m-mrm* tm ■ \ NIGHT EXTRA The Annual Automobile Show Opens To-night— NlGHT EXTIL* HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH dfk * ®l \c o{ar-3n&cpcn&ent ' W LXXXVIi— No. 23 24 PAGES KAISER'S MILITARY LEADERS THREATENED BY SOCIALISTS <?jr y $75,000 Left to Establish Hone For Frierxdlees Old Men WATER MOUNTS IN RESERVOIR; SITUATION IS NOW IMPROVING Electric Auxiliary Pump of Large Capacity Arrives in City and Will Be Set ; Up Within Week INDUSTRIAL BAN MAY BE LIFTED MONDAY Eleven Feet Registered at Noon Gives Harrisburg a Reserve of Approximately Fifty Per Cent. Eleven feet of water in the city rfcservoir at noon. Special meeting of citizen's committee called for Monday morning at 10 o'clock to decide when ban on industrial plants will be lifted. All manufacturing concerns to remain closed at least until Tuesday. Electric pump reaches city to-day, motor expected this even ing. Temporary connection to be [Continued oil ('age <i.] BARER YIELDS; HE IS AT LAST READY TO INFORM PUBLIC Indications Point lo Presi dent's Change of Heart as lo War Cabinet Washington, Jan. 20.—The admin istration came up fighting after the blows of Senator Chamberlain ana Colonel Roosevelt. Secretary of War Baiter, who has hitherto refused to heed the counsel of his friends to tell the American people what the War Department is really doing, sought an opportunity to present his case to the country. He requested Senator Chamber lain that he be permitted to address a joint session of the Senate and ilouse Committees on Military Af lairs at such a time and place that all members of Congress might hear him. The Senate committee voted to hear him Monday morning, but there will be no joint session, the committee refusing to depart from its regular course. Secretary Baker canceled his en gagement to appear before the ilouse Military Affairs Committee as that committee Is admittedly friendly to him, and the natural in ference would be that he sought such a committee to hear his views. Adopts Chamberlain Plan On top of this Secretary Baker announced the appointment of Kd ward R. Stettinius, of J. P. Morgan & Co., as "surveyor general" of all Army purchases. Just such an office and the identical man are proposed by Senator Chamberlain. The ap pointment, it was stated, resulted largely through the influence of Colonel E. M. House. Senator Chamberlain has stated before tho committee that he desired Mr. Stettinius or a man of his cali [Continued on Page 21.] THIHVKS F.NTKIt THKEB SHOPS AM) GET THIHTV CUNTS Detective Murnane, of tho local po lice force, is investigating three rob beries of business ofTices last night. Officials believe the same thieves en tered all the shops of Ross E. Et ter, Cowden street; Baturin's Junk Shop, Tenth and Walnut streets, and Fry Coal Company offices. Market street. The thieves rained entrances by smashing windows and forcing window sashes. The combined loot from the three places totaled thirty cents. SEPARATE PEACE IS DEMAND OF RUSSIA Amsterdam, Jail. 26.—Philip Sclieidemaiin, president of the Social Demo cratic party in Germany answering Chancellor Von Hertling's speech in the Main Committee of the Reichstag, warned the military leaders of the imperial government that if they did not bring about peace between Germany and Russia "they would be hurled from power." ENTIRE ESTATE LEFT TO FOUND HOME FOR AGED Old Men to Get Benefit pf $75,000 Left by George L. Fisher DISPOSES OF HIS MUSIC Middlclown Man Had Planned to Establish Memorial Ward Through a bequest of the late George E. Fisher, of Middletown, whose death occurred djiring the present week, there is to be founded hero a home for aged and infirm men. After providing for the erection or purchase of a building, the remainder in the hands of tho trustee is to be used for the pur pose of maintenance. After certain personal bequests, including his watch and chain to J. O. Gray, formerly of Ickesburg, Perry county; all his books, includ ing "Art Treasures of America," to George Heiiy Bailey, "son of my friend Edward Bailey," and his piano and music to his executor "with the request and direction that he shall give the same to such worthy young person interested in music as he shall select and as in* his judgment will appreciate the same," the testator gives the residue of his estate for the founding of the home Mr. Fishgr had originally in his will executed April 11, 1902, pro vided for a Fisher memorial at tho Harrisburg Hospital in the form of a ward to be designated as "The Children's Ward," but in a codicil under date of May 11, 1915, he re voked this bequest and made pro vision for the homo for old men. His estate is said to approximate $75,000, and the trustee is directed' to use the fund for the purpose of either purchasing or building a proper home along the lines indi cated. The executor is permitted to invest and re-invest the securities, al lowing them to accumulate until such time as he may see fit for the purposes of the bequest, the amount of the trust fund together with the accumulations, however, not to ex ceed $150,000. Edward Bailey is named as execu tor and trustee, the Harrisburg Trust Company, to succeed him. Patrolman to Use Shotgun to Rid Steelton Streets of All Unlicensed Dogs Chief of Police Victor Grove, of Steelton, has declared war on all un licensed dogs. The police chief ex pects to rid the borough of about 200 canines, which he claims are not properly licensed. The opening of the drive will take place on Monday morning. Every patrolman will be Instructed to shoot every dog he stees on the street which is not lawfully licensed. The police chief has assigned Pa trolman James Pearson to special duty during the campaign. This of ficer win shoulder a shotgun and pa trol the streets to do his part in wiping out the unpopular stray out laws. Chief Grove said this morning that he has selected Patrolman Pear son for this position, because he was a good marksman'. The official declared this morning that he was prompted to take this action following several instances in which children were attacked by dogs. He emphasized the fact that no resident should allow his dog on the streets when not accompanied by its master. "The campaign will not close un til the town is cleaned up," the chief declared. HARRISBURG, FA., SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1918 llerr Sclieidemaiin declared that an agreement easily was possible on eleven points of President Wilson's statement. "But Mr. Wilson must be told iJainly," the speaker said, "that Al sace is Germany's and will remain so. If one clear word is spoken regard ing Belgium England's war monger ing will end. An honorable, com plete reinstatement of Belgium is our duty." Scheldenjann's reply to Chancel lor Von Itertling, as published in the Berliner Vorwaerts contains the fol lowing: "Two chief arguments were ad vanced by the militarist party for the prolongation of tho war, namely, the success of the U-boats and the strength of our nrniy. But these were to have given us a decisive vic tory iu six months, according to the ennouncement made in 1916. Alas, that period has long since passed and while the U-boat has admitted ly harmed England enormously, its chief visible effect has been the en try of America into the war." . "If the United States had not en tered the war we may be sure the hussian revolution would long ago have brought a general peace. "What about the army? Suppose the army should capture Calais and Paris would that mean peace? I say 'no.' "Suppose the army conquered CITY SET FOR OPENING OF BIG AUTO EXHIBIT r f EEvcry Promise Given Thatj Annual Show Will Be Great Success Harrisburg's automobile show, the eighth annual.exhibition, opens this evening in the Emerson-Bianting hani building at Market and Tenth streets. The annual show is answer of auto to its critics. The motorcar now stands absolved of luxury and nonessential charges. Novelties and fads have passed and the world "pleasure car" has passed into the discard and the motorcar to-day stands as an indispensable utility. Doors will open for the show at fi o'clock to-night, although the for mal opening is not until 8. The show will be closed all day Monday be cause of the fuel order and will re open Tuesday for the rest of the week. With the entire space of the first and second floors tilled with a great er number of exhibits than any pre ceding year, the show gives promise of being as successful as any pre ceding one, despite the war condi tions and the annual weather condi tions of this winter. The Harrisburg Motor Dealers' Association, under whose auspices the show is held, has more members and a stronger or ganization thtyn ever before and optimism is the keynote for the com ing year. Therefore it was deemed advisable to have the show earlier this' year so as to prepare for the [Continued on Pugc 7.] ONLY ONE BIDDER WANTS MUNICIPAL ASH CONTRACT Hy readvertislng for bids for ash collections only one proposal was lecelved to-day by Commissioner Hassler from the same firm which submitted a proposal \inder the old specifications. The llrst bid was S7OOO a month, or $84,000 a year, while the new bids for district col lections total $6,245 a month, or $75,940. Commissioner Hassler In timated the proposals were higher than nad been expected and ex pressed some disappointment be France and England, would that mean peace? X say 'no' fbr we would still have, to conquer America." Herr Scheidemann liercely attack ed the militarist leaders, declaring that their attitude toward Austria was likely to lose for Germany her last friend. "If our government cannot free us from their 'patriots' said the So cial Democratic leader, they had bet ter go. I warn them that if theyj do not bring us peace with Russia] they will be hurled from power." ! Austria-Hungary Ready to Conclude Peace Pact Apart From German Aims Eondon, Jan. 2G.—Austria has de clared her readiness to conclude a separate peace without Germany and to accept the Russian democratic! program with the exception of self- j determination of nations, says a dis patch from Petrograd to tho Ex change Telegraph Company. Another dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Petrograd dated Friday says: "The Bolshevik newspapers to-day report that great demonstrations are taking place all over Austria-Hun gary. Workmen's and soldiers' or ganizations have been formed at Vienna and Budapest. A big strike lias begun at Warsaw. "The Socialist Congress at War saw has resolved to organize a revo [ Continued on l'agc 21.] HOPE TO GET NEXT ARMY OUT OF FIRST CLASS Many Industrial Appeals and Dependent Claims Leave Few in First Division Claims for deferred classification I or exemption from the draft have been so numerous in the city that members of the three local exemp tion boards to-day are unable to say with Certainty that the lirst class will be larga enough to fill the call for the second National Army. The third board of which John C. Orr is chairman, has placed about 22 per cent, of 2,560 registered men in the first class. The first and sec ond board will average about twen ty per cent., It was said to-day. This buniber does not ullow for industrial claims and appeals that may be taken to the district board by men dissatisfied by their classifi cation so that the number who must answer the first call is uncertain. Members of the draft boards pointed out that If the second army Is for the same number of men as the first that each district will have to furnish slightly more than 200 soldiers. The first examination in the county districts showed that one man in three is physically disabled. One of, the dounty boards called 1.- 427 men to get 190, but these fig ure* included men in all classes. Exemption board members to-day said there stil l is some uncertainty among registrants who sent back their questionnaires as to the proce dnce that Is to follow. Each regis trant will be notified by card of lils classification. He may then appeal. After that he will receive a final cr.ro on which appears his final clas sification. cause there was only one bidder, i He will ■submit the proposals to ' Council on Tuesday. The bids received were for five year contracts and were from Stees, Simonettt and Company, 901 North Third street. Monthly estimates for district collections follow: East of Cameron street to city limits, 11925; West of Cameron street, from Herr street to city tine on south, $1995; west of Cameron street, Herr street to rtorthern city line, $2325. WOOD WANTED ON ALLIED COUNCIL BY LLOYD GEORGE Cabled Col. House lo Come Over and Help, Said McCormick TESTIMONY MADE PUBLIC Revelations Given Out by the Senate Military Affairs Committee Washington, Jan. 26.—Gov ernment heads of Great Britain and France were so fearful of a breakdown in the American war machine that they cabled to Colonel Edward M. House to hurry to Europe for the purpose of finding a method of co-ordi nating our efforts with those of tho Allies and rendering effective our participation in the conflict. Premier Lloyd George, of Eng land, was agitated that General Leonard Wood should have been "buried," and insisted that he should have been named as the American representative' on the Allied war council. American commanders in France were alarmed at the slothful pro gress of our work on this side, and declared that unless General llenry G. Sharpe, the Quartermaster Gen eral and General William Crozler, Chief of Ordnance, were eliminated. [Continued on Pago 3.] Mayor Keister Washes His Face in Snow Water and Recommends It to Friends In Daniel L. Keister the city of Harrisburg has a mayor who means what he says. If anybody thought that Mayor Keister was just talking when he emphatically urged saving of water that person should have seen His Honor last night washing with snow water. "There is nothing like experience, and doing a thing yourself," medi tated the Mayor, as he sat in his comfortable home late In the eve ning. With that he made his way to the back yard, scooped up a bucket of snow and taking it in the kitchen melt.ed it. It was tine, exhiliarating, and when he soused his countenance in the icy fluid it emerged so burn ished and clean that his friends all commented on It to-day. "Melted snow has the Susque hana water beat a mile," vowed His Honor. "Everybody ought to try it." More Snow, Cold Wave, Is Forecast For Week Snow and colder is the weather forecast for Harrisburg for to-night and to-morrow. The lowest tempera ture to-night probably will be 10 degrees. Tomorrow the mercury may go mifch lower. Weather forecasts for the week, beginning Sunday, issued by the Weather Bureau to-day are: North and Middle Atlantic states —Snow and colder Sunday; much colder Sunday. Fair and cold until after middle of the week, followed by rising temperature and unsettled weather toward end of the week. WEATHER FORECAST For Ilarrlaliurw and vicinity ■ Know unri collier to-nltcM nnd Sun dn>| lowext temperature to night ■■ bout 10 degree*. For Knatern Pennsylvania! Know In north nnd weat, Know or rnln In noutlieaat portion to-nlKht nnd Sunday, colder) Bortheast winds, lncrnalnc. DRINK-CRAZED NEGRO MURDERS MAN IN SALOON Stabs Brakeman to Death After Being Ejected From Barroom VIOLENCE THREATENED Colored Man Says Crowd An noyed Him in All-Night Drinking Place Slabbed by a southern negro as ha was leaving the Jlarket Hotel, Capital and Verbeke streets, Walter C. Shaefter, an extra brakeman on the I'hilatlclphia Division of tho Penn syl\ania Railroad, died early this morning before ho could bo given mcd'cnl attention. The col' red man, captured by Pa trolman after a short chase, gave his name as Charles Ky ler. lie was taken safely to jail, al though threatened by a crowd of farmer* attending market and pedes trians who wore passing. ' Kyler had gotten drunk drinking in tho all-night hotels in the uptown district, 'l'he negro and one of the bartenders got into an argument and lit- was ejected at 2.45 o'clock. Shaffer was standing before the bar at the tiere. and later left. It appears that Kyler, in a drink-crazy frenzy, was lurking in the doorway evidently expecting the bartender to come out. As Shaeffer passed out the colored man lungec' at him and stabbed hiro in the side. Shaffer was 24 years old and lived at 250 Delaware street. Different Vcrlon According to the version of the hotel people, tho negro was refused drink by "Nick," the bartender, and so walked up to the bar and helped himself to a glass of beer which had been filled for another n;an. Tho bartender then put the negro out, it is Haid. About halt an hour later Shaeffer, in company with a companion, left the hotel to take a car for his home. As he came out of the door, lie was stubbed by tho negro, who beat a hasty retreat to a small outhouse at the rear of the hotel. Kyler to-day blamed the crlmo on v- hlsky and tile white men in the barroom, lie told Pennsylvania rail road police to-day the following story: ■ "I got into the hotel near the mar kethouse and began to drink. I bought drinks, and they bought me drinks. I spent my money and every body in the place appeared to be my friend. I know I stabbed a man but which one I do not know. I had a knife. I bought it from someone I had been drinking with at that hotel. I puid a dollar for it. "There were arguments but I do not know of any person getting mad until 1 was knocked down. There was a free fight. Everybody had a hand in it. I was thrown out by someone. They called him the 'boss.' I was pretty drunk and they were all killing me. When I got outside some one was batk of me and thinking they were after me I pulled my knife and stabbed a man. Who it was I don't know. I was too drunk to real ize what I was doing. I am sorry now 1 went to that place. Then a big crowd gathered around me and 1 was sent to jail. Perhaps when I sober up I can tell more about the trouble. Patrolman McFarland, on duty at the markethouse made the arrest [Continued on Page B.] A Quarter Will start a card for Thrift Stamps at the big stores to-night . Ask the clerks. Single Conv, 2 Cents v NIGHT EXTRA | LATE NEWS j; 4> A x * ' '** T ITALIAN FRONT IS ACTIVE . '* I 2J Home-—lncreasing activity ol the artillery on some ** parts of the front is reported to-day by the war office. '* rfj Italian aviate s successfully bombarded the Teutonic I** \* * 4 encampments and railway works at Cismon and Prim- * V * V X olao and effectively dropped bombs on military objec- * J* tives between the Sile and the Piavc. Entente squad- * ... 1 ? & rons made reconnoitcnng cruisers and several rfrr.es at- A. n J tacked numbers of hostile machines. Two ehot • § down by Italian airmen and two others by Bntifeh avia- * * X tors who also -t fire to hostile captive balloons tire state- ¥ mcnt asserts. 4* v jk TO GIVE BAKER HIS HEARING • Washington—Tentative arrangements were.made at 'J ejp X the Capitol to-ci yto i;ivc Secretary Baker such a hear- 4* ing as he asked of the Senate Military Commit***-—one * CM il £ at which all senators and representatives who- desire can * X X be present—by holding the session in a room large enough T for the purpose and not in the small committee room. *T <4* * 4* ' * T ANOTHER FIRE ON STEAMSHIP J 4* An Atlantic Port -Fire broke out on board tk* Amer- * X ican steamship Deepwater, lying at a pier here this aft- * ernoon. Forty minutes latr it was reported the lire way * T* i' § under control. ' * ± EARTHQUAKE ROCKSQUATEMALA J | Washington—Further -.evcre earthquake shocks in * t* r* * X Guatemala City, capital of Guatemala were reported to- ♦ % • | f* day to the State Department by the America embassy 4* ' ' * 4 there. *No details of the extent of the damage \u done * Extensive damage was done to the city by catthqual- \ •jet last month. •. - " * X' $ SPECIAL RATION FOR CREWS, , * Washington— Ciews uf all American exiling |# from Atlantic and Gulf ports will be put on a special food X administration ration begining February 1. They will m 4 eat less beef and polk than now ind will obnejve t?n !t 4i *1 X wheatle;s meals a week. • *| f MUST NOT DIVERT COAL if T 3 e J* Washington—Confusion arising from unauthorized *s 4 X diversion of coal by lot j! fuel officials prompted the w r *2 fuel administration to day to issue a definite net of regu- X lations governing the practice, which provide tfcat coal *1 X intended for destinations outside of the state meat not j 4 l>e diverted by .. ;tc administrators without approval from JJ X Washington. 2 ,} LONGSHOREMEN ASK HIGHER WAGES J X New Vor Longshoremen employed on five j>lers of ♦§ T Southern I'.; i!i Steamship Company on the North J ♦ river, went on sir. 1 < to-day foi higher, wages. Although j X Icdeial tioops aie on the soldiers were retnforccd 'J* by the New York poLce. J 4 ** i 3 T ASKS CLOSER SAVING 3 5 Washington-—Preside >t Wilson to day completed hi. X proclamation call in:; on the American people fori .greater M 4* saving m order to release more food for tht Army $* and for the allies and it will be given out at the White 4 T* House to-night for publication in Sunday's newspapers * i NEWSPAPER MILLS MUST CLOSE i | m Washington—Reversing an earlier ruling, <ste fuel | administration to-day held that newsprint mills * m . . ■ * * X come within the class of industries that must be clpsed on *£ the next nine Mondays to conserve fuel. J A U. S. BOUGHT BRITISH UNIFORMS ' x Washington—More of the secret testimony bef< [ 4* the Senate Military Committee made public to-day dia- * X closes that on December 13 General Pershing was author- ♦ T to buy JOO.OOO British uniforms for American troops J <4 and 200.U0U blankets in Spam. * X Washington President Wilsons cold showed some , 4* improvement to-day, but he remained indoors and no eu- J 4* gagements were made for him. 4 | MARRIAGE LICENSES 4* Paul 8. Welatr, florin, and Alinn C. Hallmii, Harrihar| ' i mrl J. Beyr, llnrrlabarc, and Hath J. McCrae, Praotyi Joel K. a ! J F.ndrrn, Harrlabarv, nnd Or|>ba A. Sayrfer, l.o> allnn iOm H. Mj | erm, Slddonabarc, aad Kllaabcth I*. Uroaamaa, Dlllabars. t|
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