F*y Capture of Russian Seaport, Teutons Hope by Way Jfk HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH dk ®l \c otar-2nscpcnscnt * / No. 63 18 PAGES fs. WILL SEIZE fDUTCH SHIPS FOR USE OF ALLIES * Because of Long Delay in Ne-; gotiations, England and America Act TO SAFEGUARD OWNERS 1 Amount of Tonnage Available Through Arrangement Exceeds 1.000,000 London, March 14. —Because of j the long delays in the negotiations with Holland over Dutch ships inj allied ports and the slowness of the, Dutch government to act in this re spect, Great Britain and the United | States have reached an agreement I to end the negotiations and take over; all such ships next week for the use • of the allies. Will Safeguard Owners Every precaution will be taken to safeguard the rights of the owners. The ships will be insured and armed, and any ships sunk will be replaced at the earliest possible time after; the war. The amount of tonnage made avail- i able to the allies through the Dutch arrangement is 1,000,000 tons, ofi which 70 per cent, is in the United! States. 15 per cent, in British ports I and 13 per cent, in other allied ports. • A similar arrangement already) made in the case of Norwarv is working satisfactorily to the Nor- j wegian owners and shipping inter ests. I-'ix Legal Basis The alleged decision finds a legal; basis in the Lex Angaria, or the law j covering the- forcible seizure of a! ship for public use, under which a i belligerent nation may use neutral t tonnage if adequate compensation isj paid. The Germans exercised this! right on British vessels in the I-'ranco-Prussian war. As regards Dutch ships in other; ports in Great Britain and the Unit ed States, it is believed the arrange ment includes a number of such ves sels in far eastern ports. A tele gram from The Hague yesterday stated that the Dutch foreign oflice had learned that clearances had been i [Continued on Page 16.] President Asks Baker to Confer With Pershing on Withholding Addresses Washington. March 14.—At the president's request, Secretary Baker •will confer with Oeneral Pershing as to how casualty lists shall be issued. The President, after studying a pro test by George Creel, chairman of the Committee on Public Information, against putting out casualties with out giving the. addresses of dead and wounded men. asked War De partment to-day to have Secretary Baker go into the subject with the American commander. There lias been no intimation as to the President's attitude. How ever. even if there is no modifica tion of the order, it is believed clear er reasons for withholding addresses may be made public. John Fox Weiss Out of Danger From Pneumonia John Kox Weiss, ex-District Attor ney, who has been seriously ill at iiis home, rO7 North Front street, for the past ten days, is reported to-day to be somewhat improved, and his rapid recovery is expected by his family. It was reported at his home late to-day that there is little dan ger of complications and therefore his recovery is assured. •Mr. Weiss has been confined to his home with pneumonia, which devel oped from a bad cold. Golf Season Soon Will be in full swing Make the Tournament Prize A THRIFT STAMP if you're real sporty a War Savings Stamp. THE WEATHER ' llnrrlKl.urß and vicinity! Haiti to-night, -with Itnrxt tempera ture about 411 degree*! Friday fair and colder. < Ittver ItcxpondlnK to a Keiiernl rain, which 01 erniced ahnut one Inch, over the Suatiuchannu water shed. all atreama of the rtverr nyatem have risen auhatiinllully except the main rlirr, which has begun to rise. All atreama 4 will prohnhly rlac during the ne*t Inenty-foßr or thlrty-alx hours, and It Is likely thai flood stages will occur In Ihc North ltranrh. A stage of nboul lo feet la Indicated for Ilorrlaburg Friday morning. Temperature! 8 a. ni., 3IS. Suai Itlaes, lio7 n. in.; acts, 3i53 p. m. Moon i Plrst quarter. March 10, I'l l.'tO n. in. Illver stage l 7.2 feet nhove low water mark. Yesterdar'a \\ enther llighcat temperature. Ml. I.oweat temperature. 45. Mean temperature, 50. Aoraiol temperature, 30. COUNCIL AGREES ON BOOSTING OF CITY WATER RATE Increase to Be Put on Bills | Contracted Since First of Month $25,000 BAISE IX REVENUE I Decision Is Reached at a Con ference of Commis sioners New water rates based on the; schedule submitted by the engineer-j ing expert engaged to make a re-i port on adequate charges will bej adopted in an emergency ordinance j to be passed next Tuesday by Cltyj Council, it was decided last night. | The rates will include a service, charge to every person or manufac- j turing plant in the city having a me- j ter, depending on its size, and a fixed j rate of 4 2 cents per thousand cubic' feet or 7,500 gallons of water, re-! gardless of the total quantity used.! In the past it had been the custom to reduce manufacturing rates nc-i cording to the total daily consump-j tion. This system will be abandon-) ed. The new rates will be considered; lis effective March 1 and all month-j ly statements will be estimated ac- 1 cordingly. Council last night at an informal conference thoroughly] studied the entire report submitted! by J. W. Ledoux, of Philadelphia,; who was engaged to make a study of! local conditions and then prepare a j schedule, lie included three tables! in his report urging the adoption of j the tirst one. After studying the : various plans suggested tha com- , missioners decided to use the first ; schediile, which was published on Tuesday when the report was re- j ceived. It is estimated the total reve-' nue which will be under Ihis j plan will be not less than $225,000 j or $25,000 more than last year. Important Changes Two important recommendations' are made by Mr. Ledoux for im-j provement of the water system. The j lirst is to install an electric pump; with a capacity of 10,000 gallons perl minute, or about 12,000,000 gallons; daily, as an additional reserve unit at the pumping station. In the second recommendation Mr. i Ledoux advises using the reservoir! only as an equalizing basin to give; more uniform pressure over the >"Uty. j By following this plan the pumps' would be sending water direct t'Uo 1 the city mains, giving a thirty-inchl force main for fire service and an-1 other thirty-inch main for service to"! consumers. The expert reviews ob- j jections whieU may be raised to '■ pumping direct into the mains, but j declares the system would be much better than the present method of pumping direct to the reservoir, us-1 ing it only for distribution and not as a reserve supply. The use of the old standpipe as an i air chamber for the pumps is ap- I proved and Mr. Ledeux advises con i tinning the method. He also states I it is more economical to use steam j.pumps than electric ones in supply ing the city and in recommending j the addition of an electrical unit, ex- I plains it should be used in emergen !-cies. ) A short statement is made ap • proving the design of the filter plant and the efficient handling of the distribution system. Copies of thj report will be print ed the commissioners decided. The ordinance including the service charges based on the size of meters and fixing the water rate will be pre pared in a clay or two. Representatives of Bethlehem Steel Meet in Steelton to Confer Six steel officials representing the plants of the Bethlehem Steel Com pany and members of the mechanic al committee of the company, met here this morning. The meeting was in charge of E. If. Kntwisle, assist ant to the general manager of the local plant, who is chairman of tho committee. The meetings are held for the purpose of exchanging ideas and working out methods for the benefit of all the plants. The men after holding a session this morning which convened at 9.30 o'clock were shown through the plant by local officials. This is the first time the committee met in Steelton. Bethlehem and Steelton plants Were represented by two officials; Lebanon and Sparrows Point by one man. F. E. Howells, superintendent of the machine shop at Steelton, and Mr. Entwisle are the local repre sentatives in the committee. Trotzky Will Oppose Ratification by Soviet, Ambassador Reports } Washington, Mar-'h 14.—Further j indications that Leon Trotzky, the | former Russian foreign minister wi'l I oppose ratification by the Soviet | ('digress of Germany's poaco terms, land that he will advocate re-orgunl j z.Uion and use of tho nrmy in !<•- [ fending Russia, wore contained in ia dispatch to the Department j to-day from Ambassador I'rancis at j Vologda. The ambassador reported a con | verßatiori that Trot*ky had with seine one as late as March 11, in I which he said he ;;on;iidere l war unavoidable and id foliated nn "iron discipline" for tho army. The am bassador added that tWI-: might or might not be signl'l -aul. Tho former foreign iiiinlsti-r <•>•. pressed great ifitorCst in the rcpoii that Siberia was about to bJ Invaded by Jaipan, either in conjunction with the armies of ot'ruir powt-rs or alone, land appeared .somewhat sensitive regarding it. HARRISBURG, TA., THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1918, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO HURT RUSSIA'S FEELINGS', N RU^nc^^D TO ENLIST SCHOOL | BOYS AS RESERVE FARM WORKERS Campaign Opening Next Week Gives Youths Chance to Serve Flag # Every school boy in Harrisburg, in 6\ery borough of Dauphin county and in ithe country districts is to be risked to enlist in United States Working Reserve. The campaign is to open next week. Every boy who enlists in this work for his summer vacation may rest assured, the committee in charge of the drive said to-day, that he has his shoulder ugainst the wheel that is to crush the enemies of his coun try. At the same time he will, it was pointed put, add to his health and purse. The campaign will be under the direction of Dr. C. B. Fager, Jr., principal of Technical High school. Associated with him will be Arthur E. Brown, headmaster of the Harris burg Academy; Howard G. Dibble, principal of Central Hiffh school; Charles S Davis, principal of Steel ton High, school; A. H. Dinsmore, secretary of boys' work, Y. M. C. A.; F. K. Shambaugh, superintendent of county schools; William K. Zimmer man, assistant superintendent, and H. G. Niesley, county farm aisent. Without the aid of boys farmers will be unable to harvest their full crops, it is said. As food will the war the boy who is not in the armed service of his country will I*> serving his flag if the volunteers his service that the battling Yanks on the front line may be supplied with food. The movement is being conducted throughout the nation and a irreat army of youths will be rallied to the cause. In Pennsylvania the State Council, of pefense and the State Department of Public Instruction is supporting the work. The boys will be given a short term of instruction and placed on farms nearby. Dynamite Sufficient to Blow Up Shipyard Found at Hog Island By .4sicciat.'-J Press Washington. March It. Knough dynamite to blow lip half the great shipyard at Hoe; Island was found there during February, Dudley R. Kennedy, manager of the Industrial Relations Department, to-day told the Senate investigating committee, and Secret Service men have been unable to tind who placed It there. The testimony was brought out by Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, who asked Kennedy whether the Amer ican International Corporation had any difficulty with spies. "I hesitate somewhat to make the! statement at the, public hearing.") said Kennedy, "but the fact is 'we I found 2<6 pounds of dynamite on thai grounds last month. That amount. Intelligently placed, would have bien enough to blow up one-half the yard. Twenty pounds were found in one place, the remainder being hidden in different parts Of' the yard." BRITISH TAKE HUN PRISONERS; t REPULSE RAID: Successful Attack Is Made on' German Positions Near Epchy By Ass'.dated Press l.iuulon, March ll.—British raiders brought Iwek prisoners from the German positions near FpcllV, son 11 in est of fumhrai, last night. Tile oiliciai statement from the War Office to-day also reports tlie repulse of a German raid in the Ypres" section. tier man artillery increased its ac tivity in the Xcuve Chapelle and lauquissart sectors. Favorable weather on most of the western front lias led to increased flghting, but none of the armies lias) yet made an attack in great strength. All apparently are keyed up to the highest pitch and the raids into op posing trenches arc becoming stronger each dpy. Tn the Champagne, where the I German artillery has been very ac- I tivc, the French have withstood a German attack. The eltort was re pulsed by the French with severe lesses to the attackers. American raiding parties and American gun ners both are busy on the sectors northwest of Toul and east of Luneville. The Germans do not re main in their trenches to fight the I Americans, but flee to the rear lines] when men appear, j Ilritlsli Take Initiative British troops in the Ypres area on ! Wednesday took the initiative and in I a raid southeast of Polygon wood I captured thirty-seven prisoners and] three machine guns and inlllc'ted casualties oh the enemy. The Ger man artillery activity is intense on the Ypres sector'and between Arras and Armentiers. where strong Ger man raids earlier in the week were repulsed by British and Portuguese troops. 011 the coastal sector In Palestine, north of Jaffa, the British have ad vanced three miles on an eleven-mile front. Six villages were taken and nvt streams crossed in the face of Turkish resistance. A slight ad vance also has been made on thc| Jerusalem-Nabulus road in Central! Palestine. British shipping losses for the past week total eighteen vessels, the same number as -were lost in the two previous weeks. There is an In crease. however. In the number of large ships sunk. Fifteen of 1,600 tons or over aro reported this week, while in the previous two weeks the ships of large tonnage numbered fourteen and twelvf, respectively. Germain airships again raided the east coast of. England Wednesday night and a number ift bombs ware dropped. Tuesday nJgb.t'S ZeppeUn raid was innffeqtlve, all the bombs dropping harmlessly. I HUNDREDS ARE ! DRIVEN OUT OF i HOMES BY FLOOD I New York State City Is Inun-j dated, Following a Cloudburst Rochester, X. Y., March 14. — Scores of families have been driven from their homes and all industries in Ilornell are paralyzed us ilie re sult of a disastrous flood, due to a I cloudburst which swept down the vailey cf the Canistco early this morning, inundating one-third cf the city. The entire factory district is un der water and many buildings have been damaged to the extent of many thousands of dollars. Firemen and [Continued on Page .] American Troops Repulsing Raid Were From Rainbow Division By Associated Press j Washington, March 14.—Ameri can troops that repulsed the Ger man raid of March 5 were from the Forty-second, or Rainbow, division, which is made up of National Guardsmen, General Pershing re ported to-day. The commander of the American division was personally congratu lated by General Gerard, com mander of the Eighth French army, for the manner in which the Ameri cans conducted themselves. Geeneral Pershing's message, as given out by the War Department, I follows: j "Summary of activities on-Forty second ( Rainbow) division front, j night of fourth and fifth of March: j Enemy attempted trench raid early morning March 5. Raid was re pulsed with losses to the enemy. Our losses reported light, 110 miss ing or prisoners. General Gerard, commanding Eighth French army, II congratulated division commander 11 011 way in which the troops repulsed I raid." , I Huns Fail in Attempt to Sink Hospital Ship With Many on Board I By Associated Press I.ondon, March 14. —The hospital I ship Guilford <"astle was attacked I unsuccessfully by a submarine in the I Bristol Channel on M trch 10, it was announced officially to-day. This Is the second submarine at tack on British hospital ships re cently. A fortnight ago the Glen nrt Castle was sunk in violation of a German pledge, about 150 lives being 'lost. • The Guilford Castle is a steam sh'n ,of 8.03 t<jns gross. Two torpedoes were fired at the Guilford Castle, the first missing and the second hitting the vessel's bo,w. Although badly damaged, she Nva able to reach port. There were 1 many sicls and wounded on hoard. ' who were .transferred to a hospital. GERMAN TROOPS ENTER ODESSA, RUSSSEAPORT May Be Used as Base For In vasion of India by Persia CAUCASUS OPPOSES PLAN Informs Turkey That llun Treaty With Bolshcviki Is Not Recognized Berlin, March 11, via Ixnulon. —The German troops which oc cupied Odessa- were sent in agreement wltli the Rumanian government, to-day's army statement an nounced. Capture of Odessa by the Ger mans brings apprehensions for the safety of the American Bed Cross mission which Minister Vopicka yes terday reported having left Jassy for Odessa. Washington, March 14.—1n the east the Germans now hold Odessa, the great Russian seaport on the Black Sea, which probably will be used either as the base for an in vasion of India byway of Persia or as the terminal of grain shipments from Russia to the central empires. Turko-German plans in the Cau casus, which included the surrender by Russia of three Caucasian prov inces, which would provide a road way to Persia and the Caspian ,sea, are opposed by the Caucasus gov ernmvnt. Turkey has been informed that the Caucasus government does not recognize the' treaty with the Bolsheviki and that it should treat with the Caucasus direct. Berlin. March 14. —German troops have entered Odessa. This official announcement was made last night. Odessa, situated near the estuarjes of the Dnieper and Dniester, the gr'eat grain depot of Russia and the most important port of the Black Sea, had a population before the war of nearly 650,000. It is claimed by the new republic of -the Ukraine, which the Teutonic powers recog nized, but which has been in the hands of the Bolsheviki for several months. The preliminary peace treaty signed by Rumania and the Central Powers on March contained a pro vision engaging Rumania to sup port with all its strength the trans port of -troops of the Central Pow ers through Moldavia and Bessar abia to Odessa. The explanation was given that the primary object was to secure the importation of supplies from the Ukraine, Germany planning to transport the grain across the Black Sea to the railway heads at Constanza and Varna. Harrisburg Reserves to Settle Status at Drill Major A. M. Porter, commandant of the Harrisburg Reserves, to-day issued notice that the future of the. Reserves as an organization v\ould probafily be deftrrrfined by attend ance to-morrow night at the drill at the Armory. The attendance at the Friday drills has been slim and if it does not show an improvement to-morrow night a meeting will be held at which a move will be made to disband. All members are requested to at tend the drill to-morrow night as then the future status will be deter mined. Many requests to maintain the Reserves as a means of training young men of draft age' and for military exercises of members have been made, but the people mak ing them have not attended the drills. N'either have those who have urged the organization as a disciplin ed force to back up authorities in event of trouble attended. Hence the situation which has arisen. Middletown Aviation Camp Is Quarantined An order issued to-day places a st'rict quarantine on soldiers at the aviation camp at Middletown. It is said there is one case of measles in camp, and not far from the Ignited States government property there is a casrf of smallpox. Soldiers are pro hibited from visiting Middletown un til further orders. Beginning to-day special drills will be In order, in preparation, it is said for duty "over there." Some of the equipment for foreign servicp, in cluding rubber trench shoes have have been received and will bo dis j tributed in the near future. ' Country Fair at Republican Club I The boss hay throwers, potato raisers, corn shuckers and othe, Tarmers of the Hafrrisburg Repub lican Club will give a "Country Fair" entertainment at the club' i house to-morrow night. The affair will be unique and some of the best known hayspedH in the organlza | tion will attend, although owing to wur ail races have been cancelled. A select line of entertainers has been arranged jind a special squad of po licemen will be commissioned during the "Fair" to keep bunco men away. The entertainment is expected to be the highest of the club's series. TO WUHK roil "uiiys" 'Delegates from all parts of the Harrisburg dloce*e -of the Episcopal Chinch, in session here yesterday at the Bishop's House, Voted unanimous ly tp work and vote (or Assembly men' whu are pledged 1 to prohibition. The delegates also voted not to vote for a gubernatorial carrdidate not fa vorable to the'"dry" campaign. Single Copv. 2 Cents HOME EDITION SEEK MECHANICS HERE FOR A NEW TANK REGIMENT Men to Train For Service in France at Gettysburg Camp AVIATION RANKS FULL Hundreds of llarrisburgers Have Joined Ranks of Flying Corps Enlistment of men with mechan ical experience for a new "tank" regiment to be trainod at Gettysburg to-day was authorized at the Harris burg recruiting station by the War Department. Enlistments will be limited to men not In the draft and engineers particularly are wanted. With the authorization came an announcement that the Aviation Sec tion in which hundreds of Harris burgers have enlisted, has been till ed and that no more recruits will be a'ccepted for service in that branch. Training for the tanks will begin within a few days. According to Lieutenant Lesher, commander of the recruiting district, the War De [Continucd on Page 9.] "Please Stop My Ad; I've Had Over Fifty Replies" This is what E. O. Shaff ner, of 107 Boas street, tele phoned to the Telegraph oflice this morning. The ad was ordered for three times. It ran one time, yester day; the results were quick and sure. This is an every-day occur rence with Telegraph Want Ads and goes to show that when it's results you want the Telegraph will deliver the goods. I I X- I, Cj \ JOJ.K ALE FLOUR HOUSE ♦ CLOSED BY ADM IfiST RAT OR & J HARRISBURC-THE WHOLESALE FLOUR ¥ | AND FEED. WAREHOUSE OF HOtfttVAlft t i< * t ± ■ ' FOR A PERIOD OF OWE-W'ftK 1 Z 4 * Z ' J I $ 4* L J VIDUAL. - THE AMOUNT SOLD WA& fr A R IN * T ♦ vCESS OF THIRTY DAYS' SUPPLY, WHICH IS *£ 4> |L -'HE HAT MAY BE SOLD TO ONE PEP- X •jl SON. SUBSTITUTE CEREALS WERE SOL 7 £ *r J WITH iT. if $ JUDGE JOHNSON CALLED Z I Harrfsburg—Because of the large number „f cases far 1 * I t | r " ! 'c -u. * T X 4 T Z I ? $ h % i 2 1 I I Washington—Contracts far ten steely ships ol 3.50(3 | *& 4 for T Z delivery of all the vessels in 19Id. * y ' DELAWARE RATIFIES DRY AMENDMENT 5 Dover, Dei,—The House of Representatives, this aft- T T ernaon a Ippted a joint resolution ratifying the Federal X j 'Z'prchihiC'-. amendment.by a vote of 27 to (,/ The House T t t T . JR. .P.. .CONTROL BILL GOES TO WILSON &, , finally disposed of the ra f ■T* ' the 4* I 4* 4 Ci ; <,r.v y. :ter.Uy The X l . * MARRIAGE LICENSES % • < Inrrnrr 14. Ilrefm r. Kterlfan. ami l< u b It hlac-hurt, Ilurrin- *• ' bnrm l*'r*#Tlr'k J. "rknurr, Jr., llnrrlMliurK. nml I.mini Kitxmltlrr, - -* Sm 'uml*rtninli Muntrrnllr sprrd \ uilii nml l.tlllnn 11, l<'lirfa. t 5 liiß*r. t nrlixli-i lliirry 11. lirem, Juulxln, nml l.ratn I. Ilunfa, Al- T 1~ tooniii John IS. Hnrbold nml *uan A. Nililoioarr, ItiirrlKhariit pL, -j; Wllllnm C. Knigrr, Jr., Ilarrlnburß, and th 11. I.ebrr. ( •lumbln. T U.S. SERGEANT IS INJURED IN RAID ON PARIS Exact Number Killed in Ger man Attack Not Yet Determined ENGLISH COAST RAIDED Eour Bombs Dropped on Har tlepool; Six Dwellings De molished There London, March If.—ln last night's air raid one uir.sliip crossed the coast, and dropped four bombs oil Hartlepool. Six dwelllnghonses were demolished there, and thirty were damaged. Five persons were killed and nine injured. The following official statement was issued: "Only one airship crossed the coast lost night. It droppeJ lour bombs on Hartlepool. The" talder, .'licii was operating at a great altitude, onl.v remained overland a few min utes, and the remainder of its bom'o3 appear to have fallen into the sea. '•Six dwelling houses v/sro lemol- Ishod and about thirty dimageij, The latest police reports s'atii that the [Continued on Page o.] One Family Has 800 Excess Pounds of Flour Eight hundred pounds excess was the large: reported to the Dauphin county food administrator. Several hundred of the cards arrived to-day, but the food administration is un able to tabulate them until after the last mail in the evening. ilore than 140,000 pounds of ex cess flour are reported by Dauphin county administrators. This is not eight pounds excess to the house holder, and the food administration does not regard the excess reported a sign, of hoarding.
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