6
POWER OF TURKS
WANES AS ALLIES
CR USH OTTO NS
March of British, French and Serbian
Toward Sea of Tiberius Virtually
Unopposed; Pass Nazareth and
Move on to Tyre
London, Sept. 23. —The British army in Palestine has
annihilated the Turkish forces in the territory between
the Jordan river and-the Mediterranean sea.
It was announced by the war office last night that
General Allenbv's army has taken 18,000 Turkish pris
oners and has captured 120 guns, besides four airplanes
and a large quantity of uncounted transport. This means
the wiping out of the Ottoman forces in that region.
The British losses were surprisingly light, considering
tli£ importance of the advance, which reached a depth of
more than sixty miles. The Turks, who began to retreat
last week, were trapped by cavalry units that outflanked 1
them and got into the rear.
British Occupy Nazareth
Among the places occupied by the main British force
in its advance was the town of azareth, renowned as the
in its advance is the town of Nazareth, renowned as the
of Armageddon, said to be the site of Gideon's victory
over the Midianites.
HAIG'S ARMY MAKES DRIVE
ON GERMANS IN PICARDY AT NIGHT
[Continued Worn I*llso One.]
to the west of I.e Catelet. Field Marshal Haig's statement to-day J
announces the repulse of the enemy with heavy losses.
On the front between Arras and I
Lens there was a continuation of the i
advance movement in the neighbor- j
hood of Gavelle. Southeast of that >
village English troops made progress
on a front of three quarters of a
mile.
The statement reads:
"Successful minor operations were
carried out by our troops yesterday;
and during the night at several;
points. In the afternoon English!
troops captured a German strong 1
point in the neighborhood of the
Ronssoy-Bony road, which had held <
out stubbornly all day, taking SO
prisoners. Later in the afternoon all
hostile counterattack from the direc- :
AWAIT NEWS OF
SERGT. THORPE!
Harrisburg Friends Anxious
For Definite News of
Soldier's Fate
i Friends in this city of Sergeant Wii
liam H. Thorpe, of the One Hundred
1 and Eleventh Regiment, Twenty
i* eighth Division, a resident of Chester,
a ,pa . particularly the family of Wil
■ Ham'H. Hampton. 1920 Green street.
E who.-e daughter. Helen L. Hampton, is
W affianced to the soldier, are concerned
over the fate of the latter, who was
officially reported missing in the
casualty lists of July 30. and was
later reported wounded and missing
in u letter sent to Thorpe's mother
by Dr. Clifford H. Arnold, in the same
division with Thorpe.
Sergeant Thorpe, who is 23 years
old. is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Thorpe, of 305 West Seventh street.
' Chester, and is well known in this
' city, where he had many friends.
According to the casualty list for
July 30. Thorpe was reported missing
since July 0. as the result of the now
celebrated battle of Chateau Thierry
on the day before, in which he was
engaged. Since the publication of the
list. Mrs. Thorpe received the follow
ing letter from Captain Arnold, of the
Medical Corps, who knew Sergeant
Thorpe well and was a member of his
unit. Part of this reads:
"1 feel It Illy duty ut this time to
write you a line. As one of the older
boys. I liaee tried to look after the
other fellows. Even though I have
fallen down in my oversight at times,
yet I have kept constantly in touch
with some of them, and William was
one. Bright, cheerful, kind and wil
ling were liis chief attributes. He
was a true Christian, clean living and
faithful. And now, whether he be a
prisoner or with his Father above, we
know he is safe. We know he was
wounded while leading his platoon,
and the lest we don't know. Let us
look on the brighter side and hope he
Is a wounded prisoner."
As nothing officially has been learn
ed of Sergeant Thorpe's case since
the date of the casualty list mentioned,
much speculation exists, in view of
the letter from Captain Arnold, as to
the exact fate that overcame the
young man. Friends of the Thorpe
family, who are leaving for Wash
ington to-day, intend making an in
vestigation at the War Department.
Before going abroad, Sergeant
Thorpe attended the bayonet school
at Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ga..
where he was trained in the use of
that weapon under Captain E. J.
Stackpole, Jr. 11l April last he left
tht camp after being there since the
preceding September. On going over
seas he was sent to an infantry spec
ialist's school. In France, from which
place, on June 25. he joined his
own regiment.
Sergeant Thorpe, before entering
the Army had seen service In the
'Navy, at one time being commission
ed quartermaster, in which position
be Served on the United States steam
ship Brutus during 1914-15. He en
listed in the Army in 1915.
SI7O,SO (WT )(TD rive
For War Aid Begun-
New York. Sept. 23. —Dr. John R.
Mott, director general of the United
"War Work Campaign, the amalga
mation of the seven organizations,
which will make a drive for $175,-
600.000 in the week of November 11.
in his first official statement Issued
in connection with the campaign,
yesterday, called on all men and
women who love America to stand
together and merge their strength
for suporting our soldiers, sailors and
marines by giving their utmost to the
movement.
The organization in the United
War Work Campaign are the Nation
al War Work Council of the Y. M.
C. A., the War Work Council of the
Y. W. C. A., the National Catholic
War Council, the Jewish Welfare
Beard, the War Camp Community
Service, the American Library Asso
ciation, and the Salvation Army.
REGISTER NEEDS CI.EHK
Wendell P. Crabbe. 1929 Chestnut
street, brother-in-law of former City
Commissioner Fred L. Morgenthaler.
to-day assumed a clerkship in the of
fice of Roy C. Danner. register of
wills, which position has just been
created by the register owing to the
Increased amount of business. James
G. Miles will continue as deputy reg
ister.
MONDAY EVENING, * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . SEPTEMBER 23, T7TB.
| tion of Gillemont farm was repulsed
with heavy loss by our rifle and ma
chine gun fire.
"During the night other English
troops made progress in the direc
tion of Tombois farm after several
hours' hard fighting and farther
north captured a group of strongly
held trenches and strong points on
the spur northwest of Venduile,
taking a number of prisoners.
During the night also over one j
hundred prisoners were captured by
us in a successful local attack south
of Villers-Guislain. East of Gavrelle,
English troops made progress on a
front of about three quarters of a
mile capturing sixty prisoners.
ANGRY CITIZENS LET
AIROU OF TIRES
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St. John's Episcopal Church. Balti
more and Lansdowne avenues.
While Wager-Smith was in church
the crowd assembled arbund his big
automobile, which had been left
standing outside, let all the air out
of his tires and attached a sign to the
car., reading: "why don't you walk?
The air will do you good. You are a
slacker." • .
When Wager-Smith came out of
church the crowd was still standing
around his car. He was hooted by the
crowd and grew angry. Mounting
the step of the car. he faced the in
dignant citizens and called them "a
bunch of skunks," according to spec
tators. He also said he feft justified
inf using his car on Sunday because
he is a director of the Lansdowne
branch of the Red Cross and his wife
is chairman of the women's chapter,
working hard every day for the
cause.
The crowd remained silent, but re
fused to move, watching the man's
vain efforts to get the car under way
with its flat tires. Chief .of Police
William H. Munch happened along
and tried to assist Wager-Smith,
amid the grins of the crowd. Finally
the man had to telephone to his son
to bring around another of his cars to
haul the disabled machine home.
Meanwhile, the Rev. Croswell Mcßee,
rector of the church, came out and
helped Wager-Smith move his car.
He also spoke to the crowd, declar
ing that he believed, Wager-Smith
had been punished enough, if there
was any occasion for punishment, and
asking them to disperse.
It was some time before Wager-
Smith was able to move his car.
Throughout the scene the crowd was
quiet and orderly.
Overman to Head Probe
Into Palmer's Charges
Washington, Sept. 23. —The Sen
ate's investigation of propaganda
and political activities of brewery
interests with particular reference
to the purchase of the Washington
Times by Arthur Brisbane with
money furnished by brewers, was
entrusted by the Judiciary Commit
tee to-day to a subcommittee head
ed by the chairman. Senator Over
man. of North ,Carolina, and includ
ing Senators. King, of Utah; Wal
cott, of Delaware; Nelson, of Minne
sota. and Sterling, of South Dakota.
The scope of the inquiry be
determined when the subcommittee
meets later this week after Senator
Overman who now is out of the city,
returns.
Will Hold Services For
Colored Troops Weekly
The Overseas Committee of the
Emergency Aid announced that ar
rangements have been made to con
duct services for the colored soldiers
stationed at New Cumberland. The
services will be held Thursday and
Sunday afternoons, at 3 o'clock. The
Rev. W. W. Parchment, pastor of the
St. Augustine Episcopal Church. Thir
teenth and Heir streets, will have
charge of the services.
A temporary restroom has been fitted
out for the soldiers at the Emergency
Aid room, in North Fourth street, and
at the mission parish. The women of
the Emergency Aid will have charge
of the restrooms.
DELEGATES AT BERN E
Geneva, Sept. 23. —Members of the
American delegation appointed to
negotiate with Germany for the exe
change of military and civil pris
oners have arrived at Berne. The
delegation is composed of John W.
Garrett. Minister to The Nether
lands; John W. Davis, the new Am
bassador to Great Britain, represent
ing the War Department; General
Francis J. Kernan, representing the
Army, and Captain Henry H. Hough,
representing the Navy.
DIXGLEY, MAINE EDITOR, DIES
Lewiston, Me., Sept. 23.—Frank L.
DLngley, owner and editor of the
Lewiston Journal, died Saturday
night. Mr. Dingley, with his brother,
the late Congressman Nelson Ding
ley, Jr., founded the Journal, an
evening dally, In 1861,
Stevens Memorial Methodist Church Grand Army Is Entertained
■KfIH It-SHHSSI
These members of the Grand Army
of the Stevens Memorial Methodist
Episcopal Church had the timo of
their long lives Saturday and yester
day in celebration of the seventh
anniversary of the organization.
Heading from left to right, they are:
Top line: Fin I. Thomas, John
A. Affleck. Seseond line: William M.
Leedy, Dr. Silas C. Swallow, the Rev.
URGED TO TAKE
DOWN EMBLEMS
OF THIRD LOAN
All Old Flags Should Be Re
moved at Once, Chairman
McCormick Advises
While the window emblems show
ing that people of Harrisburg bought
bonds of the Third Liberty Loan still
show that the displayers were awake
to their opportunities, and were
helping to win the war, they are not
evidence that Harrisburg is going
to buy bonds of the Fourth Liberty
Loan, and loan headquarters to-day
suggested that all these flag-placards
come down immediately.
The emblems during the third
loan showed a flag on which there
were three cross-bars.
The new flag, for the Fourth loan,
will show four cross-bars, so that
the emblem with the three bars is
valueless.
"I wish that all Harrisburg peo
ple would take down the old flags,"
said Chairman Donald McCormick
I this morning. "I wish, also, that
merchants and the people generally
would take down all the old posters
and placards, which are still to be
found rather plentifully sprinkled
throughout the city.
Last Call For Conversion
Mr. McCormick also called atten
tion to the fact that the bonds of
the Second Liberty Loan—fours—
can be converted into 4%s only until
November 9.
"Those who wish to convert the
4s into 4 %s should do so before No
vember 9." said Mr. McCormick.
A large triangle sign will be placed
in front of Liberty Loan Headquar
ters in Market street to-morrow.
Headquarters are in the old Gilbert
hardware store.
George S. Reinoehl's ludustrial
Committee will meet at the Harris
burg Club Wednesday evening at 6
o'clock for a preliminary gathering,
at which p'ans for the industrial
campaign will be discussed.
MOTHER 0F WAR HERO
GIVES TO BELGIANS
[Continued from First Page.]
asked the city's full co-operation in
the important campaign.
To bring home the terrible condi
tion of the suftering Belgians to the
people of Harrisburg, the follow
ing statement was made public this
morning:
"It is impossible to buy shoes tn
Belgium. There is no more leather
of any description on the market.
Every available substitute has been
tried. For a time old belting from
factories was used; and roofing pa
per, of which there happened to be
a stock, was resorted to for resoling
shoes. But the Germans, after hav
ing seized all the leather, requisition
ed these substitutes also, and soon,
not a single yard of belting was left ■
ir. any Belgian Industrial establish- j
ment. Now the Belgians make shoes
by fastening pieces of old rugs to
wooden soles. And they make coats
out of old blankets—and blankets
out of anything.
"Daily the ravages of tuberculo
sis throughout Belgium become more
terrible. Death from this disease
have increased 100 per cent. ■ auil
cases of external tuberculosis, 1,000
per cent. The doctors, in spite of
their untiring work", can no longer
cope with the rising tide disease.
"To-day two die where one died in
peace times; pnd owing to under
nourishment, the birth rate has been
cut in half.
"An American writing from abroad
about the condition of this country,
says 'Poor Belgium! One third of
her people have starved to death;
one-third have been carried away to
work for Germany; and those who
remain are left trying to decide be
tween these two fates.' "
Trucks and automobiles began to
unload in front of the headquarters
this afternoon and telephone calls
began to come in, saying more cloth
ing is on the road. It was impossible
to form an estimate of the amount
of clothing that has already come In
but It is believed that several tons
will be the day's total
"We need volunteer workers to
naid the boxes and to help pack,"
said Mrs. Gipple after she ruefully
viewed a worker who pounded a fing
er in place of a nail. "This is where
the men come In! Tell the men who
can pound nails to report for duty In
their spare time."
If possible the rooms will be kept
open until 9.30 o'clock to-night? The
doubt rested on the fact that there
are no lights in the room. There Is
a possibility that kerosene lights will
illuminate the building this even
ing.
W. W. Reese, William H. Carpenter.
Third line: Jesse M. Vailes, Mrs. S.
C. Swallow, Anna M. Lesch, Fourth
line: The Rev. William R. Swartz,
Mary M. Horting, Mrs. Jesse M.
Vailes, Mrs. C. E. Denmark, Anna
Hoffman, Emma Carpenter, Joseph
Urban, John Sheesley. Lower line:
Rebecca Gilman, Reuben H. Gilman,
Anna M. Morgan, Harriet Kennedy,
WESTMINSTER TO
LOSERS PASTOR
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$ 4 V 'f. , '-v'
, > ' JIB
IHEstiMr
THE REV. EDWIN E. CURTIS
I lisle presbytery and has, by whole-
I hearted devotion to duty and a life
| of outspoken unselfishness and zeal
I endeared himself to his people and
i fellow ministers In Harrisburg. The
fall communion is to be held the
first Sunday in October. The Presby
terian synod of Pennsylvania is to
meet in Harrisburg on October 22.
After that the Rev. Mr. Curtis will
leave Harrisburg in the hope that a
change of climate will bring health
to Mrs. Curtis, whose work In the
various activities at Westminster has
been continuous and valuable.
CELEBRATING"
35TH ANNIVERSARY
[Continued from First Page.]
fective work for the men in the serv
ice through its educational and fra
ternal activities. He declared that
the organization of railroad em
ployes has been one of the most ef
fective agencies for bringing about
a higher moral, social and intellec
tual standing, not only for the mem
bers, but for the entire service. He
;Uso stated that the advantages of
the Brotherhood are shown in better
homes and educational facilities for
the children.
"The Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen." said he, "stands for com
mon fairness between employer and
the employe. It believes that each
has JTls rights which the other ought
to respect. In short," continued the
speaker, "the Brotherhood has at
tempted to bring about a fair un<|er
standing as to the rights of the em
ployer and employe." There is at
present membership in the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen of 175,-
000 and the organization has paid
claims to the amount of $40,808,-
509.53. It is a protective insurance
and fraternal association and as such
endeavors to secure the best pos
sible conditions of employment.
As to the Keystone Lodge, he
stated that it was organized Novem
ber 16, 1884, with twenty members!
and there are still two of the orig
inal members on the lodge rolls
which contain over 2,000 names.>
Many have died and a considerable
number have been transferred to
other lodges, yet to-day the mem
bership embraces 500 men. Three
lodges have grown out of the original
lodge In HarVisburg. Chairmnn Pat
rick referred with pride to the flour
ishing condition of the lodge at the
present time and pointed out that
it has subscribed liberally to the
Liberty loans and to the Red Cross.
Y. M. C. A. and other war activities.
He said the membership is now com
posed of conductors, flagmen, brake
men, merchants, farmers, salesmen
and many other occupations who
still retain their membership.
Among the speakers of the after
noon were the Rev. J, Bradley
Markward nastor of the Rethlehem
Lutheran Church: F. W. Smith. Jr.,
superintendent of the Philadelphia
Division: Flavel Wright, represent
ing the Cha.mber of Commerce, who
conveyed the good wishes of that
body and appealed to the railroad
mpn to assist in the housing cam
paign: Albert Mjller. E. J. Stack
pole, General Ynrd master Cunnng
ham, TV. H. Bickley. W. R. Dene
hey and Thomas Fitzpatriok, one of
the oldest members. A'l the speak
ers congratulated the lodge on its I
anniversary and dwelt upon the lm- :
portance of the railroad men in the
war activities.
Music for the occasion was fur
nished by Rlalr's orchestra and Miss
Annie Burd, with Miss Viola Burd at
the piano, sang two solos.
During the exercises M. A. Cree.
the conductor of Keystone lodge, ex
plained the Illustrated chart of the
Brotherhood In a moot Interesting
wav.
Hannah Crumps, Matilda Frantz,
Susan Rumbaugh, Martha J. Conip
ton, Catherine Bellman.
The members enjoyed an automo
bile ride and a chicken and waffle
dinner on Saturday followed by an
informal social. Yesterday special
services were conducted in the
church by the Rev. Clayton Albert
Smucker, pastor, the grand army at
tending in a body.
HARRISBURG IS
COMMENDED FOR
RED CROSS WORK
I National Chapter Pleased, Dr.
Lewis S. Mudge Reports;
Visits President
That National Red Cross officials
i told him they were highly delighted
i with the work of the Harrisburg
j chapter was the statement made by
Dr. Lewis M. Mudge in Pine Street
| Presbyterian Church last night. Dr.
! Mudge in his address told of a visit
| to the offices of the President, the
j Food Administrator, the Fuel Ad
ministration and other government
! offices made in company with emi
j ncnt Presbyterian clergymen.
"Three spittles of coal arc neces
i sary for the manufacture of a three
inch shell," he told his congrega-
I tion. "A three-inch shell is equiva
lent to a saved life. This is a war of
j shells, shells, shells." As a further
| means of laying emphasis upon the
j need for fuel conservation he de-
I clared that we are saving coal to save
! lives.
Visit Officials
When visiting Secretary Daniels ei
the Navy Department the clergymen
were urged to stand behind the work
of the "Y" and other war work or- j
j ganizations as the best means of
helping the Army and Navy. "When
the Americans are asked to concerve,
they conserve. It is not necessary
for us to place them on a ration
basis," declared Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover, in his interview
with the ministers.
"We are fighting for justice, justice
| for all the world," said President
Wilson in speaking to the clergy
men, Dr. Mudge declared. "This is
the first Christian war in the history
of the world," the man of the White
House continued. "This country will
reap at least two great benefits front'
j it. One of these will be that it will
| greatly unify the nation because of
| the unselfish motive that is backing
' the war here. The other is the
friendship ties between nations that
; will result."
Mr. Mudge praised men in charge
of the nation's work and declared
they were fit and big enough for
their jobs. "All men should thank
God that at this hour of our need
we have such men as this in the high
places of our country," he said.
SERGEANT SCHIFFMAN
GETSCOMMISSION
[Continued from First Page.]
LIEUT. HARRY B. SCHIFFMAN
later. On July 25, 1917, he was pro
moted to sergeant. Six months later
he was made acting first sergeant,
and July 25, 1918, he was promoted
to first sergeant, leading all other
noncommissioned officers and enlist
ed men in the district of 40 counties
and 80 men
When tile recruiting party was
broken up. Lieutenant Schiffman was
commissioned on his own merits, and
on the splendid record he made as a
noncommissioned officer. He will re
port to Washington next Monday for
his assignment to duty.
Lieutenant Schiffman Is widely
known In the city. He Is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Schiffman, 1210
North Sixth street. His brother, Ira
L. Schiffman, who also was a ser
geant in the recruiting party. Is
completing his training for a commis
sion at Camp Lee, Va.
NEW.< or TH-Sl \ !
j
NEW SCHEDULE
ON C. V. R. R.
Two Trains Annulled and
Other Important Changes
Put in Effect
Two trains arc taken off altogeth
er and other important changes in
cluded in the new Cumberland Val-1
ley Railroad schedule put into cffoct
yesterday by the United States Kuil-|
road Administration.
Train No. 5, leaving at Harrisburg
for Hagerstown at 11.59 a. m. daily
except Sunday, has been discontinu- j
ed and Train No. 23, leaving Harris-'
burg for Carlisle at 9.48, will hence-1
lorth leave at the time of the dis
continued No. 5, 11.59 a. m. No. 1
for Winchester will leave at 5.15
a. 111. instead of 5.06 and No. 3, go
ing to Hagerstown leaves at 7.50
a. in. Instead of 7.52 a. m. Train No.
25 for Carlisle, leaving at 2.17 p. at.
under the eld schedule, will hence
forth puff out of the Hurrisburg sta
tion at 3-25 p. m.
Train No. 8 from Winchester to
Harrisburg, arriving at 2.35 p. m.,
has been discontinued altogether.
Train No. 2 from Hagerstown.reucn
es Harrisburg ten minutes later un
der the new schedule, getting in at
4.32 a. ni. Tiain No. 12 from Win
chester, daily except Sunday, will
set in at 9.20 p. 111. instead of 9.15,
and train No. 10 on Sunduy, becom
ing train No. 110 under the new
schedule will arrive at 6.25 p. 111.
instead of 6.17 p. m. Between Car
lisle and Harrisburg, trains Nos. 26
and 28. running daily except Sundav,
reaches Harrisburg at 2.40 p. m. and
5.30 p. m. instead of 1.25 p. m. and
4 p. m.
Railroad Notes
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
curios, little Jenny Llnd engine, the
old wood.burning locomotive, to
gether with the first sleeping car
used in America, have been sent
south by the railroad administration
to be placed on exhibition-
Miss Edna Graybill, of Middleburg,
has been appointed third trick opera
tor at KA oftice, Lewistown Junction,
to succeed Walter Boyer, who died
recently from typhoid fever.
R. hi. O'Donnell, in charge of opera
tion on the Pennsylvania lines east
under government control, has issued
an appeal to all employes for their co
operation in matters of safety tirst,
especially to protect the new men in
the service and make railroad work
less hazardous.
Wednesday and Thursday, Septem
ber 25 and 26, will be main line pay
day at Lewistown Junction. The pay
car will reach Lewistown Junction
passenger station in the afternoon of
the 25th. paying all who t re there and
returning to Mifflin, where the engine
and crew will be taken care of dur
ing the night, It will pay west of
Petersburg on the main line on 'the
following morning.
Speakers of the national service sec
tion of the United States Shipping
Board conducted three more stirring
meetings Saturday morning in the
r-ust Altoona district, concluding" their
stay in Altoona. During their rounds
of the Altoona shops the last several
days, these speakers addressed in the
neighborhood of 15,000 employes of
the Pennsy and everywhere they were
accorded a welcome of the warmest
nature.
Train No. 50 came into the depot
in this city on Saturday with blood
and flesh on tlje pilot. A hunt imme
diately began, but it developed that
only one of the smaller animals had
been caught.
Discipline bulletin No. 529, issued
from the office of Superintendent J.
C. Johnson, of the Middle Division.
; shows that twenty-three employes
were reprimanded and thirty-two
others suspended from one to two
weeks for offenses against the rules
| and regulations. One yard brakeman
drew a discharge for insubordination.
Standing of the Crews
HAIUtISUUHO SIDE
Philadelphia Division Tile 126
crew first to go after 4 o'clock: 104.
118. 111.
Firemen for 126, 104,
Condubtors for 126, 118.
Brakeman for 118,
Engineer's up: Condren, Staufter,
Hall, Brown, Rennard. Karr.
Firemen up: Adams, Klskoff. Wil
liams, Stauffer, Still. Crum, Clark.
Hatton, Mclntyre, Sauer, Neff, Grove,
Beyer.
Brakemen up: Markley, Smith,
Hoyer, Smith, Reidinger, Blair.
Middle Division —The 210 crew first
to go after 12.20 o'qlock: 243, 27, 234,
222. 31. 34. 32.
Firemen for 27, 32.
Conductor for 34. *
Brakeman for 222.
Engineers up: McAlicker, Asper,
Rathfon, Deiter, Hawk, Loper, Baker,
Nissley, Fisher. Leib, Sweigart, Kreig
er, Snyder Blizzard, Brink.
Firemen up: Troutman, Rumberger,
Kail if man.
Brakemen up: Weader, McNaight.
Baker, Diehl. Bonsai, Fenlcle. Meas,
McAlpin, Warner, Walker, Long,
Shearer, Crane, Lentz, Beers, George,
Bowman, Woodward, Bell, Fleck
Yard llonrd —Engineers for 4-7, 2-
15. 18.
Firemen for 1-7, 2-7, 14, 1-15, 3-15,
23.
Engineers up: Weigle, Lackey,
Coxerly, Mayer, Shoiter, Snell, Bar
tolet, Barkey, Eyde, Baresheets..
Firemen up: Bolan, Galbarth, Eck
enrode, Sheets, Graham, Uarnliart,
Miller, Boyer, Garber, Snyder.
ENOI.A SIDT
Philadelphia Division The 252
crew first to go after 3.45 o'clock:
224, 203, 253, 241, 234, 246, 237, 206.
Engineers for 252, 203, 246, 2'37,
206.
Fireman for 246. ,
Flagmen for 53, 41, 46.
Brakemen for 24, 53, 54, 46, 06.
Brakemen up: Gotdsliall, Fridamn.
Middle Division —The 302 crew first
to go after 1.45 o'clock: 242, 102, 240,
118.
Engineer for 118.
Fireman for 118.
Flagman for 118.
Brakemen for 102, 118.
Ynrd Board —Engineers for 3d 126,
149, 112. j
Firemen for 3d 126, 149, Ist 102, 2d |
102. 118.
• Eingineera up: Liddick, Zeiders. 1
Kawel. Bair, Bair, Lutz, Brown. Hug- i
gins, Waller, Quigley, Potter. Bick- :
hart. Hanlon, Smith.
Firemen up: Miller, Allen, R. G. Mil
ler. Eichelberger, Knackstedt, Wal
lace, Frank, Fake, Ready, Pierce,
Perry, Stephens, Sanders, Gamber.
Kreitzer, Eschelman
PASSENGER SERVICE
Philadelphia Division Engineers
up: Kennedy, Gibbons, Hall, Lindfey.
Pleam, Osmond.
Firemen up: Floyd, Copeland. Cov
er, Spring, Althouse, Everhart, Shaff
ner, McNeal.
Middle Division Engineers up:
Criminal, Crane, Buck, Alexander,
Crum, Riley, Keiser, Miller, Graham,
Keane.
Firemen up: Zeiders, Bender, Staf
fer, Snyder, Sheesley. Fletcher,
IRoas, Simmons, Arnold, Redder, Dunn.
FARMER HARD HIT
BY WAR TAX BILL,
M'FADDEN SAYS
Congressman and State Cham
ber of Commerce Secretary
Point Out Injustices
That farmers and businessmen will
be unjustly assessed if the new war
tax bill goes through as it is
the gist of statement issued to-day
by Congressman L. T. McFadden,
chairman .and Paul Littlefleld, secre
tary of the State 'Chamber of Com
merce Special Committee on National
Tax Legislation.
"Farmers and businessmen cannot
be cognizant of the attempt made in
section 210 of the revenue bill of 1918
recently passed by the House of Rep
resentatives and now in the Senate,
to tax their property upon the sale
of the same under the, guise of a tax
upon income," says the statement,
which continues:
"This section provides that for the
purpose of ascertaining the gain de
rived from the sale of real and' per
sonal property, in the case of prop
erty acquired before March 1, 1913,
property shall be valued at the fair
market price as of that date, and in
the case of property acquired after
that date the cost thereof.
"Any increase in the selling price
of property sold during the year
1918 above .the value as ascertained
by the revenue bill, shall be consid
ered income and taxed under the
very heavy rates proposed in the
bill.
Assessment Against Property
"This tax practically amounts to an
assessment against property and not
a tax upon income for the reason
that the purchasing power of the
dollar which is our standard of value
has fallen 50 per cent, since March
1, 1913. so that the dollar of 1918
will purchase only one-half what It
would have purchased In commodi
ties in 1913 and the exchange value
of all property measured in dollars
is therefore twice what It was In
1913, in order to obtain the same
value in commodities for the prop
erty sold.
"Thiscan be more clearly illustrat
ed by the transaction of a farmer
who purchases a farm March 1, 1913,
for $5,000, keeps the farm for live
years and sells it March 1, 1918, for
SIO,OOO. Under the revenue bill, the
difference between what he paid for
the farm in 1913 and the price for
which ho sold the farm in 1918,
which is $5,000, is income profit for
the year 1918 and taxable as sflch.
The SIO,OOO which the farmer re
ceives for his farm in 1918 will not
purchase any greater quantity of
commodities than the $5,000 would
have purchased in 1913 owing to the
rise of 100 per cent, in prices.
"This bill then practically compels
all owners of real - estate to eitlfbr
hold the real estate until after, the
war or if they sell the real estate at
a fair value considering the depre
ciation in the purchasing power of
; the dollar, they must pay a percent
' age tax called income tax, but really
a levy against the property upon its
sale.
Tax on War Profits
"The same method of taxation is
applied in levying war profits.
"The earnings of a plant covering
a period of from five to eight years
ago (1911, 1912, 1913), are taken and
compared with the earnings of this
year, any increase in earnings this
year over the period of from five to
eight years ago, are war profits,
without taking into account the
shrinkage in the value of money.
'• "This is unjust, as any value com-
I puted upon the basis of the dollar of
1913, will give only one-half the
money value of the plant to-day. So
to earn the same return in real value
on a plant this year as was earned in
1913, the return must be double the
number of dollars to equal the earn
ings in dollars of five years ago."
SERIOUSLY ILL
St. Paul, Sept. 23.—Although
slightly refreshed by a brief sleep
yesterday. Archbishop John Ireland
was so gravely ill last night that his
physicians feared he would not live
until morning.
OWEN CARROLL IS
VICTIM OF WAR
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OWEN M. CAROLL
weeks after his first wearing of the
khaki.
Formerly .an employe of the Har.
risburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Com
pany, Caroll had many friends In
West Fail-view and Harrisburg.
United States Railroad
Administration
W. J. McAdoo, Director General
Important Changes in
Passenger Train Schedules '
Effective Sunday, Sept. 22, 1918
Cumberland Valley Railroad, P. & R. & P. H.
and P Branch, Gettysburg and Harrisburg
Consult Ticket Agent
THREE JUDGES
HEARING LONG
LIST OF CASES
First Offender Called Ge(s
Penitentiary Term For
Slashing Wife
Three judges sitting in as man]
courts to-day started a speedy dis
posal of a long list of cases in Sep
tember criminal sessions. Not lesi
than eighteen months and not mor
than three years in the penitenUarj
was the lirst verdict pronounced, thai
going to Charles Chayne, 312 Mul
berry street.
Chayne, an express company em
ploye, was charged with brutally at
tacking his wife while in a drunker
frenzy on August 12, and with cut
ting her severely in almost a dozer
places. Her face and body are scar
red for life. One scar extends diag
onally down over the face; anothei
marks where her ear had been al
most severed and there is a hve-lnct
gash on the left side of the neck. It
tact, it matters not from what angl
one looks at the woman one or th<
other of the scars may be observed.
Doesn't Recall Assault
These all are in addition to nu
merous scars on the arms and ches'-
which were described by the womar
and her physician. Chayne pleadec
guilty but insisted to Judge McCar
reli that he couldn't recall mucli
about the assault because he hat
been drinking heavily.
Aaron Swacker. a one-legged col
ored fellow who has been giving th
police all sorts of trouble in ant
around Seventh and Verbeke streets
was sent to jail for ten months foi
stabbing Jennie Banks in the lcfi
side. The woman has entirely recov.
ered. The assault occurred on Sep
tember 9 after the second quart ol
whisky had been brought into tht
Banks' house.
Judge McCarrell is conducting
trials in the old Grand Jury room or
the second floor. Judge Albert W
Johnson, of the Union-Snyder judi
cial district- is on the bench in Judg
McCarrell's court and Judge Kunke
is presiding in the main courtroom
The Grand Jury is holding out in ont
of the smaller jury rooms on th
second floor.
Samuel Johnson pleaded guilty ir.
Judge McCarrell's court to a chargt
of "feloniously assaulting" Samuc:
Riven, but after some of the testi
mony had been offered the Judgf
thought Johnson couldn't be gulltj
of more than assault and battery anc
he thought even that should be de
cided by a jury.
In Judge Johnson's court Charles
Coriell, Steelton, was found guilty ol
Stealing sl4 from a Steelton man;
Fred Bright was tried on a charge ol
assault befode a jury which has not
yet rendered its verdict and James
Fergusen now is on trial on a like
charge.
The Grand Jury of which Nicholas
Tack, Seventh ward city, is
ignored a bill charging Frank tflm
■ n.ons with assault and battery.
Itecord Start
! Judge Kunkel effected the organiza
tion of criminal court and he broke
all records for getting trials started.
The judges went on the bench a few
minutes after 10 o'clock and at 10.14
the iirst jury was empaneled for the
Initial trial, conducted by Judge
Johnson. Half an hour later Judge
McCarrell was busy trying cases and
then Judge Kunkel put the score of
grand jurors to work.
Four members of that panel were
i excused as follows: Charles Force.
Middlctown; Park Masters, Steelto l,
in the army; Henry F. Quickcl,
Fourth ward and William H. Shert
zer. First ward, city.
In calling over the petit jury list
the court learned that William Cle
land, Seventh ward, is too ill to serve;
Karl J Kastwright, Eleventh ward, is
in Cuba; S. E. Ellenberger, Bower
Paxton township, is dead; James
Evans, Williams township, is in
Schuylkill county; Henry Gruber,
Royalton, has left the county; Wil
liam King, is dead; Harry M. Ney,
-Royalton and William R Holbert, Sec
i ond ward, city, are in the army and
I William K. Smith, Seventh ward, city,
is too ill to serve. In addition to all
those the court excused one farmer,
William L. Maunn, Susquehanna
township.
Three cases on the Common Pleas
trial list and scheduled to be tried
next week were continued by order
of Judge Kunkel this morning be
cause the defendants are in the army
and cannot be here to make a de
fense. One of these suits is the case
of Morris Schondorf against the John
Y. Boyd estate. It was explained
that the three Boyd children are
executors of the estate and there
fore are the defendants in the court
suit. But Jackson Herr Boyd is in
active service in France and h,is
brother, James Boyd is in active ser
vice in Italy.
Tfy> other cases continued for like
reasons are these: Mary Chard vs.
Raymond Fleischer; and Ida J. Fack
ler vs. John N. Heck, Jr.
| Thief Steals Diamond
Rings Valued at $250
• Police are searching for the per
son who entered the front room of
the apartment of Mrs. Edward C.
Markley, 1319 Derry street, about
2.4 5 Saturday afternoon and stole
two diamond rings valued at more
than $250 and about SBO in cash.
Mrs. Markley was in the dining
room of her apartment on the third
floor of the building. A bedroom
and bothroom are situated between
the diningroom and the front bed
room from which the jewels and
money were taken. The thief enter
ed the front doof. opening into the
room, and took the valuables from
the drawer of Mrs. Markley*s dresser.
The rings were set with diamonds,
one worth S3O and the other aboiAl
$260-