Snots Clean-Up Day Meets With Spirited Response in Harrisburg Despite the Severe Cold Weathet jfe HARRISBURG il®ll|l TELEGRAPH M £tar-Independent ® LXXXVTI No. 50 12 PAGES MANY BRAVE POLAR BLAST TO DIG CITY FREE OF BLOCKADE SHOVELERS JOIN MAYOR'S BRIGADE IN SNOW ATTACK Scores of Trucks and Teams Used in Drive Against Jack Frost THE MAYOR WORKS HARD Sun Warms lp Men After Wind Makes Going Nasty With a polar wind beating down from the northwest and the tem perature flirting with zero hundreds of Harrisburg citizens turned out this morning to respond to Mayor Daniel L. Keister's call for volun teers to dig the Capitol City out of the snow. The Mayor himself gal lantly led the way, breasting the wintery blast at 8 o'clock promptly and turning in to decimate a big snowbank just outside the police station. City Treasurer Clarence Webber ably supported the Mayor with a bright, shining new shovel and a bearskin shako, giving him much the appearance of a Russian grenadier. Before an hour had passed the police station was filled with volun teers irom all parts of the city; many trucks had either lined up there or notified the Mayor that they were ready fdr action at various points which had been determined for headquarters. Problem :t liig One The problem of getting away with 3,000,000 cubic yards of snow chal lenged this small army of citizens and there was small chance that all of this bulk could be handled in one day. Seeing what an icy and la borious job was ahead, the Daven port lunch rooms announced that every snow shoveler, high and low, would be refreshed with a cup of hot, strong coffee at this establish ment and the news was welcomed with a prolonged howl of apprecia tion. In the early hours it looked as though the Mayor's request might not be taken up so universally as hoped, but when the sun began to grin cheerily dozens were fired with ambiUon and sentiment of loyalty, so that by noon Mayor ICeister thought the streets would be alive with regiments of volunteers, in cluding some courageous women. Rrinjr Own Shovels The first three men to show up, long before S o'clock, were H. Kil more, E. Fleisher and C. Baker. They brought their own shovels and started in on Strawberry street, near Market, and found pretty soon that the snow was so frozen that only a pick would avail. A crowd of trol ley passengers gathered about to give their advice, the substance of which was to send for dynamite. At this point Joe Ibach, chief clerk of the Highway Department, hove in View and he had made such careful preparations that heavier imple ments were soon furnished and the snow began to fly. The Highway De partment had a big stock of new shovels and Ibach figured he would have enough implements to keep the whole army busy. By 10 o'clock greater activity pre vailed at all the central spots. Mar ket nnd Thirteenth. Nineteenth and Derry, Race and Paxton, Vine and Paxton, Third and North, Third and Reily. and other headquarters cov ering the entire city. Mayor Keister, in order to lend the encouragement of his person took a swing in a mo tor around all bases and getting out at each one took his turn with the shovel. This acted like a third rail on any slackers, who seeing the chief magistrate hard at work immediately volunteered by scores. Many Join Ijite "Do you mind if I clean off my own pavement first?" was the uni versal request, and the mayor heart ily agree" with this system. Being Puelless Day, scores of trucks were at" the disposal of the volunteer army and the dumping was not confined to the Paxton sewer. The big thing was to get it away. Scores of men joined the snow brigade for short times at different intervals during the day. There was, of course, nothing that prevented a man from working a half hour and then going home to warm up. This is the official THRIFT DAY for state and Nation J #SrT Did You Buy a Stamp? Death Claims Chief of State Dept. of Mines jpl|f N * JAMES E. RODERICK, Served Long in Important Position, Being Appointed the First Time by Governor Stone. WIND-SWEPT SNOW CLOSES TROLLEY LINES Suburban Service Tied Up For Hours by Adverse Weather Conditions Harrisburg and vicinity awoke this morning to find the trolley serv ice. particularly the suburban lines, snow drifted by a strong west wind. At an early hour both Harrisburg Railways and the Valley Railways Company had large forces of men reinforced by sweepers working to clear the tracks for the resumption of traffic Large drifts stopped service on the Rockville, Rutherford and Ringletown lines of the Harrisburg Railways Company. These lines were opened about 9 o'clock al though the high wind swept more snow in the tracks making the curs run back of schedule. On the Val ley Railways Company, the Enola "loop" was blocked and also the line above Shiremanstown. Officials of the company stated that an vffort was being made to open the loop and maintain the usual schedule but here also the wind was filling the tracks as fast as the men and sweepers cleared the way. The drifts caused a car to be derailed on siding No. 10, between "West Fairview and Wormleysburg, which also stopped traffic for a time. Many Forced to Walk A large number of workmen from Hummelstown arriving in the city had some interesting experiences to relate to their fellow workmen about the trolley tieup. Starting out to locate the car the workmen began walking toward the city. Arriving at Paxtang almost at the point of exhaustion they were at a loss whether to return home or come on to the city. Figuring out that it was nearer to Harrisburg than their home and also that they would have to return afoot they again resumed to march to the city, bravely facing the cold wind. The lowest temperature registered for last night at the local Weather Bureau was 9 degrees above zero. German Reply to Geddes Statement Says Claims Are Disproved by Facts By Associated Press Amsterdam, Feb. 4.—A di 3 patch received here to-day from Berlin gives the German reply to the state ment last week of Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British Admiralty! who in reviewing the first year of unrestricted submarine warfare said the submarine menace was being held that the sinking of merchant men was decreasing and the destruc tion of U-boats increasing, and that the morale of the submarine crews was deteriorating on account of the British policy of secrecy in regard t0 tho te , ot men on submarines which failed to return to their bases The German reply, in the form of a semiofficial statement, follows: "What Sir Eric Geddes said is not new. It Is merely repetition of familiar assertions which aro dis proved by the facta and appear periodically In the speeches of talk ative wirepullers in England. If that brave optimistic Geddes suc ceeds by such means to lower the morale and the power of resistance of our TT-boats, ho will have as lit tle success as has been met with in the attempts to bluff the German people, who long ago realized Eng lish secrecy was nothing but an ex pression of consciousness of weak ness." HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1918, i JAS. E. RODERICK, STATE MINE CHIEF FOR YEARS, DEAD Born in South Wales, Worked His Way Up From Bot tom of Ladder RESIDED IN HAZLETON Appointed First by Governor Stone and by Every Gov ernor Since That Time Wilkes-Barre, Feb. 4.—James K. Roderick, chief of the State Depart ment of Mines, died here this morn ing. He hacl long been ill. James E. Roderick was born in South Wales, in January, 1842. lie attended school until the death of his father and at the age of 13 he en tered the mines. He attended night school until he came to this country in the early "sixties," locating first in Pittston. Luzerne county, where he was engaged as a miners' laborer. Afterward he worked as a miner, doing all manner of work in the mines around Pittston and Willces- Barre until January 1, 1866, when he was appointed mine foreman of the Empire shaft, operated then by the Wilkes-Barre Coal and Iron Company. June 1, 1870, he resigned to be come superintendent of the Warri Run Mining Company's collieries and in July, 1881, he was appointed mine inspector with headquarters at Hazleton, resigning in 1889 to be come general superintendent for Linderman and Skeer, big operators, and in 189G leaving that position to become general superintendent and manager for A. S. VanWickle s large interests. May 1, 1899, he resigned that po sition to accept appointment of Chief of the Bureau of Mines at the hands of Governor Stone, which of fice he held until his death, having been reappointed as often as his term expired. Mr. Roderick was president of the commission which built the Middle Coal Field State Hospital, at Hazleton, and was president of its board of trustees. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hazleton, served as school director and councilman there and was a director of the Hazleton National bank. GERMAN MALES 1 REGISTERING AS ENEMY ALIENS Police to Get Life History of Every Man Over 11 Years of Age I At G o'clock this morning, the i Harrisburg police, department had | everything ready to register Harris i burg's first alien enemy. By 8 j o'clock Saturday night Police Chief I Wetzel hopes to have the registration ' of every alien enemy of the city, ; with a history of his life, neatly 1 tabulated on his questionnaire and ; ready to mail to the Department of i Justice, in Washington. The reg j istration includes every German j citizen who has reached his four- I teenth birthday. Austrians are not ! included. Chief Wetzel received word of the ; registration a month ago, and has i been laying plans to take care of ; the registration ever since. Arrange i mcnts have been made with Frank I E. Musser to provide the photo ; graphs of the aliens, as every regis trant must furnish four unmounted photographs of himself. Every reg- I istrant must submit a set of finger ' prints on the questionnaire, and the police have provided the necessary means for securing them. Tho registration during the day will be conducted by Chief Wetzel, fContinued on Page 2.] First Drafted Army Will Be Complete Feb. 15; to Call Final Quotas ; Washington, Feb. 4.—-The first ! draft Army will be completed on i February 10. The final quotas from i those states which have not furnish ed their full strength will be sent jto camp on that (late. Orders to this ! efTect have gone out from Washingr : ton. Advance supplies of equipment for the new contingents ore being as sembled at the camps and canton ments in various sections of the country. Secretary of War Baker has insisted on the accumulation of ample stocks of clothing and other necessary supplies before the addi tional men reach camp. The work is being rushed. Ad vices that clothing and supplies will be ready in time were received be fore • the provost marshal-general decided on the order requiring the induction of the final quotas into military service. About 75,000 men will be sent td camp under the new orders. The date of the second draft call Is dependent upon the removal of troops now In training. It was learn ed last night. There Is no plan under consideration which calls for the construction of new cantonments or extensive enlargements of the ex isting camps. The second draft apparently will not apply to all states ilmultaneoua ly. Transfer of the men of the first National Army Is regulated by the availability of ships. As transports become available, contingents which have completed their homo training will be sent abroad. Registrants to be called under the second draft will 'ie ordered Into military service as | camp space becomes available. TEUTON LEADERS MEET TO DISCUSS GRAVE SITUATION Developments in German In dustrial Centers Cause Increased Concern STRIKERS MUST RESUME Death Penalty Is Threatened All Who Refuse to Obey Edict By Associated Press Amsterdam, Feb. 4.—A new strike movement the Berliner Tageblatt of Saturday evening announces began at .Tena, Saturday. About one-tlind of the workmen are striking. Dr. Von Kuehlmann, German for eign minister; Count Czernin, t'le Austro-llungarian foreign minister, and General Von Ludendorff, the German chief quartermaster general, a semiofficial announcement from Berlin says, will arrive in Berlin t'- day to participate in deliberations on political and economic questions af fecting the common interests and territories of Germany and Austria- Hungary. Count Botho Von Wedel, the German ambassador to Vienna ( also is expected to attend. Deatli by Kxecution Death by execution is the threat held over Berlin workmen who do not return to their tasks to-day. Re pressive measures instituted by the German government have taken the form of orders to the strikers to re sume work on pain of trial by court martial which will have power to im pose the death sentence. Berlin has been one of the main centers of the strike movement and it has been admitted officially that 120.000 workers were idle because of strikes there, while unofficial esti mates have run as high as 500,000. The German capital was quiet Sat urday according to semiofficial state ments received in Holland, virtually the only form in which news of the strike has been permitted to leave Germany. Authentic Reports Baching Authentic reports from other parts [OonUnued on Page 3.] CROWDS HONOR ITALIAN HEROES OF COL DI ROSSO Populace Comes For Miles to See Brave Young Sardinians By Associated Press Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy. Sunday, Feb. 3. —The Sassari brigade of young Sardinians, which distinguished itself by cutting its way up the Col Di Rosso last Tuesday, came out of the trenches to-day. It was an eveht which stirred the neighboring country and the peas antry with children and babies, came from fifty miles around to see these young heroes. The city was gay with flags, the walls were covered with posters, "Hail Sassari heroes! and children carried flowers to strew along the route of their march. The brigade marched twenty miles from its trenches and it was an in spiring sight as the boyish looking soldiers came down the road. Their helmets and uniforms were still splashed with the mud of the big fight, but they marched proudly and appeared happy over'the enthusias tic tribute. Brigadier General Ferrigo, com mander of the brigade, marched at the head with a group of wounded officers with heads bandaged and arms in siings. Then came the ma chine gun sections and the long ranks of sturdy youths. One regi ment was commanded by a major who took the place of the colonel who was killed in Tuesday's fighting. A squadron of airplanes hovered overhead, scattering confetti on the victors. General Pecori Giraldi, comman der of the first army was at the head of the reviewing party. He was accompanied by officers of the al lied staffs, high government and municipal officials and representa tives of civic organizations while the thoroughfares were thronged with cheering people. Thousands Tramp to Work When Streetcar Men Strike in St. Louis By Associated Press St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 4.—Long be fore dawn to-day, thousands of people left their homes on the tramp to factories, offices and stores on account of the demoralization of the street car service caused by a strike of conductors and motormen. begun late Saturday night. Information as to the strike situa tion was telegraphed to Secretary of War Baker last night by Paul Dunn, secertary of the St. routs Chamber of Commerce, "Wo felt it our duty," said Mr. Bunn, ''to give the War Department immediate notice concerning the strike, so that It may know how to proceed with war orders that are being filled by St. Louis concerns," YANKEES MORE THAN MATCH FOR TEUTONS IN OPENING BA TTLE U.S.Fire Almost Perfect, French Commander Says of American Batteries With the American Army in France, Feb. 2 (Delayed).—The French commander of a sausage balloon squadron who was an ar tillery officer at Verdun during the heaviest fighting and also participated' in the Somme offen sive, declared to-day that the work of certain American batter ies at the frtilit is "almost per fect." He was particularly pleased with the work dotie by American guns in firing on a German po sition in a wood, which he ob served from a balloon. WAR UNTIL JUST PEACE, DECIDES ALLIES' COUNCIL Session at Versailles Replies to Hertling and Czernin Speeches Dondon, Feb. 4.—The allies' su preme war council, which met at Varsailles, finds no approximation in the German chancellor's and the Austro-Hungarian foreigit minister's speeches to the terms of the entente allies. The council has decided to con tinue the vigorous prosecution of the war until peace can be obtained "based on the principles of freedom, justice and respect ior international law." This official announcement was juade l he I rs iast.night. A summary of the official report of the Versailles war council says: "The council was unable to find in Von Hertling's and Czernin's recent utterances any real approximation to the moderate conditions laid down by the allies' governments. "Under the circumstances the council decided that the only task before them to meet was the vigor ous and effective prosecution of the war until the pressure of that effort produced a change of temper in the enemy governments, justifying the hope of the conclusion of a peace based on the principles of freedom, justice and respect for international law. "The council arrived at a complete unanimity of policy on measures for the prosecution of the war." Boy of 16, Who Enlisted in U. S. Cavalry Without His Parents' Knowledge, Dies Word has been received here of the death of Arthur Stoke, 16-year old son of Mr. and Sirs. Pierce Stoke, of Edgemont, while serving in the Eighth Cavalry at Presidio, Texas. The cause of the death has not been learned by the parents a.s yet, but friends of the lad who have heard from him recently declare that it was probably the result of an ac cident, as up until a few days ago they had not lipard of his being ill. Young Stoke enlisted early last October at the Harrisburg recruiting station, at the age of lti years. As his parents were opposed to his join ing the Army, he enlisted without their knowledge. Officers of the lo cal recruiting station have not yet heard of his death, they said this morning. The body is on its way here, and will be buried from the United Brethren Church at Penbroolc Thursday or Friday, the time de pending upon its arrival. The Rev. Mr. Miller will conduct the serv ices. The djsad soldier is survived by his parents, three brothers and three sisters. Bishop McDevitt Warmly Commends War Savings Stamps to Harrisburgers Bishop Philip R. McDevitt, of-the Catholic diocese of Harrisburg. in a statement on the War Savings Stahip plan, warmly commends it as afford ing opportunity to save and at the same time help the Government. The statement of the bishop, who was formerly superintendent of the parochial schools of Philadelphia, is as follows: "The Government in the War Stamp proposal combines ad mirably the useful and patrio tic. She affords all citizens, even the poorest, the opportun ity to discharge the duty of pa triotism and to do it with the least possible sacrifice. She does not ask her citizens to give their money, as she might in the great crisis of the war, but sim ply to loan their money and she pledges herself and her un bounded resources to return the principal and, in addition, to pay a substantial annual profit. What security for any loan can equal that of the United States'.' Men would rejoice if every duty could be discharged with as little sacrifice as the obligation resting upon all citizens to sup port with their financial aid, the Government In the present world struggle." To-day Is National Thrift day and is being generally observed in the state by a concerted campaign tol increase buying of the War Savings stamps.. i ENTIRE FRENCH SECTOR IS HELD BY U.S. TROOPS German Forces Concentrate Heavy Artillery Fire on American Positions OFFICERS ARE ELATED At Least Three Enemy Dug outs Are Demolished With Casualties By Associated Press With the American Army in France, Feb. 2, (delayed).—Ameri can troops now are occupying a sec tor of the Lorraine front in France. This announcement is permitted by the'military censor. The whole American sector is re sounding with tho boom of guns. Airmen became exceedingly active along the American front on Satur day. Enemy snipers wounded two Americans slightly early to-day. American 75s are harassing traf fic behind the enemy trenches. The Germans are confining their lire largely to the American trenches. With the American Army in France, Sunday, Feb. 3. —American officers are elated over th eresults of the first artillery duel between American and German gunners which followed a preliminary shell ing by the" Germans Saturday even ing. In official reports to the head quarters of the organizations the in fantry commanders to-day paid trib ute to the promptness with which the artillery responded to the call for a barrage and to the effectiveness of the artillery lire. Aerial reconnaissances to-day showed the American gunfire had had a very destructive effect. Three Dugouts Destroyed It is known at least three enemy dugouts were demolished, probably with some casualties. In a regimental headquarters ■Ul lage shelled by the enemy, man/ buildings were wrecked completely or in part. There were no casualties among the officers. The whistling of two big Shells gave warning of the coming bombardment and cfP.cei-j and men sought shelter in the dug outs. The bombardment of tho head ! qustrters village came at tho end of ■ a period of shelling which nad cx j tended gradually along several kilo | meters of the front. i The German artillery opened the engagement with a desultory bom bardment of tho American trenches j at a certain point, firing many shrap nel shells. In the midst of this a red rocket, calling for a barrage, as cended from the German first lines Activity Over Wide Front Before the German artillery could respond, the American 755, summon ed into action by a signal from the tirst line laid a curtain of fire along the Shemy first lines. Then began the battle of the gunners. The in creased intensity of the German fire was met immediately by the Ameri cans who not only showered shells on the original sector, but quickly extended their activity to a wide front. Within twenty minutes the 75s and larger pieces were booming all along the valley, the shelling finally spreading to a town in which regi mental headquarters was located. As darkness settled down the guns grew quiet. Heavy mists again overhung the American sector to-day. Consequent ly there was little artillery work and no aerial activity. Fifty Street Cars Burned When Workman Attempts to Light Oil-Soaked Waste 11 y Associated Press Wheeling, W. Va., Feb. 4. —Fifty street cars arid the large barn of the Wheeling Traction Company, locat ed at Wheeling Island, were de stroyed by fire early to-day. The damage is estimated at $200,000. The fire started when a carman, at tempted to light a heater and oil soaked waste. The Wheeling Traction Company is controlled by the West Pennsyl vania Traction Company of Pitts burgh, Pa. Put Mocking Mottoes Upon Prussian Money Amsterdam, Feb. 4. Tho artist who designed paper money of the de nomination of 50 pfennigs which now Is being circulated in. several rural towns of Proussla has been arrected at Nieberlahnstein on the charge of holding up the Fatherland to ridi cule. His offense lay, according to tho Maasbode, of Rotterdam, in the ornamentation on tho margin of the bills. After the money had been In cir culation for some time, it was discov ered that the marginal decorations consist! d mostly of drawings of ar ticles of food. Above a picture of a ham the artist inscribed In micro sopic letters: "A tender memory and a fond hope." Over a design of three turnips, he wrote, "This is how the Germans live." Single Copy., 2 Cents i LATE NEWS | V* 9^9 | | X BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR WEEK ' T j* London—British casualties reported during the week 4 cb ended to-day totalled 6,354, divided as follows: Killed X X,or died of wounds—Officers, 51; men, 1,225. Wounded jjfj ' T 'X J PRISONER SHOOTS KEEPER; ESCAPES T T Scranton, Pa.—Tony Delfino, a prisoner in the county !w jU jail here under sentence of death, shot a keeper, seriously i|! T injuring him, clubbed another, made his escape at 4 T J this morning. From one of his victims Delfino W | fa snatched a bunch of keys and unlocked the prison gate. X : f He s st 11 at large. * i * SOLOMON D. BOYER DEAD ,Jff *|j Sunbury, Pa. - deai, of the N thumberland county bar, axjd . T t f the crder of Odd 'A pneumonia after a brief illness X cm inizers of the central P A 'ija jj* / tllows Orphanage 3T J U. S. TROOPS ON FIRING LINE § T Washington Warning the nation not to let r '& JL ; m Strikes and other internal disturbances in ermany X slacken it-s war preparations, Secretary Baker in IV jf!' ;j| 4 weekly military review to-day also makes the official £ X nouncement that American troops are at last holding u *B® f portion of the actual battle front. For the first time, also, '!& • 1 <-§ Secretary Baker-declares it is fully believed the allies T " &♦ *l* X have a preponderance of men and guns itcn 4* A front, de: 4* v X strengthened by troops from the Russian field Secre $r Tj Baker .declared the report* of numerical superiority have 2 ' been spread by' the enemy himself.' 4 s ' t $ %l CHIEF RODERICK HERE JANUARY 26 • ' T Harrisburg—Chief Clerk Hali of the Department of jii | f Mines said to-day that Mr. Roderick died le in * 1 4 Hazelton at 0 o clock this morning of pneumonia, the re- # ( ; suit of a severe cold. He was at the office last January 26. ■„ , & FIRST GERMAN ALIEN REGISTERED * I * X Harrisburg—Albert Broadmeyer, 141 Royal Terrace, ' j ®f*. was the first German alien registered by the police this * ' $* * * 1 |a morning. He came to this country, from Ebcrfield, * i T F.hineland, Germany, in November, 1012. I lis name in , Germany was Louis Schwantz, which he changed to I l-."| en. * ( H Broadmeyer when he came to this country to escape mili- ' I € * tary duty in Germany, He is employed at the Hickok ! j Menu: jctur ng Plant. I MORE COAL ARRIV * ! 4 - M 4 I g—At least eighteen cars df c in 1 I city over the Pennsylvania Railroad ng, ' I * • Ross A. Hickok, fuel administrator sai : -4, is part of the shipments promised '£ Id g t Philadelphia operators last week. L , T P. R. R. ASKS INCREASES j j 4 Washington —The Pennsylvania railroad to-day ap- ,* 1 ~ii! * < L plied to the Interstate Commerce Commission for per ' ( y mission to make increases ranging up to 15 per cent. * J L p ates on manufactured iron and steel, billets, pig iron l j | ; Jjk | | related articles, from eastern producing points to localities „ , * * east of the Mississippi river and north of the Ohio and ,J j * Potomac and to Canadian points. t' ij HALIFAX DISASTER BLAME FIXED * j • Halifax, N. S.—Blame for the collision between th • I 4 gf Hi , # French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgiar ' a I Hr relief ship Imo, resulting in the explosion which destroyed * ' eg* , * I | a large part of Halifax was placed upon Pilot Mackay > } *jj of Halifax and Captain Lamodeo, of the French ship, in J j € • a judgment announced to-day by government commission. * 1 i ♦ ' i * * FIVE BELOW ZERO IS FORECAST * 1 * 4 | Harrisburg—A temperature of'five degrees below zerc *"j ■ 4 n ii 4 4 was forecast for to-night by the. local Weather Bureau. i ' * Tuesday will be fair and continued cold * * *! ~~ * • MARRIAGE LICENSES ; J JL l.po r. <l. Krnukrl nnd I'rarl l'arxona, Ilnrrlaburci Arlhnr C. aL' Herahfrld anil Miibrl 11. I.elKbt, Boltlmoro, IHd. HOME EDITION
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