relating to its present size and the number of workmen are Icept secret by the German govern ment. It was reported unofficially in October of last year that about 70,000 persons, including several thousand women, were at work theie and that 20,000 were to be added to the force. Early this year there was a strike at the 'Krupp works said to have been due to lack of food. It was re ported 40,000 workers were involved and that the authorities combatte 1 it by sending many of the men to the front but little authentic informa tion was permitted to come out of Germany. Essen is in Rhenish Prussia about 4 0 miles from the Dutch border. Few places in Germany are guarded more carefully. No persons un known to the German authorities are permitted to visit the town. The plant has been raided several times by French and British airmen, notwithstanding its formidable anti aircraft defenses. Press dispatches last Julv said 100 persons there had been killed in a raid by French air planes and that considerable damage had been done to the works. Pennsy Telegraphers Are Granted Wage Increase Notice ol wage adjustments an I shorter working hours to employes of the Pennsylvania Railroad tele graph department was given in Philadelphia late yesterday. The increase will affect between 500 and TOO Philadelphia and Middle division employes in this city and vicinity. While official announcement has not been made by local officials, it is understood that the employes af • l'ccted will get their pay after Christmas, the readjustment being effective December 1. It is said the increase will be from 10 to 30 per cent., and that the nlen will not only get eight and nin§ hour days, but in several de partments two and three days leave' of absence will be given each em ploye. With this adjustment will a Is. i come some nice checks for back pay. DKSIGNS PATRIOTIC BAG I'arrol V. Davish, "camouflage" artist at the United States recruiting olfice, has just finished designing a knitting bag for Mrs. Woodrow Wil son. The bag is a large khaki af fair. with a patriotic design and the words, "The President" painted on it in oil. For "handles" the bag will have two of the cords used en olticers' hats. Mrs. Brumbaugh has already been presented with one. THE WEATHER] For Harrlaburjc und vicinity! Fair mill colder to-night, with loiiml trmprrotura about - - ilr|[rcNi Sunday fair, continued cold. Fur Knatern IVnnajlvunln: Fair unit much collier to-night; Snn ilay fair, continued cold; mod erate northeaat wind*. RIVER The Suaquelinnnn rlvrr and all ltd tributaries will continue gener nlly frosen nnd nenrly Htiltion nry. A atngc of about 4.5 feet IN indicated for llarrlaburg Sun day morning. ficncrnl Condition* I nder the Influence of the high prcHHUre urea from the \ortb wc*t, which liaa overapread the greater port of the eaxtern half of the I'nlted Stnteit durlns; the la*t twenty-four hour* and Ik now central over Ontnrlo, tem perature* have fallen U to :W degree* In the Ohio und Middle Minalaalppl valleya, the I.akc ■legion, Interior of .\ew York Stntc und in the St. I.awrenee Valley. A cyclone that hua ap peared over \Vetern Canada and in niovlni; anutheaatwiird, had cniiNcd a general rise of 2 to 111 degrre* In tempernture In the Hocky Mountain*, the plateau region and the .\orthweat. l.lKht precipitation occurred In the Xorthweatern State* and In llrltlali Columbia and ulno in Texnat elsewhere the weather waa fair, except In the I'pper Ohio Valley, Weatern Sew York nnd the Upper St. I.awrenee Val-N ley, where aome light precipita tion occurred. Tempernturei 8 a. m., 34. Sim: Itlaea, 7:27 a. m.| aeta, 1:10 p. m. Moon: Full moon, December 2R. Itlver Stage: 4.4 feet above low wuter mark. Yeaterday'a Weather flic heat temperature, 40. Koiveat temperature. 2.1. Mean temperature, 32. *"'nl tcmuernflire. 3 '2. Common People Are Starving; Hich Have Plenty, Says Vorwaerts By Associated Press I-iondon, Dec. 22.—According to a Reuter's dispatch from Amster dam, Vorwaerts of Berlin, in a plain-spoken attack on the system of Herr Von Waldow, the German food controller, declares great masses of German people not only are hungry but they are literally ing. The paper adds that agricul tural producers and rich residents in towns are living in plenty, as hoarding is no longer prohibited. "Everywhere profiteer and mil lionaires," says the paper, "has his kitchen and cellar full of ham and hacon, the middle class ekes a precarious existence, spending all it possesses on food, but forty millions of the masses are starv ing and unlikely to sit silent. "We might have within a month an absolute catastrophe in Ger many and a collapse even worse than Russia, resulting in the Ger man defeat and loss of the war." RAILWAYS ARE SWAMPED UNDER HOLIDAY RUSH Express Trains Given Prefer ence Over Passenger, to Get Goods Through Handling passenger trains on schedule time on the Peinsy was an impossibility to-day. lixprcss bust ness is breaking all records for holi day traffic. Within one hour this looming three express trains were handled at the Pennsylvania Rail [ road station. The total number of | cars was ISO. Officials say they were almost swamped because of I the rush of express business from all points. Trains were from one to four hours late to-day. It was impos sible even to take care of the ac commodation trains. The train scheduled to leave for Millersburg and Lykens at 9.55 left at 10.40. Altoona accommodation leaving at 10.15 this morning was one-half hour late. The heaviest rush of ex press business to-day was to points north, three special trains being handled up to noon. From the west express trains were given preference over the pas senger schedules. Two trains ar rived from the west with cabin cars attached. Coaches for the passen ger crews were not available. There was no steam heat, so the members of the passenger crews had to ride in a cabin car and keep warm with a soft coal fire. Engines Arc Scarce Motive power continues scarce. This is a big factcJr in holding up trains. Engines were run from Al toona to Philadelphia. Those from the east were sent through and may continue to Pittsburgh. Every avail able man is on duty and there was not an extra man to be called. The Pennsy officials said they were doing everything possible to keep all branches of traffic moving. Freight is also heavy and motive power scarce. Considerable time was lost last night in getting crews to trains tied up on the Middle and Philadelphia divisions, and In get ting engines. There will be no shut down to-morrow. Shopmen and employes of the lo cal enginehouses were notified to day to keep on the job to-morrow. Until further notice shop forces will be on duty two nights each week. E\erything possible will be done to take care of emergency repairs to engines and cars. Investigation Begun Into Tragedy Which Cost Two Score Lives By Associated Press Louisville, Ky„ Dec. 22. As tho first of three ndependent Investiga tions an inquiry into the causes lead ing up to the tragedy which cost more than two score of lives when two Louisville and Nahvtllc pan senger trains came together j n a rear end collision at Shepherdsville. Ky., was begun here to-day by W. K. Sheridan, superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. HARRISBURG. PA., SLACKERS HAVE FLIMSY EXCUSE TO GRIP DOLLARS Sonic Harrisburgcrs Don't Believe That Wounded Men Ought to Get Treatment PRO-GERMANS AT HEART Red Cross Drive Develops New Type of "Conscien tious Objectors" Scores of men and women to-day took out their second membership in the Harrisburg chapter of the Re.l Cross in an effort to bring the city's total up to within a striking distance of its quota. It was the opinion of the hundreds of loyal workers that Christmas morning would see the city with at least 25,- 000 members. Reports from suburban towns and county districts, given a quota of 8,000 members, dribbled in slow ly to-day. While figures were not at handas to the success of the cam paign tHroughout the county, it was understood that a splendid showing had been made despite the weather conditions which greatly hampered the workers in getting about. With Red Cross flags in practi cally every home in the city, work ers were delighted to-day in the re sponse that the city gave to the cause. When it is realized that the city does not contain more than 16,000 dwellings, the 22,000 mem berships represent a great many more than one membership for each house. Some Flimsy Excuses "I cannot conceive of any one who does not believe in aiding the injured pr dying. I have no criticism to make of men and women who really cannot afford to become members of the Red Cross. But for those who. through lack of patriot ism or total absence of heart, ad vance flimsy excuses of various na tures for their failure to join the Red Cross, I think no condemna tion can be too severe." This statement was made to-day by William Jennings, chairman of the Red Cross membership cam paign committee. Insistence has come from many sources that the names of certain "slackers" be published in the newspapers of Harrisburg. The Tel egraph this morning asked Mr. Jennings for a list of names of these people. "I have here a number of cards," said Mr. Jennings, "on which are advanced excuses of the flimsiest sort. Here is one, for example," and he showed the Telegraph reporter the slip. "Conscientious Objector" It. bore the name of a well-known doctor whose school does not ap prove of the use of medicine, the Hed Cross or the work it is doing. Another card was that of a "Hill" man—the owner of a $3,000 auto mobile, who declined "on general principles." "That man," said Mr. Jennings, "contributed no money in the !!rst Hed Cross campaign and has no lib erty bonds. He,gave as his excuse [Continued on Page o'clock to-night. Gov ernor James M. Cox and his bride of two months and a party of friends and 300 Ohioans, will spend the holi days at Camp Sheridan. Christmas presents for'the soldiers there will be distributed Tuesday at a Christ mas exercise at which the Governor and Major General Treat, command ing the Ohio division, will deliver ad dresses. Planned to Float a Million in Spurious Ten Dollar Notes By Associated, I'ress New York, Dec. 22. What was said to be the largest counterfeiting plant ever unearthed in this city was raided last night by United States secret service agents, who arrested six men and seized more than $150,- 000 in spurious new ten-dollar notes of the Federal Reserve Bank issue. The counterfeiters planned, ac cording to Federal agents, to float $1,000,000 of the spurious notes through confederals operating throughout the United States to whom the notes were to be sold at $5 each. None of the product of the plant had been put in circulation, al though packages of counterfeit bills had been mailed to various cities. These were seized in post offices. A printing press weighing more than a ton was used in printing the bills and one of the men arrested is proprietor of a job printing estab lisliment. Paper, acids and. plates also were seized. The plant was lo cated in West Broadway. HEI.I'S TOBACCO FITXI) Mrs. John Shiprok. of Hressler, a native Hungarian, showed her pa triotic spirit this morning when she handed a carrier of the Telegraph sixty cents toward the tobacco fund which is being raised to supply the American soldiers with smokes. The Home Barrage—Shots That Will Reach Berlin WILL NOT KNEEL BEFORE KAISER, SAYS TROTZKY Did Not Overthrow Czurism to Come Under Emperor, Declares Rebel Minister By Associated Press ' PetrogTad, Dec. 22.—Leon Trotz ky, the Bolshevik! foreign minister, in addressing the Council of Sol diers and Workmen, declared that if the German Emperor offered "of fensive" peace terms the Russians would light against it. "We did not overthrow Czarism to kneel before the Kaiser," he cried. Continuing he said: f "But if through our exhaustion we had to accept the Kaiser's terms we would do so to rise with the Ger man people against German mili tarism." Opposition by the Ukranians I and the followers of General Kale ; dines to the Bolsheviki movement, j together with an unconfirmed report that the Germans have rejected the peace proposals of the Bolsheviki delegates continue to overshadow military operations in the European war. The report that a definite al liance has been formed between the Ukranians and the Don Cos sacks gives credence to another ru mor that the Ukrainian Rada has definitely notified the Bolsheviki commissioners that it will not re consider its action in aiding the Kaledine forces. An offensive movement initiated by the Italians in which they launched seven attacks against the enemy front west of Monte Asotone is claimed by the German official communication to have been with out success. .' The publication of the telegran* sent by Count Von Uuxburg, foP mer German minister, to the Berlin foreign office, has resulted in riots in Buenos Aires where crowds of people assembled and demanded a rupture of relations with Germany. A mob ir\ the Calle Florida was dis persed after a fight with mounted police. Guards again have been sta tioned 'around property owned by Germans in the city and police are guarding the oflice of La Union, the newspaper for which Count Von Luxburg obtained a subsidy. Con gress is expected to insist upon an explanation by the government of the conditions revealed in the Von Luxburg telegrams. Repudiate Affidavits on Queen's Will Honolulu, Dec. 22. H. Keakoha, one of the two witnesses who signed the purported will of the late Queen Liliuokalani naming "Princess" Theresa Belllveau as chief legatee, to-day repudiated his affidavit, whicn was said to have been signed in thj presence of the queen, and confessed it had been signed under pressure in the home of the "Princess" Belllveau. A grand jury investigation Into the purported wHI was ordered re cently when Sam Kamakaia. whose name was said to have been on the will as a witness later declared he was not present when the will was signed but had appended his signa ture in his home at the request of the "Princess" Belllveau. SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 22, 1917. GERMANS GAIN IN ALSACE, ARE LATER REPULSED ;In Eastern Theater British Capture Bulgarian Officer and Filly-four Soldiers By Associated Press Paris, Friday, Dec. 21.—The war oflice communication issued to-night says: "Artillery activity lias been inter mittent at several points on the fro'nt, but more active In the re gion of Cauricrics wood (Cham pagne). "In Alsace the Germans who at tacked our front line trenches west of Cernay, were repulsed. At Hart mannswiler-kopt the enemy, favor ed by a raid in having been able to penetrate into ourfirst line trenches, have been entirely ejected following an engagement in the course of which he suffered heavy losses. "Ont hundred and eighteen shells have I ec; fired on Bheims. "Belgian communication: Dur- I ing the last two days an intense fog has prevailed, during the course of whicn artillery activity has been '.ess intensive. Near Dixmude and Kippe we repelled several enemy movements toward our batteHes." "Eastern theater, December 20: In the course of a raid in the re gion of Lake Butkova, British troops captured one officer and fifty four Bulgarian soldiers. There .is the usual artillery activity in the region of Doirain. It is quiet on the rest of the front." • . Farmer Soldier Boys May Get Furloughs , to Help Farm Work By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 22. Secretary Baker has a plan to permit farmer boys In the Army to return to their homes at periodical intervals to as sist in crop production. He outlined the plan to-day to a delegation of New York farmers, who protested against conditions created by the scarcity of labor. Headed by I. C. Styver, the farmers representing the New Yrok Federa tion of Farm Bureaus, explained in detail the difficulties which confront the farmers. . They did not ask for exemption of farm laborers, but sug gested that it would be necessary either to exempt farm labor or con i script it. The Secretary told the farmers he was studying to g,rant' fur loughs in the and the fall to boys from the farms whose training had been sufficiently advanced, on the condition that they would return to their homes. A compulsory leave from the Army in order to Assist with the work, however, Is n to $ 1.(10 a pair. Ducks sold i rather slowly ct from 40 to 45 cents a -pound.- A large number of Christmas trees, holly wreaths and holiday greens sold at reasonable prices. Shopkeep ers reported big increases in the amount of Christmas tree ornaments, althongh many long familiar trinkets were missing because of war activ ities. One dealer created something of a stir when he asked $lO for a big tree that he baa near the Chestnut Street Market House. He had several that sold for SB. "They're high this year,'' he admitted. An enormous amount of mail to day was handled at the post office and substations Most of the pack ages carried the Red Cross Christmas seals which have proved their popu larity as a Christmas charity. Big crowds are expected to visit the stores this evening and on Monday. Council Unable to Cut Budget Enough to Keep Within the 1918 Budget It was admitted to-day In Coun cilmanic circles .that the commis sioners had almost reached the limit In "paring'* items in the 1918 bud get but were still far above the revenue estimate for next year. It was stated that the a*h collection cost wag largely responsible for the high figures but that there is a | large amount to be reduced not in cluding the figures for the colles tion of refuse. Some of the commissioners openly i state further reduction of some of the items may Impair Improvementj and malntainence work next year, but they are at a loss to meet the emer gency and do not know what action will be taken at the next few ses sions of the commissioners. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION NEED HE-MAN, NOT 'PUSSY FOOT; AS MUNITIONS CHIEF Without a Big, Broad-Minded Director, Will Never Get Anywhere, Is Asserted LEWIS BLAMES CROZIER Offered Machine Gun Which England Bought Free to U. S.; Not Accepted By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 22.—Colonel Isaac Lewis, inventor of the cele brated machine gun bearing his name, to-day told the Senate Com mittee investigating the conduct of the war the whole story of his efforts to get the War Department to adopt his invention. Lewis, center of a story contro versy of years' duration, told the Senators, he did not lirst offer his weapon to the British, but that while still an active officer in the Army tried without avail to per suade the War Department to ac cept it free of cost. Colonel Lewis said he took his invention to the chief of staff, then Major General Leonard Wood. "I wanted to present it to the June I went to the present Secre [ Continued on Pago 6.] First Day of Winter Is Here on Schedule Time Notice the bright, warm, old I sun looming up this morning? He' had a grin ten miles wide. The! snow just curled up and sneaked I out of sight, for it is the shortest' day in the year and incidentally the first c'.ay of winter. She was 011; time according to the weather mdn' —bobbed over the top at 4.59. That's the fact. Strange but true. I Point IP that the earth at this period ! does not get Old Sol's rays direct as it does in July. But from now on the angle of radiance will decrease and continue to straighten out until the longest day, in June. 9 t t 4 IMPORTATION OF LIQUORS PROHIBITED J jr Ottawa, Oiit , Dec. 2?.— lmportation of intoxicating Z | liquors into Canada after Monday next is prohibited !f| ; X and th-ir man jfacturc will be prohibited after a date to 4 jf* be determined later. Premier Borden officially announced. ' X CHINESE GIVE $50,000 TO HALIFAX T *§> *S* i X Ottawa, Dec. 22. —An appropriation of approximately JL ,'j $50,000 by the legislative council in Hong Kong for the jL relief cf persons suffering from the disaster in Halifax is V j jN announced in a Reuter dispatch. * 1 J PRINTING INK INDUSTRY THREATENED T 1 New York, Dec. 22. —Demoralization of the printing *i jb ink industry of the United States is threatened by the i ; X embargo of carbon black, a principal ingredient, ordered V i some time ago by the Federal Priority Board. 2 HOOVER S APPEARANCE POSTPONED 4* |t Washington, Dec. 22. —F00d Administrator Hoover's tm \X appearance as a witne: in the Senate's sugar shortage Y ! * | investigation, was postponed to-day and western beet | 4* sugar producers were called instead. 2 % i $♦ |4 ITALIANS MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS X IX Heme. Dec. 22. —Italian forces in the region of Monte .*f* f Asclone, one of the northern Italian front yesterday L made further progress after lively fighting in spite of adverse atmospheric conditions, it was officially an- ,y nounced to-day. • 'ifc • X EXPELLED CHINESE REACH BERNE J - Y Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 22.—Forty-five Chinamen, expelled from Austria on account of China's declaration ~ J of war against that country, arrived here to day on their !l! way to Paris. T £ CANCEL EXEQUATURE OF GERMANS X 4* Rio Janeiro, Dec. 22.—A decree has been promulgated cancelling the exequaturs of Germans acting as consuls 4* of neutral countries in Brazil. The decree is directed against the consuls of Austria and Holland. T 1 -$ ]-$* ______J ± $ MARRIAGE LICENSES Wilbur S. Illoom, Mt. Union, nnd Ktliel M. Kline, Unlnlom. Calvin l. Kr>'larr. Slwllon, and Marlon I. Ktter, Hlichnplrri Win i P. Monrr. llerHhey, anil Kilnn I'eflle.v. Snnil Heuehi Kdmiril |.„ b McHuKh nnd StffllH b). \\olf|, llopelnndi W IllUim II Hr' In It. I.emoyne. nnd lleMle M. lenrdor(T, New Cumberland i .Solomon T i Mettuny and Mabel t imet, .Steellont ilnmen C. Aduna nnd rhorh* W "j l! B. Ste Irk, Ilarrlxliurßi tilenn Hller nnd Mnr.v A. Wledr.inn, Mteel -4| tool Cieorße M. SchnfTner, llnrrlnburg, and Annn C. Ntelver, Her- * • a hey. J, CITY COLLECTION OF ASHES MAY BE FOUND ILLEGAL Solicitor Fox Asked to Make Ruling on Provision of Clark Act CONTRACTORS FAVORED Council May Be Compelled to Revise Plans and Ask For Bids The result of a "joker"' discovered in the Clark act by city officials, it may be decided that there can be no municipal collections of ashes but that a contract must be let to the lowest responsible bidder at a much greater expense and With less effici ency. The phrasing of one of the sec tions in the act under which Har rlstiurg and practically all other third-class cities in the state are operating, is another evidence of the failure of this law to meet tlife needs of good city government and the interpretation of this section may end any further steps on the part of Harrlsburg in preparation of plans for municipal ash collec tions. This startling developement was brought to the attention of the com missioners last night with the result that City Solicitor John E. Fox was at once asked to submit an opinion on the question. Action on an or dinance which will be the first step s toward providing for municipal ash [Continued on Page