S W * '• • Humiliating Peace Terms Have Been Forced Upon Russia, Rumania and Finland Within Past Five Days HARRISBURG flfSfpli TELEGRAPH ®)c Star-Jn&epcn&cnt ** I LXXXVII- No. 58 22 PAGES CITY'S SUPPLY OF WHEAT FLOUR IS DOUBLED IN WtiEK Great Quantities of Potatoes Arc Held, Food Sur vey Shows CONSERVATION'S RESULT Sugar Only Foodstuff Scarce Within Limits of County There is twice as much flour in Harrisburg and vicinity as there was last week, according to the Dauphin county food administration, which made its weekly survey report of the food situation in Dauphin county this morning. The report shows that the amount of flour held by whole salers is double that held in stock last week. The Federal Flour sur vey now in progress throughout city and county shows householders also are well supplied. Retailers have as much flour in stock as the wholesalers, it is thought. The widespread conservation is believed to have played a big part in the in creased supply. The weekly report of the food ad ministration indicates that unusually large quantities of potatoes are held throughout this district. The abun dant use of potatoes as a grain con servation measure to-day is urged by the local food administration. Sugar remains scarce, the only commodity which is scarce in Har risburg and vicinity. 'While there was not much on hand this morning, no serious consequences of the short age are expected, as a number of cars are understood to be enroute from Philadelphia. Foodstuffs totalling more than two and a quarter million pounds are in stock at local wholesale es tablishments. While an accurate survey of retailers' stocks is impos sible. it is knowr. that the retail supplies are at least equal to the wholesale supplies. The itemized lists of Harrisburg's present food resources is as follows: Flour. 426.000 pounds; corn meal, 17,200 pounds; oat meal, 15,200 pounds: beans, 151,000 pounds; rice, 12.000 pounds; canned goods, 622,000 pounds; meat, 1,040,000 pounds: lard and lard substitutes. 21,000 pounds. New Frontier Imposed by German Treaty Cuts Strip From Rumania By Associated Press Amsterdam, March 8. —Explana- tion of the preliminary peace treaty with Rumania is made in a state ment issued to the Austrian press at Vienna. It says the Dobrudja was transferred to the Central Powers | as a whole in order to make the j decision easier for Rumania. The frontier adjustments in Tran- | sylvania, in general, mean the pro- 1 tection of the Iron Gates and the ] Petrozeni mines as well as precau- , tion against fresh surprise attacks. . The new frontier, however, will not ; go deeply into Rumania. The eco- I nomic demands relate particularly | to imports of petroleum and agri- j cultural products and the evacuation j of Austria-Hungary by Rumanian ! troops affects a strip of Bukowina j still occupied by the Rumanians. Finally, the statement says the j stipulation that Rumania must give transport facilities for the troops and transports of the Central Pow- j ers to Odessa appeared necessary in , order to safeguard the shipment of ' large grain supplies from Odessa by j way of the Volga, Dnieper and j Danube rivers to the central empires, i j . If in doubt about THRIFT STAMPS # inquire of Ed. S. Herman He will enlighten you. ———— THE WEATHER] For llarrlMburg and vicinity) Fair nnil Niimruhnt warmer to-nlKht, with lowmt temperature about 35 dourer*; Saturday Incrcan- Ing cloudlnesH and warmer, For Enxtern I'cnnnj Ivnnln: Fair mid warmer Saturday partly cloudy, warmer In nouth portion! moderate Month and Miulhwtat Hindu. River 1 he main river will riac kllkliilt thin afternoon, the upper por tion beKlnnlnic to fall late to night or on Katurdny morning. All tributaries will fall. \ ntaKe of about 7.0 feet la Indi cated for HarrlKbnrK Saturday morning. Temperature: 8 a. m., 30. Sum Hl.no*, Uils a. m.j net*, 5i44 p. m. Mooni Xewr moon, March 12, 2i52 P. m. Illver Stagei 7.4 feet above low wuter mark. Yesterday** Weather lllchrM temperature, 43. I.oweat temperature, 33. Mean • temperature, 38. Aorinnl temperature, 34. CHANCE HERE FOR REJECTED MEN TO GET INTO ARMY Draft Boards Get Permission to Induct Men For Second Line BARS DOWN FIRST TIME Order Permits Those Not Physically Perfect to Do Their Bit Harrisburg's registered men who are not perfect physically to-day were given their first chance to en list in the Army following the re ceipt of a telegram by the state draft headquarters from Provost Marshal Crowder. The new ruling permits men who have volunteered and were rejected for minor physical defects to enlist for induction through their local draft boards. The telegram to the State Draft Headquarters is to the effect that lo cal draft boards are to be author ized to accept for limited military service men who have been rejected by their medical boards for slight physical disability. The inference ar rived at by the state draft heads is that it is the beginning of a far reaching plan to utilize every pos sible draft registrant in some branch of the service. Authority given the local boards is to induct the slightly disqualified men in various branches of the ground service of the Aviation Corps. The authority lasts only to d*y, according to last night's tele giam, but the State Draft Headquar ters has wired to Washington for notification regarding extension of the period. M* ny Brandies Open The bcanches of service open to the slightly disqualified registrants are for photographers, general en 'gine, automobile and machine me chanics, gunsmiths, typewriters and other instrument makers; wireless telephone and telegraph operators and regular wire operators, awning and canvas workers, inspectors of gas masks and chemists with a col lege education and at least one year of commercial experience. During the first part of the week automobile and truck drivers were allowed to volunteer for induction, but the desired quota of these chauf feurs was inducted, and the opening for registered chauffeurs in this field of service has been closed. The photographers' branch is not open to men with all the physical defects listed as "minor." Men re jected previously because of ham mer toes, flat feet, missing finger or toe, slight defect in the hearing, un derweight, under height or poor vision are eligible for the photog raphers' branch of the service. Im perfect vision must be corrected by glasses. Local boards must receive permis sion from state headquarters before they induct a man under the new ruling which accepts registrants with physical imperfections. The dis i qualified registrant who is eligible | for induction under the ruling re | ceived last night, must also prove [himself to be carrying on in civil ' life the occupation which he wants Ito continue in the military. State draft officials point out that the ruling is not to be construed that men who have been physically disqualified for military service will be accepted in the branches open to the registrant by induction. It is for men who have been rejected for slight physical defections and classed as fit for limited service. It also gives the registrants who tried to enlist previously to December 15 and were rejected for slight physical de fects a chance to enter a preferred branch of the service. State draft officials explained this morning that all inductions will be deducted from Harrisburg's quota when the next call for the draft army comes from Washington. The quota, it was pointed out. will be figured at Washington and the in ductions taken into consideration there. Officials here will have noth ing to do with figuring the quota. All cases of induction are wired to Washington, so that they will be de ducted from Harrisburg's quota. Five Orphans Here Ask Court For Guardian to Look After Italian Estate With both their father and mother dead, and an- estate in Rome. Italy, which becomes their property, five children, all under fourteen years of age. have asked for the appointment of the Hershey Trust Company as administrator. Four of the children, Josephine, Camille. Rosie and Thomas Gasper, are being cared for by families in Derry township, while the fifth. Julia, a baby, is in a charitable institution in the city. .Their parents were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gasper, of Swatara Station. Register of Wills Roy C. Danner recently issued letters of administra tion to the trust company and the problem now confronting counsel engaged by friends of the children and by the company will be to get the estate which is held in Rome. NEED ANOTHER JUDGE With more than 100 continued cases and almost as many new crim inal suits, it is likely a' third Judge will be called to the city so that three *courts can be held.to dispose of criminal cases, it was reported to day. Five murder cases are listed and two of these may be called for trial if three courts are held. 52 PICK CENT. FOR FOOD Washington, March B.—The se riousness of the cost of living prob lem In Germany is shown in figures announced to-day by the Depart ment of I.abor, which state that 52.14 per cent, of the average Ger man family's expenditures is paid for food. HARRISBURG, TA., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1918 THE GERMAN AMPUTATION OF RUMANIA i lZam r, '""t ~ ' / \xnrf V / f rf \ \ "•***' "Jwimrst \ <4 *> ICOVV 'r,/nw AUSTRIA HUNGARY V v i \ 7: 1 * .#*—s # * t* ■j-ffr • . R O * rtcuJui .U&AvdM B L, AC K > * ? W sE A \ ! s* M\ 1 / £ . i "* \ -\J V i ■ •* ) * . > 1.1 -.**"*• .. — The black part of the map shows the territory ceded by Rumania to the Central Powers in the peace treaty. It includes the province of old and new Dobrudja, which will finally become an integral part of RUSS FAILURE BRINGS HUNS NO NEARER VICTORY Slav Collapse Merely Delayed War's End, Says Bonar Law By Associated Press London, Atarch B.—ln his address to the House of Commons yesterday Andrew Bonar Law, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, speaking of the military situation, said the dropping out of Russia deeply affected every theater of war except that in the German colonies, out of which the [Continued on Page 20.] NEW CUMBERLAND AND MIDDLETOWN BOTH IN FAVOR Report Has It Former Gets Quartermaster's Depot and Latter Ordnance Plant While ' youd nor Army representatives would discuss the matter to-day, it is pretty generally understood that the big develop ments in this vicinity will embrace both New Cumberland and Middle town. Surveys made of the land in the past few days and visits by con tractors' representatives leads to the belief that the ordnance depots will [Continued on Page 16.] Victory Bread Save the Wheat You'll find only one thing the matter with this bread —the fam ily will want to cat too much of it. It will save a pound and a half of wheat for the flag. OATMEAL YEAST UREAD 1 quart water. 1 or 2 cakes compressed yeast 4 teaspoons salt. 3 tablespoons molasses. 3 cups rolled oats. 8 cups flour. Mix as follows: Soften the yeast in one-half cup of water (luke warm). Heat the rest to boiling, ! then stir in the rolled oats. Let ! it boil up once. Cool, add the salt [ and sirup, and, when lukewarm, i add the softened yeast. Then add | the flour to make a stiff dough. Follow the directions for knead- i ing, raising and baking given for I potato bread. GERMAN PLANS AR HELL, PATIENT Iluns Labor Through the Night, Making All Snug and Tight, " to Disappear, Alas, With Morn's First Light With the American Army in France, Wednesday, March 6.—The enemy apparently has something he Is planning against our troops in the sector northwest of Toul. His cam ouflage constructions at certain points have suddenly been doubled in height and much work is going on within the line. Last night an American on patrol who understands German heard this conversation in a German trench: "Come here, Fritz, take this pick and pry that stone loose and then throw that dirt out. Those over there. Wo work all night to Itx things here and they blow them i Bulgaria. By the treaty Rumania is i cut off from the Black Sea Und- her frontier with Hungary is readjusted. Rumania also grants permission for the soldiers of the Central Powers to 1 cross her territory on their march to ■ Odessa. SHORT WEIGHT ACT RESTRICTED, IS NEW CLAIM Criminal Prosecutions Under! Law Arc Said to Be Limited May a dealer be prosecuted under the act of 1911 amended in 1913, providing penalties fpirshort weight or does the law wnfagive authority for prosecutions in Auie a weight.or measure is used whiftff is not stand ard and has not been sealed by the inspector of weights and measure^? This was the question brought up [Continued on Page 20.] ASHPROBLEMBY NO MEANS SOLVED, SAYS HASSLER Special Session of Council Called For This Afternoon to Meet Situation Commissioner Hassler called a conference of members of Council at 4 o'clock this afternoon to discuss a I plan proposed by a number of men in the city to provide for regular ash collections. Commissioner Hassler explained to the Commissioners the only sys tematic method of removing ashes and refuse will be by regular collec tions and pointed out that if the city cannot afford to pay for weekly re moval of the waste, some arrange ment should be made for collection at least every two weeks. While the motion passed by Coun cil on Tuesday authorized the Bureau of Ash and Garbage Inspection to make a general cleanup and to hire teams and men in the future to do this- work whenever it is thought necessary, Dr. Hassler contends the city will have no assurance that it can get teams or njen unless some arrangements is made. It is understood an offer has been made to the city to make collections every two weeks and to do the gen eral cleanup work for $4,000 a month for ten months, or until the end of the year. As Council has appropriat ed $40,000 for the ash removal work the amount will be sufflcient to pay for the work if the offer is accepted. Commissioner Hassler said the cleanup will require at least six weeks as at present in many of the yards the ashes are frozen in receptacles j because of the snow and rain and! annot be removed. Some of the I refuse is being taken in the j uptown sections but it will be ncces- 1 sary to go over the same districts j again and possibly a third time be-, foro everything can be taken away. to hell In the daytime." The men Jn the American patrol who made a sudden dash for the American trenches where they had been, hiding have explained why they started out In broad daylight. They had lost their way in the dark In No Man's I-and and got into the shell hole after wandering for sev eral hours. Finally the men got hungry and all of them decided they would rather take a chance with German bullets than go any longer without food and water. The sun came out to-day. drvlng out the ground and the trenches and the men's damp clothing. , AIRPLANES RAID LONDON; DAMAGE IS QUITE HEAVY Warning Comes as Theaters Arc Being Emptied For the Night SEVERAL HOMES RUINED First Attempt to Bomb Eng lish City Without Aid of Moonlight By Associated Press London, March B.—Eleven persons were killed and 10 oth ers were injured in last Might's airplane raid upon London, ac cording to tlie latest police re ports, says an ollicial announce ment to-day. It is feared that in addition six bodies are in the ruins of houses wreeked. The text of the official announce ment says: "Last night's air raid appears to have been carried out by seven or eight enemy airplanes, of which two reached London. The first two raiders approached the Isle of Thanet at about 10.55 a. m. and pro ceeded up the Thames esthu,ary. Both were turned back before reach ing London. Crossed Const at 11.20 P. SI. "Meanwhile the thtrd raider came across the Essex coast at 11.20" p. m. and steered west. At 11.45 p. m. it was reported over East Lon don. A few minutes later it dropped bombs on the southwestern and northwestern districts. At 11.50 p. m. the fourth raider, which had also come in across Essex, dropped bombs to the north of London and then proceeded south agross the capi- I tal, dropping its remaining bombs on the northern district between I 12.20 and 12.30 a. m. The remain ing enemy machines, ail of which | came across the Essex coast, were I turned back before they reached London. "A certain amount of damage was caused to residential property in London. Several houses have been demolished." Several Houses Demolished The greatest damage in London was, inflicted in the northwestern section, where four bombs demol ished several houses. All the dam age and casualties in this district were confined to two parallel streets, although as usual windows were broken for a radius of several blocks. A single raider appeared over this area. Hundreds of per sons were just preparing to desert their homes, most of which are three-story buildings, for the more substantial shelter of the two nearby subways when the bombs began to fall. Bomb Made Square Hit The first bomb made a square hit on a three-story dwelling of concrete and brick, crashing through two floors before it exploded. While the police, special constables and volun teer rescuers were busy there three j more bombs fell nearby in quick ; succession. Ambulances arrived | speedily and, notwithstanding the . confusion, the rescuers worked ef ! fectively under the anti-aircraft bar rage. Fol twenty minutes after the bombing of this district the barrage was continued. The raid demonstrated that Ger j man aviators no ionger depend upon I moonlight. It was the first time I the enemy had attempted a night | raid over London when there was no moon. The stars were out, however, and there was little wind. Londoners were taken by surprise when the warning signals were sounded. The theaters were just closing. The streets soon were clear ed. The warning to avoid danger from shrapnel generally was heeded, every one taking cover. For a time j the gun fire was heavy. A bom 1 ' .'hich fell in a northern | suburb destroyed two houses and I damaged the windows of every resi ! dence in the street. Doors were wrenched from the hinges and chim neys collapsed. Not far away a dance was in jiro gress. It was not interrupted, al though the roar of the guns almost drowned out the music. There was a remarkable display of northern lights last night and it is believed by many that this fur nished conditions under which the air raiders could work more effect ively than under a clear, star-lit sky. Bank Offers Boys and Girls Money to Stock Farms With Pigs and Hens fl.v Associated Press Chambers burg. Pa., March B. Hoys and girls of Metal township, this county, which stretches between two mountain ridges, will be given an apportunity to demonstrate what they can do In not only answering the call of the government In a pa triotic way, but also to improve their financial standing. The directors of the Fannettsburg National Bank of fer the boys an opportunity to buy pigs and the giUs to purchase poul try, loaning them a reasonable amount for this purpose. Should the stock die on their hands, no return of money will be asked, but if it renches maturity when It Is sold the hank will ask nothing but the return of the Investment. The purpose Of the hank Is to stimulate production and Increase the Interest of the ris ing generation in farming. PRESENT U-BOAT CHASER By' Associated Press Palm Beach, Fla.. March B.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, of Philadelphia, announced here last j night that, they had presented the Navy Department with a submarine I chaser specially built for their son | who is an ensign in the Navy. Prince Oscar to Become Finnish King The Finish government lias asked Emperor William to appoint Prince Oscar, his fifth son, King of Finland, according to advices from Stock holm. Prince Oscar will be thirty years old on July 27. TEUTON DUKE PREFERS DEATH TO SEPARATION Dynastic Claims of Mecklen burg-Strclitz Said to Have Caused Insanity The Hague, March 8. —The mys tery surrounding the death of Adolf Friedrich, Grand Duke of Mecklen burg-Strelitz, has now been cleared up and proves to he a remnant of true German mediaevaiisin. Many years ago it was agreed between the Duke and his brother, Karl 3orwin, that the .latter should marry and continue the family, whereas Adolf Friedrich should devote his life to painting. Ad. *f. Friedrich married a lady not of ;>iincely family. Karl Borwin was killed in a motor acci dent. The heir presumptive is the late Duke's second cousin, Karl Michael. In July, 1914, he became a naturalized general in tjie Russian Army, and so cannot now inherit the title. At the beginning of the war an effort was made to force the Duke to divorce his morganatic wife in or der to marry a Princess of the rdyal family. Not only did the Duke,• who was devoted to his wife, refuse to divorce her, but she herself strenu ously opposed the project, although, as German papers assert, the state demanded it, and the situation ap parently preyed on the Duke's mind, although, according to reports, he continued to appear before the pub lic as a gay, debonair man of the world. Latterly, however, he had led a more and more lonely life,- often wandering about the woods of his estate at night, until finally he lost his reason and committed suicide. A small Mecklenburg paper pub lishes a statement, as it asserts, to dissipate many false rumors. This journal says that the Duke intended to become engaged to a Princess of a German house whom he loved, but that before this was possible ob stacles had to be overcome in the shape of the breaking of connections with a person of lower rank, and that this affected his reason. Thieves With Appetite For Candy and Hankering For Jewelry Rob Store Thieves last night entered the F. W. Woolworth Five-arr-Ten-Cent store, raiding the establishment and securing a small amount of change, some candy, jewelry and other small articles. It is thought by 11. L. Grif fin, manager of the store, that it was the work of boys. It is thought that the boys entered the store via the roof. Some time ago when robbers entered the building they climbed to the top of an adjoining roof and in some way effected an entrance. Po lice think that the boys who entered the store last night had the same plan. The discovery of the theft was made when the store was opened this morning. The office was "mussed up" and a small amount of change was missing. The jewelry and candy counters were in sad ar ray. Every evening when the store Is closed the big safe is wheeled to the main entrance, and an electric light is turned on it. The boys seem ed to fear the spotlight, and so far as can be seen the safe was not dis turbed. • Workmen Busy Knocking Together Big Billboard to Camouflage Courthouse A billboard in Market street? Peo ple gazed in wonder when they watch ed the carpenters erect the frame structure to-day. It is located direct ly in front of the entrance to the courthouse. More reasorts for the many inquiries regarding the new bill board. It will be completed sometime to morrow morning. Next will come similar structures in the Capitol Park. One at Fourth and Walnut streets and the other at Third and North streets. Yes, they are real billboards and a big advertisement will be painted on each. No one will kick either. There is a reason. These billboards are being erected under the sanction of the United States Government. It is a- part of t.he campaign to educate the people to conserve food and help win the war. The local food administrator has a big interest in these boards. The latter are being erected by the Thomas Cuaack Company, repreaented by Harvey R. I>ong. 4 North Fifth street. He picked the locations and will make a tour of the city for other locations. The boards are to remain in position during the war, > , Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION FINNS ASK OSCAR OF HOHENZOLLERN TO BE THEIR KING Emperor William Has Been Requested to Name His 'Fifth Son Ruler of the Finnish People, According to an Exchange Telegraph Dispatch; Bolshevik Troops Re take Jamburg From Teuton Invaders London, March 8. —The Finnish government has asked the German Emperor to appoint Prince Oscar, the fifth son of the emperor, king of Finland, the Afton Tidningen, of Stockholm, says it learns fro mdiplomatic circles there, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch. Prince Oscar of Hohenzollern AV ill he thirty years old next Tilly 27. On Jnly 31, 1914, Prince Oscar, apparently against the wishes of his father, contracted a morganatic marriage with Countess Ina Bassewitz, who has been Lady-in-waiting to the Empress. Prince Oscar suffered from heart trouble during the early months of the war and was reported to have collapsed after lead ing a victorious charge at Verdun on October 3, 1914. He re turned to duty and narrowly escaped capture in Poland in De cember of that year. 1 here were few reports concerning his actvitic* during 1915 but early in 1916 he was slightly wounded m the head and thigh on the eastern front. Washington, March S. Russian revolutionary troops have struck back at the Germans, who declined to halt their advance when peace was agreed to. and have taken .lam burg, eighty-six miles south-south west of Petrograd, from the invaders. Jam burg is a railroad town on the Uiga river and the Germans had iroved there from Narva to straight en out their line southward toward Pskov after peace terms had been reached. Krjlenko ItcxicnK, I" Iteport . Differences between Ensign Kry lenko, commander of the Bolshevik i * j* LAFEAN LOSES NOTE SUIT § § <3* *7* T to-day lost the suit brought against him by one of the A | 4 T #* T T The jury decided that the note was genuine and placed jt I the costs-on Mr. Lafean. The of thewse interested ♦ T* T I g much attention. 4 "■ T BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE OF 53 X ions X* •** *s* f SETTLE FOR ESTATE T 4* 4 5" v T risburg, two of the principal claimants of a large estate m left by the late Miss Rachell E. Cook, of Trumansburg, N; Y„ who also was known as Miss Hell; R. Hamilton, to- M* § day agreed to a settlement with other heirs after three T* T years of litigation. The trial showed the old lady had 4* ■t * led an amazing life with a duel personality. ' 7 i 4* T X LOAN RATE INCREASED T V ton—The interest rate on loans to allies ha.-, y * been raised from 4 1-4 to 5 per cent-, as the the X recent increase in the rates on certificates of indebted- J T ncss from 4 to 4 1-2 per cent. £ : r! * N Y. AMERICANS LEAVE FOR CAMP T r jjj New York—Piloted Manager Miller Huggings, the *s* V advance guard of the New York American Leag\ic Club's X f A day for their baseball training quar- ; j* T ten, at Macon, Ga* b '■> MEYER'S CONDITION CRITICAL < i $ , # Boston—The condition of George Von L. Meyer, who X * * * has been ill at his home here for several weeks with a X 4 I 5 tumor of the liver, was more serious this morning and Jt . , physicians said there was little hope of his recovery J <* PI'.NNA. LEADS IN STAMP SALE | Philadelphia—"Pennsylvania leads in the sales of wa, *? * savings stamps," E. C Bcndcrc, assistant county director | 'the war savings campaign here, told chairmen of thirty- t B two counties to-day. *£" ? X. J, $ IUAKMAC ,'fc LICENSES armies, and the People's Commissaries are reported to have led to the res ignation of Krylenlco, who recently had urged the Russian people to use all means at their command to re sist the Central Powers. This is the first split among the men who have composed the Bolshevik government, although there have been reports from time 10 time that either Lnlne or Trotzky, or both, would resign. Ilolshovlkl Claim Kiev German claims that the Ukrainian city of Kiev had been occupied are denied in Petrograd, which says thitt the still in the hands of the [Continued on Page 4.]