NIGHT EXTRA— Over the Top With Empeyin Telegraph. Tomorrow— EXTRA jfe HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M\ ®!je Star- Independent ™ ' LXXXVI I— No. 58 14 PAGES COL REPINGTON TO BE TRIED UNDER DEFENSE OF REALM ACT HUN REPLY TO WILSON SPEECH TO COME SOON Tuesday Is Date Fixed Unofficially For Imperial Ger man Chancellor's Reply; Earl Curzon Sees in Utter ances of Hertling and Czernin an Effort to Separate Allies; Austria Anxious For Peace, London Report By Associated Press London, Feb. 13.—According to the lobby correspondent of the Daily News facts are known which bring the possibility cf a separate peace between Austria-Hungary and the Entente Allies much nearer. Great reluctance, he says, is manifested in Austria toward the prospect of fighting British and American troops on the western front. Count von Hertling, the Imperial German Chancellor, it is reported i unofficially, will answer President j Wilson's address to Congress in the! German Reichstag next Tuesday. | President Wilson saw a difference; between the chancellor's recent 1 statement and that of Count Czer-: nin, the Austro-Hungarian f<sreitrni minister, and declared that Count ] von Hertling had not withdrawn] from his position that peace should! be made on Germany's terms. Challenged to move want of confi dence in his government by Pre- 1 mier I.lovd George, the British S House of commons yesterday failed] to take such action. Criticism of the Versailles council and the pre mier's attitude concerning it was] voiced in the House by former Pre-1 mier Asquith and other speakers. As to reports that Field Marshal Haigi and General Robertson had been Ois-' missed or had resigned, spokesmen 1 for the government denied the truth of such statements. Premier Lloyd George in the House, and King George in an ad RAILROAD HEADS ARE COMPETENT, KELLOGG TELLS United States Senator Asserts That Laws Hamper Good Work By Associated Press Washington. Feb. 13.—The opinion that President Wilson's action in taking over the railroads was un necessary because as good results would have been obtained by the car riers with proper government co operation was expressed in the Sen ate to-day by Senator Kellogg, a member of the Senate Interstate I'ommerre Committee. He declared that had the railroad heads been given full measure of assistance the government would have escaped the necessity of guaranteeing the car riers an income for the use of the properties taken over. Senator Kellogg spoke in support of the committee's amended draft of the administration railroad bill which, he said, "reflects the best judgment of the administration and the committee." Although he did not agree with the President and his [Continued on Page 5.] STAR-INDEPENDENT BUILDING FOR STA Will Be Remodeled and Made Fire Proof; Whole of Six Floors to be Used by Offices of Commonwealth Now Scattered About the City The State Board of Grounds and Buildings in this afternoon discuss ing changes to be made in the old •Star-Independent Uulldlng, which it was announced the State had leased several months ago. It was expect ed that at this meeting the Board would decide which of the many of fices now scattered about the city will be quartered there. The re modeling will be done at the expense of the owners. The building is centrally located and is of brick, six stories in height It is strongly built nnd will be re modeled by its owners, Johii L. L. dress to parliament, asserted no basis for a democratic peace could be found in recent statements of leaders of the central powers. The premier said he could see no differ ence in substance between the re cent utterances of Chancellor von Hertling and Count Czernin. Before the Italian parliament, Premier Or lando has declared that Italy will light on until victory is achieved. West Front Drive Delayed There is yet no indication that military operations on the western front are about to be resumed on a large scale. Attempts by raiding parties are growing stronger, espe cially in the French front near Ver dun antf in the Woevre, but there has been no attack in force. "Sometime in March," according to a German prisoner, the Germans will attack on the British front. He did not know if a general offensive would be begun then but there is marked activity behind the Ger man lines. The weather on the British front continued favorablo and the fields and roads are dry ing fast. NOT A LOAFER TO ESCAPE NET SET BY POLICE Nine Alleged Gamblers Taken in Raid on Hotel Room The word has gone out from the executive office of the Mayor to every man in the police department that the order of Mayor Daniel L. Keister last night, authorizing the arrest under a vagrancy charge of every habitual lcafer, is to be en forced stringently by the police. Last night the patrolmen were in structed to make a thorough Inves tigation of poolrooms, cigar stores and other recognized rendezvous of loafers and loungers, and after as certaining the status of the occu pants, to arrest any habitue without a known occupation. Numerous places were entered by the police last night. Chief Wetzel said this morning. Owing to the fact that the policemen make it a point to keep well posted on the [Continued on Pasc 5.] Kuhn and W. K. Meyers, to meet the | needs of the State. All the floors 1 will be torn out and replaced with ! concrete, lire proor construction. ; The partitions will be replaced to j meet the needs of the Common- I wealth. Th work will be done as i quickly as possible in order to per- ! mit the concentration of widely scat- | tered office. It is understood that the State will occupy the building until the new buildings in the Capi tol Extension zone are completed. The building will be transformed from top to bottom and the improve ments contemplated will make a modern, lire proof structure of it, i with large basement and two Are- | proof storage vaults for State rec- > ords. HARRISBURG, FA.,WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 171TUSCANIA VICTIMS BIIRIED ON SCOTCH COAST Latest Records, Compiled One Week After Disaster, Be lieved Reliable VILLAGERS PAY TRIBUTE Americans Sang "Star Span gled Banner" at Side of Companions' Graves By Associated Press A Scotch Seaport, Tuesday, Feb. 12.—Up to Tuesday night, a week after the disaster, 171 victims of the ill-fated Tuscania had been laid to rest at different points on the Scotish coast. These were divided as follows: Americans 131. identified and 33 unidentified. Crew, 4 identified and 3 uni dentified. The Associated Press corres pondent co-operated with the American Army officers in obtain ing these figures which go forward [Continued on Page 2.] HEADLESS MAN TAKES HAT IN HAND AND DEPARTS Refuse Found in Charlie Flee aetly Bones," and Ball of Fi B. H. Corby and members of his family, residing in the haunted house, at GSO Verbeke street, have made an interesting natural history discovery, namely, that headless In dividuals do not care for publicity, and do not court popularity in the eyes of the public. The Corbys said this morning that a curious public which visited their house in streams yesterday to see the plaee which was haunted by a man whose head was missing, have put the place in disrepute as far as the ghostly visitors are concerned. Not a headless man appeared last night, not 'even a headless child, said the Corbys. Chancellor Bonar Law Defends Shipping Program in House of Commons By Associated Press London, Feb. 13.—During the year 1917 there was built in Oreat Brit ain 1. 163,475 tons of shipping aiyi 170,000 tons were secured abroad, i Mr. Bonar Law announced. During 1917 the National Service Department had nut into the army 820,645 additional men and placed in employment at home 731,000 men and 804,000 women. Mr. Bonar stated. He made these announce ments in replying to criticisms of the government's home poljcy. The Chancellor explained that Premier Lloyd George's estimate of Great Britain's ship construction was not realized because the govern ment had arranged to have a large quantity of tonnage built in the Unit ed States and when that nation came into thewar she preferred, "as we would have," to take the tonnage herself. The tonnage, however, was there, the Chancellor pointed out. THE WEATHER (WHEATLESS DAY) For fftirrinliurK and vicinity: hiir ami colder to-nljclit, with low cut temperature about frec/.liiK; Thiirndny fair. For Kuntcrn Pennsylvania i Fair 11 ml colder to-nljcht; Thurndny fairs dimlniNhiiiK nortliv*e*t windM. WHY Not Give the Children Thrift Stamps Instead of Valentines Tomorrow ? That would be Real Thrift COAL FAMINE IS SOON TO BE THING OF PAST Railways Able to Make Heav ier Shipments Into City CONGESTION IS RELIEVED Promise of Further Improve ment Is Given Fuel Administrator Mild weather which has relieved railway congestion during the week has relieved anthracite conditions in the city considerably, retail coal dealers report this morning. While the amount of hard coal in Harrisburg is not large, the ship ments during the last forty-eight hours have been heavier than at any time in the past six weeks. Twenty eight cars of hard coal have arrived over the Pennsylvania and P. and R. railroads during the last two days. Eight cars of anthracite arrived over the Philadelphia and Reading and nineteen cars over the Pennsylvania. The shipment of eight cars of an thracite that arrived in Harrisburg for Reading dealers yesterday was the largest in two months. The Reading dealers have been selling bituminous coal, and the arrival of [Continued on Page 5.] k's Refrigerator Wasn't "Ex- re Was Only Reflected Light As for "the refrigerator' that this Fleck buried thirty-seven years ago,'" said the Corbys, "why the thing would be rotted by this time." Fleck scoffed when this was reported to him. "White pine rotted by this time," he snorted (does Charlie snort?) "I- guess not!" Overwrought But the Corbys do admit that they might have been overwraught, and that some of the things they saw were seen in their own imagination. For instance, the ball of lire that guided them to the very corner of the cellar, turned out upon investi ] Continued on Page 9,[ U. S. and Canada Must Provide England With 65 Per Cent, of Foodstuffs By Associated Press London, Feb. 13. Sir William Goode, who since the entry of the United States into the war has occu pied the important post of liason of ficer between the British food minis try and tiie United States food admin istration, discussed the present food situation in an address to-day to the London Rotarv Club. "Few people," said Sir William, y . et „ grasped the fundamental Tact that Great Britain still relies on the United States and Canada for J 1 " of her essential food stuffs. I nless we can get this food, or nearly all of it, we shall peter out. As to how we get. popular idea seems 4 j • United States is an up-to-date combination of miracle lo aves and fishes and widow's cruse. 'What I want you to realize is the amazing 1 way in which the energies and sentiments of the American peo ple have been harnessed to a great national movement of organized self sacrifice, so that the allies can have food enough to cany on." He pro ceeded to give a detailed account of the steps taken by the United States toward food productions and conser vation. c 7 n "; W' l , l tell you," he fa id. that it is ridiculous to imagine that the American people living in the mklst of plenty, will make such sac rifices as these for the sake of their allies thousands of miles away. The cynic wil! relegate President Wilson and Herbert C. Hoover to the cate gory of well-meaning idealists. Hut these voluntary measures can l>e test ed by results." Monday Closing Order Suspended by Garfield; Potter Has Not Acted Washington, Feb. 13.—Fuel Ad ministrator (iarfteld to-<lav suspend ed- the Monday closing order but left the way open to put It again into operation, if necessary. State Fuel Administrators were given permission to keep the order in force in their States, if it appears that it should Ix- done to relieve fuel shortages, and also were authorized to put into force any otlier restric tive measures that special clrcum stanees muke necessary. Ross A. lllekok, fuel administra tor for Dauphin county, said late tlisi afternoon that he has received no word from State Administrator William Potter relative to the action he will take In regard to Monrluy dosing in Pennsylvania. ENGLAND TO ACT AGAINST WAR WRITER Under "Defense of the Realm" Act, Government Will Proceed Against Charles A. Repington, Famous Cor- respondent Formerly Connected With London Times, and Now of Morning Post Staff, For Printing Un censored Articles By Associated Press London, Feb. 13.—Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, announced to-day in the House of Commons that action would be taken under the defense of the realm act against Colonel Repington, the mili tary correspondent of the Morning Post, for an article which appeared in the Post on' Monday. The article complained of was submitted to the censor who refused his permission to publish it. The article afterwards was published in a different form with out being submitted to the censor. Mr. Bonar Law announced action also would be taken against the ed itor of the Morning Post. Lieutenant Colonel Charles A'Court Repington resigned from Lord Northcliffe's lx>ndon Times on Jan uary 21, after iifteen years' service on that paper as military corre spondent and joined the staff of the Morning Post. In explanation of his resignation Colonel Repington said: "The government has lost the confidence not only of labor but of the great majority of the people and if existing methods are allowed to USE OF RIVER PARKFOROUMP INCENSES CITY Highway Department Em ployes Arc to Blame For Outrage Residents all over the city are in censed because of the action of the city highway department forces who have been using the River Front Park as a public dump. At Boas street and' from Calder to Harris streets, the conditions are similar to those of years ago before the big imp! vement loans were floated to beautify the River Front. Scores of complaints are being made now because of the huge piles of snow, dirt, broken bricks, tin cans and refuse which have been dumped all over the park, making it resemble a public dump on the outskirts of a city, instead of a recreation place. Paths in the park are closed by the waste and even part of Front street is blocked along the curbing by the [Continued on Pago 5.1 HAYS OF INDIANA ELECTED HEAD OF G. 0. P. CO John T. Adams, of lowa, Announced Withdrawal from Contest When Election as National Head Seemed Un certain; Penrose, Hitchcock, Perkins and Colder Were Leaders in Harmony Movement St. Louis, Feb. 13. the Re publican Rational Committee this afternoon elected W ill 11. Hays of Indiana, chairman. lie was placed in nomination by J. T. Adams, of lowa, and the nomination was seconded by Committeeman King, of Con-! necticut. The resignation of all mem-;. bers of the executive committee was accepted. The committee adopted j : a resolution that national commit- i teemen' should be regarded as the head of the party In their respective , states, and decided that the national j • committee should meet once a year. Fred W. Upham, of Chicago, was i , elected treasurer of the National ; Committee. He received 34 votes; George It. Sheldon, of New York, s received twelve votes. K. P. Thayer, of Indiana, was continue will succeed In wrecking both the military and naval services. The great crime of the (British) government is that it will not tell the nation the truth." The edit<# of tht Morning Post against whom Chancellor Bonar Law announced action also would he taken, is H. A. Gwynne. In an inter view with Lieut. Colonel Replngton cabled to the United StAtes last month the military critic said: "I have to thank Lady Bathurst, proprietor, and H. A. Gwynne, ed itor, of the Morning Post, for the fact that I am no longer muzzled and that 1 can now tell the British public and the American public the truth about our armies in France. They have done a' public service in en abling me to tell the truth, and I may say that Mr. Gwynne risked his personal liberty in so doing. Under the defense of the realm act you can lock a man up for nearly any thing, and if our war cabinet did not know that the case which I pre sented on Thursday, (January 2,4), was fairly stated. 1 make no doubt that both Mr. Gwynne and myself would be in jail already." BAKERIES MAY CLOSE FOR LACK OF MATERIALS Flour on Way to City For Weeks Lost in Traffic Maze That Harrisburg is in actual dan ger of a bread famine, was the opin ion of bakers here who have not been able to get in supplies of wheat flour, rolled oats, rye or corn meal. Bernard Schmidt said this morning that he could not promise to continue his full output more than one day. and this depends on the arrival of 100 barrels of flour from the Mul grew Baking Company, of Carlisle. At the Bricker bakery It was said that so far as the supply of ingredi ents is concerned, this flrm could not promise to keep up the normal pro duction. "Congestion of traffic is to blame," was the reason given for this wholesale ly.ck offbreadstuffs. "There Is plenty of material but It [Continued on Page 3.] elected sergeant-at-arms to succeed the late William Stone. Guy V-. Howland, Minnesota, was elected assistant sergeant-at nrins, and James l:. Keynolfl.*, of Washington, was re-elected secre tary. John T. Adams of lowa, this aft ernoon announced his withdrawal from the contest for chairman of the Republican National Committee. Will H. Hays, of Indiana, will be placed in nomination by Mr. Adams and his election by acclamation probably will follow. Mr. Adams his position as vice chair man according to the compromise plan. Mr. Adams stated that his with drawal was made unconditionally. The question of whether he would remain as vice chairman was not considered, he said. Asked New I leadership Governor Goodrich, of Indiana, said he expected the national com [Contlnued on Page 2.] Single Copy, 2 Cents NIGHT EXTRA ® 4*4*4* 4*4*4*4*4 < 4 , 4* 4*44*4* 4*4*44*4" 4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*44® 1 LATE NEWS t I I |J FOR PRO-GERMAN SYMPATHIES IF |J HARRISBURG—PROF. H A LIEBIG, INSTRUC- T jt TOR QF GERM ENCH AT TECH HIGH, %, X TODAY WAS D ING P&O-GER jj 1 MAN. RFE PROTESTED AG ATM ST A SPEECH X T LAST WEEK MADE BY SUPERINTENDENT J 2 HAMILTON OF ALLEGHENY. LIEBIG IS A J T NATURALIZED CITIZEN BUT A NATIVE OF F I GERMANY HE CAME TO HA'RRISBURG A FEW *£ X MONTHS AGO FROM 1 D. i i 4* DORISBROOK GOES DOWN S T Lima, Pru—The British steamship Dorisbrook, 341 T 4* tons gross, has gone down. The crew was saved. ♦& 4* f T MARK; fk. I K'••t GCJLAR X 4 . the Its X X nour wcre offset by further heaviness of U. S. Steel and T 4f $* othei i j'i X •••• th< firtt j T* and second 4's at 96.18 -.••,! 94.7 ■ respectively. Advances MK 1 £* tL $* *£. I JL TT X lar S e H" lost in the selling movement of tin., nftvrnoon V § Sales approximated 2[ U. S. STEAMSHIP SINKSfc V-BOAT J* T An A'.lanti P • A- ru m < am.ship arriving • A, hen Z X unning Je JU ® Bnt o fj the 'JT •P Cam:.-/ I' y S T. R. WEAK BUT IMPROVING ' 3 £ New York—A bulletin issued early this afternoon Tj Baid: "Drs. Martin and Duel report very satisfactory J 4* progTf C I U . urse weak, X T but on the whole his cor most satisfactory."' |v COAL DEALER HELD FOR COURT T Harrisburg —G. Frank Milleisen wd,s held for court X PJP under s2f hort weight in selling <L I ' coal, following a Hilton this after* X ? noon. Two specific cases were brought against Uxß. ▼ 4* Y. M. C. A. WORKERS.RETURN TO REGISTER & 4* >& X An Atlantic Port- ' ice brought bac-: X X to-day many members of the Young Meh'S Christian As- I *8 *£* 1 4* tociation and other A ehef organizations ordered X !** home • . A ipnehre i * eager to return to France, as soldiers of the National |* X Army.- ± T f */** - V.J-. # V\',, •i: : ambas | gadoi nt Wilson. I * I WILSO ECH CLEARS ATMOSPHERE T Paris—ln the )f the press the situation H; 4* L been cleared by President Wilson's remarks in his ad- X ' T dress to Congress concerning the German military auto- ▼ jX cracy, taken in conjunction with the recent statement of X IX Empetrr William that Germany's enemies must recog- X 14* ni; c her a-j victorious. *l* |a SERBIAN RETU : v HOMiJ VIA U. S. $ LT Peking, Saturday ~f Serbian prisoner X <P of wfcr captured by the Russians from the Austrians, who 4* X had c • • . 1 cen released from A ;*£* pt : . : kden on X '4* ** <4 their r. ■ -c.ill re ! X X turn to Europe byway : '> nc.ica. 4 AVIATION CAM!-' AT LONG BEACH T 4* T Loi , Beach,'' V. _Onc of the largest aviation in- 4 rtruction camps in America is to be established at this X jummer re:,ort it was learned here to-day from army i officers. Hundreds of stu lent aviators arc ejected soon X |*|| to begin arriving here from the west and southwest. T i ' ■ 4* t MARRIAGE LICENSES Hurt . Ho>d, Camp Uotisn, and Snrn E. Mnrka, SKrllon.
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