Petrograd in Grip of Terrille Famine; Thousands Die of Starvation'm Greed BMWn'Wff HARRISBURG lf|§f|s|j TELEGRAPH J§?i \ Slk otac-3n&cpcnl>cnl. : y LXXXVII— No. 268 24 PAGES Wo*'omA fctSffiffuS"" HARRISBURG, PA/, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1918. EWS r A PER IN S HAIUmBUnU ESS SI TWO i icENT I S ES HOME EDITION * AMERICAN ARMY TO RULE j OCCUPIED LANDS STERNLY, \ PERSHING TELLSGERMANY Yankee Commander Calls on People to Resume All Normal Tasks PEOPLE HIDE TRUE FEELINGS j Plenty of Food Is Found, But Price Is Very High \\ itli the American Army of Occu-j nation, Dec. 6.—General Pershing, the j American eomniander-in-chlef, has ! lssu® a proclamation calling upon the people in the territory occupied j by the American army of occupation j to return to their normal pursuits, j The proclamation assures them that ; if the conduct of military affairs is not molested and if good order is kept they will not be interfered with, j "The American army will govern i kin strict accordance with interna-1 tional latv and the rules and customs of war sanctioned by the civilized world," the proclamation says. The I Americans will rule sternly, but Gen eral Pershing says "No law-abiding ! person need have any fear." Crowds It end Proclamation The proclamation gives information of the places American forces will I occupy under the terms of the armis- j lice and explains in detail which j towns will be garrisoned and which j will he merely included in occupied territory. This proclamation, posted on walls In different places, has been j read carefully by crowds, but there has been no sign of emotion evident. The towns through which the troops passed on Monday presented an ap peuranee similar to those entered on Sunday. Blinds were drawn in many tases and most of the inhabitants re mained indoors rather than counte nance tiie invasion by witnessing it. j The children in the towns occupied; on the tlrst day of the advance and ] to-day failed to restrain their child- | ish enthusiasm, but the attitude of j the grown-ups was unaltered. At | Treves. 130 airplanes were found j ready for delivery to the Allies. A ! small quantity of supplies also was j lift there by the Germans. Prices of Food Arc Hlgli i Reports made to General Smith in- j dicate that, while foodstuffs are i limited as to variety, there apparent ly is enough to meet the needs of the people. Prices, however, are very I high. General Pershing's reassurance | 1 us gone far to alleviate anxiety that j even the phlegmatic inhabitants fail ! to conceal. Continuing, the proclamation reads: j "The American army is not come to make war on a civilian population. All persons who, with honest submis sion, act peacefully and obey the rules laid down by the military au thorities will be protected in their persons, homes, religion and property. All others will be brought within the rule of firmness, vigor and promptness. The American army will govern in strict accordance with international law and the rules and customs of war sanctioned ty the civilized world. Inhabitants Must He Guarded "Inhabitants, on their part, must absolutely abstain in word and deed from every act of hostility or impedi ment of any kind toward the Ameri can forces. It is your duty now to■ devote yourselves to the orderly and obedient conduct of your private lives end affairs, the re-establishment of normal conditions In schools, churches, hospitals and charitable in stitutions and the resumption of your local civil life, "You will be urlobstructed, but. on the contrary, will be encouraged and protected in those pursuits. So far as your attitude and conduct make it possible, local courts, governing bodies and Institutions will be con tinued in operation under supervi sion of American authorities. Except where they affect the rights and se .ut'ity of the American army, your present laws and regulations will ; remain undisturbed and in force. I Every violation of the laws of war, every act offering hostility or violence j and every disobedience of the rdles ! laid down by military authority will j be punished with the utmost vigor." | Studied indifference again charac- : terizes the Germaq reception of j American troops on their way to the Rhine. General Dlckntan's army re- j newed its advance on Monday at day- ; light and by night had reached the i line approximately twelve miles to | the eastward. Scores of additional ; villages and small towns were brought under the domination of the j American army but none of them are , of great importance. I At American headquarters in , Treves, General Brown, as military l governor, and General Smith, who Is ; In charge of civil affairs, have begun j the work of administration. Local j authorities in virtually every com- J inunity have agreed to retain their posts and co-operate In the mainte nance of order. THE WEATHER] For Ilnrrinburg and vicinity! Fair and colder to-night, with low- , cat temperature about freezing) Saturday fair. For KiiHtern Pennsylvania! Fair and colder to-night I Kiiturdny fair! fresh northwest winds, diminishing by Saturday morn ing. PRESIDENT LEADS FIRST LADY OF LAND TO TRANSPORT'S LIFEBOATS By Associated Press ON lIOAKD U. S. S. GEOIMJE WASHINGTON", Deo. 6.—President Wilson yesterday faced tlic test that the American troops hnve been undergoing oil their way to France. The American Executive was forced hastily to don a life preserver and prepare to ulmndon a ship which theoretically had been attacked by a submarine. In tlnj afternoon the alarm bell and the "buzzer" In the President's apartment gave the signal to prepare to take to the lioats. Previously having been instructed by Captain McCauley, President Wilson lert his ofllce and called Mrs. Wilson and led her to a lifeboat. The President assisted Mrs. Wilson In adjusting her life preserver, and then they stood in line waiting. Meantime, all the ship's company was doing the same as the President. The drill was perfectly conducted and the people on board the George Washington could have abandoned ship in ten minutes. There was a steadily roughening sea, and the convoying destroyers looked like big submarines awash. 'Hie heavy swells at some times made things uncomfortable for those not used to the sea, but Presi dent Wilson seemingly was enjoying the trip. Seven or the twelve destroyers escorting the George Washington turned back during the day. ALL-NLGHT SALOON IS PASSING AS LIQUOR LOSES ITS POPULARITY Few Bars Remain Open After Midnight, While Others Close an Hour Later; Police Glad to See Change Suggested by Dealers The ull night drinking saloon is rapidly passing in Harrisburg. From scores, the number of liquor dispen saries which operate twenty-four hours daily, has decreased to a meager two or three, it was learned to-day. Midnight and 1 o'clock in the morning is the closing hour for many saloons now although in u few cases they are not closed until a little later. One by one, however, the saloonkeepers are adopting the ulti matum of public opinion, and are closing up at midnight. The Market street barrooms now are as a rule darkened at midnight. There are several reasons for the almost universal adoption in the city of a closing hour. The principal reuson Is that men are not drinking liquor with the free abandon they formerly did. Saloon men do not as sign a reason for the falling off in numbers of their devotees, but It is generally conceded that men are no longer willing to waste so much money for intoxicants. Public Opinion The Liquor Dealers' Association, it is understood, long has been in favor DUNDOFFJURY COMPLETE AND TRIAL STARTS Last Talesmen Accepted For Service Few Minutes Past Noon Today . After exhausting the panel of available jurors in Courtroom No. 1 where Vasil Dundoff, of Steelton, is on trial charged with*murder, two of the jurymen who had been excused subject to call, were noti fied by the sheriff's office to appear in court *for examination. Both were accepted for service and at 12 minutes after noon the last juror was sworn. The jurors follow: Ray Bowman, Lykens; John Brooker, Jr., Middle Paxton township: Harry Blyler, Lykens; Philip H. Fulkroad, Upper Paxton township: George Bacastow, Lower Paxton township; Joseph H. Chambers, Ninth ward, city; George A. Gohl, Jr., Middle Paxton town ship; Joseph Bast, WiUlamstown; James Keen, Williams township; John W. Nye, Eleventh Ward, city; Clarence N. Wolfley, Foujth ward, city; Charles llitz. Fifth ward, city; Of the fifty-six jurors called for examination, seventeen were chal lenged peremptorily by thedefense, fourteen peremptorily by the Com monwealth; two for cause by the defense, two for cause by the Com [Coiitiiiucd on Page 10.] Increase in Pay For School Teachers Advocated A committee of school directors may bef appointed at the regular meeting of the board this afternoon, to co-operate in securing the passage of an appropriation by the Legisla ture which will provide for an in crease of 25 per cent, in teachers' salaries. It is understood the plan favored throughout the state is to have the state furnish the funds needed for the salary increase on the condition that school district keep the pay of the teachers at the same rate that It will be at the close of the present year. HUCKTSER WRIGHT SHEERS HIS MACHINE WRONG Oscar Wright, a huckster, ran In to three automobiles in,rapid suc cession in the vicinity of Third and Briggp streets last evening. All three automobiles were damaged and his machine sustained injuries during its belligerent career down the street. 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN MAINE ' Bangor, Dec. G.—Ten inches of snow fell in this section yesterday. Traffic was impeded considerably. of a closing hour for bars. The pres sure of public opinion and other agencies finally is bringing the sa loon men around to the same opin ion. It has been pointed out that if saloons closed at. 11 o'clock, or even midnight, it would work measureless good in the community. Men who lose their restraint on their appe tites and remain up until 2 and 3 o'clock drinking, are Incapacitated for work next day. If saloons order ed out all drinkers before midnight, the probabilities would be that they would get home to bed and be able to work in the morning. Police welcome the passing of the all night saloon. Much of the crime recorded in the police records occur after 2 and 3 o'clock in the morn ing, when the drunken habitues of vicious drinking places begin their uncertain courses homeward or to places worse. Several of the most popular and fumous all-night places have closed within the last month. The disap pearance of old standbys from the bars is reported to have caused the shut downs. REV. S. W.HERMAN ELECTED HEAD OF LUTHERAN SYNOD Harrisburg Minister Is Hon ored by Great Church Body at Conference At the seventy-seventh annual session of .the Eastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Lutheran Church just clo'sed in Wilmington, Delaware, the Rev. Dr. S. Winlield Herman, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church, this city, was elected as president. The ter ritory of the synod includes eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey anil Delaware. Election to presi dent of the body is considered a big honor in me Lutheran world. At the session it was decided to accept the invitation of Harrisburg and the next convention will be held in this city next year. Harrlsbnrg ers figured prominently on the pro grain, on committees and on the list of officers chosen. Dr. Herman spoke at the Monday night session of Synod. The ordina tion sermon on Wednesday night was preached by the Rev. Thomas Reisch, pastor of the local Christ Lutheran Church. Financial re [ Continued on Page JO.] COMMISSIONERS HUNT County Commissioners C. C. Cumber and H. C. Wells went on a hunting trip to Cumberland county yesterday, spending the day on the mountains between Pino Grove and Mt. Holly, They said they met about fifty hunters and that shots could be heard every minute or two. JACK FROST AND GEN. COLD CONSPIRE WITH KING BORcAS Weather Bureau Forecasts Attack With Warning of Lower Temperatures to Come Before the Morrow A secret council of war was held last night to arrange a chilling sur prise attack upon Harrisburg and vicinity. Old King Boreas, General Cold, and that knave of knaves, ack Frost, were all present at the meeting. But somehow their plans miscarried and were discovered, and the evidence against this group of rascals is now made bare. The warning sent out by the United States Weather Bureau that a northwest storm will strike the coast front Norfolk to Boston, only ftears out the expectations aroused by the cold wave and high winds which have been in evidence for the KEYSTONE MEN ARE CITED FOR BATTLE DEEDS , I Nearly Every Officer of Two i Magnificent Regiments Killed in Field SERGEANT IN COMMAND Xoneom Leads the Victorious Battalion Out of Action as Senior Officer TOOK THEIR OBJECTIVES! Commander Thanks Men For Splendid Victories Won in Two-Week Fight The gallantry with which the j | 55th Brigade of the Keystone divt-1 ! sion fought Its way across France; is told simply in the official cita-, I tion received here from the Pennsyl- j i vunia division headquarters. Thej i entire brigade received the official; | citation, an honor seldom accorded,! I for its victories in the Argonne sec-1 I tor where the 109 th and 110 th Itegi- i I ments went through a 14-day offen sive which resulted in the capture j of Chatcl Cheherv. Brigadier General D. E. N'olan,, in relinquishing his command of the; brigade, issued a special order cit-1 Ing the entire unit and relating some j j of the incidents of the fighting which i brought forth the praise front him.! Brigadier General Nolan's order 'discloses a remarkable pnrt about; j the Argonne Forest fighting. He ; says that one battalion *of the 110 th i Infantry emerged from the four -1 teen-day offensive in command of a ! second lieutenant, while one bat -1 talion of the 109tli came out with a top sergeant In command. In the latter ease, the command j of the battalion devolving upon a top sergeant would mean that twenty-two commissioned officers and the battalion sergeant major had been killed or wounded. In the instance of the 110 th In fantry. the command of a battalion devolving upon a second lieutenant would mean, that a major, a--bat talion adjutant, four cap Lams .>>ul eight first lieutenants were killed or disabled. Captain E. J. Stackpole, Jr.. who is recovering from serious wounds received as commander of Company M, of the 110 th, in letters home has told someffiing of the high price the officers paid in the battle. The Citation Follows France. Oct. 15, 1918. General Orders No. 8, 1. In relinquishing command of this brbedo, which'the un dersigned had the privilege of commanding during the last days of its participation in the battle now in progress, I deem it my duty to make of record an appreciation of its distinguished service in the general orders of the brigade. 2. When the simple facts are recorded that at the end of fourteen days of constant com bat with the enemy the brigade was withdrawn, one battalion of the 110 th Infantry Regiment, when relieved from the firing line, was commanded by one of its sergeants, the high devotion to duty of the officers and men of the brigade. Is made mani fest and any words of praise for such devotion could only prove inadequate. D. E. NOLAN. Brigadier General, France, Oct. 25. Academy of Medicine to Hold Its 23rd Annual Meeting This Evening Dr. Howard Fussell, professor of medicine In the University of Penn sylvania, will address the twenty third annual meeting of the Harris burg Academy of Medicine to-night. Dr. Fussell's subject will be enza." After the address a banquet xvill be served. The Harrisburg Academy of Med. icine is an honorary society connect ed with the Dauphin County Medi cal Society. Its membership numbers j in the neighborhood of 130. Besides the monthly meetings of the' acade my, an annual meeting is held at I which some prominent speaker is secured. | The following make up the eom | mittee on arrangements: Dr. J. E. 'Dickinson, chairman; Dr. Jesse Lenker, Dr. George Bander, Dr. H. I Hershey Karnsler, nil of lliis city, I and Dr. Earl Whipple, of Steelton. pust twelve hours. The higlnvitul torday brought with it little flur ries of snow here and there, and pedestrians in the streets stopped to look at the sky, as If expecting the familiar downfall of the feath ery little flakes. The reports state that the storm will reach the force of a gale north of the Delaware capes. So good Harrisburgers to-day are preparing themselves against the set-get ar rangements that J. Frost and the Old] King have made, and do not .Intend to he caught knapping when General! Cold conies flapping about their' home*. i YANKS TO MARCH IN HUN CAPITAL By Associated Press Copenhagen, Deo. 6.—Assertion that Allied and American forces will temporarily occupy Berlin, as exercising police powers, is pub blished in the Deutsche Allge rneine Zeitung of Berlin, which says that an American wlrelcoS dispatch to this elfeet ha: j been intercepted by the Germans. The newspaper says Mannheim will he similarly occupied. The reason for this action on the part of the Allies is said to be a "regrettable incident during which a supervisor of a prisonets' camp shot three Frenchmen." GOVERNOR CALLS j TO HONOR HEROES FOR STATE SONG Chief Executive Points to Fact That War Has Not Pro voked the Muse RECITES KEEN RIVALRY Former Efforts Have Excited Lawmakers Without Results Governor Brumbaugh to-day is sued an appeal from the Capitol for some one to write a state song. "Pennsylvania genius has not pro i duoed a state song during the war," ! says the Governor in an official state j ment issued at his department. I "Boys in the service have written me | asking why they have no Pennsyl i vania song. 1 appeal to the spirit of Pennsylvania lo give our boys a song worthy of the great glorious Com monwealth. Who will do it?" Efforts have been made In the last half dozen legislative sessions to have songs adopted as the official ; state song, but the rivalries always appeared to be too strong. Two songs, those written by George J. Brennan and John E. Barrett have attracted wide attention and have been extensively sung. The Brennan song was tlrst in the field. Each is characterized by a splendid spirit and the music written for them is most attractive. Mr, Brennan has strrrg tiPPfd' 'htimber of times and it has been given upon occasions.. AD'- Barrett's ; song was first sung at the dedication of the Barnard statuary groups at the I Capitol in 1914. Persons in Pittsburgh. Erie, Punx ! sutawney und Philadelphia have also ! produced songs which they have | sought fo have adopted by the state ! lawmakers but they never got any- I where. NATION'S MEN OF COMMERCE TO BE NEAR PEACE BODY Urge That Railroads Be Re stored to Owners Under Federal Contract ATLANTIC CITV, N. ,L. Dec. . —fltc organized businessmen of the United States, through the reconstruction congress of war service committees, to-day de cided to send a commission to Kuro|H' to Ije available to the American peace delegates in the event tlint they need assistance in the working out of economic problems that might enter into the peace negotiations. (Special to the Telegraph.) Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 6.—Co operation is the keynote of the great after-war conference of more than live thousand businessmen of the Upited States now in session. A more earnest body of representative men never assembled for the con sideration of great problems. Met to discuss the reorganization of com merce and industry and readjust the lines of activity In which some mil lions of people are engaged, these men are demonstrating the same spirit of patriotism which has ani mated the American businessman thrbughout the war. It is a re markable gathering and out of the conferences will come much of good, lltirrisbiirg Ably Represented Harrisburg Is represented by Francis J. Hall, who has been en gaged In the allocation of steel pro ducts at Washington, an important and complicated , task, requiring [Continued on Page 7.] Britishers to Hold Dinner in Observance of Great Britain Day The committee on arrangements for the "observance'of Great Britain's day In Harrlsburg to-day Issued the following formal notice: "All Britishers of Harrlsburg and vicinity are Invited to attend a din ner to-morrow evening at 7.J0 o'clock. Great Britain's day,' In the assembly room of the Y. M. C. A. Those who wish to participate should notfty A. J. Sims, 22 North Fourth stroet, Bell phone, No. 2020-W. before 11.JO a. m. to-morrow." The Britishers will have an even ing of reminiscence and song In honor of the Mother country. There will be speech-making and the re cital of tales of British prqwess In the great war. GERMANS SHIFT GUILT FOR WAR BEFORE PEACE Effort to Dodge Blame Draws J Contempt of England;. Gcddes Accuses PENALTY TO BE DEATH Commanders of U-Boats Who Acted Independently, Too Must Suffer CROWNS NOT TO SHIELD i Berlin Probes to Learn if the j Former Emperor Is a World Criminal By Associated Press ft Berlin, Dec. 6.—The Ebert government has arrived at no decision concerning the status of former Emperor William. Httgo'l laasc, foreign minister in the Ebert cabinet, has informed the correspondent of a Vienna newspaper that the Ebert gov ernment is studying diplomatic documents bearing on the origin ! of the war, and that when that | task is completed it will decide j whether individuals responsible ! for the war shall he brought to j justice. London, Dec. o.—The abject at ! tempt of the former German Ent ! peror and the former German Crown j Prince, of liupprecht of Bavaria, of I Von Bethmann Hollweg and otMer j prominent war makers of Germany i lo prove their innocence and to at ! tribute the present ruin to the ae ! tion of everyone or anyone but them i selves, is noted with contempt by 1 English papers. ''> I'rmerutf Kaiser* In a detailed re-statement to-day | of his policy Premier Lloyd George said: "The Kaiser must be prosecuted. The war was a crime. Who doubts that? It was, a crime in the way in which it was planned and in the de liberate wantonness with which it was provoked. It also was a cr'me in the Invasion of a helpless litlle state and in the wicked and im>m brutal treatment of that little state. Remember the treaty of neutrality, the scrap of paper! >luMt Not (io Free "The fact that all these Inlquit/Ju's things were done in the name of war [Continued on Page 10.] PROFITEERING IN FOODSTUFFS TO BE HARD FOUGHT Food Administration to Pro tect Consumer, Especially on Sugar Prices The rescinding of food restric tions will not give profiteering-in clined dealers a chance to gouge housekeepers when they make their natural demand for a normal sup ply of the commodities which have been denied during the war, it was announced at the office of the Dau phin County Food Administration this morning. With the lifting of restrictions on sugar, it is realised, householders naturally will want to supply them selves adequately. Many consum ers normally lay in sugar by the hundred pounds or'more. It is felt [Continued on Page 10.] Charged With Breaking Milk Bottles, Boys Are Nabbed by the Police Determined to . act promptly in their campaign to overcome the practice prevalent among boys of some neighborhoods in the city of breaking bottles on street pave ments and endangering the safety of motorists, the police last evening at about 10 o'clock arrested Albert Gckenrtder, aged 16. 1811 North Third street, charged with commit ting tjie offense in the neighborhood of L.ognn and Muench streets, i loiter four companions who escap ed the patrolman when he made the first arrest, were apprehended, and received a hearing with Rckenrider in police court this aternoon. The ages of the boys range between IB and 17 years. They are Herbctt King, 'Herman Higgins, Sylvan Shuster and James- lircech. Patrolman Snyder made the ar rest last night. According to htm, the boys were kreaktng the bottles out of sheer mischief. The police recognizing the danger in the prac tice, will take every step to break it up at once. MASKED IMNDITS LOOT f'OL'WTV BANK Of 310,000 Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. I.—Two mask ed men followed the cashier and tall- A,r or the First National Bank of Btldgeville. near here, as they en tertd the building this morning, bornd the cashier and forced the tell er at points of revolvers to open the sale, which they looted of 119,000 In . *..h and Llbercy floods and escaped In a walling automobile. —^___________ j One Reason— At Red Cross membership head quarters, Third and Locust streets, Mrs. IT. E. Lucas this morning was deep In tile intricate details of the organization of the Red Cross membership campaign. A little old man with a blue muffler came in. "Is this the place yon Join for j the Red Cross?" "Yes, sir." said Mrs. Lucas. 'Here's four dollars," said the j little old man. "Put ine and my ! wife down and my two grand- ! sens." Willie Mrs. Lucas was tilling out J the cards the old man talked on. "My grandsons arc in France." : lie said. "One of them wrote me the other day that he laid Just i helped carry buck the body of a I Red Cross captain who was killed 1 up in the first-line trench while serving coffee. I Just thought to 1 myself dial if the Red Cross is do ing that sort of tiling we all ought ! to Join." LOYAL WOMEN ! VOLUNTEER TO | AID RED CROSS I Three Commanding Colonels Receive Scores of Offers From Workers I CAI'SE IS A GREAT ONE No Slacking When Well Being of City's Fighting Men j, _ Is at Slake i Announcement to-day that three ] colonels had been named to direct | the Red Cross membership drive in j Harrisburg city had tin unusual re sult. The colonels received scores of I telephone calls front women ill all parts of the city who tendered their i services In any capacity during the j drive. "I'll do anything at all to help the j Red Cross." was the burden of the I messages sent to the heads of the i drive. The colonels named yesterday are: | Mrs. J. Bradley Murkward, who I will hav charge of the district north I of Korster street. j Mrs. Gilbert L. Culmerry, who is [Continued pn Page 18.] i 4 k *ir 'k'lHrif "M-i* # "5* " r " Aitrlillf?."" ®KAN'S FUNERAL Ta-ijORRpW - £ X X die 4 oh Wednesday afternoon at, the home of his r!au> ] A Mrs. H. A. Bodenhorn. 4?3 V>; years old, flp X be he'd on Saturday afternoon at * <| ▼ 6A by the Rev. A. M. Sayw*i.. pastor < 4* |,T Church X CALLS STRIKERS OFF PEN ifcjfciA WARD 4" 4* Glen Falls, N. Y. —J. T. Carey, president of the In- 4 X temational Brotherhor *r 4* the 15,000 striking employes of newspaper mills in New £ *£* ( A York and New England to keep the n <4* tfja fying them the War Board soon wQiild rendei <&, 1 Arrang t ere n **? mills v • • . , • < *2i Ti 4> en. T \ y 4t - Washington—Warning oL md ' a 2 4 -)# re*- ■ ft vf j r 9*sned -to-day. by the Weather Bureau. **> | 1 I i£ 6,000 DIE OF INFLUENZA IN SAMOA # I 1 6 jfc 17 London Six thcusand deaths from Spanish, influenza A [4* MY® occurred in Samoa,.according to a Melbourne dis- "4f jy patch to the Exchange Telegraph Company. The Ausr !■/ 17 • |V,tra!iW' government has dispatched a medical stpff to M J \% OPPOSE GO.VEPNMF.NT OWNERSHIP 2 |3 Atlantic City—Befcc adj ur nhig here ?•- -rlov the | *®* Chimber of Commerce Congress adopted 9 resolution <X ■T opposing government ownership and operation of te!s-, M hf* graphs, telephones and cables. *y :s•' CITY AND STAT ;ulf\:• CC 'St 4 J Harri .burg. State and city . -i "Jftj y afternoon at the Capitol on thr C•. u „ . A i'hrciner and Hargest rcpn £ ▼ Mayor Kcistcr, the four councilman, City S For. |m X City Clerk Seaman and A ittcitor Tcylnr rep- £ y*resented the city. The plans as prepared by Mr trun- . S XneT were fully discussed and 'be city yut ex l " * X | MARRIAGE LICENSES • | <yt XVnll.r K. Honrroii. Altoonn. nnd Cnrrlr K. Attlck*, llnrrl*- * , JL bnr-i Abrnhnm Ul, llnrrlxliuru, nml l.jdln 11. Wilaon, Allen • t.trn. 1 ■t , FAMINE STAIKS IN PETROGRAD AS THOUSANDS DIE Herrings :it Five Rubles Each Only Food Obtainable in Stricken City REST A U RANTS CL O S E1) Only Half of Normal Pop" ' tion of Two Million Souls Left BOLSHEVIKI ARE CRUEL j Great Numbers of Middle Class Residents Die of Starvation By Associated Press Stockholm, Dec. 6. Fugi tives from Russia who have , reached here say the famine in Petrograd is terrible. • Her rings are the only food obtain able and sell for five rubles each. All middle-class elements ; are excluded from public eat | inghouses and are dying of star vation by thousands. Of a normal population of two millions, only half a mil lion is left in Petrograd. The city looks deserted. Half of all the flats are 'occupied by Red ! Guards and their families. Ho ; tels, restaurants, cafes and of -1 fices are closed. The bouses of the middle classes are deserted, their furniture stolen and win dows smashed. Many widely-known persons j have been shot or have starved :to death recently. Rumors of 1 approaching Entente irjterven jtion have increased Bolshevis tic cruelty.
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