10 "DRY" SENTIMENT IS GROWING FAST Looks Like Central Pennsyl vania Counties Will Elect Pledged Members in Fall It is not unlikely in view of the rapid growth of sentiment favorable to ratification of the prohibition amendment that the Republican leaders of Dauphin county, like those of York and Cumberland, will fall into line with those in the Juniata valley and declare for nomination and election of legislators pledged to vote "dry" in the 1919 Legisla ture. Dauphin county has classed in the "wet" column for years, but upon a couple of occasions legis lators, but "hot a whole delega tion, have been elected "dry." De mands for increased efficiency due to industrial and railroad expansion, the developments of business have strengthened the sentiment for the amendment immensely in the last two or three months, there being a trench in that direction noticeable even before Christmas. Legislators opposing the amend ment would have no more show now among the Republicans of Cumber- and Franklin counties than they would in the Juniata valley and there are strong intimations that Lancaster county, which has been giving a couple of votes for local option lately will increase the meas ure, while the "dry" people are con fident that they are going to make headway in Lebanon. The state capitol is also hearing reports of manifestation of "dry" sentiment in some anthracite counties, especially in the western end of the field. "Dry 1 ' Sentiment Here In the last week men active in the Republican organization have been visited and written to by a number of men connected with the party in Harrisburg and in the county districts, urging that a stand be made for the prohibition amend ment and that the leaders declare for nomination of men who will be "dry t ." Some of them are strongly inclined to do so. They will be im portuned more than ever now that the time for circulating nominating petitions is at hand. The Demo cratic leaders are being subjected to the same sort of pressure. It is regarded as certain that Rep resentative Ramsey Black will be renominated by the Democrats of the city district and likely an Alli son Hill Democrat named to run ivith him. The Soldier Vote Considerable interest is being manifested at the state capitol whether any further court proceed ings will be taken as a result of the decision of the Carbon county 'ourts that B. M. Arthur was elected burgess of Lansford by the soldier vote. Question was raised In a dozen or more counties last fall when the soldier vote came in as to (he effect it would have, but only ane or two court tests were inaugur ated. The contention that the sol diers had a right to vote at local Flections was sustained by the Car bon county courtß and seems to have been the generally accepted condition. What is interesting the capitol is whether any one is going to raise riuestions which will affect the sol dier vote this year. Soldiers will not vote at the primary, apparently, but this fall they will vote in the state and congressional and legisla tive elections as they did in 191G when they were at the Mexican border. This voting is being done under the act of 1864, the Legisla ture of 1917 not enacting any new legislation, although in session after the war began. The Governor will have the naming of commissioners again, but owing to the fact that the nominations will be made in May and that nomination papers can not be filed after September 6, there will be no trouble over the ballots as occurred last year. To nominate a state ticket by nomination papers this year would require 3,519 signers. Recruit's Income Is $3,880 Week, He Tells Captain Ayer, Mass., March 2.—The routine of collecting biographies of recruits for the National Army was broken in a somewhat startling manner for Captain Richmond P. Harding, at Camp Devens, yesterday. Deaths and Funerals FUNERAL SERVICES MONDAY FOR MISS ANNIE L. MORGAN Funeral services for Miss Annie L. Morgan will be held at the resi dence of her brother, John P. Mor gan, 116 Calder street, Monday aft ' ernoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be made in the Paxtang Cemetery. Miss Morganu was one of the city's best-known school teachers. She died on Thursday evening at 8.50 after an illness of about two years. She taught in the public schools for forty four years, giving instruction to many of Harrisburg's present prominent citizens. Thousands of children were tinder her instruction. MRS. R. J. WOLF DIES Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Wall Wolf, aged 23, wife of the Rev. Robert J. Wolf, of Berwick, were held last evening at Berwick and fur ther services will be conducted Mon day morning at 10 o'clock at the Memorial Lutheran Church, Fif teenth and Shoop streets. The Rev. L. C. Manges, pastor of the Memorial Lutheran Church, and the Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson will officiate and burial will be made in the Hum melstown cemetery. Mrs. Wolf was for some time prior to her marriage connected with the Workmen's Com pensation Bureau of the State De partment of Labor and Industry and her wedding was the first of eight among the employes of that depart ment last year. JOHN EVELER John Eveler, Sr., aged 71, died this morning at his home, 1729 Green street, from pneumonia. Fu neral arrangements will be an nounced later. The People's Forum Sunday, March 3, Bethel Church, Briggs street, 3 o'clock. Big Patriotic Rally. Music by the chorus of Grace M. E. Church under the leadership of Professor Phil lips. noted speaker will address the meeting. SATURDAY EVENINCT, HAKRIBBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 2, 1918. Several Small German Naval Boats Sunk by Mines in North Sea By Associated Press The Hague, Friday, March I.—Sev eral small German naval vessels ran into mines to-day six miles oft the island of Vlieland, in North Holland. In the course of attempts of Ger mans to save the crews one boat got into the surf and capsized. Five men from this boat were landed on the island. According' to the Handelsbladt, heavy gunfire was heard in this lo cality last night. London, March 2.—An Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Mail says a German torj>e-loboat and two German minesweepers ran into mines off I Vlieland island and were blown up | early yesterday. A German vessel I which was in the vicinity lowered a boat to save the crews, but the high seas made it impossible to reach the crews of the wrecked vessels and the boat drifted to the island. The dispatch says It is learned from Ymuiden that a Dutch fishing boat also struck a mine, aJI on board being lost. MRS. ELLEN L. BI RTNETT Mrs. Ellen L. Burtnett, aged 62, wife of Ambrose W. Burnett, died yesterday afternoon at her home, 2733 Herr street, Penbrook. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 o'clock from her home. The Rev. J. C. Forncrook, pastor of Penbrook Church of God, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Wagner, will officiate. Burial will be made in the East Harrisburg Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, son Charles C. Burnett, in the Army; three brothers and her mother. YANKEES REPEL" GERMAN RAID [Continued from First Page.] had one taste of gas a few days ago. would fear it now, let loose great quantities of poisonous gas, but the men put on their masks and only a few were affected by it. So intense was the firing the woods back of the salient were shot to pieces. At 6 o'clock the barrage fire lift ed on the trenches to the right of the salient and Germans, numbering 240, came sweeping forward under the protection of their fire. They came forward apparently intending to make a heavy haul and jumped into what was left of the trenches, but there, instead of the easy time anticipated, found the Americans all ready for battle. Fierce hand-to hand fighting began. One American captain rallied his men with rifles and machine guns and went through the American wire entanglements into No Man's Land and there waited for the enemy, whom he expected to be driven out by his comrades in the trenches, narraer Fire Trap* Fleeing Germans He was right, for soon groups of the enemy started back through the wire entanglements. The Americans poured in a deadly fire, but. unfor tunately, the captain was killed in the fighting. He is the first member of the 1917 class at West Point to be killed. While the Americans were in front of the wire entanglements and in shell holes, still fighting desperately, the American barrage fire began sweeping No Man's Land, catching many running Prussians who had had enough of American methods. The barrage swept back and forth, making , sure of doing all possible damage to the foe. When the enemy had been driven back out of the positions the bodies of ten German soldiers were found in the American trenches. Two German officers were entangled in the wira and many bodies were in sight. Eight were visible through the snowstorm at one point. The ground was littered with enemy hand-grenades, boxes of explosives for destroying dugouts and incendi ary bombs, which they had no op portunity to use. Bombn Ftnd No Victims The Germans managed, however, to drop incendiary bombs in two dugouts, which were destroyed by fire, but no Americans were in them. If the Germans captured any pris oners. which is doubtful, there were not more than two or three, pos sibly from a listening post. Of the missing, many probably were buried. Digging for them now is proceeding, and others may be accounted for. Two German prisoners were wounded and the other taken was unhurt except for a welt on one of his hands where he was struck by a young American soldier when he showed fight after capture. The American officers obtained much valuable Information from the prisoners. One said: "I did not have a chance to do anything before an American jumped onto me and grabbed me by the throat." The Germans had been preparing for the raid for three weeks and belonged to the Seventy-eighth Re serve Division, of Hanover. The prisoners had Russian coins in their possession and came into the trenches opposite just before the Americans took over this sector. The Americans displayed the greatest personal courage, bravery and energy throughout the engage ment and outfought the surprised enemy from the instant contact was established. During the bombardment a town behind the American line was heav ily shelled, and there were some casualties. SALVATION ARMY FUND GETS FURTHER BOOST [Continued from First Pace.] ''over the top" a systematic plan will be devised at that meeting to canvass persons who have not been seen up to that time, to raise what ever amount may then be lacking. President Frank G. .Fahnestock Jr. asked the newspapers this morn ing to urge all Kiwanis members to go to the meeting Monday prepared to turn over the money which they have collected and in the meantime to bend every effort to collect funds for the very worthy object they are working for. "Every clubmember is expected to do his bit in soliciting the fund," said Mr. Fahnestock, "and those who haven't yet gotten on the job are expected to raise the quota allotted to each before the meeting Monday. I suggest that members pair oft In teams of two and devote as much of their time as is possible, either this afternoon or Monday. "Contributions have been coming in on a liberal basis, but the goal is not yet in sight, and it will take earnest work on the part of all the Kiwanis solicitors to put it across." A contribution of S7O was made to the fund by the Moorhead Knit ting Company employes. W. C. Al exander, sales manager of the firm, is a member of the Kiwanis Club, and through his efforts this sum was collected. The employes of the firm. are very patriotic, contributing largely to the various war work funds. Harrisburg Lad to Get Special Training Hp *• ' 3*n| f^mW ' H m isi /" / PAUL F. SHOPE Paul F. Shope, of Perdix, a Tech nical High school graduate, now in service at Camp Meade, was one of the five men selected from Company C, Three Hundred and Fourteenth infantry, for special machine gun training and service. Mr. Shope is a brother of James A. Shope, engineer in the city park department office. Captain Gerlach, Sentenced to Five Years For Refusing Orders, Has Been Released New York, March 2. —Captain Charles E. Gerlach, formerly second officer of the American transport McCellan, who was tried by military court-matrial here last October, and given a five-year sentence at hard labor on the charge of refusing to stand watch while returning from France as a passenger on another ship, has been released. Word to this effect was received by his wife in a letter from the Adjutant Gen eral authorized by the Secretary of War. Gerlach's defense was that he had already stood watch four days as a volunteer and was ill when ordered to continue. He again has tendered his services to the Shipping Board as a marine officer. PEACE PARLEY AGAIN BROKEN; SLAVS FIGHT [Continued from First Page.] interior are making ready to resist the invaders. Belated dispatches from Petro grad say the Bolsheviki are destroy ing strategic railways, bridges and roads and are sending large forces to the fighting front. The Germans are said to be within eighty miles of Petrograd on the southwest and are approaching Orsha, on the same meridian of longitude at Petrograd and 300 miles west of Moscow. Vitebsk, ninety-five miles north of Orsha, also is threatened. In the Ukraine the advance of the Germans and Austrians, who now have joined their ally in driving the Bolsheviki from the new republic, goes on rap idly. Kiev, the capital, which has been in Bolsheviki control, is in dan ger. Vienna reports the surrender of 10,000 Russians and the capture of much war material and railway roll ing stock. Interior Is Against Separate Peace Pact; Holy War Is Declared By Associated Press Vologda, Russia, Friday, March 1. —An example of the tendency being shown in interior Russia to follow the example of Moscow and declare against a separate peace with Ger many and for a fight to the limit for the revolution is furnished by the action of the Council of Soldiers' and Workmen's Delegates at Penza, some 350 miles southeast of Moscow. This council has declined to approve the signing of a peace treaty with the Central Powers and has declared for a holy war. The council at Narva by a vote of 40 to 18 called for gen eral mobilization and against a sepa rate peace. General mobilization orders have been issued in Kazan province. In these orders all the Soviets are urged to fight Germany to the bitter end. Similar action lias been taken by the councils at Voronezh, in South ern Central Russia, and in other cities. In Moscot the Social Democrat, a Bolsheviki organ, declared on Thurs day: "The Russian proletariat with all its strength must dismiss any thought of a disgraceful surrender of its aims and must rise to the de fense of the revolution. To armst either death or victory!" PREPARE TO REGISTER ALL CITY PROPERTY [Continued from First Page.] prothonotary under the law are not permitted to accept any instruments showing title transfers until the documents are properly executed by the city officials. Make New Plans A few years ago these require ments were met but later the sys tem was not continued. Now City Assessor Thompson relies upon a re turn sheet from the various county offices showing when properties changed hands but under the new system the change of owners will first be listed by the city. The city engineer's office will pre pare during the next few weeks a new set of plans covering the city. In some instances drawings now on file can be used but in cases where property has been annexed, or street changes made new plans will be needed. During the last few weeks letters have been sent to a ffumber of other cities to get copies of blanks used there In order to devise the best pos sible record system for use here. New books will be ordered soon and all property in the city entered. Officials said the new method will give the city an accurate record of owners of all ground and buildings in the city, together with any chang es of titles so that there can be no errors in preparing the triennial as sessments and in sending out tax notices. Frequently in the past there have been, a number of errors made in assessing properly because there was no definite system in use to check up on sales. ORPHEUM Tuesday Matinee and night, March 5 Gus Hill offers "Hans und Fritz." Friday and Saturday, with dally matinees, March S and 8 Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival. Wednesday, matinee and night, March 13 —A special return engagement— Henry B. Harris presents "The Thir teenth Chair." Coming, for the entire week of March 18 Elliott, Comstock and Gest of fer the original company in Ameri ca's most beautiful play, "Experi ence." MAJESTIC High Grade of Vaudeville. COLONIAL, To-day Mabel Normand in "Dodg ing a Million." Monday of next week Return show ing of Norma Talmadge in "The Secret of the Storm Country." Tuesday Return showing of Clara Kimball Young in "Shirley Kay." Wednesday and Thursday—Earle Wil liams in "A Mother's Sin." Friday and Saturday Alice Brady in "Her Silertt Sacrifice." REGENT To-day Douglas Fairbanks in "Headin' South." Monday and Tuesday Jack Pick ford in "The Spirit of '17." Wednesday and Thursday Wallace Reid in "Rimrock Jones." VICTORIA To-day William S. Hart in "Fear less Eagan;" also June Caprice in "The Heart of Romance." Monday and Tuesday Theda Bara in "Du Barry." Wednesday and Thursday—"Parent age." Friday and Saturday George Walsh in "JJack Sprulock—Prodigal." "Hans und Fritz" will be at the Or pheum Tuesday, matinee and night. These youngsters "Hons uml Frit/.*' are known to nt the Orpheum readers of the funny pages in many of the daily papers who boast of a funny page. "Hans und Fritz" are the two boys who devote the greater part of their time in making so much trouble for their uncle , Heinie. and der Captain. The boys are gentle reminders of Peck's bad boy, who some years ago was such a favorite with the reading public. In "Hans und Fritz" we have two kid dies who are just as capable of mak ing trouble for others as any mis chief-making boys ever seen on earth. The coming of these youngsters as stage heroes is bound to attract the attention of many who enjoy such fun as the cartoon boys are noted for. The skilled American worker, well paid and accorded all the privileges of the land of I,yinnn H. Hone'* liberty, stands in Travel Festival remarkable con trast to the Chinese coolie, depicted in Lyman H. Howe's Travel Festival, which conies to the Orpheum next week on Friday and Saturday, with daily inaiinees. The average coolie's stipend is one cent an hour for the hardest kind of labor. Man power, instead of steam, is still used in China to move most of the river boats and to operate the primitive mud dredges and other anti quated machinery. Many interesting glimpses of the industrial methods of the Chinese are given in Mr. Howe's fascinating tour through the Celes tial Kmpire. Another striking link in the new- Travel Festival program is an excur sion into the wilds of Alaska, while considerable excitement is furnished in the capture of a wild mountain lion by intrepid hunters in Mon tana. "A Day and Night at Coney Is land" is a lively and decidedly amus ing visit to the bizarre amusement devices of America's playground. Mr. Howe, too, has secured some spec tacular views of I'ncle Sam's gigantic war caterpillars while engaged in the performance of seemingly impossible feats. Animated caricatures and film novelties from the Howe studios will be freely interspersed throughout the entertainment. Theatergoers who have waited patj ently for the return of "Thirteenth Chair" will be well "The rewarded soon, when Thirteenth New York's sensatioii- Chulr" al melodrama will be presented here by Wil liam Harris, Jr.. in the same elaborate setting in which it was shown at the Forty-eighth Street Theater, New York. To attempt a description of "The Thirteenth Chair" in a few brief sentences would be well nigh impos sible. Suffice it to say that it is claimed that from the moment the curtain descended on the last act of the play on its opening night, it was a much-talked of play in New York for an entire theatrical season. Its continuous run at the Forty-eighth Street Theater for more than a year bears eloquent testimony to the in terest taken in the play by those who love the drama. "The Thirteenth Chair" is bv Bayard Veiller. the au thor of "Within the Daw," who is known to theatergoers the world over as a master hand at writing sensa tional dramatic plays. One of the most welcome announce ments of the current theatrical sea son is that made by "Experience" the management of lleturnM to the Orpheum Theater Harriiburg that they have secur ed the original New York company presenting "Experi ence," the George V. Hobart morality play, for their theater for the entire week of March 18, with a matinee on Wednesday and Saturday. When one harks back to the phenomenal runs of this play during the past four years it is no wonder that it has won for itself the name of "the piost wonder ful play in America." This is the first time that the big, original com pany has been seen here, and among its players are the names of some theatrical favorites who have long been identified with the best the pro fusion can give. William Ingersoll was the original Experience, and he will be warmly welcomed by many playgoers who remember liim as their favorite stock player; also Fra zer Coulter, who plays Wealth in this drama, is one of the most artistic and finished players known to the con temporary stage; Raymond \an Sickle, the Youth of Mr. Hobart's play, is a versatile young actor for whom a brilliant career is predicted, while Marie Home, as the alluring blond, Pleasure, is a rare delight in the role. Marion Holcombe will essay the role of Opportunity, who knocks but once and when her call is unheard she goes away with Ambition, a part played by John Todd. Dorothy New el as Passion, dominates the whole play, and Ebba Andrus' rendition of Excitement is all that one could wish. Jean Downs is the Beauty of the drama and is, indeed, truly rep resentative of the role, while Ada Wingard is a tantalizing Intoxication and her delightful, rippling laugh soon chases away the blue devils. Other excellent performers in princi pal roles are: Mary Josephyne Comer ford, May McManus, Claudia Wheeler, Blanche Crossman, Doris Hardy, George T. Meech, "Billy" Bets and Harry J. Dane. In "Dodging a Million," Goldwy's delightful comedy-drama starring piquant Mabel Mabel N'.tniand In No rma n d , "Dodging a Million'' there appears an "ice grot to," presumably on the dancing floor of a fashionable New York restau rant. For this effect there was built in the Goldwyn studio, at Fort Dee, N. J., a special tank in which were placed some 800 feet of ammonia piping to freeze the water it contain ed. This is probably the first time that such an apparatus has been used in motion pictures, and it Is said that it strained certain resources of the Goldwyn technical department to 1 JACK PICKFORD IN "SPIRIT OF 'l7" BPi : , ' ■ . 1 . JgHfe -'y'- ■ £■ ; S AT THK REGENT MONDAY AND TCESDAY produce it. Incidentally, the result ant scene reveals Miss Normand to the theatergoing public as a skater of remarkable grace. With Tom Moore, who has been leading man to many distinguished screen stars. Miss Nor mand executes some difficult dance figures over the surface of the pond. . "Dodging a Million'' tells a tale of newspaper life combining laughter and < thrills, and the star's role is that of a < copy girl," a sort of journalistic | ne er-do-well, whose sudden, brilliant ; "beat" covers her paper and herself ! with glory. The attraction for Monday of the coming week will be a return show ing of Norma Talmadge in "The Se- , cret of the Storm Country," In which this brilliant star is at her best. Admirers of June Caprice will see that smiling William Fox star in a new, pretty , June Caprice In "The and stirring j Heart of Komnnee" photoplay. It is called "The I Heart of Romance," and will be shown I at the Victoria Theater to-day. to- I gether with William S. Hart in "Fear less Eagan." Miss Caprice begins this photoplay in an unusual way—that is, unusual j for Miss Caprice. She wears real } stylish clothes. In all the previous | i nictures s'r lias appeared in Miss Ciiprlce began in ingt' and ends in ricnes, but in "The Heart oi Ho- j mance" she is rich from beginning to : end. The story is that of a young writer who is in love with Eloise Jackson (June Caprice). He is poor and Eloise's guardian fears he is fonder of her money than of her. To test the young man, the guardian devises sev eral tests. These are exciting in the extreme. Eloise is really in love with the writer j but she obeys the commands of her i guardian to prove the youth really cares for her. At one point she joins | the chorus of a Broadway show to • make her sweetheart believe she has | lost her fortune. The youth is strong of heart and j never stops battling his way into El- i oise's good graces. Monday and Tuesday, Theda Bara in "Du Barry," will be the attraction. Some very favorable comments have | been heard concerning the | vaudeville's show the last At the half of this week. The bill ; Mujentlc consists of a variety of good- features with "The Six Jolly Tars" headlining the list. This is a very good singing and.com- 1 edy novelty presented in somewhat unusual fashion. The act is replete with extremely funny comedy situa tions, and some excellent harmony is furnished by the Nestor Quartet. Har ney Williams and Company, in their clever one-act farce. • entitled "Poor John," and Friscoe, an expert on the xylophone, are striking a popular chord with local devotees. Patricola and Meyers walk away at the finish of their act with honors. This clever duo offer a lively song and patter skit. They have a line of rapid-fire conversation and sing some tuneful melodies. Turner and Grace, in a comedy juggling novelty, complete the roster. Victor's Musical Melange, a spec tacular instrumental offering, pre sented by thirteen people, is the fea ture scheduled for the early half of next week. A few of the attractions also included on this bill are Fran- jy Pleasure. SonK, Fashion, Beauty and Passion, five*lmportant characters in George V. Hobarts Big Modern Morality Play, "Experience," coming to the Orpheum Theater* entire week ol March IS. Cis Dyer, in a comedy singing offer ing; Frank Ward, clever monologist, and two other comedy turns. Jack Pickford, the talented brother of "our Mary," is to appear at the Regent Theater ".luck I'li-kfortl In in "The Spirit of "The Spirit of 'l7" '17," on Monday and Tuesday of next week. This Is an original story, written by Judge William Brown, of the Chicago Juvenile Court, and ar ranged for the screen by Julia Craw ford Ivers. Dealing with ono of the most important problems of the pres ent economical crisis, "The Spirit of 'l7" sJiows the clever young star in an altogether new light, and offers him as yet unguessed of opportunity to display his talent. U. S. Officers Impressed by Universal Courage Encountered in Belgium By Associated Press With the British Army in Bel gium, Friday, March I.—General Elliott Wadsworth, of Boston; Colo nel Ernest Bicknell, of Chicago; Major Ivy Lee, of Now York; Ma jor Van Schaick and Major Sim mons have just completed a visit to the Belgian front. "Our experience has been most in spiring," said General Wadsworth. "Above all we were impressed by the splendid courage and optimism of every one, from generals in com mand of armies to children who are , staying on farms and studying in schools within the sound of the German guns. The cheerfulness of the soldiers, the determination of the people to see the struggle through to a successful conclusion and free Belgium—these are cir cumstances which strike the Amer ican visitor forcibly. "Wo were impressed especially by. the care Belgium is lavishing on the children, iiprooted from their homes by tvar. and by the splendid organization of the hospitals, both military and civilian. In fact, the efforts of every one, from the king and queen downward, should be an object of admiration on the part of the American people. STEFANSSON ILL IN ARCTIC Fxplorer DeliriouM, Sny Report* From Her