Harrisburg telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, November 11, 1918, Peace Extra, Page 2, Image 2
2 SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN JOIN GENERAL STRIKE Officers Remove Epaulettes When Military Goes Over to People llrrllß. NOT. 10.—With regard to the ineidents of November 9 in Ber lin the semi-official Telegraph Bu reau. wording under the control of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Council, issued the following report: "This morning at 9 o'clock the workers of the greatest industrial undertakings commenced a general strike. Red Flag* Carried "Processions hastened from all the suburbs to the center of the city. ,Hed (lags were carried at the head of the processions in which marched armed soldiers and all classes. "The first procession arrived from the Ackerslrasse and Brunnestrasse. As a preliminary the soldiers and of ficers were urged to remove their cockades and epaulettes. In the ma jority of cases this to6k place vol untarily. Soldier* Knthuainstie "There was a general fraternisa tion of soldiers and workmen. The workmen penetrated* the barracks where they received an enthusiastic reception from the soldiers. "The military occupants of fac tories mingled in common with the workers, left the works and treated with them in common. Only One Clash "So far as known the only clash between the masses and "-armed forces took place on the occupation of the so-called 'cockshafer' bar racks. In that was a guard of fusi liers but only two officers fired. 'Three persons were killed and one was injured. This is to be re gretted. Take Over I'nlilic Building ihe taking possession of a ma- j Jority of the public buildings and establishments was completed with- , out difficulty once it was clear that the military had gone over to the people.'' Price of Boston Papers Go Up at Week's End Boston. Nov. 9.—Publishers of Boston daily and Sunday papers voted to-day to advance'the price next Friday to 2 cents morning and evening, and S and 7 cents on Sun days. To-day all the Boston evening papers sell for 1 cent, except the Transcript, which charges 3 cents, and all the morning papers for 1 cent except the Boston Globe, which sells for 2 cents, and the Christian Science Monitor, which sells for 3 : cents. All the Sunday papers sell for 5 cents. Boston is the only large city in the country in which there still re- j malned 1-cent newspapers, and the! increase to 2 cents has been under. consideration for some time. Largely j increased operating expenses and the ! jumping price ot print paper have j miade the 1-cent paper impossible. Must Fill War Chest, Even if Peace Comes, Says Mott New York. Nov. 9.—To guard against the demobilization period be- j coining one of "mental, moral and ' physical slackues and deterioration" in the Ante dean army and navy, the i seven welfare organizations united ! in next week's war work campaign j require, even more urgently than if I hostilities continued, the full support ! of the public, John R. Mott, chair- j man of the drive, declared here yes- I terdav at a rally of the Merchants' j Association. Not merely $170,500,000 set as the 1 goal of the campaign, but fully ! $250,000,000 will be needed to serve | the men in khaki and blue for the : year or more that will elapse before [ they re-enter private life, he said. CELEBRATION OF PEACE TO HAVE A DEEP MEANING j WITH a great military victory and a triumphant peace Im pending, it is the opinion of many thoughtful people of Har risburg that any public demon stration should e in harmony with the ideals of the war and the great causes which led the L'nlted States to participate In the conflict. There is a disposition too often to make of these occasions a mere ' lollitication without meaning and ' contrary to the spirit of sepious i purpose underlying the alliance for righteousness and liberty and Justice. In a premature celebra tion the other nig.,t upon a false rumor of peace, there was mani fest a disposition to treat the whole thing as a Hallowe'en or i Mardi Oras festival might have been treated. The gro-' sacrifices of the war have touched many homes, and while there should be great Joy and rejoicing over the termination of hostilities and the coming of peace, there ought also to be a serious appreciation of what has , been achieved and wTiat the vie- ! tory means for the country and the world. The Telegraph believes that, above all else, there should be a recognition of God in appt-opri- 1 ate services in all the churches, j Of course, there should also be a great public demonstration in har mony with the Ideals and purposes of the war. But all mere carni val features should be eliminated. It ought, In short, to be a fine pa triotic expression of the Joy of the people along the line of sev eral of the imposing demonstra tions which have marked the progress of the war in Harrlsburg. There is no necessity for any hasty celebration. It ought to i follow quickly, of course, after the declaration of .peace, but whatever is done should be done after some thought as to the char acter of the celebration and the proper arrangement of details. It would seem that even now Mayor Kelster might call into conference the chairman of the Committee of National Defense and others who have been promi nent In the war activities—men and women—with a view to out lining a program to the end that there may be no celebration that will reflect adversely upon a com munity that has acquitted Itself so admirably throughout the war. SATURDAY EVENING, . Looks as if it W ; as Going to Be a Close Finish i • s —^ ?®c *• /;■ /. fffcrfe 1 ; - ,v i Pink Teas and Theatre Suppers Discouraged Washington. Nov. 10-—The Ar - i ericnn people are asked by the food administration to discontinue after noon teas, tneater supper parties, and all meals except the usual three a day. Conservation of cereals and sugar is now of vital importance, i said the appeal, which character ! izcd the consumption of sandwiches, ! cakes and sugar at "extra meals" as ; an unnecessary waste of foodstuffs, i "While the food administration | recognizes the value of social gath ! erings where refreshments are ser ! Ed," the statement said, "it believes ! that the hours for these functions I can should be so regulated that they j take the place one of the three reg • ular meals. Indeed, such a meal | may well serve as a lesson in intel : ligent food conservation." "In France and England no meals j are served after 9.30 o'clock at night, and in both countries public eating | places are closed for a definite per i iod during the afternoon. The food ! administration now asks the I'nited j States to fall in line and cut out I theater suppers, hfternoon teas and I all 'fourth' meals and make the | banquet, club luncheon or church (supper a simple substitute for one j of three daily meals." Berlin's Public Buildings Turned Over to Socialists By Associated Press ; Berlin, Saturday, Nov. 9. — (Ger man wireless to London) Nov.lo. — j The social Democratic party is in -1 terceding with the people's govern ment. The guards which had been ( stationed at the public offices and other buildings have been with- I drawn. Friedrich Ebert, vice presi- I dent of the social Democratic party, is carrying on the chancellorship. London. Nov. 9.—Delegates of the | revolutionary German army arrived i in Berlin on Friday, according to a dispatch from Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph Company. They conferred for several hours with the minister of marine and with mem bers of the Reichstag majority par ties. It is stated that Hugo Haase, | a socialist leader In the Reichstag, Has the situation at Hamburg in ' hand. "THE POMP OF GLORY" - J&*. ** 4 t"T' *^ll ■ - mmewwm"iir I "miwuf i ii>riiiii>fii"irwwv , wv'' • - The Kaiser and his six sons in the heyday of their glory ore show n In this photograph, taken shortly before the great war. This Is the Pots-Damn family, responsible for the European conflagration IT LOSES HIS EMPIRE IN REVOLUTION | ■Rr-fPEROR AT ID EHPRFjy CF AUSTHSA j Emperor Karl of Austria, whose 1 empire was torn from his grasp i shortly preceding the German su> render. An ally of the Kaiser, Karl was forced by victorious Allied armies, combined with internal dis-' turbanoes, to surrender unoondi ' tionally. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Scavengers of Sea Haunt Wakes of Enemy U-Boats On Hoard an American Destroyer In French Waters.—Sharks and sea gulls. the scavengers of the sea. have : learned to follow in the wake of the submarine and watch and wait for the food likely to come from the wreckage pf merchant vessels de stroyed by the German wolves. This fact has been observed by the commanders of American destroyers and is used as a clue to hunt down the Hun at sea. The presence of schools of sharks I and Hocks of seagulls puts the men ! of the American destroyers on the tiptoe of expectation when they are hunting for a periscope in the path of American transports. One com mander returning to port the other day said: "We saw a good many sharks and flocks of seagulls—and these, you know, are a pretty good sign of submarines. "After several years Of sinkings by submarines, the sharks and sea fowl have formed the habit of following in the wake of submarines, knowing that food is likely to come from the j wreckage. Whether it is cargo i thrown overboard from the freighter | or wreckage thrown up from the . torpedo explosion makes no differ- i ence; the appearance, of sharks and j birds usually means 'that .there are ; submarines around." Fumigation Causes Fire Alarm At D. P. & S. Store Firemen were summoned to the big ■ Dives, Pomerby and Stewart store on Market street last night when a pass- j erby saw smoke at the rear end of the building. Breaking Into the structure, the firefighters found the blaze to be a flash from Instruments lof fumigation. The store manage ment was safeguarding customers by thoroughly fumigating the entire , building. I ' German Courier Reaches Grand Headquarters i Paris Nov. 10. (Havas). The German courier from the meeting ; place of the armistice negotiations 1 arrived at the German grand head quarters at 10 o'clock this morning, according to an official statement is sued here to-day. LIEUT. TOWSEN WOUNDED FIVE TIMES IN ACTION * | Jaw Broken in Buttle Near Verdun; Captain Hupp Wounded Convalescing In a base hospital In France, after having been wounded 'in tlv e different places in one en gagement. Lieutenant J Wilbur ■ Towsen, writes an interesting. if i somewhilt giuesome letter 10 his par ! ents. lit unit Mrs. T. F. Toivsen, !iili> North Second street. Lietllenant Towsen was engaged in the vicinity ot Verdun in the opera tion* which 'took place September P-2J Although lie was wounded In rn eiigHgcni-nt on the latter date In the law. hip, toot, a lip and wrist, ne was able to walk from Ihe lines, and did not eem lo led the effects of Ins wounds until attei lie hud left the j gone >i excitement. His nuns' serious wound Is lh' ihe law. which was i broken. His left hand, it (s claimed by Lieutenant Towsen, was saved by his wrist watch, a llying missile hav ing struck him in the wrist of ihat i hand and lodged against the watch case. with such force as to have otherwise severed his hand or made amputation necessary. Lieutenant I Towsen reports that when leaving the battle lines, he saw Captain Hupp lying on the ground wounded and, us he thought, dead, j It was thought that the Captain Kupp referied to was a Slnrenians lown man, however such report could not be confirmed 10-day. Some say that the Captain Kupp referred ; to may he a man, formerly connected with the Governor's | Troop. Lieutenant Tows&n is u member j °f Company L>, Three Hundred and | Thirteenth Infantry. He received his i training and commission at Fort 1 Niagara, N. V., and later was sent 10 Camp .Meade before sailing overseas i in June. r - Mother and Girl Killed During Peace Celebration . Xctv York, Xov. 9.—Mrs. Louise j Thompson, widow of Howard N. j Thompson, one-time correspondent I of the Associated Press at Paris and i Petrograd, and her daughter. Mar- I garet, 10 years old, were killed at j the height of the celebration in Yonkers over the false armistice re i ports, when an automobile struck I and hurled them under a trolley car. I They were caught in a pocket in . the crowd while crossing a street 1 shortly before midnight. The driver of the motorcar was arrested charged with homicide. Mrs. Thompson, who lived in Os sining, was a violinist of more than local repute, having studied in this i country, France. Italy and Germany. She was born in Columbus. Ohio and i her daughter in Paris. Mr. Thomp son died in Paris. Clemenceau Greeted as Savior of France Paris, Nov. 9.—Premier Clemen- 1 ceau appeared for a moment last night in the lobby of the senate after a sitting of that body which had de- j clared him, in traditional phrase, to I have "deserved well of his country." The premier's approach to the j group of senators lingering after the ' adjournment was the signal for an 1 ovation to him. He was speedily sur- i rounded by numbers of the senators. ' who pressed forward\to shake his | hand. \ • "You are the savior of France!" I cried one. "No. no," replied the premier, I shrugging his shoulders, "it is the country which has done evervthing itself." Battleplane Kills Two Spectators at Scranton Scranton. Pa., Nov. 9—When a big battleplane which had alighted at Olyphant yesterday attempted to take the air it crashed into a crowd of spectators, with the result that a boy and a man were killed and seven others hurt. The machine was i being driven by Lieutenant Zieg- j man, of St. Louis. The -crowd gath- ! ered too close to the machine as it I started, and Lieutenant Ziegman, ! seeing that it would be impossible j to clear their heads, turned the ! machine into the ground, wrecking j it. It was when the machine turn- j ed turtle that the spectators were | killed and injured. French and British Vouch Syrian Liberty Paris, Nov. 9. —Th'e French and J British governments have issued a joint declaration assuring the peo ples between the Taurus region and the Persian Gulf of assistance in se curing full autonomy. The declaration says that France and Great Britain will encourage and aid the estabishmeat of native I governments and administrations jin Syria and Mesopotamia, already I liberated or in the process of being 1 liberated, and will give recognition | to these governments as soon as they j are effectively established. CENTRAL TEXAS FLOODED Dallas, Texas, Nov. 9.—A thirty -1 six-hour rain threatens damage from | floods in North Central Texas. The I Trinity and BraZos rivers, with their j tributaries, have reached flood stage. ; Thousands of acres of bottom land i are inundated between Fort Worth I and Handley and in the Trinity bot ; loms between Fort Worth and Trin j idad, and the crest of the flood has : not yet been reached. AID SOCIETY ENTERTAINED Dauphin. Pa., Nov. 9. —Members of the Ladies' Aid Society of the Lu theran Church which meets month ly/ were entertained as the home of Mrs. Harry B. Grcenuwali- on Thursday evening. After the regu lar business meeting and n social hour, refreshments were served to Mrs. W. F. Heed, Mrs. Harry 1. Gcr oerich, Mrs. D. W. Seller. Mrs. 1 George VV. Klnter. Miss Anna Hotf- I man and Mrs. Harry B- Groena ! wait. I Y. M. C. A. .MEETING POSTPONED ! The opening meeting ol a series to continue through the winter. 1 scheduled to tie held in Fahncstock Hall to-rnoriow afternoon has been ! postponed because of the activities lin connection with the L'nilc-w War I Wnrli ilrivn. | O WW**.' 18 ** ~ -*< V. } / Wlh||M|||j^B|l|rt^ GENERAL PERSHING American commander whose victory with Pennsylvania troops at Chateau Thierry started the downfafl of the Hun. ' PEACE CELEBRATION AROUSES WHOLE CITY Harrisburg tyiparcntly lias set no limit to the extent of its celebration in honor of the victory won by the Allied and American armies. Thousands of persons were inform ed of the good news within a few minutes after the Associated Press wires into the offices of the HarriS burg Telegraph had carried the offi cial tidings. Mayor Keister and mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce at once got busy on the manner of cele bration. Because of the desire of every SOCIALIST EBERT IS IN FULL CHARGE Copenhagen, Nov: 10.—8.34 A. M.—lt is officially announced from Berlin that the war ministry has placed itself at the dis-1 posa! of Friedrich Ebert, the Socialist leader, whose appointment , as imperial chancellor was forecast yesterday by the decree of ! Prince Maximilian. This action was for the purpose of assuring' the provisioning of the army and assisting in the solution of' demobilization problems. MOB FIRED UPON BY OFFICERS London, Nov. 10.—10.09 a. in.—When revolutionary! soldiers attempted to enter a building in which they sup-j posed a number of officers were concealed shots were; [tired from the windows. The reds then began shellingj the building. j WHERE GREAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING * us s /' — A iBtRLIN ,/ . I J '*4"] < r ' bvi I. / & K,e ¥ \ \V ' V War and peace crises grip the European continent. The Inter-Allie I War Conference at Versailles XI) Is engaged in fixing armistice terms t 0 submit to Germany. A new drive bby the British. French and Belgian troops is it. progress on the west front (2). Czecho-Slovaks have cut. the Berlin to Vienna railroads -< Bod eh bach (.1). The beaten Austria ns are being pursued in Italy (4). Flume (5) lias been handed over to the Croatian* a-d is the center of political ferment in Hungary. The Allied armies in the Balkans ha,vp have reached the Hungarian frontier (6). An armistice between Turkey and the Allies'has been signeduVt Mud res on the Island of Lentmcs t"7, by which the Dardanelles and Bosporus (8) are opened to trade. Nil tuul.vu amiv io Bvrla (9i has come to a halt with tho surrender of Turk , ~n NOVEMBER 9, 1918. , man, woman and child in the eoni , ] inanity to give vent to his feelings, the celebration is not taking on thing like a formal program. Hands have been engaged and flags passed out for the walkaround which is sur ! passing anything witnessed in the 1 city in years. Word that the Kaiser's agents had j I signed the armistice terms imposed { upon them by Marshal Foch passed i quickly and it was only a short time ; ; before the whistles and bells were | 1 announcing the news to the whole ! i city. WEALTHY ALSACEr, ^ *; 4 YtJ N. I #. I " '• y>> ' I riiltj.- * coi< r Iwi %< f > BP roll" Tih-;::*-tftjfe'X ! \ v • niulJMB H ;■ thol , . .i tlon of'Alsace—Lorraine,' air. rmi mouthal cost additional light on tho statement issued by Andre Tardleu7 a presentation of facts that startled! j the financial world. M. Tardieu, secretary of Franco- American War Affairs, summarized his nation's post-bellum needs. Ho said that France would require, "la bor, credit, raw materials and ships," j American analysists of financial problems expressed the opinion that startling as were the statements of M: Tarlieu, America was ready to shoul der the wheel resolutely on a basis of sentiment and love for France, Ample Itasls of Credit Yesterday, however, -M. Blumfen thai described the importance of the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine '"to France and told how the wcalfh'attd resources of 5,60 are miles of Alsation territoryfh'ould offset' fniny economic handicaps and provide am ple liasis of credit. He said: 1 "The patriotism of France knows no such thing as being measured by the dollar. And the love of America and other allied nations for France probably would ask no basis for any amount of credit. But it is singular ly fortunate, aside from the senti mental viewpoint, that France in this hour has Alsace-Lorraine, with its vast resources, its farmlands, its in dustries and its mines. "Undoubtedly Franco will appeal for credit on a large scale. France's Pica to Bo Slot "Money, labor and materials will be necessities. And France in pre senting her needs at the doors of the nations which have helped her : bear arms will not knock in vain, j Kvexi if France were utterly wreck | ed and ruined by war, her plea for ; credit would be met by her beloved | associates. • raine's coal and iron production is "But the fact that Alsace-Lor to be taken front the Germans and give France that her very fertile lands and cattle industry-is to help France, that her great wine output and attendant revenues are to lie devoted to the coffers of the French government, and that all taxes that are levied will be given France— these things are an indication that France's credit will be enhanced in a very material way, even though the spirit of to-day is for free na-* tions to help the French regardless' of commercial arguments. Potash Fields a Factor "Potash from the important Al sace-Lorraine fields will ho import ant in restoring fertility t,o ail France. The potash of this tejfiitqjiy was one of the main reason#, Germany disliked giving up Lorraine. The iron and coal, beyond estimate, that used to go to German industries, notably tjt tho Kssen munition centers, will now go to France, and many of the.mlmg ] being under governmental will represent a revenue of huge I proportion. Bled By the Germans j\. , "There was constant abuse of Al satian business. For instance the J j German government required Al- ■ j saee-Lorraine to bear the expense of - custom service on goods exported j from France to Germany. The prolix? | of such taxes were divided among I German empire units and when the reckoning came. Alsace-Lorraine aL I ways had a deficit on account ot I providing the machinery for collec ! tion." I According to experts on economic | conditions in Alsace-Lorraine, Get i many collected taxes of $15,00G,0u(l i per annum as a minimum before the ! war. The population in 1905 was ! about 1,800.000. It is thought that in view of decimation of population | due to the war, tho present popula- I tion is not in excess of 1905 figures. j Polond Has Assumed Control of Galicia Amsterdam, Nov. 10. —Professor Lammasch, the Austrian premier has i received official notification, says ! dispatch from Vienna, that Polarv' I has assumed sovereignty ov'ct J Galicia. Galicia is a crownland of Austrta- Hungary, north of tho Carpathians. - It has an area of 30,307 square mitfrs | and In normal times had a popula | tlon of some seven million. FORM STATK COUNCIL Amsterdam, Nov. 10.—An official ! dispatch from Larmstadt, capital of the Granduchy of 'Hesse, announced I that the Grar d Duke of Hessb has decreed the formation of a council of state to take over the business of the government "until a final settle ment of the questions arising fr<ygi the present situation." , ,