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| How Hundreds of Pennsylvania Guardsmen Massed For the Singing of* Patriotic Songs at Camp Hancock in Honor of Secretary of State Lansing
SLAV TREATY NOT
DISGRACEFUL ONE,
CLAIMS HERTLING
Hypocrisy Has Become Second Nature to the Enemy
Whose Untruthfulness Is Made Worse by Brutality,
Is Chancellor's Message to Reichstag; Every Attempt
at Calm Explanation Must Fail, Is Added Sentiment
By Associated Press
Petrograd, Sunday, March 17.—Russia can only ex
pect the support of the international proletariat if she
shows she can fight to the end, M. Kamkoff declared in a
pro-war speech at the Moscow Congress of the Soviets.
He said Germany was buying up Russian foreign loans
and would force Russia to pay fifty per cent, of all for
eign loans.
Washington, March 19.—German-made peace treaties forced
on Russia and Rumania will not be recognized by the Entente
Allied powers, the Supreme War Council has decided at a session
in London. The German policy of plunder is denounced and the
declaration is voiced that the Allied powers "arc lighting, and
mean to continue fighting" to put an end to this suggestion.
The treaty with Russia is called a political crime in the state
ment issued by the council, and Germany's 'attitude toward Rus
sia at present is declared to be tantamount to annexation. Ger
many is described as a "destroyer of national independence and
the implacable enemy of the rights of men."
In persisting in the fight for right and justice the statement
says the peoples of the Allied nations may place their trust in
1 lie armies now facing the Central Powers. The conference was
attended by Premiers of Great Britain, France and Italy. The
United States was represented by General Bliss and Vice Admiral
Sims.
lopciibfigcn, Monday, March IS.—
Chancellor von Hertling, on the first
reading in the Reichstag of the peace
treaty with Russia to-day, declared
lie did not wish to discuss the opin
ions of Germany's enemies regarding
the treaty.
"Hypocrisy," the Chancellor said,
"has become second nature to the j
oneiny, whoso, untruthfulness is made j.
worse by its brutality. Kvcry attempt j
at calm explanation and every real i
deliberation must fail when the one- I
my. at the very moment they are'
Harrisburg
Should have a
Thrift Card
in every home.
Agf* Have you started?
THE WEATHER]
For IlnrrlMhurß nnil vicinity! Knlr
to-nijcht; Wednesday partly
cloudy i not much chnnifc In
temperature, lowc/it to-night
about 45 ileum-*.
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Trmprraturci H n. m., 50.
Sum ■ ItUcn, oio3 n. M.i Nets, 5i57
p. m.
Mooni I'ull moon, March 27, 10:32
n. m.
lllvcr Slnicci Klffht feet nliove
low-nater mark.
11 IK hcMt IrmprrHlnrr, 02.
l.oent temperature, 42.
'iMn temperature, 02.
.Normal temperature, 38.
laying a heavy liand on a neutral
country.. dare to speak of a policy
guided by complete unselfishness.
"The treaty with Russia contains
no conditions disgraceful to Russia,
if the provinces breaking away from
Russia say it is in accordance with
their own wish and is ac
cepted by Russia."
The Imperial Chancellor declared
.Courland and Lithuania were united
to Germany economically and militar
ily, and added:
"Livonia and Ksthonla are the
eastern frontier fixed by the treaty,
but We hope they also will have close
and friendly relations witli Germany,
not. however, to the exclusion to
their relations with Russia.
I'oland is not'mentioned in the treaty
and we shall endeavor to see if it is
possible to live in stable and good
neighborly relations with the new
state.
"If the Reichstag adopts tile peace
treaty, peace on the whole eastern
front will be restored, as I an
nounced February 2i, but among the
Entente Powers there is not the least
inclination to finish this terrible war.
The responsibility for bloodshed will
be upon the heads of those who wish
continuation of the bloodshed."
The chancellor referred to Russia's
proposal that all the belligerents en
ter into the peace negotiations ,and
added:
"We and our. allies accepted the
proposals and sent delegates to Brest-
T-itovsk. The powers until then al
lied with Russia remained aloof.
"The course of the negotiations is
known to you. You remember the
endless speeches which were intend
ed, not so much for the delegates
there assembled as for the public at
large, and which caused the desired
goal of an understanding to recede
into thp distance. You remember the
repeated interruptions the rupture
and the resumption of the negoti
ations. The point had been reached
where 'yes' or 'no' had to be said and
on arch 3 peace was concluded iit
Brest-Litovsk. On March 16 it was
ratified by a competent assembly at
Moscow."
HARRISBURG, FA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1918.
HUNS STRENGTHEN
SECOND LINES AS
FORCES FALL BACK
j Fire by American Artillery
I Causes Virtual Abandon
ment of First Defenses
| ENEMY POSITIONS GASSED
I American Telephone Wires
Within U. S. Lines
Again Tapped •
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By Associated Press
With the American Army in 1
France, Monday, March 18.—Amer- |
j ican artillery on tlio Toul front to- j
day bombarded towns within the |
enemy lines. On several occasions a
considerable number of gas shells !
were used. The gunners also
dropped projectiles on German
trenches. Some shells hit ill the town
of Kssey and others in Montsec.
i An American patrol between Ren-
I nieres wood and Jury wood (be-
I tween Seichepray and Flirey) en
countered an enemy patrol early to- 1
day. For an hour and a half the j
j American patrol tried to make some
j of the enemy prisoner but without I
: result, although a number of lights
! with pistols and rides occurred as !
| the Germans retired, jumping from
tree to tree. American sniners made '
a number of lucky shots to-day and 1
Germans were seen to fall.
" Telephone Wires Tapped
Tho American telephone wires
within the American lines were j
tapped again during the night, not [
far frm where the patrol encounter t
occurred. The enemy artillery lired i
| a number of gas shells at our lines.
; The weather last night and to-day
I was well suited for aerial work and
much was accomplished. American
| anti-aircraft guns drove oft at least
six enemy airplanes while others I
! crossed the lines at such a height j
J that they were out of range..
I.ast niglit airplanes from the rear I
| of the American lines crossed over to !
[ the German zone. Soon after many |
explosions and (lashes were heard '
and seen in the direction of Metis.
American planes discovered dur
ing the night that tho Germans arc
strengthening their second line. It is
knowh that the first line in many
places virtually has been abandoned.
It is believed that the accurate
American artillery fire has had some
j thing to do with this.
An American patrol, composed of \
troops (name deleted) in the sector!
jeast of lyuneville early to-day, were!
j discovered by the Germans, who put |
down a heavy barrage, the shells |
striking among the party. Intermit
tent artillery lire proceeded on this
front all day.
Flag Used at Burial of
Tuscania Victims to Be
Sent to President Wilson
IPy Associate J Press
liOmlii.i, Sunday, March 17. — j
Hugh Morrison, a Scotch landowner,
' who took a prominent part in the re
i lief of survivors and burial of the'
\ dead from the steamship Tuscania,
l has sent 'to the Associated Press an
Ameripan flag macje by Scotch wom
en and used at all Tuscanian funer
als with the request that It be sent
to President Wilson for deposit in a
■ museum to be selected by the Presi
| dent. With the flag which measures
j 70x38 inches, is this inscription: :
"An American flag made at Islay'
I House. February 7, 1918, and hoisted I
with the Union Jack at all funerals
i of Tuscania victims on the Scotch
j coast."
Islay House is the residence of
Mr. Morrison, who gave the .land for
Jtwo of the Tuscania cemeteries.
- Several hundred Pennsylvania soldiers at Camp Hancock, singing to-
Ithc accomplishment of several massed bands, in honor of Secretary of
State Lansing. This photograph was made at the conclusion of a thrilling
bayonet drill in a dry reservoir basin, which suggests the Yale bowl or the
; Princeton stadium, llajor General Chas. 11. Muir and Colonel E. L. King,
his Chief of Staff, are with Secretary Lansing, who highly complimented
: the Pennsylvania troops.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA
IN THE
By E. J. STACKPOLE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE HARRISBI'RG TELEGRAPH j
Camp Hancock, I
Augusta, Oa„ March 10. i
Whenever things look darksome.
And mighty hard to hear,
Remember the hearts of the
home folks
Are close beslile you there.
These lines focused my attention '
again and again, as I- rummaged [
1 through the exhibit of a postcard!
| vender to-day. They keep ringing in
j my ears and seem to visualize the
! one big. vital thing necessal-y to win
i this war—the unlimited backing of
; the boys with the colors, by the !
folks left behind.
I An intimate study of this splendid [
division of more than 30,000 Penn- |
! sylvania troops, convinces me that 1
I the men in arms are going to main- j
Itain at home and abroad, the best i
traditions of a state whose military
I i
CITY EXTENDS
ITS BEST WISHES
TO LANCASTER
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Members of Council to Carry (
Resolutions on Hun
dredth Anniversary
Lancaster city officials and resl- j
dents were tendered Harrisburg's |
j best wishes for future growth and j
| prosperity in a resolution passed to
j day by City Council upon motion of I
Mayor Kelster. The resolution will |
! be sent to or may be ue- !
iivered in person to-morrow even- j
I ing, when a celebration will be held |
in commemoration of the one bun- 1
dredth anniversary of the incorpora- j
tion of the city.
The resolution passed by Council
follows:
"Whereas, The people of Lancaster
! are about to celebrate the one hun
! dredth anniversary of the incorpora
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Belgians Expel Germans
After Severe Struggle
Purls, 'Mcfhday, March 18. —Heavy
artillery lighting is in progress in
the Verdun front, says to-night's of
ficial communication. On the llelgian
front there were severe struggles be
j fore the Germans were expelled
: from positions in which they had
| gained a footing. The announcement
1 adifc:
"On Sunday three German air
; planes were destroyed and six others
were damaged badly by our pilots. A
captive balloon was set on lire by
one of our aviators. Furthermore, it
■ has been learned that tw6 other
German airplanes were brought
down on March 15 and 10."
Plight of Japanese
in Siberia Is Seriousj
j liondon, March 19. —A Tokyo dls- |
; patch, dated Sunday, forwarded by |
the Exchange Telegraph correspond- j
j ont at Peking, represent." the plight i
:of Japanese subjects in the dls-1
; turbed zone in eastern Siberia as I
serious. Their lives are In Jeopardy
and a boycott has been declared
against them,* it Is asserted, while
those who fall Into the hands of
the Maximalists are plundered or
subjected to even worse treatment.
I history constitutes an Important part j
of the story of a great people. They
: have ulrnady won here and else- |
I where, the unstinted praise of com
j petent military critics, and Major
| General Muir, the hardy old fighter,
| who is now in command at Camp
Hancock, a man of few words and
| modest to a degree, declared a few
days ago, after a demonstration in j
| honor of Secretary of State Lansing, I
I that he was proud of the division.
It is known here in Augusta as the
"Pep" division, and these hospitable
Southerners never tire of commen
dation for their soldier guests. They
: will be sorry to see them leave when
| the Pennsylvanians depart for the!
j actual theater of war. I
Want Peace With Victory
There is no talk of an Inconclusive j
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JUDGE RULES OUT !
! EVIDENCE FROM
MURDER TRIAL
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j Richcreek Says the Shot That I
Killed Old Man Was In
tended For a Bird
County Detective James T. Wal-
I ters was the chief witness during
j the morning session of criminal
| court in the murder trial of Fred
erick Hiclicreek, which is being!
i heard in Courtroom No. 2 before ;
| JudiS'e A. W. Johnson.
Mr. Walters told of his visit to
j Hoyalton after the murder, the trip'
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Sidewalks of Mulberry
Street Bridge to Be Made
Safe Under New Plani
Employment of an expert engi-j
neor to make :i study of the con-i
ditions on the Mulberry street bridge i
and submit recommendations to
safeguard pedestrians using tho I
sidewalk in case of accidents in the!
roadway is authorized in an ordl-1
nance passed o:i first reading in I
council to-day. Commissioner;
Lynch is directed- to secure the en- (
gineer at a cost not to exceed SI,OOO. j
It is likely JJie expert who made the'
plans for the Walnut street bridge!
will be asked to make the survey.!
The action came as a result of an !
j accident last fall when a woman!
was killed by an "auto truck which j
was forced over the curbing in a
collision, crashing into th|> outer!
guard rail, smashing it and hurling j
her to the railroad tracks below. i
An ordinance was also introduced '
providing for a change on the city
j official map showing the widening
lof Chestnut street for a length of
| 105 feet at the southeastern corner
I of Fourth and Chestnut 'streets.
j BOOK COLLECTION GROWS
! With 662 books and a number of
I.magazines received up to noon to
j day, the total number of books re
| eeived by Boy Scouts for the sol
j diers In France, is almost 6,000. Boy
Scouts of Mlddletowi) and Lemoyne
have collected several thousand
books and magazines which will
bring the grand total of the. llar
risburg district close to 10,000 vol
umes, together with a largo number
of magazines and periodical
MOTHER FEARS
DAUGHTER IS A
| SLAVER'S VICTIM
i Two West Fairvicw Girls,
| Aged 11, Mysteriously Dis
appear From Home
j SEEN WITH STRANGE MEN
Children Came to llarrisburg
Sunday When Recognized
For Last Time
Fearing, that her 14-year-old
daughter is the victim of kidnapers
or white slavers, Mrs. Alice Bordner,
of West 'Fail-view, appeared at the
| police station to-day in great agita
j tion. The daughter, Ella, and a girl
j friend, Bessie Hoffman, also of
| Fairview, left their homes on Sunday
I evening .to come to llarrisburg. At
j about B.UO, related Mrs. Bordner,
i they were seen at the corner of Mar
| ket and Third streets with two men
| snd. they were recognized by another
West-Fairview girl, Jennie Warfield.
I The girls'spolfe to her but hurried on
1 and litvve not been seen since.
! The two mothers, ..Mrs. Bordner
I and Mrs. Hoffman, are both well
known residents of the West Shore
and their husbands started a search
on Monday but without any result
! whatever. The two girls, who' are
hardly more than children, seemed to
have been whisked away from the
city. .
Ella Bordner when she left bo:iia
[ wore ji black dress, with gray fur on
| the cuffs and around the neck, and a
black pony coat. She Is quite tall for
her age. probably 5 feet ti inehes.
She has black hair and blue eyes and
is very pretty. Bessie Hoffman is
very short with light hair and brown
eyes. She wore a light blue dress
with gray fur collar. Neither of the
girls had ever been away from home
or showed any inclination to run
i away. Bessie Hoffman is also just
|1 1 years old.
Sailors From Interned
German Vessel Capture
U-Boat of Dutch Navy
I By Assoriated Press
San Kraiii'l*™, March 18. A hub
marine of the Duteh navy Was cap
| turcd at Batavia by sailors from the
! interned German steamer UraT Von
Luttwitz. who succeeded in evading
l.tlic marine patrol and putting to sea
j with their prize last January, ac
, folding to Fritz Van KT>el*non. an
| ortipjoye of the Dutch Kant Indian
| government in Sumatra, who i. in.
I Sin Francisco to-day on the way to
Holland. The capture was rigorously
i censored by the officials. Van
; Übelshon said:
i "This submarine was sent out by
| the royal government Mr patrol duty
lin Fast Indian waters," said Van
j Kbelshon. "One night during the ab
| senee of the erew at a reception ten-
I dnred them liy colonists, when only
j an anchor wateh was left aboard the
| submarine, sailors from the interned
i German merchant steamer Graf Von
l.uttwitz rowed alongside, lioardfed
! the submarine and .after a tight in
| which a Duteh guard was killed, took
i possession of the vessel.
I "When the loss of the submarine
I was learned two Dutch cruisers as
! well as several allied vessels started
! in pursuit, bui whether the subma
| rine was recaptured wo never learn
| cd."
Prof. Robert M. McNeal
Succeeds A. D. Glenn
Professor Robert M. McNeal, fi
nancial clerk of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction since
190ti, was to-day appointed by t>r.
Nathan C. Sehaeffer, superintendent
of public instruction, as deputy su
perintendent to succeed the lute
A. D. Glenn. Prof. McNeal came
here from Huntingdon county after
having served at normal schools and
as superintendent of various county
schools,
11. Grant Fry, Camp Hill, Cumber
land county, was advanced front sta-
Ustlcal eJwk to financial clerk.
Single Copv, 7 Cents
I. W. W. Secretary is
Treated to Coat of
Tar and Feathers
Yakima, Wash., March 19.—11. B.
Myers, secretary of the Yakima local
of the I. \V. W., was taken a mile
out of town by a mob early to-day
and given a coat of tar and leathers,
told to leave ahd not retur here.
Myers also was told to warn his
associates that any other secretary
of the I. W. W. who came to Yakima
to work would receive the treatment
accorded "Little in Montana." Little
it will he remembered, was hanged
by a mob at Butte, more than a year
ago.
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HOME EDITION
I Germany Invites War
Correspondents to Be
Present at Offensive
By Associated Press
London, March 19. —The heads of
the German army have invited a
number of neutral correspondents to
be present at the German offenslva
on the western front, the Kxeliange
Telegraph correspondent at Copen
hagen reports. The correspondents,
it is stated, will leave for the front
on Wednesday.