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LXXXVII Xo. 25S 24 PAGES ""yK W. WIKSaS" HARRISBURG. PA.. FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1918. ""iMIKKiI MTMSS. ST*,' . HOME EDITION.
MIGHTY COLUMN OF FALLEN
NAVY TRAILS AFTER VICTOR
YANKEE GUNNERS
READY TO FIRE ON
GERMANY'S SHIPS
Order of Admiral
Only Needed to
Draw Cannon
HEART OF BIG
FLEET YIELDS
Great Cruisers in
Ocean Pageant
in Defeat
By Associated Hrcss
Ftlinburgli. Nov. 22. Germany,
as a, naval power, has, ceased to
exist. The heart of her mighty
tleet—fourteen ships of the line,
seven light cruisers and fifty destroy
ers yesterday surrendered to an
armandu of British. American and
French vessels, the greatest fighting
force that ever stood out to sea.
Admiral Beatty's historic signal
after the German fleet had been
moored at the appointed place was:
"The German flag is to be hauled
down at 3.57 and is not to be hoisted j
again witnout permission.'
The minutely detailed program
of submission laid down by the com- I
armada of British. American and'
ried out strictly according to plan.
The German warships, strung out in
u single column almost twenty miles
long, appeared at the rendezvous at
the appointed time and were led
into the Firth of Forth between twin
columns of Allied ships which over
lapped the Germans at each end.
I.ast night the enemy craft were an
chored in the Firth, under guard as
prisoners.
A surrender on such a gigantic
scale has no precedent in naval his
tory. The surrender automatically
raised the United States to second
position among the world's naval
powers.
The German ships were sighted
My the Allied columns.at Si.2o o'clock
docilely following their British pilot
the light cruiser Cardiff, which with
destroyers and other small craft,
had ranged ahead of the Allied fleet.
Every vessel steaming out to meet
them flew ensigns and was ready to
annihilate the enemy's forces if their
mission proved to be other than
peaceful.
Five American battleships, the
New York. Texas, Arkansas, Wyom
ing and Florida, were prepared to
fire every gun If the signal was given
by Bear Admiral Rodman.
Weigh Anchor ill Moonlight
The main Allied fleet extending
over a line fourteen miles long in
the Firth of Forth began to weigh
anchbr at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing. It was moonlight. The ships
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Pershing Army Passes
Through Luxemburg; City
Pelts Troops With Flowers
Washington, Nov. 22. . - General
Pershing's communique for Thurs
day says: "Continuing its advance,
the Third army reached this even
ing the general line: Vlehten-Mcrsch-
Sehuttrange - Rentgen - Kattenhofen.
During the afternoon our troops
passed through the city of Luxem
burg, where they were welcomed as
deliverers by the civilian population,
who showered them with flowers and
accompanied them in their march
through the. Hag-decked streets."
City Officials Inspect
Lancaster Wafer Plant
('ity officials went to Lancaster by
automobile to-day fo attend the
opening of the water supply plant
there. A number of improvements
have been made at the Lancaster
pumping station and the new equip
ment was put into service this aft
ernoon. Those from Harrisburg who
went to I>ancaster were Mayor
Keister. Commissioners Burtnett,
Lynch and Gross. City Clerk R. Ross
Seaman. City Engineer M. B. Cow
den and John KefTer.
THE WEATHER
For Harrisburg ami vicinity:
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather
this afternoon, to-night and Sat
urday! not much chnnge In
temperature) lowest to-night
about 3d degrees. •
For Eastern Pennsylvania) Con
tlnctd cloudy weather to-ntgbt
and Saturday) little change In
temperature) moderate winds,
mostly northwest.
River
The Susquehanna river and all Its
branches will continue to fall. A
stage of about fI.U feet is Indi
cated for Harrisburg Saturday
morning.
GERMANY SHOULD
EXPECT NO MERCY
FROM ENGLAND
By Associated Press
I.OXDOV. Nov. 22.—Herbert
11. Asquitli. the former premier,
in answer to tlie appeal for modi-
Hcation of the armlstiee terms
made by Prince Llelinowsky. for
mer German ambassador in Ism
don, said to-day:
"If 1 bad to make a reply to
Prince Llc!inow sky's letter or any
similar appeal. I should say tliut
the terms of tlie aiinistk'e did not.
in my judgment, in tlie least ex
ceed tlie jnst necessities of the
ease. Germany lias brought them
upon herself.''
SEEKS TO OUST
LOCAL FIRM TO
OPEN NEW STORE
Cigar Store Company's Tae-i
tics Incense Harrisburg
Businessmen
THE LEASE IS ATTACHED I
Attempt to Establish Chain
Shop Here Is Seen by
Merchants
Businessmen in Harrisburg to-day i
were incensed when they learned of !
the action of a New York firm con-i
trolling a chain of cigar stores !
throughout the country, in attempt- j
ing to oust a Market street s'ore i
proprietor or at least to compel '
him to waive the option clause in his
lease which would permit him to'
hold the room he occupies for anoth- !
er live years.
President Judge George Kunkel;
to-day signed an order staving a j
writ of possession issued by attor- ,
neys for the A. It. Schulte Company, !
386 Broadway, New York, against j
the Holman-Haeseler Company, |
clothiers at 228 Market street, and ;
giving the Schulte firm ten days!
to show -vhy the local businessmen j
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Camp Fire Girls Ask
Contributions to Purchase
Chocolate For Soldiers
As their part in the campaign for
a chocolate fund for soldiers which
is being undertaken by the Camp
' Fire Girls all ovey the country, the
girls of the Rowican Camp Fire, of
this city, are asking for early contri
butions. Boxes will be placed in
front of stores in the city, and on
Saturday two booths will be opened
downtown, in front of the Victoria
threater and in front of Bowman's
department store. All funds raised
' in this city will be forwarded to the
president of the fund. Mrs. Forrest
Royal. 4 West Fifty-seventh street,
New York. The local girls are work
ing hard to make the campaign here
a success.
Wounded Harrisburg Lad
Reaches Home Port
A telegram from Private C. L. Mc
; Ilhenny was received by his mother
this morning, Mrs. T. H. Shaeffer, 8
South Thirteenth street, and stated
that he had reached the embarka
tion camp at Staten Island and is in
| a hospital there. It Is believed that
! he will be removed to this city soon.
Private Mcllhenny was wounded
in the leg above the knee by shrapnel
! August 25. and has since been in a
j base hospital In France, gangrene
j having set In. It is believed, however,
i that amputation will not be neces
! sary. In former letters he praised
| the work of the Red Cross nurses
! and doctors abroad. He Is a member
of the Machine Gun Comparty of the
: 112 th Infantry, and received his train
ing at Camp Hancock before sailing
in May. Private Mcllhenny enlisted
j in 1917 at the age of eighteen.
Funds For Riverside
Relief Urgently Needed
Members of the relief and finance
! committees now in charge of the
■ funds to aid residents In Riverside
I whose properties were damaged in
! the recent storm said to-day that
contributions are not coming in fast
i enough. "We have investigated con
; ditions in the storm-stricken area,"
some of the member* said, "There is
no question that some of the fam
ilies must have financial help and
must have it at once. All subscrip
tions should be sent to the Dauphin
Deposit Trust Company. Hveryone
]in the city should help."
And There Are Those Who Think Everything Will Be
Quiet After the War
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NEW PENN-HARRIS;
IS MAGNIFICENT
IN APPOINTMENTS
Architect Here to See finish
ing of Great New
Hostelry
W. T. Stoddart, architect of the j
new Penn-Harrls Hotel is in Har-j
risburg to-day, inspecting the work I
on the million-dollar structure, soon'
to be thrown open to the public. In j
an interview With a T<*legraph rep- j
resentative he gave a number of 1
facts' relative to the decorative
ideas, etc He said:
"A definite idea of the main, rooms I
including two spacious lobby!
lounges, dining room and bail room '
may now be obtained as all scaffold
ing has been removed and the finish- j
ing details of the work only remain
to be completed.
"The main lobby presents an
attractive architectural design with
its rows of columns, walnut wains
coting and marble floors. Specially
designed cigar and newspaper
stands, telephone and telegraph
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700 CHRISTMAS PARCELS ON
WAY TO HARRISBURG BOYS!
1
Red Cross "Aids Relatives in Sending Cheering Presents to
Men Serving With General Pershing
More than TOO Hurrisburg boys in
the American • Expeditionary Forces
are going to be happy on Christmas
day, because approximately 700
boxes have bPen sent on their way
overseas by fond mothers, sweet-1
hearts and friends. These totals
were made public to-day by Miss
Mary Cameron, chairmun of the
committee in charge of inspection of
Christmas parcels, at the headquar
ters, 120 Market street. When the
soldier's "nearest relative" receives
a Christmas label from his or her
particular laddie In khaki—and no
boxes can be sent without this label
—he goes' down to the Ked Cross in
spection committee headquarters, at
the address given above. Upon pres
entation of the label a carton is
[ given and he is allowed to All it with
MEXICO FEARFUL
U. S. SALOON MEN j
MAY COME THERE
Columbus. Ohio, Nov, 22. — |
Speaking: before the Anti-Saloon j
League conference here to-day in j
behalf of the Mexican delegates,
the Rev. C. A. Frausto, of Saltillo,
declared Mexico's chief fear is
that the American saloonkeepers
will flock to Mexico when the j
United States goes dry.
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WAR FUND DRIVE
OVERSUBSCRIBED
BY A SIOO,OOO
I
Chairmen Issue Letters of An- i
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preciation For Splen
did Support
It is now possible to report that'
the big United War Work drive of!
the Sixth Pennsylvania district, com-i
prising Adams, Cumberland, Dau-J
1 phln. Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, j
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three pounds of Christmas cheer.
This parcel is taken to Ked Cross]
headquarters again, where it is in-,
spected, scaled, the label affixed, and j
after the necessary amount of post-;
•age has been placed thereon, it is l
started on its way overseas. More J
than 800 cartons have been given out ''
to date and a hundred less have been i
returned.
Rome days ago, in harmony with ■
thousands of request, local Red Cross i
chapters were authorised to secure'
j labels for the "nearest relatives" I
who hud not already received these 1
from overseas. These labe's have j
arrived at the headquarters, W-j
Cameron announces, and anr
desiring to secure them VJ V,
on presentation of pre?*:, iwr
tton. 4
SKIP STOPS TO
I REMAIN WITH
j COMING OF PEACE
Elimination of Alley Stops
Has Resulted in Quicker
v Service
j It is hardly likely that the old
! schedule of stops will be resumed in
: Harrlsburg, although street car
j companies now are being relieved of
j the 'skip stop',' regulations imposed
j during the war as a fuel conserva
j tion measure, it was learned to-day.
j Willie Felix M. Davis, 'superintend
i ent of transportation of the Harrls
j burg Railways Company, wan not
| prepared to say what the opipfon of
! the directors of the Harrlsburg Rail
' ways Company Is concerning the re
i sumption of the multiple stops, he
did say that the service under the
new system is greatly improved. Pa
trons of the company, he said, would
be annoyed with the resumption of
stops at every half square and the
contingent slowing U,own of the ser
vice.
Service Is Bettered
Mr. Davis said that with the re
duced number of Btops, In addition
to the quicker service for long run
passengers, there is less tying up of
traffic. Cars which formerly were
forced to stop at every half square,
constantly were losing their places
in the schedule, and cofifusing traf
fic, Mr. Davis said. He expressed
it as his opinion that patrons would
sooner walk a half block for a car
! and then secure quicker service, .than
be able to board a car at any corner
; or alley, and then be subjected to the i
annoyance of numerous unnecessary
| stops during one short haul. The :
i skip stop was recommended by the
' experts who last year made the sur
i vey of conditions here.
! It Is likely, however, that a few of
I the stops eliminated during the skip
stop period, will be replaced. This
I would apply only to where the skip
■ stops make the distance between
I stops so long 'as to depreciate the
! service, it was said.
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j CAMCARHIKI) SKAPLANKS
k f- pool, Nov. 22.—The steamer
: **>" ,iunla. the loss of whldh was
.. ported yesterday had been used
as a seaplane-carrying ship for some
[Mine by the British Navy.
POLICE SEEK INCREASE OF
$25 A MONTH IN PAY AND
PENSION FOR RE TIREMEN T
"Hohenzollerns Must Go
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Nov. 22. —All members of the Hohenzollern dynasty
\vi I leave Germany in the near future, according to a Frankfurt
dispatch to the Rotterdam Courant. Their destination, It adds, is
not yet known.
So far us is known, the only members of tne Hohenoollorn
dynasty who already huve left Germany are William Hohenzollern.
the former emperor," and his eldest son, Frederick William, the
former crown prince.
There have been conflicting reports regarding the former Gcr
man empress, who has been in poor health for some time, but the
probabilities point to her not huving left German territory. The
ex-emperor has five other sons and one daughter, Victoria Louise.
LIGHTING BAN 1
RAISED BY FUEL
ADMINISTRATION
Conservation of Coal to Be i
Directed by Educational
Campaigns
There will be no more "lightless
nights." The order which for the
past several months has made Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day nights altogether "lightless," so
far as outside illumination is con-.
eerne*, and every night more or less
lightless. was rescinded to-day. |
The revoking order was made 1
subject to the abilty of the.Hur-|
risburg Light and Power Company j
to carry the additional load. The !
Light and Power Company annouttc- j
ed that It is fully able to take care ■
of the demands, so lights may now I
lie burned at any time and in any |
degYee desired by tlie consumer. The i
fuel administration announces that |
it docs not favor any further re- •
striction on the use of light.
Thus another vrar-time conser- i
vatlon measure passes with the ad- 1
vent of peucc,
C. M. Kaltwasser. chairman of the
fuel administration conservation
committee, announced this morning
that the conservation educational
program will be carried out und that
people still will be urged to save
j fuel, as un economical measure for
! themselves, as well as a fuel eon
i servation measure. With fuel fur
1 above tlie normal price, it is felt
i the efforts of the conservation com
j mittee to further conservation will
be a valuable asset to the city.
' Posters preaching the gospel of
I fuel conservation will be distributed
jby Boy Scouts within a few days.
I They Will carry a number of
"dont's" and "saves" for the editi
cation of householders and other
fuel consumers.
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Druggists Who Sell Alcohol
Without Medication Are
Threatened With Arrest
Evidence that so-called non-bev
erage alcohol is being sold in this
city without sufficient compounding
was brought tQ light to-day througli
a statement issued by Collector of
Internal Revenue B. F. Davis, in
which he warns pharmacists against
dispensing such alcohol contrary to
Federal rulings. The government
permits the sale of this article only
between bonded dealers, and it can
not legally be obtained under a phy
sician's prescription unless it is so
compounded or medicated as to ren
der it unfit for u9e as a beverage.
The statement to-day said that in
formation has been received by the
collector that pharmacists are dis
pensing the "non-beverage alcohol"
on physicians' prescriptions without
medication its prescribed by the Bu
reau of Internal Revenue. The Bu
reau prescribes that alcohol can be
furnished in this manner under one
of ten formulae, but unless In the
compounding it is <o medicated as
to-render it useless as a beverage, it
is a clear violation of the law.
The only other way in which such
alcohol can be obtained Is by per
mits obtained through bonding, and
Bale without medication is permitted
only by one bonded dealer to another
bonded dealer. In case of prescrip
tion compounding, the druggist will
be held responsible as to the suffi
ciency of the medication. It Is thought
that/ the warning issued to-day per
tains in particular to such cases
where Insufficient compounding has
not been observed.
Corses Yankee Army,
Man Without Credential
Is Held For Grand Jury
Cluimbersburg, Nov. 22. —Cursing
the American Army and boasting
that ho is a member of the I. W. W.,
William Welbel was arrested here
to-day by Deputy Marshal Harvey
Smith. Welbel, who Is 21 years old
and resides a't Baltimore, was arrest
ed on the charge of having no reg
istration card. Marshal Smith took
him before Commissioner Bonebrake,
who held him for federal court.
Weibel's provocation against the
army and his claim of I. W. W. align
ment resulted from his arrest on the
above grounds, he becoming highly
lndlgnunt and claiming insult.
HISTORIC SCENE ON CANVAS
l.ondon. Nov. 22.—The historic
scene In Admiral Sir David Beatty's
cabin on the Queen Elizabeth, when
the German delegates arranged for
the surrender of the German Meet, is
to be placed on canvas by Sir John
Bavcrty, of the Royal Academy.
WOUNDS FATAL
TO TWO MORE OF
CITY'S SOLDIERS
Wesley DeHaven and J. C.
Peifcr Die For Their
Country
John Christian Peifcr, Jr., died of
wounds, October 2, in France, his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Peifcr,
416 Cumberland street, were notified
by Adjutant General Harris, this
morning. Wesley DeHaven, sergeant
major of the 51st Coast Artillery, is
reported killed in dction.
Peifer was a member of Head
quarters Company, 112 th Regiment.
He marched away with Company D,
of the old Flightli Regiment.
In a letter received recently
which was written September 28,
Peifer declared that he was alive
and well, nnd that his mother should
not worry, as lie would be home
within nine months, and they all
would be happy once again. He de
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Higher Salaries Are
Favored by Mayor
and Chief
TO GO BEFORE
CITY COUNCIL
Pension Fund Made
'Possible by
Civil Service
The Fraternal Order of Police,
which includes all but one of
; the Harrisburg patrolmen, and
; all the detectives, has asked for
jan increase in pay of $25 a
! month, and is contemplating
i measures for securing a pension.
Both requests, it is admitted
by Mayor Keister and Chief
Wetzel, ate reasonable.
i soon cither will be granted could
I not be estimated by them. V
Confer With Mayor
A committee of four, from tije
Fraternal Order of Police, com
posed of Patrolmen Romig. Lowery.
Buch and Detective Carson, during
a conference with Mayor Keister,
| yesterday, asked for the raise, Their
request was based on the grounds
of high living costs, and the inflated
wages of other occupations. Private
police forces employed at Industrial
establishments in the city are better
paid, the mayor admitted.
Mayor Keister said that the re--
quest of tlie policemen was not a
demand, and that their organizh
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