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LXXXVII- No. 254 14 PAGES nUSTS SWS aSyIrtSSSaS" HARRISBURG. PA.. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16,1918. M'A'XS.Sr" ?#• HOME EDITION
BELGIAN ADVANCE GUARDS ENTER BRUSSELS;
GERMAN NAVY SOON TO BE IN ALLIED HANDS
WILHELM GIVES UP SWORD
BUT ESCAPES INDIGNITY
OF INTERNMENT BY DUTCH
War Torn Countries
Racked by Internal
Disturbances
FORMER KAISER
HIDES PLANS
Belgian Capital Is
Freed of Invaders !
Now Retiring
By Associated Press
Paris, Nov. 16.—Belgian ad-j
vance guards entered Brussels)
this morning. The German j
troops in accordance with the,
armistice, began moving out of]
the Belgian capital yesterday]
and now are nine miles away,!
according to the correspondent, 1
of the Midi on the Belgian j
front.
Anierongi'ii, Holland, Nov. 15. —!
William Hohenzollern has not beenj
interned by the Netherlands gov-|
eminent, being regarded by it as a|
distinguished foreigner who has]
.ought refuge in Holland and has a
claim to protection. He therefore,
is presumably free to go where he
likes, tint the fact that his suite ac-|
tually has been interned restricts]
liis movements.
Count Von Bentinck explains that]
Hie former crown prince as well as,
the former emperor had ceased to
be soldiers when thqy abdicated, j
Nothing is known at the castle con
cerning the former emperor's future!
movements or as to the whereabouts I
of the former empress.
The former emperor was seen on t
Wednesday strolling about the castle!
grounds with Count Von Bentinck)
and the count's son. Ho wore a !
gray militury overcoat. In the aft-1
ernoon lie was shown over the,
castle of Zuylenstein, a mile away,]
and the residence of Count Von I
Bentlnek's brother.
The members of the former em
peror's suite on Wednesday sur
rendered their swords to Dutch offi
cers. They previously had sur
rendered their other arms and the
formality completed the act of in
ternment. I
. i
Internal disturbances still prevail
in countries torn by the war. In the
streets of Munich cries of "the coun
ter revolution is coming" and "here
are the Prussians" preceded a panic
which developed cany in the week.
For two days the greatest disorder
prevailed. Railroad trains anil street
cars ceased running and telegraph
and telephone communication was
interrupted. Order finally was re-j
stored yesterday.
A dispatch from Berne, quoting
the l.okal Anzeiger of Berlin, says,
the German warship Wiesbaden,
supposed to have been sunk during
the Jutland buttle May 31-June 1, ]
1916, refused to surrender to the
revolutionists and tried to escape to]
neutral waters. It was pursued and!
torpedoed by revolutionary battle-!
ships and the entire crew of 330
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Parents of Patrolman
Killed by Autcinobile
Sue For $5,000 Damages
Mrs. Margaret Phillips is named as
defendant in a suit brought against
her by Mr. and Mrs. William D. Kep
ford, the parents of Patrolman Wil- '
llam Melvin Kepford, who.died from
injuries he suffered when struck by
an automobile on October 30 at
Fourth and Chestnut streets. It is
alleged by the Kepfords that Mar
guerite Phillips, a daughter of Mrs.
Phillips, was driving the automobile
at the time of the accident and that
she has no license to operate the car.
In the statement $5,000 damages have
been asked. Officer Kepford after he
was struck was taken to the Harris-
Aburg Hospital where be died in less
than an hour.
THE WEATHER!
For Harrlsburg und vicinity ■
Cloudy und warmer to-night,
with lowest temperature alioat
SO degree*! Sunday ruin, with
moderate temperature.
For lOnatern I'ennaylvtinlni Cloudy
to-night, warmer In notth and
west portions! .Sunday rain)
moderate aouth winds.
River
The Susquehanna river and nil Ita
hrnnehea will fnll slowly or re
main nearly stationary to-night.
Itnln Sunday may cause rises In
some streams of the system. 4
stage of abnat 4.2 feet is Indl
cated for llarrlabiirg Sunday |
Spurning.
Foe Completely Exhausted
By Associated Press
I*\ltlS Nov. I.—"Field Marshal von Hintlcnburg* l |is m® B "
wage to the Gtwnnui army, said the threat of famine caused the
acceptance of the armistice," su.vs Marcel llutln, of the Folio de
I'arls "Although rood difficulties played a part in the defeat of
Germany, the determining cause of the German collapse was the
fuct that the enemy's army was on the hrink of disaster.
"The first words the German plenipotentiaries said to Marshal
I'oeh were, in substance: •Germany's army is at your mercy, Mar
shal. Our reserves of men and munitions are completely exhausted,
making it Impossible for us to continue the war.' "
U. S. URGED TO HURRY
ARMY TOWARD RHINE
Civilians in German Occupied Territory Fear Stragglers
Will Cause Trouble; Commission Studies Problems
With the American Annies in
Eastern France, Nov. 16. —Officials
; and civilians in villages! in German
occupied territory are sending many
messages to headquarters here, urg
ing that American troops start to
ward the Kliine as soon as possible.
It is feared that after the Germans
move back there wlll be trouble
caused by stragglers.
Most of these messages have been
sent with French and Italian soldiers
who have been released from Ger
man prisons. These prisoners of war
are reaching the American lines in
large numbers.
A note reaching the headquarters
of the First American Army to-day
BREAD MADE OF
WHOLE WHEAT
IS ON MARKET
Food Administration to Lift
Mixed Victory FTour
From Bakers
The first bread made of wheat (lour
unmixed with substitute*, made its
appearance in Harrlsburg stores th's
morning and was eagerly welcomed
by householders who have been re
stive under the regulations making
It necessary for them to eat war
bread.
That the bread had a ready sale is
attested hv numerous householders
who hastened to purchase a plentiful
supply. It ij understood that only one
local baker has turned out the nearly
all wheat loaf, hut the others likely
will follow suit within a few days.
An announcement of the food ad
ministration through the local admin
istrator. Donald McCormlek, giving
the bakers, wholesale and retail Hour
despite assurance that their substi
tute stocks would he a loss to
them now that householders no long
er are required to purchase the sub
stitutes. was made this morning.
To I,lft Victory Flour
Bakers or dealers in flour who have
been compelled to carry a line of
substitutes, have been informed that
the Flour Buying Division of the
Grain Corporation of the federal food
administration, located nt 42 Brond
way. New York, will buy from them
any amount of cereal substitutes that
the dealers have in wholesale lots. A
survey by the local food administra
tion this morning showed that all
wholesalers and three local bakers,
have substitutes In large quantities.
The grain corporation also will buy
up surplus stocks of Victory mixed
flour.
For those who have small quanti
ties of substitutes on hand, the sug
gestion Is made that they disoose of
it bv continuing to mix in It small
nuantltles when they mix their bread
and oastry dough. One local baker
said he would follow this plan, using
substitutes in such small quantities
that they could not he detected In llie
taste of his products. Tt is iikely. it
was said, that nearly all locft.l bakers
will follow this nlan.
One baker said this morning that
♦ lie substitutes used in the making ef
bread, are secured only at a greater
cost than wheat flour' and that the
better breed wblch fo'lows the elimi
nation of the substitutes will be made
at. a smaller cost to the bakers.
Tt waa sold at the office of tlie
food administration in the Dauphin
building, this morning, that the rea
son the restrictions were lifted on
wheat flour was because the dairy
feeding sliortege hed become acute,
and It was more desirable to give
humans the benefit of the pure wheat
flour, and relieve the dnlry feed short
age hy the use of the substitutes thus
released, than to continue the string
ent wheat restrictions until January
1. as was at first Intended by the fed
eral food administration.
Rain to Start New Week;
Cold, Then Warm Till End;
No Clouds in Early Days
Washington. Nov. 16. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday Issued by the Weather Bu
reau to-day are:
North and Middle Atlantic States:
Rain Monday, followed hy fair until
about end of week; colder Tuesday:
nearly normal temperature there
after
was written by a village priest. He
said the German soldiers had been
celebrating the signing of the armis
tice and bis parishioners feared their
lives would be in danger if the
Americans failed to arrive soon.
Several German offlce'rs have ap
proached the American front lines
during the last few days, asking what
is to be done with war material left
behind, according to the terms of the
armistice. A German aviation officer
asked to-day where the planes of his
squadron are to be delivered. All
these queries are answered by a
statement that a commission now is
considering the question and that
notification soon will be sent to the
Germans.
ARMY IS TO SEND
30,000 MEN BACK
HOME EVERY DAY
General March Says 200,000
Soldiers Should Be at Fire
sides in Two Weeks
By Associated Press
Washington, Nov. 16.—Orders have
been issued. General March an
nounced to-day, for the gradual de
mobilization of all troops now in
this country.
Demobilization will be in the fol
lowing order:
First, development battalions, sev
enty-one in number, and compris
ing 98,199 men.
Second, conscientious objectors not
under arrest.
Third, spruce production division.
Fourth, central training schools
for officers with some modifications.
Fifth, United States guards, now
numbering 135,000 men.
Sixth, railway units.
Seventh, depot brigades.
Eighth, replacement units.
Ninth, combat divisions.
1,700,000 Under Arms
There ure now in the United
States 1,790,000 men under arms,
General March said. Orders, which
will result In the immediate demo
bilization of 200,000 men already
nre issued and these men will be at
their homes in the next two weeks.
When the reduction plan is under
full operation, the chief of staff ex
plained, 30,000 men each day will be
released from the Army.
Itognrding the return of the troops
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SELINSGROVE BOASTS OF ONE
OF OLDEST BANDMASTERS
Prof. Feehrer Has Written Hundreds of Compositions;
Conducted Band Jlefore President Lincoln
and General Grant
Middlehurg, Nov. 16.—Hats oft to
Professor Joseph H. Feehrer. Sclins
grove, who holds the honor of* being
one of the oldest bandmasters in the
United States! The writer of many
hundreds of musical compositions, his
work has received recognition from
high musical authorities.
Professor Feehrer recently passed
his eightieth birthday, and although
Ills step is a bit more feeble than it
was when he wore the blue of the
Union Army, his brain is Just as ac
tive In writing music. Should anyone
question him as growing old, he cites
the fact that he won a first prise
for writing the best band composi
tion in a contest In which musicians
from the United State* and Canada
participated. The march he wrote
was "The Red Ribbon Quickstep."
Furthermore he is still writing and
teaching music and sings tenor In
the Trinity Lutheran Church at
Is It Possible We Will Go Right Back to It?
FEAR OF PRUSSIA
THROWS MUNICH
INTOA PANIC
Machine Guns Posted When
Reports Are Spread of
Counter Revolt
Zurich, Nov. 16. —A panic develop
ed at Munich on Monday, according
to the Tageblatt of Stpttgart. All
sorts of alarmist reports became cur
rent.
Cries were raised in the streets of
"the counter revolution is coming"
and "here are the Prussians." Ma-
I chine guns were posted on the street
corners and began firing. For two
days greatest disorder prevailed
throughout the city. Railroad trains
and street cars stopped running and
telegraph and telephone communica
tion was interrupted.
Some semblance of order finally
was restored yesterday.
CONGHATt'LATR POINCARK
Paris, Nov. 16.—Diplomatic rep
resentatives here of the Allied nations
and the republics of Central and
South America to-day called on
President Polncare and Premier Clem-
and extended them their
warmest congratulations.
Sellnsgrove. In 1913 the degree of
Master of Music was conferred on
him by the Susquehanna University
Conservatory of Music.
Entering the service of his coun
try in 1864 aa a company musician,
he later organized the 208 th Regi
mental band, leading the band and
composing nil the music. His band
led the march into Petersburg and he
led the Third division In the Grand
Review at Washington, playing be
fore the admirals, generals and offi
cers. Since his discharge from the
army lie has instructed thousands
upon thousands of people in the rudi
ments and advanced courses in
music.
Bandmaster Feehrer has many in
teresting tales to recount. "Down in
Petersburg my hand was marching
along one morning when we met
President Lincoln and General Grant.
They stopped and saluted while we
played 'Hall to the Chief.' }•
MULHAUSEN IN
ARMS AGAINST
RETIRING FOE
By Associated Press
PAlilS, Nov. 10.—A German
airplane arrived yesterday loom
ing at tlie French lines hearliiK an
urgent message fioin tlie mayor
of Miilhnuscii asking that a
French regiiuent he sent there to
iiraiiitain order. Tlie imputation,
full of enthusiasm, has risen
against the Germans, who are re
tiring in the utmost disorder, ac
cording to the Kclio de l'aris.
KEYSTONE MEN
ADVANCED IN
TERRIBLE DRIVE
American Artillery and Yan
kee Tanks Paved Way
to Victory
How it feels to read letters from
home with German snipers taking
a shot every time you raise your
head a little too high, to have bul
lets kicking dirt into your eyes
while you lay face down in the
mud, and to have the snipers who
are lagging behind the main body
of German troops Just to harass you,
so close you can hear them talking
from their hiding pluce, is graphi
cally described in the letter from
Private F. 1... Glpple, Company D,
109 th Muchine Gun Battalion, to his
mother, Mrs. W. G. G;lpple, 219 Pef
fer street, In which he recounts his
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Bernard Schmidt Sells
Harrisburg Baking Plant
to Edward S. Manbeck
The Harrtsburg Baking Company,
located In South Cameron atrcot, has
been purchased from Bernard
Schmidt by E. S. Manbeck and pos
session will be taken Monday.
Mr. Manbeck was formerly man
ager of the Harrlsburg Baking Com
pany, having been with this company
for the past live years. He has been
fourten years In the baking business.
It was stated to-day that few changes
If any will be inaugurated at the
baking company, the successful
brands of bread now being manu
factured will be continued and the
management will aim to serve the
public In every possible way.
WIESBADEN GOES
DOWN IN FLIGHT
TO SAFE WATERS
German Warship Followed by
Revolutionary Battleships;
Crew of 330 Is Lost
Berne, Nov. 16.—The German war
ship Wiesbaden refused to surrender
to the revolutionists and tried to es
cape to neutral wutcrs. It was pur
sued and torpedoed by revolutionary
battleships ,und the entire crew of
330 men, including many cadets, per
ished, according to the Lokai Anzeig
er of Berlin.
The Wiesbaden was supposed to
have been .sunk during the Jutland
battle, May 31-June 1, 1916. She was
a light cruiser of 4,900 ons and was
built in 1914.
London, Nov. 16.—Preliminary dis
cussions concerning the handing over
of the German fleet have been held
at Rosytli between Admiral Sir Da
vid Beatty and delegates from the
German soldiers' and sailors' council
gnd the German Vice Admiral
Mau rer.
When the cruiser Koenlgsberg,
which brought the German dele
gates, wus fifty miles off the Isle of
May, on the Scottish coast, this aft
ernoon It was met by British vessels
which escorted it to Itosyth. The
preliminaries so fur have been car
ried out without a hitch and it is
not expected the Germans will quib
ble over details. The discussions
probably may end at to-day's meet
ing of the delegation.
American officers will be present
at the siyrender of the German high
sea fleet. It has not yet been deter
mined whether the United States will
be represented at Constantinople.
Dr. Wiener's Will, Written
on Prescription Blank,
Is Filed With Register
The will of-Dr. H. R. Wiener, well
known physician of the city, who
died during the recent influenza
epidemic, was probated to-day by
Acting Register of Wills James G.
Miles. The will was written on ft
prescription blank by Dr, Wiener,
and is dated. June 30, 1914. All of
his property is left to his wife, Belle I
Fried Wiener.
J1 STICKS HURR
Chief Justice J. HRy Brown and |
Justice John Stewart were visitors
to Harrlsburg this afternoon., Gif- •
ford Pinchot, late candidate for sen- j
ator, was also a H&rrlsburg visitor, j
CITY WORKS HARD
TO ROLL UP A BIG
OVERSUBSCRIPTION
Soldier Fund Is
Now Near the
$200,000 Mark
SCHOOLS ARE
GKc-AT HELP
County Hopes to
Secure Quota
By Monday
Harris burg up until noon to-day
had oversubscribed its $lBO,OOO
United War Work quota to the tune
of $189,183.74.
Dauphin county outside the city,
raised $35,030, and the district has
raised $651,082,74 to date. The
quotas are $52,000 and $300,000 res
pectively.
The Victory Boys and Girls, under
the direction of J. Fredrik Virgin,
Boy Scout executive, have subscrib
ed $6,660.19. Central High school
subscribed $1,705 and Technical
High school $1,140.
A contribution of $1,519 from em
ployes of the Harrisburg Manufac
turing and Boiler Company was re
ceived this morning. This contri
bution comes from 117 employes of
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X Hale, Lewla R. Harrla aad Ethel M. Raaseh, Mllleratewa. JL
the plant who arc working. There
are 185 employes in addition who
are out on strike. These contribu
tions if any were not counted in on
the totul.
llard at Work
Members of the campaign organi
zation of the United War Work Fund
in Harrisburg began this morning to
increase the city's total muny thou
sands of dollars more than the
amount reported at tho muss meet
ing of workers In the Chestnut
.Street Auditorium lust night. More
than four thousand dollars in excess
of the city's $lBO,OOO quota was re
ported by the workers at their meet
ing.
Homes canvassers have not let up
on their drive because the quota is
subscribed. The ward leaders are
determined to place as many red
blocks on the city map as possible
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To Hold Funeral Service
For Woman Who Died
Month Ago of Influenza
Because the influenza epidemic
was In full sway hero when she died
of pneumonia October 17 and public
funeral services could not be held
for Mrs. Imogene Scott Ramer. These
services will be hold In Sacred Heart
Catholic Church Monday morning at
7.45 o'clock. The Rev, Father Smythe
will be the oiliciating priest.
Mrs. Ramer was widely known and
had many friends here. She was the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Scott,
506 South Thirteenth street.