12 RAILROAD Enola Yard Forces Show Many C hanges; Add Three More Crews Enola, Pa., March 16.—A number of Important changes In the person nel of the yard force went Into ef fect at midnight last night. As a result of these changes five brake men were promoted to be temporary ■conductors and nineteen extra hrakemen were given regular berths. These changes were made necessary by th Increased freight traffic be cause of the heavy shipments of war •material through the local yards. Three new crews, consisting of a •conductor and three brakemen for •each of the three eight-hour tricks were created. These new crews will ibe known as 144, 145 and 146 crews. The changes as announced by Rob ert G. Cunningham, assistant train > master in charge of the yards, are >as follows: Trainmen Advanced • H. A. A. Sheaffer, from brakeman f"!15 crew to conductor 113 crew; J. 'M. Stinefelt from brakeman. 131 screw, to conductor 132 crew; W. R. McXeal, from conductor 143 crew to •conductor 145 crew; C. E. Minnich, conductor 133 crew to conductor 144 crew; John Crone, from conductor 127 crew to conductor 146 crew; C. 55. HartzelJ, from brakeman 131 crew to conductor 143 crew; John L. Smith, from brakeman 131 crew to conductor 133 crew; Frank Stouffer, from brakeman 131 crew to conduc HIGHER RATES FOR RAILROADS; I AFFECTS EAST Applies to Commodity Arti-' clcs Shipped in Large Quantities Washington. D. C.. March 16. A; general increase of about 13 perj cent, in commodity rates was grant-' ed yesterday by the Interstate Com-' merce Commission to railroads east, of the Mississippi and north of the! Ohio and Potomac rivers, supple menting a similar increase allowed last June in class rates. The order applies only to articles, shipped in large quantities, such as .coal, brick, grain, foodstuffs, oil., stone, cement, lumber and other I staple products shipped under the! "commodity" classification. The! new rates will go into effect as soon; as railroads file new tariffs, probably 1 within a few weeks. Increased Revenue The action will add about SSS.- 000,000 to the revenue of the East ern roads, although it will not ac tually increase their eatnings, since the sum will revert to the govern ment under the system of common .operaUtuvand railroads will f>e on'the basis or a fixed compensation! outlined in the railroad bill just pass-' ed by Congress. Since the railroads i applied for the increase more than' six months ago. before government, operation was ordered and was de-! tided by the commission in the or dinary course of its business, the rail road administration is not directly responsible for the resulting higher rates. Districts Affected The increase does not affect terri-| lory west of the Mississippi, non Southern territory, except for ship- [ ments originating in the East or de- I stined to that district. In general, the order of the com-j mission allows increases averaging: 15 per cent, in rates not raised by the ! commission's decision last June 27 in j the 15 per cent, ease, which had' been pending for many months. The | order then was estimated to incracise the roads' freight revenues a little| more than 5 per cent., and railroad; men figured that the latest increases: would give Eastern roads between 7 j and 10 per cent. more. In addition to ordering the general j "increase in commodity rates, the: commission took special action in a i number of pending cases closely te-: lated to the 15 per cent, case and! considered in conjunction with it. IIARRISBYHG SIDE I'hiladrlphln Dlvlalon The 132 crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 114. I 129. 121,'107, 103, 122, 108, 125, 106. ; Engineers for 114, 125, 106. Firemen for 114, 103, 125. Conductors for 129, 122, 108. Flagmen for 122, 108. Brakemen for 132, 114, 121, 103, 122, 106. Engineers up: Dolby. Gehr, Stauf fer. Brown. Anderson. Downs. Hous eal, Martin, Ryan, Baston, Bickle. Brooke, Gaeckler. Steffy, Hogentog le.r. Simmons, Andrews, Koeneman, Howard. Shoaff. Grace, Wenrick. Firemen up: Emerick, Blum, Mor r'son. Conductor up: Thomas. up: Mader, Mechan, Mil ler, Preston. Middle Division—The 221 crew first to go after 12.30 o'clock: 23, 21, 37. 253. 257. 250. 28. Engineer for 28. Firemen for 37.. 28. Conductor for 37. Brakemen for 23, 21 (2). Fireman up: Simino. Conductor up: Dotrow. Brakemen up: Likens, Walter, Shade. Yard Board —Engineers for 10C. 11C. Firemen for 1-7 C, 10C. 11C, 2-14 C, 2-1 SC. 4-15 C, 23C, 26C. Engineers up: Schiefer, Rauch, La' key. Cookerly, Maeyer, Sholter. snell, Getty, Snyder. Firemen up: Frysinger, McKeever. Wengel, Stuart. Kling. Mehargue, Carman. Hoover, Stacks, Stapf, Sher man. Heiney. Lake, Cain, Carmlchael, Sbawfield, Myers. ENOLA SIDE Philadelphia DIvIbU The 240 crew flrst to go after 5.45 o'clock: 256, 23. 215. 249, 224. 213, 232. Engineers for 256. 236, 232. Tiremen for 249, 232. Conductors for 224, 260. i Flagman for 2SO. Brakemen for 217, 256, 206. Flagman up: Meek. Brakemen up: Dougherty, Rudy. •Welly. l Wilson. Middle Dlvlalon —The 107 crew first t(* go after 2.10 o'clock: 303, 118, 113. 105. Brskemen for 107, 118, 105. Yard Board —Engineers for 145. 137. 140. 2nd 102. Firemen for Ist 126. 3rd 126, 2nd 129. 140. Ist 102, Ist 104. Ist 106. Engineers up: Hinkle, McNally, SATURDAY EVENING, BARRISBURG TELEGRAPH MARCH 16, 1918. tor 127 crew. The following brake men were changed to other crews: Brakemen Transferred S. S. Stese, 115 crew to 103 crew; G. W. Arter, 102 crew to 103 crew: J. M. Boyd, 125 crew to 144 crew; W. B. Benner. 125 crew to 144 crew; J. G. Erb, 125 crew to 144 crew; W. B. Carnahan. 143 crew to 145 crew; R. O. Smeltzer. 141 crew to 145 crew; C. J. Nunamatker, 126 crew to i 145 crew; J. L. Brunner. 129 crew to '146 crew; W. M. Shumberger, 132 crew to 146 crew: J. E. Benner. 132 crew to 146 crew; O. D. Rupley, from extra list to 115 crew; C. S. Eber sole, from extra list to 131 crew; P. E. Bitting, from extra list to 102 crew; M. P. Lowe, from extra list to 132 crew; C. 1.. Dissinger, from extra list to 104 crew; C. C. Myers, from extra list to 136 crew: C. F. Weader, from extra list to 131 crew: | IJ. E. Hauf, from extra list to 131 crew; B. F. Kruger, from extra list ito 125 crew: W. M. Straw, from ex tra list to 125 crew: E. R. Aubel, from extra list to 125 crew; E. C. Wright, from extra list to 143 crew: J. W. Heffiey, from extra list to 141 crew: W. E. McCoy, from extra list to 126 crew: H. R. Horting, 'from extra list to 129 crew: E. G. Espen sliade, from extra list to 132 crew; T. A. Dormna, from extra list to 132 crew; J. D. Warren, from extra list to 114 crew. I Feas. Kapp, Fortenbaugh. Gingrich, Ewing, Fenical, Quigley. Lutz, Sheaf fer. j Firemen up - Bainbridge, Ilnndiboe.. j Conly. Eichelberger. Walters, Bru- j I baker. Householder. Kipp, Garlin, | j Kilbish, Whitehill. Crane. Haubecker. Jones. ' j PASSENGER DEPARTMENT I Middle Dtvlalor —Engineers up: F. i McC. Buck. J. A. Spotts, P. G. Riley, j J. Crimmel, R. M. Crane. I Firemen up: R. E. Look, S. H. Wright, S. H. Zeiders. Engineers for 21. 669. 23. 45. Philadelphia 1)1 via lon Engineers up: W. S. Lindley. B. A. Kennedy. ! C. R. Osmond. j Firemen up: J. S. Ellenger. L. E. ' Everhart. J. Cover. W. E. Sees, j Engineers for P-36, IS. THE READING The 56 crew first to go after 12 j o'clock: 60, 70, 71. 61, 19, 20, 10, 22, IS. 14. 52. 72. 17. 73. Engineers for ."6. 64, 72. Firemen for 52. 56. 60, 61. 70. 72, ; is. Conductor for 52. 60. Flagmen for 52. 69. 70. ' Brakemen for 52. 64. 67, 70, 72, 10, ' 14, IS, 20. Engineers up: Stephens, Motter, , Linn. Barnhart. Bordney. Freed, Frehn, Kauffman. Beits, Billig. Felix. Firemen up: Kreisgre, Coble. Mo- Beth, Weiley, Grundon, Grove, Strom inger. Conductor up: Daub. Flagman up: Leibtreu. Brakemen up: Kichman, Buffing ■ ton. Dell. Adair. Bruaw, Markley, > Wynn. Elect Mrs. F. W. Smith War Relief President Lancaster, March 16.—Much In terest was manifested in th< meet ing of the Department No. 2, Penn sylvania Railroad Women's War Re | lief, held yesterday afternoon at | Hotel Brunswick. The attendance numbered 500. Mrs. W. B. Mc ! Caleb, retiring superintendent, pre i sided. Mrs. McCaleb told of the aims of Department No. 2 and inspired every person to do their best. The ,1 address of Rabbi Rosenthal was very j patriotic and inspiring and was very | much enjoyed. An informal recep- J i tion was held for the new superin itendent, Mrs. Frank Smith, of Har risburg. Mrs: John A. Nauman and Mrs. Arthur B. Clark poured tea, [.and Miss Isabel Williamson presided .j at the piano. • | A number of interesting letters I were read from the railroad men I j who are already "over there." Former Pennsy Employes '! Here Given Commissions Railroad em- j , J ployes in this city are now promi ■ : nent at Camp Grant. Rockford 111. One • j is Patrick J. Sweeney, formerly iden | titled with the offii-e of the superin tendent of the Philadelphia Division, who has been commissioned lieuten ant. The other is J. W. Leaman, a former chief operator, who has been j commissioned a first lieutenant. • ! Both officers are connected with the j newly-organized transportation unit -•of tile United States Army. Lieuten . ant Sweeney is in charge of the sup ply department. They are in charge ' of S3! men. and expect to leave for ' France sometime in the near future. • These lieutenants are well known in railroad circles and much favorable - comment has been heard on their pro ! motions. Railroad Notes I I The recent draft is hitting the • Pennsy clerical force hard. Railroad employes are anxiously .'iwaiting the announcement of the [new wage scale. Andrew Frymoyer. a brakeman in the Reading yards, at Reading, has enlisted in the I'nited States service. ; He has been employed in the Reading yard for the past five years. ' Division Engineer J. P. Charlton and staff, of the Schuylkill Division of . the Pennsylvania Railroad, started on a tour of bridg* inspection. '! j W. A. Chafey. chief clerk to Super ' intendent William Elmer, of the Schuylkill Division. Pennsylvania • Railroad Company, who has been ill . the past six weeks, left for Atlantic - ! City, where he will spend some time , I for the benefit of his health. i Nathan R. Hensyl. one of the first three engineers employed on the Sha mokin Division, of the Reading Rail -1 way Company, died at his home, at : Shamokin. aged 87 years. For a quar ter of a century previous to his re tirement he ran a passenger train on i that division, and was familiarly known as "Uncle Nate." (TOO I,ATE FOR CLASSIFICATION) WANTED t loathe operators, mill hands and help [, ers in new cylinder finishing depart ment. Apply EMPLOYMENT BUREAU. '• Harrisburg Pipe Bending Works. Tenth and State Streets, a 6:30 to 10:00 A. M., .! .to 5 P. M„ any day except Sunday. HOW SLIDING ROCK CRASHED TH wreck at Klizabethtown yesterday morning, when a bit: boulder crashed ; , -/ : '- v :^ into an express train, killing two women and injuring several score of \ .w ■ ,pV^^|^^KCja</J the passengers. The one photograph shows how the cars were damaged. The \ workers SIX WRECK VICTIMS LEAVE HOSPITAL'; [Continued front First Patfi'.l ' < i condition, and there will be no fur- ther fatalities from the wreck, hos- ' pitai authorities said this morning. Elsworth E. Edwards, 1624 Derry , street, the train conductor, is not in- ! jured so badly as yesterday appear- 1 ed, it was said. He is on the road to J recovery to-day and his condition is | not regarded as in any way danger- < ous. The revised report on his in- j juries shows his scalp lacerated, his left shoulder fractured and injuries | ' to his left ankle and knee. 1 T. J. Shane, 501 North One Hun dred and Tenth street, New York.! \ who sustained a possible fracture of ' the shoulder and chest, is reported! resting easily to-day. H. H. Steinmetz, Dover. N. J., who I fractured his outer left claxicle and | dislocated his shoulder and arm, will; ' sit up to-day as his condition is | greatly improved. Those Wlio Left Those who left the hospital this morning for their respective destina tions are: i Charles De Forest, New York City, whose injuries consisted of lacera tions of the forehead, contusions of the thumb and left leg. Israel Lebendiger, Youngstown, , Ohio, whose hands were bruised. Albert Scheming, Pullman conduc tor, Jersey City N. J., who suffered from shock. Charles Palmer, Morgantown, W. Va., who received contusions of the , back and hands. Mr. Palmer's ( daughter was killed in the crash. William Kilpatrick, New York City, whose injuries were general contusions of the body. Abe Kaplon, New York City, who j suffered general contusions. Isadore Risenberger, New York: City, who sustained lacerations of s the scalp and hands, will leave to- i. day. Schedule* lteuincd Schedules on the main line of the i Pennsy between Harrisburg and Lan- j i caster were again in yrder to-day. | The three wreck crews had tracks cleared in the Elizabethtown cut at j midnight last night. The big land- j slide which occurred yesterday and resulted in the "death of two women and injury to twenty-eight passen gers left a long trace of rocks and dirt that will not be cleared away for some time. Officials reached the conclusion that the big slide was caused by a prolonged thaw, which, aided by the rain of Wednesday, softened the | | ct,ith and loosened the rocks. It was also said that at an early date work will start on cutting away a large portion of the cut so as to prevent any further slides in that locality. The damaged Pullman cars were I brcught to this city and later sent to the Altoona shops. The three cars that were in the way of the big boul der were badly damaged. The car in which the women who were killed were riding was put out of commis sion and will have to be rebuilt. At the office of F. W. Smith, Jr., WICKERSHAM AUXILIARY OF THE HARRIS BURG RED CROSS H . <•. <§.... mm iiiillMlßlfci ■ m fl These colored women, eager to <lo their share in the world -war for democracy, comprise the Wick ersham Auxiliary of the Harrisburg Red Cross and although organize d only three months have made more than 1,300 articles for use in Red Cross work. Dr. Charles Crampton, in the center of the group, has trained and graduated a First-Aid Class of thirteen of these women. Colored Women of City Are Loyally Standing Behind Nation by Working Hard at Red Cross Tasks. One of the most enthusiastic and efficient branches of the Red Cross in Harrisburg is the Wickersham Auxiliary composed entirely of col ored women from Ihe various churches of the city. Organized three months ago, the Wickersham Auxiliary has to-day 184 members superintendent of the Philadelphia di- j vision, it was said there were 1 seven passengers, two Pullman em- ! plcyes and Conductor Kdwards still j in the Harrisburg Hospital. The lat- j ter, it is said, will recover. He was ; the most seriously injured. The oth- | em will be able to' go home within the next three days. Talented >luU'lan Th? Ijody of Mrs. Vera Ravenscroft. of Pittsburgh, was this afternoon sent jto Deer Park, Md., her home. Relatives came here yesterday and j positively identified the body. That of Miss Lina Esther Palmer, of Mor gantown, West Virginia, went west | on St. Eouis Express last evening. It j was accompanied by the father, j Charles Palmer, and uncle, Walter R. | Jones. Miss Palmer was a talented inusi- ! cian and a pianist who lias accompa- ; nied some of the world's greatest j artists. On the top of the berth j which she had occupied was found a ! SI,OOO violin she had purchased in I New York before starting home. The j young woman's body was badly | crushed and her berth and the sec- i tion of the car in which she slept ! were battered, but the instrument j v. as undamaged. Miss Palmer was graduated from the School of Music of West Vir- j glnia University and also from the ! Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. For three years she had been a mem ber of the faculty of the latter in- } stitution, although only 25 years old several days ago. She played in con certs numerous times with Fritz Kreisler and Zimbalist and other rioted artists', including Caruso, and , alternated with this noted tenor on . the program, and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. She recently signed a contract for a concert tour covering the larger cities, starting in j the fall, under the direction of a I New York lyceum bureau. Mrs. Ravenscroft had been em ployed in the McCreery store. Pitts burgh, eleven years as a clerk until 191" and since then as buyer. She lived in that city. She leaves a brother and a sister in Deer Park, Md., her former home. HERE TO REMOVE BODY Among the guests at the Hotel | Columbus this morning were Mrs. I-., j Y. Morgan, J. E. Vincent and J. B. | Simmony, of Pittsburgh, wlio were I here to make arrangements for re- j | moving the body of Mrs. Vera Rav- | enscroft, who was killed in the big j wreck at Elizabeth town yesterday | I morning. Mrs. Ravenscroft was a buyer for j the big McCreary department store j at Pittsburgh, and these guests were | representatives of the store making arrangements for the burial. To Plant Corn and Beans Instead of Tobacco San Juan, Porto Rico. —Tobacco ; planters all over the island, realiz- | ing how serious the food shortage I has become and that Porto Rico ! must be made as nearly self-sup- | porting as possible, are preparing to | plant food crops in March. After I the tobacco crop is harvested, corn 1 and beans will be grown. who habe collected $76.55 and have made more than 1,300 articles for Red Cross work. • Realizing the active part that colored men. as fighters, are taking in th world war for democracy, these women are doing their share 'by meeting every Thursday and working together during the after noon and evening in addition to the individual work they are doing for the Red Cross at their homes. Their Red Cross work is of such a char acter that the Chapter reports it as "excellent." A Klrst Aid Class, conducted in the Auxil iary by Dr. Charles Crampton, re cently graduated thirteen members. Among tho total number of ar ticles made by the Auxiliary aro 15 Have ye heard how the sons of Erin Are the bravest of all the lot? Have they told ye the way that they laugh at the day When each mother's son may be shot? Have ye heard how the sons of Erin Go over the top at dawn With a gift for the Hun on the tip of each gun And singing the bit of a song? Whist! It's a secret I'm telling; The Irish lads had the best start. For who could fear death from the red cannon's breath WITH A SHAMROCK FLOWER O'ER HIS HEART? ANNA HAMILTON WOOD. For the Harrisburg Telegraph. State and National Troops Will Quell I. W. W. Disturbances By Associated Press St. Maries, Idaho, March 16.—Ar rival of United States troops and Idaho state guardsmen, ordered here 'by Major General Arthur Murray, j commanding the 'western army de ! partment, and Governor Alexander, j as a precaution against possible re | newal of violence by Industrial i Workers of the World, was anxiously j awaited here to-day. j Armed citizens, deputized yester day by Sheriff A. L. Noland after he i was set upcfri and beaten by a mob ;of Industrial Workers and their j sympathizers, who are declared to , have threatened to deliver one of | their number from jail here, patroll jcd the streets during the night to ! prevent any fresh outbreaks. j The trouble arose yesterday when j the I. W. W. members learned of the i Sheriff's intention to remove William ; Nelson, formerly secretary of the j I. W. W. local here to Cour D'Alene, j Idaho, on a clyini? p of vAiue for j trial on a charge of criminal syndi- I catlsm. The sheriff, who remonstrat led with the crowd which made J threats to release Nelson from jail, | was knocked down several times and severely beaten. sweaters, 12 scarfs, 18 pairs of socks, 8 pairs of bed socks, 12 pairs of wristlets, 18 pillow-cases, 9 pil lows, 43 towels, 8 surgical shirts, 12 hot water bags and hundreds of bandages of various types and other similar material for surgical dress ings. The officers of the Auxiliary are: Miss Mary E. Baltimore, chairman; Mrs. Mary E. Terrell, secretary; Mrs. Mary Siegler, treasurer: Mrs. Bessie Potter, registrar, and Mrs. Iennon Carter., assistant registrar. Mrs. Bertha Jackson is chairman of the Muslin Department, Mrs. "William Adley is chairman of the Surgical Garment Department, and Mrs. Minnie Taylor is chairman of the Knitting .Department. WORK STARTS FOR ORDNANCE DEPOT AT MIDDLETOWN Government Running 1,500 Feet of Track to Take Care of Lumber "Work was started to-day on the construction of more than 1,500 feet of temporary railroad trackage on the old State Fair site near Middle town, to take care of lumber con signments intended for the barracks and other buildings incident to the erection of the ordnance depots to be located there. The need of the ordnance build ings is so great that preference may be given to these, although official orders to that effect have not been received. , Wells Brothers, who have been awarded contracts to erect the two large aviation warehouses at a cost of a million and a half dollars, and a hospital to care for the sick on all the Government work in this vicinity, yesterday purchased a house near Middletown in which to locate their ofllces and are rapidly hiring men for the work to be done. They brought ta Middletown two hundred workmen to-day and on Monday they will start clearing the land of small trees and underbrush prepara tory to grading and building. The men found no barracks ready for them and had difficulty in procur ing lodging in Middletown. Some of them came to Harrisburg and hun dreds more will come as soon as the work at Middletown and New Cum berland gets well under way. James Black, contractor, who is expected to be given either the ord nance depots at Middletown or the quartermaster's warehouses at New Cumberland, has opened offices here and expects to have 8,000 men at least on his payroll before the work reaches its Maximum. Many of those who have been over the work fix eight months as a conservative period in which the great program is to be completed and it would sur prise nobody if the expenditures ran beyond the $20,000,000 mark and some estimates make it^fao,ooo.ooo. TO REFOREST ENGI/AYD London.—An extensive scheme of replanting, by the statp. of the for ests of the United Kingdom, so as to make the country Independent of imported timber, is proposed by the Forestry Committer of Reconstruc tion. It is proposed to plant 1,- 770,000 acres of forests in the first ten years, at a cost of £3,500,000. For the first forty years the cost Is estimated at £15,000,000, after that period, it is declared, the plan would be self supporting. CARDS GALORE IN BERLIN Amsterdam, Netherlands. To purchase their various household commodities, housewives In Berlin have to be provided with no fewer than sfi cards. The municipality Is sues thehi by the million. The coun terfeiting of cards, formerly of fre quent occurrence, has been made next to impossible by the adoption of water-marks, and forgeries are now extremely rare, says a Berlin paper, LOUD APPLAUSE GREETS WILSON'S MESSAGE TO SLAV Ail-Russian Congress of So- j viets Expresses Appre ciation to America RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED; Strong Forces of Guards Pro- i tect Delegates From Possible Disorder By Associated Press Moscow, Thursday, March 14. President Wilson's message of sym pathy to the Russian people was re ceived with marked applause when it was read to-night at the opening session of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets and made the Congress immediately adopt a resolution of npppreciation. The resolution reads: "The All-Russian Congress of So , viets expresses its appreciation to j the American people and lirwt of all the laboring and exploited classes in the United States for the message | sent by President Wilson to the Con gress of Soviets, in the time when the Hussian Social Soviet is republic in living through most difficult trials. "The Russian republic uses tho oc casion of the message from President Wilson to express to' all people who are dying and suffering from the horrors of this imperialistic war, its warm sympathy and firm conviction that the happy time is near when the laboring masses ,in all bourgeois countries will throw off the capital ist yoke and establish a Socialist i state of society, which is the only one ofcpable of assuring a permanent I and just peace as well as the culture 1 and well being of all who toil." i The congress is being held in the splendid banquet hall of the Nobil ity Club, where former emperors often w'ere entertained. Soldiers, sail ors and peasants formed a majority of the 1,164 delegates present. M. Sverdloff, chairman of the central executive committee of the congress, presided. The Bolshevik members I number 732 and there are 38 Social Revolutionists of the Left. Leninc Favors Peace Premier Lenine made the principal speech and received a great ovation. He reviewed the history of the revo lution and- emphasized the necessity of signing a peace treaty. M. Tchlt cherin. the acting foreign minister, read the peace terms. It was decided that peace should be considered first and after that the permanent remov- I al of the capital from Petrograd and j the election of a new central execu tive committee. I Strong forces of guards were about I the hall, but there were no attempts at disorder. Moscow is uiet, Bolshe- I vik control apparently being abso -lUA* caucus of the Bolshevik while favoring a signing of the German peace treaty has resolved to approve the course of the peace delegation of the Council of People-'s commissaries. The caucus also condemns the Ger man peace terms and declared it was necessary to restore order and or ganize for defense. t ANOTHER DROP IN COAL PRICES IS FORECASTED State Administrator Potter In dicates Reduction in Do mestic and Steam Fuel By Associated Press Philadelphia, March 16.—A fur ther reduction in the price of do mestic coal and a decrease in the price of steam anthracite is Indicated by State Fuel Administrator Potter. A thirty-cent reduction in domes tic coal has already lieen ordered, to take effect at the mines April 1, and the prospects for another drop are contained in a statement by Mr. Pot ter to the effect that the seventy-live cent differential will be readjusted. Since the fuel administration took charge of the' coal situation, inde pendent operators have been allow ed to charge seventy-live cents a ton mora than railroad-controlled com panies. Retailers in this city have fought the differential on the ground that it. was unfair and tended to keep up coal prices. When the prices of anthracite were announced by the government last September, no limit was set on steam sizes. Because of the urgent demand, these sizes have been bring ing very high prices. The fuel ad ministration, it is said, now intends to reduce the price on steam sizes. Direction and control of the an thracite Industry is now centered in this city through the appointment of the anthracite committee of the fuel administration. It will direct, under the supervision of Washington au thorities, the apportionment of all anthracite produced by the opera tors. The committee is expected to speed up anthracite production. Pupils of Cameron School Set Pace For Patriotic Work in Many Branches Pupils of the Cameron school build ing continue to set the pace for tho pupils of the other buildings of the city. At present every one of the 833 pupils of the building are mem bers of the Junior Red Cross and many of them are also members of the Senior branch of the Red Cross. The school is also leading in the sale of Baby Bonds. Up to the present time 240- of these bonds have been sold to the scholars. Great activity is shown in all of the school rooms during the recess periods. Boys as well as girls knit articles for the soldiers. The va riety of articles being knit by the children include convalescent robes, shawls, scarfs, wristlets and wash cloths. The various drives which have been waged in the building during the winter were ably managed by the faculty of the building which In cludes: Herman Goetz, principal; Minnie Sample, Annie Weitmyer, Stella Karley, Ida Marcus. Laura Gar man, Maude Kennedy. Clara Fisher, Amy Watson. Annie Schlayer, Olive Hall, Llllle Fltzslmmons, Ruth Tack, Ruth Atkinson, Katherine Gamble, Sue Bratten. Laura Crane. Edith Behtzel. Carrie Patterson, Anna Walz ar, Frank. Shearer. SOC I A L SAW AIR RAIDS IN ENGLAND Mrs. Wilde Tells of Her Ex periences in Eurly Part of World War IMI 1 m JI^K """ V MRS. GORDON* WILDE Mrs. Gordon Wilde, who is in Harrisburg this week, tells an inter esting story of the air raids and the conditions in England three years ago, when the war broke out. Mrs. Wilde, who is playing at the Ma jestic the latter half of this week, has a number of friends in Harris burg. She is with her husband, Gordon Wilde, and their daughter Connie, In a charming little nov elty offering. Mr. and Mrs. Wilde were playing at Boscombe, on the south coast of England, when the war broke out. "We were aroused from sleep at midnight by the shouts of news boys hawking their papers," Mrs. Wilde said. "The announcement that England had entered- the war came on a bank holiday. Premier Asquith ordered the banks closed for two more days to avoid a panic, and for the tlrst time in the history of England, paper money was issued. When the banks were again opened after the three-day holiday people used the paper money. Food con servation was immediately ordered, with drastic rulings. We went to Southampton for the next week. Trainloads of troops were brought in every day. the Common was packed with the troops and hotels and private houses were filled with the brave boys. At the theater where we played, free admission was given to the boys in khaki every Friday night. "We had contracts to fill in Amer ica, so wo came across tho water. We were escorted to sea by search lights. Searchlights were placed in all coast towns. "Panic reigned for a short time Jn the theatrical field, but an order came from London saying that the atrical business must go on as usual. The people needed amusement and they had to have It in war times. The theaters were all crowded. We found the same conditions in Canada, where we have just played. "When we were leaving for Amer ica our little daughter was in a Lan cashire convent. We took her with us and trained her as a singer. This is the second week that she has appeared in public. She is the Con nie Wilde who is with us." Mrs. Wilde said that in England there are underground cellars be neath the theaters, where people seek refuge from Zeppelin raids. Miss Wilde, the little English girl, does a song and dance act which always wins applause. She is a winsome little woman and a real Ttist. Mr. and Mrs. Wilde are both charming and very happy. Crescent Club Meets With F. Miller Mrs. B. F. Miller, of 620 Kelker street, was hostess for the Crescent Club this week. Miss Leah Tewsen rendered several piano and vocal selections. Primroses made an attrac tive centerpiece for the table where an old-fashioned sauerkraut dinner was served. The Crescent Club Is spending most of its time knitting for the soldiers which they will soon be able to display. The mem bers that were present are as fol lows: Mrs. B. B. Beistel, Mrs. Charles Hall, Mrs. Arthur Loßer. Mir. James Eastright, Mrs. William Qnenzler, Mrs. Henry Tewsen and daughter, Leah, Mrs. Clara Martz, Mrs. B. F. Miller and son, Robert, Mrs. W. S- Ebersole and Miss Esther Martz. KIMMEL-KRILL MARRIAGE Miss Gertrude P. Krill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Krill, Myers town, Pa., was married to Clyde E. Kimmel this afternoon at the manse of the Stevens Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Thir teenth and Vernon streets, the Rev. Dr. Clayton Albert Smucker officiat ing. After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel left for a short wed ding journey and will be at home after April 15, at 1207 Market Btreet. RABBI LEBEXDIGER HERE Rabbi Israel Lebendfger, of Youngstown. Ohio, who was slightly injured In the Elizabethtown wreck, was removed from the Harriaburg Hospital yesterday. He will remain In this city some time as the of Rabbi Louis J. Haas. Rabbi Leben dtger and Rabbi Haas were students at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, in New York City, at the same time. (4Mltlnal Social New* on Pave 4) River Rises to Flood Stage Because of Heavy Rains The heavy rainfall of Wednesday night and Thursday over the Susque hanna river system has raised the river gradually until this afternoon it almost reached the flood stage of seventeen feet. The rainfall in the region surrounding the headwaters of the Susquehanna was much heavier than here, and the creeks and streams emptying into the river above Har rioburg raised it to a higher stage than it had reached during the time the Ice was passing out. The rain is thought to have* taken most of the remaining snow out of the moun tains. The water covered a large part of the island baseball field. A stage of 13.3 feet Is predicted for to-morrow, as the water, beginning this afternoon, will recede rapidly, the local Weather Bureau report show*
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