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PERSONAL AND
Engagement Announced in
Novel Manner at Party
Greencastle. Pa., Dec. 31. —At a
party given by Miss Dorothy Shook
at her home in East Baltimore street
on Saturday afternoon, the engage
ment of Miss Shook to Frederick
Hinds was announced. The an
nouncement was made in a charm
ing manner, after the refreshments
i had been served the guests were in
vited to the dining room for coffee,
and much to their surprise the
bride-elect's mother passed them
ach a beautiful rose bud and' tied
! to the stem was a card containing
the names of Miss Shook and Mr.
i Hinds. Miss Shook, who is a daugh-
I ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Shook, is
j one of Greencastle's most populat
. young women and a talented mu
sician. Mr. Hinds removed to Green
castle from Philadelphia last fall.
The wedding will take place in Feb
ruary.
Miss Blackburn Gives
Christmas Party For Girls
Mechanicsburg, Pa., Dec. 31.—0n
Saturday afternoon Miss Margaret
Blackburn entertained the Girls'
Club at a Christmas party at her
home in Kast Simpson street. The
young people enjoyed a social time
and the following program: Skating
song by the club; reading from
"Building of the Ships," Anna Bahn;
piano solo, " Heavenly Rest," Helen
Dyers; reading from the "Courtship
of Miles Standish," Dorothy Shaef
| fer; vocal solos, "Anchored" and
■'Maryland," Anna Bahn: story from
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,"
Miss Blackburn; story, "The Coun
try Christmas," Mary Cleaver; song,
"America." Refreshments were
served and each guest presented
with a pretty gift.
Red Cross Supplies Are
Sunk by German Submarine
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 31.—Carlisle
Red Cross workers were much cha
grined with the announcement re
ceived here from national headquar
ters that two large cases of supplies
made for American soldiers abroad
had been lost when the steamer Liff,
% out of New York, was torpedoed by
n a, German submarine.
■ Special workers will be recruited
W ' to make up the deficiency and to
I 1 prevent the cutting down of usual
I work. Special commendation was
I received at the same time for the
F methods of preparing and packing
the various articles.
AXM'AI, WEEK OF PRAYER
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 31.—Consider
ation of religious work as affected by
war, will be features of the annual
week of prayer which opens here
this evening. Services will be held
every day in the chapel of the First
Lutheran Church, with practically
all of the church congregations co- !
operating. This is the fourth year
for the plan, which takes the place }
of revival services originally insti- '
tuted. Special hours will be observed !
to-morrow.
PARTY OX BIRTHDAY
► Mechanicsburg. Pa., Dec. Sl.
Mrs. J. W. Miller gave a birthday 1
1 surprise party for her daughter, Etta
Miller, on Saturday a.fternoon at
their home in East Main street, in I
celebration of the young girl's 15th
birthday anniversary. Guests in
eluded: The Kittatinny Camp Fire |
Girls, who spent a delightful after- '
noon with games. They were: Miss '
Margaret Blackburn, guardian of
the fire; Misses Miriam Zufall, Eliz-
Hurst - Mary Koller. Rachel j
y?i Miller. Florence Orris.
Elizabeth Crawford. Miriam Orris, I
and Etta Miller. Refreshments were
served and the young hostess re
ceived many gifts. Other guests
were: Miss Elizabeth Spangler Miss
• atherine Bentz. Miss Caroline
Eongsdorf, Miss Anna Eongsdorf,
Martin Sharp and Mrs. Miller.
CHAMBERSBURG HOTEL SOLD
Waynesboro. Pa., Dec. 31 The
new owner of the Hotel Montgom
ei7< Ghambersburg, which was
sold to J. A. Strite, of Chambers
burg. is the Star Motor Car
ompany. of Chambersburg. The
"40° e pai( * ' or t ' le P r °Perty was $40,-
TO WINTER IX FLORIDA
Ernest Philpitt, of Washington,
spent the holidays with Mrs. Phil
pltt, who has been the guest of her
Ml \ and Mrs - E. E. Jenkins,
liOl Penn street, for several weeks
and daughter Evelyn, leave next I
week for Miami,FFla t to spend the 1
winter.
and Mrs. I. p. Rixler, of 821
Aorth Sixth street, ,-fre home after a I
holiday visit in Philadelphia. i
in r 'v a "?, S iT S - Frank L - Cook, Of)
3 005 North Front street, left to-day)
lor Williamsport to visit their rela
tives. Dr. and Mrs. William F. Foll
raer. . I
Mrs. Benjamin E. Long and son,'
or Landisville, are guests of Mrs '
Mardie Nicholas, 216 Herr street.
J. Douglas M. Royal, of 119 Pine
street, has gone to Elizabeth, N. J ,
to attend the wedding of a Williams
t ollege classmate.
NE'WS
II ow a l, M ™' Au Kustino Mercuric,
113 Washington street, announce the
lurth of a daughter, Rita Dolores
Mercurip, Monday, December 24
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gaines Ham
mond, of Pittsburgh, former Harris
burgers, announce the birth of a
daughter, Sara Mary Hammond Sat
urday, December 29, 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Arthur, 2542
Lexington street, announce the birth
of a son, John Elmer Arthur, Thurs
day, December 27, 1917. Mrs. Arthur
was Miss Helen Spotts before her
marriage.
i 1820 1918
Gross' Dru
Wishes You
A
Happy New Year
119 Market Street
MONDAY EvVT^MING,
BRIDEGROOM WITH MEDICAL CORPS
' PEID * FORTENBAU6H
Friends here have received announcement of the marriage of Miss
Catharine Mae Collins, of Duncannon, to Reid Fortenbaugh, of Marys
ville, Tuesday, December 25, at the bride's home in Duncannon. Mr.
Fortenbaugh is serving in the Medical Corps of the U. S. Army at Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Ya.
"Heinie" Miller to Wed
Daughter of Ex-Senator
A romance of college and of the
gridiron has developed into an en
gagement to wed between "Heinie"
Miller, captain of this year's foot
ball eleven at the University of
Pennsylvania, one of the greatest
ends that ever played football at
Penn. and Miss Helene Francis Mur
phy, of 1226 Erie avenue, the entry
of the football leader into the gov
ernment service hastening the an
nouncement.
Former State Senator John T.
I Murphy, father of Miss Murphy,
j made the announcement of the en
gagement last night. Captain Miller
entered the University Base Hospital
| Unit, which is now in the govern
' ment service and which is momen
i tarily expecting orders to go to
France.
Henry John Miller would have
I been graduated from the University
lof Pennsylvania next June had he
not dropped his studies at the close
' of the football season to enter the
University Base Hospital.
His home is in Williamsport, Pa.,
where his father is a wealthy lum
berman. He is a member of Delta
Upsilon Fraternity, at 3614 Locust
street, and lived at the fraternity
house.
F"rom the start of his career at
Penn. Miller was a wonderful foot
ball player, having displayed skill at
Mercersburg Academy and Haver
! ford school. Miss Murphy, who is
one of the most attractive and pop
ular girls in Tioga, met Captain Mil
i ler during his first year at college
and thereafter never missed a game.
WELL-KNOWN TEACHER ILL
J. Roe Pike, a well-known Bible
teacher and student, of 2028 Berry
hill street, took suddenly ill with
pneumonia while spending Christ
mas Day with Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Heinly, of 1320 Howard street. Mr.
Pike has heen seriously ill but is
convalescing nicely. He will not be
able to be removed to his home for
several days, however.
GUEST FROM ITHACA
Marshall Hertig. who is doing re
search work in the department of
entomology at Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York, has returned after
a holiday vacation spent with his
cousin. Dr. Louise H. Taylor, of ISOO
North Third street.
LIEUT. BERKLEY RECOVERS
Lieutenant Howard L. Berkley,
who recently underwent an opera
tion at the Harrisburg Hospital has
been removed to his home, 808 North
Sixth street, and his condition is
rapidly improving.
MISS McCALER HERE
Miss Ella McCaleb, the dean of
Vassar College, is spending the holi
days with relatives in this city. Dur
ing her visit here she is staying at
the Civic Club.
Other Personals on Pago -1
BRITISH REPLY
TO HUN PROPOSALS
[Continued from Eirst Page.[
Russian formula of no annexations
or indemnities.
Washington, Dec. 31.—1n Petro
grad Sunday the day was given over
to peace celebrations, marked by pa
rades of Rolsheviki followers. Mem.
bers of the German and Austrian
peace delegations were spectators of
the parades. The heads of the Ger
man and Austrian delegations to the
Brest-Litovsk conference, Dr. Von
Kuehlhmann ann *ount Czernin, are
returning to their respective cap,
itals.
Delayed dispatches from Brest-
Litovsk indicate that while the rep
resentatives of Russia and the cen
tral powers agree on most of the
peace terms, there is difficulty in tho
preliminary settlement of the ques
tion concerning German retirement
from occupied Russian territory in
order to give the inhabitants oppor
tunity to decide their future for
themselves.
One of the forts at Kronstadt,
the naval base near Petrograd, has I
been blown up by an explosion, ac
cording to a dispatch received in
London. Bessarabia and Turkestan
are reported to have declared their
independence, while fighting between
1 The Schondorfs Hosts
at Dinner to Employes
Morris Schondorf, proprietor of
the ladies' Bazaar, and his wife, en
tertained the employes of the store
at their home, 8 South Fourth
street, Saturday evening. This an
nual dinner is given in appreciation
of faithful work during the year.
Music and dancing followed after
dinner toasts. Those present, includ
ing friends from Philadelphia, were:
Mr. uiyi Mrs. M. Schondorf, Mrs.
Charles F. Cohen and Miss Ida
Cohen, of Philadelphia: Miss Mabel
Crook, Miss Bella Rosenwasser, M,
Waldman, Camp Hancock, Ga.; Miss
Fannie Cohen, Oscar Cohen, Gail
Knell, Miss Goldie Brough, Miss
Helen Albright, Miss Murie Hatfield,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Rapp, Miss
Beatrice Rosenwasser, Mr. and Mrs.
11. B, Burns. Leon Levlnson, Mr, and
Mrs. D. M. Mailey, Mrs. Esther Kel
ley. Miss Leah Klavans, William
Cohen, Mrs. W. L. McCarthy, Miss
Mollie Gritz, Mrs. Emma Peters,
Miss Delia Shumaker. Mr. and Mrs.
Meyer Levinson, J. B. Zimmerman,
David Fink, Guy Branca, Carl
Reiter.
The Handlers Celebrate
Their Silver Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Bernhardt Handler
happily celebrated the twenty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage last
evening at their residence, 1212
North Third street, with many of
their friends in attendance. The mar
riage ceremony of long ago was re
peated with the original maid of
honor and best man present. Beau
tiful gifts and hearty toasts were
given to Mr. and Mrs. Handler.
Among those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Shapiro, Miss Bessie
R. Shapiro and Mr. and Mrs. J. Sheps
of Chicago; Mrs. Tittlebaum, of
South Orange, N. J.; Miss S. Dvarco,
of Hobolten, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs.
C. Fields, of Newark, N. J.; Dr. and
Mrs. Surnamer. of Patterson, N. J.:
Miss Annette Blieden, of Philadel
phia: M. Clieden, of Kansas City,
Mo.: Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams, of
York: Miss Louise Joetz, of Alien
town; M. Rodman, of Camp Han
cock; I. Fine and B. Cohn, of Balti
more; Mr. and Mrs. H. Blieden, and
Mr. and Mrs. B. Blumbert, of Brook
lyn.
A. I. Handler, of the University of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. and
Samuel Handler, of the New York
University, New York City.
Miss Belle Schwarz, a nurse in
training at the Postgraduate Hos
pital, New York City, is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Schwarz,
in Camp Hill.
Private Clayton M. Wolf has re
turned to Newport, R. 1., after spend
ing the Christmas holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wolfe,
Hummel street.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Gaines and
small daughter. Thelma. left this
morning for their home in Cincinnati
after a week's visit among relatives
in the West End.
the Bolsheviki and their opponents
is reported to be going on in Harbin
and Irkutsk, Siberia. General Kale
dines has been re-elected hetman of
the Don Cossacks by an overwhelm,
ing majority.
London, Dec. 31.—The Times
prints a long letter from its Petro
grad correspondent, dated Saturday,
which purports to substantiate the
views that the Bolsheviki revolt was
managed by Germany and that the
movement is essentially antinational
and anti-Russian. The letter says:
"It is a notorious fact and has
been proved by documents in pos
session of the Kerensky government
that Germany commissioned Lenine
and gave him money to go to Russia
to sow disaffection in the Russian
army."
London, Dec. 31.—The Bolsheviki
government is extremely efficient,
energetic and decisive, though faced
by noisy opposition from the priv
ileged classes who are doing all they
can to check it by sabotage and
libel, according to the Petrograd
correspondent of the Dally News.
The correspondent who has' just re.
turned to Petrograd after a lengthy
visit in England, says that the city
is more orderly than for some
months before the Bolsheviki took
control. The people may not like the
Bolsheviki, he declared, but they
obey them with startling alacrity
and the government is based on real
force.
COASTING PARTY AXD DANCE
Dauphin. Pa., Dec. 31.—An in
formal coasting party and dance was
given, Saturday evening, by Miss
Ethel R. Forney, at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
C. Forney, in Market Square. The
guests who were mostly from Har
risburg consisted of the Misses
Nancy McCullough, Eleanor Jones,
Emma Keeney, Helen Hoffman,
Sabra Clark and Ethel Forney, Ed
win Rockefeller, Harold Martz, Wil
liard Smith, Seymour Nissley, Harry
Good, and Ross Hoffman.
NEW HOTEL. PROPRIETOR
Waynesboro, Pa., Dec. 31.—The
franchise of the Leland Hotel here
has passed into the hands of its new
proprietor, H. C. Meek, of Reading,
Pa. The recent proprietors, C. J.
and C. W. Huff, have conducted the
hotel since April 1, 1913. C. J. Huff
will continue to live at the hotel and
assist the new owner, while C. W.
Huff, with his family, will remove
to their former home at Dlttlestown,
Pa.
Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad.
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
MILDER WEATHER
IS ON THE WAY
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certainly more comfortable by to
morrow."
Coldest on Record
Records at the weather bureau
show that thia has been the coldest
December In the history of the es
tablishment. The departure from
normal totalled 263 points, the cold
est moment being early yesterday
morning which registered three de
grees below zero.
If it be any consolation to know
the fact is that Harrisburg within
recent date shivered in colder clime
than this. On February 10, 1899,
for example, the mercury went down
to 13 below, and on January 14, 1912,
the limit was 14 below. Mr. Demain
is of the opinion that we will not
be compelled to endure anything
like this just now. If Dakota will
only let go of that warm wave it
should arrive here at least by the
middle of the week.
The uncommon spell of early win
ter partly paralyzed all railroad
schedules and caused widespread dis
aster in plumbing. Every plumber in
the city had hurry calls yesterday,
and many worked all night to open
frozen pipes and repair them. Hun
dreds of passengers waiting for the
train for Altoona leaving at 8 a. m.
yesterday were compelled to wait for
a train at 10.15. It was so cold that
the streets were deserted and the
oldest loafer was missing from his
accustomed street corner.
Failure to heat the Grace Metho
dist Church has made it necessary
to call off the Social Union meeting
and also the Watch Night services
in the church. The only meeting
scheduled for this evening, which
will he held will he the session of the
Sunday school board. This meeting
i will be held in the board room.
Demand For Coal
The severe cold wave that holds
the city in its grip has made an un
usual demand on the coal dealers at.
a time when they are less able to
cope with it than during any other
winter in the history of the city.
Some dealers were busy all day yes
terday filling orders and the dealers
in the city to-day are rapidly haul
ing out what coal is in their yards
to supply the demand in the city.
The delivery of the coal is now the
greatest obstacle to the supplying
of coal by the local dealers. One of
the largest dealers is not taking or
ders for coal until after Thursday,
owing to the difficulty of delivery.
During the cold weather of the last
two days, a number of complaints
have been made to the police regard
ing the difficulty in securing coal de
liveries. Where actual suffering is
present the chief of police has had
the consumers who appeal for coal
furnish a wagon or truck, and has
seen to it that the coal was secured
for voluntary delivery by the con
sumer. No really acute suffering
has been reported, although it is
probable that there is some present
In portions of the city.
Supply Is Short
The supply of coal iri the city is
short. Eight or ten cars of coal will
, be received in the city to-day, the
I fuel administrator says, and if the
operators live up to their promises
shipments will arrive every day. Coal
I dealers say that about thirty cars a
day is the least amount of coal lhat
[ is necessary per day for consumption
in the city. Dealers say that the coal
is sold before it arrives; there are
so many unfilled orders on their
books.
Ross A. Hickok, fuel administra
tor, says the worst feature of the
situation is the lack of labor neces
sary for the delivery of the coal to
the consumer. He says the number
of complaints to him regarding the
coal shortage at the present time
has been comparatively small, con
sidering the intensity of the cold
weather that is prevailing. He says
that the suffering in Harrisburg is
slight compared to that in other j
cities in the state.
The Fuel Commission of Dauphin
I county will hold its meeting this af
ternoon to discuss the general aspect
of the situation. There is no special
legislation before the commission.
The fuel administrator is still prob
ing the report that an uptown dealer
was found selling coal in small quan
tities at prohibitive prices.
Lightness nights are being observ
ed in Harrisburg without any dis
comfort, the fuel administrator says.
He reports that he has received no
report of any violation of the na
tional fuel administrator's edict for
two lightness nights. Theaters, he
said, are allowed to burn their out
side lights until a half hour after the
beginning of their last show.
COLD WEATHER CUTS
DOWN COAL TOXNAGE
By Associated Press
Reading Pa., Dec. 31.—The coal
tonnage on the Reading railway has
been cut down one-half because of
the zero weather. In other words en
gines are only pulling 50 per cent, of
the number of cars they did last
week. The trains are making slower
time and officials do not see any im
provement until there is a rise In
temperature. The 55,000 tons of coal
mined on Saturday should have
reached its destination by this after
noon, but some will not get to the
market before to-morrow. Freight
shipments are retarded by engine
troubles and shortage of power.
COLLIERIES WORKING
Pottsville, Pa., Dec. 31.—A1l the
collieries were working normally in
the Schuylkill district in the face of
the lowest temperature in several
years. The cold registered 20 de
grees below zero Sunday and about
6 degrees warmer than that to-day.
MILLIONS SUFFER
New York, Dec. 31.—Nothing to
indicate a moderation of the intense
cold that has held the city in its grip
for the past two days greeted shiver
ing New Yorkers this morning. Not
in thirty years has this city, accus
tomed to severe weather, suffered as
it did Saturday and yesterday, and,
hopeless of relief, was preparing to
suffer again to-day. At o a. m. ther
mometers registered 7 degrees below
zero.
15 BELOW
Williamsport, Dec. 31.—The tem
perature in Northern Pennsylvania
dropped six degrees today, register
ing six degrees below zero in the
city and 15 in the mountain districts.
AMBASSADOR FLETCHER
PASSES THROUGH CITY
On his way to Greencastle and
Henry P. Fletcher,
ambassador to Mexico, spent a few
hours in Harrisburg Saturday eve
ning. The ambassador met Mrs.
Fletcher here, and after a short visit
in the Franklin county town he will
return to his post. He said, in an
interview, ffiat the government in
tends to Investigate many firms who
are suspected, of being on friendly
terms with Germany and her allies.
As In the case of South American
Arms, these will be blacklisted In this
■country, he said.
TYRONE Bit ICR I. AY Kit
CALLED FOR SERVICE
Altoona, Pa., Dec. 31. Edward
Sweeney, of Tyrone, an expert brick
layer, is the first Blair County youth
to be called and accepted for service
by the government under the new
questionnaire system of classification.
He left yesterday for San Antonio,
Tex., for training. The new soldier
mas recently married.
RAILROAD RUMBLES
CALL TRAINMEN
FOR CONFERENCE THURSDAY;
EXPECT
PHILA. DIVISION
WINS CONTESTS
Teams Representing Pennsy
System Win From Schuyl
kill in Elimination Meet
Bowlers and billiard players, rep
resenting the Philadelphia division of
the Pennsy defeated the teams rep-
I resenting the Schuylkill division in
the General Managers elimination
contests of the Pennsylvania railroad
j on the Casino alleys, in Philadelphia
j Saturday.
Most of the players on the Phila
; delphia division team are employes
of the Enola yards. The billiard
I team which won the trophy last year
j is made up of W. E. Reese and W. J.
| Smith, who both work in the cross
j river yards. In the two bowling con
tests the Philadelphia division bowl-
I ers took their rivals into camp by a
! margin of 180 pins. Fordney, of
i Enola, was high man with a total of
I 364 pins; Diller, also of Enola, came
in second high, getting two less pins
i that his team mate.
Won Contests Here
As a result of these contests Sat
urday, athletic teams from the
Schuylkill division are practically eli
minated in the General Managers
contests. Earlier in the month the
Philadelphia division teams won con
tests in basketball and quoits from
the Schuylkill team. These contests
were played in this city.
The summaries of Saturday's con
tests are as follows: Billiards: Phil
adelphia division: W. E. Reese and
W. J. Smith, 100; Schuylkill, B. F.
Leonard and J. C. Zacko, 59.
Bowling:
PHILADELPHIA DIVISION
Bitner 154 158 312
Leisman 117 144 2GI
Fordney .. . ■ 171 193 364
Jones 196 139 335
Diller 180 182 362
Totals ... 818 816 1634
SCHUYLKILL DIVISION
Hagerty 128 198 3261
McCloud . . 174 145 329
Richwine 119 131 250
Dunlap " 105 115 220 j
Witman 187 152 339
Totals 713 741 1454,
From Messenger Boy to
U. S. Railroad Director j
Washington. Dec. 13. —From mes
senger boy in the old Lake Shore
Railroad offices at Cleveland, 0., to
transportation director of the United
States Railroad —that's the romantic
career of Alfred H. Smith.
When Smith, now president of the
New York Central lines regarded
as one of the best-managed systems
in the country —was called into serv
ice by Director General McAdoo to
day he looked back on the follow
ing procession of advancement —
From errand boy to laborer, to
foreman of a track gang, up to 1890;
then after studying railroading
from various division superintenden
ces to general superintendent of the
New York Central in 1902, general
manager in 1904; then vice-presi
dent. and from 1914 to date president
of the road.
Railroad Men Get Raise;
Increase Is Ten Per Cent.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 31. —An in
crease of 10 per cent in the wages of
15,000 unorganized employes of the
Northern Pacific Railroad and of 500
employes of the Northern Express
Company, effective January 1. was
announced by President Hanaford to
day. Last night a similar increase
to 3,500 clerks and station employes
was granted. To-day's grant will add
$1,500,000 to the company's annual I
payroll. The majority of those who
wiil participate in the Increase are
clerks, telegraphers and section
laborers.
ERIE GETS EARLY irELP
Scranton, Dec. 31. The first
local evidence of Federal control of
the railroads came to-day when the
Lackawanna Tt&ilroad hauled over
the line 200 trains of empty Erie coal
cars from Bergen Junction to No. 6
Junction, just outside of this city and
there turned the cars over to the
Erie to be loaded at the mines of the
Erie Company.
MITE SOCIFTY TO MEET
Dauphin, Pa.. Dec. 31.—The "Mite
Society of the Presbyterian Church,
wil lbe entertained to-morrow. New
Years' evening:, by Miss Margaret
Brooks at her home, in Erie street.
A business and social meeting will
be held.
Washing-ton, Dec. 31.—The director
general of railroads yesterday sum
moned the heads of the four railroad
brotherhoods to Washington for a
conference on Thursday. While there
was no formal announcement of the
purpose of the meeting, officials de
clared it was plain that Mr. McAdoo
intended to take up at once the wage
increases demanded by the brother
hoods and denied by the raflroad
executives.
Mr. McAdoo will obtain from the
brotherhood heads a detailed state
ment of their new demands, formu
lated at Cleveland on December 1,
embodying average increases of 40
per cent, for engineers, firemen, con
| ductors and trainmen, as well as sug-
I gestions from them with respect to
operating trips under the unified
system.
What Increase Means
The increases, it is estimated,
would add about $100,000,000 an
nually to the government's operating
j costs, this sum being in addition to
I the increases they are obtaining
I through the operation of the Adam
| son eight-hour law.
| The brotherhood chiefs in present
ing their demands to the railroads
I asked that the increase become ef
| fective on January 1, and it was an
nounced Saturday that the railroad
[ executive anticipating government
j control of the roads, had declined to
j grant the demands, leaving it to Mr.
j McAdoo and the President to decide
them.
I The brotherhoods extended the
I date on their request for thirty days
and the conference with Mr. McAdoo
next Thursday is expected to develop
the extent to which the brotherhoods
will go in pressing their demands
upon the government.
To Pay Railway Workers
on Basis of Living Cost
London, Dec. 31. Under a new
system of paying railway employes
based on the cost of living, the coun-.
cil of people's commissaries, accord
ing to dispatches from Petrograd,
has divided Russia into ten districts
and the railway men into fourteen
classes.
The payment of wages will be fixed
in proportion to the living cost in
| each district and ranges from 155
i rubles a month for first class workers
I in Siberia, to 510 rubles a month for
j workers of the fourteenth class in
j Petrograd. Physical laborers will
have an eight-hour day. while brain
workers will have a six-hour day.
There has been no further pillag
ing of wine stores in Petrograd in
the last few days.
The British embassy at Petrograd
| authorizes the announcement that
an agreement has been reached with
the Bolshevik government to issue
passports to couriers going to Eng
land, on condition that they perform
only courier duty and return im
mediately.
The Moscow Bolshevik authorities
have followed the example of those
in Petrograd and have* taken over ali
the private banks in Moscow.
Railroad Notes
Trains on the Pennsy to-day were
still back of schedule time with the
exception of the through train from
New York over the Trenton cut off.
Every available man in the Penn
sylvania railroad shops is on repair
work. Every effort possible is being
made to keep the motive power go
ing until the present cold spell mod
erates.
I Captain of Police Paul L. Barclay,
and Mrs. Barclay, left to-day for
Philadelphia, where they will take in
the Mummers' parade to-morrow.
Lawrence Basler, aged 66 years, a
retired Pennsylvania railroad em
ploye, died Saturday at Altoona.
Hiram McGowan Simmers who is
here signing up trainmen and fire
men for the Philadelphia division of
the Pennsy, will remain in the city
another week. Mis headquarters are
at 814 North Third street.
William D. Bowers. 1947 North
Seventh street, special duty engineer
on the Middle division, who has been
on the sick list, is improving slowly.
A funeral party from Harrisburg
to Milwaukee, Wis., to-day number
ing five persons, paid $l5O for rail
road fare.
Soldiers from cantonment carups
en route home for New Year's Day,
passed through Harrisburg Saturday
and to-day. On one train from
Washington, Saturday night, there
were 380.
The annual open house program at
the P. R. R. Y. M. C. A. on New
Year's Day will be eliminated to
morrow because of war conditions.
Coal trains en route east over the
Pennsy, carried between 500 and 600
cars of anthracite coal yesterday.
DECEMBER 31, 1917.
READING SLICES ITS
PASSENGER SERVICE
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scale and will handle passenger bus
iness with fewer trains.
Flfty-alx Train*
A total of fifty-six trains will be
taken from the Reading schedule.
This includes changes east and west
bound between Ilarrisburg and Read
ing and the elimination of one train
between Middletown and Hummels
town. Edson J. Weeks, general pas
agent of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway system, to-day Issued the
following official announcement of
train annulments:
Main Mae
Northbound—Weekdays: *Downing
town local leaving Philadelphia 9.13
а. m.; Allentown local leaving Phil
adelphia 2.08 p. m.; 'Downingl own lo
cal leaving Philadelphia 4.36 p. m.j
Reading local leaving Philadelphia
5.30 p. m.; Wlllianisport express leav
ing Philadelphia 11.30 p. m.
Note: Effective January 1, 1918,
train No. 15, Reading Express, now
leaving Philadelphia 8.36 p. m., will
be changed to leave at 11.30 p. m.
Sundays: Downlngtown local leaving
Philadelphia 9.13 a. m.; Pottsville ex
press leaving Philadelphia 1.25 p. m.:
•Downlngtown local leaving Philadel
phia 4.36 p. m.; Williamsport express
leaving Philadelphia 11.30 p. m. I
Southbound—Weekdays: Williams
port express arriving Philadelphia
б.50 a. m.; Downlngtown local arriv
ing Philadelphia 8.32 a. m.: Allen
town local arriving Philadelphia 12.54
p. m.: Reading local arriving Phila
delphia 3.34 p. m.; Downingtown local
arriving Philadelphia 3.39 p. m.
Sundays: Williamsport express ar
rving Philadelphia 8.32 a. m.; Down
ingtown local arriving Philadelphia
3.39 p. m.; Pottsville express arriving
Philadelphia 9.42 p. m.
•Annulled between Philadelphia and
Bridgeport.
Schuylkill Valley Branch
Eastbound Weekdays and Sun
days: Leaving Pottsville 2.16 a. m.
Westbound Weekdays and Sun
days: Leaving Tamaqua 3.06 a. m.
I.lttle Schuylkill Ilrnneh
Northbound—Sundays, leaving Port
Clinton 10.40 a. m. and 3.58 p. m.
Southbound—Sundays, leaving Ta
maqua 8.30 a. m. and 7.12 p. m.
IVrklomrii Kallrond
Northbound Weekdays, Allentown
local leaving Philadelphia 2.08 p. m.
Southbound Weekdays, Allentown
local leaving Allentown 9.50 a. m.
KMt IVnn Ilrnneh
Eastbound Weekdays: Leaving
Reading 3.05 p. ni. and 5.57 p. m.;
Sundays: Leaving Reading 5.57 p. m.
Westbound Weekdays: Leaving
Allentown 9.10 a. m. and 11.20 a. m.:
Sundays: Leaving Allentown 11.30
a. m.
I.ebanon Vnlley Ilrnneh
Westbound Weekdays: Leaving
Reading 4.55 a. m., 10.10 a. m. and
12.20 p. m.; Sundays: Leaving Read
ing 4.55 a. m., 12.20 p. m. and 3.10
p. m.
Eastbound Weekdays: Leaving
Harrisburg 12.50 p. m.. 4.35 p. m. and
10 p. m.: Sundays: Leaving Harris
burg 12.50 p. m., 4.35 p. m. and 10
p. m.
Note: Train No. 49, leaving Reading
sa. m., will carry passengers and
make stops formerly made by train
No. 11.
Iliddlrloirn nnil Iluminelntown Ilrnneh
Northbound Weekdays: Leaving
Middletown 3.20 p. m.
<ettyMl>nrK and IlnrrlnhurK Hullwny
Southbound Weekdays: Leaving
Carlisle for Mt. Holly Springs 7.38
p. m.
Shnmokln Division
Northbound Weekdays: Leaving
Tamaqua 2.55 a. in.; Sundays: Leav
ing Tamaqua 2.55 a. m., 11.20 a. m.
and 4.43 p. m.
Southbound Weekdays: Leaving
Williamsport 11.30 p. m.; Sundays:
Leaving shamokln 6.35 a. m., leaving
Williamsport 1 p. m. and 11.30 p. m.
Jefferson Co. Attorneys
Refuse to Handle Cases
For Liquor Applicants
Punxsutawney, Pa., Dec. 31. —For
the first time since the Brooks high
license law was placed on the statute
books, the date for filing liquor
license applications has been al
lowed to pass without the filing of a
single application for license in Jef
ferson county. In consequence no
license court will be held at Brook
ville in January.
A few hotel men at various points
in the county desire to make ap
plication for license, but none of the
attorneys would handle their cases,
giving as their reasons the great
sentiment against liquor licenses in
the county, the certainty that the
present court will not grant licenses,
and the fact that nationa lprohibi
ion is now pending.
The No-License League of the
county, now being reorganized into
a branch of the dry federation,
which had made plans for fighting
any applications that might be I
r wiAY the New Year be a very happy
\y I one for you full of success in
I|g£iij whatever you undertake and
along with it all
A Little Music
Chas. M. Stieff
24 N. Second Street.
1918 New Year's Greeting
FROM
The Manhattan Restaurant
317 MARKET ST.
We desire to express to the public of Harrtsburg and vicinity
our sincere appreciation of the steadfast patronage shown us in
our eight years of business.
We endorse the Food Conservation Plan of the Government
by adhering to Two Meatlpss Days and One Wheatless Day
each week. ,
While some restaurants do not seem to aid the country in
their conduct of business, we shall adhere to the government's
plan of helping to win the war, by observing whatever food
conservation days are designated by the Washington authorities.
Notarys & Co.
Hummelstown Boy Now in
Service at Camp Hancock
WALTER RUDY
Hummelstown, Pa., Dec. 31.
Walter Rudy, is another of the many
Hummelstown boys who have en
listed In the United States service.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Rudy and is in the Twenty-Eight
Pennsylvania Division, at Camp
Hancock, Augusta, Georgia.
made, will now turn all Its energies
to the national phase of prohibition
work.
Judge Corbet's election two years
ago. after a campaign in which he
had the support of the temperance
vote, sealed the doom of liquor in
Jefferson county. Applications for
licenses were uniformly and Impar
tially turned down, but not until this
year did the liquor people lose all
hope and give up the fight to re
open the saloons.
r~ "
Passenger Train
Service Annulled
To conserve fuel, motive
power and men and to facili
tate the handling of govern
ment material and troops, a
great number of passenger
trains on the entire system of
the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway Company will be an
nulled, effective at once. This
being a war measure, passeng
ers finding it necessary to
travel over the New Year will
be given details through the
ticket agent just as early as it
is feasible to do so.
Philadelphia & Reading
Railway Co.
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AUTO SUPPLIES SALE
We have our table up and
loaded with discontinued lines
with a price that will sell
them in a very short time.
You no doubt, have a minute
to spare today. Look the ar
ticles over on this table; there
is something for you regard
less of the car you drive.
Front-Market Motor Supply Co.
109-111 Market Street