■S/nencan Volunteers in Rain of Bullets Search No Man's Land For Members of Missing Patrol Part ■ HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXVII No. 54 I4IPAGES RUSSIA ACCEPTS HUN PEACE TO PREVENT FURTHER INVASION Treaties Between Envoys at Brest-Litovsk of Teuton and Slav Are Finally Signed, Says a Telegram to Vienna; Hard Terms Are Accepted, Delegates Say, to Avoid New Demands by Berlin By Associated Press Washington, March 4. —The Russians have begun destroying bridges on the Trans-Siberian railroad be tween Lake Baikal and the Chinese frontier. John F. Stevens, chairman of the American Railway Mission, re ported this to-day to the State Department. This may prevent Ambassador Francis from reaching Vladivostok. While without details, officials here believe the Rus sians are destroying the bridges to prevent an expected advance of Japanese troops. A large number of other structures have been mined, Mr- Stevens also reported, so they could be readily destroyed. London, March 4. —Supplementary treaties between the. Cen tral Powirs and the Bolshevik government were signed at Brest- Litovsk in addition to the main peace treaty says a telegram from Brest-Litovsk by v --a> of Vienna and Amsterdam. * Formal official announcement of the signing has not yet been received from the Russian side but a late radiogram from Petro grad said the treaty would be signed Sunday. As the German official statement of Sunday night mentions only the cessation of operations in Great Russia, it is inferred in some quarters lierc that the German advance in the Ukraine and I* inland will continue while the Germans reserve for themselves generally a free hand outside the limits of Great Russia. Berlin. March 4. —(British Admiralty per Wireless I'ress) —Military operations in ltussia stopped yesterday, says the of ficial statement issued to-day l>y the German general start. "Washington, March 4.—Russia's delegates at Brest-Litovsk have halted tho German invasion of Great Kussia by agreeing to the peace terms offered February 21. The peace was made they report to the Bolsheviki government, because ev ery day of delay meant more de mands by the Germans. Added pro visions require the Russians not only to retire from Turkey's Asiatic prov inces, but also from territory in the region of Kars, Batoum and Kara bagh, taken from the Turks during past wars, Berlin also announces the signing of peace terms and the cessation of operations. When the German for ward movement halted, the invaders were at Narva, 100 miles west of Petrograd, and approaching Luga, 88 miles southwest. The greater part of the Ukraine has been clear ed of the Bolsheviki. Much war ma terial and more than 60,000 prison ers have been captured by the Ger mans in the Russian campaign. Germany apparently is determined to give the Bolsheviki but a narrow strip along the Gulf of Finland and at the request of the Finnish gov ernment is to undertake the ex- F.W.WOOLWORTH started by saving fives and tens. YOU start to-night by THRIFT STAMPS j THE WEATHER For IlnrriNbiif-K and vicinity. Oeiiernlly cloudy to-night nml Tucsduy, probably rala; Mariner to-nlKht, with lowest temperature about 38 decree*. 1' " r Eastern I'eiinsylvanlii: t'loudy to-niitlit and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday In cant portion: mod erate south winds. lllvcr The Susquehanna river and prob ably all Its brunches will fall to-nlKht. Some, possibly all, of the branches may begin to rise again Tuesday, as a result of rain and higher temperature In dicated for the watershed. A stage of about N. 5 feet is Indi cated for llnrrlnburg Tucsdnv morning. General Conditions The barometer is high along the Atlantic coast, with center of maximum pressure over the Middle Atlantic States. An ex tensive area of low barometer '■oven nearly all the western half of the country with Its center over the lipper Missouri Valley. I.lgbt to moderately heavy rains have fnllen within the last twenty-four hours in the Lower Ohio, Middle Missis sippi and Loner Missouri val leys. Temperature: 8 a. ni., 30. Sun: Rises, lis-0 a. in.) sets, 5:40 |i. in. Moon: Itlses, 12:01 a. m.s new moon, March 12, 2:52 p. m. liver Stage: 0.8 feet above low water mark. Vesterday'a Weather Highest temperature, 4!). I.owest temperature. 80. Mean temperature, 42. Annual temperature, 33. pulsion of the Finnish revolutions and llolslieviki lied Guards from Southern Finland. With Esthonia under German control and Finland freed from Bolsheviki sway, the Bol sheviki will have less than 200 miles of coastline along the Finnish gulf. German troops already have landed on the Aland Islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia and will make the islands the base of their opera tions in support of the Finnish gov ernment. Germany has assured Swe den that she has no territorial in terest in the Aland Islands. Petrograd, March 2 (Delayed).— In the fear that argument would re sult In even more onerous terms, the Russian delegation at Brest-Litovsk has accepted all the German peace conditions and is about to sigh an agreement, according to a telegram from the delegates received to-day at the Smolny Institute. The demands already have been increased, the delegates reported. The message, which was addressed to Premier.Lenine and Foreign Min ister Trotsky, follows: "As we anticipated, deliberations on a treaty of peace are absolutely useless and could only make things worse in corparison with the ultima tum of February 21. They might | even assume the character of lead ing to the presentation of another ultimatum. "In view of this fact, and in con sequence of the Germans' refusal to ! cease military action until peace is signed, we have resolved to sign the treaty without discussing its con tents and leave after we have at tached our signatures. We, there fore, have requested a train, ex pecting to sign to-day and leave af terward. "The most serious feature of the new demands compared with those of February 21 is the following: "To detach the regions of Kara band, Kars and Batotim from Rus sian territory on the pretext of the right of peoples to self-determina tion." Germany Announces Intention to Occupy Finland; Swedes Protest By Associated Press Washington, March 4. —Germany's occupation of the Aland Islands is only a preliminary to the total oc cupation of Finland. Official dis patches to the Swedish legation to day says Germany has announced to the Stockholm foreign office her In tention to occupy Finland and that Sweden has protested. Germany advised Sweden, the dis patches say. that it was necessary to temporarily occupy Finland to re store order, but gave assurances that she had no intention to take perma nent possession of the territory. Sweden protested also against the Aland Islands being placed in the war zone. The occupation of the Aland Is [Contiimcd on Page 11.] Proud of Needs of Army, Kaiser Tells Chancellor Hertling By Associated Press Berlin, March 4, via London— Emperor "William, according to an official announcement made to-day, on the conclusion of peace between Germany and Russia sent a telegram to Count Von Hertling, the German imperial chancellor, reading as fol lows: "The German sword wielded by great army leaders has brought peace with Russia. With deep grati tude to God, who has been with us, I am tilled with proud joy at the deeds of my army and the tenacious perservence of my people. It is of especial satisfaction to me that Ger man blood and German kulture have been saved. Accept my warmest thanks for jfour faithful and strong in the great work." HARRISBURG, PA., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1918 OFFICIAL PHOTOS OF TESTS OF BROWNING ' 1 ~ •• I These official photographs show the test of the Browning machine guns at Washington. in the first at the top and left a private, with his helper behind him to carry ammunition, is firing the gun from the hip. Note the strap over tlie left shoulder to help him hold the lifteen-pound weapon in place. j At the right at the top is Senator James W. Wadsworth, of New York | state, firing the same gun from the shoulder with the strap hanging loose. The development of the gun is said to have given the U. S. Army tho best lield piece in the world. In all its tests it has not jammed or ceased firing. AMERICAN FIRE KEPT HUNS OUT YANKEE LINES ; Captives Taken Were Mem bers of Patrol Party in No Man's Land FACED FIRE BRAVELY j U. S. Volunteers j Terrible Rain of Machine Gun Bullets By Associated Press With the American Army in France, Saturday, March 2. —The Americans the Germans claimed to have captured on the Chemin des 1 Dames probably was the larger part I of a patrol of thirten men which j of a patrol of thirteen men which I went out when the raid began and | has not been heard of since. The enemy obtained no prisoners from the American trenches. Volunteers from American units! along theChemin-des-Damea search ed No Man's Land in a rain of ma chine gun bullets for thirteen miss ing men of a patrol party, did not find any trace of them except one man who had been killed. It is cer tain the Germans obtained prisoners from this patrol. All the missing men- came from New England. Fight For an Hour Details of the German attack which failed completely to reach the [Continued on Page 11.] Street Repair Work to Cost 100 Per Cent. More During the Coming Year Bids for furnishing asphalt for the city highway department for street paving and repair work are al most one hundred per cent, higher this year than in 1917. Two proposals were received to day by Commissioner W. H. Lynch for GOO tons of asphalt, with the pro viso that the department can in crease or diminish the order 50 per cent. Atlantic Refining Company, $.'13.50 a ton; Barber Asphalt Paving Com pany $43.84 a ton. Council to-mor row" will be asked to approve a con tract awarded to the Atlantic Com pany. Last year the contract was award ed at a bid of $1T.37 a ton, almost half the figure submitted to-day. Commissioner Lynch said he will | start repair work as soon as weather conditions permit and the snow and ice is removed from some of the streets on which work will be start ed first. Britishers Successful in Raids on Different Parts of Front Last Night London. March 4.—"A number CHANCE OPENS FOR REGISTERED MEN TO ENLIST Men Trained in Particular Lines of Work May lie Inducted Into Service, , ' * V Men of military age registered 'for the draft, will haVe until Friday to appear before their local boards find volunteer for induction into military service in a branch of the service for which their civilian training makes them eligible, according to an order issued to-day. In effect the order opens up for a short tim* the right to enlist in special branches. By the new order issued to the various local exemption boards, in accordance with instructions from Washington, hundreds of draft reg istrants skilled at some particular line of work now In demand in the [Continued on Page 10.] TEUTONS PERFECT PLANS FOR DRIVE ON WEST FRONT Momentum of Battle Is Hi creasing, Says Baker's Weekly Review 11 y /lss< dated Press Washington, March 4—Continued preparatory movements on the part of the Germans along the western front are noted to-day by the War Department in its review of the military situation for the week end | ing March 2. "The momentum of battle is increasing," the statement declares, citing throe attempts by the enemy to reach the lines held by American troops as an example |Of what is taking place "on a larger scale along the entire western front." The definite announcement is [Continued on Page 12.] Help to "Pound" Hun, New British Slogan London, March 4.—A war bond campaign of a week, to raise 100,- 000,000 pounds sterling, began to day with a rush. The two iarftfest in dividual subscriptions were for 1,- 500,000 pounds sterling each. The newspapers givq prominence to the campaign with such headlines as "Help to 'Pound' the Germans." King George sent a message express ing confidence that the people would contribute whatever was necessary Ui nl.'aU victory. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION ALL FLOUR IN CITY TO BE REGISTERED TO STOP HOARDING Every Ounce ot Y/heat Held by Housewives to Be Listed Within Week With Food Administrator; Government Not to Commandeer Supply Except in Extreme Ne cessity; Telegraph to Print Registration Cards The entire wheat flour supply in Harrisburg households will be reg-1 istered during this week, according to plans announced by Donald Me Cormick. local food administrator this morning. The local food ad ministration will have charge of the flour registration in the city. The Registration of all the flour here has been expected for some time, and comes as no surprise to the local food administration. The move was explained by the Tele graph last week, and the telegram authorizing the registration was re ceived by the local food administra tion this morning. The registration will begin Wed nesday, when the regulation flour card will be printed in this news paper for the benefit of the house wife. Householders will receive no "flour cards," this notice will be considere' official notification, and the fortm printed for six days, be ginning next Wednesday, will be the official "cards" on which the regis tration will be conducted. To Tabulate Information The slips bearing the data on the flour supply will be filed at the Dauphin County Food Administra tion Headquarters, in the Chamber of Commerce Offices, after the in formation on them Is tabulated and t t X X 4* COAL DEALER EXONERATED $ X Harrisburg—G. Frank Milleison, local coal dealer, J •X T £ X givi... T jr X JEWISH RABBIS PLAN DRrVE *& Harri t a meeting to-day, de- X , X cided,to raise funds for Jewish welfare work among sol- *9* T *§ bci and f< . A baptismal poo! L $ will also be built. J ▼I SPECIAL CALLS FOR ARMY SERVICE , § B r • Ihi' *t - rHe ui' juarters to-day X ' X issued special calls for men trained in various branches r *§• ' y of mechanic s, including engines, automobiles, gunsmith, t X typewriter, etc. Men arc also wanted for many other X branches requiring technical knowledge. *£ ' X GERMAN RAIDS CHECKED X 14 . s made last night on the •£ i French lines north of the Chemin des Dames and nca> ▲ Malincourt \frocd were checked by the fire of the French t I' ' o^ic announced to-day. X t2s £ J J ARKANSAS WINS BOUNDARY SUIT ? 1 ' t ; C .-.:t t .% day, IJ: in effect* c the boundary line *4* I between that state and Tennessee. J $25,000,000 ORDNANCE BASE IN FRANCE * X T X Washington -Building a $25,000,000 ordnance base 2 L in France, which will include approximately twenty large X storehouses, twelve shopbuildings, one hundred smaller *| A shops and magazines and machine tool equipment, cost- X ' n g about $5,000,000, was announced to-day by.the War 4* 4* Department- x A ' COTTON REACHES NEW HIGH RECORD T| New York—The price of cotton for future delivery X touched a new high record for the season when it rose lapproximately $3 a bale here to-day. , 5 PNEUMONIC PLAGUE SPREADS & •4 Shanghai, China, Thursday—The pneumonic plague T T has spread to Shantung province from Shansi province, *5? f where it has been prevalent. Four deaths have occurred X X at Tsinanfu, capital of Shantung province. X * 4* MARRIAGE £ I Dnnlcl A. nnd Kvh M. Ilofl'miui, Wot Falrvleni slier- ♦f' 7® man W. Howe nd Kubie 11. Mlnnlcli, Wleonlco< l.eonnrd Mrhtieta £-. JL and Enid H. Peter*, Mlddletown. "T i submitted to the state food admin istration. All flour containing any amount ; of wheat must be enumerated in the householders' report to the food ad ministration. The report must in ■ elude ALL, flour on hand, whether in excess of the amount allowed one household or not. The number in a household, the flour on hand, and the requirements [Continued on l'acc 12.] , Poker Players Caught Coming and Going By Associated Press Washington, March 4. Poker profiteers wero hit to-day by the in ternal revenue bureau's informal rul ing that earnings from the game were subject to the income tax, but losses could not be deducted from in come in lijruring the tax. Thus there 1 is a tax for the winner and no relief fi* - the loser. The ruling was given in answer to a letter of inquiry. ' VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT OF BELGIAN LINES Paris, Sunday, March 3.—The Bcl ! gian official statement on military operations issued to-night reads: "In the course of the last two days the artillery activity has been rather intense. On the night of March 1. ' the Germans made an attack against. ! the liois Du Trapeze, which was re • pulsed completely by the fire of our • artillery and machine guns. The - Germans bombarded our lines vio l lently at some points."