] T f! r " j ' — NIGHT EXTRA—WW Settle War Issues Wfcon—NIGHT EXTRA 1 HARRISBURG ifSßli TELEGRAPH M ' • ®t)c Star-lnfrepcntent ./ LXXXVII— No. 27 SERIOUS STRIKES IN GERMANY SPREAD THROUGHOUT EMPIRE TWO AMERICANS KILLED AND SEVERAL CAPTURED BY ENEMY Casualties Occurred on Sector of FrencH Front at Daybreak Yesterday; In Addition to the Killed Several Are Wounded and a Number Taken Prisoners; All Deaths Recently Reported to Washington Are From the Same Sector; American Troops Make Telling, Reply With Cannon and Machine Gun Fire Washington, Jan. 31.—For the second time since the American troops entered the frcnt iines iu France, their pesiticn has been raided hy the 'J- tmans. After a violent artillery barrage and during a heavy fog, the enemy attacked an American position on an unnamed sector of the French front Wednesday morning. Two Americans were killed, four wounded and one is reported missing. It is believed the missing soldie.- is a German prisoner. The sector which was raided is the same in which have occurred the casualties sent out from Washington during the past few days. For military reasons i.t was considered inadvisable to send earlier reports. Most of the deaths and most of the wounds were caused by shrapnel. American cannon and machine guns have replied to the Germans and it is believed their casualties equal or exceed those among General Pershing's troops. In the raid on November 3 the Americans lost three killed, five wounded and twelve made prisoners by the enemy. GERMAN RAIDS ON AMERICAN SECTOR BRING REPRISALS Return Fire by Sammccs Re sults in Heavy Casualties in German Positions By Associated Press With the American Army In France, Wednesday, Jan. 30.—An American position on a certain sec tion of the rtench front was raided during a heavy fog shortly after day light this morning. The attack was preceded by a violent artillery bar rage. Two Americans were killed and four wounded. One soldier is miss ing and is believed to have been cap tured by the .enemy. Casualties have been occurring al [Continued on Page 10.] Pawns Liberty Certificate; Gets Five-Year Sentence New York, Jan. 31.—Frederick Jackson, a former Liberty Bond salesman, was sentenced to-day vo five years in Sing Sing by Judges Malone in the court of General Ses sions, although the jury in the lad recommended mercy. Jackson had been found guilty of grand larceny for pawning Li'ser'.y Loan intrim certificates he hai sob! to a customer. Six Tons of Coal Costs Furniture Makers $22,000 By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 31.—Saving six tons of coal under the fuel restric tion order on a heatless Monday, Senator Smith, of Michigan, told the Senate to-day it cost thirty-seven Grand Rapids furniture factories $22,000 and their employes 140,- 000. He assailed the order as "whimsical." IHIGATK COXSTITL TIO.\ IS K>DAN<;KKED BY KIKE By Associated Press Boston, Jan. 31.—Tli-; frigate Con stitution. known as "Old Ironsides," was endangered by a fire on a inutor t.cat at the Navy Yard to-day. A naval tug was run al3rtgside the frigate to shield her from thi tJamts. Tie b'.aze was due to the baok-flrir.g of the motorboat engins. TODAY Is the last day to make $4.12=55 TOMORROW It will be $4.13=55 &3T You haven't much time II / 20 PAGES Increase in British Shipping Losses is Record For Week London, Wednesday, Jan. 30. . —An Increase In British shipping losses is shown in the official summary issued last night, which reports the destruction of nine vessels of more than 1,600 tons and six of lesser tonnage. The official statement follows: "Arrivals, 2,352; sailings, 2,- 309. '"British merchantmen 1,600 tons or over, sunk tyy mine or submarine, nine; under 1,600 tonrf, six; tishing vessels, one. "British merchantmen unsuc cessfully attacked, eight." U-Boat Warfare Enters Second Year Tomorrow; Fails to Accomplish End British merchant vessels lost for the past week show an increase over the two previous weeks. The cur rent report of the British Admiralty says fifteen ships, including nine of i more than 1,600 tons were destroy-1 ed. In each of the previous twoj weeks eight ships were lost and in each of the first two reports made in January 21 merchantmen were! sunk. The ruthless U-boat warfare enters upon its second year to-mor-j row, without yet having accomplish-; ed its announced purpose—ending; the war. Except on the northern Italian! front where the Italians have en larged their gains west of the Bren ta, there has been no marked mili- J tary activity. In the capture of Colj Del Rosso. Col Dechelle and Monte; Di Val Bella, the Italians took more than 2,600 prisoners, six guns, 100 1 machine guns and other war mater ial. The Austrians have sustained i heavy losses in ineffectual attempts to dislodge the Italians from their new positions. Intensive air light ing continues on the western front and entente aviators are reported to have made a heavy attack onj Zeebrugge, the German submarine i base in Belgium. German airmen have turned their j attention from London to Paris. I Wednesday night the French capital! was raided by enemy airplanes for; the lirst time in more than six' months. The loss of some lives and; damage to property is reported, but; full details are lacking. Clashes between soldiers and strik-' ers in the suburbs of Berlin. In which; lives were lost, are reported in a' dispatch from Geneva to the Daily I Express. The troops in some in-f stances refused to Are on strikers, j the dispatch adds. Boat Is Sound; No One Can Tip It, Says Wilson Columbus, o._ Jan. 31.—Governor j James M. Cox to-day sent the fol-l lowing telegram to President Wil-j son: "Just sit tight in the boat. The; reaction now concreting will over whelm those whose politics haa en. gulfed their patriotism." President Wilson sent the follow ing in reply: "Thank you heartily for the message. You may be sure I shall sit tight for the boat is sound and nobody can overset It." THE WEATHER For llarrlaburc find vicinity* Cloudy, probably IIkM nonr (bis nftfrionni fair and nldrr to alKht and Friday lownt tem perature to-nlxht nbout 12 de gree*. For Kaatern Pennsylvania! Fair and colder to-nlicht and Friday) moderate northwest -winds. HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1018. STATE OF SIEGE ! IS DECLARED IN GERMAN CITIES Hamburg, Altona and Wands beck Arc Most. Seriously Affected by Strikers Copenhagen, Jan. 31.—A state of siege has been declared at 1 Hamburg, Altona and Wands, heck, according to the Hamburg Kcho, a Socialist newspaper. Altona and Wandsbeck are in the Hamburg district. Altona adjoins Hamburg l . Its population in 1900 was 61,000. It is the scat of im portant industries. Wandsbeck is three miles northwest of Hamburg. In 1900 its population was 28,000. It has large brewing establishments. Throughout Germany and especial ly in the industrial sections of the north the strike movement is spread ing and more than 500.000 workmen are reported idle. Strikers ami sol diers aire reported to have collided in u suburb of Berlin and lives were lost. In several instances the troops are said to have refused to fire on the strikers. Hamburg and Berlin appear to be the most seriously affected. The workers in government and private dock yards at Kiel have joined the movement as have more workers in the industrial cities and towns alo'tg the Rhine and in Westphalia. Irt the important Bavarian manufacturing towns of Nuremburg and Furth tlie workmen are out. Suspend Newspapers Three important Berlin newspa pers, including the Socialist Vor [ Continued on I'age #.} Germany's Problems Are Increasing in Seriousness By Associated Press Washington. Jan. 31.—Advices to the State Department to-day from neutral countries say Germany's economic and political problems are growing in seriousness. Information secured by the department indicates the reports that have'come out of Germany in the past week do not present the entire situation as there is a growing protest of the Socialists and more radical groups against the military. Telegraphic communication be tween Sweden and Helsingfors, Fin land. was restored yesterday, ac cording to advices to the State De partment. Another report to the de partment was that members of the Finnish Senate had let,. Helsingfors. Downes Explains School Bond Issue to U. S. Dr. F. E. Downes, city school su perintendent, has gone to Washing ton to make a report to the govern ment following the receipt of a com munication from Paul M. Warburg, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, addressed to Mayor Keister and asking for Information concern ing the necessity of the bond issue planned by the school board. The communication to Mayor Keister was turned over to school authorities for action. It was at. once decided to make a report on the fact that contracts for part of the High school building program had been let practically necessitating the bond issue. Bids for the bonds were to be opened to-morrow. Dr. Downes may return In time for the meeting and report the success of his visit. JAPAN IS READY TO DO SHARE IN THE GREAT WAR Chamber of Commerce Hears What Island Kingdom Has Done PRAISES FOR AMERICA Mikado's People Must Be the Leaders of the Orient, Says Dr. Iyenaga "Japan will not recoil from any tacriflce she may be compelled to make." When Dr. Toyokichi Iyenaga, for merly president of the American College in Japan, quoted this state ment of his government to-day two hundred and fifty members of the Chamber of Commerce at lunch in the Board of Trade building rose up as one and gave him an uproarious cheer that made even the poiset'ul ofator crack a smile. The distin guished Japanese was introduced in a Jew well-chosen words by Presi dent Andrew S. Patterson, who ex plained that the speaker had taught [Continued on Page 10.] Secretary Baker Learns of Brother's Interest in Plant, Orders Contracts Canceled By .■lssoriated Prest Washington, Jan. 31.—Interest of H. D. Baker, a brother of Secretary Baker, in an airplane plant at Nljea, Ohio, which hud, but lost govern ment contracts, came up to-day be fore the Senate Military Committee, at its inquiry into the aviation serv ices. Secretary Baker ordered the con tracts canceled as soon as he learn ed that the aviation service had awarded them to a concern in which his brother was interested. Senator Frelingliuysen. of New Jersey, submitted information he had received that the corporation—the Kngle Aircraft Company—of which H. D. Baker, is president, had been over capitalized with $1,993,000 of a '*3,000,000 capitalization representing "good will." Colonel Deeds, of • the aviation service, testified that H. D. Baker conferred with him last June about securing a contract, but had been "flatly turned down" because the plant was not ready to produce. Later, Colonel Deeds said, when the plant was equipped, contracts were given for airplane parts on a "cost plus" basis. A. J. Engel, vice-president of the company, whose original plant was taken over by the corporation, was an experienced airplane builder. Col onel Deeds added, saying: "They are doing a very good class of work now." The profit allowed to the company. Colonel Deeds said, Is the same as given to other contractors. Chairman Chamberlain asked If the company had been organized specifically to secure government contracts, but Colonel Deeds said he thought not as Engel had been mak ing airplanes before. No money was advanced by the government. 55 Feet of Water Causes Abandonment of Central R. R. Station in Cincinnati flv Associated Press Cincinnati, Ohio. Jan. 31.—With gorges at Carroliton, Ky., and Madi son., lnd., holding, the Ohio river at this point has aeon rising one foot an hour for the last twenty-four hours and has re i- Med a stage of S5 feet at 11.30 o'clock to-day, or five feet above the da:i;jr line The Central t nlon Itnllway xtallon WOK abandoned InKofiir an trte line of trains Man eoneerned, when the flood rearhed M feet mltli water and lee flooding the tracks. Searing Is Sentenced to Two Years in Prison —— Philadelphia Jan. 81, —Frederick Hoe Searing, a Philadelphia nuilder found guilty a month ago of con spiring to defraud two insurance companies of SIB,OOO was sentenced to-day to two years .in prison. Eliz abeth Rendell, formerly his stenog rapher who eloped with him after he had made It appear that he had drowned himself at Atlantic City, N. J . received a sentence of six months charged with aiding him. Searing was convicted of taking out a policy of $15,000 in addition to one he held of $3,000 prior to vanishing 'n August, 1917. His wife wc.n a suit for the amount of the policies in the lower courts :>nt the insurance companies located Sen?- ing and his former stenographer in New Orleans and produced them at thr> opening of an appeal taken to •tlm Superior Court. The suit was dropped. ' DEFENSE COMMISSION GIVES $500,090 TO AID IN OPENING Of ROADS The State Defense Commission to day appropriated $500,000 from the $2,000,000 voted for the safety and defense of the state by the legisla ture to the State Highway Depart ment to aid in keeping open and re pairing state highways. This money is to be added* to the revenue de rived from the automobile licenses and it developed that the state, owing to the high price of materials and labor, has practically given up any extensive road construction t';is year except on equal share of c ist with counties and boroughs. St high ways are now being kept open at heavy cost to facilitate the move ment of truck trains to the seaboard and it is held in the rescflution mak ing the appropriation that the roads should be kept open on account of the farmers. The meeting was attended by Gov ernor Brumbaugh, Lieutenant Gov ernor McClain, State Treasurer Kep hart, Auditor General Snyder and Adjutant General 13eary. The commission had previously authorized expenditures of SIBO,OOO fpom the fund voted. Other appro priations made to-day were: $70,000 for the labor employment agencies to be conducted by • f.he state, nation and public safety com mittee, which placed over 10,000 people last month. $50,000 for boys' farm training camps to be conducted at $l7O per month per camp to train boys for CITY AGAIN IS BORDERING ON COAL FAMINE Dealers Declare Situation Now Is Worse Than Ever, With Increased Demand That the coal situation in Har risburg is worse than it has been at any time during the present winter ! was the conclusion reached by some' of the city's dealers this morinng when surveying tr.e prospects for supplying the coal needs during the rest of the week. The severest week "of the winter, featured by two snowstorms, is given by dealers as one reason for the ] acute stage of the coal situation. The fact that heavy consumers laid in a supply of coal to last through the winter are now finding their stocks depleted through the unparalleled se verity of the weather and appealing [Continued on Page 6.] U.S. FACES GREAT TASK, PRESIDENT TELLS FARMERS War Issues to Be Determined in 1918, Wilson Writes By Associated Press Washington, Jan. 31.—T0 the farmers of the United States, Presi dent Wiisort to-day sent a message in which he called attention to the country's need of their assistance during the coming year in winning the war. The message was sent through the Farmers' Conference being held at the University of Illi nois at Urbana. The message was delivered by Prasident James, of the University of Illinois, In the absence of Secre tary of ' Agriculture Houston, who was to have represented the Presi dent. The President had expected to attend bnt Indisposition made it im possible and he delegated Mr. Hous ton, who was prevented from par [Continued on Page 10.] IMPORTANT CHANGES IN PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS Washington, Jan. 31.—Mew regu lations for physical examination cf diafl registrants, changing weight, height and other conditions anttepro vli'.ing partial military few 100 ,'for men not actually rejected, v ere an nounced to-day by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Local boards are directed to reject no registrant on account of foot or teeth defects and to accept In most cases all men with temporary or remedial defects work on farms to relieve the short age. SIOO,OOO for expenses of county and city public safety committees at $25,000 per month until May 31. $5,000 for the women's committee for registration of women for various kinds of work and for food ciisfirv>i tion. ~ $5,000 for publicity of the State Public Safety Committee. $25,000 for the committee's ad ministrative expenses. $40,000 for the food administration work of the committee. $2,500 to the military and naval service bureau. • $5,000 for the division of civilian relief. $387.21 to meet deficit of the state mid-winter show of farm products held here. $5,000 *to pay expenses of mem bers of local draft boards in travel ing from their homes to nTeeting places, which expenses it was re ported to the 6oard the Government had refused to pay. $5 000, which was voted at the r quest of the Governor, to census taken of the food and other supplies in the state which can be obtained in case of emergency. The latter sum will not be used for any purchases, but to locate supplies and prepare for expended relief in any calamity. The Governor will direct the taking of this census. The meeting lasted three hours and arrangements were made for accounting for all expenditures through the Auditor General s office. CITY SPENDS S2OO A DAY TO REMOVE SNOW IN STREETS Highways Arc Blocked Time After Time by Heavy Snows Removal of snow from the city streets is costing approximately f2OO a day it was estimated by officials of the highway department. The heavy storms of the last few weeks not only depleted the fund appro priated for snow removal but nec essitated transferring 5r..000 from ! the street sweeping fund. Tht first storm which tied'up traf fic started December 8 and from that time on large forces of teams urd men have been kept at work daily . to' remove the ' large piles which have accumulated Coinnv.s [Continued on Page 6.] RED AND WHITE GUARDS CLASH IN . FINNISH TOWNS White Guards Fight With En thusiasm and Score Suc cesses Everywhere 4 ___ fly Associated Press Stockholm, Wednesday, Jan. 30. All is quiet at HeUrngrors, a dis patch from that city reports, but fighting is under way at other points in I-'inland between the Red Guard, ; which is supporting the revolution and the White Guard which is up holding the Finnish government. The White Guard is fighting with enthusiasm and scoring successes everywhere, notably at Kemi TJlea borg, Kujan, and St. Michael, dis arming the Red Guard. , In fighting Tuesday near Kae mere station the Red Guard lost eighty-seven killed and 175 injured, while the White Guard lost only eight killed and one wounded. London. Jan. 31.—Finland is go ing through a social revolution simi lar In aims to the November revo lution In Petrograd, says the Petro grad correspondent of the Dally News in describing the Finnish situa tion. The' forces opposed to each other in Finland, however, are equal ly. balanced, he adds and a com paratively painless revolution, llfo [Continued on Page 10.] COI.ONISI. 7,K.1(1.EH IMPROVKS , lieutenant Colonel Frank E. Zelg ler Is In no immediate dang*r and his condition is improving, according to a telegram reeel\ed from Colonol Maurice E. Finrey this morning. Colortel Zelgler was thrown from * horse at the Offlcets Training Camp, San Antonio, Texas, receiving a frac ture of the *ku:i. : Single Copy, 2 Cents 1 *>4TE NEV/S J fx 4 > * - /J • 4* ♦ * x '* * T SAILINGS TO SPAIN SUSPENDED >* * m il; r| ■An Atlantic Port—The sailing:; of five passenger * • J4 | a , steamships making ready here for voyages to Spain were j * suspended to-day, it. was announced on orders, frorr .* * 4 Washington. \ ' , BATH IRON WORK CLOSES „ J J Portland—The Bath Iron Works, employing hundreds f. ifi cf men on the construction of government craft, noti- A X :icd the state fuel a< that the plant X A would shut down immediately for lack of coal. An urs-nt <!• appeal was sent to Washington for relief. J 4j MARKET CLOSES BUOYANT t *jj| New York—Steele, motors and specialties led the list ® -J* to high levels in the extremely active final hour. The. jjr T closing was buoyant. Liberty Bonds were steady. All m e cla :ses c stocks were ncluded i to-day's comprehensive X upward movement at "xtreme c?ms of 2 to 5 points for y 4* .ails and industrials, a few specialties making more spec X tacular advances. Saks approximated 900,000 shares. I v STATE TREASURY BALANCE J X Harrisburg —The State Treasury balance at the e x J of January business was $0,309,349.80 against $5,&63, f 4 384.83 at fiie clos-: of December. January receipts were J T $4,628.322.24 and expenditures $4,152,357.27. *§ J * FOLK RESIGNS FRpM COMMISSION . X jT. Wa:,hin ;tor< —Joseph W. I : plk to day sent to the In- terstate Commerce Commissjin hi;> resignation as the 4* commission's ch'c\ counsel to take effect before February .]T J 15. He v. ill return to h . bo.yc in St Loss's to become •| general ccunsH for the Chamber of Commerce there. X ? STRIKE 3 IN GERMANY EXTENDED X X Amsterdam—The strikes in Germany have been e*- Hr J tended in districts near Qerlin, t pi ; illy in Tegel, Alder- X j4 shof, Spandau an! Mariendorf, where 500,000 men have x IX quit wcrk. A sirfiilar number of' v, rkmen are on strike J X* n lc rcrr ' :: of the empire. X BRITISH PATROL TAKES PRISONERS j J* t London—The official statement from British head ! 4 quarters in France and Belgium issued to-day read: "Our X \\ t patrol secured prisoners last night in the neighborhood ? Tim I *?* of Epehy. Beyond some hostile artillery activity sooth JX and north of Lens and in the neighborhood of Paaichen- |X daele, there is nothing further to report." ? PROF. L. H. MILLS DEAD T X London—Lawrence Heyworth Mills, professor of Zend 4* fft| ▼ Philology at Oxford University since 1898, is dead. 4* Lawrence Mills was born in New York in 1837 and was X *► j" caucatcd in ,urity, Va., and New York Unlvex- > £• shy. He went to Oxford in 1887. Professor Mills ha? J* 9 4 published njany. books' on philology and eastern rcligidßS. • £ X ~ PREPARE FOR SOCIAL REVOLUTION "' Petrograd—An official statement issued to day by * \ the Bolshevrki government says that the "new workmen' * * J and peasants' red army will serve to support the comin * , e|r social revolutibn in Europe." * * j£ ITALIAN POSITIONS IMPROVED * I * * |T* Rome—The Italians' new position west of the Fren- t > iju zela valley on the mountain front wis improved yester- * * • < I*3* day, the war office announced The line was d- , i 4 •I* vanced slightly northeast of Col Del Rosso. J - TO CLEAR RIVER OF ICE I ! 4* Pittsburgh—Expert engineers were called in by- river * 1 ( X interests to day in an effort ta clear the Monongahela j ► *| river of its load of ice and allow the shipment of . L coal ,to many Pittsburgh mills and furnaces which are " * jf shut down for lack of fuel. i REVOLUTIONISTS CAPTURE YOCHOW ' i ■I i Peking—Yochow, the strategic key to the upper * Yang-tse-Xiang has been captured by the Southern revo- r 4 ft T lutionista. according to a report from Hankow. t * • v *' T i J MARRIAGE LICENSES William S. Shaffer and Hilda Ko< k, Lack Harca. * * M 4 I NIGHT EXTRA
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