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LXXXVII No. 25 14 PAGES
ITALIANS HURL BACK TEUTONS
IN FIERCE MIDWINTER ATTACK
TROTZKY AGAIN i
OPENS P j
WITH GERMANS
Russian Delegates Leave Petrograd For Brest-Litovsk to
Resume Negotiations With Central Powers; Indus
trial Unrest in Germany Continues; Finland Revolt Is j
Backed by Bolsheviki, Is Report
Copenhagen, Jan. 29.—The Red Guard has won com
plete control of Helsingfors, capital of Finland, a Stock
holm dispatch to the National Tidende reports. It is not
known whether the Finnish government officials escaped
from the revolutionaries.
By Associated Press
Petrograd, Monday, Jan. 28. |
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign j
minister, and M. Kameneff left
Petrograd to-day for Brest-Litovsk
to resume the peace negotiations
with the central powers. The coun
cils of the Workmen's and Soldiers' j
Delegates, while deploring the im- I
perialistic tenor of the German j
peace terms, approved all the ac- |
tions of the Kussian delegation and '
charged the government to continue ,
the negotiations.
The congress adopted a resolution |
to this effect after the minority, j
made up of Minimalists and Social [
Revolutionists of the llight had i
sought vainly to persuade the adop- j
tion of a policy flatly against a sep- i
arate peace. During the debate For- !
elgn Minister Trot/.ky declared lie |
could not give a guarantee that he
would not sign it separate peace,
sa> lug:
"To call a separate peace a dis
grace is blasphemy in the sight of
blood-covered Europe."
London, .Tan. 29.—The report that
M. Trotzky and M. Kamenefl are on
the way back to Brest-Litovsk is de-
GERMANS AGAIN ]
BOMB LONDON; j
ONE PLANE BURNS
Two Groups of Raiders Cross!
Essex and Kent
Coasts
liy Associated Press
Ix>ndon, Jan. 29.—German air
planes made their tirst attack of the
year upon Eondon and its suburbs
last night, their bombs inflicting
casualties officially reported as 47
killed and 169 injured. All the vic
tims except ono of the killed and
seven of the injured were in the
London area it?elf. >."o serious ma
terial damage was done and the;
raiders suffered the ioss of one ma
chine which fell in liames from a
height of 10,000 feet, its three oc
cupants being burned to death.
A large number of machines camej
over the coast in relays, but appar- \
cntly only three or four succeeded I
in getting through the barrage and
dropping explosive and incendiary
bombs into the town. The gunfire
lasted intermittently through live
hours.
There was an hour's interval be
fore midnight when no tiring was
heard except an occasional distant
gun off towards the coast. Resi
dents, who were away from their
homes at the theaters or in the
shops when the raid began, con
cluded it was all over, although the
bugles had not sounded the "clear"
signal, and more persons were in
the streets than usual at midnight
when the heavy guns began to boom
again in warding off the second of
the two attacks.
Tho British flyers were more
'.-N'tive than ever before, having gain
ed in experience in night flying. Be
sides the Gotha -brought down by
British scouts over Essex one wasj
pursued over London by the scout
ing forces and the rattle of machine
guns in the air was plainly heard
from the streets.
The night was one of absolute
clearness. There was a full moon
and no clouds or wind. The popu
lation had ample time for securing
.shelter, adequate warning having
been given.
One of the raiding aircraft was
brought down, (ailing in flames
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Mrs. O'Grady Is a N. Y.
Police Commissioner
New York, Jan. 29. A woman
was yesterday appointed a deputy
police commissioner of New York
City and precedent thereby shatter
ed. She is Mrs. Ellen O'Grady, with
the rank of first deputy. She was
placed in the position by Police Com
missioner Enright, new appointee of
.Mayor Hylan. Mrs. O'Grady is a
vidow with three daughters.
I nied by the semiofficial Russian 1
j News Agency. A dispatch sent out
, to-day by the news agency says M. i
| Kameneff is going to Stockholm, 1
London and Paris with the object of j
informing the allied governments j
concerning the progress of the peace
pourparlers.
Bolsheviki Government
Breaks Off Diplomatic
Relations With Rumania
| The Bolsheviki government,, says |
! an announcement from the semi-of- |
j iicial news agency, decided to isreak |
| diplomatic relations with Rumania j
I when the temporary detention of i
| the Rumanian minister here had j
| failed to stop "the Rumanian of- I
I fensive." The Council of People's
I Commissaries has issued the follow
ing orders:
"First—That diplomatic relations
be broken and that Rumanian rep
resentatives be expelled from Rus
sia.
| "Second—That the Rumanian gold
reserves in Moscow be seized, the
council being responsible to hold it
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HARRKBURG BEST
SHIPPING CENTER,
GOVT. CONCLUDES
i
| Big Map Prepared Showing;
This to Be Ideal Point For i
Army Supply Depot
It became known to-day that the
Keystone Industrial Corporation suc
cessors to the old Keystone State
Fair and Industrial Exposition Com-j
pany, still hold title to twenty-six:
acres of land lying along the pike
near Middletown, this being the only
portion of the 410 acres formerly
controlled by that company which
has not been taken over by the gov
! ernment.
A representative or Hord & Com
pany, the fiscal agents through
which the deal was engineered, said !
that this will be developed or sold
I at an opportune time and the funds
I used to clear up the affairs of the
I Keystone company. The lease of the
United States v 'ernment with its
intent to purc'flase in three years,
will give the stock of the Keystone
corporation a very substantial value,t
and as it has been for the purpose!
of straightening out the tangled af-j
fairs of this company that Hord & j
; Company took hold of the enterprise,'
those who have been in charge of!
transactions are naturally well,
pleased, although it was said to-day
that the holdings might have been
made of even more, value had it not
been for the desire of the govern- j
ment to locate its big army supplies I
depot at this place.
Engineers of the War Department'
made a survey of the whole eastern I
section of the company as far west;
as Ohio, and listened to proposals j
from many localities. After they liadl
accumulated a vast amount of data
I it was taken to Washington for study
i with the result that a very large
map was made of the country with
lines running from every munition
center to Harrisburg, and Harrisburg
was unanimously recommended to
the War Department as the ideal lo
cation for the big plant.
That done it came down to the
, place wheru It became a matter of
site and the best that could be found
, in this vicinity was tho Keystone
' ground near Middletown, which has
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! 200 CARLOADS OF
HOGS START EAST
By Associated Press
Pittsburgh, Jan. 29.—Two hun
dred carloads of hogs, held here yes
terday by the snow blockade on the
railroads crossing the Alleghenies.
were started to the Philadelphia,
New York and Boston markets to
day, the largest shipment ever made
from here. The ears were made up
in trains of twenty cars and it was
planned to hurry them through on
fast time to relieve a possible short
age in the eastern markets.
HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1918.
FAIR FOOD PRICES
Consumer prices are figured on a quotation "cash
and-carry" basis. Credit and delivery prices may be
higher. The Federal Food Administration has no
authority to fix prices. It may, however, determine
what are fair prices, based on reasonable profits
to the wholesaler and retailer. If your retailer
charges more on a "cash-and-carry" basis, than the
prices named below,' report him by letter to the Fed
eral Food Administration, Chamber of Commerce.
Retailer Consumer
BEANS Pays Should Pay
Navy (pea) 15c to 16c lb. 18c to 20c II).
Gray (marrow) 12c lb.
Lima 16c to 17c lb. 18c to 20c lb.
White (marrow) .... 17</>c lb. 18c to 20c !b.
BUTTER
Creamery, 1 lb 54c to 55c lb. 59c to 60c lb.
Creamery Prints ... 51c to 53c lb. 56c to 58c lb.
Fresh Prints 52c lb.
Tub, storage 49c 54c to 55c lb.
CORN MEAL
Kiln dried
Bulk 5 to 6c to 7c lb.
Pkg. of 2 K-lbs 15J/.C Pkg. 19c to 20c Pkg.
EGGS
Fresh 65c doz. 70c doz.
Storage 52c to 54c doz. 53c to 58c lb.
FLOUR
Winter 12 lb. sack .. 63c to 69c sack 69c to 75c sack
Spring 12 lb. sack .. 78c to 82c sack 85c to 90c sack
LARD
Pure 28c to 32c to 37c lb.
Compound, lard sub. 23c to 24c lb. 26c to 28c lb
POTATOES
Penna. No. I—6o lb. $1.50 to $1.60 hu. $1.75 to $1.90 bu.
40c to 50c peck
SUGAR
Granulated, 100 lbs. . $7.85 to $8.30 9c to 10c lb.
CITY STRUGGLES
TO GET TRAFFIC
BACK TO NORMAL
Trolley and Steam Lines Get
Back to Something Near
Schedule Time
Harrisburg and suburban towns
still were struggling this morning to
extricate themselves from under the
heavy blanket of snow that has al
most completely tied up transporta
tion and outside business for twenty
four hours. The total snowfall re
corded yesterday was eight inches,
and all street car and railway trans
portation in the city and steam rail
roads was more completely tied up
than it has been at any time dur
ing the present winter. The Pennsyl
vania railroad, the Philadelphia and
Heading and the Cumberland Valley
railroads are still running lines bo
hind time.
Felix M. Davis, superintendent of
transportation, of tho Harrisburg
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2,000,000 U. S.
TROOPS READY IN
1918, BAKER SAYS
500,000 Early This Year and
1,500,000 Soon, Secretary
Asserts
Washington, Jan. 29.—Five hun
dred thousand American troops in
France early this year and a million
and a half more ready to go—fully
equipped and with the artillery to
support them—this was the answer
Secretary of War Baker gave the
Senate military committee to the
charge of inefficiency and break
down in the military establishment.
As a climax to a day's explanation
of all that the military establish
ment had done, freely confessing
faults and imperfections in so vast
an undertaking, but maintaining
that out of each deficiency the rem
edy has been found, the Secretary
disclosed what hitherto has been
guarded as a military secret and
what the German people little sus
pect.
This fighting force of 2,000,000 in
all, probably little expected by the
German general staff itself, will be
composed of the men now with Gen
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PRESIDENT TAKES DRIVE
Washington, Jan. 29. —President
Wilson cancelled the cabinet meet
ing this afternoor. and went for a
motor drive. It was the first time
he had been out of the White House
fince Friday, when he was taken
with a troublesome cold.
/
SERGT. EMPEY
ASKS CITY FOR
TOBACCO FUNDS
Author of "Over the Top"
Snowbound in Hurris
burg Over the Night
Hardshelis!
This is the term used here last
night by Sergeant Arthur Guy Em
pey in describing men who mistaken
ly think it their duty to hinder the
sending of much-needed tobacco to
Yankees in France soon to carry the I
11a?? over the top and through Hun- j
[Continued on Paige 2.]
HICH MAN BURNS BLINDS i
Heading, Pa., Jan. 29.—Burning
Venetian blinds, wooden fixtures
from windows and old wooden furni
ture to keep his home warm, Jon
athan Mould, wealthy retired mer
chant here, is cited as an illustration'
of the plight of many Heading resi
dents.
COUNCIL RESTS
ON COLLECTION
OF CITY ASHES
✓
Action on Problem Postponed
For Time Being by
Commissioners
Council has apparently given up
any iWtentions of providing for ash
collections for the present. With
the only bid for collections almost
$36,000 above the appropriation for
the work, the commissioners decided
to-day to postpone any decision on
the proposal by St£es, Simonetti and,
Company. Commissioners Lynch and
Gross} both opposed awarding the
contract because of the lack of
funds available to pay the increase.
Commissioner Hassler, however,
recommended accepting it if Coun
cil thought the money could be
found to pay for the work.
It was intimated' that later if the
water rates are increased on a dif
ferent scale money may be provid
ed for the collections. The ordinance
increasing the rates was not called
tor final passage as J. W. Ledoux,
the Philadelphia expert, who has
been engaged to study the water
department conditions, will be ask
ed to prepare a schedule of rates.
Commissioner Hassler, in suggest
ing to Council the awarding of the
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ACTORS ENTERTAIN TROOPS
By Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 29.—A1l the ac
tors from theaters here, closed 'on
the heatleds theater Tuesday, went
to nearby camps and entertained
! troops.
COMMITTEE HEARS
PLAN TO DRAFT ALL
AS THEY
Alew Provisions of Draft Law Under Consideration by
Senate Military Committee; Crowder Expresses Hope
That Only Men of Class One Will Be Called; Objects
to Proposal That Men Now 31 Be Exempted
By Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 29.—New provi
sions of the draft law to bring in
young men as fast as they become 21
were considered to-day by the Senate
Military Committee with Provost
Marshal General Crowder explaining
them. Another proposed amendment,
supported by the War Department,
would discharge men as fast as they
become 31 if they have not been in
ducted into the military service.
Will Exhaust (las*
"We would exhaust Class 1," he
said, before calling on other classes.
I hope we will not have to call on
any class except Class 1. If you pass
the resolution to enroll men becom
ing 21 we will be assured, almost,
of not having to go out of Class >l.
If Class 1 in any community be
comes exhausted, according to its
quota, we would call on all other
men of Class 1 in other communities
fieore calling men of lower classes
in the first community."
OppoHpN Baker I'lnn
General Crowder opposed the plan
recommended by Secretary Baker
exempt men becoming 31 without
being drafted.
PRICELIST FOR
FOOD ISSUED TO
CITY BUYERS
Donald McCormick Declares
Figures Are Based on "Cash
and Carry" Plan
Shortage of Fresh Meat
Expected to Develop
A telegram from Howard Heinz.
"State Food Administrator, re
ceived to-day "by Donald McCor
mick, local Food Administrator,
states that owing to the trans
portation difficulties, there may
be a shortage of fresh meat. The
message lays special emphasis on
the fact that wholesalers and re
tailers must distribute the pres
ent supplies of fresh meats,
equally among their customers.
There should be little or no in
crease in cost of the meat.
If this ruling is not enforced hy
the meat-dealers, their supplies of
meats will be cut off, Mr. Mc-
Cormick states.
Prices of foodstuffs declared to be
a fair charge for Harrisburg grocers
to-day were issued by Donald Mc-
Cormick. Federal food administrator
for Dauphin county, following several
conferences with representative gro
cers.
The price is said to have been fig
ured on a "cash and carry" plan.
Credit accounts and delivery charges
may push the prices up higher, it
was pointed out by Mr. McCormick.
The food administrator to-day em
phasized the point that he has no
power to fix prices, but is trying to
show what housewives should pay
under ordinary conditions. There is
nothing, it was said, to preveirt a
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THE WEATHER
For IlarrlMburtc ami vicinity* Fair
iinil colder to-Hl*bt, with low
est temperature about 10 de
crees; Wednesday fair.
For ICnstcrn Pennsylvania* Fair
and soaiewhat colder to-niifht;
Wednesday fair; moderate
northwest wind* becoming va
riable.
r
Next Monday
is
THRIFT DAY
•
Don't Wait for it
Buy your first stamp
TONIGHT
iksf You'll be saving
money.
If the amendments for registration
o those attaining 21 years are ac
cepted. General Crowder estimated
that there would be 2,000,000 in
Class 1 available for the draft. Of
the new young men required to reg
ister upon attaining 21, General
Crowder said about 75 per cent would
come under the highest classification.
Machinery Working Well
The new registration, according to
General Crowder. will not be nearly
so great a task as the. first because
the registration machinery is pro
vided and working well,
i Regarding another bill for assign
ment for men specially "skilled in in
dustry, General Crowder stated that
a census of registered men, detailing
their peculiar qualifications, should
i be completed by February 15, when
the Government would know just how
many carpenter;, plumbers or other
i special artisans are available. Al
though military and not industrial
drafting is now authorized,' General
i Crowder said the special detail bill
i would facilitate assignment of men
in the service to places where their
qualifications may be best used.
ITALY LAUNCHES
SURPRISE ATTACK
ON GERMAN LINES
Heavy Blow Falls on Asiago
Plateau in Dead of
Winter
By Associated Press
Washington, Jan. 29.—Italy has
furnished a military surprise hy
launching an attack of apparently
considerable force on her mountain
fr9nt in midwinter. The blow comes
on' the Asiago plateau, where the
Austro-Germun invaders were halt
ed early in the winter in their ef
fort to push down to the Italian
plains west ot the Brenta river.
Berlin heralded the attack yes
terday in reporting the breaking out
of a violent artillery duel in the
Setti-Communi region—the Asiago
sector. Its force was reported to
have reached a climax at dawn on
Monday in the vicinity of Col Del
ItOHsor, which height stands about
midway between Asiago. and the
Brenta. •
The supplementary German offi
cial report of last night, which was
not received until to-day, announces
the opening of the assault in this
region, describing It as a violent at
tack. There were na accompany
ing details. •
In the lack of more definite news
the probability suggests itself that
the Italian effort is one somewhat
similar to that of the French a few
weeks ago east of the Brenta which
insulted in a penetration of the
Außtro-German line for a consider
able distance and the subsequent
withdrawal of the enemy from a
rather extended area improving the
intent position notably. Thus the
Italians may now be endeavoring to
effect a rectification of their line
with a view to making more difficult
any future attempt of the enemy to
advance.
Rome, Jan. 29. ltalian troops
made a heavy attack yesterday on
the northern mountain front and
broke into the enemy lines, the war
office reports. Reinforcements which
the enemy was hurrying down the
Nos and Campomulo valleys were
ciispersed by the artilleries of the
Italians and their allies.
Twelve enemy airplanes were
brought down. The Italians held
mastery of the air everywhere.
The Italians took more than 1,-
500 prisoners. They stormed enemy
positions on the heights east of the
Asiago basin and broke through
at several points, resisting violent
counter-offensives.
Confesses Highwayman
, Story Was Invention
to Cover Defalcation
By Associated Press
Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 29. Gordon
Brosious, collector for the Mahanoy
and Mohantongo Telephone Com
pany. who claimed he was held up
on the public road near here two
weeks ago und robbed by a high
wayman, to-day confessed that the
story was a hoax to cover up defal
cation of the company's funds. He
claimed to have been robbed of
S3OO. Brosious is being held for
embezzlement.
Sin B . ''.fljDy, 2 Cents NIGHT EXTRA
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4 DUMARESQUE SPENCER KILLED T
Ji| Paris Dumaresquc Spencer,' of Highland Park, Ills.,
JP killed a few days ago while returning from patr X
I duty across the German lines near Bclfort. ' *f!
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* STEEL CORPORATION EARNINGS J
X New York—Total earnings of the United States Steel .
jr Corporation for the quarter ended December 31 were X
X $59,724,125, compared with total earnings of $68,243,784 T
X 4*
X . -rter. Net income was $48,035,344 g
J comparei; with $55,245,377 for previous quarter and sur- 5
X plus was $16,258,272 compared with $21,824,554. 4*
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£ U. S. INSURANCE PROVES.POPULAR j
4 .Washington—Total applications for yj - rnment SOl- M
J insurance to-day passed the $5,000,000,000 mark. X
4i About 600,000 soldi*
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J EGQNOO PARTY KLLS SEVEN T
| Muskogee, Okla.—Seven persons arc dead, two others ■}
X §>
Tj re expected to die and nearly a score are ill as a result oi Z
an eggncg party Sunday at Francis, Ok!a., at which de- W
X . itured alcohol was used by mistake, according to word M
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4 MARKET CLOSES FIRM X
X New York —Steel and other leaders'reacted Ito 1-2 jj£
;▼ pointAjn the dul] final hour. The closir: is firm. Lib t
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mi crty 3 1 at 97.51 ai
5? and 96.52 respectively, second 4 . JO to 96.18 T
♦ Rails, industrials, shippings and util :rc included 4 1
4* . *
Xin to-days gross gains of l.to 3 points, short covering 3
proving an important factor. Sales appro\i 'M
. 000 shares.
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T BAKERIES HAVE LITTLE 1 LOUR J
w . Harrisburg—Unless flour shipments held up by snow- *
fj b * bakerif *1 |
iere wilj face a serious shortage, managers of local pUr *
2J to-day declared. J "J? ss'
f BETHLEHEM STEEL SHOWS DECREASE * 8
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X New York—A decrease of $16,273,27f in net income *'
Jj
for the year endi ber 31, 1917, was reported to- j J
* day by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. Charles M. j f
J Schwab pn I plained that during 1916 the com' >
; any was engage nme*t'in * *
i* * • 1 1 '
4 addition <o United States government. business- imd I I
<4s ft *
X domes* v. orders whereas last year it was bu yon United
I X r- I
,T States government work exclusively, and this accounted * 1
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for the showing made. 'i
[4 PREPARE TO FIGHT FLOODS - J*
• :uctions were sent out to-day by the j
to 11
4* ' sk if thaw- * *
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X ing weather develops. . <
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J HIGH WATER CAUSES DAMAGE [ '■
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Nashville, Tenn.—High water on the Cumberland * *
X and Tennessee rivers as a result of the heavy raini an
i • ,
t| melting snows was causing damage to-day in this irtatt
£ and Kentucky.
X FRENCH TROOPS TAKE PRISONERS . I
Paris—French troops yesterday penetrated the Gc:
< *
<s man lines in upper Alsace, destroyed defense worka an*. *
* J brought back prisoners, the war office ami uncet. „
21 NYACK STAR SUSPENDS J
N. Y.—The Nyack Evening Star, establishe- *
€ I I
X ! lay- Cor ,
* * dit the war were given as the cause. *
J I BOLSHEVIKI SPLIT ON PEACE !
London—The. Bolsheviki have split on the question J
* of peace, a majority being against the conclusion of peace <
jjH
Xon the German terms and in favor of a holy war, an F- 3]
change Telegraph dispatch from Pctrograd says. As J
. t present government- is unable to carry on war, the 23
* * rnation of a coalition af all Socialist faction- was proposed, jj
t MARRIAGE LICENSES
7* T,
jX, Joorpli C. Fry*. Jr.. Bad Catherine I'. Hoon. Steelta| Harry
K. Houek, I'enbrook, and Ddua Keller, llarrtubnrE.
wwhwhi j t niir imh