12
COURT HANDS
DOWN RULES
Apply to Handling of Or-j
phaiis' Estates Under
Recent Act
To meet th re
( l/j quireroents of an
act of assembi;.
JgP passe-d al the lal
session .In i!j ts
flown new oonrt
M rules applying
!:? the presentation
jfm of .accounts of ad
ramistratois, e-xe
cut OTR. guavffta ns
Ll 'Uiteea lor Anal confirtn.iiion in
Orphan's Court.
The new law requires the person
•or txust company handling the es
tate to make a sworn statement with
the account whicJa is presented, giv
ing: the names of aU claimants who
have made a t-harsre in writing, and
setting forth i hat notice of the pre
sentation of the accounts for con
firmation has been served personal-]
ly on each creditor. The announce
ment that the account will be pre
sented also must be published as an
advertisement in not more than two
newspapers with a general circula-'
lion in ihe city and county.
A special court rule is mude ap- <
Plying to accounts tiled for coniirma
tion in January. The court directs
that these accounts may be present
ed March 11 after the requirements
of tho new law are met.
Common Plen.v Court.—Twelve of
the cases listed for trial at the spe
cial session of Common Pleas Court'
opening to-day have been continued. I
Of the jurors called for service the
following were excused or could not'
be located: Clyde Dunkle, Halifax;!
Mervln Urunden, Paxtang; William
Shade, Derry township.
The first two cases on the list |
were Peter Magaro vs. Louis W. Kay
and W. I). Markley vs. K. L, Craft,
et al., were called for trial before!
Judges CcC'arrell and Kunkel, re-1
spectlvely.
Name Supervisor.—Aaron Alwine :
to-day was appointed township su-l
pervisor for Londonderry township,!
•succeeding the late John S. Brlnser, j
who was elected in 1915 for six;
years.
Alleged Murderer W ants Counsel.i
—A petition asking the court to ap
point W. Justin Carter as his attor
ney to defend him on a charge of
murder, was presented to the court
to-day for Jack Ellis, colored, of
Steelton.
Wills Probated.—Two wills werei
probated to-day and letters of ad- i
ministration issued on two other es
tates by Register Danner. Samuel j
S. Hain was named as executor in'
the will of Mary C. Romberger, late!
of Eiizabethvllle; George Snyder,!
executor of estate of John A. Snoke,
late of Millersburg: letters of admin- i
istration on estate of George A. l
Sultsman, to Union Trust Company: I
es-tate of J. Curtin Weirick, to Me-j
chanics Trust Company.
Ailopt Child.—Mr. and Airs. John
R. Engle, of Lawnton, by court or-1
der were given permission to adopt ]
an 8-year-old girl, to be named Fay i
Anna Engle.
Paying Licenses,—Proprietors of
bars in the city and county are pay- j
ing for liquor licenses granted for j
1018. To date the county treasurer j
has received $16,300 for licenses!
which have been lifted.
Senate Commerce Body
Begins Hog Island Inquiry
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Feb., 25. Five
members of the Senate Commerce
arrived here from Washington to
day and began an inspection of the
new government shipbuilding plant
at Hog Island on the Delaware river.
More witnesses were expected to
testify here in addition to those sum
moned before the committee during
the investigation at the Capitol.
Senator Ransdell serves as chair
man of the committee, which also in
cludes Senators Vardaman, Reed,
Fernald dnd Calder. Senator John
son, who was one of the principal
inquisitors during the hearing at
Washington did not come to Phila
delphia with the party.
' Rear Admiral Francis T. Bowles,
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation,
who Is in charge of "speeding up"
work at the Hog Island yard where
many ships have been contracted for,
met the Senators and accompanied
them on their inspection tour.
British Recruiting Officer
Here For an Address
Colonel St. George i„. Steele, C.
r.„ in charge of Canadian and Brit
ish recruiting in this territory, ar
rived in the city to-day for his ad
dress to the British and Canadian
citizens in this neighborhood in the
Senate caucus room at 4 o'clock this
iifternoon. He has addressed a let
ter for co-operation to all draft
lioards and requests the co-opera
tion of labor employers. Col. Steele
says:
"Everybody should be made to
realize this is 110 ordinary war. We
should forget the strife and the al
leged internal dissension in Ger
many, for all such things are likely
to slacken our energies and thus
act as a sort of a handicap against
tis. There is only one way to shorten
this war, and that is to most thor
oughly prepare for a long war."
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PHILADELPHIA
"Reciprqcal/VjtomobileJnsubance
For the car owner who thinks
Write To-day for Circular
Harrisburg Branch, A. L. Hall,
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MQNDAY EVENING, FLA.RRTSBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY.2S, 1918.
SERVED WINTER
ON FRONT LINE
Harrisburg Boy Grows Beard
While Fighting Hun
in France
GROVER C. BOWER
Grover C. Bower, United States Ma
rines, writes a letter to his brother,
G. H, Bower, 1617 Derry street, pro- j
prietor of t.he Palace Barber Shop, on
his experiences in France. Bower was |
one of the lirst Harrisburg boys to j
reach France, having landed there!
last June. He has served in the j
trenches all winter.
Bower has been in the marines four
years, and seen active service in Haiti
and Cuba. In writing of his experi
ences, Bower says:
'.'l am sending this letter to the
state with one of my friends and he is
mailing it in the states. 1 am sending
you a few pictures and send one to
tile other boys, and so you see we do
have* time to doll up to get out pic
tures taken. This was taken just
after 1 came from the trenches. 1 j
raised a beard in the trenches.
"We have been in a good many bat- 1
lies since wo have been here, and also
got ourselves some Huns. I have come
out of them well and strong.
"I tell you this is some war; it is
not like lighting 011 Haiti Island.
Brother, I will be lucky if 1 come out
of this war alive.
"Tell Donald if I live to get home
1 will have some story to tell him
about the big war. If you don't hear
from me, don't worry, as I will write I
as soon as I can, hilt we don't get |
much chance to write.
"fJiles, we leave for Italy soon, as I
they need good fighting men there. I j
surely do enjoy the Harrisburg pa
pers you send me, and all the boys
look for Miggs."
"I received your box of candy O. K. !
Thank you very much, and hope you I
will send more. We cannot buv it j
here. We can get cigarets and toijac- I
co at the Y. M. C. A."
One American Killed,
Three Are Wounded,
by Mexican Bandits
1
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 25.—One Ameri
can was killed and three were]
wounded in an' attack by Mexican 1
bandits on an oil boat at Tampico, 1
lust Wednesday.
Officials regarded the incident asj
a case of robbery rather than an out
burst of anti-American feeling. The I
boat attacked was carrying money. !
So far as known the bandits were
not connected with any of the mill- i
tary forces. The government has!
called the incident to the attention 1
of the Mexican government.
Edgar House, a paymaster for the !
Texas t >ii Company, was killed. The]
wounded were J. P. S. Mennett, Dr. j
Brisbane, an employe of the Island |
Oil and Transport Company, an# a I
third man named Prather. Mennett's
wound is serious.
Efforts to retake the oil fields j
about Tampico, frtim Manuel Pnlaez, 1
have been resumed by the Carranza |
troops with some success. General j
Dieguez, commanding the govern-!
ment forces, has driven the Palaez
forces from the country about the
Cerro Azul, one of the largest oil 1
wells of the Huasteca Company, i
Saladera, a small town on the edge'
of the oil region has been captured. I
Humbert Had Large Sum
of German Money Here,
Investigation Shows
By Associated Press
New York. Feb. 25.—Further dis- 1
closures in "the investigation con-j
ducted here into the activities in j
America, of Uolo Pasha, under sen
tence of death in France for treason, i
were made public to-day, indicating
that Charles Humbert, the French
Senator, who was arrested subse-'
quent to 8010 Pasha's conviction in j
Paris, had German money amounting
to $170,000 011 deposit, in this coun
try.
This money was placed with J. P.
Morgan and Company here on in
structions of 8010 Pasha, who, ac
cording to the evidence, had it trans
ferred from his own account in the
Royal Bank of Canada to Senator 1
Humbert's account with the Morgan !
ii rm.
Glad to Be in Army,
Writes West Fairview Boy
Word has been received from C. j
li. Carroll, of West Fairview. lie!
is with Company H, Twenty-Eighth !
United States Infantry in France.!
The young man in a letter to his par- j
ents tells of his good heaPh, and!
"that it is great to be a soldier, fight-!
ing for Uncle Sam." He urges his
friends to get into the Army and do i
their bit.
lie writes, "this is one step in my
life which I will never regret," A
soldier's kit sent to the young man
some time ago reached him in good
shape and he sends thanks to his
friends who are remembering him.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Carroll, of West Fairview and was
one of the first West Shore boys to
get Into France.
ISSUES IRREGULAR
AT THE OPENING
Recent Irregular Tendencies Were Resumed at To-day t
Opening, Issues of Same Class Moving in Oppo
site Directions Liberty Bonds Steady
By Associated Press
New York. Feb. 25.— Wa1l Street.
—Recent irregular tendencies were
resumed at the opening of to-day's
stock market, issues of the same
class moving in contrary directions. ;
This was especially characteristic of ,
rails, motors and some of the war |
| equipments. General Motors was i
i again resictlonar:.. iVhile Baldwin
lyocomotive railietl upmost two points !
and Sumatra Tobacco supplemented
last wek's substantial advance. IT.
S. Steel was again under moderate I
pressure. Liberty Bonds were I
steady. I
i
YORK STOCKS
Chandler Brothers ami Company,
members of New York and Philade'i- i
phia .Stock Exchanges— 3 North Mar- I
ket Square, Harrisburg; 1336 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia; 34 Pine street.
Now York—furnish the following!
quotations; Open. Close. !
Allis Chalmers ..: 26Mt -6 j
Amer Beet Sugar 81 ti 81 V
American Can 4014 40V4 |
Am Car and Foundry .. 73 73 j
Amer Loco lit
Amer Smelting S3'4 82%
American Sugar 106"i 106-% ;
Amer Woolens
Anaconda 84'4 63K' 1
Atchison x."i 85 ]
Baldwin Locomotive .... 75 73% 1
Baltimore and Ohio .... 52% 52%)
Bethlehem Steei (B) ... 79i, 80%!
Butte Copper 19% 19% '
California Petroleum ... 10'*. 16> ;
Canadian Pacific 147% 145% j
Central Leather 70 70% I
Chesapeake anil Ohio .. 54% 54% i
Chi, Mil and St Paul ... 41% 39' i
Chicago, it 1 and Pacific 20% 20%
Chino Con Copper 43% 43' i 1
Col Fuel and Iron .... 39 39 !
Corn Products 33% I
Crucible Steel 63% 62% j
Distilling Securities .... 39 39%!
Erie 15% 1514 I
General Motors 3 24% 121 I
Goodrich, B. F 42% 42'4
Great Northern pfd .... 90% 90% !
Great Northern Ore subs 28% 28%
Hide and Leather ...... 13% 13%'
Inspiration Copper 16% 46 |
International Paper .... 30% 30 j
Kennecott 33% 32%
Lackawanna Steel 77% 77 i
Maxwell Motors 29 28% 1
Mere War Ctfs 31 28% :
Merc War Ctfs pfd .... 99" 97% j
Mex Petroleum 93% 92% j
Miami Copper 31% 31%
Miovale Steel 45% 45
New York Central 72% 71
N Y, N H and H 28 V, 27% I
New York, Ont and West 20% 20%
Norfolk and Western .. 104% 104% j
Northern Pacific 85% 85
Pacific Mail 27% 27% |
Pennsylvania Railroad.. 45 44% !
Pittsburgh Coal 53% 57%
Railway Steel Spring . 52% 52% j
Ray Con Copper 2 4 23% ,
Heading 77% 7u% i
Republic Iron and Steel. 77% 77% I
Southern Pacific 86% 85% ;
Southern Ry 23% 23% j
Sludebaker 50% 50% j
Union Pacific 121% 120%!
U S 1 Alcohol 121% 121 j
U S Rubber 57 56
U S Steel 95% 95% !
U.S Steel pfd 110% 110 I
Utah Copper 83 82% '
Westinghouse Mfg 41% 41 |
Willys-Overland 18% 18%'j
PHILADELPHIA STOCKS
fly Associated Press
Philadelphia, Feb. 25.—Stocks closed)
heavy.
Lake Superior Corporation .... 15% |
Lehigh Navigation 63 %
Lehigh Valley 57%
Pennsylvania Railroad 44% !
Philadelphia Electric . .. 25% |
Philadelphia Company . 25
Philadelphia Co.. Pfd Bid 23
Beading 75% !
Storage Battery 49%
Union Traction 40
United Gas Improvement 69
United States Steel 95 I
York Railways 9% j
York Railways, Pfd 31% j
( Hit Alill 110 A It II OF TRADE
By Associated Press
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Board of Trade!
closing:
Corn—March. 1.27%; May. 1.26%.
Oats—March, 8994; May, 88%.
Pork—May, 48.55.
Lard—May, 26.02; .luly, 26.25.
Bibs—May. 25.27; July, 25.70.
ASH COLLECTION
BIDS STILL HIGH
[Continued from First Page.]
district for sixty-two months at
the rate of $1,700 a month.
Should Do Work
Mayor Keister went on record to- j
day favoring removal of ashes at the 1
cost of the city, by saying; "Re- j
gardless of what the bids are for;
ash collections, the city should do i
this work. If the proposals are tool
high, some other plan must be work- ]
ed out. The general cleanup of all j
the streets and parks must be made
also, and I think this should be un
der the direction of the Highway De
partment and paiil for out of the
general fund at tirst, the total ex
pense then to be charged to the
bonding company which furnished
surety for the Pennsylvania Reduc
tion Company. We have the check i
for $2,625 for the reduction firm, I
too, and could use that money toward j
the clean-up expense."
Commissioner Hassler, after he had
opened the bids at noon to-day, said;
"I will submit the proposals to
Council to-morrow and prohablyy
will make a recommendation for
awarding a contract. If the Com
missioners decide the price is too
high, a monthly cleanup will be
about the ony recourse. The ashes
must be removed by the city in some
manner, preferably by contract."
Insists on Removal
Commissioner Burtnett also declared |
that he would insist on some provi- j
sion being made for asli collections i
by the city, either by contract or by
monthy cleanups. He said the piles
of ashes in the city streets, parks j
and vacant lots should be cleared
away now, and if no contract is let
for the collection work another
cleanup should be made early in the
summer.
Commissioner Gross joined with
the other members of Council in fa
voring removal of ashes and refuse
at the city's expense, but said the
monthly clean-up plan should only be
adopted after other efforts to pro
vide for the work had failed.
Commissioner Lynch said he would
object to awarding a contract for
ash collections If the bids were much
higher than tho amount of money
appropriated for the work, and,
while he favored the removal of the
ashes piled In the streets In the out
-1; ing districts, he declared he would
oppose payment of almost prohibitive
prices for regular collections.
I PHII.AI>EI,J'HI.\ I'iIODICK
I Philadelphia, Feb. 2u. Wheat
i Market steady; Jo. 1. red, }2.-
[ Xo. 1, soft, red, $2.26; No. 2. red, $- -
No. 2. soft, red. $2.22.
Corn Firm and scarce; No.
yellow, $2.35@>2.10; No. 11. yellow, sl..
(<t 1.98; No. I. yellow. $1.94® 1.9#.
Oats The market is lower; N
1' 2. white. $1.05© 1.06; No. 3. Whil
$1.03V4® 1.01.
Uran \ lie murKot Is stady. .-
winter, per ion, s4.r>o®-tv.oo; sprli,
per ton. S4 I.uOiWMSi.OO.
Butter—Market tirm, good deniaii
western, creamery, i x.ias, 51c; near
prints, fancy. 55e.
ICgg.s —Dull, lower; Pennsylvani
ana other nearby lusts, free ca.o
--514.40 per case; do., current receipt.-,
free cases, $14.10 per ease; western,
extras, Knits, free cases, $14.40 per
case; do., lirsts, free cases, $14.10 per
ease; per dozen, 72®7,1c.
Cheese tjuiet and easier; New
Voi'K, lull cream, choice to fancy, 23<s*
26 c,
Potatoes Quiet, but steady; New
Jersey, .No. 1, n*r oashet, 7 6 (ft* yv c (uj
tbs.); New Jersey, No. 2, per basket,
j 40(tooi>•.; New Jersey, per 100 lbs., sl.su
©2.20; Pennsylvania, per ;oo lbs.
$1.90© 2.25; Now York, per 100 lbs.,
$1.80©2.10; western, per 100 lbs., $1.31
(ft? 2.10.
Tallow Unchanged; city prime,
in tierces, special, loose, 17'4c;
country, prime, l*4o; dark, 1
16c; edible, in tierces, lT'/i^lbc.
Ueiined Sugars Quiet, but nomi
nal; powdered, 8.45 c; extra lint,
granulated, 7.15 c.
Live Poultry—Firm, good demand;
fowls, UO©34c; soft meated roosters,
28©32 c; young roosters, staggy, 27©
28c; old roosters, 24©26 c; spring
( chickens, 23©24 c; ducks, I'eking, 32
©34 c; do., Indian Huiiner. 28© 30c,
turkeys. 27©28 c, geese, nearby,
32c; do., western, 28 © 32c.
Dressed Poultry Market firm,
with a good demand; turkeys, nearby,
choice to lancy, 3y©4uc; do.,
fair to good, 32©37 c; do., old, 37©38 c;
do., western, choice to fancy, 37 ©3Bc;
do., fair to good. 32© 36c; do.,
old toms, 34 ©3sc; do., old. common.
30c; fowls, fancy, 35© 36c; good
fo .. °' ce . 33©34 c; do., small sizes,
28<U 32c; old roosters, 26c; broiling
chickens, nearby, 34© 36c; do., west
ern, 34 ©y tie; roasting chickens, west
ern, 28 © 35c; ducks, nearby, 25© 32c;
do., western, 28©32 c; geese, nearby,
26©28 c; western, 25 ©27 c.
I'"lour Klrm, with a good demand;
winter wheat, 95 per cent. Hour, $10.25
(u 10.50 per barrel; Kansas, 95 per cent,
flour, $10.75© 11.25; spring wneat, H5
per cent. Hour, $10.25©10.75; winter
straight Hour, sll.oo© 11.25 ;Kansas,
patent, $ I 1.25© 11.75 ; spring, clear,
spot, $ 10.50© 10.75; spring bakers, pat
ent, spot, $11.75©12.00; spring, pat
ent, mill shipment, $10.60©10.90;
jP/Ini, fancy brands, spot, $11.50©
Hay -Scarce, but firm; timothy,
No. 1. large bales, nominal. $31.00©
82.00; No. i. small bilQi, nominal,
'1.00©32.00; \'o. 2, small bales, $29.00
©30.00: No. •'!. $36.00©27.00; sample
bay. $21.00© 23.00; no grade. sl7.ou<{/
1 0.00.
Clover Light, mixed, $29.00©
30.00; No. 1. light, mixed. $27.50©
28.50; No. 2, light, mixed. $24.50©
25.50.
CHICAGO CATTbiS
Chicago, Keb. 25. Cattle Re
ceipt , 15,000; firm. Natfve beef steers,
$8.85©14.15; stockers and feeders,
$7.60©11.0; cows and heifers, $6.75©
12.00. calves. $8.75© 14.25.
Sheep Receipts. 14,000; strong.
Sheep, $10.25 ©13.30; lambs, $13.75j
16.85.
I fogs Receipts. 53,000; 'strong.
Hulk of sales, $ 1 7.40© 17.60; light,
$17.15© 17.65; mixed, $17.15© 16.65;
17.00; pigs, $12.75©16.25.
Victory Bread Is Placed
on Market in State Today
Philadelphia, Feb. 25. —Victory
bread, in which twenty per cent, of
substitutes must be used with wheat
Hour, was put on the market to-day
by all bakers. There are no excep
tions.
Bread baked entirely of wheat
flour cannot be sold, though it may
be made in the homes.
Bakers have complained that
there are sufllcient substitutes to last
only a few days. "Philadelphia is
going to eat Victory bread or none
at all," replied Jay Cooke, city food
administrator, in answer to their
appeal for an extension of time.
York Fair Grounds
Taken by Uncle Sam
The York fair grounds, one of the
most extensive establishments in the
state, have been taken over by the
United States Army for training
camp for engineers, according to
word reaching this city to-day.
The grounds will be turned over
on March 1 and two units wijl take
possession almost immediately.
MUST CKLKBItATK JUI,V 1
Washington, Keb. 25.—President
Wilson has declared in favor df the
continuance of Fourth of July cele
brations. He did this in a letter ad
dressed to Representative Albert
Johnson, who asked the President
whether he thought such celebrations
should be abandoned. The President
wrote:
"In reply to your letter of Febru
ary 20, 1 would say that I should be
very sorry to see Fourth of July
celebrations omitted this year of ail
years, but at. the same time I think
they should take the simplest and
most dignified form, and that it
would be in the public interest as
well as eminently iv> good taste to
make them as inexpensive as pos
sible."
hoosi:\r.l.T RfiSCOVEttIHG FAST
New York, Feb. 25.—Colonel Roose
velt is making rapid strides toward
recovery, according to IJr. Keyes,
one of tho attending physicians of
the former President.
Capitol Hill Notes
Increases Filed—The Jersey Shore
and Antes Fort Railroad Company,
has filed notice with the Public
Service Commission that it has dis
continued summer excursion tickets
and increased prices for special cars.
The Myerstown Gas and Fuel Com
pany has also advanced rates. Ap
plications for approval of incorpora
tion have been tiled by the Hllltown,
Franconia and Hattield township
electric companies of Bucks and
Montgomery counties. The borough
of Monaca has filed complaints
against the increase of fare of the
Rochester and Monaca Street Rail
way Company.
Winston (iocs Up—William B.
Winston, of Uniontown, messenger
in the Auditor General's Department,
has been promoted to be clerk. Mr.
Winston came here several years ago
and has a wide acquaintance among
men in public life.
Hearing Dates—The Public Serv
ice Commission has fixed March 14
for hearing in Philadelphia of the
complaints against the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company. The com
plaints against the fare Increase of
the Ephrata and Lebanon Traction
Company have been postponed from
this week until March 8.
THE RED CROSS
f.
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Forty-three persons were rescued from the Red Cross liner Florizel
according to dispatches to-day. The vesesl was pounded to pieces on
the rocks near Capo Race, yesterday.
When the vessel foundered, 146?ersor*s were on board.
43 ARE SAVED
INnAWFUL STORM
[Continued from First Page.]
sea had not sufficiently .subsided to
allow the launching of boats before
daylight.
When naval gunners had shot a
line from .the shore across tho bow
of the Florlzel as she lay submerged
from her funnel aft and saw no
attempt on the ship to make the line
fast, it was believed all those on
board were dead. AbotU midnight,
however, watchers reported lights
had been seen in the wireless room
and the forecastle, showing some
persons still were alive. Uater came
the message from the Prospero re
porting she was alongside the Flor
lzel and expected soon to take otT
the survivors. The report added
that there names would be sent as
soon as possible.
Forced Against Blizzurd
Forcing his ship' against a blizzard
in which blinding snow was driven
by 'wind often reaching hurricane
proportions, the FlorizePs comman
der, Captain W. J. Martin, yosteafuy
morning sought to round Cape Race
011 his voyage from here to Halifax
and New York.
Apparently, however, he mis
judged his position, for the Florizel
rushed on the jagged rocks of Broad
Cove on the east side of the island,
north of the cape. The region Is
uninhabited and means o£ rescue
were not available. one wireless
message said the steamer was rapid
ly breaking up, and nothing more
was heard until rescue parties
reached the scene. These reported
boats could not be used and ex
pressed doubt if any on board could
be saved. Through the day reports
came that the ship was going to
pieces and that her after decks were
submerged.
Has Hone Good Service
The Florlzel, queen of the New
Foundland boats, was owned by the
New York, New Foundland and
Halifax Steamship Company, known
us the Red Cross line. Built in 1909
at Glasgow, with sloping sheathed
bow reinforced by concrete, she had
been used in the sealing trade and
this winter had done heroic service
as an ice breaker in New York har
bor.
Among the passengers who em
barked at St. Johns were John Shan
non Munn, managing director of the
line, and his 3-year-old daughter,
six cadets of the Royal Flying Corps,
Major Michael Sullivan, commander
of the New Foundland Foiestry Bat
talion, and a number of prominent
New Foundland businessmen.
Fra n tie Efforts to l.<iirn Names
Frantic efforts were made by rela
tives of the passengers aboard the
Florizel to learn the names of those
picked up by the Prospero. The
tirst message from that vessel stat
ing at least forty persons were wait
ing to be rescued held out hope that
others might be saved, and the
Prospero's commander was directed
by the minister of shipping to send
the names at the earliest possible
moment
Although the sea to-day was not
as rough as it was when the steamer
struck on the rocks, reports indicated
rescue work was extremely danger
ous. The Florizel's wireless was
wrecked lires were out, and the
ship, helpless and at the mercy of
the waves offered little protection
against the cold and fury of the
elements.
l/ist in Small Boats
Many of those lost yesterday had
attempted to reach shore in small
boats, which were tossed about and
swamped. Reports last night ac
counted for seven bodies washed
ashore.
Minister Crosbie said it would be
impossible to give the correct num
ber of the dead until he had received
definite reports from the Prospero
and other relief ships. All told
there were 146 persons aboard the
Florizel when the vessel sailed from
here Saturday night. There were
77 passengers, including twelve
women and four children, and 09
officers and men in the crew.
A message from the Prospero
early to-day said that twenty-two
survivors had been taken off the
disabled ship, with probably twenty
others still aboard. On this basis,
taking into consideration the seven
bodies washed ashore last night,
government authorities stated that
if the figures as sent by the Prospero
were correct, the death list stood at
97, provided all reported aboard the
Florizel were saved. They declined,
however, to announce this as the
official estimate of the number of
dead.
Real Food Crisis
Is Now Here
Thla country inmit senil 7.1,000,-
(HHI liuMhelH of wheat to our Allim
liy Muy 1.
The Government IN comman
deering aR the wheat in the
IIIIIIN.
Until the needs of our Allies
nre met. the United States will be
on short rations.
There Is n short*Ke of rye and
barley flour.
There Is a plentiful supply of
potatoes, eornmeal, rice anil other
substitutes for m heut.
America must be prepared to
aeeept these.
Hoarding of wheat and wheat
flour is a crime nicalnst the na
tion.
Every fnmily is now confront
ed with a war mensure thnt has
been Issued under force of stern
necessity.
Meet It loyally nnd eouraice
ously.
Any person wlio circulates a
story that there Is no necessity
for food conservation because
peace Is near Is aiding Germany!
RUSSIA WILLING
TO ACCEPT TERMS
(Continued from First Page.]
many, as a icsult of the Bolshevik
attempt to wage war, increased her
terms in the last peace ultimatum,
which virtually cuts off from Rus
sian domination all western territory
added to Great Russia since the time
of Peter the Great.
Advance Unhampered
Except in Livonia and Ksthonia.
where small detachments made slight
resistance, the Germans are pro
gressing unhampered along the en
tire line from the Gulf of Finland to
the Ukraine. In the north they are
approaching Reval, the naval base,
and in tho south Minsk is forty-live
miles behind the invading troops.
The Bolshevik commander, Ensign
Krylenko, has asked the German staff
if Russia's acceptance of peace terms
does not revive the armistice broken
about a week ago.
The Allied ambassadors, following
a conference at the American embas
sy. determined to remain in Petro
tfrad pending: developments. German
reports say the internal situation in
Uussia is most serious.
Acceptance of German
Peace Terms Followed
Stormy Russ Meeting
Petrograd, Sunday, Feb. 24. —Ac-
ceptance by tlie Bolshevik govern
ment of the German peace terms
followed a stormy argumentative
night meeting at the Smolny Insti
tute. Leon Trotsky, the Bolsheviki
foreign minister, did not attend but
Premier Lenine urged acceptance of
the terms and the Bolshveiki dele
gates voting virtually as a unit swung
the tide with him. A Bolshevik
party conference had previously
voted 72 for peace and 20 against,
with 12 abstaining.
The Social Revolutionary members
fought against acceptance of the
terms and insisted upon the as
sembling immediately of a new con
stituent assembly to pass upon them
in their final form.
The Bolshevik newspaper Pravda
says the peace terms are unfortunate
but unavoidable. It says the struggle
is more imperialistic than domestic
and that the Hussian proletariat is
not responsible for the harsh terms.
The bourgeosie newspapers do not
comment on the situation.
Russia Will Be in Bondage
. to Germany, Says Martoff
Hy Associated Press
Petrograd, Sunday, Kerb. 25.
"Their knees are on our chest and
our position is hopeless," declared
Nikolai Lenine, the Bolsheviki Pre
mier, in the course of his long
speech to the Central Kxecutive
Committee of the All-Hussian Coun
cil of Workmen's and Soldiers' Del
egates in which he insistently urged
the acceptance of the Austro-Ger
man peace conditions, however, op
pressive and unfortunate' they might
appear.
"This peace must be accepted as
a respite," he continued, "enabling
us to prepare a decisive resistance
to the Bourgeoise and Imperialism.
The proletariat of the whole world
will come to our aid. Then we shall
renew the fighting."
M. Martoff contended the pro
posed peace meant the end of Rus
sia so far as her political independ
ence was concernen and that the
day after the signing of the peace
the Soldiers' and Workmen's gov
ernment would be in bondage to
Germany.
M. Zinovieflf, supporting Lenine,
insisted the Soviet authority was too
firmly established throughout the
country to perish.
The Bolsheviki announce that
their troops have entered Rostov-on
the-Don and that lighting is pro
ceeding in the streets.
jsuibSb dßopußii v. }0 uos r SB
German Revolution Is
Predicted in Reichstag;
New Strike Campaign
Amsterdam, Feb. 25.—A revolution
in Germany was predicted by Dr.
Colin, Independent Socialist, in an
address to the Reichstag Friday,
the Volkszeitung of Cologne says.
Dr. Cohn's address, made during the
debate on the peace treaty with
Ukraine, threw the Reichstag into an
uproar.
"It is not correct to say that the
people of Russia's Baltic provinces
are longing for German rule." he de
clared. "The treaty with Ukraine is
not the lirst step toward general
peace. I see the day coming when
revolution will reach Germany, and
the^people will take th c fate of their
rulers into their own hands."
The Independent Socialists cheered
the speaker. From other parts of
the house came shouts of "Traitor!"
There are numerous indications in
Germany of a very systematic cam
paign to promote a new general
strike, says a Berlin dispatch to the
Weser Zeitung, of Bremen.
GERMANY STATES TERMS
London, Feb. 2 5.—A Russian
wireless government statement re
ceived here says:
"Germany will renew the peace
negotiations and will conclude peace
on the following conditions:
"Both to declare the war ended.
"All regions west of the line indi
cated at Brest-Litovsk to the Rus
sian delegation, which formerly be
longed to Russia, to be no longer
under the territorial protection of
Russia.
"In the region of Dvlnsk this line
must be advanced to the eastern
frontier of Courland."
U.S. MINISTER
WILL REMAIN
IN PETROGRAD
Allied Ambassadors Deter
mine to Remain at [\ussian
Capital For the Present
Petrograd, Sunday, Feb. 24.—The
"Hied ambassadors at a conference
to-day at the American embassy, de
termined to remain in Petrograd
pending developments. The general
elief in embassy circles is that the
'lerman terms which the Bolshevlki
have agreed to accept are couched
in such ambiguous terms which must
be cleared up thoroughly before the
acti al status of Russia can Be as
certained.
Some memoers of the embassy
staff already have left while others
will leave byway of Siberia on spe
cial train to-night. The ambassadors
I owever, have not yet reached a de
cision. •
Ambassador Francis, J. Butler
Wright, the counselor, Normal Arm
our, second secretary, and Private
Secretary lolinson, and a sufficient
staff of clerks will remain in Petro
fii'ad. A special embassy train in
charge of James G. Bailey, first sec
retary, and William C. Huntingdon,
commercial attache, and some mem
oers of ihe staffs of the Japanese and
Chinese embassies, leave to-night
tor Vologda. Colonel James A. Rug-
American military attache,
will stay in Petrograd for the pres
ent.
I; lpecial train carrying more than
100 Americans, including some mem
bers of the embassy staff, left to-day
for Siberia.
Mrs. Ellen Vansant Dies
% at Her Baltimore Home
Mrs. pollen White Vansant, mother
or Mrs. Maurice .10. Finney, of this
city, died at her former home in Bal
timore Saturday evening, February
at 10.,10 o'clock, while 011 a visit
to her sons, George C. and Joseph
Vansant, of 1048 West street.
Mrs. Vansant, who was 84 years old,
was ill but a few days with pneu
monia. Funeral services will be held
to-morrow morning at 11 o'clock
from the residence and burial will be
made in the family plot at Baltimore.
Mrs. Vansant was born in Phila
delphia January 23, 1834, and mar
ried Joseph Vansant, Sr., son of
Joshua Vansant, a prominent resi
dent and attorney of Baltimore, in
185'.. She made her home in Balti
inore until after the death of her
husband. April. 1910, after which she
resided with her daughter, Mrs.
Maurice E. Finney, at 1107 North
Front street. Mrs. Finney, who is
wintering with her husband. Colonel
Fiijney, in Texas, was with her When
she died.
Mrs. Vansant, a woman of great
beauty of person and character, at
tracted to herself many friends dur
ing her residence here, and was able,
even, at her advanced age, to go
about as spry as a young girl and
enter into many of the interests of)
her church, the Second Reformed, of'
which Captain Harry Nelson Bassler j
was pastor. She is survived by three
sons, George C., R. E. L. and Joseph I
Vansant, of Baltimore; one daughter,
Mrs. Maurice E. Finney, of this city,
and a grandson. Lieutenant Robert
Vansant Finney, now at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. C.
JOHN T. UIjASS
Funeral services for John T. Glass,
aged 85, will be held this evening at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. G. B.
Holland, 222S Jefferson street, the
Rev. A. S. Williams, pastor of Camp
Curtin Methodist Church, officiating.
Further services will be held at Dun
cannon at 2.30 o'clock to-morrow aft
ernoon and burial will be made in
the United Brethren cemetery there.
Mr. Glass died Saturday evening at
the home of his daughter.
MHS. BARBARA H. COI HTNKY
Funeral services for Mrs. Barbara
B. Courtney, 72, will be held at 7.30
o'clock this evening at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. Laura E. Miles,
(115 Penn street. Further services
will be conducted at Eizabcth
town, and burial will be made
at N that place. Mrs. Courtney was the
wife of a former Assemblyman from
Lancaster. She died at the home of
her sister Saturday evening. She
leaves two sons, Charles F„ of Read
ing, and Robert M.. of Elizabethtown;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary B. Oldweiler,
of Mayetta, Kansas, and Mrs.
K. Miles, of this city; also three
grandchildren.
AMOS K. FRY
Amos F. Fry, 43, died Saturday of
heart disease at his home, 1000 Ber
ryhlll street. Funeral services will
be held to-morrow afternoon at 1
o'clock from his late residence, the
Rev. William Moses, pastor of St.
Paul's Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in the East Harrisburg
cemetery.
RUTH MARY FOX
Funeral services for Ruth Mary
Fox, 14. will tie held at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Effie Krise, 1101
Plum street, to-morrow afternoon at
,"..30 o'clock. Burial will be made in
the East Harrisburg cemetery. The
Rev. Edwin A. Pylcß, pastor of the
Fifth Street Methodist Church, will
officiate. Miss Fox died Saturday at
the Scotland Orphans' School from
pneumonia.
ARNOLD GRKEN
Arnold Green, 68, died Saturday
night at his home, 608 Muench
street, after a long illness. The
body was taken to Mapleton to-day
by Hoover & Sons, undertakers, and
funeral services will be held at the
Cornelius Chapel, Hares Valley. 011
Wednesday. Mr. Green is survived
by his wile, Jennie; three sons,
Thomas C„ William S. and Samuel C.
Green, and two sisters, Frances and
Khoda Green. He was a retired
stonemason and was a member of
the Roval Arcanum. No. 321, and the
Jr. O. U. A. M. of Mapleton.
Fire Wood For Sale
Hickory and Oak
Cut to desired lengths, by eor<l or wagon load
Delivered to your door
Call or Address
LOCH WILLOW FARM, Paxtonia, Pa.
It. D. 4, HARRISBUI; BELL PHONE 8956-K.
GODCHARLES TO
ENTER U.S. ARMY
Deputy Secretary oi' the Coin
inonwealth to Become Cap
tain in Aviation Corps
■
FRED A. GODCHARLES
Fred A. Godcharles, Deputy Sec
retary of the Commonwealth, who
spoke at the Harrisburg Rotary Club
luncheon to-day on Congress and the
War, expects to leave the service of
the state within the next ten days
to become a captain in the Aviation
Corps of the United States Army.
This announcement, up to this time
a secret, was made by Captain
George P. Lurrio, who int oduced
him, and was confirmed by Mr. God
charles himself. Mr. Godcharles has
had thirteen years' experience In
military affairs and is one of the best
shots in the country, having won
trophies in many national and in
ternational matches. He took the ex
aminations Saturday and will be
called within a short time.
Mr. Godcharles gave the club sonic
inside pointers on what he hod
learned, of the progress America is
making in the war and snid that in
his opinion Congress and the Presi
dent have done splendidly and thut
it is for us at home to stand back of
both. "It is easy to knock a building
to pieces," he said. "All you need is
a workman and a hammer, but to
build a great structure requires skill
and knowledge, careful planning
and much hard work. It is so with
our war program and its critics."
Mr. Godcharles was followed on
the program by E. L. McLaughlin,
of Pu Chow, China, formerly of
Scranton, one of the foremost Y. M.
C. A. (Igures in international work,
who spoke of the great opportunity
for the United States in the Orient
and the necessity of maintaining our
present position in China during the
war. Mr. McLaughlin paid a splen
did tribute to the wisdom of the late
Secretary of State, John Hay, who
laid the foundation for the conti
dence and admiration the Chinese
hold for Americans. Over 2,500
Chinese students are enrolled in
American universities, he said.
I* \lt lv DRIVEWAYS CLOSED
Park department officials announc
ed to-day the following- roadways in
parks will be closed until further no
tice: Reservoir Park, Cameron Park,
Cameron Extension, Wildwood Park
from breast of dam to Liinglestown
road. The Wildwood driveway from
Maclay street to the breast of the
dam will not be closed.
It was also said that after to.day
ashes may be dumped again along the
river banks north of Maclay street as
a place has been staked off which is
to be tilled. Men will be on duty to
see that the ashes are dumped at the
proper place. ,
LEGAL NOTICES
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Letters of Administration on tin
estate of George A. Saltsnian, late of
Harrisburg, Dauphin County. Pa., dc
ceased, having been granted to the
vndersiuned residing in Harrisburp.
l J a., all persons indebted to said es
tate are requested to make immedi
ate payment, and those having claims
will please present them for settle
ment to
I UNION TRUST COMPANY OF PENN
SYLVANIA. '
Or Administrator.
.7Oil J. CONKLIN,
PAUL G. SMITH,
Attorneys.
NOTICE
letters of Administration in the es
■ tate of J. Curtin Weirick, late oi
| I larrisburg. Dauphin County. Penn
sylvania, having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons indebted to
the said Estate are requested to
make immediate payment, and
having claims or demands against the
estate of the said decedent will make
known tile same without delay, to
BESSIE WEIRICK.
Administratrix.
ROBERT STUCKER,
Attorney,
ituss Building.
Harrisburg. Pa.
Irank r. leib
& SON
General Insurance
and
Real Estate
18 N. Third Street
FOR SALE
No. 1607 Chestnut street,
3-story brick dwelling. 8
rooms and bath. Front and
rear porches. Furnace and
gas. Must be sold to close
an estate.
Price for quick sale,
$2500