10 BIG ARMY IS IN NEED OF SMOKES TO FIGHT WELL Many Contributions Needed to Keep Yankees Supplied With Soothing Weed Old Bill Kaiser, we are going to cross the blue; We've a date with friends of ours who have a date with you; We're going to bryig the wallop that will put the business through, \. So we are marching on! Did you hear it. the tramp, tramp, tramp of thousands? They are the boys of America on the way to France. It has to be done, and when those million Yanks get on the job next April for the spring drive the Hun Kaiser will know that this is no quitting nation. "Brainless Bates" who tossed over llie above flip rhyme may be no Shakespeare but he has the punch. "American Troops to Be Sent Abroad Immediately" is the headline on the day's paper. The cold news says nothing of what these American sol diers will do but Army men wno have scrutinized the preparations and the forces of this country on French territory are not afraid to predict that the Germans are going to get the surprise of their life. What are you going to do in this .jubilee of liberty? Can you imagine our boys deep in the mud in Fland ers this spring, drenched by cold rain, suffering with trench feet, but still brave and game? They will, want good American tobacco, those | hoys will. And here we have plenty.' Don't wait until the supply is done I for. Start now and do what you can. | This soothing weed is what the light ers want. Don't argue about it. Take their l word. RUSSIA MAY THROW ARMY AGAINST HUNS . ' [Continued from First Page. [ small army of probably 3,000,- |MO men. are that the German is harmonizing domestic and is convincing Rus that they must fight to save revolutionary principles. newspapers are unani ■>s in declaring the Germans and have, after one week. off the mask and made it that the central powers do not a real democratic peace. The says: imperialism is again he- to show its claws." zßermany's apparent unwillingness Poland, Lithuania, Livonia, and Esthonla the privilege self-definition is the rock Bn which the negotiations have Other peace conditions are by the Bolsheviki leaders say Germany opposes the most principle underlying the Rus revolution Swi an interview Foreign Minister said peace negotiations would not be resumed at as the Russians op- Be stoutly the principle of annexa- Tuesday evening at a joint of the central executive of the Congress of Sol- Hkand Workmen's Delegates, rep- of the Peasants' Depu- Petrograd Workmen's and Council and representatives General Army Congress for demobilization of the Army a ?BB)lution was adopted unanimously the German peace terms Must. It denounced Germany's at- toward the Baltic provinces and authorized the to take steps to transfer peace negotiations to a neu- ; country. Trotzky's declaration was made I ■tore the central committee of the I of Soldiers' and Workmen's | during an address in he denounced in scathing Kma "Germany's hypocritical peace I Hrbposals," asserting that the gov ernment of the Russian workers not consent to such condi r tions. He said that if the central ! powers did not agree to free disposal of the destiny of the Polish and Let-' ; tish nations it would be urgently 1 ! necessary to defend the Russian rev. ; olution. He said the needs of the j front would be satisfied, whatever I efforts might be necessary, from ' all * the fronts who attended the meeting declared the troops would defend the revolution, but said bread and boots were necessary. COUNCIL PLANS FOR CONFERENCE [Continued front First Pane. [ eision must be made in assigning the Commissionership of Public Safety snd the Commissionership of l-;i , nance. Dr. Samuel F. Hassler may be j named for the former and Charles L w - Burtnett to the latter post. B Plan Oonfereiu-e m It. was reported to-day a confer- Hence may be held to-morrow to con- appointments. Offices to be on Monday include city soiici ■*>r, city treasurer, city assessor, city Engineer and city clerk. Of these five it. is said, M. B. Cowden, engineer, 41 nd City Clerk R. Hoss Seaman, are assured of reappointment. While ther are many rumors current in council manic circles mentioning many names for the other three posts, none • can be confirmed. The report that there may be no changes also has been heard, but so far the commis sioners have said little to indicato who they may or may not favor. Changes in County ization will take place also on Mon , day. At the prothonotary'y office , there will be only one change, El mer E. Erb leaving as a deputy to "lcsume his practice of law and . Charles E. Pass becoming protliono , tary. County Controller Henry W. , Gough will succeed himself. It is re ; ported that Deputy G. Fred Holtz i man may be replaced. I In the county poor directors' of * flee there is a vacancy due to the resigation of Clerk G. W. Hensel, , This may be filled on Monday. The county commissioners also will have two appointments to make on Mon- J, day, one a mercantile appraiser for ,j 1918, the other a prison inspector. ITALIAN LOSSES SLIGHT 1 Rome, June 2.—Enemy subma t rlnes during the week ending De , cember 29 sunk one Italian steam- J ship of more than 1,600 tons.and one ! sailing vessel of less than 100 tons. ' Two steamers which were attacked k managed to escape. I PUE IN OVERHEATED FLUE f An alarm of fire from box B, Slx '< teenth and Walnut, streets, set the {.department to work, early this morn- I ing. The cause of the alarm was a ■small blaze in the overheated flue of J the kttehen stove at the home of uCbarles Hill, 1703 Elm street. The >llre was confined to the chimney. THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG CS66flt TELEGFtXPHI JANUARY 3, 1918. TECH TEACHER OFF TO CAMP School's First Latia Instructor Begins Training For Army Service ■ M. W. YOST Professor M. W. Yost, instructor of Latin and German at the Technical High School, is the second member of the faculty to be called into the great National Army in training at Camp Meade, Admiral, Md. Mr. Yost passed the physical examination during the Thanksgiving holiday and recently was given a 24-hour notice to be pre pared to go to camp. When school opened after the close of the Christ mas recess, Mr. Yost failed to return, I as he had already taken up a course of training at the Maryland camp. The Tech tutor was one of the new instructors elected in the fall, and was the first teacher to take hold of the course in Latin that was just introduced into the Maroon insitu tion. He is a graduate of Ursinus Col lege at Collegeville, and his father is librarian of that institution of learning. Prior to coming to Tech he was a member of the faculty at Morrlstown, New Jersey. Wlfti ten more members of the faculty of draft age, it is possible that the conscrip tion will make further inroads into the Tech faculty. A successor has not as yet been elected, and the posi tion is being filled by Harry Musser, as substitute, a well-known city at torney. Members of the senior class will lio!d a class dance at Hanshaw's Hall Tuesday evening, to which all mem bers of the school are invited. De lone's orchestra will render the music. Details are being planned by- President Miller, Fred Huston and Rees Lloyd. A meeting of the members of the faculty was held yesterday afternoon at' the close of school. The principal subject for discussion was the advisa bility of holding midyear examina tkns. The matter was threshed out and Dr. C. B. Kager, principal of the schcol, will give full details to the students at the chapel exercises Fri day' morning. Senior essays are beginning to come in to Professor Pierce Rettew, teacher of senior English. The essays must all be turned in before February 15. The thesis are required of all gradu ates, some of them being used at the commencement exercises. Marine Warmest Dressed of U. S. Fighting Men By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 3. —The American marine is the warmest dressed of all America's lighting men, the Senate military committee learned to-day from Michael A. Driscoll, a cloth ex pert from Rarltah, N. J., and the Ger man trooper in his "gray dawn" uni form has clothing 50 per cent, heav ier and warmsr and more costly than the American soldier. A worn, stained scrap of gray cloth, cut from the overcoat of the first German prisoner taken by General Pershing's men, was held up to the view of the committee for examina tion. The committee's investigation to-day t timed on the much disputed point of whether "shoddy" mixed with wool-is good for a soldier's over coat. Mr. Driscoll agreed with previous witnesses from the Council of Na tional Defense that there was little difference in effect and that the cloth ing with "reworked wool" mixed in was cheaper. He favored heavier uni- the men In Kurope. DRIVE STARTS AT CARLISLE Carlisle, Pa., Jan. ". - The drive in, this country for the quota for the Knights of Columbus camp fund opeped last evening with a big mass meeting held in the courthouse here, at /which the main address was de livered by Congressman Michael Don ohoe, of Philadelphia. The Rev. F. J. Welsh, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, presided and the band of the Carlisle Indian School furnished music during the evening. The campaign activelv open ed to-day w.hen bands of specially picked workers began the effort to secure funds. Harrisburg Boys Training For U. S. Aviation Corps jar lr|v J? H Durring the recent recruiting drive in December, Darrah C. Oves, son of City Treasurer Harry F. Oves was among the large number of Harris burg boys who enlisted. Young Oves is in the Aviation Corps. In the pic ture above he is standing just back of three companions who are Clar ence Hempt, Michael Keane and Paul Reindel. All of them, except Keane are at Camp Grant, 111. Kearie is at Columbus. BOROUGH WATER PIPES FROZEN Millersburg Heights Residents Complain to the Public Service Commission Residents of Millersburg Heights, a district of Millersburg, to-day for mally petitioned the Public Service Commission to name an investigation of water conditions in that section. They claimed that they had puid for a water line when the Millersburg Water Company refused to bear ex pense of the extension In order to get water, but that the pipes are too close to the service and froze. The water company refused to do any thing and the borough council or dered it to furnish relief, which it has not done. The city of New Castle to-day com plained to the Public Service Com mission against increase of fares from live to six cents by the Mahon ing and Shenango Railway and light Company. Conferences were liehl to-day by Commissioner Rilling with State Highway and Reading railway offi cials relative to the state's complaint against three grade crossings on the William Penn highway in Derry township. The matter will go over for the present. Edmund K. Trent, of Pittsburgh, was to-day formally sworn In as deputy attorney general. Pennsylvania will not suspend Its law 3 relative to labor of women and minors unless necessary is shown and each application is considered indivi dually by the State Industrial Board according to rulings made by At torney General Brown In conference with state officials. In the last few days a number of requests came for setting aside of certain provisions, which the industrial board has au thority to act upon. Mr. Brown re ferred to the reports on labor condi tions in England and held that where there is a conflict between Federal and state laws that the state should give way, but that the industrial board should consider each case. A ruling of similar import was made recently in food law administration. Representatives of electric and gas interests held an extended conference to-day with Chairman Ainey of the Public Service Commission relative to the proposition of the New Castle and other electric companies in Law rence and adjoining counties that during the war utility companies should not be required to make ex tensions unless the consumers to be served advance the cost of the im provement. The proposition was made in a proposed Increase of rates against which the commission lodged a complaint on its own motion. The matter was taken under considera tion. The first bids to he asked by the State Highway Department for road construction whereby contractors submitting bids must agree to accept the state compensation act under terms of the law of 1917 were invited to-day for work in Erie and Clear field counties. The. contracts will be on the state aid plan. The first appointment to be made for the cavalry arm of the new State Reserve Militia was announced to day when the Governor appointed Edgar McKinney, of Tyrone, to com mand Troop C, stationed at Tyrone and Bellefonte. Col. Samuel W. .Tefferies, of Pitts burgh, for years connected with the division staff of the National Guard, was to-day appointed superintendent of volunteer police for Allegheny county, and Major Clyde D. Wilcox, of Corry, was appointed superinten dent for Erie county. George F. Immb, acting superin-j tendent of state police, to-day ap- j pointed Carroll B. Price as chief j clerk of the department to succeed i Samuel B. Nissley, Landisville, who resigned to become head of the Bow- ] man-Mell Company, of this city, and ; Walter J. Fisher to succeed Price as bookkeeper. Edward L. Davis, Berwick, was to dav commissioned as coroner of Co lumbia county to fill a vacancy caus ed by death. The state to-day discontinued pro- 1 ccedings brought in the Dauphin county court some time ago for a re ceiver for the Sons of Italy State Bank in Philadelphia. President Pro Tern. Buckman, of the State Senate, and Senator W. M. Lynch, of Lackawanna, were at the Capitol. Senator Buckman sakl that he wanted to know what could be done about some Bucks county draft ed men who had been ordered to camp and were slacking. He took up the matter with state authori ties. Dauphin County Hearings Today Chester W. Cummings, workmen's compensation referee for the Harris burg district, is holding hearings to day in the Masonic Temple Building 011 claims for compensation filed by four workmen. Joseph E. Stence, of 1124 Market street. Harrisburg, and M. C. Schue, J 153 Bosler avenue, Lemoyne, claim compensation from the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company. Stence. a car repairman, alleges that he was unable to work from July 12 to August lfi. as a result of a, mashed thumb, sustained in the Rutherford shops. Schue. a car repairman, al leges he was unable to work from July 18 to August 6, as the result of a bruised spine, resulting from an ac cident in the Rutherford shops. William H. Patrick, of 2311 North Sixth street, Harrisburg, freight con ductor, claims compensation from the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from July 21 to September 10, as a result of internal injuries, alleged to have been sustained in the Harrisburg yards June 4, 1917. G. C. Winter, of 2543 North Sixth street, claims com pensation from the Bethlehem Steel Company for seven weeks' disability, alleged to have resulted from an In jury sustained at the Steelton plant October 25. Plan Y. M C A. Branch For Colored Members A study of the city in an effort to determine whether the time is op portune for the opening of a colored Y. M. C. A. is being made by Robert P. Hamlin, field secretary of the col ored men's department, interna tional committee of the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Hamlin will spend the next twft or three days in town, tb study the local conditions, and to determine whether the time for opening a col ored branch is opportune. He came hero at the request of officers of the local association, following a recent meeting of colored people Who de sire to open a branch. Mr. Hamlin will go over the local field thor oughly and will report 011 the feasi bility of founding a local association at this time. PATRIOTIC PRAYER SERVICE The half hour vesper service ot prayer for the country which has become one of the regular weekly forms of worship of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church will be held to morrow afternoon at 5.15 o'clock. The service lasts half an hour, there is no address, and music forms an important part of It RAILWAY CHIEFS HOLD CONFERENCE WITH SEC. M'ADOO Railroad, Labor and Finance Questions Engage Attention of Government Heads By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 3. Railroad labor and finance questions engaged the attention of Director General McAdoo and his staff to-day along with the movement of coal to New England and the East. Heads of the four railway broth erhoods were called into conference to discuss the general employment situation under government opera tion. Although the union chiefs had no intention of pressing their de mands for forty per cent higher pay at this time. It is understood their case will be taken up along with many other wage matters as soon as the railroad administration has dis posed of the more pressing trans portation problem. Many railroad executives are prepared to recom mend a general increase, especially for unorganized labor to prevent the men from going to other industries where wages are better. John Skelton Williams comptroller of the currency, and the director general's adviser on railroad finan cial questions, discussed with Mr. McAdoo the situation which will develop soon when railroad com panies' bonds and other obligations fall due. A plan will be worked out by which the debts may be either re funded with other securities which the government may buy or may meet with funds already reserved for the purpose and paid under U> supervision ot tne mrectoi j,eiifc.., and the Interstate Commerce Com mission. Final arrangement will de pend much on the legislation Con gress enacts. Since Director General McAdoo became head of a unified and gov ernment-controlled railroad system a week ago the main tangible result has been the acceleration of coal shipments and a beginning of the clearing up of congestion in railroad yards by abolition of all priority orders. Surveys also are under way looking to a practical pooling ar rangement. James B. Dinger, Contractor and Sportsman, Is Dead James B. Dinger, aged 61 years, 1332 North Front street, prominent as a brick contractor, and for many years one of theleading shots of the state, died to-day,. He had been ill for some time. The survivors are a widow, an done son, Robert. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. "Jim" Dinger, as he was known, was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Dinger, early settlers in Har risburg, and who located in the Hard scrabble district. The son was educated in the public schools, and when a young man learned his trade. Many large buildings throughout the city, including the annex to the Com monwealth hotel, were built by Con tractor Dinger. Early in life Mr. Dinger became a successful hunter. His work on the river during duck season and in the field brought him much prominence. When the Harrisburg Sportsmen's Association was organized he became a charter member and was one of its early officers. Later he became a member of the Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's Association. He was a crack shot and was class ed with such men as the late Elliott, at one time world's champion; Charles E. L. Brelsford, the Wor dens, Rulford and others. He won many trophies and held state titles a number of times. His popularity became all the stronger because of his clean sportsmanship for which ho was noted. MRS. CATHARINE CAMI'BEIjL Airs. Catharine E. Campbell, of Baltimore, died Wednesday after noon at 4.4 5 at the homo of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Payne,] of 309 South Fourteenth street, alter an illness of three months. Mrs. Campbell was a graduate of Central High school, class of 1907 and of the Teachers Training school in 1909. She also taught school for three years prior to her marriage. She was a member of the Union Baptist Church, of Baltimore, and a nonresident member of St. Paul's Baptist Church, of this city. Funeral arrangements have not yet been com pleted. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband. Dr. Camp bell, of Baltimore; three stepchil dren, three sisters, three brothers, and a host of other relatives and friends. MRS. SARAH M. SMITH Mrs. .Sarah M. Smith, 70. widow of the late William Smith, 112 Calder street, died at the borne of her son, Thomas G. Smith, 11? Calder street, early this morning. She is survived by three sons, Robert C. Smith, Wil liam Stpith and Thomas G. Smith, and nine grandchildren. She was a char ter member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, and is the mother of Forme 1- Councilman William Smith. Funeral services will be held Sat urday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, from the late residence, the Rev. Harry Klaer, pastor of Covenant Presbyte rian Churcih, officiating. Private burial will be made in the Harrisburg Cemetery. Home From Navy For a Short Furlough WILLIAM FOULIC JR. William X. Foulk Jr., I', s. H. Penn sylvania, is spending.a short furlough at his home, 203® Finn, street. He fore ills enlistment. April 0, lie was employed as a machinist at the Har risburg Foundry and Machine Works. AT HARRISBURG PLAYHOUSES CHORUS GIRLS IN "FURS AND FRILLS," ORPHEUM NEXT SATURDAY MATINEE AND NIGHT The many musical gems in "Furs and Frills" require people with voices, so the eliorus of that comDanv have been engaged with reference to tlieir vocal ability as well as for their handsome stage presence With the elaborate costumes, made especially for this production, it is promised they will be a sight that will gladden the eye and linger long in the memory. This is one of the many features of a musical comedv that is one of the most successful of the many that have been produced In the last ten years. With a funny story plausible vet ill the more amusing on that account. wKli numerous side-splitting situations and with numerous novelties 'in the big musical numbers, "Furs and Frills" has no fear of competition, for there can be none, when there is nothing just like it. This merry musical comedy comes to the Orpheum, Saturday, matinee and nisrlit almost direct from a remarkable run at the Plymouth Theater. Boston. Seats are now on sale. almost direct from ORPHEUM Saturday, matinee and night, January s—"Furs and Frills," the New York Casino musical success. Tuesday night and Wednesday, mati nee and night, January 8 and 9 —Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels. MAJESTIC High Grade of Vaudeville. COLONIAL To-night and to-morrow —'Hex Beach's "The Auction Block." Saturday Earle Williams, with Grace Darmond, in "In the Bal ance." REGENT To-day, last times "The Judgment House," from the novel by Sir Gil bert Parker. To-morrow and Saturday, double at traction Wallace Reid in "Nan of Music Mountain," and the Maek- Sennett comedy. "That Night." Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Douglas Fairbanks in "The Modern Muskateer." VICTORIA To-day—Mrs. Vernon Castle in "Sylvia of the Secret Service;" also "Ven geance and the Woman." To-morrow and Saturday June Caprice in "Unknown, 274." The engagement of "Furs and Frills," a phenomenally successful musical comedy, comes to the Or "Furs pheum, Saturday, matinee ami and night. Harriet Burt, Frill*" Feme Rogers, Thomas Bur ton and Burrell Barbaretto head the large organization, which is the only one presenting this musical sensation on the American stage. Ed ward Clark, the co-author of "You're In Love," wrote the funny book and lyrics, and Silvio Hein composed the tuneful music, which had remarkable runs in New York City at the Casino Theater and at the Plymouth Theater in Boston. The story is concerned with compli cations resulting from the purchase by a wife of a sable coat at a bargain sale. Her brother pawns the coat to make a bet on the races. Another wife sees it, and the hubby of wife No. 1 presents it to her. In order to avoid criticisms on the part of her husband, wife No. 2 again pawns It and gives hubby the ticket. He gets the coat and his stenographer walks ofT with it. Then the complications begin. In addition to the above funmakers, there Is a large cast of principals, in cluding Beth Smalley, llarry Miller, George Slade, Milt Dawson, Ben Wall, Helen Barry and others,. The large chorus, composed of comely and agile girls, who aspire for greater things In the future, and at tired in gorgeous costumes, will be prominent features in the proper preparation of the many catchy musi cal numbers, some of which are: "Furs and Frills," "You Can't Take It With You When You Die," "Does Polly Want Wally?" "You Can't Think of Everything," "It's Easy to Lie to Your Husband," "A Short Farewell Is Best," "Heart of My Heart," "Make Yourselves At Home," and others. The peer of all fashion acts that ever appeared at the Majestic—Cathe rine C raw - Catherine Crawford's ford's "Fash "Fanhlon Itevne" ion Revue" at the MaleHtle will be the big attraction there for the remainder of the week. With an appropriate setting as the background for the style display, eight attractive models promenade about the stage displaying the latest in wearing apparel. Nor Is mere man overlooked in this style show. The most up-to-date in men's winter togs is also shown. A strong vaudeville show is grouped around this attrac tion. Included on the bill are the Van Brothers, in comedy, songs and non sense; Arthur Plcken and Company, presenting an amusing comedy sketch, entitled "Their Wedding Day;" Dougherty and Scalia, young couple in a bright song and patter skit, and Reno, in a big surprise of fering. In "Nan of Music Mountain," which Is to appear at the Recent Theater to morrow and Satur- Wnllnce Reld day, Wallace Reid in "Nan of plays the part of Miotic Mountain" Henry de Spain, a young westerner. The story deals with Ills adventures in cleaning up a gang of outlaws and thieves, and, incidentally, his quest to avenge the murder of his father. There Is a very fascinating love story, with the daughter of the worst thief in the gang as his fiancee. How would you like to get married in the snow? You would if it was "The" girl, wouldn't you? That's the way that Wallace Reid thinks in this great picture of mountain feuds and dazzling love. This Paramount pro duction was written by Frank H. Spearman, and originally appeared in serial form in Everybody's Magazine. Mrs. Vernon Castle, one of the most popular motion picture stars, and known as the Mr*. Vernon Castle world's best- In "Sylvlii of the dressed woman, SeFret Service" is featured in a thrill lug drama at the Victoria entitled "Sylvia of the Secret Service." In this feature Mrs. Castle portrays a totally different role from any she has as yet had be fore the camera, the character being a. detective. As a trailer of thieves she is a great success. While hunting the thieves she wears many elaborate gowns, and in one scene she Is shown to an apparel shop showing her trying on a costume with the film tinted in the color of the fabric. This Is, how ever. only one of the minor features of the picture, as it is a thrill from start to finish. To-day there Will be shown another part of the wonderful new serial, "Vengeance and the Wo man," featuring Carol Holloway and William Duncan. For to-morrow and Saturday, June Caprice In "Unknown, No. 274." will be presented. It is a fact lng recognized by stage experts, as well as by audiences, that one of the reasons for 41. G. Field the continued popular- Minstrel* ity, year in and year out. of the Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels has been that the program each season is presented in n new, original dress, but at the same time retaining the flavor and essence of minstrelsy.- This is demonstrated In a striking way this year, for the "INTOLERANCE" AT 25c; COLONIAL NEXT WEEK „ P 1 V v *- w *' * • S>eiM£. BABYLCWTAW £JVrOZ>£ jy. D.W.GEZFT/72F JMTOI,ERAW