nanf fenmirmpis of i:% Allied Navies at Sevastopol * • • HARRISBURG TELEGHAPH S/& \ ' . • * • ®lje Blar-3ni)cpcnJent. ' <*' ' LXXXVII- No. 266 16 PAGES w Uf,r!ltfSi, WS,C" HARRISBURG. PA.. WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1918. iSffittZSiJZ*" "W8BP HOME EDITION . WILSON LEA VES COUNTRY ON BIG ARMY TRANSPORT FOR PEACE CONFERENCE President Plans to Crush Prussia's Militarism PRECEDENT IS SET BY TRIP First Time Nation's Chief Executive Left Shores By Associated Press New York, Dec. 4. Wood roiv Wilson, President of the United States, sailed to-day for Europe to participate as one of live representatives of the United States to the peace con ference to be held in France. The transport George Wash ington got under way at 10:15 a. m. As the George Washington swung out into the North River on a voyage unprecedented in American history, President and Mrs. Wilson stood on the flying bridge, the highest point to! which passengers could climb. I \n army band on the shore play ed "Over There." Wants "Strong" Peace Prior tc* President Wilson's de parture to-day for Europe to attend the peace conference it became known that he goes determined against militarism in any form. The crushing ot Prussian militarism was a part of his plan for the future peace of the whole world, the Preii-; dent feels, according to persons who conferred wrh him on the trans port George Washington before it sailed. The President's Salute With the President waving his hat to cheering throngs aboard river craft which crowded nearby waters, the George Washington turned her head toward the sea shortly after 10.30 o'clock. As the big liner straightened her course the Presi dential salute of twenty-one guns thuadered from the transport's guns which during more than a year of war hud served to defend thousands of American soldiers, from German submarine attacks. The big ship backed more than half way across the river before she turned and when two destroyers and a naval tug took her in escort for the trip down the bay the maneu ver was witnessed by a multitude of persons crowding roofs and upper windows of New York skyscrapers and piers on both sides of the Hudson. Path Is Cleared The tug took a position directly ahead of the George Washington, stopping all cross-stream traffic and clearing a path toward Quarantine, while the destroyers ranged along cither side. As the fleet started down the bay a squadron ot airplanes ex ecuted ti series of daring loops übove the President's ship. The liner and its convoy steamed toward the sea with the George Washington's band playing martial airs and with harbor waft of all types, including many ullied mer chant ships, dipping flags and toot ing whistles. Off Staten Island the George Washington riiet its ocean convoy—the dreadnaught Pennsyl vania and a quintet of destroyers, trim in new coats of battleship gray. Gunboats Fire Salvos As the squudron passed through the gate in the submarine net which stretches across the narrows and within 500 feet of the Staten Island shore, a group of several' hundred schoolchildren was transformed into it sea of waving flags. The Presidential fleet passed Quar antine at 11 o'clock, the Pennsylva nia leading and the destroyers de ployed on either side and in the wake of the transport. Gunboats in the lower bay lired salvos in salute. Mcadctl By Seaplane As the squadron steamed out to sea a single airplane, traveling only fifty feet above the water, could be seen leading the way toward the eastern horizon. Across the waters of the Hudson Just as the George Washington was Continued on Page 2 THE WEATHER For llarrlMliurg anal vlelnltyi Fair taa-nlght and Thursdays colder In-night, with loavest tempera ture aliiiut go degrees. For Eastern Pennsylvania i Fair to-night, except snow In ex treme north portion, colder] Thursday fnlri moderate to fresh northwest winds, lllvcr The Susiiuehmina river and all Its hrmiehes will full slowly or re main nearly stationary. A stage of übout A.'l feet Is Indicated for Hnrrlsburg Thursday morning. General Conditions The dlstruhnnce that was located over Wisconsin, Tuesday morn ing, has moved eastward to New England; It hns caused light snow In the I.nke Region and the Ohio and I'PPfr St. Law rence valleys, and light rain and snow In the New England States and New York. A new disturb ance has appeared over the northwest border states, but hns not yet caused any precipita tion In the United States. Pres sure Is blgb over the Southwest. To Demand Ex-Kaiser By Associated Press London. Dec. 4. —Speaking at Bottle, Andrew Bonar Daw, the chancellor of the exchequer, continued the .statement that the Brit ish government had decided to press the Allies as strongly as pos sible that the surrender of former Emperor William should be de manded and that he should stand his trial. The chancellor also announced that the government had ap pointed a committee to examine scientifically into the question of how much the enemy would be able to pay. JITNEY DRIVERS. GIVE UP FIGHT IN COURT Appeals Discussed by Supei Procedure Had Not Been Said to Be Too (ire Appeals of llarrisburg jitney drivers from the ruling of the Public Service Commission that they must tile certificates of public convenience and routes which they will follow, were dismissed by the Superior Court, it was learned to-day. It is said that failure to comply with court rules which require printing of "paper books" including the en tire record of the proceeding is the reason for dropping the actions. Counsel for the jitneymcn said he had not decided what action will be taken. It is understood the expense of preparing for the court trial of LITTLE DISEASE IN CITY, HEALTH OFFICER REPORTS Influenza Epidemic Left Few 111 Effects Among Victims llarrisburg. after the epidemic of Spanish influenza which swept the city several weeks ago, is in an un usually healthful condition, and dis ease has been reduced to a minimum, according to Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, city health officer. Fears expressed in many quarters that the reported "flareups" of the influenza scourge in other commu nities of the state might herald a re currence of the influenza epidemic here were dispelled by Dr. Raunick this morning. According to him, there is very little Influenza; pneu monia or grip in the city, and little likelihood of a return of the disease in its former pronounced preva lency. Pneumonia nt Minimum Pneumonia, also, is reduced almost to a minimum. Since November 20, the city health bureau's reports show, only seven deaths have oc curred due to pneumonia. At the Harrisburg Hospital there is only a small amount of the disease. Colds, the harbingers of influ enza and pneumonia, are not so ap parent or widespread as during the period preceding the recent influ enza outbreak. Influenza is not the only disease of which Harrisburg has been singu larly free during the past few weeks. Since December 1 not a single new case of contagious disease has been reported to the health de partment. Little 111 Effects During the epidemic of Spanish influenza reports that the outbreak would leave behind it a train of dis eases and chronic illness, were com monly current throughout the city. A winter replete with sickness, death and hardships was predicted as a result of the sweeping illness caused at that time. The records of the health bureau, which show a con stantly decreasing amount of sick ness and death during the past month, are especially reassuring to many. "The situation on the whole, in regard to the general health of the city at this time is highly favorable," said Dr. Raunick. discussing the sit uation. The health department and other agencies of health welfare, however, will not for a moment let up in their task of safeguarding the health of the community during the winter. State and City Officials Will Meet on Friday Arrangements were made to-day by George A. Shreiner, state superin tendent of public grounds and build ings. for a Joint conference between members of the state board and the Harrisburg city ofllclals in regard to Capitol Park extension plans on Fri day afternoon. The superintendent will present the Brunner plans and explain what the state contemplates and what It de sires Harrisburg to do. In addition to Mayor Kelster the city commis sioners, engineer, solicitor and clerk will attend. TO OPEN 111 lIS Bids for the collection of ashes and refuse !n the city next year, be ginning January 1, will be opened December 14 by the officials of the Bureau of Ash and Garbage Inspec tion, It was announced. Council at Its meeting yesterday passed finally the ordinance Including rules for col lections and approved the specifica tions for the contract rior Court Because Rules of 1 Followed Out; Expense at to Force Hearing the cases will be too great for the appellants and that they in all prob ability will stop the proceedings. If this step is taken attorneys in touch with the situation said that the jitneymen either must comply witn the Public Service Commission ruling or stop running. ' Should the jltneurs decide to,con tinue the fight and get a ruliing from the Superior Court on the action of the commission, it is said they would now be compelled ihrough counsel to ask the court to reconsider the actions, or appeal from the order dismissing the cases. BIG CHRISTMAS CHECKS READY FOR HOLIDAYS Close to Million Dollars Avail able For Santa Claus Shopping Beginning Friday, Christmas sav ings chocks will be mailed to thou sands of persons in the city and vi cinity .as a result of the systematic saving campaign conducted by local tanks and corporations during the year. The sudden receipt of thousands of checks, ranging in amounts from sio to $5OO or more, will give an added impetus to business hero, merchants say. in addition, the checks will lay the foundations for many more sav ings accounts for 1919 and add to the deposits of the banks und the stabil ity of the city's monetary system. While it is estimated by bankers that the amounts saved in the Christ mas fund in 1918 have been ten per cent, less than last year, the amount of saving lias not decreased. It was pointed out that thousands of dollars which otherwise would have been plaecd in Christmas savings accounts are represented in Liberty Bond and IVar Savings Stamp purchases. Popular at llanks Several banks have instituted the Christmas savings plan, which has proved highly successful end popular among the moderately-salaried resi dents of the city. By means of the easy payments, many who would fall to save in any other way for Christ mas spending are enabled to provide their families with Christmis' com modities that otherwise would entail an almost prohibitive expenditure. Merchants welcome the Christmas ravings plan, which enables them to do Christmas business on more satis factory terms. The amount of credit shopping immediately PNor to Christ mas was greatly removed with the advent of the savings plan, thev say. A number of large industrial es tablishments also have aided their employes by inaugurating Christmas savings. By taking nominal sums from the employe's wages where it is desired, or by carrying on a fund within the establishment, often man-, aged by the employers themsMves, many a bank account has been started here. The plan also cements bunds of mutual confidence between employ er and employe. HAS THE RIGHT TO WEAR 'EM, HAS LIEUTENANT PADDEN Surely She's a Suffragist and She Did Her Bit in France Driving an Ambulance; Now Working For Suc cess of "Vote s For Women" Staid old Harrisburg woke up with a gasp, rubbed its eyes, looked again, pinched itself and took another look at the most start ling ight which has ben seen in Market street within the memory of the oldest Inhabitant. Down the street came marching a trim, stal wart khaki-clad woman wearing trousers. Who is she?" was the general question. The mystery was solved this morn ing when it was learned the young woman is Lieutenant K. I. Padden, of the Ambulance Corps, and not a believer in the tenets of Dr. Mary Walker. Lieutenant Padden is a woman who has seen service over seas, who helped in the big push and who Is now in Harrisburg, not on an official mission, but simply "around" taking a rest after a stren uous bit of exercise "over there." Over With the I Joys The headquarters of Lieutenant Paddon is the T. W. C. A. building. In the little reception room on the second floor she told her opinions of the war, the Kaiser and Roosevelt Guess It's Someone to See You, William FIRE TRAP FOUND BY FIREMEN IN BLAZE OF REFUSE , i Commissioners Burtnctt and Gross May Prosecute Re liable Rag Company j WERE WARNED BY CITY : Closely Congested Blocks Me naced by Alleged Caye less Junk Owners I Officials of the Harrisburg Fire' [ Department may prosecute the Re liable Rag and Metal Company as! a result of the conditions discovered | at their junk warehouse, 1107 and: 1109 North Seventh street, when a I tiro which started there this morn- ] ing threatened to resist efforts of the firemen and spread to adjoining j buildings. E. Z. Gross, superintendent of pub lic property, und Charles W. Burt- j nett, superintendent of finance and | accounts, conducted a personal in vestigation of conditions in the' building during the fire, und char acterized it as a veritable tlretrnp. [-Commissioner Gross declared that the proprietors' offense is punish able with a fine, and that action Continued on I'ngc 2 tliis morning. "I've been over! among the boys," she said, "and ; they've fceen doing wonderful work. | They were great, wading right i through the German lines and stop- ! ping at nothing. "The Kaiser? Why, that chap j ought to be put on one of the Thou- [ sand Islands with a fence built ; around it. We ought to send him ; copies of all the newspapers printed I in German so he could read them. ! in the newspapers he could learn that : God and Germany are getting along; very well without him. The other ] members of .the Potsdam family i ought to be put on islands, to®, and I Isolated from the world." Lieutenant Padden was In Har-11 rlifburg several years ago at the time : of tbe memorablo suffrage fight i here and beamed upon the reporter when she told him she voted for Smith as Governor of New York.'' he won!" she exulted. Lieutenant Padden is brimful of; tales. At one of the camps she drcye ! ; a seven-ton Packard truck and her: Bturdy arms testify to a lot of earn- i eat exercise. I i The Great War BEGINNING in the near fu ture. 'the Harrisburg Tele graph joint from day to day a complete and accurate his tory of Central Pennsylvania's part in the great war. This his tory is being prepared with great care, so as to cover all the war activities in the several counties of the central section of the state. There will also be'included a com plete roster of the men who served in any branch of the national forces at home or abroad. This history will likewise con tain much of interest which has not been published, including many thrilling stories and cita tions of tliis and other govern ments for bravery in action or for distinguished service of ay sovt. The historical matter has been in course of preparation for some time and the Telegraph is now able to announce that definite steps have been concluded for Its publication. Any suggestions which might be helpful in the making of an accu rate Central Pennsylvania history will be appreciated, and should be addressed to:. War History, Har risburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa. All matter submitted for this pur pose should be copied from the originals, as otherwise valuab'e manuscripts might be damaged or lost. ' GLASS SELECTED FOR M'ADOO JOB AS MONEY CHIEF Virgirtiun Confers With Pres ident Prior to Leaving For Europe \\ nxliinjiton, Dec. 4.-i Word wont around unofficially on the House side pf the Capitol to-day that Represen tative Carter Glass, of Virginia, chair man dt the Banking and Currency Committee, had been cliosen by Pres ident Wilson to become secretary of the treasury. An annoupcement was expected during the day from Secretary Tu multy, In New York seeing the Presi dent off for Europe. Mr. Glass is understood to have been In conference at tile White House last night Just befof-e the I'resident started for the train. German Soldiers Tear Down Flags at Essen By Associated I'rcss nrrlln, Dec. 4.—Soldiers returning • from the front have torn lown the lings at the post oifice mid railway stations at Essen, according to re ports received here, tind exchanged shots with delecntes o' the lo'dijrs' Council. J GOV.SPROULTO LEAD MARCH IN INAUGURAL BALL I Harrisburg Republican Club Plans Big Event For January 21 ,2,000 INVITATIONS ISSUED | Chestnut Street Auditorium to Be daily Decorated For Occasion Plans for a military and dross | inaugural ball In honor of Governor i William C. Sproul and Lieutenant | Governor Edward E. Beidleman to j be held on the night of January 21, i were announced to-day. The ball | will be given in Chestnut street • auditorium and will be held under i the auspices of the liarrisburg Re ' publican Club. Invitations have been to j 2.000 and virtually every state offl ' olal together with numerous men prominent in the state's "political life will attend. The commit lee on arrungeinents to-day an ; nounced that Governor and Mrs. [ Sproul have agreed to lead the grand march and they will be fol lowed by IJeutenant-Governor and Mrs. Beidleman. Gay Hit of Color Announcement has been made that the decorations will be unique and that the main hall will be a mass of color. The smaller audi torium has been engaged for the serving of refreshments. A bit of i military coior will be lent to the I gathering by the presence of offi cers and men of the Army apd Navy, i The committee on arrangements follows: Charles E. Pass, George B. Nebinger, Harry G. Morton, Wil liam H. Hoffman and Frank C. Hoff man. Coal Expert Makes Verbal Report on Progress Made T. Ellsworth Davies, the coal en gineering expert engaged to make a complete valuation of coul lands in Dauphin county, made a verbal re port {o the county commissioners' to-day, telling them of the progress I being made. A complete report giv- | ing the assessments of the lands in Dauphin county will soon be pre pared he said and will be ready for consideration when the triennial as sessments are revised in February. MAVOR'S SRt'HKTAHV GOBS I'JiBKK SURCSBOX'S KMFE Clarence O. Backenstops, secio.ary i ti> Mnvur Daniel U Keisier, 1b recov-] ■ ring from an operation which hei underwent at 2 o'clock yesterday rft-| ernoon in the Harrlshurg Hospital, Friends who saw Mr. Rackinstoss this I morning said that lie war Improving! favorably and that the operation was highly 'successful t BOLSHEVIKI REFUSE REFUGE TO GREAT ARMY OF CAPTIVES 1,500,000 Men Turned Back at Border of Their Own Country When Enemy Opens Prison Camps to Permit Them to Return Home PROBLEM OF FEEDING THEM IS HARD ONE FOR GERMANY London, Dec. 4.—The government has refused to ad mit 1.500,000 Russian soldiers who have been prisoners in Ger many and has turned them back at the frontier, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Express, under date of Monday. The in cident is serious for Germany because of the necessity of feed ing these men. It is reported that the Rus sian prisoners have seized four ships at Danzig, West Prussia,! which the British Red Cross had obtained from the Germans for! the purpose of housing British , prisoners. To Arrest Hindenbury; Crown Prince to Quit London, Dec. 4.—The Soldiers' and i Workers' Council at Leipsic, has de- ! cided that German general head- j quarters shall be dissolved und Field ■ Marshal Von Hindenburg arrested, i according to tile Lokai Aozelger of i Berlin. „ The aodication of the German crown [ prince was expected to be publish ed to-day, according to the North German Gazette, the former semi official organ. The abdication will not concern his successor, it is added. f ' ' Harisburg—fn Federal Court John William Matthey, * # Wl IT pi Scranton. was fined $lOO and given -30 days in the y f Lackawanna county jail for having made false Stat** x! ments in his questionnaire: , Matthey, who .is 24 stated fl| I t M The was 40 years cki. It is also claimed he kept liqno* L |& in his ro;.m at the Y. M. C. A. where he lived! ▼ jf BERLIN FEARS SOVIET OUTBREAK | l 4 Amsterdam—The Berlin government, according to' 4 A the; Deutsche ZeituHg, of Berlin, seriously fears a Bo!- y 4 shcYik- outbreak under the leadership of Dr. Liebkneght, j| 4 the Radical Socialist. The Extremist* are said to have a j quantity of artillery and munitions concealed. | J THREW TRCTZKY OUT OF OFFICE' . X X Washington—Louis N. Hammerling, testifying at the -Y AM X Senate Judiciary Committee's investigation of brewery and German propaganda, to-day said he threw Leor. X 4 £ Trotzky. now the Russian foreign minister, out of his V office qftcr the latter had* threatened his life unless he X T received a 6um of money. X v * X 4 *r X REDFIELD WARNS RECONSTRUCTIONISTS * X Atlantic City, N. J —"lf it is permitted me to litge a T X few words cf practical advice tb American industry, I X X them* Beware cf the temptation hastily X said Secietary cf Com- y Xmo V ••• C eld m addressing the reconstrut- X J* tion ccngress cf the Chamber of Ccmmeroe of the United X |X Stated to-day'. "Concentrate thought, purpose and T If effort on o :tp he advised. X 4 CABLE SYSTEM MERGED UNDER* WARD T J W hini ton—A . ' titration cf the marine cable sys *§►•. X tem-cf the Western Union Telegraph Company and Com- S me'rrial Coble Company, under the direction of George -Jv 4 G. Ward, vice-p t idem cf the Commercial Corttpariy, y X was authorized t * v b Pcstrt tster Genera! Burileson *| j? BRFTZ AGAIN ON TRIAL $ i 4, Harrisburg—Harry M, Brfz ••♦torney, wan placed oh X trip" this aP'ernonn bc't-re Judnr McCarpell eg. two y X charges of false pretense. Additional embezzlement iij ,3, charges on the list are to be disposed of later In the week, y X* |p! | MARRIAGE LICENSES t 4 Urnjumln K. .Unnley nad Sarith C. rater. Harrlsbitrit t Flu worth T F K - Frruu*. Sunhright, Trim., nnd Mary K. Mrlotty, Wl|ltt-Hnrrr. f- TEUTONS REPENT IN PEACE HOUR lly Associated Press AMSTERDAM, I)co. 4.—Matliins Erzltcrgcr opened the first sitting of the German commission to in vestigate the treatment of tvnr prisoners oil Monday, according to Berlin advices received here. "The task of the commission." Krzborgcr is quoted as having said, "will lie to |>rove the new government of republican Ger many is resolved to proceed ruth hraly against any one treating prisoners contrary to the orders ol' those in authority or in viola tion of tlie laws of humanity." TREVES COMMANDER BARS YANKS AND HUNS MEETING I'iirls, Dec. 4.—When. American troops entered J'reves yesterday tlie German revolutionary committee tried to get in touch with them, but the commander of the forces In 'ho lity refused to grant an interview. SIMS HEARS PRAISE FOR TROOPS ON SHELLED PERM<J Washington, Dee. 4.—Tile behavior of American troops aboard the steamship Persic, which was Mi p<- doed lust September 7. is commended in a letter from the British Admiral ty, addressed to Admiral Sims and made public to-day by the War De partment.
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