NIGHT EXTRA—Fraic/i Capture 200 Germans in Daring Raid—NIGHT EXTRA HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH jfk ®K Star- Independent W i LXXXVII No. 8 16 FAGF.S GERMANS SINK HOSPITAL SHIP RUSSIA RESUMES PEACE PARtEI PEACE MOVE RESUMED RUSS EN Leaders of Delegation Representing Russia and the Cen tral Powers Hold Preliminary Discussion of Ques tions of Procedure; German Troops Desert, Is Re port; Situation in Petrograd Gloomy Amsterdam, Jan. 9.—The leaders of the delegations represent ing Russia and the central powers held a preliminary discussion yesterday disposing of questions of a procedure, a dispatch from Brest Litovsk reports. The meeting was attended by Leon Trotzky, Bolsheviki for eign minister Dr. Yon Kuehlmann, German foregn minister; Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, and Talaat Bey, Turkish grand vizier. A plenary session of the delegates was arranged for this morning. Later representatives of the central powers held a conference with tlie Ukrainians. London, Jan. 9.—Leon Trotzky, • the Bolsheyiki foreign minister, is j convinced that the entente govern- J ments wish Germany to make an ad vantageous separate peace with Kussia so that Germany will agree the • "u-e willingly to surrender what the aliNs want in the west, acc d i'lg to the Petrograd correspono /tit of the Daily News. The foreign min ister, who was Interviewed as lie was starting for Brest-Litovsk said that Premier Loloyd George had made a statement permitting such an inter pretation and he spoUe along the same lines in an editorial printed, WOULD PREVENT LABOR FAMINE BY USE OF SOLDIERS Radical Step Advocated by Committees of State Grange and Federation of Labor 'Committees representing the State Grange and the State Federation of Labor in session here to-day pass ed a series of resolutions calling up on the farmers and the industrial workers of the state to get together for mutual protection, declaring the "interests of the workers in cities i nd on the farms rightly imderatood ; re substantially the same." The meeting was attended by Wil liam T. Creasy, or the Grange; James 11. Maurer, of the Federation; Gilford Pinchot, present to urge i onservation measures, and mem bers of the executive committee of the two organizations. Lew R. Palmer, acting commis sioner of labor and industry, ad [Continued on Page I I.] Bandit Says "Hands Up!" But Patrolman Flynn Decrees Otherwise By Associate i Press Chicago, Jan. ft. Patrolman Mar tin Flynn to-day entered the South west Trust and Savings Bank to get warm. He had scarcely seated him self when a youthful bandit, with a pistol in each hand, entered with the command. "Hands up!" Klynn opened lire and was himself Shot in the leg. The robber fled and escaped with two companions, who nwalted him in a limousine. Eighty thousand dollars lit on open vault was undisturbed. • ■ COAL OUTPUT AGAIN ALMOST UP TO By Associated Press L Pottsvllle, Pa., Jan. 9.—Reports from the railroad heads in this sec tion on Wednesday at noon were to the effect that almost normal ship ment of coal had been received by the operating companies In this sec tion, 2.000 cars being sent to tide water from the (mMb of the Reading company on Men day and Tuesdi |\ It is expected that from 1,900 to 1,. 260 cars daily with approximately 60,000 tono of coal on board will be averaged for the week If the present weather conditions continue. With tha Un>pertur lioverln* ►lightly below th fre,eln* point, the trouble mused hy free*ln* Jour nal!* and airline* on the train* has i earlier in the Bolsheviki organ Pravda. Premier Lloyd George, the corre spondent assured Trotzky, had never made such a statement, but the Bol sheviki leader was hard to convince, and said: "That is the allied policy." He added that the attitude of the Bolsheviki would not be influenced by the attitude of the allied govern ments, but by that of the allied peo ples. Trotzky was askejl what. hope he himself had on a general acceptable peace. 11a replied that It was dif ficult to say because the Germans \iad not yet been offered a chance to [Continued on Page Id.] 'POLICE CIVIL SERVICE LISTS CLOSE MONDAY Only Men uf Good Character May Take First Ex amination • Applicants who will take the first I physical and mental examination for i appointment to the police force I have until Monday noon to file ap j plication papers with the Civil Serv ' ico Board, Clerk R. Ross Seaman announced to-day. I The board will meet on Monday i evening to act on all applications I and to set a date for the examina ! lions. All applicants are required ; under the rules of the board to give full particulars about citizenship, oe j cupation. police experience, Army or 1 Navy experience, and must be a res ! ident of the city for one year. The ! age limit is from 25 to 35 years. The hoard in its rules states it j may refuse to examine any appli cant who is physically disabled; ad | dieted to the use of drugs or intox j icants; who has been found guilty I of any crime or infamous conduct; i dismissed from public service; or who made any false statement of any material fact or attempted fraud in his application, examina tion or securing his eligibility. Ap plicants must pass with a rating of jTO-in the physical examination be j fore being admitted to mental ex amination. An eligible list will be kept with ; a list of those who pass both ex aminations and with a rating num ber. For each appointment to be made to the police force the Civil Service Board will certify the three highest to the Mayor who will rec ommend one of the three to Council for final action. If the person is ap pointed the other two names are returned to the eligible list again. been relieved and the motive power which was reduced to approximately BO per cent, of the normal pulling power of the engines, Increased to almost normal. The water situation which was se rious because of frozen streams, are hourly Improving and the water companies report a slight gain In the reservoirs which last week were al most emptied threatening to clit off the supply of water nscessary to the operation of the mines and wash erlss, The car shortage as regards to empty cars has also improved, The entire situation Is suoh that the railroad officials are extremely optimistic in this section over the shipping outlook for the week, HARRISBURG, FA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1918 Photo of German Aerplane Dropping Bomb - f ' V f "V' l ''.V- _ x - '§)•- < ' i I * < \ * * 4<r *• .%■ * ( g This remarkable photograph was taken just as a German aeroplane • was dropping a bomb from the aero- i THE "PAPER LOG" SUBSTITUTE FOR COALLESS DAYS It you have no coal, burn newspa pers. That's what many families in llarrisburg are doing. Tliey have adopted the "newspaper log." and they say it is great. I.iko many an other smart idea, this one came from Yankeeland originally, a Boston solon being the discoverer. Scores of en terprising llarrisburg families who have open grates have been using the "newspaper log" for days. House wives have found that It can bo put into a cooking stove when they want an extra hot lire for baking or when the whistle is about to blow and the breakfast is late. Here's tiie way to make the log: Spread five sheets of newspaper, folded once, on a table, with folded end toward you, and begin to roll in a fairly tight roll. Before the tirst section is completely rolled insert a second section. Add newspaper until a roll from two to three inches in K. OF C. FUND GROWS UNDER STEADY DRIVE Workers Have Four-Fifths of $25,000 Quota Now in Sight The Knijjhts of Columbus require *11,062.52 to reach the $25,000 goal in their war camp fund campaign. These figures tell the story: Previously reported ..$12,718.68 Jo-day, noon 1,218.80 Total $13,937.48 Prominent workers at headquar ters this morning said that contribu tions in sight, but not officially re corded, nor the cash deposited, will run the total to $20,000. The figure* being made public, however, are actual cash. P. O. S. of A. Contributes As an evidence that the work of j v. 8 Columbus is regard ed by people regardless of creed as highly essential to the success of the American armies, a contribution has been received at headquarters from Washington Camp No. 16. Patriotic Order, Sons of America. The check forwarded to Chairman David 10. Tracy bore the signature of John W. German, treasurer. Outside District* nt Work In Steelton to-day the various teams were encouraged by a spurt In contributions. Burgess McEntee, who Is chairman of the executive committee for Hteelton, said that the town Is responding very nicely. The bank* there—three of tliem, have contributed 1150 each. In Carlisle, t'hambersburir, Mld dletown and other towns the work ers are receiving a great deal of en couragement, Lancaster's campaign la one of the most successful ever conducted in that city, Dloceso Humes Huge Hum The llarrisburg diocese, which oontains a membership of will have r story to tell When the campaign is over which will cause [Continued on Page 16,] plane in the foreground. The bomb. Which had not yet got under full speed is plainly visible. diameter is made. Before finishing tho last section of the roll fold back all the sheets except tho outside one, so that only one sheet remains. • This should be pasted around the roll. You now have a solid roll of paper about oigbteen' inches long, which niuy be cut in two or three pieces. Bach piece, then should be saturated with kerosene. A <iuart or two may be poured In a pail, and tho rolls, inserted on end, should be left to soak for several minutes. L<>t the roll stand . for several days before burning. "I'have been burning these news paper logs all winter," said a home owner to-day, "and they mako the bulliest kind of a grate fire. Instead of dipping them in kerosene. I Just pour a little over each end. One ot these logs -will burn brightly for half an hour, like wOod, and they're just as serviceable in a cooking stdve." - i PEACE CHANCE IS BEST THE TEUTONS MAY HOPE TO GET Liberal Terms iii President's Address May Show Way to End the War. Washington. D. C.. Jan. S.—ln direct negotiations looking toward ending the European war were practically begun yesterday, when President Wilson made to Congress the most specific and liberal state ments of what will bo conceded to and demanded of the central powers. For the first time the enemies of Gormany, through the spokesman ship of the President of the United States, have conveyed to her tho as surane<- that she may escape i>n economic v<Hrfare after tho war, as veil t.s a continuation of '.ne race for armaments; that she may have hiii'ls such of her colonies as natur ally belong *o her, and that lUIO may wnjoy freedom of the !n war as well as peace, provided she assents to the terms of a Just and honorable Fence. Tlilh is tho utmost of con?ed4lons that ever liavo been publicly and of ficially spoken of by tho enemies of Germany since the outbreak o! the war. It embodies the substance of what Germany may achieve by ro turn to tho society of law-abiding nations. It means, to adopt tr.e words of one doHet to tho confidence of tho President that If Germany really wants peace now she can get Ifsl Terms Germany Can Oct These are great conceanionß, M-eater tl. .n any liberal leader had dared predict from the government [Continued on I*ase .] WAIJSH KIICOEKDS BIIOYKII William Walsh was to-day ap pointed registration commissioner In Philadelphia, to succeed Frederick ShoyeF, resigned to become city treasurer. GERMANS ATTACK HOSPITAL SHIP IN BRITISH CHANNEL Despite Pledges Given Huns Sink Vessel on Way From Gibraltar WOUNDED ARE SAVED Undersea Pirate Refuses to' Grant Immunity to Rig Vessel By Associated I'ress London, Jan. 9.—The hospital ship Hewn was torpedoed and sunk in the llrlstol channel on •January -I while on her way from Gibraltnr, it is announced ollicially. All the wounded were saved. There were three casual ties anions the crew. Notwithstanding the pledge given in September, the Germans have sunk another hospital ship, the Ua.iy j Mail says. All the. wounded and j others on board were saved. The nationality of the ship is not KTven by the Daily Mail. The announcement says: "She was. displaying all the lights and markings required by The Hague Convention. She was not and had had not been within the so-called barred zone, as delimited in the statement issued by the German gov ernment on January 19, 1917." Cardiff, Wales, Jan. 9.—Most of the survivors of the Rewa were landed at Swansea. Many of them Wore without clothing of any kind. 1 The wounded were removed imme diately to a hospital. The torpedo which sank the Rewa went directly through the Bed Cross painted on her side. After making several charges of the misuse of hospital ships, which were denied specifically by the en - ! tente governments concerned, the Germans last year suspended the immunity of these vessels in the English channel and certain other waters. The British discontinued special markings of hospital ships, on -the ground that they were mere ly rendered conspicuous thereby and were more liable to attack. Last September King Alfonso, of Spain, intervened and succeeded In obtain ing an agreement from the bellig erents for the free movement of hos pital ships within specllled areas. Chauffeur, Lost From Truck Train, Reaches City Ahead of Schedule By Associated Press Philadelphia, Jan. 9.—A train of tjriited States Army trucks arrived here to-day on the way to an At lantic port wtth supplies from Buf falo. One of the cars, which be came separated from the convoy Somewhere near Trenton, preceded the forty-five other machines in the fleet to the city by several hours and its crew, Chauffeur Francis J. Brady, and Mechanician Roy B. Boss, slept in a.corridor in City Hall after parking their motor in the courtyard. The train is in charge of Captain John K. De Loach and ninety-two enlisted nien of the Twentieth En gineers. Before arriving here Lewis E. Beitler, Secretary of the Penn isylvania Committee of Public Safety, sent squads of motor policemen io scour the Lincoln highway ffom Trenton to locate the fleet. The trucks were escorted to the Second Regiment armory where the men were quartered after the trucks had been parked in Broad street. To-morrow the convoy will leave for Its destination. FIRE LOSS IS $75,000 Lewlsown, Pa., Jan. 9.—Fire of unknown origin badly wrecked the Odd Fellows' Hall, Dlmm's dru goods store and Hartsock's restaurant at midnight loss about $75,000, part ly covered by insurance. It is thought it may have caught from a furnace. PAPER CONTROL BY GOVERNMENT BITTERLY SCORED Hy .-ijjociat.'J I'rea.> • | Washington, Jan, 9, Senator ICardwlck, of Oeorgla, to-day ussull-; ed the Senate resolution to have the j Trado Commission take charge of the news print paper industry, with nn attack on newspapers and the rttatcment that regulation of the newn print paper situation was no more necessary to winning the war than control of the ccnton or potato fields, "Surely we are not going to send over-zealous newspapermen to light tho Cfcrmans," he said, "although 1 i would like to take a few and stick ' Nstn in tho front tiring ranks of the men they've drafted, If we could win the *far with newspapers we'd have had It won long ago, The! trouble is that some of our valiant newspaper lighters and some, new*-i FRENCH TROOPS ENTER HUN LINES ANDCAPTURE 150 Inactivity of Western Front Enlivened by Carefully Planned Raid ARTILLERY DUEL ACTIVE Field Marshal Haig, in Re view, Says Enemy Fail ure Is Certain French troops in the Woevre have enlivened the virtual inac tivity in the western front by successfully completing a sortie into the German lines east of Mihiel. The GernAn positions 011 a one-mile front were pene trated and 150 prisoners and some machine guns captured. After destroying the defenses and shelters the French returned to their own lines. Tlimist Is Repulsed The French also mado an attempt against the enemy lines near Am nierweilher In Alsace, according to Berlin which claims the thrust was repulsed. Paris announces the checking of German attempts in the region of Monte Teton, in Cham pagne. Meanwhile the artillery duel northeast of Verdun and irf uppe' Alsace continues active. German troops in u local attack east of Bullecourt, west-northwest of Cambrai, entered the British trenches, but a counterattack eject ed the enemy who left eighteen pris oners hi the hands of the British. Berlin reports the failure of a Brit ish thrust on the Boesinghe-Staden railway, northeast of Ypres. The German artillery Is still active in the Ypres sector. Italian Operations Reduced Bad weather in the Italian front has reduced infantry operations to a minimum, but the artillery is busy on the northern lino between Aslago and the Plave. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, in his review of tho 1917 campaign [Continued on Page 16.] Portuguese Outbreak Checked by Fire From Fort in Lisbon Harbor Lisbon, Portugal, Jan. 3.—A muti nous outbreak on the Portuguese battleship Vasco de Gama was checked by artillery fire from a fort in Lisbon harbor after the warship had fired a few shots at the land buttery, according to a government announcement to-day. The crew in part was landed and disarmed, sur rendering to the Army and tho re publican guard, and government forces later gained possession of the battleship. Measures taken to ensure the maintenance of order are declared to have been effective. The state ment issued by the government reads: "The Yasco dc Gama having left tjie Santos docks against the gov ernment's formal orders and having taken a position in the middle Tagus before Fort St. George, a battery in the fort opened lire on the cruiser, which replied with a few shots and then hoisted the white flag. Parts of crews of other ships landed some men from the crew who, after being disarmed surrendered to the repub lican guard and the army on Com merce Square and at the naval ar senal. ' The government took immediate measures to insure the main'-nunce of order and the various authorities complied. The latter now consider tho prevalence of order completely assured. "The Yasco dc Gaina is already In tho government's hands.' 1 | paper victories don't contribute ■ I much to results," I Senator Smoot attacked tl|o reso ;| lutlons a "most vicious measure," I ho said it was drawn and passed by i the Trade Commission, "It mtians ! that the President could withhold print paper from any newspaper or 1 magazine," ho said, "Wo arc told ' we are lighting for democracyj It's i Just this kind of legislation as com pels reasonable men to believe lliat we're lighting for Socialism In Its : most rampant form, Why stop at ! government control of print paper? ! Why not give the President control i of every business In the United States?" 1[ Uws already on the statute books, ■'he contended, ''could be enforced if . paper manufacturers were guilty of ij illegal practices, Single Copy, 2 Cents NIGHT EXTRA I'LATENEWS J I CAMP HILL SCHOOLS CLOSE jR IHarrisburg —The Camp Hill Public Schools CIOSTC.' fiß doors to-day on account of shortage of fuel. A shipmen SB is expected by to-morrow and if the coal supply arrive.; the schools will open to-morrow morning. ffl LITHUANIA DECLARES INDEPENDENCE S r|j New York, Jan. O.—A cablegram saying the independ- yl j j cnce of Lithuania from Russia was declared by the Lithu- ffl ij anian T.r:?dsrath on January 8 was received here to-d*y ]j| I by 1 . S. Villthont, president of the Lithuanian National ffi ji % Council in this city, r hc message came from Dr. John ffl I! Salupas, of the Lithuanian rclief'committee at Stockholm' Bj MARKET CLOSES STRONG ' S York Short covering was again a factor in the fit Itmai hour, steels, chirpings and a few specialties rallying 84 I 1 to 3 points. The closing was strong. Liberty 3 1-2' ruled -T 08.78 to 93.64, first'4's it 97.96 to 97.76 and 1 second 4s at 96.(>0 to 96.40. Traders were in control e'f'jjjs to-day's dull market, public interest abating on impending fii J uncertaintie* Sales approximated 450,000 shares. ? j AIRCRAFT FACTORIES FOR IRELAND iS London—Referring to .the government's decision to g $ erect an aircraft factory in Ireland, the Times says spheral || j|h airdroms are now being built there. The establishment of || iftW a new • 11(1 impo!'3".t industry, it adds, is stimulating || 1 gft *he national in I n • tic-r:. and there will be no lack o' fii | ir| Irish recruit- for the flying corps. 9|f I ™ RUSSIAN EMBASSY THANKS WILSON,. £J 1 Iv / achingtoh— -The Russian embassy to -day issued ,• e| President Wilson's reference ; f 1 to .the Ry -'' * people in his address in Congress. jI" SUFFRAGE PRELIMINARY VICTORY It* Washington—Woman suffrage forces won another E■- preliminary victory in the House to-day when the Rule Q% Committee decided that the new suffrage committee anil ; 2 ' 'not the judiciary committee should have charge of the !| Woman suffrage constitutional amendment resolutioi IB when it comes up fcr vote to-morrow. The amendment ffl as repot ted by the suffrage committee makes no limitation 18 on the time in which the states must act on the resolution. O'NEIJ. TO HAVE HEADQUARTERS . . £J I Harrisburg—Friends of Highway Commissioner If O'Neil say it is only a question of time until he announces | I J his candidacy for Governor and that he will oper. hcftf£ 11 ' quarters here in the next fortnight. This would mean I I'. ; that Attorney General Brown and Gifford Pinchot may I i not be candidates. Governor Brumbaugh is expected to a ftil iss-ue a statement without naming any candidates but f g M expressing .his opinion as t ■ ; be flj CI mii y t ' l ' s c^:re the Armstrong uiin.fr Pju aj* • ■ pa burgh to-morrow j Hi ; | J TO PROVIDE HOUSING FACILITIES Washington—The question of immediate provision m ifj of adequate housing facilities for shipyard worker* was JP ' tt! taken up with various government officials by " Senators Fletcher and Harding acting as a sub-committee fy i of the Senate Commerce Committee investigating the W\ |j||! activities of the shipping board. I 'jH NINE STILL MISSING | | Washington Jan. 9.—-Nine men of the American sjj | 4 steamer Harry Luckcnbach torpedoed and sunk on Jan- | , : J| 11 uary 6, are still missing, the Navy* Department announced ft \ ;i \ to-day, based on report from Vice Admiral Sims. The X ! m report states that 22 members of the crew have been I , ffl M rescued. £ i : © CALLS FIREMAN SLACKER; IS KILLED | 5 - Ij| Altoona, Pa—Peter Martin and W. H. Garretson. | ! j| Pennsylvania railroad firemen, quarrelled in a hotel-her II | J to-day. Finally Martin called Garretson a slacker pa the latter jhet and instantly killed his adversary. Latet j fra rl] Garretsonr. urrendereci to the police. - H i I M N. Hi. MARRIAGE LICENSES K John W. 11. Jonrm, Camp Mend*. and Margaret R, Thompson, i I Wlconlumi John K. I.alrd, Freehold, N, J. and Caroline M. Rnaah. 1 1 Harrlahura;. j ' 1 ■- ''
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