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WAR AIMS OF ALLIES TO BE
OUTLINED BY LLOYD-GEORGE
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U. S. May Take Over Nation's Meat Supply During War
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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*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..
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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.
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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.
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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.