JBritish Express Belief in Integrity of Japanese in Looking After Allied Interests in Siberia ' • , / Star-Jn&epenfont ■ * LX XXV 11 No. 62 20 PAGES CONSERVATORIES ARE TO GO FROM CAPITOL PARK Old Greenhouses Do Not Fit Into New Landscape Scheme NO MORE FLOWER BEDS Conference With City Offi cials on Extension Plans Is Scheduled State conservatories in Capitol Park which date from the eighties and which havo been visited by thou sands of people and men active In public life in Pennsylvania have been ordered removed from tho park by Juno 1. The conservatories do not fit Into the plans being 1 made for general Improvement of the park aid its extension and when they are J amoved there will also be a change in the floral arrangements of the park. The flower beds will be aban doned and in their place will be planted Pennsylvania native shrub bery. "The Board of Public Grounds and Buildings has decided to close the conservatories and to demolish the buildings. We will close them June 1," said Superintendent George A. Shreiner to-day. "They have cost the state $6,000 a year and we can save that money and also what we spend on the flower beds which are covered with blooms for only a week or so. The idea is to plant shrub bery. No beds Will be set out this year, but when the bulb plants stop blooming we will have ornamental shrubbery put in their places." Arnold W. Brunner, the noted architect in charge of plants for Capitol Park improvements, will be here next week with detailed draw ings for consideration of the board. A conference with city officials will then be arranged. Insane Asylum Appeals to City For Adequate Protection From Fire Fire Chief John C. Kindler and City Commissioner E. Z. Gross, su perintendent of the fire and park de partments. have been asked by offi cials in charge at the Pennsylvania State Lunatic .Hospital, Cameron and Maclay streets, whether the city will furnish lire service in case of emer gency there. In addition to promising city serv ice in case of lire, the officials to day made an investigation at the hospital grounds and will probably make a number of recommendations for improvements there in order to increase protection against any blaze which might start. Increased water pressure, better means of communication between buildings. installation of outdoor plujjs and also an alarm box con nected with the city lines will prob ably be among: the improvements suggested. An ordinance will likely be introduced in Council soon per mitting the connection of an alarm box to the city system, as the hos pital is outside the city limits. The men who sell THRIFT STAMPS get no pay for it. i liey're doing' it because they are patriots. How About You? THE WEATHER ••or IlnrrUhiire mid vlelnltr: loudy to-tiijcht nnd Thurada'y, probably rnln; not much dinnse in temperature, lottrxt to-niKht nliout 4.% (IrurocN. Vo /. Knwtern Pfnnnj Ivnnln : < loiiily to-niKht nnd Tharnilny. prohnhly rnln; Nomruh.it ••olilcr to-nlvht In Houthcnnt port ion t north to enat ivindii, incrrnalni; b.v Thuradny morn ing;. Hlvrr The North llrnmli Mill r |r hr low thf mnutli of tlic fhemunic. Other atrenmx of the Myatem will full alowly or rrinHln nhout Ntntlonnry. unleaa ihc rnln Indicated na probable In the Mt thlrty-alx hour* be auf flclent to ••nude them to rlae. \ Mtnee of nboat 7.0 feet I* Indi cated for IlnrrlalinrK Thuradny morning. t.rnrriil Condition* The dMurlinnrr that naa rentrnl over Ontnrlo, Tneadny morning;, him ptiNNrd oIT northennt ward. The ivfitfrn dlNturbnnee linn moved enatward with Incrrna- InK enemy nnd la now eentrnl over extern Knnana, with Ita front reaching; eaatward to the middle Atlantic eonat. I.luht , ralna have fallen along; nnd nenr the Atlantic eonat from VlrKlnla northward. Temperature! H n. m., 40. Sum Hlaea, fliOH a. m.| aeta, 5i52 P. m. .Moon■ Klrat quarter, March lt>, IlilHl a. m. River staicri 7.5 feet nbove low water murk. Teaterday'a Weather lllKheat temperature, SA. I.oweat temperature. 31. Mean temperature. 40. Normal temperature. 3ft. BRITISH HAVE CONFIDENCE IN FAR EAST ALLY During Twelve Years Japan Has Proved Trustworthy and Honorable INTEREST IS APPARENT Would Prevent Teuton From Dominating Rich Region of Russia By Associated Press Moscow, Monday, March 11. | —l'lie All-Russian congress of Soviets, which was called to ratify the peace treaty with Germany has postponed its o|H'ning meeting until Thurs day, March 14. London, March 13. —Concerning doubts expressed in some quartefs on the subject of Japanese intervention in Siberia, the Daily Telegraph says Japan is a British ally of twelve years' standing and during all that time she has, apart from the services rendered to the allied cause in the course of the war, shown herself an honorable and trustworthy associate. The paper continues: Interest Is Apparent "The overwhelmingly strong inter est of Japan in this part of the world is. of course, apparent from a glance at the map. Japan is a highly or ganized trading nation and is direct ly interested in the maintenance of general peace and order in the lands where her economic relations are close and which are supremely im portant to her welfare. That was fully recognized by Great Britain in the treaty of 1905. "Whatever the Siberian republic may turn out to be when we know anything of it, we may, at least be sure that Germany reckons upon dominating it as she reckons upon dominating all other fragments of the shattered Russian empire. Ger many is at this moment pursuing a plan of world conquest to which par ticular and unmistakable character has been given by the developments of the war in Europe. Russians Would Benelit "It the triumph of our enemy's influence is to be guarded against in the region where Japanese and other allied interests are especially strong, the sooner the business is under taken, the better. There is no sense or justice in permitting chaos and helplessness in Russia to be turned to the advantage of the enemy it it can be prevented. If such action as was taken in Manchuria should ulti mately be the means of re-establish ing, a national authority of constitu tional character in Russia, and if it should supply a rallying point for the forces of sanity and order, then a priceless benelit would be conferred on the Russian people. "The question at present is one of legal and necessary protection of threatened national interest. In a situation without parallel and in which the ordinary formulae of in ternational action are meaningless, the principal care of allied states manship as a whole will be, while allowing itself to be guided by the logic of events as they arise to di vest whatever is done of any color of aggressive or annexation inten tions." Mrs. George D. Irons Dies in Chester Home Mrs. George D. Icons, aged 63, died at her home at Chester yester day. She was the mother of Robert H. Irons, president of the Central Iron and Steel Company, who re sides at 2030 North Third street. Mrs. Irons is survived by her hus band and son. She was..born in Powls Valley, Dauphin county. She was well known and has many triends here. Five Enemy Airplanes Shot Down by Italians By A<s>>riat?d I'ress Home, Tuesday, March 12.—Lively artillery action at various points along the Italian front are reports in the official statement from the War Office to-day. The text adds: "Five enemy airplanes were shot down, one by our own airmen, three by British aviators and the other by French anti-aircraft batteries. Our airships last night renewed their bombardment of enemy aviation grounds." AMERICAN ENGINEERS FOUND Peking. March 13. —The where abouts of the American engineers. Pursell and Nyl, has been learned and the bandits who kidnaped them last week near Yeh-Sien, in the prov. ince of Hunan, have been surround ed by Chinese soldiers. SENTIMENTALITY WARTIME, SA Berlin Paper Urges Destruction of 'ioo English Towns as Reprisal For Confiscating MO German Ships By Associated Press Amsterdam, Feb. 21. (By Post). —The destruction of 400 English towns by German airplanes is de manded by the Berlin Tages Zeitung "as a reprisal" for the action of the allies in confiscating 400 German merchant ships. The article con tinues- "If we are in a position to destroy the whole of London, it would be more humane to do so than to allow one more German to bleed to death on the battlefield. To hesitate or to surrender ourselves to feelings of pity, would be unpardonable. Far *otterrwecß;lt Jor.tiSothai. .Great .Brit- HARRISBURG, FA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918 AMERICAN HEROES OF FI'OriTING AT CAMBRAI WOUNDH/D; amerjcan ' ' " '' © ,^rc. The lirst picture of American soldiers wounded in France. These heroes of the fighting at Cambari wejre photographed only after they were able to leave their cots at a base hospital in' France. E. W. Dar land. of Petersburg, 111., was one of the American force captured by the Germans. In the action his leg was shattered, and for two hours he was held by the enemy. A counter assault by the British put the Ger mans to flight. They went so quickly that they neglected to take him along, and Darland was taken to the hospital by his rescuers. CITY ASKED TO GIVECLOTHESTO WAR DESTITUTE Red Cross Issues Urgent Ap peal For Victims of the Hun The Red Cross next week will re ceive used and surplus clothing to be used in connection with the re lief w'ork in occupied territory of France and Belgium. The request for this clothing comes from the Commission For Relief in Belgium, and the Red Cross has agreed to co operate. But the clothing: is to be received only from next Monday to the Saturday following, and llarris burg people who wish to contribute to this worthy relief are urged to send their used or surplus clothing [Continued on Page 2.] Estate of Miss Jane Long Left to Pastor of Church She Attended For Years The bulk of the estate of Miss Jane Long, *lO Herr street, has been bequeathed to the Rev. William N. Yates, pastor of the Fourth Street Church of God. This bequest is con tained in Miss Longs will, which makes Clarence M. Sigler, head of the Sigler Music House, executor of the estate. Several minor bequests are mentioned for friends of Miss Long, and the remainder of the es tate, amounting' to about $4,000. is given to the Rev. Dr. Yates. While no official statement was made by the executor or by Dr. Yates, it is understood that the large bequest will be given to the Fourth Street Church of God. Miss Long died several days ago. She was a dressmaker, working for many of the city's prominent women. She was an untiring worker at the Fourth Street Church of God. In thirty-six years she missed but one session of the Sunday school of that church. That time was three weeks ago and the Sunday school sent her a bunch of thirty-six beautiful roses. It is related that some time ago Miss Long fell, breaking her arm. It was thought that she could not get to Sunday school and Clarence M. Sigler, superintendent of the school, sent a cab to bring her to the meeting. This was done several times when she was physically dis abled. TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR Because of a typographical error it was announced inadvertently in the Harrisburg Telegraph that the "tifty-iifty" ruling under which white flour must be purchased with cereals will be revoked. The word "no" was dropped before "revoca tion" from the announcement. The Federal food administration has not rescinded the order. ain, France and the United States should call us barbarians than that they should bestow on us their pity when we are beaten. Softness and sentimentality are stupid in war time." IMOXIST MEMBKR K11.1.r.0 IN ACTIO!* I.ondon, March I.—Philip Kirk land Olazebrook, Unionist member of Tarliament for South Manchester and a ma.lor in the Cheshire Yeomanry, has been killed In action In Palestine. Mr. Glazebrook was born In 1880 and was first elected to Parliament In 1912. 66SUFFOCATED IN PARIS PANIC DURING AIR RAID Crush in Subway Entrance Causes More Fatalities Than Shells By Associated f"M-> London, March lis.—Three Zeppelins took part in last night's air raid on Kngland. One of Uiem dropped four bombs oil Hull. The other alrsliips flew about aim lessly over country districts, drop ping bombs, and then proceeded back to sea. One woman died of shock in con sequence of the raid. The Germans have sustained such heavy losses in Zeppelins that they have employed them only at infre quent intervals in the last year for raids on England, substituting air planes. The last previous Zeppelin raid on England was on October 19, 1917, when thirty-four persons were killed and Hfty-six wounded. On returning the Zeppelin fleet was put to rout by the French, live of the dirigibles being brought down. Paris, March 13.—Thirty-four per sons were killed and seventy-nine were injured in Paris and its sub- [Contlnued on Pac 15.] S. P. C. A. Asks Authority to Kill Humanely All Dogs Doomed by Law Representatives of the Harrisburg S. P. C. A. to-day conferred with the County Commissioners offering to take charge of the killing of dogs in the city as required by the law pasged last year. The commissioners explained they had no authority to deputize the so ciety to do the work, but approved the plan and suggested to the mem bers that they consult police officials in Harrisburg, Steelton and nearby towns, getting their authority to take all unlicenscl dogs to a pound and kill them. Efforts will be made to secure the pound used by the city under the old law directing employment of a dog catcher. As soon as definite ar rangements are made the committee will report again to the Commis sioners. A number of defects in th/e new law were pointed out. One of these is that the act makes no provision for disposal of the body of a dog which has been shot. Heretofore the officer who reported he had shot a canine was required to see that it was properly disposed of before he could collect a fee. Market Square Pavements Washed With 'Soft Drinks' j Several gallons of "soft drinks" washed the brick pavements in front of the Senate Hotel this morning, when the heavy delivery wagon of the Keystone Bottling Works was upset by the horse and more than a dozen cases of drinks were strewn upon the pavement. S, 11. Bivin, 601 Boas street, the driver, was backing the horse to tlie curb in order to unload his consign ment. The horse became- frightened and reared and backed* while the wagon was turned at right angles to the shafts. The wagon upset on the pavement, and the driver jumped to safety just in time to avoid being thrown under it. This is the third time the horse has caused a similar accident by becoming frightened, Klvin said. FIRST MAX IN'IHJCTKD Draft Board No. 1 yesterday in ducted Charles Steven Anderson, 122 Broad street, and thus filled the first draft quota Harrlsburg l.as been called upon to furnish tho Na tional Army. The board sent the trian to Rochester, N. T., for train ing. Anderson has been an ama teur photographer for several years. He was in Class A-l. > STYLE SHOW TO OPEN IN A BLAZE OF LIGHT TONIGHT Everything Ready For Annual Spring Event at Open ing Hour Take off your old gray bonnet with the blue ribbon on it- and pre pare to hit Market street to purchase something new. Everything that feminine imagination might conjure will be. in the store windows to night and the shopping district will be a blaze of ljght. Hundreds ot ex tra assistants were put to work early this morning at all establishments which are celebrating the annual spring fashion show. Windowclean ers by the score were scrubbing and furbishing. Carpenters and interior decorators were working like mad to have everything shipshape by 7 o'clock to-night. The showing will ,<ontinue for the remainder of the i week, the stores opening to-morrow. It is going to be the most attrac tive fashion show ever put on, in spite of the war. The public demand it, for the public appears to have plenty to spend. Sensing this senti ment, many of the big firms took the trouble to send automobiles to New York for new, fresh goods, to be sure that they would reach here on time Itesult? One smashing invoice of the prettiest toggery of the season. The War's HlTcot Tailor-made, is the great cry, it would appear. Word went out some time ago that garments would be more or less Hooverized, -but they don't look it. True, there is a dis position to keep to limited styles in spring suits. For the young women are smart little Etons, new pony coats, jaunty Norfolk suits, new braided models and quite simple. If you want to bp real classy, buy a "Liberty Blue,'.' for this is the thing in C9lor. Then there is the "Rookie," a sort of khaki effect. Another pop ular call is for serge goods; neat, Koovery and long-wearing. A spe cies of this cloth called gabardine is "hot stuff," if you want to look like a big leaguer. Just think of these tid-bits as you count your roll, Mr. Married Man; that slate gray serge, side fastening with immense buckle, sash ending in woolly balls; then that navy serge combined witli foulard that has white coin dots. What's a foulard? Well, nothing like paying to find out. And it will, no doubt, be perfectly amaz ing to hear about the beige-colored serge with vest, sash and sleeve lining of black with beige-colored wool; not forgetting the delightful gray satin tunic gathered at the sides under piped half-belts. Pipe that, and you are a goner. Among the other popular novelties are tricotine, poiret twill and moire silks. Sport dresses alone would take up all the windows. O .boy. dig deep! DAINTY EASTER EGG IS SCARCE AND VERY Shortage of Sugar Allowed Confectioners and War Condi tions Held Responsible For Dearth of Holiday Offerings It you are going out to buy candy Easter eggs for the kiddles, take along plenty of coin. They have so Hooverlzed this popular annual con fection that a five-cent egg is now only half the former dimensions and If covered with chocolate the camou flage Is only Skin-deep. Scarcity of sugar and labor are the reasons giv er, by the confectioners. You remember the so-called jelly egg? Well, you could get it in days gone by for 10 cents a pound. What now? Why, the lowest price Is 20 cents and many shops are charging as high as 25 cents. Then there was the- luscious - co- PLAN PERMANENT ORGANIZATION FOR WAR DRIVES Committee Hopes to Enroll 1,500 in Coming Liberty Loan Campaign MOVEMENT IS SUPPORTED Would Have Men and Women Enrolled For Patriotic Service A permanent organization to take! up all war work in the city and county, and conduct war drives, will be the probable outcome of the com plicated Liberty Loan drive com mittee which is being- formed to con duct the third drive for Liberty Lioan bonds here. William Jennings, chairman of a committee organized some time ago to plan for such a unit to carry liar risburg over the top whenever a re quest comes to till a membership or financial quota for a war. organiza tion, announced to-day that he hopes to see the previously planned out lined organization come about as tho result of the present Liberty Loan organization that is about complet ed. Mr. Jennings is the chairman of the county committee of the Liberty Loan drive. A. H. Patterson is the city chairman, with J. Clyde Myton as secretary.. 1,500 in Unit Mr. Jennings announced that the permanent committee to be in in stant readiness for any war activity [Continued on Pa so 15.] Y. M. C. A. Budget Increased to $21,000 For the Year; Plan Noon-hour Recitals Auth'orization of 1,000 as next 5 ear's budget and election of Wil liam M. Donaldson as a member of the board were the outstanding fea tures of the monthly luncheon of the board of directors of the Central V. M. C. A. held at the association building. Second and Locust streets, to-day. The new budget is an in crease of SS,OOO over last year's budget. It Is In efTect for the fliefci year beginning February 1. Fifty new lockers will be pur chased for the use of businessmen in the lockerroom. A new cash reg ister and a private branch telephone exchange will be installed. Preliminary to the opening of noon-hour organ recitals in Fahne stock Hall, the. pipe organ will be repaired and made ready for use. The idea of noon-hour recitals was that of the late Prof. Edwin J. Dece vee, a prominent local musician. A clock and a new piano will be placed in the gymnasium. The piano will be used in accompaniment to the calisthenic drills of the gym nasium classes. A multigraph was given to the as sociation by President Arthur D. Bacon. Captain A. B. Roosevelt Is Wounded in France By Associate I Press New York, March 13.—Captatn Archibald B. Roosevelt, a son of Theodore Roosevelt, has been wound ed in action with the American forces In France, says a cablegram received to-day at the Colonel's of fice here. The message came from' Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., a major with the American expeditionary troops. It reads: "Archie wounded by shrapnel slightly in leg Arm broken, but not badly. No danger." "I am as proud of my four boys a3 I can be," (folonel Roosevelt said when informed by his secretary. Miss Josephine Stryker, over the tele phone at his home in Oyster Bay, where the former President is re cuperating from his recent illness. "As long as Archie was not killed, everything is all right.'.' Earlier in the day the Colonel had received unofficial information that a French general had decorated "Achie" with the Cross of War for gallantry In action. The Colonel said he associated the receipt of the cross with this exploit. CHECK RENTS lIV WASHINGTON Washington, March 13.—A bill to prevent profiteering -by District of Columbia real estate owners and by hotels and boarding houses was passed yesterday by the House. It would prevent rentals being In creased more than ten per cent, of the amount charged In 1916. The bill now goes to the Senate. coanut cream egg, only one jitney. You could make a meal oft it. Gone! Absolutely vamoosed. May never come back. Not on sale anywhere. As for the familiar 5-cent egg, it Is reduced to just one-half slzo and costs six cents. Confectioners say there will not be as much candy made this year as vsual, for the reason that they are allowed only eighty per cent, of their normal sugar supply. However, the display In the stores of Harrlsburg would indicate that there is plenty hero to satisfy tho population, no matter what its batting average on Easter eats. Single Com . 2 Cents HOME EDITION ARTILLERY SHELLS SMASH HUN PLANS TO GAS AMERICANS Explosion Back of German Lines Heard Following Hits; Yankee Raids Into Enemy Trenches Give Teutons Acute Concern; Patrol Brings in Sniper's Camouflage Suit, Made of Woven Brownish Grass \\ itli the American Army in France. Tuesday, March 12. 1 here was a greater artillery activity by the Americans on the Toul sector to-day than at any time since they took position there. America t shells have obliterated at least five groups of gas pro j'.ito which had .been set up by the enemy in preparation for u. att.ick. hires back of the German lines also were caused and a number of explosions were heard. 1 lie American troops on the Toul sector again raided the German position penetrating to the second line. No prisoners were captured but a number of the enemy were killed by shell and rifle'fire. Along the Chemin-des-Dames the crew of a German raider which fell at Clamecy Mqnday night was made prisoner by Amer ican soldiers. The Germans later were turned over to the French. Lorraine Sector Has Developed Into One of Most Active of Front By Associated Press With the American Army in' i I'm nee, Monday. Mareh 11—The see-1 I tor occupied by American troops east j j of Ijiineville which was designated j i formerly merely as beins in Lor ! raine, lias developed suddenly into ; one of the most active of the front, [ from the standpoint of artillery tlght [ ing. American artillerymen are hurl [Continnod on Page B.] f •"'"'* McADOO TO HEAR RECOMMENDATIONS f rfj ; Washington—Recommendations of the railroad wage 4$ •f* i, on wage increases for railway workers will £ mitted to the director general within another week. T| Representatives of Camden, N. J., ferries employes § i asked to-day for wage increases. MRS. JAMES A. GARFIELD DEAD <* # Los Angeles—Mrs. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, widow X. A LL&f James A. Garfield, twentieth president of the United X; States, died at her winter home in South Pasadena, early Xt ii-iy. Mr.- Garfield would have been 86 year? old X' She ! i • i.trn . recently a:> ia de |*velo ! Sunday night. • 2 J TEUTON TROOPS BEFORE ODESSA T tl ** 1 Berlin—Via London—German and Austro-Hungarian i "** ■ s X j ARREST MEMBERS O*F RADA | |<| London—Ukrainian and Saxon troops have arreste 1 jS i4# ' ' 1 C< $ IX ' • *B Mr 4 J T AVIATOR DROWNED IN FALLING £ 4 j, j Jvation of 300 feet into the sea, Aviator M. L. MacNaugh* jfj jfcton, U. S. N. R., was drowned to-day in Hampton Roads. *|S * •j he gov- J | A ernment authorities, was uninjured. The plane, was sail- i 4ft*' I t # ing over the Roads when suddenly something went wrong g < 4* a its mechanism and it plunged headlong into the sea If a § ftlacNaugliton's body was later recovered by government J * • craft. The plane was wrecked. This is the first fatality* * I i*am >ng the airmen at this station. j J J FIRE DELAYS GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS J * * Philadelphia—Textile machinery valued at $50,00 C* <i i, was destroyed to-day and work on government contracts iI tH | | ■k Mri: which swept the plant ci the Atlan- - ? 1 * Embroidery Company in the mill district of Phila- • | i delphia. The machinery was.imported and it will be dif- -4 ■ J T ficult to replace it. An overheated furnace caused thr 1 . T 4* blaze. |* T" " : —. t MARRIAGE LICENSES f, X A rati n Vo n Berrßhy. I nil., unit Hurra M. CMtello, Har- £ S rUhurKi C. Schwerdt. Altoona, nnd tirace A. Hothrock, X T Philadelphia! l.rtrr C. >el>l<. HnrrUliurc. nnd Tnthnrlne I. Still, 4t Strrltom Charles Slonrf and I'tbrro M. Hlrulnt, llarrUburc- (L Raids in Woevre and Lorraine Cause Huns New Alarm By Associated Press Washington. March 13.—1n the Woevre and in Lorraine, the Amer ican troops are Kivinj? the Germans little rest and raids into the enemy positions are being carried out suc cessfully. The artillery, especially in the Toul sector, aLso has been active. South of Rlchecourt, on the -oul [Continued on Page B.]
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