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PROGRAM READY
FORSOTHY.M.C.A.
ANNUAL SESSION
Prominent Men Scheduled to
Speak From Plat
form
The tentative program for the fif
tieth annual convention of the Penn
sylvania Young Men's Christian As
sociations has just been announced
by J. B. Carruthers, state secretary
of the association. The convention
will open Thursday afternoon at
3.30 o'clock in Zion Lutheran
Church. Following a song service,
Dr. W. W. White, of the New York
will deliver the opening address. The
will deliver the openin gaddress. The
well-known evangelistic singer and
chorister, Charles M. Alexander, will
be in charge of the music. He will
be assisted by Leonard Yoke, pian
ist; Albert Brown, soloist. and
George W. Cook, trombonist. The
general theme will be "Recruiting,"
and the convention slogan, "Keep
the Home Base Strong." Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh will deliver
an a<ddress of welcome, and W. D.
B. Ainey, chairman of the Public
Service Commission of Pennsylvania,
will respond.
The program as announced by J.
B. Carruthers, state secretary, fol
lows:
Thursday Afternoon W. D.
Brandon, Butler, retiring president,
presiding; song service. Charles 51.
Alexander: "Tin Program of Prayer
[•'or Which Jerusalem Stands.
Mark, Dr. W. W. White, New York :
City; report of state committee, j
Charles L. Huston, chairman; report ;
of treasurer, James Shand; organi- j
zation and appointment of tempo- j
rary committees; convention sup- ;
per. music by Hutlierford Y. M. C. A. j
male chorus; greetings. Governor
Martin G. Brumbaugh: response. W. j
D. B. Ainey, chairman Public Serv- 1
ice Commission of Pennsylvania.
Thursday Evening Report of I
committee on permanent organiza
tion; camp report, E. Tomlinson.
camp secretary. Y. M. C. A.. Camp
Hancock, Ga.: ' The Program of
Praise For Which Jerusalem
Stands," Psalms. Dr. W. W. White.
Friday Morning "The Social
Service For Which Jerusalem
Stands," Luke, Dr. W. W. White:
report of our Pennsylvania War
Work Council, Joseph M. Steele. ,
Philadelphia: report of Pittsburgh's j
war-time conference: report of com-
missions. Walter M. Wood. Philadel
phia; report of commissions, C. H.
Dreshman. Harrisburg: "The Testa
ment With Our Enlisted Men," |
Charles M. Alexander.
Friday Afternoon —Messages from j
Canada; "Recruiting Men and Boys !
in War-Time;" men. J. 11. Tory; .
hoys, R. G. Dingman: workers. ;
George A. Warburton; discussion of
the above topics, led by Mr. War
burton.
Friday Evening "Association
Foreign Missions," Mr. W rburton:
"The Church, the Red Triangle and
Our Soldiers." Bishop Luther B. j
Wilson, New York City.
Saturday Morning "The Foe |
Against Which Jerusalem Stands—
ller Personnel, Her Policy, Her
'harter. Her Fate." Revelation, Dr.
\V. W. White: "A War Program For
War Industries." Dr. Peter Roberts,
New York City: business session;
"The Challenge," the Rev. John Mc- |
iiowell, D. D.. Baltimore.
Poles Aroused Against
Germans; Denounce Peace
Pact Signed by Ukraine
By Associated I'ress
London. Feb. IS.—There is much!
feeling against the Central Powersj
in Warsaw, the capital of Russian
Poland, and great excitement pre
vails. says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. The
workmen are said to be planning
demonstrations. The streets are be
ing patrolled by soldiers and police
men.
Much feeling has been aroused in
Russian Poland over the Ukrainian
peace terms, by which the province
of Choim. formerly contained in
Poland was ceded to the Ukraine.
Also, the Polish members of the
Austrian Parliament are said to be
embittered against Austria because
of the peace arrangements.
New Soft Coal Price Fixed
For Pennsylvania District
Washington, D. C., Feb. 16.—Fuel
Administrator Gartleld announced
last night that lie had reclassified,
effective to-day, certain coal-produc
ing counties in the thin vein bi
tuminous district of Pennsylvania
and a price of $2.60 a ton
for run of mine, prepared sizes and
slack. Only one price was named,
as practically all of the 60,000,000
tens produced annually in that dis
trict is run of the mine.
Former prices in the district were
for run of mine, $2.25 frr pre
pared sizes and $1.75 for slack. The
counties involved are Tioga, Lycom
ing, Clinton, Center. Huntingdon,
Bedford. Cameron, Elk. Clearfield,
Cambria, Blair, Somerset, Jefferson,
Indiana, Clarion. Armstrong, Butler,
Mercer, Lawrence and Beaver: Alle
gheny from the lower end of Taren
tum borough north to the county
line: in Westmoreland county from a
point opposite the lower end of Ta
rentum borough north along the Al
legheny river, and along the Kiski
minitas river eastward to the Cone
maugh river and continuing along
that river to the Cambria county
line.
PLASTERER FAMILY REUXIOX
Sporting Hill, Pa., Feb. 16. —A
reunion of the Plasterer family was
held here yesterday and ten brothers
and sisters, some of whom had not
seen one another for twenty-five
years were present. They live in
.several states. William Plasterer
coming from the state of Washing
ton.
BICYCLES
REPAIRED RE-TIRED
Also Baby Coach Repairs a Specialty
"Dory" Shaner
1507 North Third Street, With Andrew Redmond
BKI-I, PHONG 2133 UIAI, 41
FRIDAY EVENING, HAHKISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 16, 1918.
REPORT TRAFFIC
ALMOST NORMAL
Reading Is Hauling Many Coal
Trains; BUSY at Ruth
erford
Railroad officials do not look for;
anything new in record traffic move- !
ment until there is another pro-j
longed spell. I'p to yesterday con-j
ditions were showing improvement!
daily. Last night's cold snap, which I
is scheduled to continue until Mon- j
day, has crimped the activity. How- I
ever, it is the belief that barring a j
heavy snow, lines will be kept open
long enough to permit a further
cleaning up of congestions still in
existance.
leaded coal cars that were dug'
out of snow drifts and ice banks,
have been delivered at eastern tide
water terminals and other points.
These cars as soon as empty are
side tracked for repairs, and are;
numbered with the crippled list re-i
ferred to yesterday in a dispatch;
from Washington.
Cars Await Repairs
These cars will be looked after by (
the floating repair gangs as far as,
practicable and delivered as soon as
possible to mining districts. Be- >
tween l£nola and Cly on the low
grade line of the Pennsylvan.a there
is still many hundred cars await
ing attention.
For the lirst time since the lirst
big snowstorm and breezeup, the
anthracite shipments from the mines
of the Reading Coal and Iron Com- :
pany reached almost normal on 1
Thursday. There were t\yenty-nlne
trains sent out from St. Clair and
the number of cars hauled totaled
nearly 1,500. Yesterday this good
record was repeated.
The soft coal trade, too. is show-j
ing a decided increase and the mine,
owners in Western Pennsylvania, the;
Clearfield regions and Western Yir-j
ginia, are doing better than they
hav for several months. An im-|
mense amount of bituminous coal is i
being handled at Rutherford yards.
"Everything is moving in good
shape on the Reading," said General
Superintendent W. H. Keft'er, yester
day. The terminals are loosening
up and the cars are unloaded
• lomptly. They are free from ice
and no trouble is being experienced.
Freight Wreck at Cly
Ties Up Passenger Trains
Traffic between Harrisburg and;
York was delayed yesterday as a re- ]
suit of a wreck near Cly station.}
Two freight trains came together in j
a rear end collision. Twenty carsi
were piled up. It is said that the en
glrieer of the second train did not
get a signal in time to warn him
that the train ahead had stopped.
The second train was composed of i
heavy steel cars. The locomotive!
plowed through the caboose and two;
cars at the rear of the first train.!
Fortunately the several trainmen
who were in the caboose saw what
wuo coming and leaped to safety.
Eighteen cars of the rear train
buckled and were derailed, the
-•reckage being spread over tracks
I. 2 ond 3. The fourth track was
occupied by stored cars, several of
which were damaged.
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia DlvUlon The 131
I crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 101,
11S.
Brakeman for 118.
Engineer up: Rinklev.
Firemen up: Waltz. Flory, New-1
ecmer. Gettle, Cook. Emerick.
Conductor up: Bitner.
Brakemen up: Tawney, Kepner, ■
Rexroth, Krow. MeKee.
Middle Division— The 251 crew first
to go after 1 o'clock: 235, 35. 221.
232. 27. 11. 242, 23.
Kngineers for 27, 11.
Firemen for 17, 11.
Flagmen for 35, 11.
Engineers up: Asper, Earley.
Brink.
Firemen up: Johnson, Gross, Slat
tery, Primm, Huss, Weaver.
Brakemen up: Shade. Manzello.
Fisher. Frank.
Yurd Board—Engineers for 4-7 C,
26C\ 32C.
Firemen for 2-14 C, 1-15 C, 23C.
Engineers up: Cookerly, Maeyer,
Sholter, Wagner, Lockey, Bartolet,
Myers, Biever, Stiell. Xey.
Firemen up: Sherman. Bartley,
B&ker, Bowman. Smeigh, Chorpenny.
EXOLA SIDK
Philadelphia Division The 255
crew first to go after 4.15 o'clock:
248. 253, 223, 201. 225, 215. 250. 221.
231. 233, 212, 209.
, Fireman for 253.
Conductors for 245, 233.
I Flagman for 221.
Brakemen for 255. 223. 230, 221,
| 242.
Brakeman up: Rumford.
Middle Division —The 108 crew first
to go after 1.30 o'clock: 226. 248,
! 117, 113. 110. 239.
j Engineer for 117.
Firemen for 117, 113.
Conductor for 117.
Brakemen for 117. 113.
Yard Board —The 120 crew first to
sgo after 4 o'clock: 129, 132, 135,
! 137, 1 40, 102, 104. 106. 109. 112.
! Engineers for 3rd 129, Ist 104.
| Firemen for 3rd 126, Ist 129, 2nd
129, 3rd 129, Ist 102, Ist 104, Ist 106,
I 2nd 106.
j Engineers up: Quigley, Bair,
| Sheaffer, Seal, Gingrich, Harron,
I Lutz, Hanlon, Bruaw.
Firemen up: Wickey, Whltehill,
Garlin, Rider, Keller, Bainbridge,
| Meek, Nolte, Thompson, Steffee. Ilau-
I becker, Campbell, Walters, Shuey,
| Erubaker, Kramer.
PABSEXGER DEPARTMENT
Middle Uivlnlon —Engineers up:
! James Keane, J. A. Spotts, J. Crim
mel, A. A. Delozier, B. M. Crane, O.
] L Miller. S. H. Alexander, D. Keane,
i W. C. Graham, G. G. Keiser, O. Tay
j lor. J. J. Kelley.
Firemen up: B. F. Mohler, S. P.
Stauffer, H. A. Schrauder, P. K.
Gross, C. C. Ayers, S. H. Wright, J.
W. Richards, A. H. Kuntz, G. L
; Huggins.
Engineers for 667, 21, 45, 59, 3.
i Firemen for 33. 7, 59, 3, 55. 11, 41.
I'hlladrlpHia Dlvinion Kngineers
RESERVES WILL
CONTINUE DRILLS
Harrisburg Organization Will
Maintain Its Entity; Some
to Enter Company I
The Harrisburg; Reserves ore go
ing to continue their organization
and will drill at. the City Grays' Ar
mory every Friday night until the
weather permits open air drills on the
Island. This was decided last night
at, a meeting of, active members of
the organization at the Armory. About
twenty members will join Company I
of the Second Regiment of the Penn
sylvania Reserve Militia and about
thirty members will drop out entire
ly. The remainder will continue
drills.
Not only did the members present
decide last night to continue drills,
but they took steps to increase the
organization, holding that the drills
give opportunity for training and at
the same time afford a disciplined
force to meet any situation which
might arise should the Militia be call
ed out on duty in another county or
state be asked by the national gov
ernment to put its new guard in
federal service for a time.
Hereafter the Reserves will drill
on Friday nights, men of all com
panies to report on that night. The
drill next Friday night will be con
ducted by Captains \V. A. Moore and
l'\ 11. Hoy. Jr. And on the following
Friday night by Paptains Ross A.
Hickok and H. C. Houtz.
In addition to the members pres
ent last night a number of others
sent word that it was their sense that
the organization should not disband,
but continue drills regularly. Major
A. M. Porter, the commandant, called
upon the men to expiess their opin
ion as to the future of the organiza
tion and practically every man vot
ed to go on. Drilling was immedi
ately taken up. Five new men ap
peared last night to join the Re
serves and notice was given that
others would become affiliated for
military training. Students of the
Technical High School and Harris
bttrg Academy will be invited to
join, lieutenant 1.. Y. Harvey will
act, as instructor for new men.
Lieutenant F. G. Fahnestock, Jr..
first lieutenant of Company 1, of the
Reserve Militia, and one of the active
spirits in the Reserves since forma
tion, addressed the men present, in
viting any members to join the new
company.
Republic Truck Makers
See Big Year For Trucks
"There is every indication that
the year ahead af us wlllbe by far
the biggest year in the motor truck
history," is the claim backed by
facts, of F. W. Ruggles, president
and general manager of the Repub
lic Truck Company.
"1 mean strictly domestic busi
ness—that is, trucks made for the
demand of hauling and delivery in
the usual line of home commerce.
The war is left out of this consid
eration. Even expqrt business is not
taken into account. The Republic,
while enjoying extensive export
trade, especially in the Latin repub
lics. Australia. New Zealand and the
Orient, is not making, any particu
lar effort to extend its business out
side the confines of this country.
The domestic market is absorbing
the capacity production of the Re
public factory at Alma, Michigan,
the largest plant exclusively devoted
to motor truck manufacture. There
are now more than 25,000 Republic
trucks In operation, and the factory
is manufacturing on a schedule of
25,000 trucks for the coming year.
"Thu for the rapid and enormous
growth of the demand is easily seen.
Business is realizing the need of ef
ficiency and seeking far practicable
methods of speeding up to a far
greater degree than ever before. The
man or firm that sticks to the old
fashioned methods in any respect is
soon hopelessly outdistanced by his
enterprising competitors—whether
he runs a corner grocery, florist
shop, big wholesale house or a fac
tory for national distribution.
"In the case of the retail trade
the house with strong, light, ca
pacious delivery trucks hasa radius
of business several times that of the
house that depends on horses and
wagons.
"In larger business the problem of
delivery to market or shipping points i
may well become, and often does j
became, oneon which the profit de- I
pends.
"The motor truck has solver these .
problems. With such improvements '
as the powerful motor, specialized j
for rough trucking duty, the internal 1
gear drive and the strengthening of j
all parts as the result of concentra- j
tion of years of specialized science, |
there is not a haul to which the \
truck is not adapted. And In every '
case the truck is by rar the most j
economical method of hauling.
"It is even taking the place of |
railroads. Cases come under our ob- i
servation where the Republic is used i
for transportation of ferihlit seven
ty-five miles away. The truck can
undoubtedly he used with profit for
even greater distances.
"It must be apparent even to the
casual observed that the old, slow
horse-drawn trucks and drays have
disappeared to a large extent from i
the streets. If you will think of it.
they are something of a curiosity.
In their place you see five-tonners
that seem to speed along with all
the load that can be put on them.
One of the principle reasons for the
rapid change to the truck is the sur
passing success of the strictly truck
construction for truck work.
McAdoo Refuses Cars
For Philadelphia Parade
Philadelphia. Feb. 16.—William G.
McAdoo. Director-General of Rail
roads. disapprove! yesterday of the
parade of two regi'veiif* of Philadel
phia soldiers from Tamp M■ ade on
Washington's Birthday.
I ;
up: W. S. Undley, B. A. Kennedy,
B. F. Lippi, H. W. Oillums.
Firemen up: F. I* Floyd. W. N.
Welch, It. K. Strickler. F. H. Cook.
Kngineers for P-36, 678.
Fireman for 60).
THE KKADI.VU
The 53 crew first to go after 1.15
o'clock: 12, 1, 9, 18, 65, 64, 14, 11
2 19, 55, 24. 70. 57. 52. 63.
Engineers for 55. 70 t 19.
Firemen for 53, 55. 64. 1, 2. 9, 14
18. 19. 24.
Conductors for 56, 11.
Flagmen for 55, 70.
Brakemen for 53, 55, 64, 70, 14, 24.
Kngineers up: Griffith, Ruth]
Barnhart, Hollenbaugh, Wunderlick,
Kohl. Glouser, Billlg, Barnes.
Firemen up: Coble, Howe, Yeager.
Groff, Speck, Puttman, Bohner,
Stromlnger, Hurley.
Conductors lip: I<evan. Wise,
Keifer.
Flagmen up: Kauffman, Trone.
Brakemen up: Waugh, Thomas,
Swope, Morrow, Adair, Shank, Fil
mcre. McKcever, Morton.
COL. ZIEGLER IS
LAID TO REST
[Continued front Vifsl Pa**'.]
raphy and, upon graduation, entered
the office of the late Meade I>. Det
v.eller, Ksq.,, as stenographer, under
whose preceptorshlp he shortly
thereafter began the study of the
law.
"He was admitted to the practice
in the courts of Dauphin county
March 7th, 1895. On the organization
of the Superior Court of Pennsylva-!
niu and at the creation of the Mid- '
die District of Pennsylvania as a
separate judicial district for the;
United States, he became a member
of each court. May 28th, 1900, lie'
was admitted to pVactice in the Su-.
preme Court of the state. In these j
courts he practiced his profession
until he was called into the active
military service of his country.
"He was appointed one of the of
ficial court stenographers of the
courts of Dauphin county January
10th, 1908. although he had acted ,in
a similar capacity as an,assistant for
eiglu years previous thereto. He
also served as chief official reporter
of the Senate of Pennsylvania dur
ing tlie session of 1911 and each suc
ceeding session. '
"He began' his military career by
enlistment as a private in Company
D, Eighth Infantry, National Guard
of Pennsylvania. April 30th. 1896.
During the Spanish-American War
lie served as sergeant In Company
If, Eleventh Infantry, Provisional
Guard. This company, upon the re
organization of the National Guard
or Pennsylvania, became Company I.
Eighth Infantry, and he served
therein as tlrst sergeant until Janu
ary 13th, 190.", when he was elected
and commissioned as second lieuten
ant thereof. November 29th. 1907, he
was elected and commissioned tlrst
lieutenant, and became captain of
the same company September 21st,
1908, being re-elected and re-com
missioned September 22nd, 1913. No
vember 9tli, 1916, while in military
service on the Mexican border, he
was appointed and commissioned
major in the Eighth Infantry. Na
tional Guard of Pennsylvania. Upon
the return of that regiment lie was
appointed and commissioned by the
Governor of the commonwealth lieu
tenant-colonel of the Eighth Infan
try, with which command he left this
city for Camp Hancock. Georgia,
upon the entrance of the United
States into the World War. Upon
the dismemberment of the Eighth
Infantry he was retained in active
service and with the rank of lieuten
ant-colonel was placed in charge of
the rifle ranges at Camp Hancock,
Georgia, after which with the same
rank lie was given command of the
Machine Gun Battalion of the Twen
ty-Eighth Division. Immediately aft
er he was transferred to the Brigade
and Field Officers' School, at Fort
Sam- Houston, Texas. While in tlie
performance of his duties under this
last military assignment, he met
with the accident which caused his
death.
"Ho was a member of the Robert
Burns I<odge, No. 164, F. and A. M.:
of Harrisburg Lodge. No. 12. B. P.
O. E.. and of Phoenix Lodge. Knight*
of Pythias, and of the Hope Fire
Company. He was also a member of
the Harrisburg Club.
"November 18th, 1897, he was mar
ried to Lillian Nice Killinger, who,
with one daughter, Elizabeth Shaffer,
survives. With his family he was a
regular attendant upon religious
worship at Zion Lutheran Church.
"Frank Eugene Ziegler in what
ever part he undertook in life was
simple, thorough and sincere. Quiet
ly and unostentatiously he bravely
met every duty as it arose and effi
ciently performed his part in every
transaction.
"As a citizen he was liberal and
progressive, ever standing firmly by
his political convictions, but espe
cially marked was his devotion to
the best civic aspirations of his city.
"As a soldier his record is enviable
and will be enduring. He was al
ways alert to the call of duty, anx
ious to render the best service and
iinceasingiy gave his time and en
ergy to the military service of his
state and country.
"As a lawyer he was well equipped
in legal principles, His activity be
ing largely confined to consultation,
in which he was valued as safe and
conservative. In his official connec
tion wtih our court he wjas prompt
and reliable and the correctness of
his reports was never questioned.
"His family life was beautiful: he
was a devoted husband and a kind
and indulgent father. Ever during
the many periods of absence in the
service of his state and country he
was always solicitous for the welfare
of his family.
"His personality was attractive,
his circle of friends large, his
friendships sincere and liis coinpan-'
ienship delightful. Those who knew
him. or whose business brought
them in Contact with him, admired,
respected and loved him. His un- I
fortunate death, just as his hopes :
and ambitions were being realized, is j
peculiarly sad. . and has removed!
fiom his family a kindly protector,
from this bar a safe counselor and!
from this community a representa-1
tive citizen and a kind and loving j
companion."
Among those who spoke at the
Bar meeting, paying tributes to
Lieutenant-Colonel Ziegler, were his
law partner, Mr. Brady; Colonel Ott,
Mr. Meredith, William M. Hargcst
and Mr. Stroh.
West Shore Young Man in
Training at Camp Meade
I mk
mk
C. E. BCHRIVER '
Wormloysburg, Pa., Feb.
E. Schriver, a well-known young
businessman, has been called to the
National Army and Is now in train
ing at Camp Meade, Md.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
MITE SOCIETY HAS
LINCOLN EVENING
Appropriate Program at Meet
ing at Home of Mrs. Mercer,
at Mechanicsburg
MRS. De FREHN HOSTESS
Entertains Members of Wo
men's Foreign Missionary
Society of M. E. Church
Mcohanicsburg, Pa., Feb. 16.
"An evening with Abraham Lin-1
coin" was spent by members of j
Trinity Lutheran Mite Society on!
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. H. It.
Mercer, West Alain street, under
the direction of Miss Catherine Hum-!
mel and Mrs. Mercer. The program I
included, "A Story of Lincoln," Mrs. i
It. H. Mercer; vocal solo, "Keep the |
Home Fires Burning," Mrs. Arthur
Young; reading, "Abraham Lin
coln," GladJ-s Ulrich. Several con
tests were held and refreshments
were on sale.—Mrs. R. A. DeFrehn
was hostess for the Women's Foreign
Missionary Society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church on Thursday af
ternoon at her home in West Main
street.—lnstead of the annual ban
quent of the Washington Fire Com
pany on Friday evening. February
22. a social gathering will be held
with a program l'ull of interest
which will include vocal and in
strumental music and short address
es. This is done to conform to pres
ent conditions and for conserva
tion.—A pleasant session 'Of the Wo
man's Auxiliary of St. Luke's Epis
copal Church was held on Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Bertha Myers, East Keller street. —
In honor of the seventy-tlrst birth
day anniversary of George T. Hum'
mel, North Walnut street, his wife
and daughter, Mrs. W. A. Martin,
Jr., arranged a surprise party on
Tuesday evening. Supper was serv
ed to the guests in the dining room,
elaborately decorated for the occa
sion. Twenty persons were present.—
Sigorney Mininger, of Richmond,
Va., spent Monday with his aunt.
Miss M. Pauline Mininger, South
Market street.—Percy Martin, of
Harrisburg. was a visitor in his old)
home town, here, on Tuesday.—,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ilertzler andj
sons, Graydon and Glen, of Irwin, i
near Pittsburgh, were here thisj
week attending the funeral of H. H.
Suavely.—Fred Z. Ployer has ac
cepted a position in the Benjamin
Strouse Mens' Furnishing Store, j
Harrisburg. and will commence his,
new duties in the early part of the
week.—Mrs. W. E. Kough enter
tained members of the Community
Club at her home in West Main
street on Wednesday afternoon. The
time at the meetings is spent in knit
ting for the soldiers.—The annual
reunion of the Gates family will be
I held to-morrow at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry B. Markley, West
Main street. —Lincoln Hollar, of
Harrisburg, spent Tuesday with Mr.
and Mrs. M. Grant Mohler. —Mrs.
Mary Wolf Stansfield entertained the
members of the Sunday school class
taught by Mrs. Reilly Shope, in the
Church of God, on Monday evening
at her home. During the social
hour, refreshments were served.—
Mr. and Mrs. Earl W. Gardner and
daughter, Miss Jeane. of York, spent
1 the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. E.
i C. Gardner. South Market street.—
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Robb,
South Market street, announce the
birth of a son. William Martin, on
Friday, February 8.
Lancashire Troops Make
Successful Raid on Hun
Trenches; Take Captives
By Associated Press
London, Feb. 16.—"A successful
| raid was carried out by Lancashire
j troops early last night in the neigh
! borhood of the Ypres-Staden rail
way," says today's war office report.
I "Eleven prisoners were taken by our
j troops and our casualties were
I slight.
| "The hostile artillery was active
j in the course of the night north of
I Lens and opposite La Bassee and
i Wytscliaete."
Death Roll of Tuscania
Is Believed Fixed at 174 j
I Washington. Feb. 16.—N0 new es
' timate of the total number dead
I among American soldiers aboard the
! Tuscania had been made by the War
j Department to-day, but ten names,
J appearing in a list of eighty-one
| identified dead given out by the de
partment last night. apparently j
| brought the dead roll up to 174.
An Associated Press dispatch last
Tuesday announced that 16* soldier
victims had been buried along the
Scotch coast, but last night's mes
sage was the tlrst official partial
list of dead to reach the War De
partment. In this list were ten
names which did not appear in the
Associated Press list of those buried
Sn Scotland.
The War Department's report of
survivors still is far from complete.
More than 200 men remain unac
counted for.
All Business Places
to Be Open Monday
All business places, factories and
stores will be open as usual Mon-
I day. the first Monday following the
cessation of the fuelless Monday or
ders. Theaters will be open as usual
on Tuesday, and all business, begin
ning Monday, will be normal and re
sume on the same basis as before the
Monday closing order went into ef
fect.
The order in Harrisburg effects ap
proximately 20,000 workers. All
these workers will get up at the
.usual time Monday and depart for
their work as they would any other
day.
"FIFTKKX-CKNT SOCIAL"
Tower City, Pa., Feb. 16.—A
"Fifteen Cent Social" for the benefit
of the Gleaners' Class of the United
Evangelical Church, which was held
at the Rev. Tell s home, proved a
success. Coffee, cake and ice cream
were sold.—By request the "College
Town" will be repeated for the ben
efit of the Red Cross on February
28.—Mrs. Sallie Klinger, who was
employed at Lebanon has returned
and will make her home with the
Rev. Te|l and family.—Mrs. Jacob
Martz and son of Willlamst jwn,
visited relatives here.
Spanish War Veteran Now
at Camp Stuart, Virginia
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DAVID jr. HEPFER
Wormlpjrsbttrg, Pa., Feb. 16. -—j
"This is the life," says David M. j
Hepfer, when writing to his sister,!
Mrs. John B. Myers. Hepfer was'
formerly from Lemoyne, but is now
with Company A., Fourth Infantry,
Camp Stuart, Newport News, Va.
He is also a Spanish-American War l
veteran.
GERMAN U-BOAT
SHELLS DOVER!
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which flows a constant stream ot'j
war traffic between England and
France.
It was only yesterday that a pow-|
erful squadron of German destroy-!
ers made a sudden raid in the Straits I
of Dover and Sank eight British small
craft out on a submarine chase.
Survivors of Patrol Act
With Exceptional Bravery
By Associated Press
Dover, Feb. 16.—The weather was
thick and the night was dark when
the German destroyers dashed upon
British patrol vessels in the Strait
of Dover early Friday morning and
sank eight of them. The patrol ves
sels, being equipped only with light
armament for antisubmarine work,
did not have a chance once the Ger
mans got among them.
The crew bore themselves with the
same coolness and courage that
drifter men have shown in innumer
able circumstances of danger and
difficulty. In one noteworthy inci
dent, a drifter was shelled at close
quarters by two German destroyers,
whose thirty pound shells killed all
of the crew except two and set the
drifter atire. The two survivors,
seeing their craft ablaze and be
lieving it would sink, launched a
boat. They had not rowed far when
they saw the vessel was still afloat
and the enemy retiring. They re
turned, put out the Are, and brought
the drifter to p6rt.
AGED CONSTABLE
KILLS A MAN
[Continued from First Page.]
conducted the case against Sterner
this morning.
The aged mnn was arrested this
morning and was lodged in the
county jail at New Bloomtield this
afternoon under a charge of mur
der. District Attorney McKee said
this morning that Sterner admitted
shooting the man.
Sterner had been trying to serve a
warrant on McKelvey for some time,
it is said, but, due to the constable's
feebleness, caused by old age, and
his near blindness, McKelvey was al
ways able to elude him simply by
walking away. Last night McKelvey
and his brother were talking togeth
er in front of F. E. Wase's grocery
store, when Sterner came up to
serve the warrant. McKelvey start
ed to walk off, and the old consta
ble drew his revolver and ilred.
Die* In Half an Hour
McKelvey was shot in the spleen,
the wound causing death in a half*
hour. He was carried to the office
of Dr. D. F. Healo by his brother
and some other men who were at
tracted by the sound of the shot.
Sterner proceeded to his residence
unmolested.
Sterner has been constable at Dun
cannon for many years. His extreme
old age has made him very feeble,
but lie has continued his duties as
constable in spite of it. He has not
been called upon to use force in the
discharge of his duty for many,
years, until last night. It was not
even known that he carried a gun.
McKelvey was wanted on a quasi
criminal charge. He was 25 years
old and a laborer employed on the
railroad at Duncannon. He lived in
Market street, as does Sterner. Mc-
Kelvey was unmarried.
Baby Dies From Burns
Received While Playing
Edward Michaels, 3-year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Michaels,
1749 North Twelfth street at 4.T15
this morning succumbed to the burns
it received last night. The child was
taken to the Harrisburg Hospital for
treatment but the burns were so se
rious it was impossible to save the
child's life.
The burns were caused by the
clothes of the baby catching fire
while It played near the kitchen
stove.
Slightly Warmer, Snow
or Rain Next Week
Washington, Feb. 16.—Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Sunday, issued by the Weather Bu
reau to-day:
North and Middle Atlantic states
—A slight moderation in tempera
ture Monday with snow. Rain or
snow in Middle Atlantic states Tues
day, snow In New England Wednes
day. Colder Wednesday. Conditions
after Wednesday uncertain, proba
bly fair and continued cold.
PUPILS INSPECT
NATIONAL BANK
Gettysburg School Children
Arc Shown Workings of
Financial Institution
SEE ALL KINDS OF MONEY
Double Wedding Ceremony
Performed By Pastor of
Arendtsville Church
Gettysburg, Pa.. Feb. 16.—Under!
the course of community civics in
the public schools the Gettysburg
National Bank had as its guests
during the past week the school
children. They were shown the
rooms in the building and told for
what use they were intended. A
full explanation of the adding ma
chine was given, as well as the meth
of of locking the safes and vaults.
The various sorts of money were
shown, and the work done at each
window is told, the trip taking in
the more intricate features of bank
ing for the pupils of the high school
and the grammar grades and the
more simple forms for those in the
lower grades.—A double wedding
was performed at the parsonage of
the Reformed Church in Arendts
ville by the. pastor, the Rev. T. C.
1 lesson, whan he united in marriage
L. Merl Culp and Miss N. Blanche
ICnouse, both of Biglerville, and
Francis 11. Culp, of Biglerville, and
Miss Sara. A. Toot, of Gettysburg.
The grooms are brothers.—Park
Gardner, of Huntingdon township,
I'. T. Gardner and son, C. M. Gard
ner. of Uriah, expect to leave early
in the spring for Edmenton, Caua
da, where they will engage in wheat)
farming. The three men have pur
chased a large ranch there. —Accord-
ing to the record kept by Joseph
Myers, of near Bonneauville, this
winter has broken all records for
continuous sleighing. Mr. Myers has
kept a record of the number of
days sleighing each winter since he
was a boy. According to his record,
during the winter of 1861-62 there
were fifty-six days of sleighing. This
was just fifty-six years ago. The
present winter is the first in over
half a century that any number of
days sleighing has approached the
winter of the sixties. Up to the
present time this winter there have
been sixty-six days of sleighing in
one stretch and the old record is
smashed.—Only two alien enemies
registered here last week and one
if these has been trying for some
time to get his citizenship papers.—
M. A. Garvin, conductor on the Read
ing between Gettysburg and Harris
burg, is again on duty after an ab
sence of several months, during
which time tie underwent a success
ful operation for cataract. —William
11. Emmert, ex-postmaster •of New
Oxford, has received an appointment
as shoe inspector for the United
States Government and has report
ed at Philadelphia to begin his du
ties.—Although listed from Phila
delphia, Albert R. Jacobs, one of the
men on the ill-fated Tuscania, is
from Adams county, living at York
Springs until the time of his enlist
ment. He is reported safe.—Charles
A. Robinson, a Gettysburg young
man, who left here last summer with
a United States Army Bakery com
pany, has been returned to this
country from Franco because of ill
health. He is now at an Atlantic
port and expects to reach his home
here in a short time. tfe has In
j formed his folks that the trip back
! required ten days more than going
I over. He was in the same company
! with Horace E. Smiley, Gettysburg's
chief of police.—The Sons of Vet
erans celebrated Lincoln's birthday
I with a program and banquet at their
! hall in the Post Room.—The, pub
j lie schools at Littlestown.are closed
I because of a shortage of coal. ,
500 Aditional Workmen
Needed at Powder Plant
Mount Union, Pa?., Feb. 16.—This
borough is due for another boost,
as the Powder plant has issued a
call for at least 500 additional work
men.—The. school board is asking
for bids for a $32,000 loan for addi
tional building purposes.—A number
of cases of measles have been re
ported in town lately.—lt was rum
ored on Thursday that a case of
small pox had developed at the
Aetna Kxpfosive Plant near town.—
Mount Union Red Cross Chapter
received word to-day that the town
h.ad been awarded one of t+ie Ked
Cross banners' issued by the State
to the chapter getting: the largest
percentage of its population as
members. Mount Union, with L.
X. Crum as chairman, enrolled about
7,500 members in the last drive.
you know the exhilaration of
stepping on the throttle of a
fine car that fairly leaps with I
1 power.
But the great, lasting satis
faction comes with knowing
that the ability is there al
though you may seldom need
it. , * ,
CRISPEN MOTOR CAR CO.
311-315 S. Cameron Street
HARRISBURG. PA.
Miss Weimer's S. S. Class
Entertains in Her Home
MilU'iHtovn, Pa., Feb. 16. —Miss
Rebecca Weimer's Sunday School
class entertained at her home
in Greenwood street on Wed
nesday evening:. Mrs. X organ
Hoffman entertained her Sunday
School class with a sled ride to New
port Saturday evening. Aubrey
Patterson, of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent
several days this week with his aunt,
Miss Elizabeth Patterson.—Mrs.
Warren Karstetter and children, of
Stcolton, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Harris.
Banks Karstetter, of Harrisburg.
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Martha Karstetter.—Master Donald
Shovei- recently celebrated his third
birthday, when he received a quilt
which was pieced by his great-great
aunt, the late Miss Salome lsen
berg and quilted by his great grand
mother, Mrs. John Wagner, of New
Bloomiield.—C. C. Page was a visi
tor at Mexico. Sunday—misses Alice
and Sara Rlckabaugh visited friends
at Harrisburg.—Miss Nan Keistcr, of
St. Thomas, was the guest of Mrs.
William Moore for several days.-
Miss Ada Myers spent a day with
her sister, Mrs. C. !•'. Ilimes.—Mrs.
O. O. Wagner was a Harrisburg visi
tor Wednesday.—Elmer Reisinger
made a trip to Lewistown Monday.
—The Camp Fire Girls were enter
tained at the home of Miss Louise
Gray, about two miles from town,
on Tuesday evening.—Miss Alice
Walker, of Newport, was a week
end guest of her uncle, William
Walker and family.—Mrs. Ray Wat;
ner, of Lemoyne, and Miss Maude
Ward, of Harrisburg, visited friends
in town Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Ulsh spent the weekend
with Mrs. Ulsli's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Harmon Kepp, of Pfouts val
ley.—Miss Ruth ShenV was a Har
risburg visitor Friday.—Mrs. C.
Himes was at Harrisburg to visit
her brother, Harry Myers, who Whs
operated on for appendicitis at the
city hospital.—Waller Benner, of
Harrisburg, was a visitor here on
Sunday.—-Sergeant Carl Lauver. of
Camp Meade, spent the weekend
with his wife at the home of her
parents, -Mr. and Mrs. John Light.-
George Yohn, of South Carolina,
spent Sunday with his brother, Al
fred Yohn.
Wiconisco Dredgers Ship
Creek Coal to Harisburg
Eliza iK'thvillc, Pa., Feb. 1G. —
I Wiconisco dredgers are shipping line
I coal from the Wiconisco creek to
I Harrisburg and York Haven, where
it is used for boilers and fuel brick.
—Lewis C. Buftington who is acting
cashier of the Williamstown bank,
spent Tuesday with his parents here.
-—J. Snndy Luiifer of Penns 6rove.
N. J., spent several days with his
family here.—Harvey D. Romber
ger, left for Harrisburg where he is
again operator for the Philadelphia
and Heading Railroad.—Daniel
Yeartz suffered a stroke of paralysis
on Tuesday evening and is in a ser
ious condition—The Wiconisco creek
is on a rampage again, the melting
snow has overflowed the banks caus
ing damages along the lowlands.
Edgar Cowan, formerly of Elizabeth
ville, is enroute to France as a ma
chinist in the Aviation Corps.—Mrs.
J. K. Bertsfield spent Wednesday
with relatives at Lykens.—Mrs. Mer
rill Johnson and daughter. Anna, of
Montandon, are visiting her father.
L. H. Zeigler here.—Several Ger
man alien residents were registered
here by Postmaster Miller on Wed
nesday.—W. Reuben Snyder spenl
several days at Philadelphia.—Dick
Planning and family are spending
several days at Williamstown.—
H. W. Stine, Hershey, spent several
days with Mrs. Mary Romberger on
Main street.
CLASS ON SLEIGHKIDE
Mifflintown, Pa., Feb. 16.—The
Sunday School Class taught by Mrs.
John Holloboughs of the Lutheran
Church enjoyed a sled ride on Tues
day afternoon to the home of Mrs.
Mary Kauffman, in Walker Town
ship. Those present were: Mrs.
i John Hollobough, Mrs. J. P. Smith,
! Mrs. E. O. Ellis, Mrs. W. A. Ellis,
Mrs. J. F. Yetter, Miss Louisa Sch
r.effler, Mrs. Zook, Mrs. Chas. Fag
ley, Mrs. Showers, Mrs. Clarence
Stewart. —Mrs. Samuel Stoner at a
dinner given to relatives and friends
in Fermanagh township, announced
the engagement of Miss Jennie'
Hower to her nephew Theorus An
ker.—Edgar Kirk, of Philadelphia,
spent Tuesday with relativesliere. —
[ Harry McClellan, stationed at Camp
Meade, spent several days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mc-
Clellan, at Mifflin.—Miss Bennet
Junkin, of Belleville, spent several
, days last week with her mother.
■ Mrs. Martha Junkin.—J N. Keller,
received news of the safe arrival of
his son, Corporal Niemond F. Kel
ler, in France. Niemond is in Com
pany C„ Twenty-Fifth Regiment of
Engineers.—Mrs. J. H. Burris shop
ped at Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Miss Alice Grubb, is spending this
week in Lewistown. —Mr. and Mrs.
Gilbert Stoner, and son of Altoona.
and Corporal Elmer Stoner, of
Camp Meade, are here attending the
funeral of their grandmother. Mrs.
Mary Stoner. who died at Harris-
Jnirg on Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. R.
1,. Auker, announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Hazel Au
-1 ker, to Jay Sieber. who is now in the
:jarniy at Camp Hancock, Augusta.
Ga. —Mrs. B. F. Burchfield has re
turned from an extended visit to her
I daughter, Mrs. Harvey Mann, at
Pittsburgh.