T *W dT —1 w v rin w MG.IT EXTRA- Lhyd-George Restates England's War *hns EXTR4 ' -fe HARRISBURG Hf§fS& TELEGRAPH 0k ■ otar v 3n&ep£n&cnt ° x W i LXXXYiI- No. 5 14 PAGES WAR AIMS OF ALLIES TO BE OUTLINED BY LLOYD-GEORGE 1 U. S. May Take Over Nation's Meat Supply During War . - ,*| . Philadelphia, Jan. 5. —The United States government Francis J. Heney who is examining witnesses, did not f" may take over the meat industry of the country in order den y that the P lan was being considered in Washington. to control the three principal necessities of war times- , '' The edera 1 1 government will assume control of the , , 1 \ m . . A j business through a lorrn. ot receivership, said the mem . meat, coal and transportation. 1 his was indicated at to- , D . .. . ~ , , , r £ , ' . m i ..i . " er °* l* l * s commission who disclosed the purpose ol the < lay s session of the edcial lade Commission here. country-wide meat investigation now in progress. "I can- An official connected with the commission which has not be quoted. The meat supply is to the nation what the been investigating conditions here said the government railroads are to transportation and it has been conclu int< nded to seize all the packing and allied industries and sively proved that regulation at this time is necessary." DISRUPTION OF GERMANY NOT AN AIM OF ENGLAND ~~ * J World Conflict Is Not One 01. Aggression, Declares Pre mier Lloyd-George MAKES PLAIN S IviTEMENT j Conscience of Nations Involv ed Must Be Behind Con l duct of the War London, Jan. 5. Premier Lloyd George, addressing the Trades Unions to-day on the subject of war aims, said that only the clearest, greatest and most just of causes could justify the continuance, even for a day, of "this unspeakable agony of nations." The Premier continued: "We ought to be able to state clearly and definitely not only to the principles for which we are fighting but their definite, concrete application to the war map of the world." I-'noe Critical Hour "We have arrived," the premier went on, "at the most critical hour of this terrible conflict and before any government takes the fateful de cision as to the conditions under which it ought either to terminate or continue the struggle. It ought to be satisfied that the conscience of the nation is behind these conditions." Dloyd George said that during the last few days he had taken spe cial pains to ascertain the views and the attitude of representative men ot all sections of thought in the coun try. He had read the statement of j labor's war aims, he continued, and had discussed the subject of war aims with former Premier Asquith and with Viscount Grey. Had the Na tionalist leaders in Ireland -not been engaged with the tangled problem of Irish self-government, he wou.d have been happy to exchange views with them. lie also had consulted repre [Continued on Page 4.] Lloyd-George Speech Has Far-Reaching Effect Washington, Jan. 5. Tremler Dloyd George's speech overshadowed all other developments of the war to-day in offlcia land diplomatic Washington and was regarded vith the deepest attention everywhere. Official expressions were witnheld generally, officials saying they pro forred to examine the full text of the speech. About the only thing any of them cared to intimate at the time was that the premier's ; ptech seemed to be leading up to r tie expected re-definition ot war aims. It Was apparnt however, that officials and diplomats alike realiz ing the premier's speech to be of the deepest slngicflnaco and far reaching effect, desired to reF.ervo nny comment until after mature consideration of It. / COAL DEALERS ARE PESSIMISTIC OVER SHORTAGE Offices Besieged by People Who Have Exhausted Fuel Supply NO RELIEF IN SIGHT Not Enough Fuel in Harris burg to Give 100 Pounds to Each Family There is not enough coal in the city to provide a hundred pounds to each ( family, dealers said to-day. This is at variance with the state ment made by Koss A. Hickok, fuel administrator, who is authority for the statement that there are 10,000 tons in Harrisburg. Dealers do not agree with this, their estimates vary ing from 1,000 tons up. Many dealers are entirely without coal while others have only buck wheat, a small grade that does not give much heat. In an effort to re lieve conditions in Steelton, several carloads of coke have been turned over to dealers. Conditions in New Cumberland, Lemoyne, Wormleysburg, West Fatrview, Camp Hill and other suburban towns are no better. One dealer declares that If he had an unlimited amount of coal, he now has on his books enough orders to [Continued on Page 10.1 POLICE MUST WORK TO HOLD THEIR PLACES Civil Service Law W T ill Not Give Indifferent Men "Soft" Jobs Mayqr Daniel D Keister is deter mined that nothing sliall stand in the way of efficiency in the police de partment, not even the Civil Service Daw, if he can prevent it. Several times since he assumed the duties of his important office Mayor ICelster lias had the heads of the po lice department oerore him for dis cussion of ways ana means of Im proving the work of the force. These conferences have also includ ed the plainclothes men and detec tives. The Mayor has given all to understand that he wants results and that i*u private bickering or personal animosities will be allowed to inter fere with the work of the depart ment. He has told the men of the force that adequate compensation has now been provided In the 1918 budget and that the people have a right to ; expect first-class service from the top to the bottom. | it is the intention of the Mayor to j rid the city s<# far as possible of the j parasites who subsist upon the weak . ness and misfortunes of others. He has been gathering information re garding certain cabaret and other performances and it is his purpose to rid the city of all such places. Mayor Keister has given police of ficials to understand that the Civil Service Uw never contemplated Inef ficiency and that he would not per mit tlje law to stand In the way of any improvement In the force; that he had no ax to grind, but that he felt it to be his duty to obtain for the people the best service possible. He also Indicated any personal failure i upon the part of the officers to make good would result in a definite state ment to the City Cquncll with a view to removal from the force of those who are not fit or who refuse or neg lect the proper performance of their duties. HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1918 GERMANY'S PEACE FADES FAST Whenßepresentativesof Central Powers Arrive at Brest- Litovsk to Resume Negotiations With Russian Envoys Only Telegram Awaits Them; Uncertainty Still Be clouds Status of Conference London, Jan. s.—When the delegates of the central powers arrived at Brest-Litovsk to resume the peace negotiations they found no Russian delegates there, according to a Vienna dispatch to Zurich, forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph Company. All that awaited them was a telegram from the Russians asking for transfer cf the negotiations to Stockholm. Uncertainty still beclouds the status of the Russo-German peace negotiations. Both sides have de clared certain proposals of the other side did not meet with their ap proval. Russia has said the German terms concerning occupied territories could not be accepted and German Chancellor Von Hertllng announces the Germans cannot move the con ference to Stockholm as Russia has suggested. The Russian posiUon, coupled with reports that the delegates of the cen tral powers, and even of Germany, were divided as to the question of annexations, appears the stronger one, but there is no indication that Germany will recede, although It has been rumored the leading Ger man and Austrian emissaries had returned to Brest-Ditovsk with new instructions. The speeches before the Reichstag main committee of Chancellor Von Hertllng and the under secretary of the German for eign office did not make clear whether Germany would stand un alterably on the conditions to which Russia objects. Before the Reichstag committee yesterday the chancellor admitted that Germany had to deal with Inci dents which might change the situa tion over night. Concerning the pro posed transference to Stockholm he declared such acUon Would lead to "great difficulties," adding that Ger many was "not in a position" to per mit the Bolsheviki to Bay where meetings should be held. Intense Artillery Fire Permits Slight Gain by Huns at Cambrai By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 5. lntense German artillery fire on the Cambria sector of the western front gave way yesterday to a loc'al attack by Ger man Infantry. Four Drit'.:;.-i ad vanced posts near the Canal Du Nord were pushed back slightly. On tho remainder of tha front In France the artillery duels continue at vital points. On the Italian front there have been lively exchange* of r.r tillery Are and some activity by raiding parties. British and French airmen have been very active, as where those of the enemy and two-score machine* are reported destroyed by tho vari ous war offices. British airmen have dropped more than 500 bombs on railroad stations, airdromm and other military establishment* be hind the German lines in Flanders and report the downing of elerht hostile machines in combat with the loss of three. Enemy aircraft have carried out further raids over tlrn Venetian plains and Padua haj again been subjected to a heavy bombing from the air. Germany Flirts With Ukrainians; Would Conclude Separate Pact London, Jan. 6. Pending the resumption of conferences at Brest- Litovsk to-day, no frsh develop ments are reported from Russia re garding: the peace negotiations. Dis patches from Petrograd report at tempts by the German delegates at Fetrograd to make some sort of a clandestine agreement with the mem bers of the constituent assembly. The correspondent of the Dally News says the Germans are trying through a neutral diplomat to get Into communication with members of the assembly. Their ohtect is* obvious, he adds, as the parties op posed to the Bolsheviki are quite ready to profit by the Bolshevik re fusal to make peace and to tell the people that the Bolsheviki promised them peace but gave them war. The version of the correspondent of the Daily Mail is that the Ger mans have been putting pressure, direct or indirect, upon the govern ment In connection with the sum moning of a constituent assembly as the Germans have been making it pretty obvious that they are un willing to recognize the Bolsheviki as representatives of a majority of the Russian people or even as tem porary trustees of the sovereign power. The Daily News dispatch ex presses fear that Germany will find the constituent assembly more amen able than the Bolsheviki In regard to making peace and quotes Foreign Minister Trotzky as saying that the Bourgeois aro prepared to give away half the country, if they can obtain [Continued on Page 6.] New War Plants Will Be Located Entirely in Middle West, Policy of Department By Associated Press Washington, Jan. s.—New plants (or war material production will be located entirely In the Middle West under the policy of the War Depart ment, which became known to-day. Because of congestion -in the east, untapped facilities beyond the Alle gheny* have become necessary to speedy production for the present war, while sites at least 200 miles from the Atlantic seaboard are re garded as good strategy in case of future wars. Ait-craft production, especially, is being developed In the Middle West. Most of the training schools for avi ators are in the west and south, so that shipment of planes and engines from factory to Held Involves less demand on the railroads when the factories are in middle western cities. Complete satisfaction with.'- the progress of the aircraft prograhi Is i expressed by officials of the aircraft production board. ' V " K. OF C. FUND TO REACH SIO,OOO MARK TONIGHT Cordial Reception Given the Workers by Men of Every Creed PRAISE FROM ARMY CAMP Substantial Contributions Re ceived From Many Dif ferent Sources ~isj A total of SIO,OOO for the Knights of Columbus War Fund drive, will ,be reported by this evening, local workers estimated to-day. Enthusi ! asUc reports tell of the cordial re- I ceptlon given workers by members of every creed and race, and large, substantial contributions pour into local headquarters, 706 Kunkel build ing, every day. More than $6,000 was contributed in the first two days of the campaign. This result was announced by work ers last night, and this morning of fice employes were busily pounding the adding machine keyboards to as certain the exact result. A pronflnent Protestant church worker who gave a substantial con [Continued on Page 6.] OTY AND COUNTY OFFICERS TO TAKE OATHS MONDAY Much Speculation as to Men to Be Picked For Ap pointive Jobs I ' Reorganization in city and cofrnty offices will take place on Monday morning with the beginning of the fiscal year 1918. In the city, Council will reorganize, the following new members taking the oath of ofllce: Dr. Samuel F. Ijassler. Charles \V. Burtnett . They will succeed William U Gor ga and Fred L. Morgenthaler and Will be given charge of the public safety and finance departments. It has not been decided finally where the new members are to be placed, but It is thought Dr. llassler will be i given the public safety department and Mr. Burtnett the ffaance position. Among the ♦lty appointive offices, to be filled are: City clerk, city engi neer, city assessor, city solicitor and city treasurer. It is said there will be no changes in the first two offices named, K. Koss Seaman and M. B. [Continued on Page o.] Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. Plan More Entertainment Centers For U. S. Soldiers With the American Army In France, Friday, Jan. 4.—ln co-oper atlon with the Red Cross, Y. M. C. A. headquarters la busy completing arrangements for other centers than Paris where the personnel of the American expeditionary forces can go When they are given leaves and have clean and healthy amusements, such as movies, baseball, football, mountain climbing and other sports. It is hoped these centers will prove substitutes for Paris as permits to spend leave there have been sus pended to all officers and men In the interests of temperance and moral lty^: GERMANS KEEP ALLIES IN WAR, I PRISONERS SAY Austrians Are Heartily Sick of Conflict, They Tell French Captors CONDITION IS PITIABLE Captured Men Eat Like Rav enous Animals, and Declare Food Best in Weeks By Associated Press Italian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy, Friday, Jan. 4.—The officers commanding the 1,400 Aus trian prisoners captured in the re cent French success on Monte Tomba grave the correspondent an opportun ity to-day of going among them and talking freely with officers and men on war conditions and what the enemy still could do in carrying on the struggle. A more miserable lot of human beings would be difficult to imagine. The officers were in even worse con dition than the men. Their clothing was ragged and the tinselled orna mentation on the officers was gan grened with rust. The officers were unkept and had not been shaved for a week. Their red hands looked like pieces of raw beefsteak. None had overcoats as all were wearing light trench uniforms when the French swept around them. [Continued on J'age 10.] HARRISBURGERS WIN SPURS IN TRAINING CAMPS i | Picked From Thousands to Be (liven Instruction as Officers ! Included in the list of 500 men at Camp Hancock who passed the nec essary examination and will go into the officers training division are a number of Ilarrisburgers. They arfe members of Troop C (formerly Gov ernor's Troop) and include: Private Harold M. Hippie, of Enola; Private Daniel A. Rupp, Cor poral John H. Braselman, Corporal Horace G. Gelsel, Corporal Charles H. Welkel, and First Sergeant Harry H. Miller, of Harrisburg. Training starts to-day. The total number of applicants was 1,600.. There will be an alternate list of fifty candidates who were considered [Continued on Page 9,] Bill For Heat Protested Before Public Service as Being Excessive Complaint against the Harrisburg 1 Ijf&ht and Power Company's failure I to maintain uniform heat in its sup ply mains was (lied before the Pub lic Service Commission to-day by the Holmes Seed Company In a vigor ous letter. The matter will be brought to the attention of the com pany and an answer requested by the commission. The letter Is dated January 3 and states that owing to the failure of the company to furnish steam the office force of the seed house luis been unable to work. This Is de clared to bo a serious interference with business as this Is the active season In seed houses. The heat service Is declared to have failed four times and tlie seed company declares that Its bill of s£B a month Is considered excessive In view of the conditions. It is also stated that J deductions will be made for Inter ruption of service. Single Copy, 2 Cents NIGHT EXTRA 1 LATE NEWS t . ■ 4* 1 4 ENEMY SUBMARINES REPULSED X Tckio, Friday, Jan. 4.— : Enemy submarines which at ▼ tempted to attack British transports convoyed by Japan- Hp ese warships in .the Mediterranean on December 30 were repulsed, say . an announcement from the Japanese admlr- T alty. The Wtfrship:, wer'e not damaged. ■I TWO KILLED IN TROLLEY CRASH Lufia!<-, N. Y . Jan. s.—Two persons were killed and 4* nim injured to-day when r, westbound trolley car on X the Buffalo and Depew line left the rails at a point two T" mile:; from Depcw known as Weigel's curve. The car 4 crashed into a telegraph, pole and overturned. 4 v • T ' *f WANT HIGHER SALARIES FOR JUDGE ! a* _ a Philadelphia, Jan. s.—Higher salaries foi f&derfel ▼ court judges' Will be urgepi by the American Bar Asso -2J ciatiqn. At to-days meeting of the executive committer X > f the body it was stated that all of the committee and T - 1 ■ , i'joritv o! the 11,000 members cf the organization <fl favored an advance, nevertheless action on the question X was deferred and the matter referred to a subcommit x tec f " v ' li b Senator Sutherland of Utah, is chairman. 2 ALLIED PURCHASING BOARD jJJ Paris, Jan. s.—The first meeting of the inter-alli *Vouncir on War purchases and finance, which considered the requirements of the rrincipal allied powers from thte T United States, has been concluded, and financial and y technical experts, have begun a study cf the figures pre a sentcd. This task is a very great one, inasmuch as the V ' of fhe allies run into hundreds of millions X c; d. liar;, -r.onthly.. 4* t ' HELD. FOR CARRYING DRUGS X llarrisburg.—' William Minor, North Seventh street, t wr; held foi court under SSOO bail at police court to-dry £on a charye of carrying narcotics. He was arrested it T* Fourth and Market, streets by Detective Murnane. t I X BOLSHEVIKI SEIZE KERENSKY FUNDS ju Petrograd, Jan. s.—The Bolshcviki authorities an t n >unced they have discovered 317,000 rubles held in banks "4* : i ■i; '.f ijrmer Premier Kcrensky. The ittoncv T| pro . ly be spent for the benefit of victims of the 4jj fighting which preceded the overturn of the Kerensky ju regime. i j* INSULTS UNIFORM . GETS SIX MONTHS New York, Jan. 5 For insulting the uniform of a t United States marine, Carl Koshowitz, a naturalized * Alia, rican it:/en of German -birth, was sentenced to six £ . lii ill prisohment by a magistrate here to-tlay. - -£♦ 4 FARMERS FEED STARVINQ_BIRDS' X Williamsport, Pa., Jap. s'.—Farmers throughout the * northern tier arc carrying grain and other food into tlv A wood:; to feed the birds and game which are freezing a Tj starving in large numbers during the long continued coi*. " spell. The natural supply of food is shut off by deep -) iIIOWS. * * t * - 22 NORWEGIAN SHIPS LOST London, Jan. 5. —Iji December twenty-two Norwegiar t ships with total gross tonnage of 32*755 were lost in con* •it sequence of war measures, the Norwegian legation an •m6s nounced to-day. Seventy-five lives were lost. TO DEVELOP NATION'S WATER POWER X Washington, Jan. 5.—-A definite legislative policy to T develop the nation's water power is under consideration 4* b£ House leaders t<3-day in the form of a bill, approved by X President Wilson and designed to handle all water power X problems through a commission comp.osed of the secre t tCrics of interior.and agriculture. | MARRIAGE LICENSES ! *£* I'blllp FUmri ||| Kmimi O.Unvldaon, llnrrUburu: Irn 1 Davla 4 and Emma J. Kredrlckaon, llnrrlahiirKi Howard C. CullUon nnil I f llerthn M. Kuppm, (ittlr>liiirKi l.rlo> 11. Urnulrr. Obcrlln, nnd Kather I*. VnnMtmton, llurrixhnrui Jo*eph K. ( rranrr and Annn H. J. Noatnr, Mrflloni Janien l(. Mvurc, I'rtpriibiirK. Va., and Marlon I. Hemphill, I'lttaburuWi Herbert S. Mitchell and Klin M. I.evnn, llnr ff rlaburit.
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