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EMPLOYER AND
WORKER ASKED
TO AID NATION
President Stops Private Re
cruiting of Labor After
August 1
Washington, June 18.—The Presi
dent, by proclamation last night
called upon the employers and the
workers of the nation to co-operate
with the government in the adminis
tration of lar labor problems by sup
porting the program of the Depart
ment of Labor to prohibit private re
cruiting of unskilled labor after Au
gust 1.
At the suggestion of Secretary of
Labor Wilson, the President gave
his unqualified approval to the es
tablishment of a central labor re
cruiting agency—the United States
Employment Service—and indorsed
the regulation of labor supply, which
will mean the withdrawal of work
ers from nonessential industries.
Secretary Wilson's statement to
the President that the present labor
"turnover" is alarmingly great and
that there is an increasing shortage
of unskilled labor was supplemented
by the President with concrete in
stances of the harm to national in
terests and the workers themselves
in the present indiscriminate com
petition for workers on the part of
employes.
Does Xot Moan Conscription
The President seeks to make it
clear in his proclamation that the
proposed Federal control of labor
supply is not to be viewed as con
scription of labor.
"I urge labor to respond as loyally
as heretofore to any calls issued by
this agency for voluntary enlistment
in essential industry," he said.
Conscription of labor as viewed
here would mean the forcing of a
worker to a certain kind of employ
ment. The plan, of the government
works from the other end of the
problem. It prevents the employer
hiring men without the approval of
the government, and they would be
accepted by employers only when
they have cards from the Federal
Employment Service authorizing
iheir employment. The plan lacks
the sting of actual conscription be
cause its success depends upon the
voluntary support of employers and
workers alike. The nonessential in
dustry is to be hit through its inabil
ity to obtain any aid from the gov
ernment in getting workers. If it
fails to co-operate the government
can strike it through the war indus
tries board, the fuel administration
and the railroads.
Does Not Touch Skilled I<ahor
The President's proclamation does
not refer to skilled labor, which the
Labor Department has announced
would be reached later. The date of
Federal control over unskilled labor
recruiting has been changed from
July 15 to August 1 in order to pre
pare the country for the change.
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Agency For Handling War-Plant
Is Proclaimed by President Wilson
President's Proclamation
Washington, June 18. For
more than a year it has been our
pride that not our armies and
navies only, but our whole peo
ple is engaged in a righteouswar.
We have said repeatedly that in
dustry plays as essential and
honorable a role in this great
struggle as do our military
armaments. We all recognize the
truth if this, but we must also
see its necessary implications—
namely, that industry, doing a
vital task for the nation, must
receive the support and assist
ance of the nation. We must
recognize that it is a natural de
mand—almost a right of any one
serving his country, whether
employer or employe, to know
that his service is being used in
the most effective manner pos
sible. In the case of labor this
wholesome desire has been not a
little thwarted owing to the
changed conditions which war
has created in the labor market.
There has been much confu
sion as to essential products.
There has been ignorance Qf
conditions—men have gone Hun
dreds of miles in search of a
job and wages which they might
have found at their doors. Em
ployers holding government con
tracts of the highest importance
have competed for workers with
holders of similar contracts and
even with the government itself,
and have conducted expensive
campaigns for recruiting labor
in sections where the supply of
labor was already exhausted.
California draws its unskilled
labor from as far east as Buf
falo, and New York from as far
west as the Mississippi. This
labor has been induced to move
fruitlessly from one place to an
other, congesting the railways
WANTS STUDENTS
TO KNOW OF WAR
President of Albright College
Urges Move at Meeting
of Trustees
That students of Albright College
be given military instruction was the
suggestion made in the report of the
Rev. Mr. Hunt, president of Albright
College, given at the meeting of the
board of trustees held in the Harris
Street United Evangelical Church
this morning. It was also suggested
that physical training in a larger
way than before be made compul
sory for girls.
The trustees' meeting this morn
ing represented three associated con
ferences of the United Evangelical
Church—the Eastern and Central
Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh confer
ences. Officers of the board are the
Rev. W. E. Detwiler. Danville, pres
ident: J. H. Shirey, Philadelphia,
secretary, and Jeremiah G. Mohn,
Reading, treasurer. The meetings
was opened by the president, and
the Rev. W. S. Harris, of Harrisburg,
read the Scripture lesson. The Rev.
J. D. Sliortess, York, offered the
opening prayer, and the minutes of
the last session were read.
College Is nourishing
| Following the appointment of a
number of committees, the treas
urer's report was read. It showed
the affairs of the college to be in a
flourishing condition, and the finan
cial status improving greatly. In the
president's report were outlined
plans for the coming year's work as
well as the activities of the past year.
At this afternoon's session various
reports were read and action was
taken on their contents.
The members of the board of
trustees who were present at the
meeting today are:
M. C. Bastian, Allentown; J. C.
Rurd, Shamokin; B. F. Christ, Mount
Carmel: the Rev. E. Crumbley,
Eewisburg: J. Q. Curry, Johnston;
the Rev. W. T. Detwiler, Danville:
Prof. J. G. Dundore. Jersey Shore:
the Rev. J. F. Dunlap. Baltimore:
Milton Flory, Bangor; the Rev. W,
S. Harris. Harrisburg: the Rev. W.
IF: Ileil, Allentown: William H. Hen
[ del, Reading; the Re\'. F. E. llet
| rick, Johnstown; the Rev. M. I. Jam
i ison, Williamsport; D. S. Kisler,
j Willtes-Barre; G. H. Eeininger,
|Mohnton; Jeremiah G. Mohn, Read
ing: the Rev. A. M. Sampsel, Read
ing; Albert P. Sclinader, Lancaster;
the Rev. H. F. Schlegel, Lancaster:
Charles A. Shaffer, Berwick; H. W.
Shaffer, Lock Haven; the Rev. J. H.
Shirey, Philadelphia: the Rev. J. D.
Sliortess, York: the Rev. Ira E.
Spanglcr, Carlisle; William P. Swart
ley, Germantown; Bishop U. F.
Swengel, Harrisburg; the Rev. F.
W. Ware, Greenville; J. V. Weiden
myer, Baltimore.
Y. M. C. A. Drive For
Funds Begins This Evening
A campaign for funds for the Cen
tral Y. M. C. A. will be opened with
a dinner to-night at. the Central As
sociation building. The dinner is
tendered by the finance committee of
the Board of Directors to the con
tributors to the association. Several
days ago the members of tlie finance
committee announced that they would
contribute SB,OOO toward u fund of
$16,000 for the local association, pro
vided that a contribution of SB,OOO
from the public would be secured.
Reports of the secretaries of the as
sociation will be read at. to-night's
dinner in order that the contributors
may secure a definite idea of the
work accomplished during the past
year.
and losing both time and money.
Such a condition is unfair
alike to employer and employe,
but most of all to the nation it
self, whose existence is threat
ened by any decrease in its pro
ductive power. It is obvious that
this situation can be clarified
and equalized by a central agency
—the United States employment
service of the Department of La
bor, with the counsel of the war
labor policies board as the voice
of all the individual agencies of
the government. Such a central
agency must have sole direction
of ajj recruiting of civilian work
ers in war work; and, in taking
over this great responsibility
must, at the same time, have
power to assure to essential in
dustry an adequate supply of la
bor, even to the extent of with
drawing workers from nonessen
tial production. It must also
protect labor from insincere and
thoughtless appeals made to it
under the plea of patriotism,
and assure it that when it is
asked to volunteer in some pri
ority industry the need is real.
Therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States
of America, solemnly urge all
employers engaged in war work
to refrain after August 1, 1918,
from recruiting unskilled labor
in any manner except through
this central agency. I urge la
bor to respond as loyally as
heretofore to any calls issued by
this agency for voluntary en
listment in essential industry.
And I ask them both alike to re
member that to .sacrifice will
have been in vain if we are able
to prove beyond all question that
the highest and best form of effi
ciency is the spontaneous co
operation of a free people.
WOODROW WILSON.
The White House, June 17, 1918
COURT APPROVES
MANY ACCOUNTS
Reports of Administrators
and Executors Are
Filed
■■in ajTTaifr Sitting in or
7TTT III' phans' court to
day- Judges Kun-
kel and llcCarrell
j fjttPajj * ra^ and guar*
1 i |j all but six were
1— - final accounts.
Among the estates were those of the
late Michael Strouse, John 11. Mc-
Ilhenny, Kobrt Snodgrass, D. Luther
Jauss, John A. Fritchey, partial.
Because of the large number of
accounts that were presented, argu
ment court cases listed for hearing
were not started until shortly after
noon, when the first one on the list
was opened.
i,^ nnt Charter—Members of the
Millersburg Camp. No. 5770, Modern
\\ oodmen of America, who have or
ganized a Millersburg Modern Wood
men Relief Association, have applied
for a charter from the county courts.
Officers are: Benton M. Jury, presi
woo I " e i ter „ L ' Hoy> vice-president;
\\ illiam B. Heckert, secertary; Klm
ber E. Heckert, treasurer John W
Starr, Nathan G. Miller. Thomas F.
Myers, trustees, all of Millersburg.
Ihe purpose of the organization will
be to pay sick and accident benefits.
Guardian Appointed. George D
Hocker tc-day was appointed guar
dian for Eleanor Hocker, minor
daughter of Walter C. Hocker
Divorce Granted —The court to
day granted a divorce to Harvey E
Ketterhoff from Annie M. Fetterhoff.
1 he suit was brought on the grounds
or desertion.
Court CoNta —Costs for the June
sessions of criminal court totaled
$2,015.89, County Treasurer Mark
Mumma reported. The amounts paid
out follow: Grand Jury, $320.16; petit
jury, $1,027.14; constables and police,
*556 6< : tipstaves> * 162; witnesses,
IS'auie Apprniaem. —Upon the peti
tion of John M. Walmer, husband of
the late Priscilia L. Walmer. South
Hanover township, Harry P. Longe
necker and Samtiel T. Witmer were
named appraisers to value and set
aside $5,000 from the estate of Mrs
Walmer.
Snc Company.—Suit was brought
to-day against the Harrisburg nail
ways Company for damages by Har
per and Serrell Wagner by their
father, Elmer W. Wagner. No state
ment of the amount claimed has been
filed.
OFFICE CLOSED ON SUNDAY
Newport, Pa., June 18.—Newport
post office will henceforth be closed
all day Sunday, announcement to
J' I®' 1 ®' effect having just been issued.
\\ hile no mall will be dispatched
Horn the office, mail will be sent
out from the Pennsylvania railroad
station af 6.03 p. m. every Sunday.
ItKMAitKARI.E KGG RECORD
Newport, Pa., June 18.— T. H. But
turf has a pen of eighteen single
comb white leghorn chickens which
made a remarkable egg-laying rec
ord during the past several months.
Since November 19, 1917, and until
May 1, 1918, the eighteen pullets laid
ii total of 1,684 eggs.
AMKRICAV PI EOT A PRISONER
By Associated Press
Paris, June 18.—Lieutenant R. W.
Parker, an American pilot in the
French flying corps, was forced to
land while acting as a scout on a
bombing expedition over Germany
and was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans.
WHAT THE KAISER I
TELLS HIS DUPES
Amsterdam, June 18.—The war
is not a matter of a strategic cam
paign but u struggle of two views
wrestling with one another. Em
peror William declared on Satur
day at the celebration of the an
niversary of his accession at Ger
man main headquarters.
"Either German principles of
right, freedom, honor and moral
ity must be upheld." he added,
"or Angle-Saxon principles with
their idolary of mammon ust be
victorious."
The Anglo-Saxofcs, he asserted
aied at making the peoples of the
world work as slaves for the
Anglo-Saxon ruling race and such
a matter coul-d not be decided in
days or weeks, or even in a year.
HXMESBTJRO "ifUjiUF TELEGH3EPH!
SECOND DEATH
FOLLOWS CAVEIN
IN UPPER END
Three Others Rescued From
Coal Mine Without
Serious Injury
li.vkons, Pa.. June 18.—Charles
Fenatemacher. of Wiconisco, the
fifth man caught in the cavein of
the Summit Branch collierv of the
Susquehanna Coal Company, near
Williamstown, was taken from the
heaps of Coal and dirt by rescuing
parties late yesterday, dead. Ru
dolph Hirsh, of Lykens, one of the
reached by the rescue
part\, died early in the afternoon.
,„i.i .T e oth ? r men were entombed
with the rock fall. They were Thorn
m i Davis ' of Wiconisco; William
Hlackway, of Wiconisco, and Roy
Hoffman, of Wiconisco. None of
them were severly injured. All were
rescued by rescue details shortly
atter the accident.
Fenstemacher, who is forty years
°^| an 2 i , 8 J lrVlVed by a wife and sev-
Hir ß h C !l. w ? s '"stantly killed.
Ilirsh died from hemorrhages short
ly after the rock was removed from
his body in less than an hour after
the accident occurred.
The accident occurred about noon
yesterday while the five men were
engaged in putting a new pillar into
position in No. 3 shaft of the col
f m*' feet below tho surface
of the earth. A "stringer" broke and
precipitated tons of rock, dirt and
coal into the shaft.
IS NOW ABLE TO ENLIST
A Gettysburg tank unit will re
ceive a new recruit next week when
will inu tf nn ' I<ios Mar '<et street,
will enlist for service. Renn when
o C ld re \n n nn at, , empted to enlist, was
told an operation would be neces
sary before he would be accepted
recovered" Pnt th ® opcratio na "<l has
(•REGOH Y WANTS COMPETITION
By Associated Press
W iisliinKfon, June 18. Attornev
General Uregory has refused to
Phn V R m l 6 f ° rm of contract between
npur I 2 inlstration ami the
OX. c . onso "<lated express comnanv
without some provision for rat&a?
n of competition aftor tho war.
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YANKEES CROSS
MARNE TO RAID
ENEMY'S LINES
Big Gas Attack Sent Over
American Positions by
the Huns
With tlic American Forces tin the
Marne, June 17.—The Germans to
day began using gas to a greater ex
tent along this front than they have
done heretofore. The Bois De Belleau
came in for its share, but notwith
standing the heavy gas and other
shelling the American lines remain
intact.
An American patrol crossed the
river last night east of Chateau
Thierry and at once established con
tact with the Germans. After an
exchange of shots the Americans re
crossed the river safely by means of
boats.
There has been an increase in the
artillery and aerial activity along the
Marne front, but the infantry has
not been engaged in the last twenty
four hours.
The enemy artillery Are in the sec
tion east of Chateau Thierry has been
increasing for some time, and the
American fire has increased propor
tionately. The Germans last night
started to construct a footbridge
across the Marne at this point, but
were discovered, and abandoned the
attempt even before the American
machine gunners on the bank could
get into action.
To the west the Germans have
taken to drenching certain localities
with mustard gas. One of these
places is Belleau wood, the Germans
apparently thinking that this was
'he only way to drive the American
troops out. But it was not, for they
are still holding all their positions
and at the same time arc giving the
enemy some clouds of American gas
to worry about.
German airplanes to-day and late
last evening were very active. There
was hardly a moment when the hol
low bark of the "Archies" was not
Heard. The enemy has been espe
cially active against the sausage bal
loons. A downpour of rain late
to-day caused a temporary lull in
the artillery duel.
M. E. MINISTRY
FIGHTING VICE
\
District Attorney Commended
For His Action in Moving
Against Resorts
The semi-monthly conference of
Methodist ministers, held In Grace
Methodist Kplscopal Church yester
day, passed a resolution urging the
churches and Sunday schools of the
city to the work of aiding the coun
ty authorities in their recently-in
augurated campaign against commer
cial vice.
The action of the District Attorney
in convicting Emma Eichelberger and
Tillie IJale on charges of running
disorderly houses was commended by
the clergy. The resolution is as fol
lows:
"Whereas. There is evidence of a
great deal of Immorality in the city
of Harrisburg;
"Whereas, There is now on a
strong and successful movement to
uproot this arrests and sen
tences to pay heavy tines and im
prisonment having already come to
several parties conducting these
bawdy houses; therefore,
"Resolved, That we commend most
heartily the county authorities, un
der the leadership of District Attor
ney M. E. Stroup. for this magnifi
cent piece of work.
"Resolved, That we urge our or
ganized Sunday school classes and
respective churches to co-operate
with these authorities In huttfing
down these dens of vice within our
midst, and that we pledge said au
thorities our full and hearty en
dorsement in this effort and our most
hearty support as well as assist
ance."
FIREMEN TO HONOR MEMBERS'
In honor of several of its mem
bers who will leave for army train
ing camps on Monday, June 24, mem
bers of Good Will Steam Fire Engine
Company No. 7, will give a farewell
party at the summer home of the
organization at Perdix. George Mc-
Mechen and Julius Slomber are two
of the men who will leave on Mon
day. A feature of the day's events
will be the unfurling o fa handsome
service flag with 31 stars. Lewis
Tress and Warren Bretz will act as
chiefs for the occasion.
JUNE 18, 1918.
ENGINEERS'CLUB
INSTALLS ITS
NEW OFFICERS
Edward R. Dasher Retires as
Secretary After Ten Years
of (iood Service
The unnual meeting of the Engi
neers Society of Pennsylvania, was
held last evening at the society club
house, 31 South Front street. The
following officers elected for the
forthcoming "year were installed:'
President, C. A. Emerson, Jr.; first
vice-presidesit, Charles E. Ryder;
second vice-president, Samuel W.
Bradshaw, Bethlehem, Pa.; resident
directors, John H. Myers, H. P.
Drake; nonresident director, Charles
H. Mercer, Bethlehem, Pa.; treas- 1
urer, W. Grant Rauch; secretary, H.'
E. Moses.
Annual reports of the various of
ficers and committees were read and
an address was made by the incom
ing president, in which he briefly re
viewed the various activities of the
.society, and outlined plans for the
forthcoming year. Mention was made
or the fact that eighty-one members
ot the society were now in the war
service of the government, chiefly
along engineering lines.
Chairmen of the standing commit
tees were announced by the presi
dent as follows: House committee,
E' ® hlers : auditing committee,
r? - enehey: nn nee committee.
D. E. Tracy; entertainment commit
tee, Henderson Gilbert; library com
mittee, S. E. Miller.
The occasion marked the retire
ment from the office of secretary of
Edward R. Dasher, who has so satis
factorily held this office continuously
for ten years.
32.\D DIVISION IN BATTLE
By Associated Press
WnNhiiiKton. June 18. The War
Department authorized formally to
day announcement of the fact that
the. Thirty-second Division, National
Guard, is now lighting in Alsace on
German territory. The Thirty-second
Division is composed of Michigan and
Wisconsin troops, commanded bv
-lajor General William G. Haan.
TEUTONS GLOAT -
OVER RAIDS BY
THEIR U-BOATS
America Is Terrorized, Hun
Press Tells Credulous
Readers
WuNhlnKton, June 18.— The German
people now are being treated to
mental pictures of American cltifcU
und summer resorts on the Atlantic
coast reduced to the plight of the
ruined towns of Belgium and north
ern France. They are told that pan
ic rel ns In New York; that the peo
ple everywhere are beginning to
realize what it means to invoke the
displeasure of the "victorious" forces
of the all-highest.
"There will be scenes which will
make the marrow of Wilson's bones
turn cold." is apother bit of infor
mation given them.
They hear that only the censorship
of the Navy Department, concealing
the great losses to shipping, pre
vents even greater alarm in the
United States.
Threats Shown in Flood
of Letters Gathered by
Department of Justice
By Associated Press
WiiMlihifcton, June 18. - Several
thousand letters and documents con
tain inK proofs of an elaborate system,
of obtaining Government contracts on
the illegal contingent foe basis, were
received to-day by the Department of
Justive from its agents who conduct
ed raids on hundreds of contractors
business offices late yesterday.
Manufacturers were threatened in
many rases with being deprived of
contracts if they refused to negotiate
with these agents on a commission
compensation plan.. Some agents rep
resented that they had special influ
ence over members of Congress.
MHS. .IVMO HAIUUS
Mrs. .lane Harris died this ™°|T*
inn at her late home, 11 >8 Marion
street. Funeral services will be held
I?,, Zlon Baptist Church. Thursday af
ternoon. the ltev. Mr. Tplliver offi-
I dating. Burial will be the Lin
' coin Cemetery. t