piRD DRIVE FOR
iIBERTY IS TO BE
PLANNED TONIGHT
"Workers Arc to Be Named at
Gathering of Executive
Committee
In the Harrlsburg Club to-night
members of the committee which
beginning Tuesday will conduct the
canvass of the industrial plants of
lfarrisburg and Dauphin county on
behalf of the Third Liberty Loan,
will meet to discuss plans for the in
dustrial drive.
George S. Reinoehl Is chairman of
the industrial committee, and J. C.
.Tessup is secretary. At to-night's
fathering the committee will choose
the workers who are to canvass the
various plants. The campaign
through which bonds will be sold to
the industries' employes will begin
Tuesday morning following the
Monday night appearance here of
l.ieutenant Pat O'Brien, and will con
tinue two weeks.
The members of the industrial
committee are as follows:
R. Boone Abbott, W. C. Alexander,
A. H. Armstrong, Arthur Bacon,
"William H. Bennethum, Jr., Charles
W. 8011, H. H. Bowman, J. William
Bowman, O, W. Burtnett, H. O. Burt
nett, O. J. Buxbaum, R. K. Oahlll,
James Cameron, Joseph Olaster,
George J. Coloviras, Frank F. Dav
enport, Carl K. Deen. F. R. Downey,
K. R. Eckenrode, W. S. Essick. Frank
G. Fahnestock, Jr., E. C. Fry, Hen
derson Gilbert, John Grey, John
Heathcote, John C. Herman. 1* D.
Hilleary, F. O. Horting. C. H. Hunter,
Stanley G. Jean, "William Jennings.:
J. C. Johnson, Paul Johnston, C. M.'
Kaltwasser. David Kaufman, Daniel
1* Keister, John Kelley. C. H. Kinter,
Gustave F. KoMer, John I*. L. Kuhn,
Harry Lowengard. George F. Lunib,
E. Moeslein. R. M. Moorheiad. John
C. Motter, F. B. Musser, Donald Mc-
I'ormick. James P. McCullough.
George G. McFarland. Boyd M.
Ogelsby. Charles E. Pass. D. L. M.
"Raker, H. A. Robinson. J. "W. Roden
haver, E. Fred Rowe, F. C. Sites, F.
W. Smith, Jr., J. R. Sneerfnger, "W.
P. Starkey, "W. G. Starry. D. E.
Tracy, A. A. "Wert. R. M. H. "Wharton.
L. S. "Williams. W. Frank Wltman
and F. 1. AVright.
AN OMINOUS CALM
PERVADES FRONT
[Continued froni First Page.]
had immediate command and which
"it was thought might be used in a
• ounter offensive. Meanwhile more
than 100.000 American soldiers,
eager for the frav, are marching for
ward to the front. It is announced
:hat American aviation mechanics
have been assisting the British air
men "on the battle front.
No German Attacks
Tuesday the Germans made no at
tacks either north or south of the
Somme. Near Serre-, north of Albert,
the British carried out a small
operation and captirred an enemy
post. In the south the artillery
bombardment was heavy between
Montdidier and Noyon while further
east German detachments were
driven back from the Oise.
Small attacks have been repulsed
by the French in the "WoevTe and In
flipper Alsace. In Flanders there has
r !>een only the usual artilleiy activity.
I Oerroan guns have been bombard
ing the American sector northwest
of Toul heavily. Inclement weather
is hindering operations on the Ital
ian front and the artillery activity
is slight.
German Laboring Class
For Peace Because of
Suffering Undergone
By Associated Press
New York, April 3. —The German
laboring class is for peace because
it has sufTered more from the war
than any othsr section of the Ger
man population. This statement was
made on February 22 in the Reich
stag by Deputy Herzfeld, Indepen
dent Socialist, during the discussion
of a Socialist motion requesting that
the Reicnstag exercise its rights and
demand the release from imprison-
I ment during the Reichstag session
| of Deputy Wilhclm Dittmann, a So-
I cialist- Deputy Dittmann was ar-
I rested for his activities in connection
I with the rei ent strike in Berlin and
* other parts of Germany and sen
tenced to several years' imprison
ment.
The January strike. Deputy Herz-!
feld declared, was caused by the dos- j
pair of the workingmen that there
woulfcl be no early peace, the labor
ing class having gained the impres- i
sion from the Brest-Litovsk nego-!
nations that the annexations con
trolled the government's policies. :
During the strike, he added, the
newspapers of the working •■■lass |
had been gagged and representatives
of the workingmen had been thrown j
into prison whenever they were not
sent to the trenches.
Deputy Herzfeld was frequently;
called to order by the vice-president, j
Dr. Passche, who at the outset de-i
clared he could not permit a dis-!
cussion of the political reasons for,
the arrest of Deputy Dittman. Hugo;
Haase, Socialist, protested against
limitation of the debate, saying the 1
discussion would be only a farce, andl
would not correspond to the dignity!
of the Reichstag.
The Reichstag decided it had no
right to interfere In the Dittmann
affair and the Socialist motion was
defeated over the votes of the So
cialists, Danes and Poles:
BOARD OF VIEWERS MEET
The first meeting of the reorganiz
ed board of viewers to award dam
ages for properties adjoining the
Technical high school, which are to
be taken by the school district, was
hold to-day in the City Council cham
ber. E. Clark Cowden, the new
member, succeeding the late James
D. Saltsman, was present. The two
witnesses who were called were
• 'harles D. Gilmore and Eugene Wall,
the former valuing the properties al
Jfi3.542.50, and the latter at $61,018.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSVED
Building permits were issued to
day to Joseph A. Koons. contractor for
Fred Aldinger. for the erection of a.
marquee awning at 27 South Fourth
street, at a cost of SOSO. and to John
J. Hare, contractor for Mrs. S. H.
Lemoil, for the erection of a brick
parage, 20x120 feet, northwest corner
Derry and Summit streets, at a cost
of H.OOO. •
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less to use aqd gives almost Instant
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,no that digestion is easy and pain-
Lless. Sold by drugglnts everywhere.
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"WEDNESDAY EVENING,
GERMAN ATTACK AT MOREUIL SMASHED
BY FRENCH; ROLLOT DRIVE BROKEN
By Associated Press
Paris, April 3.—A German attack
south of Moreuil last night wan re
pulsed by the French Are anil the
enemy was unable to gain a footing
in any part of the French positions
the war office announces, except at
one point The French also broke
up a German attack near Rollot,
and gained ground north of Plemont.
The statement follows:
"On the front between the Sonime
and the Oise there was increasing ac
tivity on the part of the artillery on
both sides. South of Moreuil the
enemy made a spirited attack against
the French positions between Morisel
and Mailly-Uameval, It was re
pulsed by the French lire and the
enemy was unable to gain a footing
in the French defenses except at a
single point.
"A German effort, north of Kollot
LINCOLNSHIRE TROOPS RAID ENEMY
TRENCHES TAKING GUNS AND MEN
London. April 3.—British troops)
after sharp fighting last night re-'
pulsed a determined attack by the
Germans it\ the neighborhood of j
Ftopoux, the war office announced j
to-day.
"Over 100 prisoners and three ma- ,
chine guns were captured by Ms," j
the official statement says.
"We secured a few prisoners yes- i
terday through the neighborhood of
Serre already reported.
"There is nothing further to re- j
port from the battlefront.
"Lincolnshire troops raided the i
enemy's trencheis northeast of Loos.
yesterday morning and captured 31 .
prisoners and a machine gun. An- i
other successful raid in which a few|
U.S. MAY DRAFT
1.600,000 MEN
[Continued from First Page.]
but sufficiently trained to do their |
part when included in brigades of
trained British and French troops.
This action has been followed by
orders to accelerate the transporta
tion abroad of American units now
in American training camps.
The speeding-up of troop dis
patching will rapidly drain Amer
ican training camps, and to refill
them the -war department will be
compelled to increase by a larger
ratio the number of drafted men
called to the colors.
To discuss the important changes
in the plans for the next draft made
necessary bv the speeding up of
troop shipments to Europe. Provost
Marshal General - Crowder has been
summoned to confer to-morrow with
the general staff at the war depart
ment. New troop requisitions have
been prepared. General Crowder un
derstands, that they call tor a much
larger quota of registered men for
April and the succeeding months of
1918. than had been contemplated
in the plans for fhe draft recently
completed.
May Double the Call
General Crowder frankly admitted
that the rushing of men in training
to Europe undoubtedly would call
for larser inroads on the registra
tion. The new situation makes pos
sible the following:
The number of men to be called
this year may be doubted, depend
ent upon the facilities of troop trans
portation to Europe.
The call for troops through the
next draft may be so large as to
make it necessary to go be
yond Class I in order to fill the
training camps, a course which draft
officials had not desired to pursue
if possbile to avoid it.
April, May and June quotas, now
being prepared, may be swelled to
twice their proposed size.
Instead of SOO,OOO men being
called this year, as many as 1,600.-
000 men may be called: this, it is
believed, would exhaust available
material In Class 1,
Training in the camps and can-'
tonments probably will be shortened. I
Men are to be sent abroad as soon !
as they master the fundamentals.
Another thing made necessary by >
the policy of hastening troops abroad
will he the calling of the April quota
on the old basis of determining
quotas, the population ratio, instead
at the scientific basis urged by the)
provost marshal general, which Con
gress is still debating, members of j
the house military affairs committee
seeking to amend it. As the bill'
stands it proposes to allot the quotas
on the basis of the number of reg-.
istered men in class 1 in the re- :
spective communities as compared 1
to the total registration. The bill I
was passed by the senate a month >
*go, but c hairman Dent and six >
other members of the house com - j
mittee are opposed to it and the
draft machinery meanwhile has been I
slowed down.
Old Plan May Go In
Unless opposition to the quota bill'
abates at once, so that it may.be,
signed by the President within a'
week, the second draft will have to
go forward under the old. admit
tedly erroneous plan of allotment, j
eneral Crowder conceded this last '
night. He said he had urged the
importance of the measure on Con
gress repeatedly and that he did not i
see what else he could do to hasten '
the legislation.
General Crowder said in speaking '
of the proposed speeding-up process
that he did not believe it would be
possible to get all the troops now
in training to Europe by the middle
of the summer, but that he was con- !
fident the cantonments would be
abandoned much faster than the '
new draft could refill them under:
the original plan. It had been pro- i
posed to send from 5,000 to 10,000)
new drafted men to the cantonments I
each week. This rate will have to;
be greatly increased. Just how'
much the provost marshal couM '
not say, because he has not yet been
advised of the ideas of the president
and general staff on the subject.
Almost without exception general
staff officers in Washington gave
strongest approval to the plan
worked out by Secretary Baker and
Generals Pershing and Bliss with
British and French officials by
which American troops in France
will.be brigaded with the allied
forces.
Approval of this step was based
on the understanding here that it is
a temporary policy designed to
utilize the full strength of Amer
ica's gighting forces until the men
ace created by the German drive
is overcome. The British official
statement referred to this brigading
of American troops with British and
French as continuing "so long as
the necessity lasts."
To a minyr extent, the brigading
policy hts been in effect for several
was broken up by the French fire.
! Ijast night the French carried out a
j local operation on' the slopes north
j of Plemont In the fourse of which
I our troops enlarged their position ap
j pt-eciably and took sixty prisoners.
! There Is nothing to report from the
j remainder of the front.
"On March 31 and April 1 French
aerial squadrons threw down 12,000
, kilograms tmore than 13 tons) ofj
i projectiles on railways and canton-1
j ments at Ham. Cliauny, Noyon, ct>\
I A large fire was observed In the rail-;
I way station at Ohaulnes. German ,
(cantonments In the region of Roye
. were bombed with many projectiles
j and attacked with machine guns
from a low elevation. French pur-
I suit planes were engaged in many
■ fights. In the course of which eight
J German airplanes were brought
1 down. Two others were put out o£
action.
I men were captured was carried out
| by us last night northeast of Poel
; capelle."
The town of Ayette, (about 8
j miles southwest of Arras) again Is
; in British posseisslon, the statement
, announces.
j The text of the statement reads:
"At dawn yesterday a determined
i attack made by a strong party of
j the enemy against our positions in
' the neighborhood of Fanipoux was
j repulsed after sharp fighting. A
number of German dead and a few
, prisoners were left in our hands,
j "A successful local operation was
! undertaken by us last night in the
j neighborhood of Ayette which is now
J in our possession."
! ALSACE ONLY BAR TO
PEACE WITH AUSTRIA
[Continued from First Page.]
able Serbia to develop, and would
■ j welcome c loser economic relations
I with her."
"Since I came Into office," declar
!ed Count Czernin, "I have striven
I only after one aim, namely, to secure
i an honorable peace to the monarchy
and to create a situation which will
secure to Austria-Hungary her future
! free development and more over, to
1 ! do everything possible to ensure that
I this terrible war will be the last one
'! for time out of mind. I have never
| spoken differently."
Count Czernin added here how
i ever, his declaration that he had no
. i intention of begging for peace.
Count Czernin, the Auscro-Hun
garian foreign minister, declared
! Premier Clemenceau of France had
ssked Austria-Hungary on what
basis she would negotiate peace, says
j a dispatch from the Hague to th?
| Daily Mail. Austria replied that 'he
i only obstacle to peace with France
|' was Alsace Lorraine and Premier
| j Clemenceau said it was impossible to
' j negotiate on that ba^is.
I "Some time before the western of
jfensive began," Count Czernin said,
j "Premier Clemenceau addressed to
, me an inquiry whether and Upon
! what basis I was prepared to neso
,: tiate. In agreement with Berlin. I
j | immediately replied I was prepared
to negotiate and that as far as France
' | was concerned the only obstacle T
' | could see in the way of peace was the
' French desire for Alsace Lorraine.
U The reply from Paris was that it
■ j was impossible- to negotiate on this
■ j basis. Thereupon there was no
j choice left.
Will Figlit Together
"The colossal struggle in the west
! already has begun. Austro-Hungar
| ian and German troops are fighting
: shoulder to shoulder as they fought
jin Russia. Serbia. Rumania and
! Italy. We are fighting together for
j the defense of Austria-Hungary and
1 Germany. Come what may we will
I not sacrifice Germany's interests any
more thaiushe will leave us in the
j lurch. We are not fighting for im
perialistic or annexationist aims for
1 ourselves or for Germany."
The Austro-Hungarian foreign
1 minister, according to an Amsterdam
i dispatch to the Daily Chronicle de
clared also that he had an earnest
desire for peace and that his coun
try wished to avoid any further nili
, tary offensive. After referring to
his reply to Premier Clemenceau je
tiarding Alsace Lorraine he said Aus
| tria would insist on the status QUO,
, adding:
"The aspirations of France and
! Italy are Utopian which he terribly
j avenged."
Count Czernin declared he did not
j believe that President Wilson in his
recent address really desired to cause
a separation between Vienna and
i Berlin because the President knew
j that such a thing was impossible.
; The count added that President Wil-
I son probably saw that Austria-Hun
! Gary was more favorable toward
i peace than Germany.
Washington. April 3. Count
Czernin's statement that France had
suggested peace discussions with
Austria-Hungary was characterized
by officials here to-day as the begin
ning of a new German peace offensive
with the Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister acting at Germany's behest.
tIIKESTEI) i on ROBBERY
• 'harles Burton. alias Charles
Jones, colored, was arrested by De
tectives Speese and Wills this morn
ing in connection with the holdup
and robbery of a Burnham negro of
sl7, Saturday night. Burton, the
police say. committed the robbery in
the company of Smith, the negro who
was arrested last night for holding
up another negro the same night in
the company of William Spratley.
Spratley was held for court yesterday
on the charge. All the men will be
heard in police court to-day.
PERSUING SUPREME
Washington, D. April 3.—The
decision of Secretary Baker to make
General Pershing virtually supreme
in the direction of military opera
tions abroad, making the general
staff of the Army a subordinate body
was accentuated to-tfay by an an
nouncement that all publicity re
garding the troops abroad would be
given out from the headquarters of
the expeditionary forces.
months. American regiments have
been sent separately to the front to
be brigaded with the French as the
final lesson in trench warfare. But
the new policy will be one that will
utilize virtually all the American
troops In France. As construed here,
the plan will be:
To carry out a plan of dilution by
which companies of American in
fantry regiments and batteries of
artillery regiments will be merged
with French and British regiment
in a proportion that will give to
each regiment a preponderance of
veterans.
To withdraw virtually all Amer
ican-line troops from French train
ing camps, including late arrivals,
and send them to the front to be
so k brißaded.
HARRISEURG &&& TELEGRAPH
HONORS FOR AMERICAN HEROES WHO DIED IN FRANCE
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JriOWOR ittflSßJOljT HEROES. <v f*Bt/c /V-*to*:~7/TrrvKg S^^'rL.L.Vfff-riS',
The burial of Corporal James B. Greshman, Privates Thomas F. Knright and Merle IX Hay, the tirst
Americans to die in the great war, was marked with impressive services. Throughout the ceremony at the
graves. French batteries, l'rom their positions, tired minute guns over the village at the German trenches.
SEN. BEIDLEMAN
AGAIN ENDORSED
West End Club Approves His j
Candidacy For Lieuten
ant Governor
Members of the West End He- i
publican Club last night unanimous- j
iy endorsed the candidacy of Sena- i
tor Edward E. Beidleman, for Lieu- !
tenant Governor. It was the largest
and most enthusiastic meeting of the ,
club this year. Activity in the com- j
ins campaign for sweeping Kepub- I
lican majorities was urged.
Following the endorsement of
Senator Beidleman, W. D. Sheesley, I
president: and C. J. Householder. •
vice-president, with the secretary, C. ,
J. Zimmerman, affixed their signa- j
tures to the following, a copy of :
which was delivered to Senator Bei- j
dleman to-day:
"Whereas, The Honorable E. E. .
Beidleman. Senator of Dauphin .
county from the Seventeenth Sena- >
torial district of Pennsylvania, has I
announced his candidacy for the of- j
tice of Lieutenant Governor: and,
"Whereas, The West End Kepubli- j
can Club, in regular meeting assem
bled. April 2, recognize in Senator
E. E. Beidleman, a man of high
character, sterling worth, learned in
the law, seasoned in legislation ex
perience, through his service in the
House of Representatives, twice
Senator for this district, and as pres
ident pro tempore of the Senate, and
"Whereas, The said Senator is a
native-born citizen of our county and
spent his life time among us, we
must appreciate his high standing in
I life, which has been brought about
by his personal efforts of hard study
and kindness to many people, we
commend him to the public in gen
eral for his sterling worth as a citi
zen and especially to that great class
of our citizens, the workingmen of
this state, for whom he has always
given his greatest efforts, in legisla
tive matters: and
"Whereas, The Senator's life
among us all these years has been
honorable, kind and respectful in
every sense of the word, his conduct
at all times being exemplary, both
in private and public life, we take
great pleasure in commending him
to the voters of Dauphin county and i
!the state at large for the exalted
office of Lieutenant Governor: there
i fore be it
"Resolved, That the West End Re
publican Club endorse his candidacy
and use every honorable means
within its power to bring about his
nomination and election for Lieu
tenant Governor of this great Com
monwealth.
Stubborn Debate Faces
Overman Bill; Even
Division Is Claimed
Washington, D. C„ April 3.—Con
fronted by the most formidable op
position encountered since the war
began, administration forces in the
Senate launched their fight for the
passage of the Overman bill grant
ing the President sweeping powers
to reorganize America's war govern
ment.
It became evident at the outset
that polonged and stubborn debate
is certain to ensue. The administra
tion Senators in charge of the meas
ure, however, flatly rejected all sug
gestions of compromise and gave
notice of their intention of keeping
the bill before the Senate to the ex
clusion of all other business until a
\ote is reached, Senator Overman,
sponsor of the bill, predicted a roll
call would be taken in ten days or
two weeks.
Canvass showed the Senate still
nearly evenly divided on the bill in
its presen' form. It -seems likely
that the opposition would be strong
enough at least to force a radical
amendment to the measure. If the
bill is passed in its present form,
canvass showed, it will be by a mar
gin of not more than one or two
\ otes.
For Love of Girl German
Spy Betrays the Kaiser
Pittsburgh, April 3.—The charms
of an American girl residing in New
York City were too much for Lieu
tenant Leonard Ernest Fischer, con
fessed member of the German Im
perial Intelligence Bureau, and he
betrayed his government, he admit
ted to Federal authorities here in a
confession telling of his activities in
this country as a German spy. The
identity of the girl in the case was
not disclosed by the Inderal au
thorities. /
Information of Fischer's presence
at Westover, Pa., where, according to
i instructions in code telegram pur
porting to be from the German gov
ernment, he was to blow up a tan
nery, were given the Secret Service
agents in Washington in a telegram
several days ago.
Fischer declared yesterday after
noon that he had sent the message
because of his love for the New York
girl and because he wanted to "be
fair'* with America.
A copy of the code message was
found on him and contained instruc
tions to meet two men "In the East"
and then blow up the Eddystone
Powder plant, Schwab's plant at
South Bethlehem, the duPont plant
aV Wilmington Del., and the tan
nery at Westover.
SOLVAY COMPANY
MUST PAY TAX
President Judge Kunkcl Hands
Down Important Decision
in Favor of State
President Judge
11J V 111 George lCunkel in
an ° l> ' n '° n ' am '"
is liable for state
states, and bills
receivable for
services rendered
and goods sold and payable outside
the state, and decided that capital
stock represented by cash in other
states in the hands of the defendent
company's superintendent*! is not
taxable in this state.
The Semet-Solvay Company oper
ates a large number of plants in
iennsyivania and other states, man
ufacturing coke and its by-products.
The Plant owned by the company at
Meelton was purchased by the Beth
lehem Steel Corporation more than a
year ago.
Hie company took an appeal from
the resettlement of an account for
tax on capital stock for the car
(3ues fon was submitted to
the court. Judge Kunkcl presiding
for trial without a jury.
Facts in the case follow: The ac
counting officers in September. 1914,
settled an account for the stock tax,
and later made a resettlement, val
uing the proportion of tho company's
capital stock at $1,20!,066, charging
a tax of $6,007.53. The valuation in
cluded tho company's hank deposits
in banks in other states, $0,027 in the
hands of superintendents in other
states, c. total of $208,262.04; bills re
ceivable outside this state, $874,-
476.38, and $20,000 bond commissions.
The state disclaimed any recovery on
the commissions.
Objections were raised to taxation
on these it<ems. counsel for the com
pany stating a double tax resulted:
that the property was not situated in
tills state and was not subject to
tax, and that the capital stock was
exempt in the items mentioned under
the provisions of the revenue stat
utes.
Judge Kunkel ruled the personal
property outside the state in the
form of bank deposits and accounts
receivable are taxable, an the state
laws make the domicile of the owner
the place where the tax is levied.
In ruling on double taxation Judge
Kunkel stated such was not the case
unless the double tax fs levied on the
sumo property within the same juris
diction. He also decided the exemp
tion afforded manufacturing corpora
tions on bills receivable extends only
t> that part of the capital stock
which is actually employed in car
lying on manufacturing in this state.
The conclusions' of the court were
tl.at the stock represented by the de
posits and bills is taxable; the situs
for taxation of deposits and bills re
ceivable is this state: the capita!
stock represented by them is not ex
empted from taxation under the pro
viso of the revenue statutes; capital
stock represented by cash in other
states in hands of superintendents is
not taxable, and that the Common
wealth is entitled to recover
$3,931.53 tax on $1,186,306; interest
from March 1. 1915, $1,097.11, and At
torney General's commission, $351.44,
a total of $7,380J0, for which judg
ment is directed to be entered, un
less exceptions are tiled.
File Petitions. —Nominating peti
tions filed to-day at the County Com
missioners' office follow: City com
mittee, Republicans, Theodore Feh
lelsen. Third ward, First; William H.
Stewart, Jr.. Seventh ward. Sixth;
John S. Tress. Second ward. First; J.
Wesley Hoover, John Carberry and
John A. Jacobs, Ninth ward. Third;
county committee, Republican, Milton
C. LHtle. Second ward. First; George
K. IJife. First ward. Second; Andrew
J. Hcrr, Ninth ward. Third; Ellas W.
Eshtlnr-an, Fast Hanover township.
Xante Assessor. —The County Com
missioners appointed C. S. Kohr as
sessor for Lower Swatara township
to succeed P. H. Hallman. removed.
School Meetings. —Meetings will be
held to-morrow night in the follow
ing schools: Clark's Valley, W. R.
Zimmerman will speak; Deodate, Su
perintendent F. E. Shambaugh will
speak.
No Mexican Quail For
Pennsylvania This Year
The state of Pennsylvania will be
unable to obtain Mexican quail for
propagation this year. Dr. Joseph
Kalbfus, secretary of the State Game
Commission, which is in charge of
this work, announced to-day that he
had received word from the men
with whom the commission had
contracted to deliver 10,000 quail
from the highlands of Mexico that
they could not deliver them. In ad
dition the national authorities had
informed the secretary that birds
could not be admitted after April 1.
The reasons given for inability to
secure quail were that the dry con
ditions along'the streams had driven
the birds farther inland and that un
settled conditions and bandit raids
had prevented activity.
"We will now have to protect what
we have and do our best to increase
them," eaid Dr. Kalbfus.
VARES TO BREAK?
MAGEE INACTIVE
Political Talk of Interesting
Nature Comes From Wash
/
ington and Pittsburgh
Two interesting stories are carried
in newspapers to-day regarding Re
publican affairs. A Washington dis
patch intimates that the Vares may
not go along on Sproul because of
the Penrose attitude on John R. K.
Scott and the other is that Wil
liam A. Magee will not take part in
O'Neil's councils of war, platform
drafting or campaign.
The Philadelphia Press in a Wash
ington dispatch, says "Senator Pen
rose intends to conduct a fight for the
elimination of the Vare-Brumbaugh-
Smith forces from the councils of
the. Republican party in Pennsylva
nia. He has Informed his friends
that this fight must be waged square
ly on such an issue and that there
cannot be any compromise with these
elements in the party in Pennsyl
vania. While some of his lieuten
ants have advised the acceptance of
J. R. K. Scott as candidate for lieu
tenant governor. Senator Penrose has
refused to listen to such a compro
mise.
"Since coming to Washington he
has been in touch by personal con
ference and by long distance tele
phone with his workers and advisers
in Pennsylvania. Word has gone out
that Scott, supported by his faction,
and O'Neil must be defeated in the
primaries and that battles will be
waged against candidates for Con
gress aligned with this faction.
"The ticket of the Penrose faction
is: For governor, William C. Sproul:
lieutenant governor, Edward Beidle
man. Harrisburg; secretary of inter
nal affairs, Janies F. Woodward, Me-
Keesport.
"The Varc leaders had intended
supporting Sproul for governor, feel
ing that by doing so the Penrose
faction might concede Scott to them
for lieutenant governor. Now that
the faction opposed to Penrose fully
understands that Scott is not accept
able either for lieutenant governor
or Congressman-at-large, the Vares
may go along with Governor Brum
baugh and support O'Neil for gover
nor. Two Philadelphia Congress
men who have been classed as Vare
adherents will be opposed by Pen
rose and Town meeting party. They
arc Representatives Darrow and Cos
tello. Penrose says that they will
be defeated in the primaries."
In a Pittsburgh dispatch it is said:
"William A. Mage>e said to-day
that all reports to the effect that
he would take active part in the
coming campaign for governor were
untrue, as he has in truth given lit
tle attention to it. A prominent
member of the Legislature, who has
always voted for the 'drys,' waited
on him to-day to ask for. his sup
port of J. Denny O'Neil, and he Ud.
'I have nothing to say on the state
campaign whatever, and very much
doubt whether I will take any part
in it outside of voting. I have not
expressed myself one way or the
other, reports to the contrary not
withstanding, and am hardly likely
to do so later.' Last year, when Mr.
Magee announced his intention of
coming out. for mayor, he and O'Neii
quarreled because the latter claim
ed that the ex-mayor had agreed to
stand by Dr. Kerr in the light against
Babcock, and O'Neil then said he
would have nothing more to do with
Magee."
Celtic Believed Safe
in a British Port
New York, April 3.—The big
White Star liner Celtic, which was
torpedoed a day or two ago while
on a voyage to the United States,
has reached a British port safely.
The White Star Line has received
a cable message reading:
"Celtic safe." This was taken to
mean that the Celtic had returned
to her port of departure or some
other British port.
Information that the Celtic had
been a victim of submarine attack
was received here yesterday, but no
details were sent other than that ef
forts were being made to save her
from sinking. That these effdrts
were successful was welcome news,
as it meant that one of the biggest
transports in allied service was still
available. The Celtic is a vessel of
more than 20,000 tons and her de
struction would have been equiva
lent to the loss of a half dozen ves
sels such as ordinarily fall victim to
the German submarines.
While lacking knowledge of the
extent of the damage sustained by
the Celtic, officers of the White Star
Line here felt confident she soon
would be in commission again.
Tarred Pro-German
Exhibited at Dance
Pittsburgh, April 3 —Twelve hours
after he had declared that the
Kaiser would "soon be In America"
and Americans w<>uld soon be "kiss
ing the Kaiser's hand," Adolph Full
mer. 30 years old, bartender in a
McKees Rocks hotel, was lured into
an automobile, taken to an isolated
schoolyard several miles from the
city, horsewhipped, forced to kiss
the United States flag, tarred and
feathered and then taken to a Red
Cross dance, where he was exhibited
as a specimen of the treatment
which disloyalists of the community
ran liereafter i expect. Fulmer was
confined to his bed to-day.
APRIL 3, 1918.
ROTARIANS GIVE
ONE DOLLAR EACH
TO LAUDER FUND
Entertained by William 11.
German at Offices of the
(las Company
Members of the llarrlsburg no
tary Club meeting last evening voted
to assess themselves a dollar each,
the money to be devoted to the
Harry Lauder fund for the care and
re-education of Scottish soldiers dis
abled in the great war. The move
ment is country-wide among Rotar
ians. himself is a Rotarlan.
and the clubs throughout the world
are responding to his call for funds.
The club met last evening at the
offices of the Harrlsburg Gas Com
pany, on Market Square, the host
being William H. German, chief
clerk, a member of the organization.
Mr. German entertained the mem
bers for an hour with an illustrated
lecture covering a recent hunting
and fishing trip into the wilds of
Canada. The views were all made by
himself and beautifully colored. The
lecture will be repeated at a gather
ing of gas company employes at their
annual meeting Friday evening in the
large room of the gas company de
voted to those purposes. The meeting
last evening was held in this hall,
which was handsomely decorated In
the national colors. After the lecture
a buffet luncheon was served. Alfred
W. Maul was the holder of the lucky
ticket which won the handsome gas
drop light offered as a prize by Mr.
German.
The next meetiag of the club will
be held at the plant of the Harris
burg Pipe and Pipe Bending Com
pany, as the guests of C. I.inford
Scott, the superintendent.
In the absence of the president.
Captain Lumb, Kll N. Hershey, the
vice-president, presided.
ROTARYWARSTAMP
SHOW A GREAT STUNT
[Continued front First Page.]
president of the Rotary Club, to-day,
George S. Reinoehl. chairman of the
ticket committee, gave notice that
he will extend the date for the open
ing of bids for boxes for the show
two weeks from to-day.
"I do this at the request of a
number of men who are out of town
on business and others who have not
returned frcm Easter vacations,"
said Mr. Reinoehl to-da.v. "The boxes
are going to sell high. Already I
have offers as high us $-50 and 1
wouldn't be surprised if some of
them brought the maximum, SB3O,
which is all we could take from any
individual, for the reason that the
Government does not permit one per
son to own more than that amount of
War Stamps."
Tickets are now on sale for the
big show and may be reserved at the
Orpheum. The prices range from BO
cents to $1.50 each and each ticket
is good for its face value in War
Stamps, so that the entertainment
will be absolutely free.
Mr. Site*' Letter
The letter sent by Mr. Sites to Cap
tain Lumb is as follows:
"Words are inadequate to express
my appreciation of the action taken
by the Rotary Club with a view to
stimulating: the War Savings cam
paign. I have been intensely inter
ested in this campaign, both official
ly and personally, and as chairman
of sales for this city. It is indeed
gratifying to have your splendid or
ganization tender this offer of as
s'stance at a time when your co-op
eration means so much to your Gov
ernment. It again demonstrates the
interest your organization takes in
this city of Harrisburg and your in
tense desire that Harrisburg shall
not lag in this important work. It
is now and always has been charac
teristic of the Rotary Club to do the
right thing at the right time.
"Your method of assistance is thor
oughly approved and heartily com
mended to the citizens of Harrisburg,
who are urged to give their whole
hearted support to the minstrels to
be conducted under the supervision
of your loyal organization. This is
one of many ways our citizens are
privileged to show their loyalty. 1
sincerely trust that long before April
25t1), the date set for the minstrel
show, hundreds of persons will avail
themselves of this opportunity to ex
press their contempt for German au
tocracy and at the same time register
their approval of America's partici
pation in the great world war for
democracy.
•X thank you and through you
four splendid organization for the
interest manifested, personally and
en behalf of the Treasury Depart
ment, and assure you that I will be
glad to help in any way that will be
of benefit."
Bishop McDowell and
Darwin T. Kingsley to Be
Speakers at Big Gathering
In a conference at the Common
wealth Trust Building at 3 o'clock
this afternoon plans were formed
for one of the greatest patriotic
meetings vet held in Harrisburg, set
for April 22, in the Technical High
School auditorium, where the chief
speakers will be Bishop McDowell,
of Washington, and Darwin T.
Kingsley, president of the New York
Life Insurance Company.
The preliminaries of organization
began yesterday, when the National
Committee on Churches and Moral
Aims of the War tailed up the Rev.
Dr. Bagnell and asked him to meet
the field secretary, who was just
reaching Harrisburg. Dr. Bagnell
had immediate and enthusiastic re
sponse from all churches, patriotic
societies, industries and every other
activity. A committee of clergymen
was immediately appointed, consist
ing of the Revs. Mudge, Lighter.
Marquard, Hangen, Yates,
and Bagnell. Secretary Reeves rep-
I resents the Y. M. C. A.. From the
[ newspaper press are E. J. Stackpole
and Dean HofTman, and from the
various patriotic activities Messrs.
William Jennings, Donald McCor
mick, A. S. Patterson, A. D. Bacon,
Captain George F. Lumb, S. G.
Fahnestock, Mrs Lyman Gilbert and
Mrs. William Jennings.
The scope of this organization, of
which Harrisburg is now a unit, can
be understood when it is explained
that it includes nearly all the big
societies now established, namely,
I The Church Peace Union, The
Federated Council of Churches of
Christ in America, the League to
Enforce Peace, of which Mr. Taft
Ir president, and the World Alliance
For International Friendship. The
officers are Henry Holt, president,
and Henry A. Atkinson, secretary.
This monster organization is work
ing In close conjunction with the
Government, putting on a great pro
gram of speakers. Of the four hun-
Idred cities to be favored, Harrisburg
is one.
BOARD CUTS RED
TAPE TO SPEED
AIR PROGRAM
President's Commission Is
Ready to Say Sixty Days
Have Been Wasted
Washington, April 3.—Official red
tape now is said to have been chiefly
responsiblo for the delay in Uir
American aviation program—a delay
olflcially estimated at sixty days, but
quite likely to attain ninety days be
fore the production rate is what it
rhould be. - •
It was learned yesterday that thi*
conclusion has been reached by the
commission appointed by President
Wilson to make a thorough Inquiry
into the whole airplane quesMon, to
fix responsibility for any Jailtires
that may have been found and to
make recommendations as to the fu-"
tore.
The board is working on a plan
which should simplify the entira
system of production and do away
with much of the official interfere
ence. which is declared to have had
a demoralising effect In many of the
airplane factories. The report un
doubtedly will suggest a single sys
tem of control instead of the dual
scheme now in effect. At present the
civilian aircraft production board
totkes recommendations, but cap do
nothing definite without the approval
of a small group of officers in the
United States Signal Corps at the
War Department.
The President's committee, how
ever, will not go so far as to rec
ommend at this time the creation of
an air ministry. England and France
have had to establish such minis
tries, but it Is said the situation in
this country can be handled without
the creation of a department to be
headed by a Cabinet officer—a Sec
retary of A v 'at-ion. Just how far the
committee's recommendations will go
cannot be definitely stated at this
lune, but, inasmuch as departmental
red tape is to be held responsible for
a greater part of the trouble that
has been encountered, it is only fair
to assume that President Wilson will
be urged to place the aircraft pro
duction in the hands of men who do
not know the meaning of excessivo
l routine or official formality, but who
I ere accustomed, in their own affairs.
Ito obtaining results. This naturally
| leads to an inference of civilian con-
I trol in the aircraft boards of the
future.
In effect, the committee already
has "cut the cables" between the War
Department and the factories and
has told the planemakers to get
ahead with their task.
The result of this action, the com
mitteemen say. has been little short
of magical. The conditions found
under the red tape regime are said
to have been absolutely impossible.
But now there has been a change.
PRIZES FOR CHILDREN
WAR GARDENERS
[Continued from First Page.}
excellence; one silver cup and five
gold medals for the largest potatoes;
one silver cup and five gold medals
for the largest ear of sweet corn;
one silver cup and five gold medals
for the largest pumpkin.
Co-operatinff with the National
Agricultural Association the Mechan
ics Trust Company is eble to offer
nearly SSOO worth of prizes, beauti
ful enough to adorn any home or
any person. Judge for yourself when
they are put on exhibition next Fri
day. The reason for this uncom
mon generosity is the desire of the.
nation to make' children industrious
and save their money. What do you
suppose Harrisburg youngsters have
done so far'.' They have bought 54.-
000 worth of baby bonds the
Mechanics Trust, and six thousand
of them have become depositors in
this institution. So far, so good,
for Jtlie start in saving. Now, these
prizes are to stimulate boys and girls
to work at something useful, and in
order that they may waste no time,
pamphlets telling how to work a.
garden were distributed in all
schools. The bank people will also
have Seeds to give out shortly so
that with this material and infor
mation, every boy and girl should be
equipped 'to try for one of these
handsome prizes.
New Traffic Squad Is
Organized by Police Captain
Captain Joseph P. Thompson, in
charge of the traffic squad of the
cit ypolice has established a traffic
post at Fourth and Chestnut streets,
at the entrance to the Mulberry
street bridge, he announced to-day.
Patrolmen epford and Fry haoe
been put in charge at the corner,
which is one of the busiest and most
dangerous to motorists in the city.
The men regulate the traffic there in
two hour shifts. The officer who is
not on the corner is stationed on the
bridge ,to prohibit speeding across
the bridge. The new post was es
tablished yesterday.
Captain Thompson has established
a regular traffic squad, at the sug
gestion of the mayor, whose duty is
to handle the vehicular traffic of the
city at its busiest intersections.
Fourteen men compose the squad,
and two men are assigned to each
post. They trade off every two
hours.
The men composing the squad
are Patrolmen Knell, Newmyer,
Kautz, Lyme, Carson, Lowery,
Hicks, Hollands, Brine, Seabold,
Rinear, Weiseman, Kepford, Fry,
Semour, Cummings, Magnelli. Zim
merman. Larson, Painter and Phil
lips; ________
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