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K. OF C. STILL
HAS BIG TASK
TO ACCOMPLISH
Workers Are Asked to Speed
Up in Campaign to
Aid Soldiers
MARY RUSSELL
COMES AGAIN!
One of the contributors to the j
Knights of Columbus War Camp I
Fund this morning was Mary j
Russell, the messenger girl whose <
contribution to the Red Cross in \
the recent membership campaign i
incited hundreds of Harrisburg- j
ers to "go, do likewise."
The little Russell girl didn't i
give a dollar to the Knights of '
Columbus. What she did was I
this: A message from one of
the workers of K. of C. head
quarters in the Kunkel building *
had a 10 cent fee attached.
"How much?" asked the young j
woman at headquarters.
"I'm going to contribute that," j
said Mary Russell.
Which she did!
The Knights of Columbus war
chest at noon to-day contained near
ly $12,000 in cash, while telephone
word from workers in various lo
calities indicated that several thou
sand additional dollars are in sight,
but will not be reported until later
in the day or to-morrow morning.
While the returns so far have been
slow there is no Indication that the
Knights of Columbus will not reach
the goal set ror the Harrisburg dis
trict—s2s,ooo.
$8 l'cr Man
That sum of money represents an
[Continued on Pago 4.]
Look! Kerensky Is Rejected
By U. S. Recruiting Officer
Interested in the Russian revolu
tion? Wondering where Kerensky is'.' |
Some say Kerensky is in exile, others j
say he iias committed suicide. Re- I
nutting officers know better. They
say Kerensky is alive and all l ight, j
except that his teetl; are a little be
low par, and therefore he is unlit for
active service in the United States
Army.
William 1. Kerensky, in the Ilarris
burg recruiting district, over 31, ap- j
pealed to the local oflice at 324 Mar- |
ket street, for enlistment in the Army j
this morning, but failed to pass the
, xainination on account of slight j
physical inability.
Two Trained Nurses
Leave City For Camp Dix
I'oiix 11. Davifs, superintendent of
the Harrisburg Railways Company;
:md Miss Alelaide Saltzman, of Rea
ver Springs, reported at Cainp Dix
to-day. They have been assigned to
duty in the camp hospital as Red
■yosit nurses, ami it is understood
will ko to France some time early
in the spring.
Miss Davis has been head nurse
at tlio Carlisle hospital, and Miss
Saltzman, night supervisor at the
same institution. Roth nurses are
graduates of the Harrisburg Hos
pital Training School, each winning
high honors. They left this morning
;l 7.45 for Camp Dix.
Among those who were at the
Pennsylvania Railroad station to
give these young women a rousing
sendoff wete many former Central
High school students and members
of the alumni. Miss Davis is a
graduate of Central and while there
won much fame as a cheer leader
at football and basketball games.
Motorists Turn River
Into Novel Racecourse
Williamsport, Pa., Jan. B.—West
Branch Valley Motorists have dis
covered a new winter sport. With a
covering of ice over the river, the
thickest in years, they have turned
the river into a race course. Three
machines traveled from North Bend
to Rock Haven yesterday on the ice.
The motors have driven !ce boats
trom the river.
Conviction of Detective
Held to Be Illegal
Albany, X. Y„ Jan. B.—The con
viction of William J. Burns, head of
a private detective agency, on ,i
charge of publishing private papers
in connection with the recent efforts
of J. P. Morgan and Company to
prevent leaks of information con
cerning allies' munitions contracts
was held illegal by the Court of Ap
peals to-day. Burns was lined SIOO
by the New York Court of General
Sessions.
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straight hair by using
Exelento
It i* • hair grower, removes dandruff and
•tops falling bair at once. Every package
guaranteed. Accept no fake preparation.
Ask for Exelento. Price 25c on receipt
of stamps or coin.
AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE
Writ* Far Particular*
EXCLINTO MEDICINE COMPANY
Atlanta, Qa.
A plate without a root,
duea not Interfere with taste r
speech.
'5 22a
Crown and
Plates repaired nhlle Ton wait.
Come In the morning, haw your
teeth made the asme day.
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IVI HUH O OFFICES
810 MARKET STUBSKY
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TUESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH \ JANUARY 8, 1918
Two Hundred Children
March From a Burning
School to Strains of Music
To the strains of Victrola music,!
200 pupils ot' the Major Bent School
house in Steelton marched through
smoke-filled halls to the street while
! a lire was burning in the basement
j of the building.
j The lire was discovered a few
minutes before recess time. The
teachers did not sound the lire alarm
but announced in the rooms that it
! was recess. The children lined up
: in their usual positions and marched
j out of the building under the pre
i tense that it was the lifteen-minute
i period for recreation.
Some of the older students teal
; ized that something out of the ordin
j ary was taking place but did not
whisper a word to their younger
1 schoolmates. Ages of the children
| attending sessions in this building
I range from six to twelve years and
i it was feared that if an alarm was
sounded they would become panic
stricken.
The lire which, according to Chief!
Malehorn was in the furnace flues, I
j was discovered by the janitor. He:
j told the principal of the school with- I
i out making it generally known, who!
| handled the situation in a very dip-'
loir.atic manner.
The Hygienic Fire Company was
I the lirst to answer the telephone call
j for aid. Little damage resulted.
President's Message
Causes A Slump As
Trading Virtually Stops
Xew York. Jan. 8.- —-The stock
j market's initial response to the pro- 1
posals in the President's address toi
Congress to-day was a slump. Trad
ing virtually ceased while the ad
| dress was being printed on the news.
! tickers, but as soon as the essential!
i points in the address became known
I general selling, uided by the short
j interest begun-
Industrials, equipments, rails and
i specialties reacted l to 4 points ■
; from highest quotations of the j
: morning. Selling increased on the j
I decline. Partial rallies ensued but!
| at 1:30 o'clock only a small part I
of the setback was recovered.
Chicago, Jan. B.—Grain prices de
clined to-day as a result of consid
erable selling based on opinions that
President Wilson's address to Con
gress indicated likelihood of prog
ress toward peace. A majority of
dealers however refrained from sell
ing and construed the message as in
dicating chiefly that no peace was
in sight until German military lead
ers became convinced that their de
mands could not be accepted.
The chief selling was in oats,
which in some cases showed a break
of more than 2 cents a bushel. The
principal option May closed steady
at 7li cents, a net loss of 1 5-8. Set
backs in the value of corn were only
fractional.
Boys Snatch Purse and
SBS From Woman on Street
A 16 year old boy who gave his
name as Victor Pascale. and liomei
as Newark, N. J.. was heard this I
afternoon on the charge of attempted
highway robbery. Young Pascale j
snatched a purse containing SBS
dollars from the hand of Mrs. Leah j
Masterson, 139 Sassafras street,,
about 9.30 this morning. The rob-1
bery occurred on Third, between
Blackberry alley and Market and!
Chestnut street. The boy snatched
the purse, and with his companion
raced down Third street, pursued by
a number of men. The chase caused
considerable excitement, and Officer
Demma, hearing the noise from tile
Friendship Fire House, joined in the 1
chase, and caught the Pascale lad i
in a piano box in the yard of a!
Mulberry street house. His com-|
panioi had separated from him at
the beginning of the chase. At the'
station, the purse contained s>">">, and i
$lO in his pocket, were taken from i
the boy. Later the other ten dollars
was found stuffed up in the lining
of his necktie. A pair of corduroy I
trousers, stolen from in front of
the Greenberg and Morrison store, I
Fifth and Market street, wore alto
in the possession of the boy. The
two had freighted it here from New
ark, lat night. They wanted tiie
money, Victor said, to get home
again.
Reading Coal Shipments
Still Below Normal
Reading, Pa., Jan. B.—The Read
ing company's hard coal shipments
have not yet reached normal. For
the past 2 4 hours it sent but 1,200
cars to market in place of nearly
1,500 normally. Coal is given the
right of way but the congestion of
freight adds to the difficulties of the
officials. Reports received say that
the small towns and villages are bet
ter fixed for fuel than the cities, and
•for that reason such desperate efforts
are mude to supply the larger mu
nicipalities.
The movement of freight on the
Beading system is exceedingly slow
and there are no immediate pros
pects of an improvement. There is
not a siding on the Lebanon Valley
East Pennsylvania or main line of
the system that is not well filled up
with freight destined for the t.ehign
Valley. Central Hailroad ot Xew Jer
sey, Philadelphia, Port Reading and
other points. Kntire trains are side
tracked at some points and some of
them have been held there for a
week or more.
Birth Control Law
Constitutional in N. Y.
Albany, X'. V., Jan. 8. —The sec
tion of New York's penal law pro
hibiting the dissemination of birth
control information on parapher
nalia, under which Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, birth control advocate of
Xew York, was convicted and served
thirty days in the workhouse, was
held constitutional to-day by the
Court of Appeals.
WASHINGTON CAMP KI.KCTS
At a meeting of Washington Camp
Xo. 16, Patriotic Order Sons of Amer
ica, these officers were elected and
installed: President, George Chapman;
vice-president, I. C. Bodimer; master
of forms, Lawrence Rhinehart; re
cording secretary, J. H. Chambers; as
sistant recordin gsecretary, Thomas
Xumbers: financial secretary, Jacob
Morsch; treasurer, John W. Seeman;
conduct'or, C. A. Kckert; chaplain,
Joseph Kalbfus; inspector, J. R. Div
in; guard, G. W. Myers; right sentl
| nel, James Lark; left /entinel, S. W.
Briggens; trustees. Thomas Numbers.
137. J. Herßert, C. R. Bankes.
, —\
Hy reaon of thorough distribu
tion with the drug trade In the
I.'nlted Stntes nod lower ■elllnic
costs, reduced price* are now pos.
Hlble for
Eckman's
Alterative
rOH THROAT AND LUNGS
Stubborn Cough* nnd Colds
Xo Alcohol, Narcotic or Habit
forming Drug
W Sl*e $1 sire
Now l.no Jiow 80 Cta.
I Uokman Laboratory. Philadelphia.
\NEWS OF INTERESIT
j ATHLETES PLAN j
i THURSDAY DANCE
'jS' .is Activity For Pennsy
Motive Power Men; Al
toona Team Coming
j Now that the holidays are over
. and everybody is down to hard work,
'j activity with the Motive Power Ath
. I letic Association of the Pennsylva
nia Railroad will be resumed. There
i j will be something doing every week
! at the athletic rooms in North Sev
j enth street near Reily. Some weeks
| there will be things doing every day.
j This association, while hit hard by
! war, will have a big bunch of star
I athletes working in all branches of
' sport for championship honors.
On Thursday night there will be
a dance. Those pleasant events of
last season have not been forgotten
| and a record crowd is looked for.
i The committee in charge is going to
j have some program. If you want to
' be in with the big crowd get a ticket
! now. The association is anxious to
start things right and the more
tickets out the better pleased will
be the motive power hustlers. This
i dance starts at 8 o'clock.
Other Events Scheduled
<)n the atheltic program will be
a basketball game Saturday night
' between the Motive Power cage team
'and the Machine Shop five, of Al
-1 toona. This will be the first of a
series of three games to decide the
! Pennsylvania Railroad system j
championship. All other teams have l
j been eliminated except Harrisburg
I and Altoona. The next game will be j
j played on the Altoona floor and the |
! third, if necessary, on a neutral j
j floor.
Other contests* on the program j
i will be indoor baseball, volleyball I
and tug-of-war between Harrisburg
j and Altoona teams. Mountain City'
' athletes have been working hard for i
{these contests. The Harrisburg Mo
tlve Power athletes are going a fast |
'clip and have already landed several i
| championships. They are anxious
for a cleanup this year.
(Twenty Men Seek Places on
Police Force Through New
Civil Service Examination
j <'ity Council passed on first reading
to-day an ordinance authorizing the
| appointment of five additional patrol
men and one sergeant to the police
j force, subject tn the provisions of the
Civil Service Law.
j The Civil Service Board met at 3|
o'clock this afternoon to decide on I
the time for the first examination of
; applicants for appointment. About
| twenty have taken out blanks al
| ready. After the examination the men
j will he listed according to standing
| and for each appointment which is to
j lie made the Civil Service Board will
certify the names of the three highest
I on the eligible list to the Mayor, who
J v. ill select one of these and present
I the name to Council for approval and
i appointment.
Pennsy Asks Privilege
to Cut Seashore Excursions
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Jan. B.—Application
| has been made to the Interstate Com
j merce Commission by the West Jer
sey and Seashore Railroad, a Pennsyl
vania Railroad branch, for permission
j to cancel excursions between Phila
[ delphla and Atlantic City and other
j Xew Jersey resorts. The Atlantic
] City Railway, a Heading subsidiary,
I is expected to make a similar request.
I Both roads, according to traffic of
] ficials, wish to eliminate excursions
| in order to conserve motive power
and train crews.
| The Pennsylvania last fall aban
j dened Sunday excursions to Washing
ton and. the Reading also dropped!
I many of its excursions.
| Railroad officials stated to-day that 1
judging from the present congested j
I condition of the railroads it is un- !
i likely that any attempt will be made i
j to run excursions this summer.
Thomas Furlong Dies;
First Pennsy Detective
St. Louis, Jan. 8.-—Thomas Fur-|
;; long, head of a private detective \
agency and widely known, is dead 1
here at the age of 74 years.
' He entered the United States sec-|
I ret service in. 1864, was chief of 00-;
j lice at Oil City, Pa., from 1874 to'
; l In7B, and he established for the 1
I Pennsylvania Railroad the first rail- j
j way detective service the United
'j States. In 18 80 he came to St.;
! Louis to organize a similar service j
; : for the Missouri Pacific.
Enola Railroad Association
Will Reorganize Tonight)
Knola, Pa., Jan. B.—Reorganiza- 5
! tlon of the board of directors of the !
P. i;. R. Y. M. C. A. will be effected i
at a meeting of that body this even- i
ing. Officers will be elected and a|
number of new directors will assume ]
J their duties. The following officers j
I will be installed: Motive power de
partment, S. W. Kreider, W. L. |
Troup and G. W. Shuey; engine
"| house, (>. A. Fisher, J. K. Gruver and
' B. F. Keckler; car inspectors, J. K. j
1 j Kinter and F. J. Hamilton; trans- \
J portation department, J. X. Dibeler,
. Frank Stauffer and F. W. Heckert;
; car shops. J. M. Flemming and G.
W. Woodward.
' The various committees of the as
' soctatlon will be named by S. G.
Jlepford, general secretary, within
the next few weeks.
1 FIRST PRAYER SERVICE
New Cumberland, Pa., Jan. S.—
. The first meeting of the Union Week
; of Prayer was held in St. Paul's
Lutheran Church last night with a
good attendance. This evening serv
ices wIH be held in the Church of
' God. On Wednesday night Baugh
' man Memorial Methodist Church.
• Thursday night. Trinity United
• Brethren Church. Friday evening,
' Church of God, and Saturday night,
St. Paul's Lutheran Church. On
• Sunday morning, January 13, a gen
• eral exchange of pulpits will be
ma de.
/ S2OO PAID OX MORTGAGE
Enola, Pa., Jan. 8. —Plans for rais
ing a budget for the coming year
were discussed at the meeting of
the Enola Fire Company, No. 1,
held last night in the hosehouse.
J. C. Strickner, was installed as
president and also the other officers.
Two hundred dollars was paid on
the mortgage of the company. The
auditing committee, composed of
Roy H. Holmes, chairman: Philip
Fordney and Iler Fisher, will meet
this evening to audit the uooks of
' the retiring treasurer.
BRINGING BACK OLD-TIMERS TO RELIEVE RAILROAD SHORTAGE
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sl.ortaJc Vf o< io^n o mntu. h a o^, n ul?}' ,hat h , ad been relegated to the scraphcap long ago, but. due to the
railroad situation I* verv invn'i* been lushed through Uncle Sam's repair shop at Los Angeles, Cal. The
ing old locomotives Present that thousands of experts are employed day and night remak-
LETTERS FROM
RAILROAD MEN
Foreman J. A. Ringland Hears
From Two Enola Em
ployes Now in France
Knola, Jan. 8. —J. A. Ringland,
foreman of the enginehouse of the j
local yards of the Pennsy, recently !
received two letters from two sol- I
I diers boys now serving with Persh- I
I ing "somewhere in France." The j
soldiers were former employes of
the enginehouse and enlisted soon |
after the declaration of war. The j
letters were received from Private i
| P. J. Rehrens, Xinteentli Engineers.
I Railway Company B, and Corporal !
11. W. Manuel, Company C, Nine- j
teenth Railway Engineers.
Rotii men thanked their fellow ;
employes for sending them a num- j
her of small tokens, such as to- j
bacco and magazines. They prefer j
the good old American brands of
smokes to those sold in France. 1
Celebrate Arrival of Gifl.s
The gifts sent by the enginehouse j
men were received by the soldiers i
the day before Thanksgiving and
the men celebrated the holiday in a
| royal fashion. The men were pro
hibited from writing long letters ow
i ing to the stringent censorship laws.
Both men are in excellent health
and enjoy the Army life.
Manuel i nhis letter to Mr. Ring
land tells about the engines the
railroad engineers are building. He |
says they are between an H-6b and j
an H-8 in size, which two classes are
used in the local yards.
Recently a large service flag was
unfurled in honor of the eighteen
employes of the enginehouse who
I are now in the United States service.
Several more of these men are also
in France. Wilbur Gruver. who was
employed in the enginehouse, is in
the Rainbow division.
General Passenger Agent
H. A. Riddle Visits City
General Passenger Agent H. A.
I Riddle, of the Cumberland Valley
j Railroad Company, was in Ilarris-
I burg to-day. Mr. Riddle is an elder
of the Falling Spring Presbyterian
; Church at Chambersburg and years
ago was one of the musical leaders
; in the Cumberland Valley and ai
i ttnor singer of more than passing j
| merit in Central Pennsylvania.
Railroad Notes
II H. M. Simmers, who has been in
i! Harrisburg looking after trainmen!
; for the Pennsy, has returned to
Philadelphia where he is identified'
i with the employmeut bureau.
M. T. Robinson, former member|
of the legislative committee of ihe<
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen,!
j is in Philadelphia on special duty
with the purchasing department.
! Trains on the Pennsy were doln'4 !
' somewhat better to-day. Delays'
| were from one to two hours.
j Charles Gratz, a conductor on the!
j Pennsy, is off duty on account of,
| sickness.
Charles Betz, a Pennsy freight
j conductor, has been off duty several,
1 days on account of sickness.
General Superintendent W. H. j
I Keffer, of the Philadelphia and;
| Reading Railway, is giving his per
i scnal attention to the movement of
! coal trains from the anthracite dis
tricts.
Brings Her Parrot to
Police Station to Keep
It From Chilly Blasts
'j A winsome little lady made her ap- ]
pearance in police headquarters last |
f night, and for the first tirrie in the 1
J history of the department the offi-|
j cers and men are on their best be- 1
[ihavior In < tbe presence of the first
i lady member. Tile new arrival is a
| j green parrot, the property of Mrs.
[Susan Fox, of Fulton street, who
. j brought her precious little pet to the
jl police headquarters to keep it warm
• during the cold spell.
[ "What's its name?" the reporter
1 asked.
. i "'Charlie Fleck* is what we're call
„ j ing it, after the nurse that's takiiig
J care of it."
| "Oh, is it a boy parrot?" the re
'j porter edged, quickly.
"Well, we thought it wouldn't niat
' Iter much, so we didn't ask. But it
•| talks like a lady: bashful at first, but
' responding to friendly treatment."
? | The parrot arrival last night and
H will remain until the cold wave
> | abates. She has not taken part in
I , any conversation yet, but has ruffled
f her feathers indignantly at some of
j the things she has heard.
ALLIES ABLE TO
STANDTHE SHOCK
[( ontliiiied front First Page.]
rtoops and tlie Germans may bo ex
pected to "strain every fiber of their
remaining strength." ,
French Turn Seale
On the Italian front,-the secretary!
points out, French successes have
turned the scale against the AHISTIO-
Gerrnun invaders and the west bank
of the Piave is being held firmly,
hampered by heavy snowfalls in the
Alps, he says, the invaders now are
confronted with a tremendous hatidi-1
cap of maintaining his transport
which neutralizes the advantage of;
holding higher ground.
The period of adjustment, Secre
tary Baker says, has passed and it
may now be expected that "the
French, British and Italians, fight
ing side by side, will be able to' mas-!
ter the situation.
The review, which this week
makes no mention of American
troops, follows:
'Six weeks have elapsed since t.he ;
first rumors reached us of the great
thrust in the west which the enemy!
then announced as imminent. In!
order to concentrate large troop 5
masses, additional artillery and!
ample reserves of munitions much 1
time is required.
"Though the German higher com-|
niand has so long delayed lieforel
beginning operations, advices re
ceived seemingly confirm the infor-'
matjon that important actions are I
contemplated along the western
front. They may be counted upon I
to strain every fiber of their re-1
maining strength in an endeavor to j
make their plans succeed.
British Steadily Victorious
"In considering the general mili
tary situation on the eve of a pes-1
sible German offensive it niu.it be)
recalled that through sixteen sue- j
cessive battles of great magnitude In
I* landers, the British have every timej
come out victorious and pushedl
steadily ahead. Their gains have
been methodical and cumulative. The
Germans have during this long]
series of major operations invar
iably been forced to give way,
The French stood like a rock at'
\ erdun and soon after drove forward
vigorously in the battle of the Somme
ond in turn played a great part in
the repeated drives in Flanders.
"The impending German offensive
will possibly be their great assault.
The French and British armies can
be relied upon to withstand the
shock.
Kntire Front Active
"In the west no important opera
tions took place during the past!
seven day period. The entire front |
from the North Sea to the Swiss |
border was very active. The Ger
mans continued their widely scat
tered thrusts while the French and
British parried with numerous re
connoitering raids and careful
patrolling. They remained on tlie|
qui vive, taking note of every minor j
change in the German order of
battle, keeping closely informed of
hostile troop movements and con
centrations.
"In the Cambrai area the enemy
undertook an attack in force. Here
the Germans in attempting a flank
ing movement, which had ns its im
mediate objective the further nar
rowing down of the British salient,
were able to penetrate and hold tem
porarily certain British trench ele
ments. south of Marcoing. This ac
tion was conducted with great i
energy. The British immediate j
countered and were able to recap
ture a part of (heir lost positions.
Another hostile thrust was under
taken close to the canal Du Nord,
where the enemy scored a local ad
vantage as ho was able slightly to
press back the British.
German Assault Collapses
"Southeast of Lens the enemy |
made a renewed attempt to reach
the British outposts, but this assault
collapsed before any result could be
obtained; while the British later In
the week advanced their trenches in
I this area.
"Minor raids were carried on
throughout the week by both the
j British and Germans. Numerous
patrol encounters also were reported.
; "Intense artillery bombardments
in the Lens and Cambrai sectors
! would indicate that the enemy has
selected his terrain for a concen
trated assault.
"The French front remains rela
tively quiet. Severe cold prevailed.
Spirited artillery were reported in
Champagne and in the region of
the right bank of the Meuse. Hos
tile infantry activity was noted in
the region east of St. Michiel and
near St. Quentin but the efforts to
set in motion an attack against the
French lines were in each case
readily dispersed.
Italians Reorganise
"After fighting on the defensive
for ten weeks the Italians, firmly
supported by the Franco-British
forces, have been able to re-organ
ize their dispositions in the field.
Thereupon the French, seizing a
favorable opportunity, passed to the
offensive in the neighborhood of the
Monte Tomba. The outcome of
their undertaking was singularly'
fortunate. This vitally important |
strategic point, which, had it re-j
mained in the hands of the enemy, I
would have afforded him great ad-!
vantage, was taken by the French
as tile climax of a dashing assault!
against very strong and difficult
positions. Nearly 1,400 Austrian
prisoners were captured.
"The success of the French turned
the scale. The tlalians, encouraged
by this victory, at once set about
driving the enemy across the Piave.
The Austrians sought to effect a
crossing of the river in the vicinity
of Intestadura, about ten miles from
the Adriatic. Large contingents wore
gathered together for this operation.
Owing to the vigorous nature of
Italian resistance, complete failutc
attended the undertaking and the
enemy was driven back with serious
loss. The Austrian detachments
which have held the bridgehead at
Zenson on the right bank of (he
Piave for the past live weeks were
also driven out by an impetuous at
tack and forced to retire across the
river, so that no hostile units now
remain on the west bank of the
Piave.
Britons Inflict Damage
"The British lead in raiding
enemy positions across the river.
Their sallies achieved excellent re
sults as they were able to inflict
much damage on hostile out.vorks
| and took a number of prisoners.
Heavy snow has at last fallen in the
Alpine regions, which greatly ham-
I pers the Austro-Germans. It will be
I a tremendous task for them to keep
their lines of communication open
!in the mountain area. Transport
! problems are at all times peculiarly
i difficult in this theater and under
; the added hurde not' unfavorable
i winter weather, the practical ad
i vantage which the enemy lias
i hitherto enjoyed by holding the
I higher ground will be neutralized
| by his transportation difficulties.
THE LETTER
I LIST OF LETTERS REMAINING IX
| the Post Office, at Harrisburg, {'a.,
I for the week ending January 5, till 8;
Ladies' List Miss Adumup. Ella
I Allison. Misses C. and B. Ashenfelter,
Mrs. Margaret Aumcnt. Electo Baeh
| man, Mrs. E. J. Balmer, Anna Bark
! ley. Eloine Bergner, Mrs. Frances
Blakey, Clara Bosha, Charles Breed
ing. Mrs. Lufe Briggs, Mrs. G. M.
Brock, Mrs. liester Brown. Mrs. Clara
Carse, Anna Catncy, Mrs. Bertha
Cook. Mrs. Clarence Crior, Mrs C. E
Dawson <2), Belle Doeherty, Mrs. \V,
Findley Downes, Alda Hythe. Mrs
Frazier Kerguson, Mrs. ltuth Fern
baugh, Mrs. John 11. Fox, Mrs. Wal
ter Fox. Mrs. Slanw Fisher, Mrs. J. S.
Cabin. Mrs. Ray Gongloff, Mrs. Henry
Groff, Mrs. Geo. W. Ilauek, Mrs. T. \V.
Holt. Mrs. W. R. Hamilton. Sigrid
| Hansen, Mildred Hayes. Arabella
Heister, Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Maude HofT
| man, Mrs. Lervine Hope. Mrs. E.
iJohnes, Mrs. Ilattie Johnson. Ellen M
Kapp, Mrs. Ella B. Kaufl'man. Helen
| Kelly, KHz Koons, Mrs. F. J. Lauestei,
Narie L p,, ' ever ' Ruth Lingle. Mrs.
Blanch McClella, Mrs. Ad McGeorge,
Mrs. Margaret Manallas. Hannah
Marsh, Itutli Miller, Jennie Miller,
'Mrs. M. Moore. Mrs. Jas. Nargle'
Sarah \. Pedelty, .Mrs. Viola Pon
tieus, Mrs. Martha Rote, Mrs. Ollie
Reding, Mrs. Mary Reed, Mrs. R. p.
Reed. Mrs. John Reed, Ruth Rudy!
Mary Ruth. Anita Sloat, Mrs. Emma
Smith. Martha St. Peter, Kdmonia
Sanford. Mrs. Florence Schminky,
Mr:i. Sara F. Schoffstall, Mrs. Shollard
Suinford, Henrietta Shormper, Lizzie
Snyder, Mrs. Irvin Holes, Zora Spang
ler, Katie Strouse, Mrs. H. L. Stuber
Mrs. Estella Taylor, Mrs. Lydia Trout
man, Lu Ella E. Watson (2), Mrs
Thomas Walker. Mary Ellen Walters,
Mrs. Mary I. Warner, Francis Waters'
Mrs. Mary Williams, Helen Wittman!
i Gentlemen's List Jno. Allen
1 'red W. Rallieth (2). E. C. Banko'
Geo. Bell. W. H. Bufiington. Jno. M.
Colt. Jno. Coyle, Joseph C'resswell
St. M. Chrystorm, C. F. G. Dickinson!
J. E. Dufford, Charles Dummens
Jesse Evans, Raleigh Evans, Robt. 11.
Eshleman, ,T. Fred Forseman, Walter
K. Freese. W. H. Friend. E. M. Greene,
Berne Hackenburg, C. Maine. J. Wal
lace Hallwell, Harry V. Haider, S p
j Hauseaumer, J. .Mowell Hawkins!
| Wilbur Mershey, O. H. Hocker, E. Eee
Hocker. Dr. W. C. Houghtelln, j L.
Hurt*. H. Hoyles, Chas H. Israel (2).
Frank Johnson, Jos. M. 'Johnson. Ii!
Kelhofner. A. J. Kelly,- Jr., Harry
Kent. A. M. Kentgen, Roy F. Landis
X. S. Longaker, Robt. Lutz. Frank
McCain, A. W. McClellan, Robert Mc-
Neall, Jack Moritan. Jos. Monzello,
E. E. Myovold, W. Mortimer, Will. D.
Mend, G. W. Muse, Earl Nagle. Geo.
Null. A. Perez. J. M. Pifer. S. Iv. Rank,
Eamillo Rocehu, M. D. Robinson!
Samuel Ruckart. A. A. Sanderson!
Robert Searcher, E. 11. Schaeffer. Ar
thur Shephard. Chas. R. Smith. R. E.
Smith. Herman R. Smith, Vaso StoJ
nlc, Andrew Strickler, O.'O. Strother,
J. Taulls, D. A. Van Doven. W. T!
Wood, Jos. W. Warren, Henry W#yne!
Clarence Willis, William Wolf. H. M!
Witmer. Judson Wright. Joe Zieijler!
Foreign Mnrgaret Bsmfort. Dan
iel Matween. Minnie U Robinson.
Mrs. Sara M. Wolfe, Francesco Zito.
Firms .T. C. Bnvard & Sons,
Draper Co.. norland W.eston Shoe Co.!
Exclusive Hosiery Co., Penn Silver
plate Co.
Persons should invariably have
their mnil matter addressed to their
street and number, thereby insuring
prompt delivery by the carriers.
FRANK C. SITES.
Postmaster.
CAM, THIItn JI DRK
With almost 2."0 eases listed for
criminal court including three mur-,
der trials it wns announced to-day
three courts will be held and Judge
Charles V. Henry, of Lebanon, will
probably be called In to assist Judges
George Kunkel and S. J. M. McCar
rell in disposing of the record list.
FUEL SUPPLY IS
EXHAUSTED HERE
[Continued from First Page.]
Kaltwasser said to-day, to believe
that the fuel will not be On hand
when needed.
With a drop In the temperature
to-day, offices of local coal dealers
were again besieged with men and
women after fuel. Scores sought to
fill baskets, buckets and bags with
enough anthracite to tide them over
for the day. Inability of the dealers
to cope with the situation was shown
to-day when it was learned that one
of the biggest dealers in the city has
refused to answer telephone calls
since Saturday.
Situation Is Bad
"I don't see why the situation
should be represented as any thing
but very bad," one dealer sald, %
"What coal is in the yards of the
city is more than sold. There is no
relief in sight, that I can see. have t
received one car of coal since Satur- |
day, which I sold in 45 minutes. I
sold it in quarter-ton lots to families ,
who said they had to have coal. I |
take no orders for coal for future j
deliveries, but sell my coal as it:
comes into my yard. I have about:
40 tons of coal in my yards now
which, of course is sold. I don't,
think there is enough coal heie to'
last two days."
Dealers are frankly hopeless over |
the situation. The United Ice and j
Coal Company got four cars of coall
on Sunday. This was all sold iivtwoj
hours after its arrival, the general!
manager said. He told the reporter 1
that the need was so great that it]
was on Sunday in an!
cfiort to alleviate the situnt'ou.
Quarter-Ton JV'Ss
Four cars more were received yes
terday, all of which has been de
livered to customers in half-ton anil
quarter-ton lots. This company is
not taking any orders. It was an- \
j nounced at the office this morning!
that as high as fifty people are
present at one time asking for fuel.
The officers of this company say they
could take care of the situation un
der normal conditions, but the con
tinued cold spells leavo their facili
ties and supplies entirely inadequate.
The Fry Coal Company said they
! have received one car of coal since
| Sunday. "Is it sold'.'" he was asked.'
"It was sold two weeks' ago," was j
|tae :ui.ver frm lis 1 n'>*.
A dealer in the city has come for-I
j ward to emphasize the report tha']
i women come into coal offices with
| stories of suffering children and
• weep when coal is refused by the
I dealers. J. E. Dare, coal dealer,
j said that he has had cases in his
I offices .where women bringing bushel
1 baskets and physicians' certificate*
1 certifying their immediate need of
j coal, wept when they were firmly
told that there is no coal. This dealer
states that he has given numerous
I customers like this, a bushel of coal
and enough wood to see them
I through a day or two, in the hopes
| of receiving a shipment of coal be
! fore it has run out.
Have N'o Coal
j The dealers arc at variance with
j the opinion of Mr. Hickok. While
Mr. Hickok admits the situation is
bad. his opinion is that there is no
cause for alarm. He has been out
of town since Saturday, and the fuel
I commission at its meetlnf yesterday
j took no action of importance, it was
j said this morning. Dealers say that
! consumers come to them demanding
I reasons for refusing them coal, when
the coal administrator says there
jare 10,000 tons in the city. Most
j of the dealers interviewed this morn-
I ing declared tliey wished to stand on
record as having no coal.
There is a great demand for wood
for heating and cooking. A coal
dealer who sells wood says it costs
three times as much to use wood for
heating and cooking, as such great
quantities are necessary. Up until
this time there has been no an
nounced intention of an effort on
the part of any dealer to utilize the
.vpste luiircr tor tuel purpo'iu.-. it
is understood 'the fuel commission
has asked for the names of all
dealers who might have that inten
tion. It was announced by the com
mittee this morning that none had
come forward.
To Probe Abuses
It is understood that the fuel com
mission is investigating alleged
abuses of the coal card. The com
mission is of the opinion that con
sumers are duplicating their orders
with two or more dealers, without
acknowledging the orders they have
placed elsewhere. It is to such piac
tices that the members of the fuel
commission attribute file well-filled
bins of some of the consumers, and
the lack of coal in the others.
The Anthracite Operators Com
mittee a't Philadelphia, has issued a
statement showing that the coal
shortage is due not to any real
shortage of the anthracite, but to
the inability of the transportation
facilities to place It where It Is
needed. Relief for Pennsylvania is
predicted by the local representative
of the Heading Coal Company. This
man says that coal is arriving here
in small quantities.
City Is in No Danger of
Another Serious Cold Wave
There is no really bitter weather
in sight for Harrisburg was the pre
diction given out to-day from the
Weather Bureau, and if snow falls
it will be very light. The lowest
temperature at 7 o'clock this morn
ing was 24 above, and Mr. Demain
said that it will be no warmer than
that before Thursday. A tempera
ture ol' 15 or 20 degrees is expect
ed to-night, so that the western cold
wave will only hit us a glancing
blow.
Chicago and the west have been
swamped In a deep storm of snow,
but this cold wave has been more
or less taken up by warmer winds
and the blizzard is completely side
tracked. Harrisburg streets were in
nearly as slippery a condition as yes
terday, but the coating of ice did
not hold so tightly so that walking
and driving were safer.
THAT BAD BACK
Do you have a dull, steady ache
in the small of the back—sharp,
stabbing twinges when stooping or
Itgtlng distressing urinary • disor
ders? For bad back and weakened
kidneys Harrisburg residents recom
mend Doan's Kidney Pills. Read thfs
Harrisburg statement.
John H. Selders, 324 Harris St.,
says: "For years I suffered intense
ly from kidney and bladder com
plaint. My back was in awful shape;
It got lame, weak and sore. My work
obliges me to do a great deal of rid
ing and heavy lifting and this
brought on the complaint. 1 paid
out a lot of money for other medi
cine, but it was Doan's Kidney Pills
that gave me relief."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy—
get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same
that Mr. Selders had. Foster-MU
burn Co.. Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
When in Doubt use the WANT
AD COLUMNS ot the TELEGRAPH.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
NOW TO BE PUSHED
AS WAR MEASURE
Bill Passed by Senate in June
Last Will Be Taken Up
by House Committee
Washington, Jan. B.—The daylight
saving bill, which passed the Senate
last June, will be considered by the
House soon after the emergency rail
road and other war legislation rec
ommended by the President is out
of the way. •
Speaker Clark, Majority Leader
Kitchin and Representative Thetus
Sims, chairman of the House com
mittee on interstate and foreign
commerce, will work for the pas
sage of the measure.
The bill, which provides for the
advancing of the clocks of the na
tion one hour from the last Sunday
in April to the last Sunday in Sep
tember, is now in the interstate an I
foreign commerce committee of the
House, where it was pigeonholed bv
Representative W. C. A damson, ol
Georgia, who was chairman of that
committee until December IS. Th<
present chairman, Mr. Sims, Is en
thusiastically in favor of the pro
position and will pass for action on
if at the earliest possible date.
"I think from what 1 know of th'.i
bill," suit! Speaker Clark, "that tt is
a good thing, especially in the saving
01 fuel and light. We are told ?t
will save coal, and I believe it will. 1c
will be considered by the committee
very soon."
Chairman Sims told the. corres
pondent ho would use his personal
influence to have the bill reported
favorably ami passed.
"Just as soon after Congress meets
as possible," said Chairman Sims, "J
wilt lay the bill before the interstate
and foreign commerce committee.
Personally i am strongly in sym
pathy with the purpose of the meas
ure. At lirst, before studying it, I
tbought it the product of some en
thusiast who did not kftpw what he
was about, but the more I know of
the proposition the better 1 like it.
"The lirst thing on the program
of the Mouse will be the railroad
legislation, but as soon as that and
other urgent war measures are dis
posed of 1 will ask for action on the
bill.
"This is no new proposition, for
twelve European countries have
s dopted it and every one of theni
i.-> pleased with it. If we do not
follow olher countries in this matter
there will be inconvenience to bank
ers, railroads and other industrial
enterprises.
"The measure would mean a great
increase in production in this coun
try. it would also mean a great
saving in light and fuel and power.
It i:s said that hundreds of thousands
of tons of coal were saved by the
City of London by the adoption of
the system.
"I believe the measure will be
popular in the House. The Senate
passed it without oppostion and the
members of the interstate om
nierce committee, which handled it.
are very anxious that the House
should act on the Senate bill."
$1,000,000 Daily Profit
on Coal; Thorne Statement
Washington, Jan. 8. Clifford
Thorne, of Chicago, who told the
Senate investigating committee yes
terday that he had made a study
of the coal situation in the last six
months, declared government price
lixing had advanced prices, that op
erators were making excessive
prolits and that the public did not
have sufficient voice in governmental
investigation to gain data for price
regulation.
1 THE WEATHER-
For llnrrinburKT nnil vicinity: Fair
iinl colder to-night, with lou
r.Nt teinpcrnturc about 15 dc-
Kr*PM; Wt'dneNilay fair.
For I'lantcrn IVmiM.vlvmiiit: Fair
and colder to-night; Wednexda.v
fair: moderate to fre.sh north
wt'Nt wlndM.
RHEUMATISM LEAVES
VOU FOREVER
Deep Seated Uric Acid Deposits Art.
Dissolved and the lthcumatic l'oi
soii Starts to Leave the System
Within Twenty-four Hours
G. A. Gorgas whom you all know is
authorized to say to every rheumatic
sufferer in this vicinity that if two
bottles of Allenrhu, the sure cou
querer of rheumatism, does not stop
all agony, reduce swollen joints and
do away with even the slightest
twinge of rheumatic pain, he wiil
gladly return your money without
comment.
Allenrhu has been tried and tested
for years, and really marvelous re
sults have been accomplished in the
most severe cases where the suffering
and agony was intense and piteous
and where the patient was helpless.
Allenrhu relieves at once. Imme
diately after you start to take it the
good work begins. It searches out
the uric acid deposits, dissolves the
secretions and drives rheumatic
poison out of the body through the
kidneys and bowels.
It's marvelous how quickly it acts
Blessed relief often comes in two
days, and even in cases where the
suffering is most painful all traces
disappear in a few days.
Mr. James if. Allen, the discoverer
of Allenrhu, who for many years suf
fered the torments of acute rheuma
tism, desires all sufferers to know
that he does not want a cent of any
one's money unless Allenrhu decisive
ly conquers this worst of all dis
eases. and he has instructed <3. a
Gorgas to guarantee it in every in
stance.
SNegflect
Suicide
Thousands of people, suffering from
eye strain, cheat their eyes by not
wearing glasses.
Nature naturally rebels and untold
misery follows.
Are you neglectful?
If so, we ean help you
Eyesight Specialist
2 KOIITII Tlllltlt STREET
Sohlrlrr Building
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